It is evident that the world of cinema is one of the most profitable businesses in the world of entertainment. Each year we see how a large number of producers invest millions of dollars in a film, hiring renowned directors and the best actors in Hollywood to offer a high-quality feature film and of course generate a box office success.
Many of them have moderate success but only few manage to take the title to "the highest grossing of the year" as well as they manage to position themselves among the most successful of all time. In this article we will show you the highest grossing films of the last decade.
The world of superheroes has been one of the dominant in recent years in the world of cinema. We started with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (2012) first live-action that brings together 6 superheroes became the first highest grossing film of Marvel with a budget of $ 220 million, managed to raise more than $ 1,500 million. Then Avengers was launched: Age of Ultron (2015) which achieved a collection of $ 1,405 million dollars. And his latest installment released in 2018, Avengers: Infinity War, brought together the superheroes of almost all his films as Dr Stange, Black Panter, Spiderman and Guardians of the Galaxy, which was quite profitable for Marvel as the It turns into the superhero movie that has raised the most money in the history of cinema with a total of $ 2,048,711,378 million dollars.
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DC Comics has also had its great profits with superheroes. Batman: The Dark Night Rises became his first blockbuster movie with a total of $ 1,084,439,099 million dollars. Later he released Batman vs Superman and Wonder Woman that also generated good income and his latest production Aquaman (2018), starring Jason Momoa, is currently released; which has positioned itself as the highest grossing DC Comics production with more than $ 1,000 million and even counting.
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The great series of Star Wars movies have also achieved great profits. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Awakening of the Force (2015) directed by J.J. Abrams, not only became one of the highest grossing films of the franchise but also one of the most successful in the history of cinema with a total income of $ 2,068,223,624. In 2017 Star Wars was released: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, which despite not having surpassed its prequel at the box office (Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens), still earns its position among the most successful of the last years with more than $ 1,332 million dollars.
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The world of dinosaurs reigned again in this decade just as Jurassic Park did years ago. In 2015 we saw how Jurassic World resumed the public's interest in dinosaurs. Starring Chris Patt and Bryce Dallas Howard, Jurassic World broke box office with a profit of $ 1,671,713,208 ranking as one of the most successful in history.
http://time.com/5313949/real-dinosaurs-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-jurassic-park-fact-check-checking-history/
Fast and Furious 7 (2015), with a great cast of actors like Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson has become the most successful production of the franchise with $ 1,516,045,911. This installment generated much more interest from the public because it was the last film where the late actor Paul Walker appears.
https://laopinion.com/2014/07/03/rapido-y-furioso-7-se-estrenara-antes-de-lo-previsto/
The great saga of magicians came to an end with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2. Based on the books of JK Rowling, the director David Yates knew how to give an excellent ending with this latest installment of Harry Potter films that began in 2001 and ended in 2011 with Las Reliquias de la Muerte generating a total of $ 1,341,511,219 with the latter.
https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/harry-potter-reliquias-muerte-parte-2-critica-pelicula-74064
The wonderful world of Disney has also had its place among the most successful films of the last decade. In 2010 we had the third installment of Toy Story which broke box office with $ 1,066,969,703 and was among the most successful films of that year. Currently announced the release of Toy Story 4 (2019) which is expected to exceed the gains of Toy Story 3. Among the princesses of Disney, Elsa takes the crown as the princess who has generated more money in a movie. Frozen, released in 2013, gained public interest by seeing the first Disney princess with magical powers. With more than $ 1,200 million dollars, Frozen becomes the animated film that has raised the most in this decade.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/869229-disney-teases-toy-story-4-and-frozen-2-title-at-d23-expo
Thus we come to the film with the highest income in history. The great director James Cameron manages to surpass himself with Avatar, a futuristic film that deals with the invasion of humans to a planet with evolved beings which generates a war between both worlds. A film ready for the 90s but that did not have a suitable technology for its accomplishment manages to be released in 2009, with a budget of 237 million dollars managed to raise a total of $ 2,787,965,087 surpassing the record of Titanic (James Cameron), Avatar it becomes the most successful movie of all time.
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