Major movie money

No. 1 – Harry Potter movies

The Harry Potter movies have grossed more than 6 BILLION dollars world wide, with the newest, and last movie of the franchise, opening this upcoming Friday. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

How much did each of movie make?

• “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” -975 million
• “Chamber of Secrets” -879 million
• “Prisoner of Azkaban” -796 million
• “Goblet of Fire” -896 million
• “Order of the Phoenix” -938 million
• “Half-Blood Prince” -934 million
• “Deathly Hallows Part 1″ – 955 million

No. 2 – James Bond movies

Who hasn’t seen at-least 2 James Bond movies? Even though 007 himself has been a wide variety of male leading roles (Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, and Pierce Brosnan), it hasnt stopped the movies from making more than 5 Billion dollars worldwide.

James Bond Movies and how much they made:

• “Dr. No“
• “From Russia with Love“
• “Goldfinger“
• “Thunderball“
• “You Only Live Twice“
• “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service“
• “Diamonds Are Forever“
• “Live and Let Die“
• “The Man with the Golden Gun“
• “The Spy Who Loved Me“
• “Moonraker“
• “For Your Eyes Only“
• “Octopussy“
• “Never Say Never Again“
• “A View to a Kill“
• “The Living Daylights“
• “License to Kill“
• “Goldeneye“
• “Tomorrow Never Dies“
• “The World Is Not Enough“
• “Die Another Day“
• “Casino Royale“
• “Quantum of Solace“

No. 3 – Star Wars movies

Personally I would have thought these movies were #2, but they fall into the #3 money makers of all time with 4.41 billion dollars world wide. Brainchild of George Lucas, the movies have brought some super famous characters like Hans Solo, Princess Leia, and Luke Skywalker.

How much did each individual movie make?

• “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope“
• “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back“
• “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi“
• “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace“
• “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones“
• “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith“
• “Star Wars: The Clone Wars“

No. 4 – “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies

Sexy Johnny Depp brought this eccentric character to the big screen and made the Pirates of the Caribbean movies more than 3.69 billion dollars worldwide.

How much did each movie make?

• “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl“
• “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest“
• “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End“
• “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides“

No. 5 – “Shrek” movies

Not suprisingly, the Shrek movies grossed nearly 3 billion dollars in what has become a kid classic.There is no doubt that a big green ogre has shaken the movie industry to its core.
How much did each movie make?

• “Shrek“
• “Shrek 2“
• “Shrek the Third“
• “Shrek Forever After“

No. 6 – “Lord of the Rings” movies

This trilogy was an absolute blockbuster in the theaters, which was based on the classics by J.R.R. Tolkien. No doubt Peter Jacksons rendition launched the likes of Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, and Viggo Mortenson into super stardom while simultaneously creating three movies that made 2.91 billion dollars.

• “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring“
• “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers“
• “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King“

No. 7 – Batman movies

Batman is more than just a comic legend, from Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Christian Bale, and Micheal Keaton, superstars have touched this character and made him leap from the pages to the big screen. This major movie maker has brought in approximately 2.7 billion dollars.

• “Batman“
• “Batman Returns“
• “Batman Forever“
• “Batman & Robin“
• “Batman Begins“
• “Batman: Gotham Night“
• “The Dark Knight“

No. 8 – Spider-Man movies

Toby McGuire perfected the role of spider man as a high flying action hero that grossed 2.5 billion dollars.

• “Spider-Man“
• “Spider-Man 2“
• “Spider-Man 3“