The moneymakers

Here are the highest grossing films of all time, from the billion dollar earners, down to the measly (but still pretty impressive) $200 million takers. Check out which films were carried on word-of-mouth, oscar wins, or just great special effects.
Highest grossing films: 01-50
Highest grossing films: 01-50
Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time, sitting on a massive pool of $US2.46 billion worldwide. Not so close behind is James Cameron's other blockbuster and previous record holder Titanic with $US1.8 billion. In 3rd place is Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; fourth place is Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and in fifth is The Dark Knight. These are the only films in...
Highest grossing films: 051-100
Highest grossing films: 051-100
King Kong sits just outside of the top 50, on a respectable $547 million, just above classics such as Home Alone, The Empire Strikes Back and Ghost. Also making the list are Pixar classics WALL-E, Monsters Inc and Toy Story 2. Taking the number 100 spot: The Matrix Revolutions at $424 million.
Highest grossing films: 101-150
Highest grossing films: 101-150
These films have earnt approximately $350-$400 million worldwide. Sex and the City surprised everyone (except fans) by earning $400 mil, while Raiders of the Lost Ark still impresses with it's $383 mil haul (and that was back in 1981!) The Golden Compass became the highest grossing film to not reach $100 mil in the U.S (it pulled $364 mil worldwide).
Highest grossing films: 151-200
Highest grossing films: 151-200
The ladies lead this list, with Amy Adams' Enchanted grossing $339 mil, and Angelina Jolie's Wanted taking $338 mil. The Devil Wears Prada took home over $324 million, and Chicago scored $306 mil. However, the boys make an appearance too - with Ocean's Thirteen earning $311mil, and the Inglourious Basterds grossing $318mil.
Highest grossing films: 201-250
Highest grossing films: 201-250
Further down the list, we start to see the blockbuster comedies such as Austin Powers in Goldmember, Coming to America, Wedding Crashers, G-Force and Jerry Maguire, all earning between $260 and $290 million. Sequels such as American Pie 2, The Bourne Supremacy and Home Alone 2 all outperformed their predecessors.
Highest grossing films: 251-300
Highest grossing films: 251-300
There are a few surprises in this 50. For instance, you may not know that Eragon grossed $245 million worldwide. Also, our very own Crocodile Dundee 2 managed $239 million. The Blair Witch Project grossed a massive $240 million on a $35,000 budget.
Highest grossing films: 301-350
Highest grossing films: 301-350
Although these flicks missed out on the top 300, they still managed to score an impressive $200 mil+ gross. Juno, the little movie that could, brought home a huge $226 million off of a $6.5 mil budget. Honest to blog.

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