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Big budgets mean big ticket sales. They also mean action. Thus, killing.
by mrkurt 16y ago
Big budgets mean big ticket sales. They also mean action. Thus, killing.
- protomyth 16y agoLet's look at the top 10 (I will use US sales): Avatar (2009) - Yep, Titanic (1997)- Yep, The Dark Knight (2008) - Yep, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Yep, Shrek 2 (2004) - Nope, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Nope, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) - Yep, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - Yep, Spider-Man (2002) - Yep, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Yep So 9 for 10
- pyre 16y agoI count 8: Avatar (2009) - Yep Titanic (1997) - Yep The Dark Knight (2008) - Yep Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - Yep Shrek 2 (2004) - Nope E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Nope Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) - Yep Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - Yep Spider-Man (2002) - Yep Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Yep
- jerf 16y agoShrek 2 might be borderline. The giant gingerbread man bites it, and while he is depicted as a moron, he does speak.
- protomyth 16y agoyeah, I switched Shrek from yes to no and forgot to update the count - I am a little iffy on the sentientence of the Giant Gingerbread Man.
- protomyth 16y agoI have been reminded that the fairy godmother gets blown up. So 9 for 10. So, it looks like the top US grossers only 1 was made without showing someone being killed.