gross: (verb)
to earn a particular amount of money before tax is paid or costs are subtracted.
e.g., The film has grossed over $200 million this year.
Therefore, top grossing means earning the highest amount of money (profit).
A top-grossing movie is a motion picture that has received the most total revenue either in a particular year or when compared to all other movies ever made. Sources of these revenues include; ticket sales, merchandise and video rentals.
Here are the top 10 grossing movies of all time, based only on total worldwide box office receipts to August 5, 2003.
Source: Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/Charts/worldtopmovies
1 Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
2 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone (2001) $968,600,000
3 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,300,000
4 Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $918,600,000
6 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,200,000
8 Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
9 Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
10 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) $797,900,000
Got it? ^-^
to earn a particular amount of money before tax is paid or costs are subtracted.
e.g., The film has grossed over $200 million this year.
Therefore, top grossing means earning the highest amount of money (profit).
A top-grossing movie is a motion picture that has received the most total revenue either in a particular year or when compared to all other movies ever made. Sources of these revenues include; ticket sales, merchandise and video rentals.
Here are the top 10 grossing movies of all time, based only on total worldwide box office receipts to August 5, 2003.
Source: Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/Charts/worldtopmovies
1 Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
2 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone (2001) $968,600,000
3 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,300,000
4 Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $918,600,000
6 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,200,000
8 Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
9 Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
10 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) $797,900,000
Got it? ^-^
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