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Here is where you can learn about some of the highest grossing films of all time.

Top Ten Movies
Weekend Box Office as of 7/21/2003

1. Bad Boys II - $46,700,000  
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - $33,300,000  
3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - $10,100,000  
4. Johnny English - $9,300,000  
5. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - $9,195,000  
6. Finding Nemo - $7,300,000  
7. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde - $6,100,000  
8. How to Deal - $5,800,000  
9. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - $3,700,000  
10. 28 Days Later - $2,550,000

Highest Grossing Movies in the USA
 
1. Titanic - $600,788,188
2. Star Wars - $460,998,007
3. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - $435,110,554
4. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - $431,088,297
5. Spider-Man - $403,706,375
6. Jurassic Park - $357,067,947
7. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - $339,593,358
8. Forrest Gump - $329,694,499
9. The Lion King - $328,541,776
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - $317,575,550

Top Ten Highest Opening Weekends

1. Spider-Man - $114,844,116
2. The Matrix Reloaded - $91,774,413
3. Harry Potter - $90,294,621
4. Harry Potter 2 - $88,357,488
5. X2: X-Men United - $85,558,731
6. Attack of the Clones - $80,027,814
7. Austin Powers in Goldmember - $73,071,188
8. The Lost World: Jurassic Park - $72,132,785
9. Finding Nemo - $70,251,710
10. Planet of the Apes - $68,532,960

Top Ten Opening Days

1. Spider-Man - $39,406,872
2. The Matrix Reloaded - $37.508,303
3. Harry Potter - $32,333,203
4. X2: X-Men United - $31,247,979
5. Attack of the Clones - $30,141,417
6. Harry Potter 2 - $29,631,453
7. The Phantom Menace - $28,542,349
8. Austin Powers in Goldmember - $26,452,351
9. The Two Towers - $26,159,972
10. Planet of the Apes - $24,612,000

Top Ten Opening Weekends in January

1. Star Wars S.E. - $35,906,661
2. Black Hawk Down - $28,611,736
3. Save the Last Dance - $23,444,930
4. Snow Dogs - $17,814,259
5. Just Married - $17,548,993
6. Kangaroo Jack - $16,580,209
7. A Beautiful Mind - $16,565,820
8. The Recruit - $16,302,063
9. She's All That - $16,065,430
10. Final Destination 2 - $16,017,141

Top Ten Opening Weekends in February

1. Hannibal - $58,003,121
2. Daredevil - $40,310,419
3. Scream 3 - $34,713,342
4. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days - $23,774,850
5. The Empire Strikes Back S.E. - $21,975,993
6. Payback - $21,221,526
7. John Q. - $20,275,194
8. Shanghai Knights - $19,603,630
9. The Wedding Singer - $18,865,080
10. Dante's Peak - $18,479,435

Top Ten Opening Weekends in March

1. Ice Age - $46,312,454
2. Blade II - $32,528,016
3. Liar Liar - $31,423,025
4. Bringing Down the House - $31,101,026
5. Panic Room - $30,056,751
6. Erin Brockovich - $28,138,465
7. Spy Kids - $26,546,881
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $25,398,367
9. Mission to Mars - $22,855,247
10. The Time Machine - $22,610,437

Top Ten Opening Weekends in April

1. Anger Management - $42,220,847
2. The Scorpion King - $36,075,875 
3. The Matrix - $27,788,331
4. Life - $20,414,775
5. Lost in Space 
6. Entrapment - $20,145,595 
7. U-571 - $19,553,310
8. Indecent Proposal - $18,387,632
9. Changing Lanes - $17,128,062
10. Along Came a Spider - $16,712,407

Top Ten Opening Weekends in May

1. Spider-Man - $114,844,116
2. The Matrix Reloaded - $91,774,413
3. X2: X-Men United - $85,558,731
4. Attack of the Clones - $80,027,814
5. The Lost World: Jurassic Park - $72,132,785
6. Finding Nemo - $70,251,710
7. The Mummy Returns - $68,139,035
8. Bruce Almighty - $67,953,330
9. The Phantom Menace - $64,820,970
10. Pearl Harbor - $59,078,912

Top Ten Opening Weekends in June

1. Hulk - $62,128,420
2. The Spy Who Shagged Me - $54,917,604
3. Scooby-Doo - $54,155,312
4. Batman Forever - $52,784,433
5. 2 Fast 2 Furious - $50,472,480
6. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - $47,735,743
7. Jurassic Park - $47,059,460
8. Batman Returns - $45,687,711
9. Batman and Robin - $42,872,606
10. Big Daddy - $41,536,370

Top Ten R-Rated Opening Weekends

1. The Matrix Reloaded - $91,774,413
2. Hannibal - $58,003,121
3. 8 Mile - $51,240,555
4. American Pie 2 - $45,117,985
5. Scary Movie - $42,346,669
6. Air Force One - $37,132,505
7. Red Dragon - $36,540,945
8. Interview with the Vampire - $36,389,705
9. Gladiator - $34,819,017
10. Scream 3 - $34,713,342

Top Ten Sequels

Rank Title  Gross  Original's Gross Improvement
1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $204,843,345.00 $38,371,200.00 433.80%
2 The Spy Who Shagged Me $206,040,086.00 $53,883,989.00 282.40%
3 Rambo: First Blood Part II $150,415,432.00 $47,212,904.00 218.60%
4 The Road Warrior $23,667,907.00 $8,750,000.00 170.50%
5 Highlander II: The Quickening $15,556,340.00 $5,900,000.00 163.70%
6 Evil Dead 2 $5,923,044.00 $2,400,000.00 146.80%
7 Lethal Weapon 2 $147,253,986.00 $65,207,127.00 125.80%
8 Rush Hour 2 $226,164,286.00 $141,186,864.00 60.20%
9 From Russia With Love $24,796,765.00 $16,067,035.00 54.30%
10 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls $108,360,063.00 $72,217,396.00 50.00%

Top Ten Second Sequels

Rank Title Gross Predecessor Gross Improvement
1 Goldfinger $51,081,062 $24,796,765 106.00%
2 Army of Darkness $11,502,976 $5,923,044 94.20%
3 Friday the 13th Part 3 $36,690,067 $21,722,776 68.90%
4 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome $36,230,219 $23,667,907 53.10%
5 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3 $44,793,222 $29,999,213 49.30%
6 Rocky III $125,049,125 $85,182,160 46.80%
7 Clear and Present Danger $122,187,717 $83,351,587 46.60%
8 Christmas Vacation $71,319,526 $49,364,621 44.50%
9 The Enforcer (Dirty Harry) $46,236,000 $39,768,000 16.30%
10 Batman Forever $184,031,112 $162,831,698 13.00%

The top ten movies should change every Monday, and other things will change whenever.