Box Office History for Visual Effects Movies
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| 3/6/1927 |
Metropolis |
$19,386 |
$650,422 |
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| 4/10/1953 |
House of Wax |
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$23,800,000 |
- |
$658,000 |
| 10/5/1956 |
The Ten Commandments |
- |
$80,000,000 |
- |
$13,500,000 |
| 12/22/1964 |
Goldfinger |
- |
$51,100,000 |
$124,900,000 |
$3,000,000 |
| 4/2/1968 |
2001: A Space Odyssey |
- |
$56,700,000 |
$68,700,000 |
$10,500,000 |
| 12/17/1974 |
Towering Inferno |
$2,323,621 |
$116,000,000 |
$139,700,000 |
$14,000,000 |
| 6/20/1975 |
Jaws |
$7,790,627 |
$260,000,000 |
$470,700,000 |
$12,000,000 |
| 5/25/1977 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
$1,554,475 |
$460,998,007 |
$797,900,000 |
$11,000,000 |
| 11/16/1977 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
$5,379,460 |
$166,000,000 |
$337,700,000 |
$20,000,000 |
| 6/16/1978 |
Jaws 2 |
$9,866,023 |
$102,922,376 |
$208,900,376 |
$20,000,000 |
| 12/15/1978 |
Superman |
$7,465,343 |
$134,218,018 |
$300,200,000 |
$55,000,000 |
| 5/25/1979 |
Alien |
$3,522,581 |
$80,930,630 |
$203,630,630 |
$9,000,000 |
| 12/7/1979 |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
$11,926,421 |
$82,258,456 |
$139,000,000 |
$35,000,000 |
| 5/21/1980 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
$4,910,483 |
$290,271,960 |
$534,200,000 |
$23,000,000 |
| 6/19/1981 |
Superman II |
$14,100,523 |
$108,185,706 |
- |
$54,000,000 |
| 6/4/1982 |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
$14,347,221 |
$79,912,963 |
$96,800,000 |
$12,000,000 |
| 7/9/1982 |
Tron |
$4,761,795 |
$26,918,576 |
- |
$17,000,000 |
| 5/25/1983 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi |
$23,019,618 |
$309,205,079 |
$572,700,000 |
$32,500,000 |
| 6/17/1983 |
Superman III |
$13,352,357 |
$59,950,623 |
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- |
| 7/22/1983 |
Jaws 3-D |
$13,422,500 |
$42,245,180 |
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- |
| 6/1/1984 |
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock |
$16,673,229 |
$76,471,046 |
$87,000,000 |
$18,000,000 |
| 6/8/1984 |
Ghost Busters |
$13,612,564 |
$238,632,124 |
$291,632,124 |
$30,000,000 |
| 6/8/1984 |
Gremlins |
$12,511,634 |
$148,168,459 |
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$11,000,000 |
| 10/26/1984 |
The Terminator |
$4,020,663 |
$38,019,031 |
$78,019,031 |
$6,400,000 |
| 12/18/1985 |
Brazil |
$30,099 |
$9,929,000 |
- |
$15,000,000 |
| 11/26/1986 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
$16,881,888 |
$109,713,132 |
$133,000,000 |
$24,000,000 |
| 7/17/1987 |
Jaws 4: The Revenge |
$7,154,890 |
$15,728,335 |
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$23,000,000 |
| 7/24/1987 |
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace |
$5,683,122 |
$11,227,824 |
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$17,000,000 |
| 6/22/1988 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
$11,226,239 |
$154,112,492 |
$351,500,000 |
$70,000,000 |
| 6/9/1989 |
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier |
$17,375,648 |
$52,210,049 |
$70,200,000 |
$30,000,000 |
| 6/23/1989 |
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids |
$14,262,961 |
$130,724,172 |
$222,700,000 |
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| 6/23/1989 |
Batman |
$40,505,884 |
$251,188,924 |
$413,200,000 |
$35,000,000 |
| 6/1/1990 |
Total Recall |
$25,533,700 |
$119,394,839 |
$261,400,000 |
$65,000,000 |
| 6/15/1990 |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch |
$9,702,804 |
