Amazing how quick studios are bringing out the big movies

[TheForce8686]

I was just observing the highest grossing movie list and realized that of the top 50 world wide highest grossing films of all time, 30 are already out, announced or rumored to be out by the end of the year. There is a vocal crowd on here that complains about the lack of titles but for a format that is barely 2 years old studios are moving pretty quick. And of those other 20 that aren't announced, Mr Lucas and Mr Jackson could knock 9 of that list real quick if they truly wanted.

[MOONPHASE]

i kind of wish some of the older movies or at least ones from studios that are not as big would release more movies. theres only maybe just a few new catalog titles that i might be interested in but i think 2009 is going to be more like the year i would really get to buying blu-ray movies when they are not releasing as many blockbuster movies and get to more like tv shows and movies that are like 5 years old.

[marine92104]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

I was just observing the highest grossing movie list and realized that of the top 50 world wide highest grossing films of all time, 30 are already out, announced or rumored to be out by the end of the year. There is a vocal crowd on here that complains about the lack of titles but for a format that is barely 2 years old studios are moving pretty quick. And of those other 20 that aren't announced, Mr Lucas and Mr Jackson could knock 9 of that list real quick if they truly wanted.

You're close. 25 out of 50 for Alltime Worldwide Box Office:

0001 $ 600.8 $ 1234.6 $ 1835.4 Titanic (1997)
0002 $ 377.0 $ 752.2 $ 1129.2 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
0003 $ 423.3 $ 637.3 $ 1060.6 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
0004 $ 317.6 $ 658.9 $ 976.5 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
0005 $ 309.4 $ 649.0 $ 958.4 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
0006 $ 292.0 $ 645.0 $ 937.0 Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix (2007)
0007 $ 431.1 $ 494.4 $ 925.5 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
0008 $ 341.7 $ 583.0 $ 924.7 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
0009 $ 357.1 $ 563.0 $ 920.1 Jurassic Park (1993)
0010 $ 436.5 $ 466.0 $ 902.5 Shrek 2 (2004)
0011 $ 290.0 $ 602.2 $ 892.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
0012 $ 336.5 $ 548.9 $ 885.4 Spider-Man 3 (2007)
0013 $ 262.0 $ 617.0 $ 879.0 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
0014 $ 314.8 $ 556.0 $ 870.8 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
0015 $ 339.7 $ 525.3 $ 865.0 Finding Nemo (2003)
0016 $ 380.3 $ 468.2 $ 848.5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
0017 $ 403.7 $ 417.9 $ 821.6 Spider-Man (2002)
0018 $ 306.2 $ 505.0 $ 811.2 Independence Day (1996)
0019 $ 461.0 $ 337.0 $ 798.0 Star Wars (1977)
0020 $ 249.4 $ 545.0 $ 794.4 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
0021 $ 321.0 $ 470.4 $ 791.4 Shrek the Third (2007)
0022 $ 373.4 $ 418.0 $ 791.4 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
0023 $ 328.4 $ 459.0 $ 787.4 Lion King, The (1994)
0024 $ 217.5 $ 539.7 $ 757.2 Da Vinci Code, The (2006)
0025 $ 435.1 $ 321.8 $ 756.9 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
0026 $ 291.7 $ 447.1 $ 738.8 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005)
0027 $ 281.5 $ 456.1 $ 737.6 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
0028 $ 307.3 $ 413.0 $ 720.3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (2008)
0029 $ 319.1 $ 382.0 $ 701.1 Transformers (2007)
0030 $ 329.7 $ 350.0 $ 679.7 Forrest Gump (1994)
0031 $ 293.5 $ 379.3 $ 672.8 Sixth Sense, The (1999)
0032 $ 305.4 $ 347.8 $ 653.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
0033 $ 310.7 $ 339.0 $ 649.7 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
0034 $ 195.3 $ 441.0 $ 636.3 Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
0035 $ 261.4 $ 362.6 $ 624.0 Incredibles, The (2004)
0036 $ 206.4 $ 409.5 $ 615.9 Ratatouille (2007)
0037 $ 229.1 $ 385.3 $ 614.4 Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)
0038 $ 370.6 $ 234.1 $ 604.7 Passion of the Christ, The (2004)
0039 $ 234.3 $ 357.1 $ 591.4 War of the Worlds (2005)
0040 $ 167.4 $ 420.6 $ 588.0 Casino Royale (2006)
0041 $ 250.1 $ 337.1 $ 587.2 Men in Black (1997)
0042 $ 256.4 $ 327.6 $ 584.0 I Am Legend (2007)
0043 $ 309.1 $ 263.7 $ 572.9 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
0044 $ 250.9 $ 320.2 $ 571.1 Night at the Museum (2006)
0045 $ 312.1 $ 250.8 $ 562.9 Iron Man (2008)
0046 $ 201.6 $ 355.0 $ 556.6 Armageddon (1998)
0047 $ 218.1 $ 331.1 $ 549.2 King Kong (2005)
0048 $ 215.4 $ 330.0 $ 545.4 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
0049 $ 290.2 $ 248.0 $ 538.2 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
0050 $ 285.8 $ 248.0 $ 533.8 Home Alone (1990)

http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com/in...links=&popups=


23 out of 50 For Alltime U.S. Box Office:


