The 10 Biggest summer blockbusters of all time презентация

brought in the dough.

Labor Day and Memorial Day
All figures represent domestic ticket sales only, and are given in inflation-adjust (2015) dollars.
These figures include ticket sales if a movie was re-released at some later time.

better than expected, as it took viewers through tumultuous times via the unique lens of the title character.

10) FORREST GUMP

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The first installment of the Indiana Jones series was the only one with a summer release.

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Wars film in nearly 15 years. Though it was met with mixed reviews, fans turned out in droves.

8) STAR WARS: EPISODE I

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version is in theatres now, the original Jurassic Park stunned viewers with its special effects.

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instant hit during the Golden-Age for Disney’s cartoon movie unit.

6) THE LION KING

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the last in the first set of Star Wars films, where we see Darth Vader sacrifice himself for Luke at the movie’s end.

first Star Wars trilogy, fans had to wait three years for The Empire Strikes Back to come to theatres.

4) STAR WARS: EPISODE V

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of an alien left behind and a 10-year old boy named Elliot became an instant classic.

list, the success of Jaws convinced studio executives that summer thrillers could be huge hits.

2) JAWS

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the first-ever Star Wars came out, it broke every record in the book. Audiences couldn’t (and still can’t) get enough of the movie.

changing. Cable TV, for instance, is dying out, and a handful of companies are going to thrive in the new environment.


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