Major Blockbusters/ films by year

[Lord]

Yeah, i will announce the real blockbusters soon, this is just the list of big budgeted Studio films, almost like a to-watch list if you will. A good example is John Carter, which was a blockbuster at heart but in it's release it didn't make the cut.

After i'm done though some years i'll revisit the 2010s period and make the list a little shorter. And also add the major successes that weren't that big budgeted.

 

[Lord]

2009 now, the year that once again changed the industry by putting 3D into the mainstream and beating records.

-Hotel for Dogs
-Inkheart
-The Dark Knight
-Coraline
-The Pink Panther
-The International
-Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
-Watchmen
-Race to Witch Mountain
-Duplicity
-Knowing
-Monsters vs Aliens
-Fast & Furious
-State of Play
-The Soloist
-X-Men Origins: Wolverine
-Star Trek
-Angels & Demons
-Terminator: Salvation
-Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
-Up
-Land of the Lost
-Imagine That
-The Taking of Pelham 123
-Year One
-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
-Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinossaurs
-Public Enemies
-Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince
-G-Force
-Funny People
-G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra
-Inglourious Basterds
-Gamer
-Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
-Surrogates
-Couples Retreat
-Law Abiding Citizen
-Where the Wild Thinngs Are
-Astro Boy
-Michael Jackson's This Is it
-A Christmas Carol
-2012
-The Twilight Saga: New Moon
-Planet 51
-The Princess and the Frog
-Invictus
-The Lovely Bones
-Did you hear about the Morgans?
-Nine
-Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
-It's Complicated
-Sherlock Holmes

 

[Lord]

Starting 2008:

-In the Name of the King
-Rambo
-Fool's Gold
-Jumper
-The Spiderwick Chronicles
-Semi-Pro
-10,000 BC
-Horton Hears a Who!
-Leatherheads
-The Forbidden Kingdom
-Iron Man
-Speed Racer
-The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
-Indiana Jone & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
-Sex and te City
-Kung Fu Panda
-You Don't Mess with Zohan
-The Incredible Hulk
-Get Smart
-The Love Guru
-WALL-E
-Wanted
-Hancock
-Hellboy II: The Golden Army
-Journey to the Center of the Earth
-Meet Dave
-The Dark Knight
-Mamma Mia!
-Step Brothers
-The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
-Tropic Thunder
-Babylon A.D.
-Righteaous Kill
-Eagle Eye
-Body of Lies
-City of Ember
-Changeling
-Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
-Quantum of Solace
-Bolt
-Australia
-Four Christmases
-Che
-The Day the Earth Stood Still
-Seven Pounds
-The Tale of Despereaux
-Yes Man
-Bedtime Stories
-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
-Marley & Me
-The Spirit
-Valkyrie
-Defiance

 

[Lord]

2007 now:

-Hannibal Rising
-Norbit
-Ghost Rider
-Wild Hogs
-Zodiac
-300
-Shooter
-Blades of Glory
-Meet the Robinsons
-Grindhouse
-Perfect Stranger
-Next
-Lucky You
-Spider-Man 3
-Shrek the Third
-Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
-Ocean's 13
-Surf's Up
-Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
-Evan Almighty
-Live Free or Die Hard
-Ratatouille
-Transformers
-Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
-I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry
-The Simpsons Movie
-The Bourne Ultimatum
-Underdog
-Rush Hour 3
-Stardust
-The Invasion
-The Last Legion
-3:10 to Yuma
-The Brave One
-Eastern Promises
-The Kingdom
-Elizabeth: The Golden Years
-American Gangster
-Bee Movie
-Beowolf
-Love in the Time of Cholera
-Enchanted
-The Golden Compass
-Alvin and the Chipmunks
-I Am Legend
-Charlie Wilson's War
-National Treasure: Book of Secrets
-Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barberer of Fleet Street

And 2006:

