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== Spider missing == |
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There is a flim missing for spider man series. |
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It was relase in 1977.. |
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Over sea's. |
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But I have no ideal on the performers. |
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It called spider man strikes back. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by ([[User talk:77.98.167.114|talk]]) 15:18, 27 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:Are you talking about [[Spider-Man (1977_film)|this]]? If so then I don't think a televison movie should count box office wise. [[User:Jhenderson777|<span style="border:1px solid blue;padding:1px:color:blue">Jhenderson</span>]]<sup>'''[[User talk:Jhenderson777| <span style="color:red;">7</span><span style="color:blue;">7</span><span style="color:aqua;">7</span>]]'''</sup> 14:38, 3 June 2013 (UTC) |
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Cars franchise
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The Cars franchise will have a 3rd movie out this year. Planes. If it makes Cars Earn the right amount to be put on the list will it be on the list. So far Cars has Earn $1,021,835,545 ] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 11:14, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
- There are quite few franchise that may become eligible this year: The Hunger Games, Die Hard and Iron Man all have sequels coming out, along with several franchises already on the list: Star Trek, X-Men, and The Fast and the Furious; Jurassic Park will be boosting its total with a reissue too. It all depends how they perform against each other. Betty Logan (talk) 11:48, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
- Star Wars will have a 3D rerelease (the fifth film) as well. Evanh2008 (talk|contribs) 12:25, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Kung Fu Panda
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When Kung Fu Panda ( in 2016) is relase it will have to go on the list. it has just earn under $1.3 billion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 17:26, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
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The list is outdated, particularly in regard to the Hobbit which has, since the latest revision, added another 18 million dollars to its total. It would be great if the corresponding lists could be edited accordingly.
the gross so far is $777,220,000 this can be found on Box office mojo.
86.29.28.91 (talk) 18:22, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
The Incredible Hulk
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Is The Incredible Hulk part of the Hulk flim series not MCU — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 17:52, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
- The Incredible Hulk film is both a part of the Hulk franchise and the MCU series. They change the actor for the Avengers film, but only because Edward Norton wanted to quit the part. Robert Downey Jr also briefly appears in The Incredible Hulk as his Iron Man character. Betty Logan (talk) 20:09, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
Highest-grossing films
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Can. We make it longer. On BOM The top 100 grosses flims are
Rank Title Studio Worldwide Domestic / % Overseas / % Year^ 1 Avatar Fox $2,782.3 $760.5 27.3% $2,021.8 72.7% 2009^ 2 Titanic Par. $2,185.4 $658.7 30.1% $1,526.7 69.9% 1997^ 3 Marvel's The Avengers BV $1,511.8 $623.4 41.2% $888.4 58.8% 2012 4 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $1,328.1 $381.0 28.7% $947.1 71.3% 2011 5 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW $1,123.7 $352.4 31.4% $771.4 68.6% 2011 6 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $1,119.9 $377.8 33.7% $742.1 66.3% 2003^ 7 The Dark Knight Rises WB $1,081.0 $448.1 41.5% $632.9 58.5% 2012 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $1,066.2 $423.3 39.7% $642.9 60.3% 2006 9 Toy Story 3 BV $1,063.2 $415.0 39.0% $648.2 61.0% 2010 10 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV $1,043.9 $241.1 23.1% $802.8 76.9% 2011 11 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $1,027.0 $474.5 46.2% $552.5 53.8% 1999^ 12 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $1,024.3 $334.2 32.6% $690.1 67.4% 2010 13 Skyfall Sony $1,023.7 $297.3 29.0% $726.4 71.0% 2012 14 The Dark Knight WB $1,004.6 $534.9 53.2% $469.7 46.8% 2008^ 15 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $974.8 $317.6 32.6% $657.2 67.4% 2001 16 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV $963.4 $309.4 32.1% $654.0 67.9% 2007 17 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 WB $956.4 $296.0 30.9% $660.4 69.1% 2010 18 The Lion King BV $951.6 $422.8 44.4% $528.8 55.6% 1994^ 19 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $939.9 $292.0 31.1% $647.9 68.9% 2007 20 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $934.4 $302.0 32.3% $632.5 67.7% 2009 21 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $926.0 $342.6 37.0% $583.5 63.0% 2002^ 22 Finding Nemo BV $921.7 $380.8 41.3% $540.9 58.7% 2003^ 23 Shrek 2 DW $919.8 $441.2 48.0% $478.6 52.0% 2004 24 Jurassic Park Uni. $914.7 $357.1 39.0% $557.6 61.0% 1993^ 25 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $896.9 $290.0 32.3% $606.9 67.7% 2005 26 Spider-Man 3 Sony $890.9 $336.5 37.8% $554.3 62.2% 2007 27 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fox $886.7 $196.6 22.2% $690.1 77.8% 2009 28 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $879.0 $262.0 29.8% $617.0 70.2% 2002 29 Ice Age: Continental Drift Fox $875.2 $161.2 18.4% $714.0 81.6% 2012 30 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $871.5 $315.5 36.2% $556.0 63.8% 2001^ 31 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $848.8 $380.3 44.8% $468.5 55.2% 2005^ 32 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $836.3 $402.1 48.1% $434.2 51.9% 2009 33 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB $829.5 $266.7 32.2% $562.8 67.8% 2012 34 Inception WB $825.5 $292.6 35.4% $533.0 64.6% 2010 35 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Sum. $821.8 $289.3 35.2% $532.5 64.8% 2012 36 Spider-Man Sony $821.7 $403.7 49.1% $418.0 50.9% 2002 37 Independence Day Fox $817.4 $306.2 37.5% $511.2 62.5% 1996^ 38 Shrek the Third P/DW $799.0 $322.7 40.4% $476.2 59.6% 2007 39 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $796.7 $249.5 31.3% $547.1 68.7% 2004 40 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $792.9 $435.1 54.9% $357.8 45.1% 1982^ 41 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $786.6 $317.1 40.3% $469.5 59.7% 2008 42 Spider-Man 2 Sony $783.8 $373.6 47.7% $410.2 52.3% 2004 43 Star Wars Fox $775.4 $461.0 59.5% $314.4 40.5% 1977^ 44 2012 Sony $769.7 $166.1 21.6% $603.6 78.4% 2009 45 The Da Vinci Code Sony $758.2 $217.5 28.7% $540.7 71.3% 2006 46 Shrek Forever After P/DW $752.6 $238.7 31.7% $513.9 68.3% 2010 47 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony $752.2 $262.0 34.8% $490.2 65.2% 2012 48 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV $745.0 $291.7 39.2% $453.3 60.8% 2005 49 The Matrix Reloaded WB $742.1 $281.6 37.9% $460.6 62.1% 2003 50 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW $742.1 $216.4 29.2% $525.7 70.8% 2012 51 Up BV $731.3 $293.0 40.1% $438.3 59.9% 2009 52 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. $712.2 $281.3 39.5% $430.9 60.5% 2011 53 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sum. $709.8 $296.6 41.8% $413.2 58.2% 2009 54 Transformers P/DW $709.7 $319.2 45.0% $390.5 55.0% 2007 55 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Sum. $698.5 $300.5 43.0% $398.0 57.0% 2010 56 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Par. $694.7 $209.4 30.1% $485.3 69.9% 2011 57 The Hunger Games LGF $686.5 $408.0 59.4% $278.5 40.6% 2012 58 Forrest Gump Par. $677.4 $329.7 48.7% $347.7 51.3% 1994 59 The Sixth Sense BV $672.8 $293.5 43.6% $379.3 56.4% 1999 60 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $665.7 $165.2 24.8% $500.4 75.2% 2011 61 Ice Age: The Meltdown Fox $655.4 $195.3 29.8% $460.1 70.2% 2006 62 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $654.3 $305.4 46.7% $348.9 53.3% 2003 63 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $649.4 $310.7 47.8% $338.7 52.2% 2002^ 64 Kung Fu Panda P/DW $631.7 $215.4 34.1% $416.3 65.9% 2008 65 The Incredibles BV $631.4 $261.4 41.4% $370.0 