Gone with the Wind—first released in 1939—is generally considered to be the most successful film, with Guinness World Records in 2014 estimating its adjusted global gross at $3.4 billion.
The first film to have a budget of US$100 million (the £64.1 million) was True Lies (US 1994), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.
1955: "Lady and the Tramp"
Released on June 22, 1955, this Disney animation went on to earn about $66.4 million at the box office.
Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide on March 1, 1998, in 74 days of release.
Avatar, Jurassic Park, Titanic, Star Wars... We review the 53 films that have made history after raising more than a billion dollars.
Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in northern England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.
The first motion picture film is believed to be Louis Le Prince's Roundhay Garden Scene. This film was recorded in Leeds in England in 1888.
Global box office revenue of the most successful movies of all time as of 2022. As of June 2022, "Avatar" (2009) was the most commercially successful movie of all time, grossing about 2.85 billion U.S. dollars at box offices across the globe.
1. Citizen Kane (1941)
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the first to attempt a one-shot movie. His earliest tries were with 1937s Young and Innocent and 1946s Notorious, respectively. It wasn't until two years later that he struck gold with 1948s Rope.
December 16 – Rain Man is released to critical and commercial success and became the highest grossing film of 1988 worldwide with a gross of $355 million.
1. The Exorcist (1973) When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.