Top 8 Highest Money Making Movies

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Emma Haag, Author

If you were wondering what movies made the most amount of money, then you’ve come to the right place. Now, lets get right into it, here are the top highest money making movies.

“I’m pretty sure Infinity War made the most money because of all the publicity.” said Kenia Balderrama.

In eighth place we have Furious 7, which was released in 2015. This movie was directed by James Wan. The budget for this movie was $190 million USD. In total the movie brought in 1.52 Billion dollars. After defeating terrorist Owen Shaw, Dominic, Brian, and the crew return to normal lives. Nonetheless, Owen’s older brother is thirsty for revenge.

In seventh place we have The Lion King(Live Action), which was released in 2019. The director of this movie was Jon Favreau. This movies budget was $45 million USD. The total gross this movie brought in was $1.65 Billion dollars. A young lion prince flees his kingdom after his father’s murder, only to learn the true meaning of bravery.

In sixth place we have Jurassic World, released in 2015. Colin Trevorrow directed this movie. Colin had a total of $150 million USD to make this movie happen. This movie brought in $1.67 Billion dollars. On a luxury resort island, a intelligent Indominus rex escapes, which causes other dinosaurs to run amuck. Now its up to former military man, Owen Grady to use his skill and save the tourists.

In fifth place we have Avengers: Infinity War, which was released in 2018. The movie was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. They had a budget of $316 million USD, so it’s not surprising they would end up bringing in a lot. In total the movie brought in $2.o5 Billion dollars. As Thanos tries to gather all of the infinity stones to inflict his twisted will on reality, Tony Stark, Hulk, Thor and the rest of the avengers join together to battle their most powerful enemy yet.

In fourth place we have Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was released in 2015. The movie was directed by  J.J. Abrams. The budget for this movie overall was $306 million USD, and it made a total of $2.06 Billion dollars. This movie is about Han Solo and his allies having to face a new threat from Kylo Ren and the First Order.

In third place we have the Titanic, which was released in 1997. The director for this movie was James Cameron. Titanic’s movie budget was $200 million USD and surprisingly it brought in more than the previous movies at $2.21 Billion dollars. This movie is an action, romance. Set on the R.M.S Titanic, which ultimately carried over 1,500 people to their death.

In second place we have Avengers: Endgame, which was released in 2019. The director for this movie was Joe Russo and Anthony Russo. The overall budget for this movie was $356 million USD. In total this movie brought in $2.80 Billion dollars. As Tony Stark is trapped in space the remaining avengers,  Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner must find a way to bring back their stranded allies in order to fight against Thanos.

Finally, in first place we have Avatar, released in 2009. This movie’s director, James Cameron, also directed Titanic. This movie had a budget of $237 million USD, but even with the smaller budget it still surpassed all the others at….$2.85 Billion Dollars. This movie is about a paralyzed former marine who travels to an alien plat called Na’vi as an Avatar. He then begins to fall in love with a Na’vi female. As his love for her grows he is drawn into a battle to protect her world.

Maddix Pokorski said that his favorite movie out of these is “Avatar, because I like the soundtrack more, I like the story, but I like the worldbuilding the most.”

Now that you know what movies highest money making movies you can go watch them and see if they really deserve to be the highest money making.