58.6% 2004 66 Fast Five Uni. $626.1 $209.8 33.5% $416.3 66.5% 2011 67 Hancock Sony $624.4 $227.9 36.5% $396.4 63.5% 2008 68 MIB 3 Sony $624.0 $179.0 28.7% $445.0 71.3% 2012 69 Iron Man 2 Par. $623.9 $312.4 50.1% $311.5 49.9% 2010 70 Ratatouille BV $623.7 $206.4 33.1% $417.3 66.9% 2007 71 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $618.6 $229.1 37.0% $389.6 63.0% 1997 72 The Passion of the Christ NM $611.9 $370.8 60.6% $241.1 39.4% 2004^ 73 Mamma Mia! Uni. $609.8 $144.1 23.6% $465.7 76.4% 2008 74 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $603.9 $180.0 29.8% $423.9 70.2% 2008 75 Casino Royale Sony $599.0 $167.4 28.0% $431.6 72.0% 2006 76 War of the Worlds Par. $591.7 $234.3 39.6% $357.5 60.4% 2005 77 Tangled BV $590.7 $200.8 34.0% $389.9 66.0% 2010 78 Men in Black Sony $589.4 $250.7 42.5% $338.7 57.5% 1997 79 Quantum of Solace Sony $586.1 $168.4 28.7% $417.7 71.3% 2008 80 I Am Legend WB $585.3 $256.4 43.8% $329.0 56.2% 2007 81 Iron Man Par. $585.2 $318.4 54.4% $266.8 45.6% 2008 82 The Hangover Part II WB $581.5 $254.5 43.8% $327.0 56.2% 2011 83 Night at the Museum Fox $574.5 $250.9 43.7% $323.6 56.3% 2006 84 The Smurfs Sony $563.7 $142.6 25.3% $421.1 74.7% 2011 85 Cars 2 BV $559.9 $191.5 34.2% $368.4 65.8% 2011 86 Puss in Boots P/DW $554.7 $149.3 26.9% $405.4 73.1% 2011 87 Monsters, Inc. BV $553.9 $284.4 51.3% $269.5 48.7% 2001^ 88 Armageddon BV $553.7 $201.6 36.4% $352.1 63.6% 1998 89 King Kong Uni. $550.5 $218.1 39.6% $332.4 60.4% 2005 90 Mission: Impossible II Par. $546.4 $215.4 39.4% $331.0 60.6% 2000 91 The Day After Tomorrow Fox $544.3 $186.7 34.3% $357.5 65.7% 2004 92 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows WB $543.8 $186.8 34.4% $357.0 65.6% 2011 93 Despicable Me Uni. $543.1 $251.5 46.3% $291.6 53.7% 2010 94 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $538.4 $290.5 54.0% $247.9 46.0% 1980^ 95 Brave BV $535.4 $237.3 44.3% $298.1 55.7% 2012 96 Madagascar DW $532.7 $193.6 36.3% $339.1 63.7% 2005 97 The Simpsons Movie Fox $527.1 $183.1 34.7% $343.9 65.3% 2007 98 Sherlock Holmes WB $524.0 $209.0 39.9% $315.0 60.1% 2009 99 WALL-E BV $521.3 $223.8 42.9% $297.5 57.1% 2008 100 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $519.8 $204.8 39.4% $315.0 60.6% 1991
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 15:48, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
- There are some people who would like the list to be longer, and some that would have it shorter, so a top 50 is a reasonable compromise. Betty Logan (talk) 20:11, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Film series
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BOM Says Top 100 gross film series
Franchise (click to view chart) Total Gross # Movies / Average #1 Picture Gross Harry Potter $2,390.1 8 $298.8 Harry Potter / Deathly Hallows (P2) $381.0 Star Wars $1,918.0 7 $274.0 The Phantom Menace $431.1 James Bond $1,905.8 24 $79.4 Skyfall $297.3 Batman $1,897.8 8 $237.2 The Dark Knight $533.3 Avengers $1,746.7 6 $291.1 The Avengers $623.4 Shrek $1,419.6 5 $283.9 Shrek 2 $441.2 Spider-Man $1,375.9 4 $344.0 Spider-Man $403.7 Twilight $1,360.6 5 $272.1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $300.5 The Lord of the Rings $1,327.4 5 $265.5 Return of the King $377.0 Pirates of the Caribbean $1,279.2 4 $319.8 Dead Man's Chest $423.3 Transformers $1,079.6 4 $269.9 Transformers 2 $402.1 Star Trek $1,013.3 11 $92.1 Star Trek $257.7 X-Men $932.9 5 $186.6 X-Men: The Last Stand $234.4 Indiana Jones $906.4 4 $226.6 Indiana Jones 4 $317.1 Toy Story $883.4 4 $220.8 Toy Story 3 $415.0 Jurassic Park $767.3 3 $255.8 Jurassic Park $357.1 Mission: Impossible $739.8 4 $185.0 Mission: Impossible II $215.4 Ice Age $729.5 4 $182.4 Ice Age 3 $196.6 The Fast and the Furious $699.1 5 $139.8 Fast Five $209.8 Bourne $638.6 4 $159.6 The Bourne Ultimatum $227.5 Iron Man $630.8 2 $315.4 Iron Man $318.4 Men in Black $620.1 3 $206.7 Men in Black $250.7 Fockers $593.9 3 $198.0 Meet the Fockers $279.3 The Matrix $592.4 3 $197.5 The Matrix Reloaded $281.6 Madagascar $590.0 3 $196.7 Madagascar 3 $216.4 Alvin and the Chipmunks $576.9 4 $144.2 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 $219.6 Rocky $565.7 6 $94.3 Rocky IV $127.9 The Mummy $550.9 4 $137.7 Mummy Returns $202.0 The Chronicles of Narnia $537.7 3 $179.2 The Chronicles of Narnia $291.7 The Hangover $531.8 2 $265.9 The Hangover $277.3 Terminator $518.9 4 $129.7 Terminator 2 $204.8 Superman $518.1 5 $103.6 Superman Returns $200.1 Alien $515.9 7 $73.7 Prometheus $126.5 Rush Hour $507.5 3 $169.2 Rush Hour 2 $226.2 Home Alone $490.2 3 $163.4 Home Alone $285.8 Lethal Weapon $487.6 4 $121.9 Lethal Weapon 2 $147.3 Austin Powers $473.2 3 $157.7 Goldmember $213.3 Jack Ryan $446.5 4 $111.6 Clear and Present Danger $122.2 Planet of the Apes $438.6 7 $62.7 Planet of the Apes (2001) $180.0 Die Hard $435.1 4 $108.8 Live Free or Die Hard $134.5 Beverly Hills Cop $431.0 3 $143.7 Beverly Hills Cop $234.8 The Karate Kid $430.4 5 $86.1 The Karate Kid $176.6 Scary Movie $429.0 4 $107.3 Scary Movie $157.0 Ocean's 11 $426.1 3 $142.0 Ocean's Eleven $183.4 Hannibal Lecter $425.3 5 $85.1 Hannibal $165.1 Back to the Future $416.8 3 $138.9 Back to the Future $210.6 Saw $415.9 7 $59.4 Saw II $87.0 American Pie $409.2 4 $102.3 American Pie 2 $145.1 The Hunger Games $408.0 1 $408.0 The Hunger Games $408.0 Jaws $404.0 4 $101.0 Jaws $260.0 Kung Fu Panda $380.7 2 $190.3 Kung Fu Panda $215.4 Friday the 13th $380.6 12 $31.7 Freddy Vs. Jason $82.6 Nightmare on Elm Street $370.5 9 $41.2 Freddy Vs. Jason $82.6 The Santa Clause $368.6 3 $122.9 The Santa Clause $144.8 Paranormal Activity $350.6 4 $87.7 Paranormal Activity $107.9 Spy Kids $348.9 4 $87.2 Spy Kids $112.7 Scream $331.7 4 $82.9 Scream $103.0 Madea $323.4 5 $64.7 Madea Goes to Jail $90.5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $310.3 4 $77.6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $135.3 Crocodile Dundee $309.7 3 $103.2 Crocodile Dundee $174.8 Halloween $308.5 10 $30.9 Halloween (2007) $58.3 Rambo $294.1 4 $73.5 Rambo: First Blood Part II $150.4 The Exorcist $291.9 5 $58.4 The Exorcist $193.0 The Muppets $288.8 7 $41.3 The Muppets $88.6 The Pink Panther $282.6 10 $28.3 The Pink Panther (2006) $82.2 Predator $264.5 5 $52.9 Alien Vs. Predator $80.3 Final Destination $263.5 5 $52.7 The Final Destination $66.5 Jackass $254.3 3 $84.8 Jackass 3-D $117.2 Despicable Me $251.5 1 $251.5 Despicable Me $251.5 The Godfather $247.9 3 $82.6 The Godfather $133.7 Resident Evil $244.4 5 $48.9 Resident Evil: Afterlife $60.1 Police Academy $239.6 7 $34.2 Police Academy $81.2 Dirty Harry $227.5 5 $45.5 Sudden Impact $67.6 Big Momma $225.6 3 $75.2 Big Momma's House $117.6 Underworld $222.4 4 $55.6 Underworld Awakening $62.3 Vacation $218.5 4 $54.6 Christmas Vacation $71.3 How to Train Your Dragon $217.6 1 $217.6 How to Train Your Dragon $217.6 The Naked Gun $216.8 3 $72.3 Naked Gun 2 1/2 $86.9 Rugrats $216.4 3 $72.1 Rugrats Movie $100.5 Blade $204.8 3 $68.3 Blade II $82.3 Step Up $200.8 4 $50.2 Step Up $65.3 Herbie the Love Bug $200.5 5 $40.1 Herbie: Fully Loaded $66.0 Smokey and the Bandit $198.5 3 $66.2 Smokey and the Bandit $126.7 Look Who's Talking $198.2 3 $66.1 Look Who's Talking $140.1 Texas Chainsaw Massacre $188.8 7 $27.0 Texas Chainsaw Massacre $80.6 Barbershop $177.2 3 $59.1 Barbershop $75.8 Amityville $170.5 4 $42.6 The Amityville Horror $86.4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid $165.7 3 $55.2 Diary of a Wimpy Kid $64.0 The Omen $162.5 4 $40.6 The Omen $60.9 Alex Cross $160.5 3 $53.5 Along Came a Spider $74.1 Porky's $159.8 3 $53.3 Porky's $105.5 The Smurfs $153.8 2 $76.9 The Smurfs $142.6 Godzilla $150.9 4 $37.7 Godzilla $136.3 Pokemon $149.0 5 $29.8 Pokemon 1 $85.7 Arthur $143.2 3 $47.7 Arthur $95.5 Poltergeist $131.7 3 $43.9 Poltergeist $76.6 Child's Play $126.2 5 $25.2 Child's Play $33.2 The Mighty Ducks $119.3 3 $39.8 The Mighty Ducks $50.8 Friday $118.0 3 $39.3 Next Friday $57.3 Free Willy $111.2 3 $37.1 Free Willy $77.7 Robocop $109.8 3 $36.6 Robocop $53.4 Witch Mountain $103.6 3 $34.5 Race to Witch Mountain $67.2 Psycho $102.7 4 $25.7 Psycho II $34.7 Transporter $100.1 3 $33.4 Transporter 2 $43.1 Riddick $97.0 2 $48.5 The Chronicles of Riddick $57.8 Ernest $92.3 5 $18.5 Ernest Saves Christmas $28.2 Conan $91.9 3 $30.6 Conan the Barbarian $39.6 Harold and Kumar $91.4 3 $30.5 Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay $38.1 The Bad News Bears $91.3 4 $22.8 Bad News Bears $32.9 Benji $89.6 5 $17.9 Benji $39.6 Major League $84.0 3 $28.0 Major League $49.8 El Mariachi $83.8 3 $27.9 Once Upon a Time in Mexico $56.4 Oh, God! $77.7 3 $25.9 Oh, God! $41.7 Mad Max $68.6 3 $22.9 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome $36.2 House Party $65.1 3 $21.7 House Party $26.4 Meatballs $50.6 3 $16.9 Meatballs $43.0 Hellraiser $48.5 4 $12.1 Hellraiser $14.6 Universal Soldier $47.0 3 $15.7 Universal Soldier $36.3 Highlander $46.6 4 $11.6 Highlander 2 $15.6 Fright Night $46.2 3 $15.4 Fright Night $24.9 3 Ninjas $41.6 4 $10.4 3 Ninjas $29.0 Missing in Action $39.8 3 $13.3 Missing in Action $22.8 The Neverending Story $37.5 2 $18.8 The Neverending Story $20.2 Iron Eagle $37.2 3 $12.4 Iron Eagle $24.2 Care Bears $34.1 3 $11.4 The Care Bears Movie $22.9 Return of the Living Dead $23.5 3 $7.8 Return of the Living Dead $14.2 Millennium $22.9 3 $7.6 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo $10.1 Evil Dead $19.8 3 $6.6 Army of Darkness $11.5 American Ninja $15.8 4 $3.9 American Ninja $10.5 The Work and the Glory $6.7 3 $2.2 The Work and the Glory $3.3 Ong Bak $4.7 3 $1.6 Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior $4.6 Shiloh $1.1 2 $533k Shiloh $1.0
