25)Spy
Melissa McCarthy received an Oscar nomination four years ago for Bridesmaids, but she's even more deserving of an award for her hilarious turn in Spy, which works largely because of her performance. We'll see if the Academy decides to recognize her efforts and Jason Statham's equally eye-opening supporting role. Audiences have already voted with their wallets, rewarding the film with more than $110 million in ticket sales.U.S. Gross: $110,825,712
24: The Peanuts Movie
The Peanuts Movie charmed audiences to the tune of $126 million with its low-key, old-fashioned approach, which is reminiscent of the classic Charlie Brown TV specials. Even though the movie is in 3-D and features the occasional action sequence or two (courtesy of Snoopy's imaginary flying duels with the Red Baron), it eschews the hyperkinetic visuals typical of modern animated films. It also offers a sweet and gentle take on the classic comic strip, which appears to have resonated well with children and adults alike.
U.S. Gross: $127,586,788
23: Kingsman: The Secret Service
When you think of Colin Firth, the words "action hero" are not likely to be the first to come to mind. Well, after watching Kingsman: The Secret Service, in which the normally very prim and proper Mr. Firth plays a secret agent who manages to (spoiler alert!) effortlessly kill more than 40 people in an amazing continuously shot scene, you're bound to change your mind
.U.S. Gross: $128,261,724
22: Insurgent
Pop quiz, hotshot: Name a series of four films based on a trilogy of young adult novels by a female author, set in a dystopian future and featuring a rebellious young girl as the main character. If you said The Hunger Games ... well, you'd also be correct. But the answer we were looking for is The Divergent Series, whose second installment Insurgent earned a respectable $130 million dollars last summer.U.S. Gross: $130,179,072
21: Mad Max: Fury Road
Because it hit the big screen with relatively little fanfare and had to overcome the baggage of reintroducing the Mad Max world to audiences 30 years after the previous installment in the series (and with a different actor in the lead), it was not unreasonable to approach Mad Max: Fury Road with some skepticism. George Miller managed to surpass all expectations, delivering an exciting, visually stunning and thought-provoking film that stands on its own and is already poised to win some shiny and chrome trophies during the upcoming awards season.
U.S. Gross: $153,636,354
20: San Andreas
What makes San Andreas different (and better) than those by-the-numbers disaster TV movies airing regularly on the Syfy channel? You could argue it's the big budget and state-of-the-art visual effects, but in our opinion it all comes down to Dwayne Johnson's charisma. He effortlessly plays the kind of hero that Charlton Heston would have typically played in the '70s.U.S. Gross: $155,190,832What makes San Andreas different (and better) than those by-the-numbers disaster TV movies airing regularly on the Syfy channel? You could argue it's the big budget and state-of-the-art visual effects, but in our opinion it all comes down to Dwayne Johnson's charisma. He effortlessly plays the kind of hero that Charlton Heston would have typically played in the '70s.U.S. Gross: $155,190,832
19: Straight Outta Compton
Paul Giamatti has the market cornered when it comes to portraying controversial real-life figures in musical biographical dramas. In addition to playing Eugene Landy in the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy, he's also NWA's manager Jerry Heller in Straight Outta Compton. While Love & Mercy was a limited release and grossed $12 million, Straight Outta Compton was a box-office smash, making $161 million and generating substantial award buzz for the film, its director F. Gary Gray, and its outstanding cast, which was headlined by newcomer O'Shea Jackson Jr. in the role of his real-life father Ice Cube.U.S. Gross: $161,197,785
18: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge
Out of Water
Evidently we're in the minority, but the idea of a 3-D movie based on the premise of two-dimensional cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants and his friends leaving their underwater cartoon environment and entering and interacting with the real world still feels a bit ... freaky. Aside from this novelty, the sequel The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water closely hews to the standard zany SpongeBob formula and even includes the customary celebrity guest role (Antonio Banderas). This all adds up to a winning formula: Sponge Out of Water doubled the box-office earnings of the previous film. U.S. Gross: $162,994,932
17: Fifty Shades of Grey
It's not surprising that the movie adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey is generally regarded as way better than the book — no offense to E.L. James. What is surprising is how entertaining and watchable (and uncontroversial, given the subject matter) the film turned out to be after all. Universal smartly decided to promote it as a date movie and released it the day before Valentine's Day. This marketing strategy was rewarded with the biggest February opening weekend of all time ($85 million).
