Films that grossed a billion dollars at the box office, not being a comic book or a sequel (8 photos)

Film comics and films based on super famous franchises regularly collect astronomical amounts at the box office. This is constantly being proven to us. endless sequels or remakes, as well as superhero movies that baked like pies. Many viewers do not really like this approach, so how these movies were made solely for the purpose of enrichment, and this is even no one is trying to disguise. But there are exceptions. Let's see what films and cartoons have not collected a billion dollars at the box office, not being neither a movie comic nor a sequel. And this is a very big achievement. By the way, guess what new movie got into this collection?

Zootopia (2016)





Grossing: $1.023 billion

Alice in Wonderland (2010)



Collections: $1.025 billion

Tim Burton calls his film a rethinking of the story of Alice and does not considers it a continuation of previous adaptations or a remake.

Barbie (2023)





Collections: $1.031 billion

The secret of Barbie's success lies in three factors: the use popular brand, namely the most famous doll in the world, whose name familiar to most of the inhabitants of the Earth; star list of project participants in faces of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and Greta Gerwig; exemplary marketing campaign with interesting promotional videos, organization real barbeamania in social networks and mutually beneficial competition with "Oppenheimer".

Thus, the film became one of only 53 films in the history of cinema, who managed to break such a jackpot. So far fantasy comedy Greta Gerwig is at number 45 on the list of billionaires, but the rental The film will go on for a long time, so we are waiting for it at least in the top twenty.

Jurassic Park (1993)



Collections: $1.034 billion

Frozen (2013)



Collections: $1.290 billion

Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)



Collections: $1.356 billion

Did you think "Barbie" will become the leader of the world box office this year? "Hold my mushroom!" - said Mario and broke away by 320 million. Moreover, like "Barbie", the cartoon is still in theaters somewhere, so his cash can increase.

Titanic (1997)



Collections: $2.257 billion

Avatar (2009)



Collections: $2.923 billion

We remind you that "Titanic" and "Avatar" were shot by the same director - James Cameron. Thus, he is the creator of three of the first four highest-grossing films in history. Here's how it is at the moment the top of the top looks like:

1. Avatar

2. Avengers: Endgame

3. Avatar: The path of water

4 Titanic