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Highest-grossing films by year

by jalarab-886-854767 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#High-grossing_films_by_year
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  • The Birth of a Nation (1915)

    1. The Birth of a Nation

    19153h 15mTV-PG
    6.1 (27K)
    The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishMae MarshHenry B. Walthall
  • Intolerance (1916)

    2. Intolerance

    19162h 43mPassed99Metascore
    7.7 (17K)
    Four historical tales depict the ongoing human struggle against prejudice and inhumanity.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRobert HarronMae Marsh
  • Theda Bara, J. Gordon Edwards, and William Fox in Cleopatra (1917)

    3. Cleopatra

    19172h 5m
    6.6 (410)
    The story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony.
    DirectorJ. Gordon EdwardsStarsTheda BaraFritz LeiberThurston Hall
  • Mabel Normand in Mickey (1918)

    4. Mickey

    19181h 33mNot Rated
    6.1 (1.2K)
    Mickey, an orphan who has been brought up in a mining settlement, is sent to New York to live with her aunt.
    DirectorsF. Richard JonesJames YoungStarsMabel NormandGeorge NicholsLaura La Varnie
  • Betty Compson, Frankie Lee, and Thomas Meighan in The Miracle Man (1919)

    5. The Miracle Man

    19191h 20mNot Rated
    6.7 (263)
    A gang consisting of the Frog, who can dislocate his limbs; the Dope, a drug addict; Rose, who poses as the Dope's brutalized mistress; and Burke, the leader; prey on the sympathies and contributions of Chinatown sightseers, until Tom, reading about a deaf, mute, and nearly-blind supposed faith-healer called the Patriarch, living upstate, plans to take greater advantage of the public's gullibility. and Rose poses as the patriarch's long-lost niece and the Frog fakes a cure, when a real crippled boy, inspired by seeing the Frog's contorted limbs healed, walks for the first time. When news spreads and other cures occur, the gang collects much money, but gradually, each member, influenced by the Patriarch and the country atmosphere, changes for the better. The Frog becomes a widow's adopted son, while the Dope falls in love. When Rose almost falls for a millionaire, Tom overcomes his murderous jealousy and, renouncing his past, declares his love. After the Patriarch dies, Tom and Rose marry.
    DirectorGeorge Loane TuckerStarsThomas MeighanBetty CompsonLon Chaney
  • Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Way Down East (1920)

    6. Way Down East

    19202h 25mPassed
    7.3 (6.1K)
    A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRichard BarthelmessMrs. David Landau
  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

    7. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    19212h 30mPassed
    7.1 (3.7K)
    An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.
    DirectorRex IngramStarsRudolph ValentinoAlice TerryPomeroy Cannon
  • Robin Hood (1922)

    8. Robin Hood

    19222h 23mNot Rated
    7.0 (2.6K)
    A nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.
    DirectorAllan DwanStarsDouglas FairbanksWallace BeerySam De Grasse
  • The Covered Wagon (1923)

    9. The Covered Wagon

    19231h 38m
    6.6 (841)
    Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attacks. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?
    DirectorJames CruzeStarsJ. Warren KerriganLois WilsonAlan Hale
  • Wallace Beery and Milton Sills in The Sea Hawk (1924)

    10. The Sea Hawk

    19242h 3mPassed
    7.1 (695)
    A wrongly-convicted English gentleman goes from galley slave to pirate captain.
    DirectorFrank LloydStarsMilton SillsEnid BennettLloyd Hughes
  • The Big Parade (1925)

    11. The Big Parade

    19252h 31mNot Rated
    7.9 (7.6K)
    A young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.
    DirectorsKing VidorGeorge W. HillStarsJohn GilbertRenée AdoréeHobart Bosworth
  • Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston in For Heaven's Sake (1926)

    12. For Heaven's Sake

    192658mPassed
    7.5 (2.1K)
    An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
    DirectorSam TaylorStarsHarold LloydJobyna RalstonNoah Young
  • Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Wings (1927)

    13. Wings

    19272h 24mPG-1378Metascore
    7.5 (15K)
    Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
    DirectorsWilliam A. WellmanHarry d'Abbadie d'ArrastStarsClara BowCharles 'Buddy' RogersRichard Arlen
  • Al Jolson in The Singing Fool (1928)

    14. The Singing Fool

    19281h 45mPassed
    6.1 (301)
    A singing waiter and composer (Al Jolson) loves two women (Betty Bronson, Josephine Dunn), conquers Broadway and holds his dying son, singing "Sonny Boy."
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsAl JolsonBetty BronsonJosephine Dunn
  • Charles King, Bessie Love, and Anita Page in The Broadway Melody (1929)

    15. The Broadway Melody

    19291h 40mPassed66Metascore
    5.5 (8.6K)
    A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.
    DirectorHarry BeaumontStarsBessie LoveAnita PageCharles King
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

    16. All Quiet on the Western Front

    19302h 32mApproved91Metascore
    8.1 (70K)
    A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLew AyresLouis WolheimJohn Wray
  • Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

    17. Frankenstein

    19311h 10mApproved91Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris Karloff
  • Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Joyzelle Joyner, and Fredric March in The Sign of the Cross (1932)

    18. The Sign of the Cross

    19322h 5mApproved
    6.8 (2.9K)
    A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsFredric MarchClaudette ColbertElissa Landi
  • King Kong (1933)

    19. King Kong

    19331h 40mApproved92Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
    DirectorsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce Cabot
  • Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in The Merry Widow (1934)

    20. The Merry Widow

    19341h 39mPassed
    7.2 (3.4K)
    When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.
    DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMaurice ChevalierJeanette MacDonaldEdward Everett Horton
  • Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

    21. Mutiny on the Bounty

    19352h 12mApproved87Metascore
    7.6 (26K)
    First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1789 mutiny.
    DirectorFrank LloydStarsCharles LaughtonClark GableFranchot Tone
  • Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)

    22. San Francisco

    19361h 55mApproved
    7.1 (6.4K)
    A Barbary Coast saloonkeeper and a Nob Hill impresario are rivals for the affections of a beautiful singer, both personally and professionally, in 1906 San Francisco.
    DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsClark GableJeanette MacDonaldSpencer Tracy
  • Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell, and George Kiplunks in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

    23. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    19371h 23mApproved96Metascore
    7.6 (231K)
    Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
    DirectorsWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La Verne
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, and Edward Arnold in You Can't Take It with You (1938)

    24. You Can't Take It with You

    19382h 6mApproved
    7.8 (29K)
    The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJean ArthurJames StewartLionel Barrymore
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    25. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (346K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell

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