16: Hotel Transylvania 2
Maybe Adam Sandler should stick to voice acting. His starring role in Pixels couldn't save that film from being a critical and commercial disappointment that failed to earn back its budget at the U.S. box office. On a positive note, he fared much better reprising his role as Dracula in Hotel Transylvania 2, the sequel to the 2012 animated film that made more money than the original.U.S. Gross: $167,803,439
15: Home
According to a recent academic study, The Wizard of Oz is the most influential U.S. movie ever made: References and homages are found in thousands of different cultural artifacts. In fact, one can argue that Hollywood has been remaking it in one form or another for over 70 years. Films from E.T. to Star Wars have been inspired by its basic structure of a child (or child-like) protagonist suddenly thrust in a different world or environment trying to overcome evil forces and return home with the help of newly made friends. Home slightly subverts this premise by having a little girl left behind on Earth while everyone else is being relocated by colonizing invaders. She befriends a sympathetic alien but mostly sticks to the same successful formula. If it ain't broke ...U.S. Gross: $177,397,510
14: Ant-Man
Marvel took a bit of a chance on Ant-Man. The film was based on a relatively minor/secondary character in its portfolio compared to any of its previous superhero hits. It also had a troubled gestation that included director Peyton Reed replacing Edgar Wright due to the usual creative differences. The gamble has paid off in spades, both in terms of entertainment value and box office returns.U.S. Gross: $180,202,163
13: Pitch Perfect 2
Talk about gender inequality! Almost tripling the box office take of its predecessor, Pitch Perfect 2 definitely proved — along with Spy and Trainwreck — that female comedians can draw big crowds and open a movie better than their male counterparts. Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler's main 2015 releases (Get Hard and Pixels) struggled to gross less than half of PP2's take).
U.S. Gross: $184,296,230
12: Mission: Impossible - Rogue
Nation
Tom Cruise may be primarily known as a movie star who performs most of his own stunts, but he's also a very shrewd producer who has managed to keep the Mission: Impossible series fresh and exciting by picking directors (J.J. Abrams, Brad Bird, and now Christopher McQuarrie) who can impart a new spin on familiar action movie tropes and by leaving screen time to his talented co-stars (in this case, a show-stealing Rebecca Ferguson).U.S. Gross: $195,042,377
11: Spectre
It may not attain the critical and box-office success of Skyfall, but Spectre's $70 million opening weekend virtually guarantees that James Bond will continue to enjoy his shaken- not-stirred Martinis for several more films, regardless of which actor eventually inherits the role after Daniel Craig's contract expires.U.S. Gross: $196,274,955
10: Cinderella
Kenneth Branagh's career as a director is anything if not eclectic. He's alternated classic Shakespeare adaptations with decidedly more commercial fare such as Thor, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Disney's Cinderella. Considering Cinderella's handsome box-office gross, he should now be all set for a few more forays into Shakespeare's vast body of work.U.S. Gross: $201,151,353
9: The Martian
The rare science fiction film to emphasize the science element of the genre, The Martian enjoyed success that depended largely on Matt Damon's performance and Drew Goddard's brilliant screenplay, which successfully infuses a potentially dry subject matter (how to survive alone in a hostile alien environment) with surprising amounts of humanity and self-deprecating humor.
U.S. Gross: $224,853,519
8: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Mockingjay: Part 2
is the second part of the movie adaptation of the last book in a literary trilogy that was turned into four successful films. Sounds confusing? OK. How about this? The Hunger Games movies have earned more than $1.4 billion to date at the U.S. box office — and the last one is still in general release. We're willing to bet that the producers probably wish that author Suzanne Collins had written more than three books in the series.U.S. Gross: $264,540,685
7: Minions
Fun fact: Minions, and the two Despicable Me releases that spawned it, have earned a combined $955 million at the U.S. box office. This makes director Pierre Coffin, who provides their vocalizations in all three films, one the highest-grossing voice actors in motion picture history. U.S. Gross: $336,045,770
6: American Sniper
Clint Eastwood might not be the oldest active film director ever: That title currently belongs to Portugal's late Manoel de Oliveira, who was still making movies after his 100th birthday! But Eastwood's definitely the most successful member of that silver-haired crowd. He released his biggest hit ever at the age of 84. American Sniper made $350 million (against a $58 million budget) and holds the crown of highest-grossing war film of all time.U.S. Gross: $350,126,372
5: Furious Seven
Despite featuring stunts that violate the laws of physics more blatantly than the gags in a Tom and Jerry cartoon (or perhaps because of it), Furious Seven has become the most successful entry in a franchise that has made a combined $1.3 billion at the U.S. box office. This means that, Paul Walker's sad disappearance notwithstanding, we can expect many sequels for the foreseeable future, each one faster, more furious, and more spectacular than their predecessors.U.S. Gross: $353,007,020
21: Mad Max: Fury Road
Because it hit the big screen with relatively little fanfare and had to overcome the baggage of reintroducing the Mad Max world to audiences 30 years after the previous installment in the series (and with a different actor in the lead), it was not unreasonable to approach Mad Max: Fury Road with some skepticism. George Miller managed to surpass all expectations, delivering an exciting, visually stunning and thought-provoking film that stands on its own and is already poised to win some shiny and chrome trophies during the upcoming awards season.
