The History Of Summer Blockbusters

PREMIERE .com Summer rr Blockbusters A look at the biggest summer movies each year from the very first summer blockbuster, Jaws, to the present. Gross Adjusted Gross Production Budget 1975 1977 Jaws 1976 The Omen Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope $60,922,900 $227,061,102 $2,800,000 $260,000,000 1978 $1,018,226,600 Grease $7,000,000 1980 1979 The Amityville Horror Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back $460,998,007 $1,416,050,800 $I1,000,000 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark $188,389,888 $611,527,900 $6,000,000 $86,432,000 $281,430,000 Production 1982 ET: The Extra-Terrestrial $290,475,067 $780,536,100 $18,000,000 $242,374,454 $700,727,700 $18,000,000 1983 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi 1986 The Karate Kid Part II $435,110,554 $1,127,742,000 $10,500,000 1984 Ghostbusters $309,306,177 $747,772,300 $32,500,00O $115, 103,979 1985 Back to the Future $246,450,402 Production budget not fo 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1987 Beverly Hills Cop 2 $238,632,124 $562,308,40O $30,000,000 $210,609,762 $469,452,70O $19,000,000 $153,665,036 $312,037,500 $156,452,370 1989 Batman $302,100,030 $70,000,00O $20,000,00O 1990 Ghost $217,631,306 $409,148,50O $22,000,000 1991 Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1992 Batman Returns $251,188,924 $500,489,200 $35,000,000 1994 Forrest Gump $162,831,698 $252,969,43O $80,000,000 1993 $204,843,345 $386,818,200 $102,000,000 Jurassic Park 1996 Independence Day 1995 Batman Forever $329,694,499 $624,437,600 $55,000,000 $357,067,947 $685,336,400 $63,000,00O $184,031,112 $336,603,254 $100,000,000 1997 Men in Black 1998 Saving Private Ryan $306,169,268 $550,687,600 $75,000,00O 1999 The Sixth Sense 2000 Mission: Impossible 2 $250,690,539 $434,202,60O $90,000,000 $216,540,909 $365,700,075 $70,000,000 $293,506,292 $461,100,000 $40,000,000 $215.409,889 $318,015,900 2001 Rush Hour 2 2002 Signs $125,000,000 2003 Finding Nemo 2004 2005 The War Of The Worlds Spider Man 2 $227,966,634 $310,368,00O $72,000,000 $226,164,286 $347,425,832 $90,000,000 $339,714,978 $447,882,900 $94,000,00o $234,280,354 $291,765,00O $132,000,000 $373,524,485 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $430,996,635 $200,000,000 2007 Transformers 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2008 The Dark Knight $319,246,193 $423,315,812 $449,898,243 $225,000,00O $330,052,038 $225,000,000 $402,1II,870 $533,345,358 $590,542,600 $185,000,000 $428,512,400 $200,000,000 Most Successful Director Steven Spielberg - 6 Films $1,745,374,218 Robert Zemeckis -3 Films $696,756,631 Michael Bay-2 Films $721,358,063 M. Night Shyamalan-2 Films 0000: 00:00:00:00 PRODUCTION DIRECTOR CAMERA DATE %24 SCENE $521,472,926 TAKE Tim Burton -2 Films $414,020,622 Most Successful Actor Harrison Ford-4 Films CINEMA * ADMIT ONC CINEMA ADMIT onE +CINEMA * CINEMA * ADITIT ONE ADITIT ONg $1,514,731,31O Mark Hamill - 3 Films CINEMA * ADMIT ONE CINEMA * ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE $1,272,356,865 Shia LaBeouf-2 Films CINEMA *8 CINEMA * ADITIT OnE ADMIT ONE $721,358,072 Will Smith -2 Films CINEMA * 3 ADITIT ONE CINEMA * ADMIT oNE $556,859,807 Tom Hanks-2 Films CINEMA *3 * CINEMA ADMIT ONE ADITIT ONg $546,235,408 Tom Cruise-2 Films CINEMA * CINEMA * ADMIT oNE ADMIT oNE $449,690,243 Michael Keaton-2 Films CINEMA * ADMIT ONE CINEMA * ADMIT oNC $414,020,622 Most Successful Studio of Summer 25.7% Blockbusters 14.2% 5.7%NN 11.4% 11.4% 11.4% 20th Century Fox Universal Warner Columbia Bros. Paramount Buena Vista Disney Pixar New Line Dreamworks Tri-Star Touchstone American International Most Successful Genre Action Adventure: $3,498,022,980 37.1% Horror: $440,861,272 Batman Forever 8.5% Jaws Raiders Of TheLost Ark MI2 Karate Kid Part l Beverly Hills Cop 2 Batman Batman Returns The Omen The Amityville Horror The Sixth Sense Rush Hour 2 Spider Man 2 Dead Man's Chest The Dark Knight Jurassic Park Men In Black Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Signs E.T. The War Of The Worlds Ghost Forrest Gump Saving Private Ryan Return Of The Jedi Transformers Back To The Future Transformers Revenge Terminator 2 OFThe Fallen Drama: 8.5% Independence Day $763,866,714 5.7% 2.8% 2.8% 34.2% Animation: $496,167,348 Science-Fiction: Who Framed Roger Rabbit $3,651,807,770 Comedy:- $238,632,124 Ghostbusters Finding Nemo Musical: $188,389,888 Grease Most Oscars Awarded Sources: BoxofficeMojo.com INFO GRAPHIC WORLD IMDB.com 9 Films - $2,302,803,489 15oyD The Dark Knight Jurassic Park 5 Films- $1,427,871,499 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? SMer 4 Films-$1,262,788,263 Terminator 2 4 Films -$1,131,397,092 the Extra-Terrestrial Raiders of the Lost Ark 4 Films-$977,951,127 Saving Private Ryan 2 Films $521,472,926| IFilm-$423,315,812 StarWars Ep.IV: ANewHope 1Film-$339,714,978 TFilm-$226,164,286 IFilm-$216,5440,909 IFilm-$204,843,345 Film-$156,452,370 2.8% Forrest Gump 2.8% IFilm-$86,432,000