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Longer runs and bigger budgets: every film matchup so far.
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Which film had a higher worldwide box office gross?
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones vs Gladiator
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- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones: $654M ✓
- Gladiator: $461M
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones: about 42% more
Attack of the Clones outgrossed Best Picture winner Gladiator.
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Which film had a higher worldwide box office gross?
Alien vs Apocalypse Now
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- Alien: $106M ✓
- Apocalypse Now: $92.2M
Alien: about 15% more
Alien narrowly edged out Apocalypse Now at the box office.
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Which film had a higher worldwide box office gross?
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back vs Back to the Future
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- Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: $538M ✓
- Back to the Future: $383M
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: about 40% more
The Empire Strikes Back slightly outearned Back to the Future.
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Which film had a higher worldwide box office gross?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King vs Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: $1.15B ✓
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: $978M
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: about 18% more
Return of the King won 11 Oscars and made over $1.1 billion.
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Which film had a higher worldwide box office gross?
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace vs Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: $1.03B ✓
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: $880M
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace: about 17% more
The Phantom Menace was the first Star Wars film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
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Which film earned more at the box office: Die Hard or The Green Mile?
Die Hard vs The Green Mile
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- Die Hard: $142M
- The Green Mile: $287M ✓
The Green Mile: about 2× as much
The Green Mile earned about twice as much as Die Hard worldwide.
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Which film had a higher worldwide box office gross?
Oppenheimer vs Home Alone
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- Oppenheimer: $955M ✓
- Home Alone: $477M
Oppenheimer: about 2× as much
Oppenheimer became the highest-grossing biopic of all time.
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Which film had a higher worldwide box office gross?
The Matrix vs Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
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- The Matrix: $467M
- Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: $538M ✓
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back: about 15% more
The Empire Strikes Back made slightly more globally than The Matrix.
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Which movie earned more at the box office: Cars or Schindler's List?
Cars vs Schindler's List
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- Cars: $462M ✓
- Schindler's List: $322M
Cars: about 43% more
Schindler's List won 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture, but earned less worldwide than the animated film Cars.
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Which movie had a higher worldwide box office gross?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire vs Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
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- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: $896M ✓
- Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope: $775M
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: about 16% more
The original Star Wars was a colossal hit in 1977, but modern ticket prices helped Harry Potter edge it out in raw dollars.