Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies of All Time

10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 2005  $423,315,812
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2005 American fantasy adventure film and the second film of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, following Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). It was directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

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9. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982  $435,110,554
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (often referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film coproduced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison, featuring special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren, and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote.

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8. Shrek 2, 2004  $441,226,247
Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon.

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7. The Dark Knight Rises, 2012  $448,139,099
The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 British-American epic superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story, with David S. Goyer.

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6. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, 1977  $460,998,007
Star Wars is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. The film's success gave rise to the Star Wars film franchise. It stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing and Alec Guinness.

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5. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, 1999  $474,544,677
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas.

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4. The Dark Knight, 2008  $534,858,444
With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

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3. The Avengers, 2012  $623,357,910
Marvel's The Avengers, or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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2. Titanic, 1997  $658,672,302
The journey of "Titanic" begins in the present, at the site of the ship's watery grave, two-and-a-half miles under the ocean surface. An ambitious fortune hunter (Bill Paxton) is determined to plumb the treasures of this once-stately ship, only to bring to the surface a story left untold. The tragic ruins melt away to reveal the glittering palace that was Titanic as it prepares to launch on its maiden voyage from England.

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1. Avatar, 2009     $760,507,625
A reluctant hero. An epic journey. A choice between the life he left behind and the incredible new world he's learned to call home. Return to James Cameron's Avatar - the greatest adventure of all time.

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