Guess the #3 movie of all time
A movie that was released earlier this year has become the third-highest grosser of all-time on the world box-office list, behind “Titanic” and “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.” Can you guess what it is?
Nope, it’s not “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” Or “Star Trek.” Or “Up.” In fact, this movie won’t even crack the top five for 2009 on the U.S. charts. But overseas, it’s been a monster.
Give up? It’s “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.” The computer-animated three-quel earned a respectable $190 million in the U.S. (helped by a surcharge for 3-D presentations)–but a whopping $675 million in overseas markets. That’s good for third place all-time on the all-time foreign (non-U.S.) box-office chart. So the next time you wonder why Hollywood churns out such simplistic fare, there’s your answer: It’s easier to translate.
In related news, the recent “Astro Boy,” a box-office disappointment in the U.S. and (surprisingly) Japan, just set a record for the biggest computer-animated movie opening in Chinese history. The previous record holder? “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.”
Sorry Joe, try 14th all-time. There are four movies that have earned over $1 billion worldwide, and seven more that have earned over $900 million. See the whole list on IMDB’s website. http://www.imdb.com/boxoffice/alltimegross?region=world-wide