TCP: Blockbuster Movies
Did you know that the top blockbuster of all time is Titanic? I got this from IMBD and I wanna share it with you. Tell me if your favorite movie is on top 100. According to IMBD, this list has been last updated January 10, 2010.
| Rank | Title | Worldwide Box Office |
| 1. | Titanic (1997) | $1,835,300,000 |
| 2. | Avatar (2009) | $1,189,840,297 |
| 3. | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | $1,129,219,252 |
| 4. | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) | $1,060,332,628 |
| 5. | The Dark Knight (2008) | $1,001,921,825 |
| 6. | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) | $968,657,891 |
| 7. | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) | $958,404,152 |
| 8. | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) | $937,000,866 |
| 9. | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | $933,956,980 |
| 10. | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) | $922,379,000 |
| 11. | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | $921,600,000 |
| 12. | Jurassic Park (1993) | $919,700,000 |
| 13. | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) | $892,194,397 |
| 14. | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | $887,073,705 |
| 15. | Spider-Man 3 (2007) | $885,430,303 |
| 16. | Shrek 2 (2004) | $880,871,036 |
| 17. | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) | $866,300,000 |
| 18. | Finding Nemo (2003) | $865,000,000 |
| 19. | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | $860,700,000 |
| 20. | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) | $848,462,555 |
| 21. | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | $835,276,689 |
| 22. | Independence Day (1996) | $811,200,000 |
| 23. | Spider-Man (2002) | $806,700,000 |
| 24. | Star Wars (1977) | $797,900,000 |
| 25. | Shrek the Third (2007) | $791,106,665 |
| 26. | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) | $789,458,727 |
| 27. | Spider-Man 2 (2004) | $783,577,893 |
| 28. | The Lion King (1994) | $783,400,000 |
| 29. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | $783,011,114 |
| 30. | 2012 (2009/I) | $758,642,129 |
| 31. | The Da Vinci Code (2006) | $757,236,138 |
| 32. | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | $756,700,000 |
| 33. | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) | $738,809,845 |
| 34. | The Matrix Reloaded (2003) | $735,600,000 |
| 35. | Up (2009) | $714,979,556 |
| 36. | Transformers (2007) | $700,759,914 |
| 37. | New Moon (2009) | $679,569,091 |
| 38. | Forrest Gump (1994) | $679,400,000 |
| 39. | The Sixth Sense (1999) | $661,500,000 |
| 40. | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) | $653,200,000 |
| 41. | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) | $648,200,000 |
| 42. | Kung Fu Panda (2008) | $633,395,021 |
| 43. | The Incredibles (2004) | $624,037,578 |
| 44. | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) | $623,829,763 |
| 45. | Hancock (2008) | $623,546,274 |
| 46. | Ratatouille (2007) | $615,935,493 |
| 47. | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) | $614,300,000 |
| 48. | The Passion of the Christ (2004) | $604,370,943 |
| 49. | Mamma Mia! (2008) | $601,204,210 |
| 50. | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | $594,082,968 |
| 51. | War of the Worlds (2005) | $591,377,056 |
| 52. | Casino Royale (2006) | $587,607,184 |
| 53. | Men in Black (1997) | $587,200,000 |
| 54. | I Am Legend (2007) | $583,986,216 |
| 55. | Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) | $572,700,000 |
| 56. | Iron Man (2008) | $571,827,600 |
| 57. | Night at the Museum (2006) | $571,063,268 |
| 58. | Quantum of Solace (2008) | $569,968,427 |
| 59. | Armageddon (1998/I) | $554,600,000 |
| 60. | King Kong (2005) | $547,051,260 |
| 61. | Mission: Impossible II (2000) | $545,300,000 |
| 62. | Home Alone (1990) | $533,800,000 |
| 63. | Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | $533,800,000 |
| 64. | WALL·E (2008) | $532,506,889 |
| 65. | Monsters, Inc. (2001) | $528,900,000 |
| 66. | The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | $527,939,919 |
| 67. | The Simpsons Movie (2007) | $525,532,370 |
| 68. | Ghost (1990) | $517,600,000 |
| 69. | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | $516,800,000 |
| 70. | Aladdin (1992) | $501,900,000 |
| 71. | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | $494,800,000 |
| 72. | Twister (1996) | $494,700,000 |
| 73. | Angels & Demons (2009) | $485,975,846 |
| 74. | Toy Story 2 (1999) | $485,700,000 |
| 75. | Troy (2004) | $481,228,348 |
| 76. | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | $479,300,000 |
| 77. | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) | $471,856,431 |
| 78. | Jaws (1975) | $470,600,000 |
| 79. | Pretty Woman (1990) | $463,400,000 |
| 80. | The Hangover (2009) | $461,613,371 |
| 81. | Bruce Almighty (2003) | $458,900,000 |
| 82. | 300 (2006) | $456,592,590 |
| 83. | The Matrix (1999) | $456,300,000 |
| 84. | Gladiator (2000) | $456,200,000 |
| 85. | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | $455,260,014 |
| 86. | Shrek (2001) | $455,100,000 |
| 87. | Cars (2006) | $454,752,771 |
| 88. | National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) | $453,961,501 |
| 89. | Mission: Impossible (1996) | $452,500,000 |
| 90. | Pearl Harbor (2001) | $450,400,000 |
| 91. | Ocean’s Eleven (2001) | $444,200,000 |
| 92. | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | $440,725,045 |
| 93. | The Last Samurai (2003) | $435,400,000 |
| 94. | Tarzan (1999) | $435,200,000 |
| 95. | Meet the Fockers (2004) | $432,667,575 |
| 96. | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) | $427,936,103 |
| 97. | Men in Black II (2002) | $425,600,000 |
| 98. | Die Another Day (2002) | $424,700,000 |
| 99. | Dances with Wolves (1990) | $424,200,000 |
| 100. | The Matrix Revolutions (2003) | $424,000,000 |
Oh yeah, that’s the theme for TCP this week. Blockbuster films.. Out of the top 20 films, I failed to watch Avatar, Star Wars 1 and 3. From the looks of it, Avatar is a must watch, imagine, being second to Titanic. OK now, we have to see this movie TCPers! Now na!