-Curious George
-Firewall
-The Pink Panther
-16 Blocks
-Failure to Launch
-The Shaggy Dog
-V for Vendetta
-Basic Instinct 2
-Ice Age: The Meltdown
-The Wild
-The Sentinel
-Silent Hill
-RV
-Mission: Impossible III
-Poseidon
-The Da Vinci Code
-Over the Hedge
-X-Men: The Last Stand
-The Break-Up
-Cars
-The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
-Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties
-Click
-Superman Returns
-Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
-Little Man
-Lady in the Water
-Monster House
-The Ant Bully
-Miami Vice
-Barnyard
-Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
-World Trade Center
-Zoom
-The Black Dahlia
-Flyboys
-The Guardian
-Open Season
-The Departed
-Flags of out Fathers
-Flushed Away
-Casino Royale
-Happy Feet
-Deck the Halls
-Déja Vu
-Blood Diamond
-The Holyday
-Charlotte's Webb
-Dreamgirls
-Eragon
-The Pursuit of Happyness
-THe Good Shepherd
-Night at the Museum
-Children of Men
-Arthur and the Invisibles

And finally 2005:

-Constantine
-Hitch
-Son of the Mask
-Be Cool
-The Pacifier
-Hostage
-Robots
-Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
-Sahara
-The Interpreter
-XXX: State of Union
-The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
-Kingdom of Heaven
-Kicking & Screaming
-Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
-Madagascar
-The Longest Yard
-Cinderella Man
-The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D
-Mr. & Mrs. Smith
-Batman Begins
-Herbie: Fully Loaded
-Bewitched
-War of the Worlds
-Fantastic Four
-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
-The Island
-Stealth
-The Dukes of Hazzard
-The Great Raid
-The Brothers Grimm
-A Sound of Thunder
-Just like Heaven
-Flightplan
-Oliver Twist
-Into the Blue
-Domino
-Doom
-Stay
-The Legend of Zorro
-Chicken Little
-Jarhead
-Zathura
-Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
-Syriana
-Aeon Flux
-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
-Memoirs of a Geisha
-King Kong
-Cheaper by the Dozen 2
-Fun with Dick and Jane
-Munich

 

[Airwings]

It probably starts with Jaws.
Then Star Wars.
Then Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Then maybe E.T.?
Close Encounters.
Batman.
T2: Judgment Day.
Jurassic Park.
Independence Day.

Where is Back To The Future? And shouldn't Close Encounters be next to Star Wars, or do you think is came out between E.T. and Batman?

 

[kedrell]

To be a real blockbuster today, in terms of ticket sales, I think a movie today should make at least $450 million domestically. Back to the Future made around $210 million in 1985. Adjusted for inflation that's around $480 million. And considering a lot of movies can get a boost from more expensive 3D and IMAX-tickets today, then maybe a movie today should make at least $500 million domestically to be considered a true blockbuster in America, if a $200 million gross in the 80's was considered a blockbuster success

That's way too high, IMO. What adjusting for inflation never takes into account is all the extra variables that separate old movies from new ones. I agree with the 300M DOM yardstick. That's still a high bar to reach and usually less than 5 films per year get there. That's 5 out of hundreds.

 

[:eek:]

That's way too high, IMO. What adjusting for inflation never takes into account is all the extra variables that separate old movies from new ones. I agree with the 300M DOM yardstick. That's still a high bar to reach and usually less than 5 films per year get there. That's 5 out of hundreds.

But there are still far more movies making $300 million today than $200 million in the 80's. While $300 million still might look impressive on the paper I personally feel these movies have become too common to feel like they are a rare, special event like a true blockbuster should be. But, okay, many movies that makes $300 million domestically today usually makes a lot more than that internationally, so on a worldwide level they can often be considered a blockbuster, I suppose

 

[kedrell]

I don't think rarity is a necessary qualification.

 

[Lord]

Ok, for the true blockbusters i'll consider those that did in least 300 million domestically or broke the billion mark internationally. Inflation doesn't allways exactly help, nowadays they invest a lot more money than they used to back in the day, up for inflation Jaws would only cost 30-40 million dollars, which today isn't the money they usually invest in "big Budget" films.

2004:

-The Big Bounce
-50 First Dates
-Twisted
-Hidalgo
-Starsky & Hutch
-Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
-Hellboy
-Home on the Range
-The Alamo
-Two Brothers
-Man on Fire
-Van Helsing
-Troy
-Shrek 2
-The Day After Tomorrow
-Raising Helen
-Harry Potter & the Prisioner of Azkaban
-The Chronicles of Riddick
-Garfield: The Movie
-The Stepford Wives
-Around the World in 80 Days
-The Terminal
-Spider-Man 2
-King Arthur
-I, Robot
-Catwoman
-The Bourne Supremacy
-The Manchurian Candidate
-The Village
-Collateral
-Alien vs Predator
-Exorcist: The Beginning
-Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
-Shark Tale
-Ladder 49
-Shall We Dance?
-Alfie
-The Incredibles
-The Polar Express
-After the Sunset
-National Treasure
-Alexander
-Christmas with the Kranks
-Blade: Trinity
-Ocean's Twelve
-The Phantom of the Opera
-Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
-Spanglish
-Meet the Fockers
-The Aviator
-The Life Aquatic with Steve zissou

