There have been many great movies that have been released over the years, but which are the most popular of all time? In this article, we present you with 7 of the most popular movies ever.
1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens
This is one of the most successful movies in history. It has grossed over $900 million and was on top of the box office for weeks after it’s release date. The new movie opens up with Rey living as a scavenger on Jakku, who finds BB-88 (a droid). She also manages to find Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber at Maz Kanata’s castle. After she fights off some thugs that we’re working for Kylo Ren and General Hux, she returns home but gets captured by the First Order while there.
2) Titanic
The movie Titanic is the one of the most successful films in history. The film was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won 11, including Best Picture.
This 1997 blockbuster has grossed over $600 million at the box office and also made a huge impact on society culturally. James Cameron’s romantic epic tells a love story set against an historical background with plenty of thrill-a-minute action sequences to keep you entertained until the end credits roll by.
Overall, it’s been voted as one of cinema’s greatest ever movies time after time again – which we don’t see changing anytime soon.
3) Avatar
Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed, written and produced by James Cameron.
The film was released in theatres on December 18, 2009 (Christmas Day), in Hollywood; it opened internationally the following day. According to some entertainment news sites, it became the highest grossing movie of all time, with an estimated revenue of $230 million per market at press time ($760 million worldwide).
In this CGI action adventure set in Pandora’s jungle land of Hometree and on Earth, ex Marine Jake Sully finds himself torn between two worlds as he leads a charge for peace against his own people to save them from extinction.
4) Jurassic Park
The Jurassic Park series has been a huge success since it began in 1993. It is not only the best-selling movie of all time, but also one of the highest grossing films ever made. This science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg was originally released on June 11, 1993 and followed two decades later with its third installment Jurassic World (2015). The first three movies have collectively earned more than $900 million worldwide.
5) Frozen
Frozen is the biggest animated film of all time. The movie has so far grossed $389 million domestically and over one billion dollars worldwide, according to The Alex Press. Frozen was released on November 27, 2013 and became a Disney phenomenon throughout 2014. The movie focuses on the relationship between two sisters, Anna and Elsa and involves a tone of catchy songs, a loveable snowman Olaf and the comedic lute-playing reindeer Sven.
6) Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers Infinity War was one of the most anticipated movies in history. The film was released in April 2018 and broke all sorts of box office records including fastest to gross $500 million domestically, highest opening weekend globally with an estimated $630+ million and most watched first 24 hours on YouTube ever.
Avengers: Infinity War is a Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero blockbuster which sees members from multiple different franchises coming together such as Captain America, Thor, Iron Man etc for the ultimate battle against Thanos who seeks to collect six infinity stones that will give him unlimited power over space time reality.”
The Avengers are finally back after their last outing four years ago when they took out Loki’s alien army but now face off against a much more powerful foe – Thanos!
7) Black Panther
Black Panther is the eighteenth film in the MCU and sees T’Challa assume his role as King of Wakanda after the death of his father.
He’ll have to defend both his crown from a pretender but also protect Earth against Thanos who has been hunting down all six infinity stones so he can complete an all-powerful gauntlet that will give him unlimited power over space time reality.”
That’s why Black Panther was crucial for Infinity War because if not for him, Captain America would be dead by now!
The movie had grossed $700 million at box office worldwide since its release and with positive reviews continues to dominate theatres. It is no surprise it made our list of most popular movies ever!