With data from just over half a year that we have already passed, the 10 highest grossing films in the worldWithout counting the data from the USA, they are full of sequels, of the ten only one is not a sequel, the animated production Monsters vs. Aliens.
It is clear that Hollywood, as always, tries to play it safe, and for this, there is nothing better than making a continuation of a successful film.
The highest grossing movie of the yearFor now, because UP is attacking very hard, it is the cartoon movie Ice Age 3 with 576 million dollars followed by Harry Potter 6 (542 million) and Transformers 2 with 425 million dollars raised.
It should be noted that films like Angels and Demons and Terminator Salvation have been more successful outside the USA than in their own home. Quite the contrary than with films like Star Trek, which in the USA has been a box office smash and outside of the American market it has not made much noise at the world box office.
1st Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $ 576,394,197
2nd Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince $ 542,200,000
3rd Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $ 425,148,028
4th Angels & Demons $ 350,023,655
5th Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins $ 244,117,429
6th Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $ 211,663,457
7th Fast and Furious $ 187,885,520
8th X-Men Origins: Wolverine $ 183,398,103
9th Monsters Vs. Aliens $ 181,269,576
10th Star Trek $ 126,341,756