10 Most Profitable Films of the Decade

Here is a list of the ten most profitable films of the last decade.

1) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

This 2003 fantasy film was directed by Peter Jackson. The movie is based off a series of books written by J.R.R. Tolkiens. This is the third film in a trilogy. The previous films were The Fellowship Of The Rings and The Two Towers.

This film was the second in history to earn over a billion dollars. Titanic still holds the number one spot.

It stayed at the box office a little over 24 weeks.

The film starred Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, and Ian McKellan.

The film grossed $1,119.110,9711

2) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

This 2006 fantasy/adventure film was directed by Gore Verbinski. The film is second film in the Pirates Of The Caribbean series.

It was the box office a little over 22 weeks.

The film starred Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley.

The film grossed $1,066,179,725.

3) The Dark Knight

This film was directed by Christopher Nolan. It is part of the Batman film series.

The film starred Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, and Aaron Eckhart.

This film was at the box office for 33 weeks.

This film grossed $1,030,418,342.

4) Harry Potter And The Philospher's Stone

This film was directed by Chris Columbus. The film is based on the Harry Potter film series. These are based off the books by J.K. Rowlings.

The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

This film was at the box office for 22 weeks.

This Harry Potter film grossed $974,733,550.

5) Pirates Of The Caribbean At The Worlds End

This movie is the third in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. The film was directed by Gore Verbinski. It stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley.

This film was at the box office for 19 weeks.

The film grossed $960,996,492.

6) Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

This Harry Potter movie was directed by David Yates. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

This at the box office for 22 weeks.

This Harry Potter movie grossed $938,212,738.

7) Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince

This is the sixth in the Harry Potter movies. It was directed by David Yates. This film again stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

This film was at the box office a little over 21 weeks.

This Harry Potter film grossed $935,230,924.

8) The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

This film was directed by Peter Jackson. It is the second film in the Lord Of The Rings movies.

This movie stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen.

This film was at the box office for 35 weeks.

This movie grossed $925,282,504.

9) Shrek 2

This wonderful animated film is the second in the Shrek movies. It features the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas.

This film was at the box office for 21 weeks.

This wonderful movie grossed $919,838,758.

10) Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

This is the fourth in the Harry Potter film series. It was directed by Mike Newell. It stars the same three stars as the previous Harry Potter movies, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

This film was at the box office for 20 weeks.

This film grossed $895,921,036.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films

http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross?region=world-wide

http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/alltime.mv?adjusted+ByAG

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=harrypotter4.htm