Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

American Pie (1999)

Summary: Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.

Release Date: July 09, 1999

Genre: Comedy

Directors: Paul Weitz

, Chris Weitz

Writer: Adam Herz

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: 18A

Production: Universal Pictures, Zide-Perry Productions, Newmarket Capital Group

Distributor: Fox Network, HBO Max, Peacock, Universal Studios Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: American Pie

Movie budget: $ 11,000,000

Domestic: $ 102,561,004

International: $ 132,922,000

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Summary: After waking from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.

Release Date: October 10, 2003

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writers: Quentin Tarantino

, Uma Thurman

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: R

Production: Miramax, A Band Apart, Super Cool ManChu, Shaw Brothers

Distributor: Miramax, Miramax Films, HBO Max, Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 30,000,000

Domestic: $ 70,099,045

International: $ 110,809,368

Rocky (1976)

Summary: A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Release Date: December 03, 1976

Genres: Drama, Sport

Director: John G. Avildsen

Writer: Sylvester Stallone

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Chartoff-Winkler Productions

Distributor: United Artists, CBS, Home Box Office (HBO), Z Channel, VidAmerica, Magnetic Video, 20th Century Fox Video, CBS/Fox, MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Rocky

Movie budget: $ 960,000

Domestic: $ 117,235,147

International: $ 18,037

The Incredibles (2004)

Summary: While trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.

Release Date: November 05, 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Director: Brad Bird

Writer: Brad Bird

Runtime: 1 h 55 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ABC Family, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Disney Channel, Toon Disney

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: The Incredibles

Movie budget: $ 92,000,000

Domestic: $ 261,441,092

International: $ 370,247,406

Bruce Almighty (2003)

Summary: A whiny news reporter is given the chance to step into God's shoes.

Release Date: May 23, 2003

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Tom Shadyac

Writers: Steve Koren

, Mark O'Keefe

, Steve Oedekerk

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Spyglass Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment, Pit Bull Productions, O Entertainment

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Fox Network, Peacock, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 81,000,000

Domestic: $ 242,829,261

International: $ 241,763,613

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Summary: A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of the missing mascot of the Miami Dolphins.

Release Date: February 04, 1994

Genre: Comedy

Director: Tom Shadyac

Writers: Jack Bernstein

, Tom Shadyac

, Jim Carrey

Runtime: 1 h 26 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Morgan Creek Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Home Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Mill Creek Entertainment, Paramount+, Relativity Media, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 72,217,396

International: $ 35,000,000

33m - Popularity

Scary Movie (2000)

Summary: A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer.

Release Date: July 07, 2000

Genre: Comedy

Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans

Writers: Shawn Wayans

, Marlon Wayans

, Buddy Johnson

Runtime: 1 h 28 min

MPAA: R

Production: Dimension Films, Wayans Bros. Entertainment, Gold/Miller Productions, Dimension Films, Brad Grey Pictures

Distributor: Dimension Films, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Paramount Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Scary Movie

Movie budget: $ 19,000,000

Domestic: $ 157,019,771

International: $ 121,000,000

5m - Popularity

Avatar (2009)

Summary: A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Release Date: December 18, 2009

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: James Cameron

Writer: James Cameron

Runtime: 2 h 42 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Lightstorm Entertainment

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Sea Movies, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Avatar

Movie budget: $ 237,000,000

Domestic: $ 785,221,649

International: $ 2,138,484,377

5m - Popularity

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Summary: A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

Release Date: December 19, 2001

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

, Philippa Boyens

Runtime: 2 h 58 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company, Marzano Films

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, The WB Television Network, Alliance Universal, MGM Worldwide Television, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Countries: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 93,000,000

Domestic: $ 319,372,078

International: $ 568,823,044

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Summary: An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Release Date: November 16, 2001

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Chris Columbus

Writers: J.K. Rowling

, Steve Kloves

Runtime: 2 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney Channel, Freeform, HBO Max, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Franchise: J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World

Movie budget: $ 125,000,000

Domestic: $ 318,886,962

International: $ 707,527,513

Transformers (2007)

Summary: An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.

Release Date: July 03, 2007

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Michael Bay

Writers: Roberto Orci

, Alex Kurtzman

, John Rogers

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Dreamworks Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Production, Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes, SprocketHeads, THINKFilm

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Transformers

Movie budget: $ 150,000,000

Domestic: $ 319,246,193

International: $ 390,463,587

The Godfather (1972)

Summary: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Release Date: March 24, 1972

Genres: Drama, Crime

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Writers: Mario Puzo

, Francis Ford Coppola

Runtime: 2 h 55 min

MPAA: R

Production: Paramount Pictures, Albert S. Ruddy Productions, Alfran Productions

Distributor: National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Paramount Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: The Godfather

Movie budget: $ 6,000,000

Domestic: $ 136,381,073

International: $ 113,961,125

The Lion King (1994)

Summary: Lion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.

Release Date: June 24, 1994

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Animation

Directors: Roger Allers

, Rob Minkoff

Writers: Irene Mecchi

, Jonathan Roberts

, Linda Woolverton

Runtime: 1 h 28 min

MPAA: G

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation

Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video, Image Entertainment, Walt Disney Home Video, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney Channel, IMAX, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, ABC Family, Hotstar

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 45,000,000

Domestic: $ 424,979,720

International: $ 556,728,565

Finding Nemo (2003)

Summary: After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Release Date: May 30, 2003

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Directors: Andrew Stanton

, Lee Unkrich

Writers: Andrew Stanton

, Bob Peterson

, David Reynolds

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: G

Production: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney Channel, Toon Disney, ABC Family, Disney Junior, Freeform

Countries: United States, Japan

Language: English

Franchise: Finding Nemo

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 380,843,261

International: $ 560,794,699

Home Alone (1990)

Summary: An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.

Release Date: November 16, 1990

Genres: Comedy, Family

Director: Chris Columbus

Writer: John Hughes

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Hughes Entertainment

Distributor: Fathom Events, Twentieth Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ABC Family, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), American Movie Classics (AMC), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney+, Fox Video, Freeform

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Home Alone

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 285,761,243

International: $ 190,923,432

Back to the Future (1985)

Summary: Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Release Date: July 03, 1985

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writers: Robert Zemeckis

, Bob Gale

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions

Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA Home Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), MCA/Universal Home Video, Universal Studios Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Back to the Future

Movie budget: $ 19,000,000

Domestic: $ 214,077,472

International: $ 170,500,000

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Summary: A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Release Date: February 14, 1991

Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Jonathan Demme

Writers: Thomas Harris

, Ted Tally

Runtime: 1 h 58 min

MPAA: R

Production: Strong Heart/Demme Production, Orion Pictures

Distributor: Orion Home Video, Philips, The Criterion Collection, CBS, Image Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Hannibal Lecter

Movie budget: $ 19,000,000

Domestic: $ 130,742,922

International: $ 142,000,000

Toy Story (1995)

Summary: A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.

Release Date: November 22, 1995

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Director: John Lasseter

Writers: John Lasseter

, Pete Docter

, Andrew Stanton

Runtime: 1 h 21 min

MPAA: G

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Home Video, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney Channel, Image Entertainment, Toon Disney, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Disney Digital 3-D, ABC Family

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Toy Story

Movie budget: $ 30,000,000

Domestic: $ 223,225,679

International: $ 171,210,907