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Lhe films by George Lucas are not the only saga that is capable of dominating the film scene. Marvel, Harry Potter, Fast and Furious or The Lord of the Rings They are other great products, but there is one that rules, and it is not a saga, but a director: James Cameron. His films are the highest grossing, here the classification of those that have raised the most money in history.
The highest grossing movies in history
1.Avatar
It was the year 2009, when James Cameron came up with the idea of creating a planet with a new species and pitting it against humans. Total success, with a budget of 237 million, it came to raise 2847 million. It’s number one, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang and Michelle Rodriguez.
2. Avengers: Endgame
Marvel could not miss. In 2019 they ended one of the most spectacular sagas of all time, with a budget of 450 million, they reached a collection of 2797 million. It even became the highest grossing movie in history, but the reissue of ‘Avatar’ took that position away from it.
3. Avatar: The Sense of Water
Year 2022, again James Cameron and again ‘Avatar’. This time with a much larger budget, 350 million, reaching, for the moment, a collection of 2,244 million. The sequel came 13 years later, with the story of the protagonists of the first, but now also with children.
4.Titanic
Another success for James Cameron. It was the year 1997, with a budget of 200 million and a collection of 2,242 million, Jack and Rose went down in film history as the great romantic couple of the 90s. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet brought fiction to reality in a film already legendary.
5. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
Star Wars finally appears, but the one from 2015, with a budget of 245 million and a collection of 2068 million. It was the first film that ran into the hands of Disney, and shows how Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and R2-D2 continue to fight alongside the resistance in order to prevent the First Order from imposing its tyrannical power.
6. Avengers: Infinity War
The Endgame prequel, in 2018, with a budget of 400 million, reached 2048 million at the box office. It was the end of phase 3 and Marvel prepared a party ending in style.
7. Spider-Man: No Way Home
The multiverse came true in the year 2021. Spiderman returned three times in the bodies of Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, coinciding on the tape, in an act more than expected by fans. It had a budget of 200 million and a collection of 1916 million.
8. Jurassic World
If Jurassic Park laid the foundation for dinosaur movies, Jurassic World brought it to its fullest. It had a budget of 150 million and managed to raise 1670 million in 2015.
9. The Lion King
Not the cartoon one, but the 2019 ‘live action’ one. It had a budget of 260 million and a collection of 1656 million.
10. The Avengers
In the year 2012, the world met The Avengers. It was the first film that brought them together and its success was overwhelming. Budget: 220 million. Collection: 1518 million. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L.Jackson starred in one of the most remembered films of all time.
Highest-grossing films by inflation adjustment through 2019
1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Collection: 3728 million
2.Avatar (2009)
Collection: 2.273 million
3.Titanic (1997)
Collection: 3099 million
3. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
Collection: 3061 million
5. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Collection: 2.790 million
6. The Sound of Music (1965)
Collection: 2564 million
7. ET the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Collection: 2503 million
8. The Ten Commandments (1956)
Collection: 2.370 million
9. Doctor Zhivago (1966)
Collection: 2.246 million
10. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
Collection: 2.215 million
