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Screen Source presents:
$100 Million Movies from 1990 to 2000
What were the most popular / highest money making movies by year at
the theaters? Here they are...
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2000
(19 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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$253.4
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Ron Howard
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Mission: Impossible 2
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$215.4
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John Woo
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Gladiator
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$186.6
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Ridley Scott
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The Perfect Storm
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$182.6
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Wolfgang Petersen
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Meet the Parents
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$161.3
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Jay Roach
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X-Men
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$157.3
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Bryan Singer
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Scary Movie
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$157.0
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
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What Lies Beneath
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$155.4
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Robert Zemeckis
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Dinosaur
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$137.7
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Eric Leighton and
Ralph Zondag
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Erin Brockovich
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$125.5
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Steven Soderbergh
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
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$123.3
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Peter Segal
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Charlie's Angels
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$122.8
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Joseph McGinty Nichol
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Big Mamma's House
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$117.6
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Raja Gosnell
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What Women Want
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$115.8
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Nancy Meyers
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Remember the Titans
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$113.7
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Boaz Yakin
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The Patriot
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$113.3
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Roland Emmerich
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Cast Away
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$109.7
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Robert Zemeckis
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Chicken Run
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$106.8
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Peter Lord and
Nick Park
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Gone in 60 Seconds
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$101.6
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Dominic Sena
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1999
(21 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
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$431
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George Lucas
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"The Sixth Sense"
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$293.5
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M. Night Shyamalan
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"Toy Story 2"
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$245.4
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John Lasseter
and Ash Brannon
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"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"
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$205.9
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Jay Roach
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"The Matrix"
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$171.4
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Andy and Larry Wachowski
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"Tarzan"
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$171
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Chris Buck
and Kevin Lima
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"Big Daddy"
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$163.5
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Dennis Dugan
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"The Mummy"
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$155.2
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Stephen Sommers
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"Runaway Bride"
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$152.1
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Garry Marshall
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"The Blair Witch Project"
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$140.5
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Dan Myrick and
Eduardo Sanchez
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"Stuart Little"
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$140
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Rob Minkoff
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"The Green Mile"
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$136.8
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Frank Darabont
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"American Beauty"
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$130
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Sam Mendes
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"The World Is Not Enough"
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$126.9
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Michael Apted
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"Double Jeopardy"
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$116.7
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Bruce Beresford
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"Notting Hill"
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$116.1
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Roger Michell
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"Wild Wild West"
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$113.8
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Barry Sonnenfeld
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"Analyze This"
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$106.8
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Harold Ramis
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"The General's Daughter"
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$102.7
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Simon West
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"American Pie"
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$101.7
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Paul Weitz and
Chris Weitz
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"Sleepy Hollow"
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$101
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Tim Burton
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1998
(18 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Saving Private Ryan"
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$216.2
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Steven Spielberg
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"Armageddon"
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$201.6
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Michael Bay
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"There's Something About Mary"
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$176.4
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Bobby and
Peter Farrelly
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"A Bug's Life"
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$162.7
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John Lasseter and
Andrew Stanton
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"The Waterboy"
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$161.5
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Frank Coraci
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"Doctor Dolittle"
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$144.1
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Betty Thomas
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"Rush Hour"
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$141.2
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Brett Ratner
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"Deep Impact"
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$140.4
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Mimi Leder
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"Godzilla"
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$136.1
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Roland Emmerich
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"Patch Adams"
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$135
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Tom Shadyac
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"Lethal Weapon 4"
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$130.4
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Richard Donner
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"The Truman Show"
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$125.6
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Peter Weir
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"Mulan"
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$120.6
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Tony Bancroft and
Barry Cook
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"You've Got Mail"
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$115.7
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Nora Ephron
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"Enemy of the State"
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$111.5
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Tony Scott
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"The Prince of Egypt"
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$101.3
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Brenda Chapman
and Steve Hickner
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"The Rugrats Movie"
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$100.4
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Igor Kovalyov
and Norton Virg
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"Shakespeare in Love"
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$100.2
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John Madden
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1997
(16 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Titanic"
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$600.7
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James Cameron
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"Men in Black"
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$250.1
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Barry Sonnenfeld
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"The Lost World: Jurassic Park"
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$229.1
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Steven Spielberg
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"Liar Liar"
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$181.4
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Tom Shadyac
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"Air Force One"
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$172.6
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Wolfgang Petersen
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"As Good as It Gets"
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$147.6
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James L. Brooks
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"Good Will Hunting"
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$138.3
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Gus Van Sant
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"Star Wars" (re-release)
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$138.2
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George Lucas
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"My Best Friend's Wedding"
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$126.8
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P.J. Hogan
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"Tomorrow Never Dies"
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$125.3
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Roger Spottiswoode
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"Face/Off"
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$112.2
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John Woo
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"Batman and Robin"
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$107.3
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Joel Schumacher
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"George of the Jungle"
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$105.3
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Sam Weisman
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"Scream 2"
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$101.3
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Wes Craven
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"Con Air"
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$101.1
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Simon West
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"Contact"
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$100.9
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Robert Zemeckis
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1996
(15 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Independence Day"
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$306
