To determine the 50 biggest box-office winners of all time, Stacker used data from Box Office Mojo (last updated May 2022). Rankings rely purely on domestic box-office gross, with earnings adjusted ...

When Peter Jackson directed The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, many in Hollywood were skeptical. Up until then, the films he had made were low-budget splatter movies from New Zealand.

Several great movies are arriving on free streaming platforms in June 2026. You can watch both movies and shows on platforms like Tubi, Pluto TV, Kanopy, and Plex, where you don’t need to pay for a ...

You loved the movie and you want more. The studio loves money, and they want more too. That’s how sequels come into existence — and this year we’re being ...

Teri Polo might now be best known for her comedic roles in Meet the Parents (2000) and Meet the Fockers (2004), but she showed off an equal talent for the sci-fi genre in The Arrival opposite Charlie ...

Some of the greatest movies in cinema are celebrated as much for their special effects (SFX) and visual effects (VFX) as for their direction, storytelling and performances. Modern big-budget studio ...

The sequel to the 1996 film Trainspotting came 21 years later and featured the original cast and director Danny Boyle returning. It was a commercial success, grossing $42 million against a production ...

“Jaws” birthed it. “Star Wars” codified it. The idea of summer blockbusters has been central to the movie industry for decades. Well, other than 2020, but that’s COVID’s fault. Summers can sustain ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every chart ...