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 16:01, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
- BOM only ranks its franchises by American box office. As you can see, BOM says Star Wars is the number 2 franchise with $1.9 billion, but its worldwide ranking is number 3 with 4.3 billion. Betty Logan (talk) 20:13, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Adjusted movies
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Rank Title (click to view) Studio Adjusted Gross Unadjusted Gross Year^ 1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,571,907,200 $198,676,459 1939^ 2 Star Wars Fox $1,385,770,400 $460,998,007 1977^ 3 The Sound of Music Fox $1,107,991,600 $158,671,368 1965 4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,103,626,700 $435,110,554 1982^ 5 Titanic Par. $1,053,991,400 $658,672,302 1997^ 6 The Ten Commandments Par. $1,019,180,000 $65,500,000 1956 7 Jaws Uni. $996,453,200 $260,000,000 1975 8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $965,773,800 $111,721,910 1965 9 The Exorcist WB $860,461,500 $232,906,145 1973^ 10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $848,020,000 $184,925,486 1937^ 11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $777,356,200 $144,880,014 1961^ 12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $763,845,400 $290,475,067 1980^ 13 Ben-Hur MGM $762,440,000 $74,000,000 1959 14 Avatar Fox $756,646,000 $760,507,625 2009^ 15 Return of the Jedi Fox $731,782,200 $309,306,177 1983^ 16 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $702,627,900 $474,544,677 1999^ 17 The Lion King BV $693,559,200 $422,783,777 1994^ 18 The Sting Uni. $693,531,400 $156,000,000 1973 19 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $688,738,400 $248,159,971 1981^ 20 Jurassic Park Uni. $670,681,400 $357,067,947 1993^ 21 The Graduate AVCO $665,787,100 $104,945,305 1967^ 22 Fantasia Dis. $646,078,300 $76,408,097 1941^ 23 The Godfather Par. $614,017,600 $134,966,411 1972^ 24 Forrest Gump Par. $611,084,900 $329,694,499 1994 25 Mary Poppins Dis. $608,254,500 $102,272,727 1964^ 26 Grease Par. $598,820,400 $188,755,690 1978^ 27 Marvel's The Avengers BV $597,256,700 $623,357,910 2012 28 Thunderball UA $581,944,000 $63,595,658 1965 29 The Dark Knight WB $579,262,700 $534,858,444 2008^ 30 The Jungle Book Dis. $573,229,700 $141,843,612 1967^ 31 Sleeping Beauty Dis. $565,419,700 $51,600,000 1959^ 32 Shrek 2 DW $552,776,200 $441,226,247 2004 33 Ghostbusters Col. $550,284,200 $238,632,124 1984^ 34 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $548,940,100 $102,308,889 1969 35 Love Story Par. $544,585,600 $106,397,186 1970 36 Spider-Man Sony $540,591,300 $403,706,375 2002 37 Independence Day Fox $538,911,800 $306,169,268 1996^ 38 Home Alone Fox $526,972,100 $285,761,243 1990 39 Pinocchio Dis. $524,397,900 $84,254,167 1940^ 40 Cleopatra (1963) Fox $522,687,300 $57,777,778 1963 41 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $522,427,100 $234,760,478 1984 42 Goldfinger UA $515,814,000 $51,081,062 1964 43 Airport Uni. $514,345,800 $100,489,151 1970 44 American Graffiti Uni. $511,257,100 $115,000,000 1973 45 The Robe Fox $509,236,400 $36,000,000 1953 46 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $502,808,700 $423,315,812 2006 47 Around the World in 80 Days UA $502,707,700 $42,000,000 1956 48 Bambi RKO $495,682,800 $102,247,150 1942^ 49 Blazing Saddles WB $491,910,100 $119,500,000 1974 50 Batman WB $489,786,900 $251,188,924 1989 51 The Bells of St. Mary's RKO $488,156,900 $21,333,333 1945 52 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $479,556,900 $377,845,905 2003^ 53 Finding Nemo BV $479,403,400 $380,812,782 2003^ 54 The Towering Inferno Fox $477,502,700 $116,000,000 1974 55 Spider-Man 2 Sony $468,035,100 $373,585,825 2004 56 My Fair Lady WB $466,800,000 $72,000,000 1964 57 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. $466,800,000 $36,000,000 1952 58 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $465,946,300 $141,600,000 1978^ 59 The Passion of the Christ NM $464,503,700 $370,782,930 2004^ 60 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $461,545,300 $380,270,577 2005^ 61 Back to the Future Uni. $459,414,100 $210,609,762 1985 62 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $449,102,700 $342,551,365 2002^ 63 The Dark Knight Rises WB $448,139,100 $448,139,099 2012 64 The Sixth Sense BV $447,965,600 $293,506,292 1999 65 Superman WB $446,246,200 $134,218,018 1978 66 Tootsie Col. $442,712,700 $177,200,000 1982 67 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $442,160,200 $126,737,428 1977 68 West Side Story MGM $435,448,800 $43,656,822 1961 69 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $435,003,000 $317,575,550 2001 70 Lady and the Tramp Dis. $433,617,400 $93,602,326 1955^ 71 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $432,377,700 $132,088,635 1977^ 72 Lawrence of Arabia Col. $430,884,000 $44,824,144 1962^ 73 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $428,440,100 $112,892,319 1975 74 Rocky UA $428,211,000 $117,235,147 1976 75 The Best Years of Our Lives RKO $427,900,000 $23,650,000 1946 76 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $427,137,300 $84,563,118 1972 77 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $426,338,400 $315,544,750 2001^ 78 Twister WB $425,473,600 $241,721,524 1996 79 Men in Black Sony $424,917,700 $250,690,539 1997 80 The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. $423,232,000 $27,200,000 1957 81 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $419,349,200 $402,111,870 2009 82 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World MGM $419,150,700 $46,332,858 1963 83 Swiss Family Robinson Dis. $418,626,200 $40,356,000 1960 84 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $417,672,100 $108,981,275 1975 85 M.A.S.H. Fox $417,663,200 $81,600,000 1970 86 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $416,485,300 $179,870,271 1984 87 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $415,984,700 $310,676,740 2002^ 88 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $409,884,500 $219,195,243 1993 89 Aladdin BV $408,001,500 $217,350,219 1992 90 Toy Story 3 BV $406,130,600 $415,004,880 2010 91 Ghost Par. $400,399,400 $217,631,306 1990 92 Duel in the Sun Selz. $396,938,800 $20,408,163 1946 93 The Hunger Games LGF $395,522,000 $408,010,692 2012 94 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $394,048,400 $305,413,918 2003 95 House of Wax WB $393,138,300 $23,750,000 1953 96 Rear Window Par. $391,759,900 $36,764,313 1954^ 97 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $388,299,400 $229,086,679 1997 98 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $384,460,300 $197,171,806 1989 99 Spider-Man 3 Sony $380,553,200 $336,530,303 2007 100 Monsters, Inc. BV $379,276,000 $284,363,749 2001^
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- Same problem as above. BOM only adjusts the American list; this list is already on Wikipedia at List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States. As you can see, it says Gone with the Wind has made $1.5 billion, but as you can see at List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing_films_adjusted_for_inflation it has probably made over $3 billion worldwide. Betty Logan (talk) 20:16, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Should we add company
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I.E Toy Story 3 Pixar , Walt Disney. Or ET Universal Studios Or Ice Age film seieres Bule Sky 20th century Fox — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 13:13, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