2003:

-Kangaroo Jack
-How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
-Shanghai Knights
-Daredevil
-Gods and Generals
-Tears of the Sun
-The Hunted
-Dreamcatcher
-Basic
-The Core
-Anger Management
-Bulletproof Monk
-X2
-Daddy Day Care
-The Matrix Reloaded
-Down with Love
-Bruce Almighty
-Finding Nemo
-The Italian Job
-2 Fast 2 Furious
-Hollywood Homicide
-Hulk
-Charlie's Angels 2
-Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
-Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
-Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
-The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
-Bad Boys II
-Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
-Seabiscuit
-American Wedding
-Gigli
-S.W.A.T.
-The Rundown
-Out of Time
-Intolerable Cruelty
-Runaway Jury
-Brother Bear
-The Matrix Revolutions
-Looney Tunes: Back in Action
-Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
-The Cat in the Hat
-The Haunted Mansion
-The Missing
-Timeline
-The Last Samurai
-Big Fish
-Something's Gotta Give
-Stuck on You
-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
-Mona Lisa Smile
-Cold Mountain
-Paycheck
-Peter Pan

 

[Erzengel]

Ok, for the true blockbusters i'll consider those that did in least 300 million domestically or broke the billion mark internationally. Inflation doesn't allways exactly help, nowadays they invest a lot more money than they used to back in the day, up for inflation Jaws would only cost 30-40 million dollars, which today isn't the money they usually invest in "big Budget" films.

I don't think it should matter how much a movie cost to make as long as it made at least $300-$350 domestically or $1 billion internationally. Say for 2008, it should be the Dark Knight, Iron Man and Indiana Jones.

But again, this should only be for movies in the past 10-13 years. I think as you go back further, you have to lower the standards.

Also, older movies like Star Wars that made over $300 domestically, yet Boxofficemojo doesn't seem to have any foreign numbers. But obviously Star Wars is the quintessential definition of a blockbuster.

 

[Lord]

Well, usually when a studio wastes a lot of money in a film they expect it to be a major success, However they used to not waste as much money on films, i used the Jaws example because while it wasn't a Cleópatra type of record, it wasn't exactly a small film either, it was probably expected to be a success, just not as much as they though it would.

This list is about big budgeted films as much as it is about blockbusters, i will soon start to cut it down once i reach around 1975, since nowadays a big budget film has to be considered to cost in least 125 million, but in 2003 i think it would be around 75 million.

For now i will keep putting the ones that cost in least 50 million and star decreasing the number as we go through the 90s

2002:

-Collateral Damage
-Rollerball
-Hart's War
-Dragonfly
-We Were Soldiers
-The Time Machine
-Ice Age
-Showtime
-Blade II
-Death to Smoochy
-Murder by Numbers
-The Scorpion King
-Spider-Man
-Unfaithful
-Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
-Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
-The Sum of All Fears
-Bad Company
-The bourne Identity
-Scooby-Doo
-Windtalkers
-Lilo & Stitch
-Minority Report
-Mr.Deeds
-Men in Black II
-Reign of Fire
-Road to Perdition
-K-19: The Widowmaker
-Stuart Little 2
-Austin Powers in Goldmember
-Signs
-Blood Work
-XXX
-The Adventures of Pluto Nash
-Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever
-The Four Feathers
-The Tuxedo
-Red Dragon
-I Spy
-The Santa Clause 2
-Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
-Die Another Day
-Treasure Planet
-Analyse That
-Maid in Manhattan
-Star Trek: Nemesis
-The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
-Gangs of New York
-Two Weeks Notice
-Catch Me if you Can

And 2001:

-Hannibal
-3000 Miles to Graceland
-Monkeybone
-The Mexican
-Enemy at the Gates
-Exit Wounds
-Along Came a Spider
-Blow
-Driven
-Town & Country
-The Mummy Returns
-A Knight's Tale
-Angel Eyes
-Shrek
-Pearl Harbor
-Moulin Rouge!
-Evolution
-Swordfish
-Atlantis: The Lost Empire
-Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
-Dr. Dolittle 2
-A.I. Artificial Intelligence
-Cats & Dogs
-Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
-The Score
-Jurassic Park III
-America's Sweethearts
-Planet of the Apes
-Rush Hour 2
-Osmosis Jones
-Captain Corelli's Mandolin
-Rock Star
-Don't Say a Word
-Bandits
-The Last Castle
-Domestic Disturbance
-Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone
-Black Knight
-Spy Game
-Ocean's Eleven
-Vanilla Sky
-The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
-The Majestic
-Ali
-Black Hawk Down

Now to the Dawn of the new Millenium, 2000:

-Supernova
-The Beach
-Hanging Up
-What Planet are you From?
-Mission to Mars
-Erin Brockovich
-The Road to El Dorado
-Rules of Engagement
-U-571
-The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas
-Gladiator
-I Dreamed of Africa
-Battlefield Earth
-Dinossaur
-Mission: Impossible II
-Shanghai Noon
-Gone in 60 Seconds
-Fantasia 2000
-Titan A.E.
-Me, Myself & Irene
-The Patriot
-The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
-The Perfect Storm
-Disney's The Kid
-X-Men
-What Lies Beneath
-Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
-Hollow Man
-Space Cowboys
-Autumn in New York
-Bless the Child
-The Replacements
-The Art of War
-Almost Famous
-Bait
-Get Carter
-Meet the Parents
-Lost Souls
-Lucky Numbers
-Charlie's Angels
-The Legend of Bagger Fance
-Little Nicky
-Red Planet
-The Grinch
-The 6th Day
-102 Dalmations
-Unbreakable
-Proof of Live
-Vertical Limit
-The Emperor's New Groove
-What Men Want
-Cast Away
-The Family Man
-Thirteen Days
-All the Pretty Horses

 

[Lord]

1999:

-A Civil Action
-At First Sight
-The Thin Red Line
-Payback
-Message in a Bottle
-My Favorite Martian
-Analyse This
-True Crime
-EDtv
-The Mob Squad
-The Matrix
-The Out-of-Towners
-Life
-The Mummy
-Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
-Instinct
-The General's Daughter
-Tarzan
-Wild Wild West
-Eyes Wide Shut
-The Haunting
-Inspector Gadget
-Deep Blue Sea
-Runaway Bride
-The Iron Giant
-Mystery Men
-Bowfinger
-Mickey Blue Eyes
-The 13th Warrior
-The Astronaut's Wife
-Dudley Do-Right
-Chill Factor
-Blue Streak
-For Love of the Game
-Double Jeopardy
-Three Kings
-Random Hearts
-Fight Club
-The Story of Us
-Bringing Out the Dead
-The Bachellor
-The Bone Collector
-The Insider
-The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
-Sleepy Hollow
-The World is not Enough
-End of Days
-Toy Story 2
-The Green Mile
-Anna and the King
-Bicetennial Man
-Stuart Little
-Any Given Sunday
-Man on the Moon
-Fantasia 2000
-The Hurricane

1998:

-Hard Rain
-Desperate Measures
-Sphere
-Primary Colors
-Lost in Space
-Mercury Rising
-City of Angels
-Deep Impact
-The Horse Whisperer
-Godzilla
-A Perfect Murder
-The Truman Show
-Six Days Seven Nights
-Mulan
-The X-Files
-Dr.Dolittle
-Armageddon
-Lethal Weapon 4
-The Mask of Zorro
-Saving Private Ryan
-The Negotiator
-Snake Eyes
-The Avengers
-Ronin
-Antz
-What Dreams May Come
-Holy Man
-Beloved
-Practical Magic
-Pleasantville
-Soldier
-The Siege
-Meet Joe Black
-Enemy of the State
-A Bug's Life
-Babe: Pig in the City
-Psycho
-Jack Frost
-Star Trek: Insurrection
-The Prince of Egypt
-You've Got Mail
-Patch Adams
-Myghty Joe Young
-Stepmom
-The Thin Red Line

 

[Lord]

Going to 1997 now:

