2009All-time #2
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Premiered 18 December 2009 · Sci-Fi / Adventure
James Cameron
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
$2.92bn worldwide20th Century Fox; Lightstorm
The Movies / 2000s
The biggest films of the 2000s
6 2000s releases made the all-time box-office list — premiere dates, directors, stars and worldwide takings. $7.97bn banked between them.
6 films · 2000s
2003All-time #37
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Premiered 17 December 2003 · Fantasy / Adventure
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
$1.15bn worldwideNew Line; WingNut
2006All-time #48
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Premiered 7 July 2006 · Adventure / Fantasy
Gore Verbinski
Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom
$1.07bn worldwideDisney; Jerry Bruckheimer Films
2008All-time #60
The Dark Knight
Premiered 18 July 2008 · Action / Crime
Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
$1.00bn worldwideWarner Bros.; Legendary; Syncopy
2001All-time #61
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Premiered 16 November 2001 · Fantasy / Adventure
Chris Columbus
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
$1.00bn worldwideWarner Bros.; Heyday
2002All-time #68
Spider-Man (2002)
Premiered 3 May 2002 · Action / Sci-Fi
Sam Raimi
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst
$825m worldwideColumbia; Marvel