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Excludes DC and Marvel films outside said universes and these includes films with a confirmed release date. Jon Favreau ( Iron Man  and Iron Man 2 ) - The Lion King (2019), $1.662 billion Louis Leterrier ( The Incredible Hulk ) - Fast X  (2023), $727.7 million Kenneth Branagh ( Thor ) - Cinderella  (2015), $543.5 million Joe Johnston ( Captain America: The First Avenger ) - Jurassic Park III  (2001), $368.8 million Joss Whedon ( The Avengers ,  Avengers: Age of Ultron  and Justice League ) - Serenity  (2005), $40.4 million Shane Black ( Iron Man 3 ) - The Predator  (2018), $160.5 million Zack Snyder ( Man of Steel , Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  and Justice League ) - 300  (2007), $454.2 million Alan Taylor ( Thor: The Dark World ) - Teminator Genisys  (2015), $440.6 million Anthony and Joe Russo ( Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Captain America: Civil War , Avengers: Infinity War , Avengers: Endgame , Avengers: Doomsda...

Since the Nineties and not including adjusted for inflation. 65 in total. 1990s: 0.3 (three in total) 2000s: 0.5 (five in total) 2010s: 3.9 (39 in total) 2020s: 2.57 (18 in total)

AKA my birth year. Independence Day  (Fox) - $817.4 million Twister  (Warner / Universal) - $499.2 million Mission: Impossible  (Paramount) - $457.7 million The Rock  (Hollywood) - $335.6 million The Hunchback of Notre Dame  (Disney) - $325.3 million 101 Dalmatians  (Disney) - $320.7 million Ransom  (Touchstone) - $309.5 million The Nutty Professor  (Universal) - $274 million Jerry Maguire  (Tristar) - $273.6 million Space Jam  (Warner) - $250.2 million

AKA my birth year. 11 - Eraser  (Warner) - $242 million 12 - The English Patient  (Miramax) - $232 million 13 - The Birdcage  (United Artists) - $185.3 million 14 - The First Wives Club  (Paramount) - $181 million 15 - Scream  (Dimension) - $173 million 16 - Sleepers  (Warner / Polygram) - $165.6 million 17 - Daylight  (Universal) - $159 million 18 - A Time to Kill  (Warner) - $152.3 million 19 - Phenomenon  (Touchstone) - $152 million 20 - Evita  (Hollywood / Cinergi) - $141 million

Correct at the time of this writing. Avatar  (2009, Fox) - $2.923 billion Avengers: Endgame  (2019, Marvel) - $2.799 billion Spider-Man: Brand New Day  (2026, Columbia / Marvel) - $2.479 billion Avatar: The Way of Water  (2022, 20th Century) - $2.32 billion Titanic  (1997, Fox / Paramount) - $2.264 billion Ne Zha 2  (2025, Beijing Enlight) - $2.259 billion Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (2015, Lucasfilm) - $2.071 billion Avengers: Infinity War  (2018, Marvel) - $2.052 billion Spider-Man: No Way Home  (2021, Columbia / Marvel) - $1.928 billion Zootopia 2  (2025, Disney) - $1.87 billion The Odyssey  (2026, Universal) - $1.725 billion Inside Out 2  (2024, Disney / Pixar) - $1.698 billion Jurassic World  (2015, Universal) - $1.671 billion The Lion King  (2019, Disney) - $1.656 billion The Avengers  (2012, Paramount / Marvel) - $1.521 billion Furious 7  (2015, Universal) - $1.515 billion Top Gun: Maverick  (2...

Correct at the time of this writing. 51 -  Jurassic Park  (1993, Universal) - $1.058 billion 52 -  Aladdin  (2019, Disney) - $1.054 billion 53 -  Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (1999, Fox / Lucasfilm) - $1.046 billion 54 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides  (2011, Disney) - $1.045 billion 55 - Lilo & Stitch  (2025, Disney) - $1.038 billion 56 - Despicable Me 3  (2019, Universal / Illumination) - $1.035 billion 57 - Finding Dory  (2016, Disney / Pixar) - $1.029 billion 58 - Michael  (2026, Lionsgate / Universal) - $1.028 billion 59 - Alice in Wonderland  (2010, Disney) - $1.026 billion 60 - Zootopia  (2016, Disney) - $1.025 billion 61 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone  (2001, Warner) - $1.024 billion 62 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  (2012, New Line / Warner / MGM) - $1.017 billion 63 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie  (2026, Universal / Illumination / Nintendo) - $1.013 bi...