U.S. Gross: $153,636,354
20: San Andreas
What makes San Andreas different (and better) than those by-the-numbers disaster TV movies airing regularly on the Syfy channel? You could argue it's the big budget and state-of-the-art visual effects, but in our opinion it all comes down to Dwayne Johnson's charisma. He effortlessly plays the kind of hero that Charlton Heston would have typically played in the '70s.U.S. Gross: $155,190,832What makes San Andreas different (and better) than those by-the-numbers disaster TV movies airing regularly on the Syfy channel? You could argue it's the big budget and state-of-the-art visual effects, but in our opinion it all comes down to Dwayne Johnson's charisma. He effortlessly plays the kind of hero that Charlton Heston would have typically played in the '70s.U.S. Gross: $155,190,832
19: Straight Outta Compton
Paul Giamatti has the market cornered when it comes to portraying controversial real-life figures in musical biographical dramas. In addition to playing Eugene Landy in the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy, he's also NWA's manager Jerry Heller in Straight Outta Compton. While Love & Mercy was a limited release and grossed $12 million, Straight Outta Compton was a box-office smash, making $161 million and generating substantial award buzz for the film, its director F. Gary Gray, and its outstanding cast, which was headlined by newcomer O'Shea Jackson Jr. in the role of his real-life father Ice Cube.U.S. Gross: $161,197,785
18: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge
Out of Water
Evidently we're in the minority, but the idea of a 3-D movie based on the premise of two-dimensional cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants and his friends leaving their underwater cartoon environment and entering and interacting with the real world still feels a bit ... freaky. Aside from this novelty, the sequel The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water closely hews to the standard zany SpongeBob formula and even includes the customary celebrity guest role (Antonio Banderas). This all adds up to a winning formula: Sponge Out of Water doubled the box-office earnings of the previous film. U.S. Gross: $162,994,932
17: Fifty Shades of Grey
16: Hotel Transylvania 2
Maybe Adam Sandler should stick to voice acting. His starring role in Pixels couldn't save that film from being a critical and commercial disappointment that failed to earn back its budget at the U.S. box office. On a positive note, he fared much better reprising his role as Dracula in Hotel Transylvania 2, the sequel to the 2012 animated film that made more money than the original.U.S. Gross: $167,803,439
15: Home
According to a recent academic study, The Wizard of Oz is the most influential U.S. movie ever made: References and homages are found in thousands of different cultural artifacts. In fact, one can argue that Hollywood has been remaking it in one form or another for over 70 years. Films from E.T. to Star Wars have been inspired by its basic structure of a child (or child-like) protagonist suddenly thrust in a different world or environment trying to overcome evil forces and return home with the help of newly made friends. Home slightly subverts this premise by having a little girl left behind on Earth while everyone else is being relocated by colonizing invaders. She befriends a sympathetic alien but mostly sticks to the same successful formula. If it ain't broke ...U.S. Gross: $177,397,510
14: Ant-Man
Marvel took a bit of a chance on Ant-Man. The film was based on a relatively minor/secondary character in its portfolio compared to any of its previous superhero hits. It also had a troubled gestation that included director Peyton Reed replacing Edgar Wright due to the usual creative differences. The gamble has paid off in spades, both in terms of entertainment value and box office returns.U.S. Gross: $180,202,163
13: Pitch Perfect 2
Talk about gender inequality! Almost tripling the box office take of its predecessor, Pitch Perfect 2 definitely proved — along with Spy and Trainwreck — that female comedians can draw big crowds and open a movie better than their male counterparts. Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler's main 2015 releases (Get Hard and Pixels) struggled to gross less than half of PP2's take).