-The Relic
-Metro
-Dante's Peak
-The Devil's Own
-The Saint
-Volcano
-The Fifth Element
-The Lost World: Jurassic Park
-Gone Fishin
-Com Air
-Speed 2: Cruise Control
-Batman & Robin
-Hercules
-Face/Off
-Men In Black
-Contact
-George of the Jungle
-Air Force One
-G.I. Jane
-Fire Down Bellow
-The Game
-The Peacemaker
-Seven Years in Tibet
-Starship Troopers
-Mad City
-The Jackal
-Anastasia
-Alien Resurrection
-Flubber
-Titanic
-Tomorrow Never Dies
-As Good as it Gets
-The Postman


Going to 1996:

-Broken Arrow
-Up Close & Pesonal
-Executive Decision
-Twister
-Mission: Impossible
-Dragonheart
-The Rock
-Eraser
-The Hunchback of Notre Dame
-The Nutty Professor
-Independence Day
-Chain Reaction
-Escape from L.A.
-The Fan
-Last Man Standing
-The Ghost and the Darkness
-The Long Kiss Goodnight
-Ransom
-Space Jam
-Jingle All the Wat
-101 Dalmations
-Daylight
-Jerry Maguire
-Mars Attacks!
-Evita

1995:

-Outbreak
-Crimson Tide
-Die Hard with a Vengeance
-Braveheart
-Casper
-Congo
-Batman Forever
-Pocahontas
-Apollo 13
-Judge Dredd
-First Knight
-Under Siege 2
-Waterworld
-Assassins
-Jade
-Fair Game
-The American President
-Goldeneye
-Casino
-Money Train
-Heat
-Sabrina
-Jumanji
-Cutthroat Island

 

[Lord]

I will now shorten the minimum budget of a big budgeted film to 45 million

1994:

-On Deadly Ground
-Maverick
-Beverly Hills Cop III
-The Flintstones
-Wolf
-The Lion King
-Wyatt Earp
-Baby's Day Out
-The Shadow
-Forrest Gump
-True Lies
-The Client
-North
-Clear and Present Danger
-Terminal Velocity
-The River Wild
-The Specialist
-Love Affair
-Stargate
-Frankenstein
-Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
-Júnior
-Disclosure
-Drop Zone

1993:

-Sliver
-Super Mario Bros.
-Cliffhanger
-Jurassic Park
-Last Action Hero
-In the Line of Fire
-The Fugitive
-Demolition Man
-Wayne's World
-The Pelican Brief

 

[amazingfantasy15]

To be a real blockbuster today, in terms of ticket sales, I think a movie today should make at least $450 million domestically. Back to the Future made around $210 million in 1985. Adjusted for inflation that's around $480 million. And considering a lot of movies can get a boost from more expensive 3D and IMAX-tickets today, then maybe a movie today should make at least $500 million domestically to be considered a true blockbuster in America, if a $200 million gross in the 80's was considered a blockbuster success

You do realize that there's only been 7 movies ever to gross over $450 million domestically right? Up it to $500 million and you're down to 4, and one of those was released 15 years ago.

 

[:eek:]

You do realize that there's only been 7 movies ever to gross over $450 million domestically right? Up it to $500 million and you're down to 4, and one of those was released 15 years ago.

So? True blockbusters are more rare today because there are more movies released every year, meaning there's more competition. It's more difficult for movies to really stand out today.

 

[Lord]

It's actually the oposite, blockbusters used to be very rare, nowadays we have in least one every year, the only difference is that now with so many big budget films like this it's more rare to get people to stay talking about them.

1992:

-Final Analysis
-Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
-Basic Instinct
-Alien 3
-Far and Away
-Patriot Games
-Batman Returns
-Boomerang
-Death Becomes Her
-Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
-The Last of the Mohicans
-Hero
-1492: Conquest of Paradise
-Bram Stoker's Dracula
-A Few Good Men
-Toys

1991:
-Nothing But Trouble
-Backdraft
-Hudson Hawke
-Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
-The Rocketeer
-Terminator 2: Judgement Day
-Regarding Harry
-Billy Bathgate
-For the Boys
-Hook
-JFK

1990:
-Back to the Future Part III
-Total Recall
-Dick Tracy
-Gremlins 2: The New Batch
-Days of Thunder
-Die Hard 2: Die Harder
-Rocky V
-The Bonfire of the Vanities
-The Godfather Part III

 

[Lord]

1989:

-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
-Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
-License to Kill
-Ghostbusters II
-Batman
-Parenthood
-The Abyss
-Black Rain
-Back to the Future Part II
-The War of the Roses
-Always
-Tango & Cash

Even by decreasing the budget limitations for what we could consider big budget films back during those days it seems like there was a visible increase in big films being made from the 2000s on. And due to less films like that it seems like there weren't as many major failures of the likes of The Lone Ranger, but on the other side records are broken more frequently nowadays.