$41,476,097 |
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$50,000,000 |
| 7/3/1991 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
$31,765,506 |
$204,859,496 |
$516,816,151 |
$100,000,000 |
| 12/6/1991 |
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
$18,162,837 |
$74,888,996 |
$96,900,000 |
$27,000,000 |
| 12/11/1991 |
Hook |
$13,522,535 |
$119,654,823 |
$300,854,823 |
$70,000,000 |
| 6/19/1992 |
Batman Returns |
$45,687,710 |
$162,833,635 |
$282,801,937 |
$80,000,000 |
| 7/17/1992 |
Honey I Blew Up the Kid |
$11,083,318 |
$58,662,452 |
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| 6/11/1993 |
Jurassic Park |
$50,159,460 |
$357,067,947 |
$920,100,000 |
$63,000,000 |
| 7/6/1994 |
Forrest Gump |
$24,450,602 |
$329,694,499 |
$679,400,525 |
$55,000,000 |
| 7/15/1994 |
True Lies |
$25,869,770 |
$146,282,411 |
$365,300,000 |
$100,000,000 |
| 7/29/1994 |
The Mask |
$23,117,068 |
$119,920,129 |
$343,900,000 |
$18,000,000 |
| 11/18/1994 |
Star Trek: Generations |
$23,116,394 |
$75,671,262 |
$120,000,000 |
$38,000,000 |
| 5/26/1995 |
Casper |
$22,091,975 |
$100,328,194 |
$282,300,000 |
$55,000,000 |
| 6/16/1995 |
Batman Forever |
$52,784,433 |
$184,031,112 |
$335,000,000 |
$100,000,000 |
| 6/30/1995 |
Apollo 13 |
$25,353,380 |
$172,070,496 |
$334,100,000 |
$65,000,000 |
| 12/15/1995 |
Jumanji |
$11,084,370 |
$100,458,310 |
$262,758,310 |
$65,000,000 |
| 5/10/1996 |
Twister |
$41,059,405 |
$241,888,385 |
$495,900,000 |
$88,000,000 |
| 6/21/1996 |
Eraser |
$24,566,446 |
$101,295,562 |
$234,400,000 |
$100,000,000 |
| 6/28/1996 |
The Nutty Professor |
$25,411,725 |
$128,814,019 |
$273,814,019 |
$55,000,000 |
| 7/3/1996 |
Independence Day |
$50,228,264 |
$306,169,255 |
$816,969,255 |
$75,000,000 |
| 11/22/1996 |
Star Trek: First Contact |
$30,716,131 |
$92,027,888 |
$150,000,000 |
$46,000,000 |
| 5/23/1997 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
$72,132,785 |
$229,086,679 |
$786,686,679 |
$75,000,000 |
| 6/20/1997 |
Batman & Robin |
$42,872,605 |
$107,325,195 |
$237,300,000 |
$125,000,000 |
| 7/2/1997 |
Men in Black |
$51,068,455 |
$250,690,539 |
$589,390,539 |
$90,000,000 |
| 7/11/1997 |
Contact |
$20,584,908 |
$100,920,329 |
$165,900,000 |
$90,000,000 |
| 12/19/1997 |
Titanic |
$28,638,131 |
$600,788,188 |
$1,835,400,000 |
$200,000,000 |
| 5/8/1998 |
Deep Impact |
$41,152,375 |
$140,464,664 |
$349,464,664 |
$80,000,000 |
| 5/20/1998 |
Godzilla |
$44,047,541 |
$136,314,294 |
$376,000,000 |
$125,000,000 |
| 7/1/1998 |
Armageddon |
$36,089,972 |
$201,578,182 |
$554,600,000 |
$140,000,000 |
| 8/21/1998 |
Blade |
$17,073,856 |
$70,141,876 |
$131,237,688 |
$45,000,000 |
| 12/11/1998 |
Star Trek: Insurrection |
$22,052,836 |
$70,187,658 |
$117,800,000 |
$70,000,000 |
| 3/31/1999 |
The Matrix |
$27,788,331 |
$171,479,930 |
$456,500,000 |
$65,000,000 |
| 5/7/1999 |
The Mummy |
$43,369,635 |
$155,385,488 |
$416,385,488 |
$80,000,000 |
| 5/19/1999 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
$64,810,970 |
$431,088,297 |
$924,288,297 |
$115,000,000 |
| 6/30/1999 |
Wild Wild West |
$27,687,484 |
$113,805,681 |
$217,700,000 |
$175,000,000 |
| 11/19/1999 |
Sleepy Hollow |
$30,060,467 |
$101,068,340 |
$207,068,340 |
$70,000,000 |
| 6/9/2000 |
Gone in 60 Seconds |
$25,336,048 |
$101,643,008 |
$232,643,008 |
$103,300,000 |
| 6/30/2000 |
The Perfect Storm |
$41,325,042 |
$182,618,434 |
$328,711,434 |
$120,000,000 |
| 7/14/2000 |
X-Men |
$54,471,475 |
$157,299,717 |
$295,999,717 |
$75,000,000 |
| 7/28/2000 |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps |
$42,518,830 |
$123,307,945 |
$161,600,000 |
$84,000,000 |
| 11/3/2000 |
