How are billion dollar boxoffice wins such a big deal with movies?

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I always wonder if inflation is taken in account when they say “it’s the first movie since titanic that makes so much money”… “it’s the highes grossing movie ever” and then every year there is a highest grossing movie… but money is worth less than 60 years ago, so my question is: is it really the highest grossing movie? Is it?

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Here you go. Highest grossing films of all time, adjusted for inflation.

Gone with the Wind $4.3 billion

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Titanic

Star Wars

Avengers: Endgame

The Sound of Music

E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial

The Ten Commandments

Doctor Zhivago

Star Wars: The Force Awakens $2.6 billion

So, no, modern totals aren’t a patch on the classic audience. It’s unlikely that any film will ever get close to Gone With The Wind so it’s completely understandable that films get hyped for how they do in up to date money. It speaks, albeit with forked tongue, of success.

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