- We did have them once but got rid because it was only tangential to the topic. There is a lot of information we could add: studios, budgets, directors etc but adding them would make the tables too wide for smaller screen resolutions. We kept the budgets on the year chart to give the older grosses some context for their success. Betty Logan (talk) 20:25, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
Adjusted movies seieres
Can we add a Adjusted movies seieres list — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 19:36, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
- It would be great if we could, but we don't have a source for it. Betty Logan (talk) 13:27, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Star Wars Films in Highest Grossing Films List
How come in the highest grossing film list, Episode 4 is just listed as Star Wars but Episode 1 is listed as Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, and the highest grossing film franchises lists Episode 4 by it's full title. It is also listed by it's full title on the actual Star Wars page. Surely in the highest grossing fims list it should be listed in its full title as Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope Frogkermit (talk) 19:05, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
- "Star Wars" is the original release title. The subtitle "Episode IV: A New Hope" was only added when it was re-released. I think the main article is at the later title because Star Wars is about the franchise as a whole. It's been discussed in the past and in the end it was decided to use the original title, because to the average reader it is "Star Wars" rather than "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope". As for the series table, the format is slightly different because you are identifying it within the context of a series; most films in the table are listed just by a subtitle rather than their full title (see Star Trek, Harry Potter etc). Betty Logan (talk) 19:20, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Superman
If the man of steel makes 1billoin you have to inculed it. By mine maths it would make about 1.8 billion in total. Make it the 18th highest gorsset flim series of all time Which is going by this
Film Release date Box office revenue Reference United States Worldwide United States US gross when adjusted for inflation International Worldwide Superman December 15, 1978 December 15, 1978 $134,218,018 $478,254,407 $166,000,000 $300,218,018 [117] Superman II June 19, 1981 December 4, 1980 $108,185,706 $305,157,096 N/A $108,185,706 [118] Superman III June 17, 1983 June 17, 1983 $59,950,623 $139,891,464 N/A $59,950,623 [119] Supergirl November 21, 1984 July 19, 1984 $14,296,438 $31,981,526 N/A $14,296,438 [120] Superman IV: The Quest for Peace July 24, 1987 July 24, 1987 $15,681,020 $32,078,572 N/A $15,681,020 [121] Superman Returns June 28, 2006 June 28, 2006 $200,081,192 $230,664,748 $191,000,000 $391,081,192 [122] $532,412,997 $1,218,027,813 $357,000,000 $889,412,997
By your calculations
It has made 1.1 billion.
And that would make it 2.1 billion the 13th highest earning film seieres of all time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(film_series)#Box_office_performance — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 12:16, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
- Judging by the trailer though it looks like an awful film so will probably tank so I don't think it will end up being an issue. It might make enough to get on to the chart, but if it finishes outside of the top 20 we can just cut it back to a top 20. Betty Logan (talk) 13:43, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
- Wait, what? Why should a given movie's performance dictate how many franchises are included in the list? Evanh2008 (talk|contribs) 11:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
- Because some franchises have missing data, such as Rocky, Superman and Planet of the Apes. If we don't know all the grosses then we can't rank them properly: either we estimate the data and that's original research, or we miss out the missing grosses and the totals are just plain wrong. It's better for the chart if we cut it off above the problem franchises, which is what we do now, but that might not be possible depending on how Man of Steel performs. Betty Logan (talk) 00:56, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
- Wait, what? Why should a given movie's performance dictate how many franchises are included in the list? Evanh2008 (talk|contribs) 11:46, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
Flim series that are missing
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Here is some film series I want to find out how much they have made dose anyone know. The Muppets. The love bug. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 15:52, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Article Length
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Repeatedly the conclusion has been reached to avoid splitting this article in any way. I would like to say I support a split of some nature for several reasons. The first is the article length, not necessarily its size. The size (240K+ bytes) is misleading given the chart intensive nature as well as the lengthy references section. However, the article itself is more than 7K words, which per Wikipedia guidelines would take 20-30 minutes to read through. My second objection is that some sections (specifically High-grossing films by year, Timeline of highest-grossing films, and Highest-grossing franchises and film series) would be split in most other articles. The first two are comparable to a “History of…” page while the latter is really a related topic. I certainly understand that high page views (consistently above 12k daily) are taken strongly into consideration but overall the layout and readability suffers as a consequence of including so much information. My personal preference is to create two new pages, one a History of highest-grossing films and the other a List of highest-grossing film franchises. I just seek renewed consideration for the idea rather than a quick dismissal, and welcome your response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Halophile (talk • contribs) 00:07, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
2013
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Where is 2013 from High-grossing films by year It Is Gangster Squad At $54,446,867 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 18:53, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Hasbro
Is Transformers part of the Hasbro series not Transformers series. We can put both. But we should put Hasbro on the list — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 19:05, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
- Isn't Hasbro just the toy manufacturer? To the best of my knowledge Transformers is the franchise and it is owned by Hasbro, like Disney own the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Betty Logan (talk) 18:37, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Edit all new grosses
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Certain new grosses have not been edited whereas certain others have. For example - the new Skyfall total of just over $1.09 billion is correct however the Hobbit's gross has increased by over $9 million since the last entry to a total of $949,203,000. Please rectify this as soon as possible in all corresponding lists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.28.91 (talk) 21:32, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- There is usually a lag in updating between Sunday and Monday. The estimates have been released today, but the actuals don't get released until tomorrow. If it isn't up to date by Tuesday then let us know. Betty Logan (talk) 01:03, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
'Peter Jackson's Middle-earth'
It is my opinion and i think many others that the 1978 version of The Lord of the Rings should not be included in the same Franchise as Peter Jackson's series, it has literally nothing to do with Jackson's series other than the subject matter, different studio, different cast etc, etc, etc. I propose that the section called, J.R.R Tolkien's Middle-earth' be renamed 'Peter Jackson's Middle-earth' so as to emphasis that the franchise in question is the Jackson Directed series. It should encompass 4 films, with an average of $964 million, not 5 films with an average of just under $800 million. It is if anything; misinformation.
