10 movies that grossed more than a billion dollars
Top Gun: Maverick is Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film
The pandemic affected cinemas and at one point we thought that they would have a hard time surviving, but now there are already blockbusters that prove that there is always an audience for cinemas and that they will survive for a long, long time.
One of such films is Top Gun: Maverick, which became the first film of this year to earn more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. That success opens up space for many other blockbusters that could attract audiences to cinemas, and below we single out 10 films from the past few years that have exceeded the figure of one billion.
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise Of Skywalker (2019) – 1.074 billion
Despite the fact that the film tried to correct the bad previous episode of the series, it did not quite succeed, but it still attracted a large number of people to the theaters. The earnings are not small at all and it showed us that people still care about stories from the Star Wars universe, which is why we now get many new series on this topic.
Joker (2019) – 1.074 billion
The film became the first R-rated film to gross more than $1 billion in theaters and, to the surprise of many, earned 11 Academy Award nominations as well as much praise from audiences and critics. Although it is a slightly more violent film than expected, the viewers did not mind that and that is why we will watch the sequel.
Toy Story 4 (2019) – 1.074 billion
The third and fourth parts of this animated series earned roughly the same amount at the box office and proved that there were still stories to be told and that the characters from the story are still relevant. The fourth part did bring a slightly different perspective because Woody takes on the role of a mentor instead of a protagonist, but you won't be disappointed if you watch it.
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) – 1.123 billion
Believe it or not, this is Tom Cruise's highest-grossing film, and it positively surprised many. Although it's a sequel that almost no one wanted except Cruise himself, it ended up getting mostly positive reviews and is still attracting people to theaters. It was made exclusively for cinemas, and that experience of watching on the big screen cannot be repeated at home.
Captain Marvel (2019) – 1.128 billion
This movie stepped a bit out of the Marvel formula and brought us the first female lead in their universe. It did attract the attention of people in cinemas, but the reactions were divided because many felt that the essence of the story was lost, but that it only served to fill holes in the overall plan for a dozen future films.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) – 1.131 billion
Spider-Man is the most popular Marvel hero with whom the younger audience identifies the most, and which evokes nostalgia in older viewers, which was a winning combination for this production, and the beautiful visual identity and great effects didn't hurt either.
Frozen II (2019) – 1,450 billion
Despite many fearing what the sequel to the popular animation would look like, it surpassed the original in terms of earnings and proved that Disney still knows what it's doing. Once again, there are cute characters and beautiful animation, which was enough for almost a billion and a half in earnings.
The Lion King (2019) – 1.663 billion
This achievement was supposed to be an indicator of how far animation has progressed. The earnings were high, but the reviews were very divided, there were even a lot of those who had nothing nice to say about the plot and characters.
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) – 1.901 billion
Spider-Man pulled the audience back into the cinemas and became one of the films that proved that cinemas are not dead, on the contrary. The emotional development of the main character continues, but here the nostalgia is amplified to the maximum, because many characters from previous works return, and this brings a lot of interesting interactions and problems.
Avengers: Endgame (2019) – 2.798 billion
The first right behind Avatar in terms of earnings, this film enticed all those who were waiting for the resolution of the story that started decades earlier. This superhero movie is full of epic moments and fans mostly got what they wanted, even though it didn't get the same reviews as its predecessor.
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