Ross was behind the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, while Langan sits on a budget of £12m. The influence of Channel 4 and the BBC on the UK film industry are also recognised with Tessa Ross, controller of film and drama at Channel 4, at No 33, and Christine Langan, creative director of BBC Films, at 36.
Hollywood figures dominate the upper reaches of the list, although the increasing influence of high-class US TV over film-makers is shown by the presence the creators of Lost (JJ Abrams) and The West Wing (Aaron Sorkin) at Nos 13 and 21 respectively.Ībrams and Sorkin have made successful moves into films in recent years, Sorkin as writer of this summer's buzz movie The Social Network, Abrams as director of Star Trek and Mission Impossible III. Kate Winslet was 29th, her star still bright despite not having appeared in any films since the 2008 double-whammy of The Reader and Revolutionary Road. See the list of highest grossing Bollywood movies released in December, Aamir Khan tops the list, Salman Khan and Ranveer Singh follows in top 5. The third leading man in the top 10 was George Clooney, at No 9, in recognition of the fact that his fans' loyalty guarantees the success of any film in which he stars. Take a look at which films directed or co-directed by women are on this list, unadjusted for inflation, according to. Her husband Brad Pitt was No 5, although he owes his influence as much to his relationship with Jolie as his own star power. The highest ranked British actor was Sacha Baron Cohen, at No 26 whose daredevil comedies Borat and Bruno have achieved coveted crossover success in the US.Īngelina Jolie, at No 18, was the highest placed woman.
The highest placed Briton was Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight and Inception, at No 6 while culture minister Ed Vaizey was ranked 10th, because of the £30m he has to distribute around the British film industry following the decision to close the UK Film Council. The expert panel behind the Guardian's inaugural Film Power 100, published in today's Film & Music section, have chosen James Cameron, director of the two highest grossing films ever made, as the person wielding the most power over the UK film industry.Ĭameron, whose films Avatar and Titanic have taken a total of $4.61bn (£2.94bn) at the box office, took the top spot ahead of fellow director Steven Spielberg and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who has replaced Tom Cruise as the go-to leading man for big-budget movies. RankYearMovieWorldwide Box OfficeDomestic Box OfficeInternational.12009Avatar2,845,899,541760,507,6252,085,391,9.22019Avengers: Endgame2,797,800,564858,373,0001,939,427,5.31997Titanic2,207,986,545659,363,9441,548,622,6. 15 when ticket sales are adjusted for inflation.If there were any doubts that money talks loudest in the movie business, they have been dispelled. Although “Avatar” is often referred to as the highest-grossing film ever, it comes in at only No. Films date back to the 1930s, with “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1937) being the earliest top-grossing movie on the list, having brought in over $1 billion when adjusted for inflation. Romances, musicals, dramas, and comedies are equally represented in the mix. Also represented are a number of animated children’s films - many from Disney - such as “The Lion King” and “One Hundred and One Dalmatians.” Here are the biggest Disney box office hits of all time. Revenue is adjusted for inflation based on the value of the dollar in 2020.Īction and adventure films - including superhero movies - dominate the list, with 10 movies from the Star Wars franchise and three Lord of the Rings titles appearing in the top 100. To identify the 100 top-grossing movies of all time, 24/7 Tempo reviewed gross box office revenue and estimated ticket sales for major motion pictures released in the United States as reported by The Numbers, an online movie database owned by Nash Information Services.
In the United States, Hollywood studios including Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and 20th Century Fox are responsible for some of the biggest box office hits ( as well as, it must be said, some of the biggest box office bombs of all time.) These titles barely crack to the top 100 box office rankings, but they create a list so intriguing and varied that we kind of want to binge all 10 in order. In 2019, the global movie ticket sales amounted to $42.2 billion, according to a report by the Motion Picture Association. Every year, the film industry rakes in billions at the box office.