The Matrix (1999)

King Kong (2005)

Summary: A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.

Release Date: December 14, 2005

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Philippa Boyens

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 3 h 07 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Universal Pictures, WingNut Films, Big Primate Pictures, MFPV Film

Distributor: Universal Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, New Zealand, Germany

Language: English

Franchise: King Kong

Movie budget: $ 207,000,000

Domestic: $ 218,080,025

International: $ 338,826,353

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Summary: After waking from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.

Release Date: October 10, 2003

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writers: Quentin Tarantino

, Uma Thurman

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: R

Production: Miramax, A Band Apart, Super Cool ManChu, Shaw Brothers

Distributor: Miramax, Miramax Films, HBO Max, Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 30,000,000

Domestic: $ 70,099,045

International: $ 110,809,368

The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Summary: Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.

Release Date: May 28, 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Roland Emmerich

Writers: Roland Emmerich

, Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Runtime: 2 h 04 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Centropolis Entertainment, Lions Gate Films, Lionsgate Productions

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox Network, American Movie Classics (AMC), Spike TV, 20th Television, Esquire Network, TNT, USA Network

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 125,000,000

Domestic: $ 186,740,799

International: $ 365,898,772

The Incredibles (2004)

Summary: While trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.

Release Date: November 05, 2004

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Director: Brad Bird

Writer: Brad Bird

Runtime: 1 h 55 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ABC Family, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Disney Channel, Toon Disney

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: The Incredibles

Movie budget: $ 92,000,000

Domestic: $ 261,441,092

International: $ 370,247,406

33m - Popularity

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Summary: Former cop Brian O'Conner is called upon to bust a dangerous criminal and he recruits the help of a former childhood friend and street racer who has a chance to redeem himself.

Release Date: June 06, 2003

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: John Singleton

Writers: Gary Scott Thompson

, Michael Brandt

, Derek Haas

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Universal Pictures, Original Film, Mikona Productions GmbH & Co. KG

Distributor: HBO Max, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, Germany

Language: English

Franchise: The Fast and the Furious

Movie budget: $ 76,000,000

Domestic: $ 127,154,901

International: $ 109,198,335

33m - Popularity

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Summary: Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember, who is working with Dr. Evil.

Release Date: July 26, 2002

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Jay Roach

Writers: Mike Myers

, Michael McCullers

Runtime: 1 h 34 min

MPAA: PG

Production: New Line Cinema, Gratitude International, Team Todd

Distributor: Fox Network, HBO Max, MGM Worldwide Television, New Line Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Austin Powers

Movie budget: $ 63,000,000

Domestic: $ 213,307,889

International: $ 83,631,259

6m - Popularity

The Dark Knight (2008)

Summary: When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.

Release Date: July 18, 2008

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Jonathan Nolan

, Christopher Nolan

, David S. Goyer

Runtime: 2 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Syncopy, DC Comics

Distributor: Warner Bros., Amazon Prime Video

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Batman

Movie budget: $ 185,000,000

Domestic: $ 534,987,076

International: $ 474,066,602

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Summary: Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Release Date: December 17, 2003

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

, Philippa Boyens

Runtime: 3 h 21 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company

Distributor: Fathom Events, Embracer Group, HBO Max, MGM Worldwide Television, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 381,878,219

International: $ 756,389,318

Inception (2010)

Summary: A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

Release Date: July 16, 2010

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Runtime: 2 h 28 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Syncopy

Distributor: Warner Bros., Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Home Box Office (HBO), Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 160,000,000

Domestic: $ 292,587,330

International: $ 546,443,300

Avatar (2009)

Summary: A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Release Date: December 18, 2009

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: James Cameron

Writer: James Cameron

Runtime: 2 h 42 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Lightstorm Entertainment

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Sea Movies, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Avatar

Movie budget: $ 237,000,000

Domestic: $ 785,221,649

International: $ 2,138,484,377

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Summary: A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

Release Date: December 19, 2001

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien

, Fran Walsh

, Philippa Boyens

Runtime: 2 h 58 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company, Marzano Films

Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, New Line Home Video, The WB Television Network, Alliance Universal, MGM Worldwide Television, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Countries: New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 93,000,000

Domestic: $ 319,372,078

International: $ 568,823,044

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Summary: Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.

Release Date: July 20, 2012

Genres: Action, Adventure

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Jonathan Nolan

, Christopher Nolan

, David S. Goyer

Runtime: 2 h 44 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, DC Entertainment

Distributor: Warner Bros., Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Batman

Movie budget: $ 250,000,000

Domestic: $ 448,149,584

International: $ 666,825,482

Transformers (2007)

Summary: An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Earth, with a clue to the ultimate power held by a teenager.

Release Date: July 03, 2007

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Michael Bay

Writers: Roberto Orci

, Alex Kurtzman

, John Rogers

Runtime: 2 h 24 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Dreamworks Pictures, Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Production, Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes, SprocketHeads, THINKFilm

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Transformers

Movie budget: $ 150,000,000

Domestic: $ 319,246,193

International: $ 390,463,587

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Summary: Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl try and rescue Jack from davy jones locker and prepare to fight Lord Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.

Release Date: May 25, 2007

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Gore Verbinski

Writers: Ted Elliott

, Terry Rossio

, Stuart Beattie

Runtime: 2 h 49 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Second Mate Productions

Distributor: Starz, USA Network, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney+

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean

Movie budget: $ 300,000,000

Domestic: $ 309,420,425

International: $ 652,270,784