Heres how all of the star wars movies released so far have performed at. The film is the highest grossing film of 2015, the highest grossing film in the franchise surpassing the phantom menace, the second highest grossing film released by walt disney studios, the highest grossing film in north america dethroning avatar, and the fourth highest grossing film of all time. Defected stormtrooper finn and the scavenger rey are. Here we rank the highestgrossing ones, based on figures from box office mojo. The force awakens becomes highest grossing domestic movie of all time. Box office history for star wars movies the numbers. The force awakens is now the highestgrossing movie of all time in u.
The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. With daisy ridley, john boyega, oscar isaac, domhnall gleeson. It also is on course to become the uks highestgrossing film, taking. This afternoon, with early box office results in, star wars. It took less than two weeks for the inevitable to happen. The force awakens, the first star wars film of the disney era, was clearly a. When the star wars franchise returned to the big screen in 2015 with episode vii the. Episode vii the force awakens 2015 three decades after the empires defeat, a new threat arises in the militant first order. Force awakens overtook avatar to become the highestgrossing domestic release of all time. Three decades after the empires defeat, a new threat arises in the militant first order. The fifth star wars film released failed to perform as well as many others in the franchise, yet it still managed to rank among the 100 top grossing movies of all time.
Episode viii on december 15, 2017, the han solo star. The biggest star wars movie of all time the answer may surprise you. Will star wars become the highestgrossing film of all time. Almost everyone i speak to on my side of the industry expects star wars. Being released during the holiday season is one of the best times for films to. Dec 28, 2015 it took less than two weeks for the inevitable to happen. Jan 01, 2016 on thursday, the force awakens became the highest grossing domestic disney film of all time. The force awakens became the highest grossing film of all time in.
Episode vii the force awakens initially not a science fiction fan, theatre actor anthony daniels was persuaded by his agent to meet george lucas for the casting of c3po in star wars. Star wars franchise box office history the numbers. To date 2018, the film remains the highestgrossing domestic film of alltime, if unadjusted for inflation. Its not just the highestgrossing war film of all time based on adjusted gross, its the highestgrossing domestic film of all time. The force awakens is the seventh film in the star wars franchise, released ten years after the previous entry. Episode vii the force awakens hit another international milestone over the weekend, winning its fourth frame in germany and becoming the fourth highestgrossing film of. The second entry in the blockbuster star wars series, now called star wars. Dec 07, 2017 star wars, which surpassed jaws to become the highest grossing film of all time until the release of e. Force awakens passes avatar as topgrossing film at domestic b.
Mar 03, 2016 the film has since broken many box office records. News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. Episode ii attack of the clones was the third highest grossing movie in the u. The force awakens is the highest grossing film of all. Episode ii attack of the clones was the third highestgrossing movie in the u. The rise of skywalker meaning the studios bank account will grow even further. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide mental. Feb 05, 2020 the fifth star wars film released failed to perform as well as many others in the franchise, yet it still managed to rank among the 100 top grossing movies of all time.
It wont break the records for wednesday or thursday as there are too many films that have opened on those days to compete with. Your top box office earners ever worldwide frozen ii enters the top 10 in our guide to the highestgrossing movies of all time from avengers. The following chart ranks all nine installments of the core star wars. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. Defected stormtrooper finn and the scavenger rey are caught up in the resistances search for the missing luke skywalker. On thursday, the force awakens became the highestgrossing domestic disney film of all time. The lion king passes frozen as the highest grossing. Star wars dethroned it as the highest grossing film of all time. Defected stormtrooper finn and the scavenger rey are caught up. Top 30 highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for. This time we are looking on the crossword puzzle clue for. This is also what started the skywalker saga, a series of three. This was the second star wars film to be released in imax, and the. The star wars franchise kicked off in 1977 with the release of a film of the same name, later retitled star wars.
Naturally, all four star wars films make up fords top four highest grossing movies, with the indiana jones films, the fugitive and air force one. The force awakens is now the topgrossing star wars. The force awakens zoomed past 2009s avatar to become the highestgrossing film in north american history. Abrams, the film stars adam driver, daisy ridley, john boyega and oscar isaac in new roles, with harrison ford, mark hamill, and carrie fisher reprising their roles from the original trilogy which concluded in 1983. The force awakens as of sunday morning, a figure that will make it, by some margin, the highestgrossing film on opening weekend at the domestic box office. Since the release of the first star wars movie in 1977, its hard to find any subsequent george lucas film that performed poorly at the box office. Top 10 films at the box office when adjusted for inflation cnbc. Star wars dethroned it as the highestgrossing film of all. Clearly the fact that the film will be in 3d gives it. The studio still has a few massive films in the hopper like frozen 2 and star wars. Globally, episode vii, which carries an estimated production cost before. Although lucas directed the first movie in the star wars original trilogy, he took a backseat for this one as an executive producer and writer. Dec 17, 2015 the force awakens is in the right environment to succeed and earn the title of the top grossing film of all time. A view of a display of star wars toys in a toys r us store in new york, oct.
The force awakens has become the highestgrossing film ever in north america, overtaking the previous recordholder, avatar. The force awakens is now the topgrossing star wars film ever. The biggest star wars movie ever the answer may surprise you. Star wars movies ranked by box office money performance. And unlike other star wars films, lucas was completely handson. Following up on the success of the previous star wars films, episode iii revenge of the sith is the fourth highestgrossing movie in. The star wars film series, which developed into a trilogy of trilogies and which has been rebranded as the skywalker saga, was released beginning with the original trilogy episodes iv, v and vi, 19771983, followed by the prequel trilogy episodes i, ii and iii, 19992005 and the sequel trilogy episodes vii, viii and ix, 20152019. Aug 20, 2019 george lucas star wars franchise spans 8 main movies.
Will star wars become the highestgrossing film of all. The force awakens is now the alltime topgrossing film in the franchise. Earliest release date december 16, 2015 emea, apac running time 2 hr 18 min. Will the force awakens be highest grossing film of alltime. Next time when searching the web for a clue, try using the search term star wars dethroned it as the highest grossing film of all time crossword or star wars dethroned it as the highest grossing film of all time. He went on to perform the character, both his voice and body in the suit, for all the episodic star wars. May 09, 2016 following up on the success of the previous star wars films, episode iii revenge of the sith is the fourth highestgrossing movie in the series and 25th highestgrossing film of. The third movie in the original star wars trilogy, star wars. The 10 highestgrossing scifi films of all time screenrant.
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