If this change is impossible then i would like to know why The Lord of the Rings (1978) is in with the Jackson series, which is a Franchise in and of itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.28.91 (talk) 11:06, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
- The 1978 film isn't in with the Peter Jackson series. If you expand the Tolkien entry you will see it has two entries: the Peter Jackson series and the 1978 film i.e. they are listed separately. If you expand the Peter jackson entry it then shows the three LOTR films and The Hobbit, but not the 1978 film. Betty Logan (talk) 18:32, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for responding, i am and was aware that within the section was found the Peter Jackson series but this is not the point, the point is there is no such film franchise as Tolkien's Middle-earth. There is however a Middle-earth franchise as directed by Peter Jackson. The 1978 Lord of the rings is not part of any franchise, it is a singular feature. Jackson's films are part of a franchise in and of themselves and this should be recognized. It is incorrect to put the two together. While they are founded on the same subject matter that is all they share. I again request that there be a Peter Jackson's Middle-earth section, that properly and accurately reflects the Franchise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.28.91 (talk) 21:41, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
- As to whether or not the 1978 film is part of the franchise or not, the source we use, Box Office Mojo, would disagree with you. It is in fact correct to put this film with Peter Jackson's films as a film franchise is the "licensing of intellectual property of an original work of media." You are confusing the term film franchise, with film series. You'll notice that the Tolkien's Middle Earth franchise entry expands to show the 1978 film as separate to Peter Jackson's film series, with the average of Peter Jackson's series listed in all its glory. --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 22:58, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for responding. It is clear to me now why it is in there and i thank you for that. It still does however feel incorrect and as though there is a lot of things jumbled into different "franchises". As for the "average of Peter Jackson's series listed in all its glory" - i can't see the average in "all it's glory" because the total for An Unexpected Journey is out by $10,000,000. It currently reads "$939,548,000" where it as should read $949,203,000[1] as is consistent and correct with the source we use Box Office Mojo.
- I won't reiterate what the professor has stated above, but there is a "Middle-Earth" franchise, or at the very least there is a "Lord of the Rings" franchise" to which all Lord of the Rings adaptations belong. You cannot just go out and make a Lord of the Rings film without the required licensing, since all LOTR films are made from the same intellectual property. The Peter Jackson series is not a franchise, it is one instance of an independently produced series in a franchise that includes multiple adaptations across multiple media. Batman is similar: Batman is a franchise that includes comics, multiple independent adaptations and merchandise. We could just have a chart of each independent series, but that would mean separating the Batman films, separating the Spider-Man films etc, but the chart does this anyway, because you can just expand the entries. The article retains a neutral point of view on what data we present, since readers may be just as interested in the collective value of the whole Batman franchise as opposed to just one series in it; on the other hand, they must just be interested in the Nolan series. Either way it doesn't matter because both sets of data are given. Likewise with the Middle Earth films, the reader has access to how much the franchise has earned as a whole, how much the Jackson series has earned as a whole, and how much just the LOTR trilogy within the Jackson series has earned as a whole. It covers all possible ways a reader might want to interpret the information. As for the information being out of date, there is usually a short lag between Sunday-Monday as the data is released and then update in the chart. Betty Logan (talk) 00:24, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks again to both of you for clearing it up very helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.28.91 (talk) 14:05, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
here are the odds for higest grossing flim of 2013
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Iron man 3 7/13 G.I Joe 2 6/34 star trek 12 6/9 Fast and furiouse 6 8/45 man of steel 8/21 Monster Universtiy 1/3 Hobbit 2 4/7 Despicable Me 2 6/98 hangover 3 7/32 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters 23/72 The Snurfs 2 6/32 flims with 1 billon 1 = 4/8 2= 2/4 3= 1/2 4= 6/9 5=12/20 6=24/34 7=54/67 8=65/79 9=34/87 10=65/91 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 15:25, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
Main page
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The list is scheduled as the main page feature on February 25. Please make sure it is as much up to date as possible by Sunday evening. There will probably be an increase in vandalism on Monday too, so keep an eye on it. If there are any disagreements/disputes about content, please stick with the status quo until Tuesday so the article is stable while on the main page. Betty Logan (talk) 12:09, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
Main page
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The list is scheduled as the main page feature on February 25. Please make sure it is as much up to date as possible by Sunday evening. There will probably be an increase in vandalism on Monday too, so keep an eye on it. If there are any disagreements/disputes about content, please stick with the status quo until Tuesday so the article is stable while on the main page. Betty Logan (talk) 12:09, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
2013
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On the highest grossing film by year list 2013 is left out. The highest grossing movie this year is mama with $1 049.7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.80.93.116 (talk) 05:33, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
I said it once, I said it 2 times and I will say it agin Where is your year. It is now Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters $151,939,737 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 17:55, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
Once agin I say it where this year It is now Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters At $152,200,090 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 16:21, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
- I don't think there is much point adding it to the chart, since Die Hard 5 is probably going to overtake it this weekend. Betty Logan (talk) 12:09, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
identify theif is acullaty the highest grossing not a good day to die hard — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.242.242 (talk) 23:53, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
It is die hard. Identity thief is 5th — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 16:48, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
No one has put 2013 up on the yearly list it is identify thief — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.242.242 (talk) 05:02, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Can u reed? It is up it die harder a north day — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 17:30, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- Can you spell? Frogkermit (talk) 23:16, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
- I guess I'm confused. 2013 has been up there for a while now. --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 00:47, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
The name is?
