The Highest Earning Classic Movies
These days, how much a movie makes at the box office is often how people determine how good a movie is. In the past, during the days of truly classic movies, it mattered little to moviegoers as much as did the storyline, the dialogue, the directing and the acting. Today money talks and the public listens. Although a sad commentary, but the movies to come out in the last few years have been more about special effects and less about substance. Fortunately, we have some great movies to pick from in the category of highest earning classic movies.
- Gone With the Wind: Released in 1939, this movie is arguably one of the best movies ever made. It shows up on almost every trivia list about classic movies, from Top 10 to Best Cast to Greatest Quotes. It remains the top-grossing movie in the US, once inflation has been adjusted into the equation. That is a pretty good record.
- The Sound of Music: Released in 1965, this movie shows up as number three on the list of top grossing movies of all time in America, after adjusting for inflation. This is well above many of the other more modern high grossing films that are so popular these days.
- The Ten Commandments: Released in 1956, this movie comes in at number 5 on the list. Year after year, it still airs on television in nearly every city across the country. Surely this must be a sign of a great classic movie.
- Doctor Zhivago: Released in 1965, this movie sits at number 8 in our list of all time highest grossing movies in America. Often referenced in other films, both movie producers and fans alike continue to count it as a classic.
- The Exorcist: Released in 1973, this movie is number 9 of all time in America. An extremely popular film, it has been remade and a sequel produced in the last decade. Who knew all that would come out of a little pea soup?
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Released in 1937, this movie is on the list at number 10. This is the highest grossing animated film on the list, once inflation has been taken into account. Given its competition and the fact that it was up against films with live actors, this is indeed quite a feat.
No matter how important gross profit is these days, these classic movies stand up to even this test. If a movie is a classic, it is a classic. It does not matter when it was made, how much was spent to make it or how much money it made at the box office. What matters is quality, and all of these movies have that…and more. When looking for a great movie to watch, try one of these instead of whatever is on the top ten newly released films or already on DVD. You may be pleasantly surprised by how much you enjoy these movies that are considered to be classics.
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