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Roland Emmerich
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"Twister"
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$241.6
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Jan de Bont
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"Mission: Impossible"
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$181
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Brian De Palma
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"Jerry Maguire"
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$153.6
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Cameron Crowe
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"Ransom"
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$136.4
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Ron Howard
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"101 Dalmatians"
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$136.2
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Stephen Herek
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"The Rock"
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$134
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Michael Bay
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"The Nutty Professor"
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$128.8
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Tom Shadyac
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"The Birdcage"
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$124
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Mike Nichols
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"A Time to Kill"
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$108.7
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Joel Schumacher
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"The First Wives Club"
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$105.4
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Hugh Wilson
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"Phenomenon"
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$104.6
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Jon Turteltaub
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"Scream"
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$103
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Wes Craven
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"Eraser"
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$101.3
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Chuck Russell
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"The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
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$101.1
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Gary Trousdale
and Kirk Wise
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1995
(10 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Toy Story"
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$191.8
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John Lasseter
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"Batman Forever"
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$184
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Joel Schumacher
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"Apollo 13"
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$172
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Ron Howard
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"Pocahontas"
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$141.6
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Mike Gabriel and
Eric Goldberg
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"Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"
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$108.3
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Steve Oedekerk
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"Goldeneye"
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$106.4
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Martin Campbell
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"Jumanji"
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$100.4
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Joe Johnston
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"Casper"
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$100.3
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Brad Silberling
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"Seven"
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$100.1
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David Fincher
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"Die Hard With a Vengeance"
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$100
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John McTiernan
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1994
(12 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Forrest Gump"
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$329.7
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Robert Zemeckis
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"The Lion King"
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$312.9
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Roger Allers and
Rob Minkoff
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"True Lies"
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$146.3
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James Cameron
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"The Santa Clause"
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$144.8
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Mike Gabriel and
Eric Goldberg
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"The Flintstones"
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$130.5
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Brian Levan
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"Dumb and Dumber"
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$127.2
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Peter Farrelly
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"Clear and Present Danger"
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$122
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Phillip Noyce
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"Speed"
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$121.2
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Jan de Bont
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"The Mask"
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$119.9
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Chuck Russell
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"Pulp Fiction"
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$107.9
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Quentin Tarantino
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"Interview With The Vampire"
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$105.2
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Neil Jordan
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"Maverick"
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$101.6
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Richard Donner
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1993
(8 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Jurassic Park"
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$356.8
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Steven Spielberg
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"Mrs. Doubtfire"
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$219.2
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Chris Columbus
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"The Fugitive"
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$183.7
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Andrew Davis
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"The Firm"
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$158.3
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Sydney Pollack
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"Sleepless in Seattle"
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$126.6
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Nora Ephron
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"Indecent Proposal"
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$106.6
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Adrian Lyn
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"In the Line of Fire"
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$102.2
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Wolfgang Petersen
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"The Pelican Brief"
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$100.7
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Alan J. Pakula
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1992
(11 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Aladdin"
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$217.4
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Ron Clements and
John Musker
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"Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"
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$172.7
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Chris Columbus
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"Batman Returns"
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$162.8
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Tim Burton
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"Lethal Weapon 3"
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$144.7
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Richard Donner
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"A Few Good Men"
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$141.3
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Rob Reiner
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"Sister Act"
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$139.6
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Emile Ardolino
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"The Bodyguard"
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$121.9
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Mick Jackson
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"Wayne's World"
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$121.7
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Penelope Spheeris
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"Basic Instinct"
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$117.7
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Paul Verhoeven
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"A League of Their Own"
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$107.5
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Penny Marshall
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"Unforgiven"
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$101.2
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Clint Eastwood
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1991
(8 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Terminator 2: Judgment Day"
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$204.4
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James Cameron
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"Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"
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$165.5
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Kevin Reynolds
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"Beauty and the Beast"
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$144.8
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Gary Trousdale
and Kirk Wise
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"The Silence of the Lambs"
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$130.7
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Jonathan Demme
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"City Slickers"
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$123.5
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Ron Underwood
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"Hook"
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$119.7
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Steven Spielberg
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"The Addams Family"
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$113.4
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Barry Sonnenfeld
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"Sleeping With the Enemy"
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$101.6
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Joseph Ruben
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1990
(9 Movies)
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Title
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Gross (million)
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Director
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"Home Alone"
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$285
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Chris Columbus
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"Ghost"
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$217.6
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Jerry Zucker
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"Dances With Wolves"
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$184.2
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Kevin Costner
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"Pretty Woman"
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$178.4
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Garry Marshall
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"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
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$135.3
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Steve Barron
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"The Hunt for Red October"
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$120.7
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John McTiernan
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"Total Recall"
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$119.4
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Paul Verhoeven
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"Die Hard 2: Die Harder"
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$117.4
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Renny Harlin
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"Dick Tracy"
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$103.7
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Warren Beatty
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Updated February 1, 2001
Data provided by multiple sources including Exhibitor Relations
Gross dollars reflect only U.S. box office from only the year of release
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