Is the James Bond flim series called James Bond I thought it was Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 18:29, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
- Wikipedia has its own policy for naming articles, which you can read at WP:COMMONNAME. While this technically only applies to article names, we use the names that are chosen by the article editors so readers will not be confused. Betty Logan (talk) 22:51, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
Spelling and incorrect wording
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Many times within the article the word theatre is incorrectly spelt theater . Also there are many mentions of theatrical along with these of theatre which are incorrectly placed as a theatre is a place where plays are performed and this is a list of movies which are displayed at a cinema and are cinematical . Could someone please correct these obvious mistakes. Thanks
- The article is written in American English which uses theater/theatrical as opposes to cinema/cinematic. Incidentally "theatre" is spelt "theater" in American English. Betty Logan (talk) 06:24, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Skyfall gross
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Re the total gross os $1,018Billion for Skyfall: Please correct me here if I am wrong as this is the first time I have used the Talk page. I have noticesd that the total gross for Skyfall has remained unchanged at 1,018B for the last 3 weeks, and yet the film is still currently showing at cinemas throughout the world. The Hobbit on ther other hand, has shown gross increases during thata period. Now I realise that The Hobbit is a more recent release, but surely the takings from the still-showing Skyfall are not so minimal that the total gross could not be upgraded in the last three week period. I would be grateful for any enlightenment provided. Thank you. AkiraK1 (talk) 05:23, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
- According to the access date on the Skyfall reference it was last updated on March 8th. Skyfall's gross on February 16 stood at $1,100 million (you can view the old chart here). So it is still being updated, but it isn't going up so fast now. Also, for future reference, you can start a new discussion on the talk page by pressing "new section" at the top of the page. Betty Logan (talk) 06:24, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Pre 1915
How about before 1915? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 16:42, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
1913 Traffic in Souls $430,000 1914 The Million Dollar Mystery $1,500,000
This is how far the list can go. No data for flims relase before 1913. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.236.79.4 (talk) 17:13, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- The problem with films of this era is that they were distributed on a "states rights" basis to local distributors, so their earnings were impossible to track. The first film to have a full nationwide distribution (in the US) was Quo Vadis, and that was followed by Cabiria in 1914: these two films are generally accepted to be the world's first two blockbusters, and Cabiria is generally regarded to be the highest-grossing until it was displaced by The Birth of a Nation. The problem though is that there are no reliable figures for their earnings. The first blockbuster that we have reliable figures for (at least to some degree) is Birth of a Nation, so I don't think it is worth going back further than that. Betty Logan (talk) 02:25, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
Die hard franchise
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Where is die hard franchise It has made 1,353,529,096 That makes 26th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 19:30, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
- yes that is true but the chart is for the top 25 film franchise not top 26 Redsky89 (talk) 04:46, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
- Probably a fair bet that it will end up in the top 25, at least for a while, so keep your quills ready. Ordinary Person (talk) 14:00, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
- yes that is true but the chart is for the top 25 film franchise not top 26 Redsky89 (talk) 04:46, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
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Is Skyfall in or out? On highest goriest films it says it still in. On flim seres it says it is out. What one is it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 16:20, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Highest goresting flim series and franchise
What I think we sholud do.
Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Prior to 2000, only seven series had grossed over $1 billion at the box office: James Bond,[73] Star Wars,[74] Indiana Jones,[75] Rocky,[76][77][78] Batman,[79] Jurassic Park[80] and Star Trek.[81] Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over thirty;[82] this is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition, such as being based on a well known literary source (The Lord of the Rings) or an established character (Indiana Jones). The methodology is based on the concept that films associated with things audiences are already familiar with can be more effectively marketed to them, and as such are known as "pre-sold" films within the industry.[23] The Harry Potter series has grossed the most, amassing nearly $8 billion over eight films at the box office, although the EON James Bond series is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation, with a total of over $13 billion at 2011/12 prices.[83] If ancillary income from merchandising is included, then Star Wars is the most lucrative franchise, earning more than $22 billion in total, with direct income from the films themselves accounting for just one third of overall revenues.[84][9] At constant prices the live-action Star Wars films are also the most consistent performers, earning on average more per film than any other series,[23] while Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the nominal record-holder, averaging at about $970 million with each film earning in excess of $870 million.
Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 22 March 2013 in theaters around the world.
- Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§]
- (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
- Rank Series Total worldwide
- box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film
- 1 [show]Harry Potter $7,706,147,978 8 $963,268,497 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,328,111,219)
- 2 [show]James Bond $6,159,388,878 25 $246,375,555 Skyfall ($1,108,348,855)
- 3 [show]Star Wars $4,382,359,868 7 $626,051,410 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,427)
- 4 [show]Tolkien's Middle-Earth $3,962,071,397 5 $792,414,279 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521)
- 5 [show]Marvel Cinematic Universe $3,802,227,995 6 $633,704,666 The Avengers ($1,511,757,910)
- 6 [show]Pirates of the Caribbean $3,727,735,967 4 $931,933,992 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725)
- 7 [show]Batman $3,718,343,339 8 $464,792,917 The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081,041,287)
- 8 [show]Shrek $3,510,516,231 5 $702,103,246 Shrek 2 ($919,838,758)
- 9 [show]The Twilight Saga $3,344,717,264 5 $668,943,453 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ($829,224,737)
- 10 [show]Spider-Man $3,248,563,075 4 $812,140,769 Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626)
- 11 [show]Ice Age $2,802,576,893 4 $700,644,223 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817)
- 12 [show]Transformers $2,675,610,116 4 $668,902,529 Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996)
- 13 [show]Mission: Impossible $2,096,647,856 4 $524,161,964 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ($694,713,380)
- 14 [show]Indiana Jones $1,983,841,081 4 $495,960,270 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,636,033)
- 15 [show]Toy Story $1,948,143,626 3 $649,381,209 Toy Story 3 ($1,063,171,911)
- 16 [show]Jurassic Park $1,902,110,926 3 $634,036,975 Jurassic Park ($914,691,118)
- 17 [show]X-Men $1,890,097,619 5 $378,019,524 X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555)
- 18 [show]Madagascar $1,878,691,276 3 $626,230,425 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($742,110,251)
- 19 [show]Men in Black $1,655,236,118 3 $551,745,373 Men in Black 3 ($624,026,776)
- 20 [show]The Matrix $1,632,989,142 3 $544,329,714 The Matrix Reloaded ($742,128,461)
- 21 [show]The Fast and the Furious $1,591,404,818 5 $318,280,964 Fast Five ($626,137,675)
- 22 [show]The Chronicles of Narnia $1,580,364,900 3 $526,788,300 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($745,013,115)
- 23 [show]Star Trek $1,463,693,272 11 $133,063,025 Star Trek ($385,680,446)
- 24 [show]The Mummy $1,415,408,499 4 $353,852,125 The Mummy Returns ($433,013,274)
- 25 [show]Terminator $1,402,938,658 4 $350,734,665 Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($519,843,345)
- 26 die hard 5 flims $1,396,162,826 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 19:36, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
the 50 highest grossing film franchises as adjusted for inflation
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This site answer the question. http://m.sporcle.com/games/Vitarai/50-top-grossing-film-franchises — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 13:23, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Well, first, Sporkle isn't a reliable source, it's just a game; secondly, it charts domestic grosses and we document worldwide grosses. Betty Logan (talk) 20:10, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
BFI
I think we should says that 3 of the top 5 highest. Goresting flim series are britsh (Harry potter, James Bond, and middle earth) are britsh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 15:29, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Well technically only the early James Bond films were completely British (up until Harry Saltzman sold his share to United Artists in the 70s). Harry Potter is a UK-US co-production and the Peter Jackson Middle-earth films are New Zealand-US films (just based on Brtish books). The purpose of this list isn't really to document production background, readers can get that from the film articles, we are just tabulating box office sales, and it's best to stay focused on that aspect. I appreciate your enthusiasm but in a sense this list is structurally "complete", that's why it is FA rated; what we need to do as editors is keep it up to date, correct erroneous data when mistakes are discovered, and track down missing data. Betty Logan (talk) 20:19, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
Lowest grossing
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Can we add a lowest grossing movies? You can also count lost as well — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 18:03, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
- Well no, this article is about the top grossers not the lowest. If you want to create a list of "lowest-grossing" films you will need to start a new article for that; however there is a list of box office bombs. Betty Logan (talk) 18:12, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Alien Predator Franchise
Based on grossings already posted to wikipedia, The Alien vs Predator franchise has grossed $1,543,719,434 making it higher grossing than The Mummy which is currently 25th on the list. Why is MCU considered a franchise while AVP is not, or Freddy vs Jason at that. They created multiple series of movies, then combined them with a crossover. It seems like the same thing to me.99.58.172.195 (talk) 04:00, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
Upon further research I discovered that the Freddy / Jason franchise has not grossed nearly as much as The Mummy99.58.172.195 (talk) 04:18, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
- Well, it seems like the same thing to us too. If it were up to us, we'd probably include an Alien vs Predator crossover franchise to the list, to keep it consistent. However, that would be original research, which isn't how Wikipedia works. We need to find sources for the information we post, and that goes for tables too. So, our Highest-grossing franchises table is modelled off the franchises chart at Box Office Mojo. And although that seems to be the most reliable list of grosses for film franchises, there is an inconsistency in they way they handle crossovers.
