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!