And yeah for my entry, I will go with The Matrix Revolution, and I will give you some trivia about it. I am pretty sure all TCPers have seen this movie aready but not of you know this bit of trivia that I will share.. hihi..
Did you remember the girl that Neo met before fighting the virus? The girl in the train station. Her name is SATI. Yes, I got Sati’s nickname from that movie. Even before, I already had a name for a baby girl and that is SOFIA ANANTA. What I don’t have is a nickname for that name. I always make it a point to have a nickname for my kids that is very different (or slightly) from their full name. So when I saw Sati and learned the meaning of her name in that movie (which is new beginning), I want it to be the nickname of my baby girl who will have the full name SOFIA ANANTA. Only later that learned that Sati is a hindu tradition of the immolation of a widow on her husband’s funeral pyre (source) But it also means friendship in Nepal and one of the most used term there. yay!
Emir
Emir is a musical by film by Chito Rono. It stars Frencheska Farr as the man actress. Emir tells a story of a young lady from the province, who dreamed of working abroad and landed a job in Morocco. This is the first of its kind here in Philippine cinema (or fist that I heard of). I love movie musical, so this one is one m movie MUST watch list.
Frencheska Farr is Are You The Next Star 2009 winner. A singing contest in GMA 7. Aside from SOP, she can also be seen on Bandaoke, a musical game show, also in GMA 7.
24 Hour Lasting Moisture Body Lotion
I had the chance to try this new product from Johnson and Johnson. From the new Johnson’s Body Care Line, the 24 Hour Lasting Moisture Body Lotion. Being raised with Johnson and Johnson products, I knew I will love this newest addition to the company. I grew up loving the smell of Johnson’s Baby Lotion. My first shampoo was Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. First cologne being the Johnson’s Baby Cologne. See the trend? Yes, the word Baby. It strongly implies that the products are for babies only. Now with the introduction of Johnson’s Body Care, we adults can now enjoy the same goodness of Johnson’s baby products.
24 Hour Lasting Moisture Body Lotion promises to keep the skin moisturize for 24 hours. For somebody like me who suffers from dry palms and hands, this will be a good product to try. For some reason my palm would suddenly dry up, no sweat and it is very hard. It was uncomfortable typing and uncomfortable handling things. When I received my gift pack from Johnson and Johnson, I was glad to see that it has a 24 hour lasting moisture. So I tried it and I loved the result. The pack contains 6 small bottles of two variants of their product. The other one is for stress (I will make another post for that). There are 4 small bottles of this 24 hour lasting lotion. Being a lotion that guarantees long lasting moisture, you might thought this lotion is sticky. It was not. the feeling was light. It won’t give you the sweaty feeling and your skin will look smoother and feel smoother too.
I recommend this product to people with dry skins like me. This is very timely for today’s weather. Now that I already emptied all the bottles, I will be buying more and will tell you soon if the price is good enough for all of us. By the way, it smells good, not that strong and not that light (but I prefer the smell of Johnson’s Baby Lotion)
Real Leaf Green Tea
Reviewing Real Leaf Green Tea
While I was blog hopping, I learned that Yugatech is giving away a nano if you can spot a real leaf. And since this is review blog, why not submit an entry/photo while I scrutinize this newest drink from Coca Cola Company. The product name is Real Leaf Green tea. A beverage that comes from real green tea. The product comes in three flavors, Honey Lemon, Apple and Lychee. It also comes in two sizes. In 500 ml and 1L bottle. The cap indicates the flavor of the tea. Red for Apple, Yellow for Honey Lemon and Cream for Lychee. I liked the Lychee flavor the most appealing and my sister liked it too. Maybe we were just so used with Apple or Lemon flavored tea. The Lychee flavor is something new to our taste bud.
Real Leaf Green Tea has ZERO fats and less Calories. The ingredients of the beverage are brewed tea from green tea leaves, citric acid, sugar, natural and nature identical flavors, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid, caramel color and honey (yup I copied it form the back of the bottle LOL). Green tea leaves are known to be a good source of Theanine. This is what makes your body and refreshed after drinking a bottle of Real Leaf Green tea. Theanine has been shown to reduce mental and physical stress and improves mood. (source)
Aside from it reduces mental and physical stress, I learned that Theanine can affect the production of serotonin. In several studies theanine ingestion shows positive results of improved memory, improved concentration, and improved mood effects(source). For a person who is suffering OCD like me, this is a good thing. Although it is not proven yet, changes in serotonin level can affect OCD attacks. I am not your typical OCOC type of person. I am not those who brags about being OC and being so organized, I am a REAL sufferer of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. A person suffering from OCD have a lot of mood swings, specially if we have a low level of serotonin in the body. Pineapple juice and mushroom is another source of serotoin but I do not like both. Now that I have learned about Real Leaf Tea and that it is packed with Theanine (which can affect the production of serotonin), I will be hoarding a lot of this. Before, when I am having my OCD attacks, I would just gulp down a liter of pineapple juice. I hate the taste and I hate the sting it leaves on my mouth. I also hate that there are times it cause acidity on my stomach. With Real Leaf Green tea, I now have better options.
I really have to thank Yuga and Coca Cola for this contest, because if not, I wouldn’t be curious enough to research about Green tea and Theanine. And yes I do recommend this drink to everyone, specially to people who are so stressed out. It can really refresh your mind and body.
