Hollywood is the largest movie center in the world and the birthplace of a series of blockbuster movies that have achieved sky-high sales. Here's a look at the highest-grossing Hollywood movies of all time.
1 Avatar - $2.782 billion
Avatar - Trailer
Avatar is a 2009 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush planet with life located in the constellation Alpha Centauri. Mining expansion in the cluster of villages is threatening the survival of the Na'vi indigenous people of Pandora. The title of the film refers to the application of genetic technology in the hybridization of DNA between the Na'vi and Earthlings by a group that studies the interaction with the indigenous people of Pandora. The movie when it was released in 2009 created a real fever all over the world. Avatar broke a series of box office records during its run, then became the highest-grossing film in both the North American domestic market and worldwide, surpassing the masterpiece Titanic held. held the throne for the previous 12 years.
2 Avengers: Endgame - $2.720 billion
Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame - Official Trailer
Avengers: Endgame is the fourth installment of the Avengers film series, following The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Ultron Empire (2015) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). This is the 22nd film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and also the penultimate film of phase 3 in this cinematic universe. In the film, the surviving members of the Avengers team and their allies work together to reverse the damage inflicted by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. After more than a month of release, Avengers: Endgame has excellently surpassed Titanic to become the second best-selling movie of all time. And it seems that things are getting difficult with Avengers: Endgame on the way to number 1 because a series of other blockbusters are premiering at the same time such as: Aladdin, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Secret Life of Pets or X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
3 Titanic - 2.186 billion USD
Titanic 3D trailer - MegaStar Cineplex
The monument "Titanic" directed by James Cameron after 22 years is still one of the ten highest-grossing films of all time. The film grossed $2,186,772,302, and is a cinematic phenomenon that to date has not been surpassed by any other film. The infatuated Jack and the Lady Rose, played by actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, wrote a classic love story full of romance and pain. "Titanic" is the film that won the most Oscars and is also the launch pad for the two main actors to "step into stardom" in Hollywood.
4 Star Wars: The Force Awakens -2.068 billion USD
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Trailer
"Star Wars" is a famous franchise of filmmaker George Lucas in the sci-fi genre. After Disney acquired and continued to exploit, "Star Wars" still made a story when attracting a large audience and positive praise from film critics. Star Wars: The Force Awakens” earned Disney $2,054,708,260 in revenue.
5 Avengers: Infinity War - 2.046 billion USD
Avengers: Infinity War - Official Trailer
After a unique journey that constantly expands and evolves the Marvel cinematic universe, Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the fiercest final battle of all time. The Avengers and their superhero allies must sacrifice everything to be able to fight the mighty enemy Thanos before his ambition to destroy the entire universe. "Avengers: Infinity War" earned Marvel $2,003,241,872.
6 Jurassic World - 1.671 billion USD
Jurassic World - Trailer
Jurassic world. This sci-fi adventure film is the fourth installment in the very popular Jurassic Park series, about a park with successfully cloned dinosaurs. As soon as it was released in theaters last June, the film received a lot of positive feedback from critics because of its visual effects, action effects and music. This blockbuster had the highest-grossing opening week of all time in both North American, international and global markets, setting a record for the world's fastest $1 billion in sales in just 13 days. The film was released in 2015 and brought Universal with a total of $ 1,670,400,637, with the participation of leading Hollywood names such as Christ Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Ty Simpkins.
