From 1930’s “Tom Sawyer” through 2000’s “Toy Story 3”, here are 7 decades of top grossing movies for each year. What was the big movie the year you were born? I’d tell you mine, but then I’d have to kill you. 😉
One thing that surprised me, though I suppose shouldn’t have, was the shear number of Disney films in this list of top grossing annual movies starting with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs back in 1937!
Here are some of the Disney films in this list: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Bambi, Song of the South, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Swiss Family Robinson…
They continue: 101 Dalmatians, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Toy Story 3.
Are you as surprised as I was by how many Disney films are in this list? Anyway, here’s the whole list. What was the top grossing movie the year you were born? Was it Grease, ET, Top Gun…? 🙂
1930 | Tom Sawyer |
1931 | Frankenstein |
1932 | The Most Dangerous Game |
1933 | King Kong |
1934 | It Happened One Night |
1935 | Top Hat |
1936 | How to Become a Detective |
1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
1938 | You Can’t Take It With You |
1939 | Gone with the Wind |
1940 | Pinocchio |
1941 | Sergeant York |
1942 | Bambi |
1943 | This is the Army |
1944 | Going My Way |
1945 | The Bells of St. Mary’s |
1946 | Song of the South |
1947 | Forever Amber |
1948 | The Snake Pit |
1949 | Samson and Delilah |
1950 | Cinderella |
1951 | Quo Vadis? |
1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth |
1953 | Peter Pan |
1954 | White Christmas |
1955 | Lady and the Tramp |
1956 | The Ten Commandments |
1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1958 | South Pacific |
1959 | Ben-Hur |
1960 | Swiss Family Robinson |
1961 | 101 Dalmatians |
1962 | The Longest Day |
1963 | Cleopatra |
1964 | Mary Poppins |
1965 | The Sound of Music |
1966 | The Bible |
1967 | The Jungle Book |
1968 | Funny Girl |
1969 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
1970 | Love Story |
1971 | Billy Jack |
1972 | The Godfather |
1973 | The Exorcist |
1974 | Blazing Saddles |
1975 | Jaws |
1976 | Rocky |
1977 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
1978 | Grease |
1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer |
1980 | Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back |
1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark |
1982 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
1983 | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
1984 | Ghostbusters |
1985 | Back to the Future |
1986 | Top Gun |
1987 | 3 Men and a Baby |
1988 | Rain Man |
1989 | Batman |
1990 | Home Alone |
1991 | Beauty and the Beast |
1992 | Aladdin |
1993 | Jurassic Park |
1994 | The Lion King |
1995 | Toy Story |
1996 | Independence Day |
1997 | Titanic |
1998 | Saving Private Ryan |
1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
2002 | Spider-Man |
2003 | Finding Nemo |
2004 | Shrek 2 |
2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest |
2007 | Spider-Man 3 |
2008 | The Dark Knight |
2009 | Avatar |
2010 | Toy Story 3 |
p.s. If you were born after 2010 give mommy or daddy back their smart phone!
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Funny Girl! Now I feel like I should at least watch it! Thanks for the fun post! 🙂
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Hi Kelli. I know it doesn’t have much to do with being a dad, but I also thought it was kind of fun to see what the hit movie was the year we were born. Here’s yours:
Yay! Sound of Music! Good one!
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That is a good one, Kelley. I’ve been playing the songs for our almost 6-year-old, but she’s not seen the movie yet. Thanks so much for dropping by!