Jun 4, 2012

Billion Dollar Babies Club - Part 2


To date, twelve blockbuster have grossed over one billion dollars at the world wide box office. In Billion Dollar Babies Part One, the first eight movies were detailed. Here are the three new entries to this magical list of top-grossing movies.



Marvel's The Avengers
The Avengers joins the Billion Dollar Movie Club and has the distinction of being the biggest domestic opening weekend film in history at $207 Million. In its first month, the movie rose to the third highest grossing film of all time. It is the highest earning film not directed by James Cameron, falling behind his screen successes Avatar and Titanic. World wide, the film has grossed $1,355.2 billion dollars to date reported by Box Office Mojo. The current ranking is number 3, behind Avatar at number one and Titanic at number two..


Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part II
Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord. Thrilling, powerfully acted, and visually dazzling, Deathly Hallows Part II brings the Harry Potter franchise to a satisfying conclusion. The movie holds the record for world wide opening box office at $483 Million, followed by Half-Blood Prince at $394 Million and The Avengers at $392.5 Million for world wide opening box office.World wide, the film has grossed $1,328.1 billion dollars to date per Box Office Mojo. The current ranking is number 4.



Transformers:Dark of the Moon
Shia LeBuoef and Director Michael Bay rode the latest installment of the Transformers franchise to join the Billion Dollar Babies Club raking in $1,123.7 billion dollars in world wide box office sales. The movie was nominated for three academy awards for visual effects, sound, and sound editing. The current ranking is number 5.


The remaining films in the Billion Dollars Babies Club are:

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King -number 6 at $ 1,119.2 billion dollars.
Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Man's Chest -number 7 at $1,066.2 billion dollars.
Toy Story 3 -number 8 at $1,063.2 billion dollars.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Of Stranger Tides -number 9 at $1,043.9 billion dollars.
Star Wars Episode One-The Phantom Menance -number 10 at $ 1,027.0 billion dollars.
Alice in Wonderland -number 11 at $1,024.3 billion dollars.
The Dark Knight -number 12 at $1,001.9 billion dollars.



How about Johnny Depp who starred in three of the Billion Dollar Babies? Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End just missed by a hair, coming in at $963.4 million dollars.

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