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

Shrek (2001)

Summary: A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.

Release Date: May 18, 2001

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Directors: Andrew Adamson

, Vicky Jenson

Writers: William Steig

, Ted Elliott

, Terry Rossio

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

MPAA: PG

Production: DreamWorks Animation, Dreamworks Pictures, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Vanguard Films

Distributor: DreamWorks Distribution, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, American Movie Classics (AMC), Bravo!, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, Disney XD, DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Canada, Sweden

Language: English

Franchise: Shrek

Movie budget: $ 60,000,000

Domestic: $ 268,163,011

International: $ 220,278,357

The Avengers (2012)

Summary: Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

Release Date: May 04, 2012

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Joss Whedon

Writers: Joss Whedon

, Zak Penn

Runtime: 2 h 23 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney+, Epix (I), FX Network, Hotstar

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie budget: $ 220,000,000

Domestic: $ 623,357,910

International: $ 897,180,626

Ice Age (2002)

Summary: The story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat, known as Scrat.

Release Date: March 15, 2002

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Animation

Directors: Chris Wedge

, Carlos Saldanha

Writers: Michael J. Wilson

, Michael Berg

, Peter Ackerman

Runtime: 1 h 21 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Animation

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox Network, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Nickelodeon Network, Hub Television Network, Discovery Family Channel, PBS Kids Sprout, Freeform, Disney+, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, France, Canada

Language: English

Franchise: Ice Age

Movie budget: $ 59,000,000

Domestic: $ 176,387,405

International: $ 206,869,731

The Hunger Games (2012)

Summary: Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

Release Date: March 23, 2012

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Gary Ross

Writers: Gary Ross

, Suzanne Collins

, Billy Ray

Runtime: 2 h 22 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Lionsgate, Color Force

Distributor: Lionsgate, ABC Family, Amazon Freevee, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: The Hunger Games

Movie budget: $ 78,000,000

Domestic: $ 408,010,692

International: $ 286,384,032

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Summary: A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 14, 2012

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Philippa Boyens

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 49 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 303,030,651

International: $ 714,000,000

Dune (2021)

Summary: A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.

Release Date: October 22, 2021

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Writers: Jon Spaihts

, Denis Villeneuve

, Eric Roth

Runtime: 2 h 35 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Villeneuve Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Canada

Language: English

Franchise: Dune

Movie budget: $ 165,000,000

Domestic: $ 108,327,830

International: $ 293,700,000

Alien (1979)

Summary: The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.

Release Date: June 22, 1979

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: Ridley Scott

Writers: Dan O'Bannon

, Ronald Shusett

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: R

Production: Brandywine Productions

Distributor: CBS/Fox, Fox Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Alien

Movie budget: $ 11,000,000

Domestic: $ 81,900,459

International: $ 24,385,063

Aquaman (2018)

Summary: Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.

Release Date: December 21, 2018

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: James Wan

Writers: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

, Will Beall

, Geoff Johns

Runtime: 2 h 23 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, The Safran Company, DC Entertainment

Distributor: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max

Countries: United States, Australia

Language: English

Franchise: DC Extended Universe

Movie budget: $ 160,000,000

Domestic: $ 335,104,314

International: $ 813,424,079

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Summary: After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda. At the same time, Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.

Release Date: June 18, 1980

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Irvin Kershner

Writers: Leigh Brackett

, Lawrence Kasdan

, George Lucas

Runtime: 2 h 04 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: CBS/Fox, Home Box Office (HBO), National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Fox Video, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney+, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Star Wars

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 292,753,960

International: $ 245,621,107

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Summary: Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.

Release Date: November 03, 2017

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Taika Waititi

Writers: Eric Pearson

, Craig Kyle

, Christopher L. Yost

Runtime: 2 h 10 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, Government of Australia

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney+, Hotstar

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 315,058,289

International: $ 540,243,517

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

Summary: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

Release Date: November 18, 2016

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: David Yates

Writer: J.K. Rowling

Runtime: 2 h 12 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Heyday Films, Warner Bros.

Distributor: Warner Bros., KVH Media Group, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), HBO Max

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Franchise: J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 234,037,575

International: $ 580,006,426

Arrival (2016)

Summary: A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

Release Date: November 11, 2016

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Writers: Eric Heisserer

, Ted Chiang

Runtime: 1 h 56 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Lava Bear Films, FilmNation Entertainment, 21 Laps Entertainment

Countries: United States, Canada

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 47,000,000

Domestic: $ 100,546,139

International: $ 102,842,047

Captain Marvel (2019)

Summary: Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Release Date: March 08, 2019

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Directors: Anna Boden

, Ryan Fleck

Writers: Anna Boden

, Ryan Fleck

, Geneva Robertson-Dworet

Runtime: 2 h 03 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, Animal Logic

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney+, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, Australia

Language: English

Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie budget: $ 160,000,000

Domestic: $ 426,829,839

International: $ 704,586,607

Pacific Rim (2013)

Summary: As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

Release Date: July 12, 2013

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Writers: Travis Beacham

, Guillermo del Toro

Runtime: 2 h 11 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Double Dare You (DDY)

Distributor: Warner Bros.

Countries: United States, Mexico

Language: English

Franchise: Pacific Rim

Movie budget: $ 190,000,000

Domestic: $ 101,802,906

International: $ 309,200,000

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Summary: Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

Release Date: May 25, 2012

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers: Etan Cohen

, Lowell Cunningham

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Columbia Pictures, Hemisphere Media Capital, Amblin Entertainment

Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing, Amazon Prime Video, FX Network, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, United Arab Emirates

Language: English

Franchise: Men in Black

Movie budget: $ 225,000,000

Domestic: $ 179,020,854

International: $ 475,192,631

Venom (2018)

Summary: A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many symbiotes who have invaded Earth. But the being takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.

Release Date: October 05, 2018

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Writers: Jeff Pinkner

, Scott Rosenberg

, Kelly Marcel

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Avi Arad Productions, Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Matt Tolmach Productions, Pascal Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), Tencent Pictures

Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing, Amazon Prime Video

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Franchise: Venom

Movie budget: $ 100,000,000

Domestic: $ 213,515,506

International: $ 642,569,645