- MCU: They consider it a crossover-franchise that covers all of the movies. And they have individual character franchises that contain only individual character films.
- Alien vs Predator: They don't consider it a crossover-franchise, so they don't list it. But they include the Alien vs Predator films in both the Alien franchise and the Predator franchise.
- So, this leaves us with two options: 1) Try and find a different site that doesn't have this inconsistency or 2) Try and change the Box Office Mojo site, so that it is consistent. The first one hasn't been successful, and I believe Betty Logan's working on the second one. How's that going, Betty? --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 06:49, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
- It's a good point, and one that has been discussed before. BOM ignored my email about it, but you can rationalize it from a series point of view anyway. It's only confusing when you think of them in terms of franchises, which the MCU isn't really: it's a cross-franchise series in which the films are interconnected by design: only films that form part of this series are included. For this reason the 2003 Hulk film is omitted, because it was produced independently of the MCU. Similarly, the original and Alien and Predator films were also produced independently of each other, so they are clearly not part of the same series like the MCU films, since they don't follow on from each other in any consistent way. You can perhaps argue that the two AvP films form a series with the other Alien films, or that they form a series with the Predator films, but the earlier Alien and Predator films don't form a series with each other i.e. The Alien franchise is Alien 1-3 and Prometheus; the Predator franchise is Predator 1-3. In series terms the Alien series can be defined as Alien 1-3, Alien 1-3 + Prometheus, or Alien 1-3 + AvP 1&2 + Prometheus. Likewise, the Predator series can be Predator 1-3 or Predator 1-3 + AvP 1&2. Franchises are easy to define: they are intellectual property; series less so, since they depend on in universe continuity, production background etc. I will be honest though, I've never been completely happy with having the MCU in the chart since it is the only entry where the "top level" is a series rather than franchise, but we mainly include it because Box Office Mojo do. Betty Logan (talk) 07:26, 1 April 2013 (UTC)
Jurassic park 1
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On highest gorrest movies it says it back in. ( I thought it was June ) On highest by year it says it out. and on series it says it is out. What is it than. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 11:36, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
Tickets sold?
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Maybe this is the wrong place to ask this but as a European we are intrested on how many people bought the ticket. Box office revenue tells nothing and you can't comapre the numbers. So for North America are statistics available about how many people saw th filmin theatres? Just curious...--Nedergard (talk) 19:42, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
- Ticket sales would be a much better method (especially in these 3D times), but not all countries track them. France for instance does, the US doesn't. The problem is explained in the third paragraph of the inflation section. The best solution we have is the inflation list which has to be said does seems to be a pretty good representation of the 20th century. The Lumiere database collects admissions across the European Union and estimates them for the United States (for example, see Avatar admissions), and it's the best resource I've come across. Unfortunately it only goes back to 1996 so doesn't films like Gone with the Wind or Star Wars in there. Betty Logan (talk) 20:10, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
- Like you say, it is indeed a problem with no solution in sight. I was just wishing ;) Thanks for the Lumiere tip - it was new to me (although I have used their excellent and concise yearly reports on world film industry (see [1] - treasure trove for the "Year in film" articles). Thanks anyway. You may consider discussion resolved.--Nedergard (talk) 19:01, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Batman franchise
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The are some films missing from the franchise Which is Batman (1966 flim) 1.7 million Making franchise 9 films long. And a total of 3,719,350,339 But a it still 7th. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 19:29, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
- We would add data for the 1966 film if we could source it, but unfortunately Box Office Mojo doesn't list it. Betty Logan (talk) 07:18, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
I just find this
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http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/why-avatar-is-not-the-top-grossing-film/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 19:39, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
- Nice find. I've added it to our inflation section. Betty Logan (talk) 20:51, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Back 2 the future
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Surely Back 2 the future should be on the film series list — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 15:06, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
BETTY LOAGAN
WHY DOES BETTY LOAGAN GET TO MAKE ALL CHANGES TO THE PAGE HUH. I HINK ALL WIKIPEDIA USER SHOULD START A REBELION AND OVER THROW THIS DICTATOR SHIP — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.240.59 (talk) 23:36, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
- Hahaha... Well, Betty Logan isn't the only one to edit this page. There are plenty of other users contributing to the page... But in order to edit the page, you have to have an autoconfirmed user account (that is, an account that you've been using for a while). If you don't have that though, and you would like to make edits to the page, then suggest those edits here, and we can discuss them with you. It's certainly not a dictatorship, because you potentially have a say in what changes are made to the page. --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 23:52, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
- Ding dong the witch is dead! Betty Logan (talk) 00:23, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
DCU
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The man of steel is going to be the frist film in the DC universe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 16:20, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- We don't know that for sure yet, but even if it is, we won't create a DC universe section until there's more than one film to make it a "series" or "franchise". --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 23:15, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Batman
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As thier is no knowledge of batman 66 flim should we says box offie may not be right — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 15:49, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- Apparently Variety has a listing for the US net, so I've added it in. It's not perfect though since the worldwide gross is usually 3-4 times the US net, but as you can see from the chart its impact is virtually negligible. It won't come into play unless a franchise finishes within 5 million of the Batman franchise. Betty Logan (talk) 03:23, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
2 parts
When a film series has two parts should we gourp them as 1. For example
1 [hide]Harry Potter $7,706,147,978
1 deathly hallows. $2,274,400 ,930
1 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1,328,111,219
2 Deathly Hallows – Part 1 $956,399,711
2 Philosopher's Stone $974,755,371
3 Order of the Phoenix $939,885,929
4. Half-Blood Prince $934,416,487
5 Goblet of Fire $896,911,078
6 Chamber of Secrets $878,979,634
7 Prisoner of Azkaban $796,688,549 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 16:46, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
- I think treating two-part adaptations as a self-contained series may be a bit excessive. It's not that uncommon these days, and it would meaning converting the whole franchise into a list of single entry-films which implies a discontinuity between entries. The only series we break up in this manner are the Bond films (where we group the films of each actor) and the Star Trek films (where we group the films by each production line). Betty Logan (talk) 18:57, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
Problems with other highest grossing list.
There are promble with a list similar to this which we (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_animated_films) are having prombles with this is a list of just 3 of those. 1) they only do GCI film franchise. (Missing franchise as Pokemon) 2) dose not update (monter inc has gone up to $562,675,279) from $562,566,455 3) it is only top 11, odd number. The list is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_grossing_computer-animated_film_franchises — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 18:21, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
- I agree the scope is very limited by just covering CGI franchises, but that is the name of the article. I agree that the article would benefit from extending it to cover all animated franchises but that would essentially require starting a new article.
- Is the Pokemon franchise computer animated?
- Both those lists are unprotected which means that anyone can upate them, including you. While it is considered good manners to discuss changes to the list first, you certainly don't need to ask for permission to update the list. You should be able to update either of those lists yourself by clicking "edit this page" at the top.
