Top Box Office Winners for Each of the Past 25 Years
Each of these films took the No. 1 spot as the highest-grossing movie of the year at the Domestic box-office.
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- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsFelicity JonesDiego LunaAlan TudykIn a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.Domestic Total Gross: $501,898,446
Opening Weekend: $155,081,681
Production Budget $200 million
#1 in the year 2016 - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.Domestic Total Gross: $936,662,225
Opening Weekend: $247,966,675
Production Budget $245 million
#1 in the year 2015 - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsBradley CooperSienna MillerKyle GallnerNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.Domestic Total Gross: $350,126,372
Opening Weekend: $89,269,066
Production Budget $58.8 million
#1 in the year 2014 - DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam HemsworthKatniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.Domestic Total Gross: $424,668,047
Opening Weekend: $158,074,286
Production Budget $130 million
#1 in the year 2013 - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Domestic Total Gross: $623,357,910
Opening Weekend: $207,438,708
Production Budget $220 million
#1 in the year 2012 - DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.Domestic Total Gross: $381,011,219
Opening Weekend: $169,189,427
#1 in the year 2011 - DirectorLee UnkrichStarsTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackThe toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.Domestic Total Gross: $415,004,880
Opening Weekend: $110,307,189
Production Budget $200 million
#1 in the year 2010 - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.Domestic Total Gross: $760,507,625
Opening Weekend: $77,025,481
#1 in the year 2009 - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.Domestic Total Gross: $534,858,444
Opening Weekend: $158,411,483
Production Budget $185 million
#1 in the year 2008 - DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstTopher GraceA strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.Domestic Total Gross: $336,530,303
Opening Weekend: $151,116,516
Production Budget $258 million
#1 in the year 2007 - DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.Domestic Total Gross: $423,315,812
Opening Weekend: $135,634,554
Production Budget $225 million
#1 in the year 2006 - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorThree years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.Domestic Total Gross: $380,270,577
Opening Weekend: $108,435,841
Production Budget $113 million
#1 in the year 2005 - DirectorAndrew AdamsonKelly AsburyConrad VernonStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazShrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.Domestic Total Gross: $441,226,247
Opening Weekend: $108,037,878
Production Budget $150 million
#1 in the year 2004 - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.Domestic Total Gross: $377,845,905
Opening Weekend: $72,629,713
Production Budget $94 million
#1 in the year 2003 - DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstWillem DafoeAfter being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.Domestic Total Gross: $403,706,375
Opening Weekend: $114,844,116
Production Budget $139 million
#1 in the year 2002 - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.Domestic Total Gross: $317,575,550
Opening Weekend: $90,294,621
Production Budget $125 million
#1 in the year 2001 - DirectorRon HowardStarsJim CarreyTaylor MomsenKelleyOn the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.Domestic Total Gross: $260,044,825
Opening Weekend: $55,082,330
Production Budget $123 million
#1 in the year 2000 - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie PortmanTwo Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.Domestic Total Gross: $474,544,677
Opening Weekend: $64,820,970
Production Budget $115 million
#1 in the year 1999 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom SizemoreFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.Domestic Total Gross: $216,540,909
Opening Weekend: $30,576,104
Production Budget $70 million
#1 in the year 1998 - DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Domestic Total Gross: $658,672,302
Opening Weekend: $28,638,131
Production Budget $200 million
#1 in the year 1997 - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.Domestic Total Gross: $306,169,268
Opening Weekend: $50,228,264
Production Budget $75 million
#1 in the year 1996 - DirectorJohn LasseterStarsTom HanksTim AllenDon RicklesA cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.Domestic Total Gross: $191,796,233
Opening Weekend: $29,140,617
#1 in the year 1995 - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.Domestic Total Gross: $330,252,182
Opening Weekend: $24,450,602
Production Budget $55 million
#1 in the year 1994 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.Domestic Total Gross: $402,453,882
Opening Weekend: $47,026,828
Production Budget $63 million
#1 in the year 1993 - DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda LarkinA kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.Domestic Total Gross: $217,350,219
Opening Weekend: $19,289,073
Production Budget $28 million
#1 in the year 1992