1988:

-The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
-D.O.A.
-Willow
-Rambo III
-Who Framed Roger Rabbit
-Coming to America
-The Dead Pool
-Die Hard
-Midnight Run
-Scrooged
-My Stepmother is an Alien
-Rain Man
-Working Girl

1987:
-Outrageous Fortune
-Over the Top
-Ishtar
-Full Metal Jacket
-The Living Daylights
-Masters of the Universe
-The Last Emperor
-The Running Man
-Nuts
-Batteries not Included
-Leonard Part 6
-Empire of the Sun

1986:

-Highlander
-Gung Ho
-Cobra
-Poltergeist II
-SpaceCop
-The Manhattan Project
-Legal Eagles
-Labyrinth
-Big Trouble in China
-Aliens
-Howard the Duck
-The Name of the Rose
-Tai-Pan
-The Mosquito Coast
-Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
-Crimes of the Heart
-The Golden Child
-Three Amigos
-Little Shop of Horrors

Actually, in the early to mid 80s it seems like there were many big budgeted fantasy films, probably inspired by the success of Star Wars, However most of them were flops or bombs, no wonder the rest of the 80s and early 90s had so few big budgeted productions.

1985:

-King David
-Lady Hawke
-Brewster's Millions
-Rambo: First Blood Part II
-A View to a Kill
-The Goonies
-Perfect
-Return to OZ
-Back to the Future
-Explorers
-Silverado
-The Black Cauldron
-Volunteers
-Year of the Dragon
-Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
-Rocky IV
-Santa Claus: The Movie
-Young Sherlock Holmes
-Spies Like Us
-The Jewel of the Nile
-A Chorus Line
-Legend
-Out of Africa
-Enemy Mine
-Revolution

1984:

-Lassiter
-The Natural
-Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
-Once Upon a Time in America
-Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
-Ghostbusters
-Rhinestone
-Conan the Destroyer
-The Last Starfighter
-Best Defense
-The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!
-Sheena
-Amadeus
-Supergirl
-2010
-City Heat
-The Cotton City
-Dune
-Starman

1983:

-Brainstorm
-High Road to China
-Jaws 3-D
-The King of Comedy
-Krull
-Never Say Never
-Octopussy
-The Pirates of Penzance
-The Right Stuff
-Sahara
-Scarface
-Something Wicked This Way Comes
-Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
-Staying Alive
-Stocker Ace
-Sudden Impact
-Superman III

 

[Lord]

1982:

-The Border
-One From the Heart
-Cat People
-Conan the Barbarian
-Rocky III
-Firefox
-Annie
-Megaforce
-The Thing
-Blade Runner
-Tron
-Six Pack
-The World According to Garp
-Yes, Giorgio
-Airplane II
-First Blood
-Gandhi
-The Verdict
-The Dark Crystal
-Tootsie

1981:

-Blow Out
-The Cannonball Run
-Clash of the Titans
-Dragonslayer
-Excalibur
-For Your Eyes Only
-The Fox and the Hound
-Honky Tonk Freeway
-The Legend of the Lone Ranger
-On Golden Pond
-Outland
-Raiders of the Lost Arc
-Reeds
-Sphinx
-Taps
-Under the Rainbow

 

[:eek:]

I'm not sure if records are broken more frequently these days. Take opening weekend records for example. The only years that saw a new record more than once were 1978 and 1989. In both of those years three movies were able to set a new record, although back in those days it was rarely the kind of big jump we see today.

 

[Lord]

Single years maybe, but when you take it into account with the other years of their respective decades records weren't broken as frequently. And nowadays we have multiple big budgeted productions that get even more money than they used to back in the day, even when taking inflation into account.

Adjusted for inflation studios also invest much more money in their films now, and seems like more people go to the cinemas too, just the way it is, and if things keep going at this pace in least 1 film will break the billion mark per year.