This does not include feature-length episodes and films in development/production without a confirmed release date. - 1 (1970s) / 2 (1980s) / 1 (1990s) / 3 (2000s) / 4 (2010s) / 2 (2020s) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (May 25, 1977) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back  (May 21, 1980) - Three years after ANH . Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi  (May 25, 1983) - Three years after TESB . Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (May 19, 1999) - 16 years after ROTJ . Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones  (May 16, 2002) - Three years after TPM . Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith  (May 19, 2005) - Three years after AOTC . Star Wars: The Clone Wars  (August 15, 2008) - Three years and three months after ROTS . Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (December 18, 2015) - Seven years and four months after TCW . Rogue One: A Star Wars Story  (December 16, 2016) - One year after TFA . Star Wars: The Last Jedi  (December 15...

This not include feature-length episodes and films in development/production without a confirmed release date. - 1 (1970s) / 4 (1980s) / 4 (1990s) / 2 (2000s) / 2 (2010s) / 1 (2020s) Star Trek: The Motion Picture  (December 7, 1979) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  (June 4, 1982) - Three years and six months after TMP . Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  (June 1, 1984) - Two years after TWOK . Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  (November 26, 1986) - Two years and five months after TSOS . Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  (June 9, 1989) - Two years and seven months after TVH . Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country  (December 6, 1991) - Three years and six months after TFF . Star Trek Generations  (November 18, 1994) - Two years and eleven months after TUC . Star Trek: First Contact  (November 22, 1996) - Two years after Generations . Star Trek: Insurrection  (December 11, 1998) - Two years and a month after First Contact . Star Trek: Nemesis ...

Correct at the time of this writing. James Cameron's Avatar  (2009) - $2.923 billion (20th Century Fox) Avengers: Endgame  (2019) - $2.799 billion (Marvel Studios) Avatar: The Way of Water  (2022) - $2.32 billion (20th Century Studios) Ne Zha 2  (2025) - $2.259 billion (Beijing Enlight Pictures) Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (2015) - $2.071 billion (Lucasfilm) Avengers: Infinity War  (2018) - $2.052 billion (Marvel Studios) Spider-Man: No Way Home  (2021) - $1.928 billion (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios) Zootopia 2  (2025) - $1.87 billion (Walt Disney Pictures) Inside Out 2  (2024) - $1.698 billion (Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios) Jurassic World  (2015) - $1.671 billion (Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment) The Lion King  (2019) - $1.656 billion (Walt Disney Pictures) The Avengers  (2012) - $1.521 billion (Paramount Pictures / Marvel Studios) Furious 7  (2015) - $1.515 billion (Universal Pictures)...

Correct at the time of this writing. Titanic  (1997) - $2.264 billion (20th Century Fox / Paramount Pictures) Jurassic Park  (1993) - $1.058 billion (Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (1999) - $1.046 billion (20th Century Fox / Lucasfilm)

Asterisk indicates film was released the year prior to the UK release. Nosferatu * (rated 15, January 4) - 4 out of 5 We Live in Time * (rated 15, January 11) - 4.5 out of 5 A Complete Unknown * (rated 15, January 18) - 5 out of 5 Wolf Man  (rated 15, January 25) - 3 out of 5 Hard Truths * (rated 12A, February 1) - 4 out of 5 Companion  (rated 15, February 8) - 4 out of 5 Dog Man  (rated U, February 15) - 3.5 out of 5 Heart Eyes  (rated 18, February 22) - 4 out of 5 I'm Still Here * (rated 15, March 1) - 5 out of 5 Mickey 17  (rated 15, March 15) - 4 out of 5 (no review on March 8 due to being in Maidenhead at the time) Black Bag  (rated 15, March 22) - 4 out of 5 Novocaine  (rated 15, March 29) - 4 out of 5 A Working Man  (rated 15, April 5) - 3 out of 5 Drop  (rated 15, April 12) - 4 out of 5 Warfare  (rated 15, April 19) - 4 out of 5 The Accountant 2  (rated 15, April 26) - 4 out of 5 Sinners  (rated 15, May 3...