Charlie's Angels |
$40,128,550 |
$125,305,545 |
$263,200,000 |
$90,000,000 |
| 11/17/2000 |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
$55,820,330 |
$260,031,035 |
$345,131,035 |
$123,000,000 |
| 5/4/2001 |
The Mummy Returns |
$68,139,035 |
$202,007,640 |
$433,007,640 |
$98,000,000 |
| 6/15/2001 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider |
$47,735,743 |
$131,144,183 |
$274,644,183 |
$94,000,000 |
| 6/22/2001 |
The Fast and the Furious |
$40,089,015 |
$144,512,310 |
$206,512,310 |
$38,000,000 |
| 7/18/2001 |
Jurassic Park 3 |
$50,771,645 |
$181,166,115 |
$365,900,000 |
$93,000,000 |
| 12/19/2001 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
$47,211,490 |
$314,776,170 |
$868,621,686 |
$109,000,000 |
| 3/22/2002 |
Blade 2 |
$32,528,016 |
$81,645,152 |
$154,306,865 |
$54,000,000 |
| 5/3/2002 |
Spider-Man |
$114,844,116 |
$403,706,375 |
$821,606,375 |
$139,000,000 |
| 5/16/2002 |
Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones |
$80,027,814 |
$310,676,740 |
$656,695,615 |
$115,000,000 |
| 6/21/2002 |
Minority Report |
$35,677,125 |
$132,014,112 |
$358,814,112 |
$102,000,000 |
| 7/3/2002 |
Men in Black 2 |
$52,148,751 |
$190,418,803 |
$441,818,803 |
$140,000,000 |
| 12/13/2002 |
Star Trek: Nemesis |
$18,513,305 |
$43,254,409 |
$67,312,826 |
$60,000,000 |
| 12/18/2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
$62,007,528 |
$341,784,377 |
$926,284,377 |
$94,000,000 |
| 2/14/2003 |
Daredevil |
$40,310,418 |
$102,543,518 |
$179,143,518 |
$80,000,000 |
| 5/2/2003 |
X2 |
$85,558,731 |
$214,949,694 |
$406,400,513 |
$125,000,000 |
| 5/15/2003 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
$91,774,413 |
$281,553,689 |
$738,576,929 |
$127,000,000 |
| 6/6/2003 |
2 Fast 2 Furious |
$50,472,480 |
$127,120,058 |
$236,220,058 |
$76,000,000 |
| 6/20/2003 |
Hulk |
$62,128,420 |
$132,160,047 |
$245,160,047 |
$137,000,000 |
| 6/27/2003 |
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle |
$37,634,221 |
$100,814,328 |
$227,200,000 |
$120,000,000 |
| 7/1/2003 |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines |
$44,041,440 |
$150,358,296 |
$433,058,296 |
$170,000,000 |
| 7/9/2003 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
$46,630,690 |
$305,411,224 |
$655,011,224 |
$125,000,000 |
| 7/25/2003 |
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life |
$21,783,641 |
$65,653,758 |
$156,453,758 |
$90,000,000 |
| 11/5/2003 |
The Matrix Revolutions |
$48,475,154 |
$139,259,759 |
$424,259,759 |
$110,000,000 |
| 11/21/2003 |
The Cat in the Hat |
$38,329,160 |
$101,018,283 |
$133,818,283 |
$109,000,000 |
| 12/17/2003 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
$72,629,713 |
$377,027,325 |
$1,133,027,325 |
$94,000,000 |
| 5/7/2004 |
Van Helsing |
$51,748,040 |
$120,150,546 |
$300,150,546 |
$170,000,000 |
| 5/28/2004 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
$68,743,584 |
$186,740,799 |
$542,740,799 |
$125,000,000 |
| 6/30/2004 |
Spider-Man 2 |
$88,156,227 |
$373,524,485 |
$784,024,485 |
$200,000,000 |
| 7/16/2004 |
I, Robot |
$52,179,887 |
$144,801,023 |
$348,801,023 |
$105,000,000 |
| 9/17/2004 |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |
$15,580,278 |
$37,760,080 |
$49,730,854 |
$70,000,000 |
| 12/8/2004 |
Blade: Trinity |
$16,061,271 |
$52,397,389 |
$132,397,389 |
$65,000,000 |
| 1/14/2005 |
Elektra |
$12,804,793 |
$24,409,722 |
$56,409,722 |
$65,000,000 |
| 2/18/2005 |
Constantine |
$29,769,098 |
$75,976,178 |
$229,976,178 |
$75,000,000 |
| 4/1/2005 |
Sin City |
$29,120,273 |
$74,098,862 |
$159,098,862 |
$40,000,000 |
| 4/29/2005 |
XXX: State of the Union |
$12,712,272 |
$26,873,932 |
$71,073,932 |