- 11 is an odd number, but it may well be the case there are only 11 CGI franchises. Is there any that are missing that are definitely CGI? Betty Logan (talk) 19:20, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
No of films
Should we add a list of highest grossing by no of films. 1 film 2 films 3 films 4 films 5 films 6 films 7 films 8 films 9 films 10 films And so on upto Wong Fei - hung which got 89 films. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 11:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
- While it may make for an interesting comparison, there isn't really the space to do it in this article. Betty Logan (talk) 18:19, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
No of films part 2
In your reply at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_highest-grossing_films#No_of_films? You said. "While it may make for an interesting comparison, there isn't really the space to do it in this article." So can we make a article about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 15:32, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
- Anyone can create an article about any notable subject. You can build it in your sandbox at User talk:77.98.167.114/sandbox and then submit it to article space. Betty Logan (talk) 16:27, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
Toy park
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On Highest-grossing franchises and film series It has toy story as 15 [show]Toy Story $1,948,143,626 3 $649,381,209 Toy Story 3 ($1,063,171,911) And Jurassic park as 16 [show]Jurassic Park $1,948,196,755 3 $649,398,918 Jurassic Park ($960,776,947) So Jurassic Park has over taken toy story. And so has been crown the highest grossing trilogies of all time. ( that is upto when JP4 is out next year) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 12:26, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
I agree. It clearly states that Jurassic Park has about 50,000 more dollars than Toy Story. Someone needs to sort it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TBWarrior720 (talk • contribs) 22:36, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Scorpion King sequels missing from the Mummy franchise
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Is there some good reason why the two sequels to Scorpion King aren't listed on the Mummy franchise? Even if they weren't that successful they should be listed to make the numbers correct. --80.221.232.254 (talk) 13:22, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
- I believe the two sequels were direct-to-video, so there are no theatrical box office earnings (the focus of this list) to show for these. Erik (talk | contribs) 13:30, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
jurassic park
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the movie Jurassic park is still in 18 place though box office mojo says it's in 17 place please change that — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.83.240.59 (talk) 11:32, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
Done
Top 100 films
The domestic gross films show the top 100. Do you think it can show the top 100 highest-grossing films? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.6.104.39 (talk) 17:27, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
- Some editors would prefer to extend it while some would prefer to reduce it so we've more or less settled on 50. It would add a lot of films to an already large list and it wouldn't really add that much encylopedic value: the year's top films from the last decade (in fact since 2001) all penetrate the top 30. Extending it to a top 100 would add the year toppers from 2000 and 1998 to the list, but since they are ranked 90-100 they would drop off the chart in a year or so anyway. Betty Logan (talk) 18:14, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
Long time ago, they did top 100; the site was on Box Office Mojo where you start at the first 100. (See if they can think about it.) Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.6.104.39 (talk)
- I think we should include only movies that grossed at least $1 billion. Boxofficegeek (talk) 22:11, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
- I do too, since the $1 billion threshold is really the new target for a proper blockbuster film. It would be quite anomalous for a year not to produce a billion dollar hit these days. Seems like a sensible cut-off figure. After all, what are the chances of someone looking up the 30th highest grossing film? Betty Logan (talk) 23:15, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
- Top-50 seems reasonable to me. $1 billion would only allow 15 films at the moment, making it one of the shortest lists on the page. A cut-off at a fixed amount will mean the size of the list grows (at least until we decide the list is too long and increase the cut-off). A top-X with fixed X is more consistent. Few people will ask "What is the 30th highest grossing film?", but many people will look at a longer list to compare more films or find films they have an interest in. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:33, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
- It seems to me there are those of us who would make it shorter and those who would increase it, so 50 does somewhat fall between the two camps. We've have these discussions before and there is never a consensus either way, so it has always stuck at 50 for better or worse. Betty Logan (talk) 23:38, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
Man of Steel
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The new MOS you said this "Yeah, if Man of Steel doesn't get it there, sooner or later a sequel or reboot will follow. --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 10:53, 13 May 2013 (UTC)"
The one out this year is the first in a trilogy.
Like Noal BatMan.
It is also the first in th eDC Universe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 16:27, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Some stats
Here are some interesting stats for the list:
- 2008: 802,000 hits
- 2009: 1.44 million hits
- 2010: 3.76 million hits
- January 2010 (record month): 1.13 million hits
- January 27, 2010 (record day): 100,000 hits
- 2011: 3.49 million hits
- 2012: 4.64 million hits
- 2013 (first 4 months): 1.4 million hits (we hadn't even cracked a million at the same time last year)
- May 2013: Currently averaging at 10,000 hits per day (on average a page view every 9 seconds)
Betty Logan (talk) 11:50, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- That's crazy! --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 12:11, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
I think most of those hits are me, I check this page all the time. But how do you knw how many hits an article has? TBWarrior720 (talk) 12:20, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- If you click on one of the blue stat links it will take you to Wikipedia's article tracker: http://stats-classic.grok.se/en/2013/List_of_highest-grossing_films. To get the stats for other articles just type in another article name. Betty Logan (talk) 05:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
26?
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Where terminator gone to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 20:56, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
- It was replaced by Die Hard. Betty Logan (talk) 20:08, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
- Um... not sure if this is really "resolved". Terminator could be considered as being replaced by a 2nd Iron Man listing. - thewolfchild 02:12, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Middle what?
- Can we do anything better for the LOTR film series than just plain "Middle Earth"?
- Shouldn't all six Peter Jackson films be listed together?
- And can someone explain why the 1978 animated film is included?
- And if you're gonna include the cartoons, then include all or none?
Please make sense of this. Thanks. - thewolfchild 22:19, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
- 2 of the cartoons were tv specials, so the only one actually shown in cinemas is listed here, as this is a list of cinema grosses. It is included here because it is based on the same series, so is in the franchise, and was released in cinemas. An unexpected journey is included under the Peter Jackson banner, just not under the Lord of the Rings banner, as it is a seperate trilogy. When the Desolation of Smaug is released, i expect that both of these will be included under The hobbit banner, which will be a sub-banner of the Peter Jackson series, just like The Lord of the Rings one. Frogkermit (talk) 23:21, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, Frog. What about the name? Can't we come up with something better for recognition than "Tolkien's Middle Earth"?
- I don't really think we can just call it The Lordof the Rings, as this kin of alienates The Hobbit trilogy. I think the point of calling it Tolkien's Midle Earth is that Toliken is a reasonably well know brand, but middle earth is lesser. The reason it's called middle earth is because that it is the world in which all the films are set, like the marvel cinematic universe, so it is the most obvious naming of grouping them. I know, it isn't ideal, but it seems to be the best solution we've got at the momment. Frogkermit (talk) 02:30, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
- "Middle-Earth" is generally how it seems to be collectively referred to: Tolkien's middle earth & Middle-earth Universe series; however, the main reason we go with this title is simply because that is the title selected for the Wikipedia page on the subject: Middle-earth in film. If they changed the title we would probably follow suit. Betty Logan (talk) 09:01, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Yes
Form http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_highest-grossing_films#2_parts
Yes that. What I mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 17:23, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
2 halves = 1 whole / 2 parts = 1 movie?
Not sure if this is what the editor was getting at above, or if this has been covered before, but with movies such as HP: Deathly Hallows and Twilight: Breaking Dawn, couldn't parts 1 & 2 be considered as a single film? Thereby creating a single entry in the table with combined gosses such as;
- (#2) Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (parts 1&2)...- $2,301,794,524
- (#4) Twilight: Breaking Dawn (parts 1&2).........................- $1,541,857,233
Just Wondering... - thewolfchild 22:04, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
- It isn't technically possible to do. The way the templates work would require us to create a separate series entry just for two films, which would then make it look like they were not part of the same series i.e. we would have to break up the entry into two series which would look odd. Betty Logan (talk) 09:06, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
- Plus, those examles were released as two separate films, so it makes sense to keep them that way. --ProfessorKilroy (talk) 16:38, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Also, there are other franchises such as The Hangover that classify each movie s Part 1 Part 2 etTBWarrior720 (talk) 19:36, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Superman franchise could be number one on list
People seem to be freaking out about how Man of Steel could launch Superman into the top 25 franchises. The reaso for this being that we dn't know how much Superman II and Superman III grossed internationally. But, if we don't know how well they grossed internationally, this franchise could already be in the top 25. In fact, Superman two and three could have grossed several billion each overseas, making the franchise higher grossing then Harry Potter. While this is not likely the case, we don't actually know when Superman has breeched the top 25. This is one more reason to include Superman on the list and just put an asterisk on the bottom of the chart. TBWarrior720 (talk) 19:47, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
- Are you on Twitter? You could ask Alex Ben Block for the worldwide totals; he's written several books on film box office in the 70s and 80s, so if the data is known he will have it. Basically we need the unadjusted worldwide totals for Superman 2, 3 & 4 and Supergirl. It's worth a shot. If he tweets back the figures we can link to it and use it as a source. If we could actually get the data it would be the best outcome. Betty Logan (talk) 01:11, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
I do not have a twitter but I did find out that Man of Steel needs to make about 544 million dollars in order to break the top 25 just counting domestic gross of these four movies.69.106.153.159 (talk) 21:48, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- I have a twitter (that I rarely use). You don't mind if I ask, Betty Logan? Jhenderson 777 23:00, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- Sure, go for it!. We may luck out. Betty Logan (talk) 18:33, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Spider missing
There is a flim missing for spider man series. It was relase in 1977.. Over sea's. But I have no ideal on the performers. It called spider man strikes back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by (talk) 15:18, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
- Are you talking about this? If so then I don't think a televison movie should count box office wise. Jhenderson 777 14:38, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
- ^ "An Unexpected Journey Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 February 2013.