The Highest-grossing Comedies

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Comedy has been popular since the very first silent flickers, and still is one of the most loved genres in modern film industry. The main emphasis of the comedies is on humor, and as comedies are mainly light-hearted stories created to entertain the audience, they usually exaggerate the situations, make fun of heroes, the way they act, dress and talk etc. Comedy films tend to end happily, with an exception of black comedies.

Recently there appeared a lot of sub-genres of the comedies, such as action comedy, comedy horror, fantasy comedy etc.

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There not so many comedy films in the top 50 box-office blockbusters, where the actions and adventures reign. However millions around the world paid their bucks to see the highest-grossing comedies, such as:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – a 2011 adventure comedy film with worldwide gross of $1,039,511,325,
• Shrek 2 – a 2004 animated film by Paramount Pictures, that collected $919,838,758 around the world,
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – another animated film, produced in 2009. Total box-office – $886,686,817,
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – a 2008 adventure comedy film, franchise directed by Steven Spielberg. Grossed $786,636,033.
• Kung Fu Panda – fresh from the oven animated comedy filmed in 2011. Almost 660 million dollars in the box.

The Highest-grossing Action Films

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The dark knightYear by year film makers spend more and more money on the production of their blockbusters and paychecks for their movie stars. Extensive use of computer graphics and breathtaking special effects also adds to the total budget of the modern movies. Movie theatres changed a lot recently – after old good Dolby Surround we are nowadays captivated by the 3D in IMAX. As a result, price of the average ticket soared high, and respectively skyrocketed the box office figures of the top world’s motion pictures.

No surprise, if you look for the highest-grossing action films, fantasies and adventures are on the very top. Action is a movie genre where hero or heroes face some challenges, usually resulting in fights and chases. There is a variety of subgenres of action films, such asTransformers
• Action comedy,
• Die-Hard type,
• Disaster,
• Martial Arts,
• Science fiction.

Top 10 world box-office hits include several excellent action films, such as:

• Avatar – a 2009 sci-fi movie by James Cameron which gathered $2,781,505,847 in movie theatres,
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon – a 2011 science fiction film by director Michael Bay and producer Steven Spielberg, that topped $1,113,531,987 internationally,
• The Dark Knight – a 2008 superhero story by Christopher Nolan which occupied the 10th position of the chart with $1,001,921,825 box office.

Cinema Genres

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CinemaFilm watching is a favorite leisure activity for many people around the globe, and there is no wonder why. Variety of cinema genres is mind staggering so each and everyone can find a movie type to fit their personality and current mood. Let’s dive into some of the most popular cinema genres and their distinctive features.

• Action. These types of movies are called “blockbusters” for the intense action that goes on throughout the entire film and spectacular special effects. Most action films require big budget and often put the civilization on the verge of extinction. Disaster movies are known as sub-genre.

• Adventure. These movies usually tell the story about exploration of exotic places or hunt for magical artifacts.

• Comedy. Light and easy these are great for watching with a family, though sub-genres as black comedy and slapstick are also recognized.

• Drama. Loved by sensual people drama movies bring human emotions and human nature to the foreground and often tell a tragic story of one person’s life.

• History. These epic movies reproduce events that happened earlier to humanity but add drama, personal viewpoints and unusual backgrounds and costumes.

• Horror. Horror movies are made for adrenaline lovers who want to be scared to death. The effect is achieved with the help of supernatural beings often: demonic, alien or serial killers.

• Science Fiction. These most often bring the viewer to the future and show how people would deal with super-advanced technology and/or habitants of outer space.