Domestic Box Office: Best of the Year

Domestic Box Office: Best of the Year

These are the top domestic grossing movies for each year based on the sources at the bottom of the page. 2024: Wicked 2023: Barbie 2022: Top Gun: Maverick 2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home 2020: Bad Boys for Life 2019: Avengers: Endgame 2018: Black Panther 2017: Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi 2016: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2015: Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens 2014: American Sniper 2013: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2012: The Avengers 2011: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2010: Toy Story 3 2009: Avatar 2008: The Dark Knight 2007: Spider-Man 3 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 2005: Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 2004: Shrek 2 2003: Finding Nemo 2002: Spider-Man 2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 2000: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1999: Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1998: Saving Private Ryan 1997: Titanic 1996: Independence Day 1995: Toy Story 1994: The Lion King 1993: Jurassic Park 1992: Aladdin 1991: Beauty and the Beast 1990: Home Alone 1989: Batman 1988: Rain Man 1987: Three Men and a Baby 1986: Top Gun 1985: Back to the Future 1984: Ghostbusters 1983: Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1980: Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 1979: Kramer vs. Kramer 1978: Grease 1977: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope 1976: Rocky 1975: Jaws 1974: Blazing Saddles 1973: The Exorcist 1972: The Godfather 1971: Billy Jack 1970: Love Story 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1967: The Jungle Book 1966: The Bible: In the Beginning 1965: The Sound of Music 1964: Mary Poppins 1963: Cleopatra 1962: Lawrence of Arabia 1961: 101 Dalmations 1960: Psycho 1959: Ben-Hur 1958: South Pacific 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai 1956: The Ten Commandments 1955: Lady and the Tramp 1954: Rear Window 1953: Peter Pan 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth 1951: Quo Vadis? 1950: Cinderella 1949: Samson and Delilah 1948: The Red Shoes 1947: Miracle on 34th Street 1946: Song of the South 1945: The Bells of St. Mary’s 1944: Going My Way 1943: This Is the Army 1942: Bambi 1941: Sergeant York 1940: Pinocchio 1939: Gone with the Wind 1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1936: Modern Times 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty 1934: It Happened One Night 1933: King Kong 1932: Shanghai Express 1931: Frankenstein 1930: Tom Sawyer 1929: The Broadway Melody 1928: The Singing Melody 1927: The Jazz Singer 1926: Aloma of the South Seas 1925: The Big Parade 1924: The Sea Hawk 1923: The Covered Wagon 1922: Robin Hood 1921: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1920: Something to Think About 1919: The Miracle Man 1918: Mickey 1917: The Poor Little Rich Girl / Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm / Cleopatra 1916: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1915: The Birth of a Nation 1914: Million Dollar Mystery 1913: Traffic in Souls Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Box Office Lists Box Office Mojo: good source to look up domestic gross for movies Box Office Mojo “Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses” Box Office Mojo “Domestic Grosses Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation” Box Office Mojo “Domestic Grosses: Estimated Tickets Sold” Filmsite.org “Box Office Hits by Decade and Year” (1913-2023) Robert Munafo (year?). “All-Time Top 232 Movies by U.S. Theatre Attendance” TheNumbers.com (searchable database) Originally posted 6/4/2023; last updated 2/24/2025.

Screen Actors Guild - Awards for Outstanding Cast, 1995-2024

Screen Actors Guild: Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, 1995-2024

The Screen Actors Guild formed in 1933 as a union to represent actors in movies and television. In 2012, they merged with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) to form SAG-AFTRA. Since 1995, they have given out an award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The most recent ceremony was held on February 23, 2025. 2024: Conclave 2023: Oppenheimer 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once 2021: Coda 2020: The Trial of the Chicago 7 2019: Parasite (Gisaengchung) 2018: Black Panther 2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2016: Hidden Figures 2015: Spotlight 2014: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2013: American Hustle 2012: Argo 2011: The Help 2010: The King’s Speech 2009: Inglourious Basterds 2008: Slumdog Millionaire 2007: No Country for Old Men 2006: Little Miss Sunshine 2005: Crash 2004: Sideways 2013: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2002: Chicago 2001: Gosford Park 2000: Traffic 1999: American Beauty 1998: Shakespeare in Love 1997: The Full Monty 1996: The Birdcage 1995: Apollo 13 Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Awards Page Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (official website) Screen Actors Guild Awards (official website) Wikipedia.org: “Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture” Originally posted 2/26/2023; last updated 2/23/2025.

 

Super Hero Movies: Top 25

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Top 25 Super Hero Movies This list of the top 25 super hero movies of all time was created by aggregating the resources at the bottom of this page along with box office, movie ratings, and overall ranking in Dave’s Movie Database. 1. The Dark Knight (2008) 2. Logan (2017) 3. Iron Man (2008) 4. Wonder Woman (2017) 5. The Avengers (2012) 6. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 7. Superman: The Movie (1978) 8. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 9. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 10. The Incredibles (2004) 11. Captain America: Civil War (2016) 12. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 13. Black Panther (2018) 14. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) 15. Batman Begins (2005) 16. Deadpool (2016) 17. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) 18. Thor: Ragnorak (2017) 19. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) 20. X2: X-Men United (2003) 21. Batman (1989) 22. Unbreakable (2000) 23. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 24. Spider-Man (2002) 25. Avengers: Endgame (2019) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Genre Lists 247wallst.com (7/1/2019). “Best Superhero Movies of All Time” BSM Knight/Errant (5/22/2019). “BSM students pick their top 5 superhero movies” BusinessInsider.com (3/15/2019). “The 50 best superhero movies of all time, ranked” CinemaBlend.com (2019). “30 Best Superhero Movies, Ranked” CommonSenseMedia.org (2019). “Best Superhero Movies for Kids” GamesRadar.com (6/18/2019). “Become a true believer with the best superhero movies of all time (so far)” IGN.com (8/17/2018). “The 25 Best Superhero Movies” Insider.com (4/25/2019). “20 superhero movies you need to watch in your lifetime” Newsweek.com (12/31/2018). “Ranked: The 20 Best Superhero Movies of All Time” Paste Magazine (3/10/2019). “The 100 Best Superhero Movies of All Time” Ranker.com “The Best Superhero Movies Ever Made” TheRinger.com (2018). “The 50 Best Superhero Movies of All Time” RottenTomatoes.com (2019). “72 Best Superhero Movies of All Time” ScreenCrush.com (4/12/2019). “The Best Superhero Movies of All Time” Vulture.com (4/26/2019). “The 30 Best Superhero Movies Since Blade” Originally posted 8/31/2019; last updated 5/25/2023.