0001 $ 600.8 $ 1234.6 $ 1835.4 Titanic (1997)
0002 $ 461.0 $ 337.0 $ 798.0 Star Wars (1977)
0003 $ 436.5 $ 466.0 $ 902.5 Shrek 2 (2004)
0004 $ 435.1 $ 321.8 $ 756.9 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
0005 $ 431.1 $ 494.4 $ 925.5 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
0006 $ 423.3 $ 637.3 $ 1060.6 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
0007 $ 403.7 $ 417.9 $ 821.6 Spider-Man (2002)
0008 $ 380.3 $ 468.2 $ 848.5 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
0009 $ 377.0 $ 752.2 $ 1129.2 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
0010 $ 373.4 $ 418.0 $ 791.4 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
0011 $ 370.6 $ 234.1 $ 604.7 Passion of the Christ, The (2004)
0012 $ 357.1 $ 563.0 $ 920.1 Jurassic Park (1993)
0013 $ 341.7 $ 583.0 $ 924.7 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
0014 $ 339.7 $ 525.3 $ 865.0 Finding Nemo (2003)
0015 $ 336.5 $ 548.9 $ 885.4 Spider-Man 3 (2007)
0016 $ 329.7 $ 350.0 $ 679.7 Forrest Gump (1994)
0017 $ 328.4 $ 459.0 $ 787.4 Lion King, The (1994)
0018 $ 321.0 $ 470.4 $ 791.4 Shrek the Third (2007)
0019 $ 319.1 $ 382.0 $ 701.1 Transformers (2007)
0020 $ 317.6 $ 658.9 $ 976.5 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
0021 $ 314.8 $ 556.0 $ 870.8 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
0022 $ 312.1 $ 250.8 $ 562.9 Iron Man (2008)
0023 $ 310.7 $ 339.0 $ 649.7 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
0024 $ 309.4 $ 649.0 $ 958.4 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
0025 $ 309.1 $ 263.7 $ 572.9 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
0026 $ 307.3 $ 413.0 $ 720.3 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (2008)
0027 $ 306.2 $ 505.0 $ 811.2 Independence Day (1996)
0028 $ 305.4 $ 347.8 $ 653.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
0029 $ 293.5 $ 379.3 $ 672.8 Sixth Sense, The (1999)
0030 $ 292.0 $ 645.0 $ 937.0 Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix (2007)
0031 $ 291.7 $ 447.1 $ 738.8 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005)
0032 $ 290.2 $ 248.0 $ 538.2 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
0033 $ 290.0 $ 602.2 $ 892.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
0034 $ 285.8 $ 248.0 $ 533.8 Home Alone (1990)
0035 $ 281.5 $ 456.1 $ 737.6 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
0036 $ 279.2 $ 236.0 $ 515.2 Meet the Fockers (2004)
0037 $ 267.7 $ 202.0 $ 469.7 Shrek (2001)
0038 $ 262.0 $ 617.0 $ 879.0 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
0039 $ 261.4 $ 362.6 $ 624.0 Incredibles, The (2004)
0040 $ 260.0 $ 80.4 $ 340.4 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
0041 $ 260.0 $ 210.6 $ 470.6 Jaws (1975)
0042 $ 256.4 $ 327.6 $ 584.0 I Am Legend (2007)
0043 $ 255.9 $ 273.1 $ 529.0 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
0044 $ 251.2 $ 162.0 $ 413.2 Batman (1989)
0045 $ 250.9 $ 320.2 $ 571.1 Night at the Museum (2006)
0046 $ 250.1 $ 337.1 $ 587.2 Men in Black (1997)
0047 $ 249.4 $ 545.0 $ 794.4 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
0048 $ 245.8 $ 239.9 $ 485.7 Toy Story 2 (1999)
0049 $ 244.1 $ 210.7 $ 454.8 Cars (2006)
0050 $ 242.6 $ 216.4 $ 459.0 Bruce Almighty (2003)

http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com/in...=2008&keyword=

I'm a bigtime fan of catalog titles & hope they'll keep releasing big boxoffice catalog titles along with day & date titles.

[BluCrew]

This is a great post. This is a clear indication of how far the popularity of blus are progressing and catching on with the general public. Hopefully, by 2009, the remaining movies on this list will be released. It's a real confident booster.

[TheForce8686]

Originally Posted by marine92104

You're close. 24 out of 50 for Alltime Worldwide Box Office:

I'm a bigtime fan of catalog titles & hope they'll keep releasing big boxoffice catalog titles along with day & date titles.

Im not sure how I got 30. But you did miss one of the Harry Potter movies, and I counted Finding Nemo (since it will be out early next year) and INdy 4 because of the rumored date in September.

The point is though that we are heading in the right direction.

[marine92104]

Originally Posted by TheForce8686

Im not sure how I got 30. But you did miss one of the Harry Potter movies, and I counted Finding Nemo (since it will be out early next year) and INdy 4 because of the rumored date in September.

The point is though that we are heading in the right direction.

Corrected the missed Harry Potter movie. Thanks.

I didn't count Finding Nemo & Indy 4 since they didn't have a release date.

I thought it would be cool to list the top 50 worldwide & top 50 US all time box office lists so people could see the titles.

I agree we're headed in the right direction. When the Spielberg & Lucas films hit it will be great for hidef movies.

I can't wait!