Top Grossing Movies of the 80’s and 90’s: The 1990’s By Year
Posted on November 13, 2007
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What was the top grossing movie in each year of the 80’s and 90’s? I’m glad you asked. OK, nobody asked, but I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at the last two decades of the 20th Century, when the blockbuster came into its own, and see which flick was tops in each year. We’ll start with the 90’s today and do the 80’s on Thursday.
The 90’s were interesting. You had the juggernaut that was Titanic of course, but also some movies that you might not remember being the highest grossing flick for a particular year. In addition, Tom Hanks starred in three of the top grossing movies. Three!
The numbers listed after each flick represent its domestic gross (thanks to Box Office Mojo).
1999 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ( $431,088,301)
1998 Saving Private Ryan ($216,540,909)
1997 Titanic ($600,788,188)
1996 Independence Day ($306,169,268)
1995 Toy Story ($191,796,233)
1994 Forrest Gump ($329,694,499)
1993 Jurassic Park ($357,067,947)
1992 Aladdin ($217,350,219)
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($204,843,345)
1990 Home Alone ($285,761,243)
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Top 100 Movies: No. 88 - Jurassic Park (1993)
Posted on October 22, 2007
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I’ll get straight to the point - Jurassic Park made this list because of its groundbreaking CGI (computer-generated imagery). It does have a pretty good story and in the process delivers some thrills, but the main reason it’s No. 88 in this list is the CGI, which was nothing short of extraordinary at the time.
Think back to 1993 and the first time you saw this flick. Those dinosaurs blew you away, didn’t they? Nothing like it had been seen on the silver screen. Jurassic Park ushered in a new era. The boundaries of film-making were expanded and storytellers were able to fully realize their vision and create worlds and characters that previously existed only in our mind’s eye.
Fast forward fourteen years and CGI is so common that we don’t notice it like we used to. At least not with the “how did they do that?” sense of awe that we experienced back in ‘93. Rather, we tend to take CGI for granted now, unless it’s bad CGI or a filmmaker relies on it too much.
That being said, it’s still really cool.
Jurassic Park - No. 88 in my Top 100 Movies. Stay tuned for further installments . . .
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Top 100 Movies
Posted on September 24, 2007
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I am counting down my Top 100 Movies. I will insert each movie into this master movie list as it is revealed.
100. Road House (1989)
99. Major League (1989)
98. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
97. The Sixth Sense (1999)
96. Back to the Future (1985)
95. Armageddon (1998)
94. Bottle Rocket (1996)
93. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
92. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
91. A Few Good Men (1992)
90. Elf (2003)
89. The Lost Boys (1987)
88. Jurassic Park (1993)
87.Backdraft (1991)
86. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
85. X2: X-Men United (2003)
84. Alien (1979)
83. Superman II (1980)
82. Field of Dreams (1989)
81. A History of Violence (2005)
80. The Untouchables (1987)
79. Rudy (1993)
78. O’ Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
77. Slap Shot (1977)
76. American Pie 2 (2001)
75. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
74. Breaking Away (1979)
73. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
72. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
71. Bull Durham (1988)
70. The Godfather Part II (1974)
69. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
68. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
67. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
66. Sling Blade (1996)
65. The Godfather (1972)
64. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
63. Unforgiven (1992)
62. A Christmas Story (1983)
61. Do the Right Thing (1989)
60. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
59. Braveheart (1995)
58. Young Guns (1988)
57. Batman (1989)
56. Fargo (1996)
55. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
54. JFK (1991)
53. A League of Their Own (1992)
52. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
51. Tombstone (1993)
50. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
49. Batman Returns (1992)
48. Clerks (1994)
47. Schindler’s List (1993)
46. Spider-Man (2002)
45. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
44. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
43. The Usual Suspects (1995)
42. Wayne’s World (1992)
41. The Graduate (1967)
40. Say Anything . . . (1989)
39. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
38. Old School (2003)
37. Airplane! (1980)
36. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
35. Point Break (1991)
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