U.S. Gross: $184,296,230
12: Mission: Impossible - Rogue
Nation
Tom Cruise may be primarily known as a movie star who performs most of his own stunts, but he's also a very shrewd producer who has managed to keep the Mission: Impossible series fresh and exciting by picking directors (J.J. Abrams, Brad Bird, and now Christopher McQuarrie) who can impart a new spin on familiar action movie tropes and by leaving screen time to his talented co-stars (in this case, a show-stealing Rebecca Ferguson).U.S. Gross: $195,042,377
11: Spectre
It may not attain the critical and box-office success of Skyfall, but Spectre's $70 million opening weekend virtually guarantees that James Bond will continue to enjoy his shaken- not-stirred Martinis for several more films, regardless of which actor eventually inherits the role after Daniel Craig's contract expires.U.S. Gross: $196,274,955
10: Cinderella
Kenneth Branagh's career as a director is anything if not eclectic. He's alternated classic Shakespeare adaptations with decidedly more commercial fare such as Thor, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and Disney's Cinderella. Considering Cinderella's handsome box-office gross, he should now be all set for a few more forays into Shakespeare's vast body of work.U.S. Gross: $201,151,353
9: The Martian
The rare science fiction film to emphasize the science element of the genre, The Martian enjoyed success that depended largely on Matt Damon's performance and Drew Goddard's brilliant screenplay, which successfully infuses a potentially dry subject matter (how to survive alone in a hostile alien environment) with surprising amounts of humanity and self-deprecating humor.
U.S. Gross: $224,853,519
8: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Mockingjay: Part 2
is the second part of the movie adaptation of the last book in a literary trilogy that was turned into four successful films. Sounds confusing? OK. How about this? The Hunger Games movies have earned more than $1.4 billion to date at the U.S. box office — and the last one is still in general release. We're willing to bet that the producers probably wish that author Suzanne Collins had written more than three books in the series.U.S. Gross: $264,540,685
7: Minions
Fun fact: Minions, and the two Despicable Me releases that spawned it, have earned a combined $955 million at the U.S. box office. This makes director Pierre Coffin, who provides their vocalizations in all three films, one the highest-grossing voice actors in motion picture history. U.S. Gross: $336,045,770
6: American Sniper
Clint Eastwood might not be the oldest active film director ever: That title currently belongs to Portugal's late Manoel de Oliveira, who was still making movies after his 100th birthday! But Eastwood's definitely the most successful member of that silver-haired crowd. He released his biggest hit ever at the age of 84. American Sniper made $350 million (against a $58 million budget) and holds the crown of highest-grossing war film of all time.U.S. Gross: $350,126,372
5: Furious Seven
Despite featuring stunts that violate the laws of physics more blatantly than the gags in a Tom and Jerry cartoon (or perhaps because of it), Furious Seven has become the most successful entry in a franchise that has made a combined $1.3 billion at the U.S. box office. This means that, Paul Walker's sad disappearance notwithstanding, we can expect many sequels for the foreseeable future, each one faster, more furious, and more spectacular than their predecessors.U.S. Gross: $353,007,020
4: Inside Out
Pixar killed and buried the "animated films are for kids" argument a long time ago. But, in case you'd been banished to an alternate dimension for the past 20 years and didn't get a chance to see any of its previous films, you need only to watch Inside Out to be convinced. The film is hugely entertaining for all audiences, but it most effectively tugs at the heartstrings of any adult who has children and still remembers the pain of growing up.U.S. Gross: $356,461,711
3: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Some might regard Avengers: Age of Ultron as a bit of a disappointment for having made less than The Avengers' $623 million, but that's only because the first film broke box-office records faster than you can say "Hulk smash!" The second installment still made more money than any other 2015 film not featuring dinosaurs, and it remains the third most successful comic book adaptation of all time (after The Avengers and The Dark Knight).U.S. Gross: $459,005,868
2: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
First Star Trek and now this. Is there any ginormous space franchise J.J. Abrams can't take on? The initial box office success of the newest installment of the Star Wars saga was a foregone conclusion, but after being disappointed by the George Lucas-helmed prequels, audiences were trepidatiously waiting to see if the new film could live up to their impossibly high expectations. Luckily, the answer has been mostly positive, meaning that the already impressive box office numbers are destined to grow and grow over the next few months.U.S.
Gross to Date: $571,420,943
1: Jurassic World
Steven Spielberg only had a low-budget character-focused theatrical feature The Sugarland Express under his belt when he made Jaws and inaugurated the era of the modern blockbuster. One has to wonder if he was reminded of himself when he picked Colin Trevorrow, whose only previous film was the indie Safety Not Guaranteed, to helm the next installment of the Jurassic Park franchise. Regardless of the motivation, history seems to have repeated itself: Trevorrow's sequel/reboot Jurassic World has earned a staggering $650 million, the third highest-grossing movie of all time (and the first not directed by James Cameron).U.S. Gross: $652,270,625
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