Cinema has existed for almost 130 years. Since its invention by the Lumière brothers, hundreds of thousands of films have been shown in cinemas around the world. But which ones marked the history of the 7th art with their success at the box office? Answers in this article.
The invention of cinematography per Louis and Auguste Lumière dates back to 1895. It celebrates its 130th anniversary next year. Birthday also for the first cinema in the worldthe Eden Theater in La Ciotat, France, which welcomed its first audience in the same year.
The first screenings reveal mini-films of everyday life. We have to wait for the first female director, Alice GuyFor see the birth of fiction in 1906. From its first creation, Cabbage fairies, hundreds of thousands of movies – it is difficult to give an exact number – they were created, to the great delight of generations of moviegoers. And some were hits, positioning themselves in ten feature films the most watched in history.
10 films that were the best at the cinema
For this Top 10 biggest hits at the box officeit is necessary to take care of the effects inflation. The economic situation has changed a lot in recent decades, the ticket price is higher, the production costs are higher, so the income is more generous. However, if we do not take these elements into account, the list great success in the cinema includes only recent movies. Therefore, it is distorted, as the American news site explained at length SCHIST.
So, taking them into account, it is therefore Gone with the windreleased in 1939, with revenues estimated at $4,192,000,000, according to Guinness world record from 2015.
so here it is the whole selection adjusted for the effects of inflation, acc Guinness world record 2015:
- Gone with the wind1939 ($4,192,000,000)
- Avatar2009 ($3,824,000,000)
- Titanic1997 ($3,485,000,000)
- Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope1977 ($3,443,000,000)
- Avengers: Endgame2019 ($3,165,000,000)
- Melody of happiness1965 ($2,884,000,000)
- ET, extraterrestrial1982 ($2,815,000,000)
- The Ten Commandments1956 ($2,665,000,000)
- Doctor Zhivago1965 ($2,526,000,000)
- Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens2015 ($2,491,000,000)
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