#10 King Kong, $243 Million
King Kong is a fictional character, a giant movie monster resembling a colossal gorilla, that has appeared in several movies since 1933. The character has become one of the world's most famous movie icons. This is a remake of the original King Kong. The film was made by Peter Jackson in 2005 and replayed the story of the famous ape that fell in love with a woman from New York.
#9 John Carter, $250 Million
John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction adventure film directed by Andrew Stanton and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. This film took three years to make and was released in 2012. Walt Disney made huge profits from the film oversees, especially in Russia. In the US, it received mixed reactions from critics. It is a science fiction adventure film.
#8 Avatar, $254 Million
Avatar is a 2009 American science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel David Moore, Giovanni Ribisi and Sigourney Weaver. Avatar took several years to make. Despite the fact that it cost $254 Million, the producers still made unimaginable gross profit that amounted to $2 Billion.
#7 Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, $256 Million
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is a 2006 American adventure fantasy comedy film. Walt Disney released this film in 2006 and it definitely caused a stir among fans and critics. Johnny Depp, the lead actor, added an extra touch of humor to the film through the main character Jack Sparrow. The film is the second one in the Pirates Of The Caribbean series.
#6 Waterworld, $259 Million
Waterworld is a 1995 American post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. The producers created an artificial water world in Hawaii where filming was done. Although the film made a lot of profit and managed to steal the hearts of the audience.
#5 Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, $268 Million
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. It's the sixth one in the Harry Potter's series. Amazingly, all Harry Potter films always rake in huge profits. This is because millions of kids in US and other parts of the world usually follow Harry Potter religiously.
#4 Tangled, $274 Million
Tangled is a 2010 American computer animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. This is the only animated film to demand a spot on this list. It is the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. At first, the producers wanted to use the original title 'Rapunzel' but then came to a decision to change it. The film was a huge success.
#3 Spider-Man 3, $286 Million
Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film produced by Marvel Entertainment and Laura Ziskin Productions, and distributed by Columbia Pictures based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Spider-Man is without doubt one of the best comic-based films ever made by Hollywood. This particular film was released in 2007 and is the third one of the series. The story is the same; a spider infects a boy and then alters his DNA.
#2 Titanic, $286 Million
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, co-produced, co-edited and partly financed by James Cameron. The Titanic was the biggest ship ever made and the creator was so confident with his invention that he even remarked, "Even God can't sink the ship!" Well, events proved him wrong as the ship hit an iceberg and sunk. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are the main characters.
#1 Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End, $332 Million
Another Pirates Of The Caribbean film makes it to the top spot. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a 2007 American adventure fantasy swashbuckler and the third film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. The theme is the same, it includes sword-fights and pirates, but the delivery is quite creative indeed. It seems like the actors received huge wages, judging by the amount used to create it.