$60,000,000 |
| 4/29/2005 |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
$21,103,203 |
$51,019,112 |
$104,019,112 |
$45,000,000 |
| 5/19/2005 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
$108,435,841 |
$380,270,577 |
$848,470,577 |
$115,000,000 |
| 6/10/2005 |
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D |
$12,582,088 |
$39,177,684 |
$69,425,966 |
$50,000,000 |
| 6/15/2005 |
Batman Begins |
$48,745,440 |
$205,343,774 |
$371,824,647 |
$150,000,000 |
| 6/22/2005 |
Herbie: Fully Loaded |
$12,709,221 |
$66,010,682 |
$144,110,682 |
$50,000,000 |
| 6/29/2005 |
The War of the Worlds |
$64,878,725 |
$234,280,354 |
$591,745,532 |
$132,000,000 |
| 7/8/2005 |
Fantastic Four |
$56,061,504 |
$154,695,569 |
$329,495,569 |
$87,500,000 |
| 7/15/2005 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
$56,178,450 |
$206,459,076 |
$473,459,076 |
$150,000,000 |
| 7/29/2005 |
Stealth |
$13,251,545 |
$32,116,746 |
$76,416,746 |
$138,000,000 |
| 7/29/2005 |
Sky High |
$14,631,784 |
$63,939,454 |
$81,627,454 |
$60,000,000 |
| 9/30/2005 |
Serenity |
$10,086,680 |
$25,514,517 |
$38,514,517 |
$39,000,000 |
| 10/14/2005 |
The Fog |
$11,752,917 |
$29,511,112 |
$37,048,526 |
$18,000,000 |
| 10/21/2005 |
Doom |
$15,488,870 |
$28,212,337 |
$54,612,337 |
$70,000,000 |
| 11/11/2005 |
Zathura |
$13,427,872 |
$28,045,540 |
$58,545,540 |
$65,000,000 |
| 11/18/2005 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
$102,335,066 |
$290,013,036 |
$896,013,036 |
$150,000,000 |
| 12/2/2005 |
Aeon Flux |
$12,661,112 |
$25,857,987 |
$47,953,341 |
$55,000,000 |
| 12/9/2005 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
$65,556,312 |
$291,710,957 |
$748,806,957 |
$180,000,000 |
| 12/14/2005 |
King Kong |
$50,130,145 |
$218,080,025 |
$550,517,357 |
$207,000,000 |
| 5/5/2006 |
Mission: Impossible III |
$47,743,273 |
$133,501,348 |
$397,501,348 |
$150,000,000 |
| 5/12/2006 |
Poseidon |
$22,155,410 |
$60,674,817 |
$181,674,817 |
$160,000,000 |
| 5/26/2006 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
$102,750,665 |
$234,362,462 |
$459,362,462 |
$150,000,000 |
| 6/28/2006 |
Superman Returns |
$52,535,096 |
$200,120,000 |
$391,120,000 |
$204,000,000 |
| 7/7/2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
$135,634,554 |
$423,315,812 |
$1,065,659,812 |
$150,000,000 |
| 2/16/2007 |
Ghost Rider |
$45,388,836 |
$115,802,596 |
$237,702,596 |
$120,000,000 |
| 3/9/2007 |
300 |
$70,885,301 |
$210,614,939 |
$456,068,181 |
$60,000,000 |
| 5/25/2007 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
$114,732,820 |
$309,404,152 |
$952,404,152 |
$150,000,000 |
| 6/15/2007 |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
$58,051,684 |
$131,921,738 |
$287,733,286 |
$120,000,000 |
| 8/10/2007 |
Stardust |
$9,169,779 |
$38,634,938 |
$135,556,675 |
$70,000,000 |
| 12/25/2007 |
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep |
$9,186,054 |
$40,412,817 |
$101,372,506 |
- |
| 2/14/2008 |
Jumper |
$27,354,808 |
$79,617,110 |
$220,492,653 |
$82,500,000 |
| 3/7/2008 |
10,000 B.C. |
$35,867,488 |
$94,042,448 |
$265,742,448 |
$105,000,000 |
| 5/9/2008 |
Speed Racer |
$18,561,337 |
$18,561,337 |
$31,361,337 |
$100,000,000 |
| 5/16/2008 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
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- |
$100,000,000 |
| 8/1/2008 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
- |
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- |
$175,000,000 |
| Totals |
$20,989,367,849 |
$46,259,564,281 |
$11,208,858,000 |
| Averages |
$149,924,056 |
$330,425,459 |
$82,418,074 |
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