 

[Lord]

1980:

-9 to 5
-Altered States
-Any Which Way You Can
-The Blues Brothers
-Can't Stop the Music
-Coal Miner's Daughter
-Flash Gordon
-Heaven's Gate
-The Island
-Popeye
-Private Benjamin
-Raging Bull
-The Shinning
-Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
-Superman II
-When Time Ran Out
-Xanadu

1979:

-1941
-Apocalypse Now!
-The Black Hole
-Caligula
-The Concorde ... Airport '79
-Meteor
-The Muppet Movie
-Prophecy
-Star Trek: The Motion Picture
-Tess

1978:

-Big Wednesday
-The Boys from Brazil
-Convoy
-The Deer Hunter
-F.I.S.T.
-Heaven Can Wait
-Jaws 2
-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
-Superman
-The Swarm
-The Wild Geese
-The Wiz

1977:

-A Bridge Too Far
-Close Encounters of the Third Kind
-Exorcist II: The Heretic
-Heroes
-MacArthur
-March or Die
-New York, New York
-Pete's Dragon
-Sorcerer
-The Spy Who Loved me
-Star Wars

 

[Lord]

As promised the listing as it is right now will end after 1975, the year Jaws came out, after that i'm going to give a better insight of each year, from the blockbuster(s) of that year to the big budget ones and the top 10-20 films that received more money during that time. But before that i'm going to give an upgraded listing on both 2012 and 2013.

2012:

-John Carter
-Wrath of the Titans
-The Avengers
-Dark Shadows
-Battleship
-Men in Black 3
-Snow White & the Huntsman
-Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
-Prometheus
-Brave
-The Amazing Spider-Man
-Ice Age: Continental Drift
-The Dark Knight Rises
-Total Recall
-The Bourne Ultimatum
-The Expendables 2
-Cloud Atlas
-Skyfall
-Wreck-It Ralph
-The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
-Life of Pi
-Rise of the Guardians
-The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
-Django Unchained

2013:

-A Good Day to Die Hard
-Jack the Giant Slayer
-Oz the Great and Powerful
-The Croods
-G.I. Joe: Retaliation
-Oblivion
-Iron Man 3
-Star Trek Into Darkness
-The Great Gatsby
-Fast & Furious 6
-The Hangover Part III
-Epic
-After Earth
-Man of Steel
-Monsters University
-World War Z
-White House Down
-The Lone Ranger
-Pacific Rim
-Turbo
-R.I.P.D.
-The Wolverine
-The Smurfs 2
-Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
-Elysium
-Gravity
-Ender's Game
-Thor: The Dark World
-The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
-Frozen
-The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
-47 Ronin

 

[Lord]

I'm sorry for the hiatus, i don't allways have the patience to work on this list.

1976:

-1900
-All the President's Men
-The Bad News Bears
-The Enforcer
-King Kong (1976)
-Logan's Run
-Mohammad, Messenger of God
-Nickelodeon
-Shout at the Devil

1975:

-Barry Lyndon
-Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
-The Eiger Sanction
-The Hindenburg
-Jaws
-Lucky Lady
-The Man Who Would be King
-Shampoo

 

[Lord]

Alright, the counting is done, so i guess i can start making Recommendation lists for each year.

1975​

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List of Major Budgeted films this year:​

-Barry Lyndon ($11 million)​

-Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (Budget Unknown but it's stated to be a big budget adventure)​

-The Eiger Sanction ($9 million)​

-The Hindenburg ($15 million)​

-Jaws ($9 million)​

-Lucky Lady ($13 million)​

-The Man Who Would be King ($8 million)​

-Shampoo ($9 million)​

Jaws and Shampoo were the most successful of the high budgeted films released that year.​

Highest Grossing Films in the USA:​

1. Jaws - $260 million​

2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show - $139,876,417​

3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - $108,981,275
4. Dog Day Afternoon - $50 million
5. Shampoo - $49,407,734
6. The Return of the Pink Panther - $41,833,347
7. Three Days of the Condor - $41,509,797
8. Funny Lady - $40,055,897
9. The Apple Dumpling Gang - $36,853,000
10. Aloha, Bobby and Rose - $35 million​

Jaws was the year's biggest success, and the event that started to make Hollywood rethink their major budgeted pictures strategy and aim more towards Summer releases.​

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Other films that deserve mention:​

(They may not be high budgeted or even part of the Mainstream)​

- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest​

-Nashville​

-The Pasenger​

-Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Winner of the Palme D'Or)​

-Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore​

-The Return of the Pink Panther​