Top 10 Highest Grossing Films 🎬🍿

Which of these legendary films is your favorite?

10. Furious 7 (2015)

Paul Walker stars in ‘Furious 7,’ (IMDB)

Lifetime Gross: $1,515,341,399

Director: James Wan

Fun Fact: Denzel Washington was offered to play an undisclosed role, but he turned it down.

His role ended up going to Kurt Rusell.

⭐️ Bonus Fact ⭐️ 

After Paul Walker’s tragic death in a car accident (2013), his brothers were used as stand-ins for his remaining scenes.

9. The Avengers (2012)

Lifetime Gross: $1,518,815,515

Director: Joss Whedon

Fun Fact: Mark Ruffalo was doubting whether he should play his role as The Hulk

His Iron Man co-star, Robert Downey Jr., ultimately gave Mark Ruffalo the courage to play his role as the Hulk.

8. The Lion King (2019)

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Lifetime Gross: $1,663,250,487

Directors: Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers

Fun Fact: Everything in the movie was computer-generated, with game technology used to design the environment.

7. Jurassic World (2015)

Lifetime Gross: $1,671,537,444

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Fun Fact: Bryce Dallas Howard (Claire) trained her ankles and practiced running in heels before the film was shot.

She said she “did ankle exercises and trained for running in heels as if she was in the Olympics.”

Bryce Dallas Howard (Claire) is shown running in high heels for the entire movie!

6. Spider-Man: No Way Home

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Lifetime Gross: $1,901,232,550

Director: Jon Watts

Fun Fact: Tom Holland was asked to wear a wig for the film. 

“For the first time in my life, I put my foot down as the leading actor and was like, ‘I’m not f—ing wearing that wig,” the actor stated in an interview.

“‘I’m going to have shorter hair and you’re going to have to deal with it,'” Holland continued.

5. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Lifetime Gross: $2,048,359,754

Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

Fun Fact: Tom Holland wasn’t trusted with the script!

Tom Holland wasn’t trusted with the full script for Infinity War. This was because he had let too many spoilers slip for his other movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Mark Ruffalo was also given a fake script because he had done the same with previous films.

4. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)

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Lifetime Gross: $2,069,521,700

Director: J. J. Abrams

Fun Fact: Harrison Ford broke his ankle on the door of the Millennium Falcon while filming.

3. Titanic (1997)

Lifetime Gross: $2,201,647,264

Director: James Cameron

Fun Fact: There was almost a different Jack and Rose

Could you imagine the film without Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio?! Rumors reveal that they were not the first choices for their characters. Gwyneth Paltrow and Matthew McConaughey were reportedly rumored to star in the film before the final decision was made.

2. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Lifetime Gross: $2,797,501,328

Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

Fun Fact: Robert Downey Jr. was paid $75 Million for his role in Endgame.

In comparison, the legendary actor received a $500,000 paycheck for Iron Man in 2008. As his fame increased so did his fortunes, and he made sure that he was compensated fairly.

Considering Endgame grossed close to $3 billion, $75 million sounds like a pretty fair cut!

1. Avatar (2009)

Lifetime Gross: $2,797,501,328

Director: James Cameron

Fun Fact: James Cameron First Began Writing Avatar In 1994

Avatar fans, get excited! The sequel, Avatar The War of Water is hitting theaters on December 16, 2022.