Top 100 Highest Grossing Movies List

#20 Highest Grossing Movie

Spider-Man 2 (2004) PG-13

$373,377,893 US

Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a brilliant scientist named Doctor Otto Octavius. After an accident causes him to bond psychically with mechanical tentacles that do his bidding.

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers:

Stan Lee (comic book), Steve Ditko (comic book)

Stars:

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Alfred Molina

The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King action adventure fantasy dvd

#19 Highest Grossing Movie

The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King (2003) PG-13

$377,019,252 US

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Director:

Peter Jackson

Writers:

J.R.R. Tolkien (novel), Fran Walsh

Stars:

Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen and Ian McKellen

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith action Adventure fantasy movie

#18 Highest Grossing Movie

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) PG

$380,270,577 US

After three years of fighting in the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker falls prey to the Sith Lord's lies and makes an enemy of the Jedi and those he loves, concluding his journey to the Dark Side.

Director:

George Lucas

Writers:

George Lucas

Stars:

Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor

Finding Nemo animation adventure comedy movie video dvd

#17 Highest Grossing Movie

Finding Nemo (2003) G

$339,714,978 US

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Director:

Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich

Writers:

Andrew Stanton (original story), Andrew Stanton

Stars:

Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres and Alexander Gould

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 action adventure video

#16 Highest Grossing Movie

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011) PG-13

$378,181,000 US

Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord.

Director:

David Yates

Writers:

Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling (novel)

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen action adventure sci-fi dvd

#15 Highest Grossing Movie

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) PG-13

$402,076,689

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci

Stars:

Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox and Josh Duhamel

#14 Highest Grossing Movie

Spider-Man (2002) PG-13

$407,681,000 US

When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers:

Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

Stars:

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe

The Hunger Games action adventure dvd video

#13 Highest Grossing Movie

The Hunger Games (2012) PG-13

$407,999,255 US

Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to compete.

Director:

Gary Ross

Writers:

Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins

Stars:

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth

Toy Story 3 animation adventure comedy dvd video

#12 Highest Grossing Movie

Toy Story 3 (2010) PG-13

$414,638,013 US

The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.

Director:

Lee Unkrich

Writers:

John Lasseter (story), Andrew Stanton (story)

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack

#11 Highest Grossing Movie

The Lion King (1994) G

$422,783,777 US

Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King.

Director:

Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Writers:

Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts

Stars:

Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons and James Earl Jones

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest movie

#10 Highest Grossing Movie

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) PG-13

$423,032,628 US

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writers:

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial action adventure sci-fi dvd video

#9 Highest Grossing Movie

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) PG

$434,949,459 US

A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Melissa Mathison

Stars:

Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Peter Coyote

#8 Highest Grossing Movie

Shrek 2 (2004) PG

$436,471,036 US

Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres.

Director:

Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury

Writers:

William Steig (book), Andrew Adamson (story)

Stars:

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz

The Dark Knight Rises drama crime thriller movie

#7 Highest Grossing Movie

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) PG-13

$448,130,642 US

Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham's finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writers:

Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Stars:

Christian Bale, Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope adventure video

#6 Highest Grossing Movie

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) PG

$460,935,665 US

Luke Skywalker, a spirited farm boy, joins rebel forces to save Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader, and the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star.

Director:

George Lucas

Writers:

George Lucas

Stars:

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace sci-fi action adventure video

#5 Highest Grossing Movie

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) PG

$474,544,677 US

Two Jedi Knights escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to reclaim their old glory.

Director:

George Lucas

Writers:

George Lucas

Stars:

Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson and Natalie Portman

The Dark Knight drama crime thriller movie

#4 Highest Grossing Movie

The Dark Knight (2008) PG-13

$533,316,061 US

When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level.

Director:

Christopher Nolan

Writers:

Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Stars:

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart

#3 Highest Grossing Movie

The Avengers (2012) PG-13

$623,279,547 US

Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Zak Penn (story), Joss Whedon (story)

Stars:

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson

#2 Highest Grossing Movie

Titanic (1997) PG-13

$658,672,302 US

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat, expecting to be married to a rich claimant by her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Director:

James Cameron

Writers:

James Cameron

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane

#1 Highest Grossing Movie

Avatar (2009) PG-13

$760,505,847 US

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Director:

James Cameron

Writers:

James Cameron

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver

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