Not just DC and Marvel but also others. Marvel - Avengers: Endgame  ($2.798 billion) / Second - Avengers: Infinity War  ($2.048 billion) DC - Aquaman  ($1.152 billion) / Second - The Dark Knight Rises  ($1.114 billion) Non-American (French, Japanese etc) - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Infinity Castle  ($781 million) / Second - The Smurfs  ($563.7 million) Dark Horse - 300  ($456.1 million) / Second - The Mask  ($351.6 million) Viz -  Edge of Tomorrow  ($381 million) / Second - N/A Image - Wanted  ($341.4 million) / Second - Spawn  ($87.8 million) Harvey - Casper  ($287.9 million) / Second - Richie Rich  ($38.1 million) IDW - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)  ($191.2 million) / Second - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem  ($118.4 million) Boom - 2 Guns  ($132 million) / Second - The Empty Man  ($4.8 million) Oni - Atomic Blonde  ($100 million) / Second - Scott Pilgrim...

The major studios being Comcast (Universal), Paramount Skydance (Paramount), Sony (Columbia and Tristar), Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. and New Line Cinemas) and Disney (Disney and 20th Century). Comcast - Jurassic World  (Universal, 2015), grossed $1.671 billion Paramount Skydance - Titanic  (Paramount, 1997), grossed $2.258 billion Sony - Spider-Man: No Way Home  (Columbia, 2021), grossed $1.922 billion Warner Bros. Discovery - Barbie  (Warner Bros., 2023), grossed $1.447 billion Disney - James Cameron's Avatar  (20th Century, 2009), grossed $2.924 billion

Walden Media (2001-11), Walt Disney Pictures (2004-08), 20th Century Fox (2008-11), The Mark Gordon Company (2011-16), Tristar Pictures (2016-18), Entertainment One (2018-present) and Netflix (2018-present) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe  (2005) Prince Caspian  (2008) Voyage of the Dawn Treader  (2010) The Magician's Nephew  (2026)

A New Hope  (1977) The Empire Strikes Back  (1980) Return of the Jedi  (1983) The Phantom Menace  (1999) Attack of the Clones  (2002) Revenge of the Sith  (2005) The Force Awakens  (2015) Rogue One  (2016) The Last Jedi  (2017) Solo  (2018) The Rise of Skywalker  (2019)

The Motion Picture  (1979) The Wrath of Khan  (1982) The Search for Spock  (1984) The Voyage Home  (1986) The Final Frontier  (1989) The Undiscovered Country  (1991) Generations  (1994) First Contact  (1996) Insurrection  (1998) Nemesis  (2002) Star Trek  (2009) Into Darkness  (2013) Beyond  (2016) Section 31  (2025)  

Iron Man  (2008) The Incredible Hulk  (2008) Iron Man 2  (2010) Thor  (2011) Captain America: The First Avenger  (2011) The Avengers  (2012) Iron Man 3  (2013) Thor: The Dark World  (2013) Captain America: The Winter Soldier  (2014) Guardians of the Galaxy  (2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron  (2015) Ant-Man  (2015) Captain America: Civil War  (2016) Doctor Strange  (2016) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  (2017) Spider-Man: Homecoming  (2017) Thor: Ragnarok  (2017) Black Panther  (2018) Avengers: Infinity War  (2018) Ant-Man and the Wasp  (2018) Captain Marvel  (2019) Avengers: Endgame  (2019) Spider-Man: Far From Home  (2019) Black Widow  (2021) Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings  (2021) Eternals  (2021) Spider-Man: No Way Home  (2021) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness  (2022) Thor: Love and Thunder  (2022) Black Panther: Wakanda Fo...

Man of Steel  (2013) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  (2016) Suicide Squad  (2016) Wonder Woman  (2017) Justice League  (2017) Aquaman  (2018) Shazam!  (2019) Birds of Prey  (2020) Wonder Woman 1984  (2020) The Suicide Squad  (2021) Black Adam  (2022) Shazam! Fury of the Gods  (2023) The Flash  (2023) Blue Beetle  (2023) Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom  (2023) Superman  (2025)

$100 million - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977) $200 million -  Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977) $300 million -  Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977) $400 million -  Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977) $500 million -  Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977); 1982 reissue $600 million - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977); 1997 Special Edition release $700 million -  Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977); 1997 Special Edition release $800 million - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (1999) $900 million -  Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (1999) $1 billion -  Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (1999); 2012 3D release $1.1 billion - Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (2015) $1.2 billion -  Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (2015) $1.3 billion -  Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (2015) $1.4 billion -  Star Wars: The Force Awakens  ...

$100 million - Star Trek: The Motion Picture  (1979) $200 million - Star Trek  (2009) $300 million - Star Trek  (2009) $400 million - Star Trek  (2009)