Yowazzup: A Directory of Happening Things

Below are the top 10 feature films produced in 2006.

1. India – 1,091
2. USA – 490
3. Japan – 417
4. China – 330
5. France – 203
6. Russia – 200
7. Spain – 150
8. Brazil – 142
9. UK – 134
10. Germany – 122

Popularity: 1%

Below are the top 10 animated films in the world in total world gross with the year shown in bracket: -

1. Shrek 2 (2004) – USD $919,838,758
2. Finding Nemo (2003) – USD $864,625,978
3. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) – USD $853,473,245
4. Shrek The Third (2007) – USD $798,958,162
5. The Lion King (1994) – USD $783,841,776
6. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2004) – USD $655,388,158
7. Kung Fu Panda (2008) – USD $631,736,484
8. The Incredibles (2004) – USD $631,442,092
9. Ratatouille (2007) – USD $623,707,397
10. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) – USD $603,900,309

Popularity: 1%

Below are the 10 latest recipients of Golden Raspberries ‘Worst’ Awards: -

2008

Worst film: The Love Guru
Worst actress: Paris Hilton (The Hottie and The Nottie)
Worst actor: Mike Myers (The Love Guru)

2007

Worst film: I Know Who Killed Me
Worst actress: Lindsay Lohan (I Know Who Killed Me)
Worst actor: Eddie Murphy (Norbit)

2006

Worst film: Basic Instinct 2
Worst actress: Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct 2)
Worst actor: Marlon and Shawn Waynans (Little Man)

2005

Worst film: Dirty Love
Worst actress: Jenny McCarthy (Dirty Love)
Worst actor: Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow)

2004

Worst film: Catwoman
Worst actress: Halle Berry (Catwoman)
Worst actor: George W. Bush (Fahrenheit 9-11)

2003

Worst film: Gigli
Worst actress: Jennifer Lopez (Gigli)
Worst actor: Ben Affleck (Daredevil, Gigli, Paycheck)

2002

Worst film: Swept Away
Worst actress: Madonna (Swept Away) & Britney Spears (Crossroads)
Worst actor: Roberto Benigni (Pinocchio)

2001

Worst film: Freddy Got Fingered
Worst actress: Mariah Carey (Glitter)
Worst actor: Tom Green (Freddy Got Fingered)

2000

Worst film: Battlefield Earth
Worst actress: Madonna (The Next Best Thing)
Worst actor: John Travolta (Battlefield Earth and Lucky Numbers)

1999

Worst film: Wild Wild West
Worst actress: Heather Donahue (The Blair Witch Project)
Worst actor: Adam Sandler (Big Daddy)

Popularity: 1%

Below are the top 10 superhero films in the world in total world gross with the year shown in bracket: -

1. The Dark Knight (2008) – USD $1,001,921,825
2. Spider-Man 3 (2007) – USD $890,871,626
3. Spider-Man (2002) – USD $821,708,551
4. Spider-Man 2 (2004) – USD $783,964,497
5. The Incredibles (2004) – USD $631,442,092
6. Iron Man (2008) – USD $585,133,287
7. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) – USD $459,226,008
8. Batman (1989) – USD $413,388,924
9. X2: X-Men United (2003) – USD $407,557,613
10. Superman Returns (2006) – USD $391,081,192

Popularity: 1%

Below are the top 10 highest grossing horror films in the world in total world gross with the year shown in bracket: -

1. Jurassic Park (1993) – USD $914,691,118
2. The Sixth Sense (1999) – USD $672,804,617
3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) – USD $618,638,999
4. I Am Legend (2007) – USD $510,982,867
5. Jaws (1975) – USD $470,653,000
6. The Mummy Returns (2001) – USD $433,013,274
7. The Mummy (1999) – USD $415,933,406
8. Signs (2002) – USD $408,247,917
9. Godzilla (1998) – USD $379,014,294
10. Jurassic Park III (2001) – USD $368,780,809

Popularity: 1%

There are movies which are successful while some that turned out to be flops. Which movie made the most profit considering the budget spent in the first place? The minimum entry is $100 million total world gross.

Well, below are the top 10 most profitable films of all time starting with number 10: -

10. The Full Monty (1997)

Budget: $3,500,000
Total world gross: $257,850,122
Profit ratio: 73.67

9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Budget: $5,000,000
Total world gross: $368,744,044
Profit ratio: 73.75

8. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Budget: $10,500,000
Total world gross: $792,910,554
Profit ratio: 75.52

7. Saw (2004)

Budget: $1,200,000
Total world gross: $103,096,345
Profit ratio: 85.91

6. Gone With The WInd (1939)

Budget: $3,900,000
Total world gross: $390,525,192
Profit ratio: 100.13

5. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Budget: $1,200,000
Total world gross: $139,876,417
Profit ratio: 116.56

4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Budget: $1,488,000
Total world gross: $187,670,866
Profit ratio: 126.12

3. American Graffiti (1973)

Budget: $750,000
Total world gross: $115,000,000
Profit ratio: 153.33

2. Rocky (1976)

Budget: $1,100,000
Total world gross: $225,000,000
Profit ratio: 204.55

1. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Budget: $35,000
Total world gross: $248,662,839
Profit ratio: 7,104.65

Popularity: 1%

Below are the top 10 highest-earning films in the world in total world gross with the year shown in bracket: -

1. Titanic (1997) – USD $1,845,034,188
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – USD $1,129,219,252
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) – USD $1,066,179,725
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) – USD $985,817,659
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) – USD $961,002,663
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) – USD $938,465,035
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – USD $926,287,400
8. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – USD $924,317,554
9. Shrek 2 (2004) – USD $920,665,658
10. Jurassic Park (1993) – USD $914,691,118

Popularity: 1%