When it comes to the global box-office, the big just keep getting bigger. The graduating class of 2004 proved to be the biggest of them all, with DreamWorks Shrek 2 leading the charge, with $914.5 million (number 7th).
Altogether, a record eight films released last year worked their way into the top 50 worldwide box-office champions of all time, besting the class of 2001, which placed seven films in the top 50.
Box-Office Champions: Top Films by Year
1973: The Exorcist
1975: Jaws
1977: Star Wars
1980: The Empire Strikes Back
1982: E.T.
1983: The Return of the Jedi
1989: Indiana Jones and Last Crusade
1990: Home Alone
1992: Aladdin
1993: Jurassic Park
1994:
The Lion King
Forrest Gump
1996: Mission: Impossible
1997:
Men in Black
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Titanic
1998: Armageddon
1999:
The Matrix
Star Wars: Phantom Menace
The Sixth Sense
2000:
Gladiator
Mission: Impossible II
Toy Story 2
2001:
Harry Potter/Sorcerers Stone
Monsters, Inc.
Lord of Rings:
2002:
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Spider Man
Lord of Rings: Two Towers
2003:
The Matrix Reloaded
Finding Nemo
Pirates of the Carribeans
Last Samurai
Lord of Rings: Return of the King
2004:
The Passion of the Christ
Shrek 2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Incredibles
Spider Man 2
The Day After Tomorrow
