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Whether a film is considered commercially successful depends largely on how much it earns at the box office, although financial success is only one measure of its impact. The highest-grossing films are not necessarily the best received by critics or audiences, and the genres attracting the largest crowds have changed over time. This page follows each year’s five leading films from 1950 to the present, examining their genres, reception and Oscar performance. The historical selection covers North America before 1989 and worldwide releases thereafter. Recent charts extend the comparison through 2025, with 2026 rankings clearly marked as provisional.

Updated 8 October 2026. Figures for 2026 are year-to-date and will change.

  1. Genres of the five highest-grossing films each year, 1990–2026 YTD
  2. Average critic approval for the top five films, 1990–2026 YTD
  3. CinemaScore grades for the top five films, 1990–2026 YTD
  4. Best Picture results for the top five films, 1990–2025
  5. Highest-grossing films worldwide in 2026 so far
  6. The highest-grossing film of each year, 2019–2026 YTD
  7. Combined earnings of the five biggest films, 2019–2026 YTD
  8. Overseas share of earnings for the 2026 top five
  9. Critics and audiences on the five biggest films of 2026
  10. Top-five film table, 1950–2026 YTD

Genres of the five highest-grossing films each year, 1990–2026 YTD

Action films became increasingly prominent among the biggest commercial successes during the 1990s, with titles such as Speed and Mission: Impossible helping to define the modern blockbuster. Thrillers including The Silence of the Lambs and The Fugitive also made an impression early in the decade. Westerns were much rarer: Dances with Wolves stands out in the original period, despite the genre’s earlier popularity. Animated films, meanwhile, remained important from Disney’s Aladdin and The Lion King onwards.

Fantasy grew through Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean, as visual effects helped bring elaborate fictional worlds to the screen. Superheroes became particularly influential in the 2010s, culminating in three of the top five places in 2019. The more recent years underline animation’s enduring appeal, with three animated films in the 2024 top five and Ne Zha 2 leading 2025. The provisional 2026 selection combines animation and superheroes with fantasy adventure and a musical biography.

Sources: Box Office Mojo: annual worldwide release rankings, 2019–2026; Original page: historical top-five selections, 1990–2018; Rotten Tomatoes: individual film pages, linked in the film table; Original page: archived historical scores, with missing cells repaired.

Five films per release year. Historical selections retained; recent selections verified in Box Office Mojo. Each film receives one primary category; animation and superheroes are treated separately from overlapping genres. Smaller original categories are grouped as Other genres. The 2009 Ice Age/Transformers classifications are corrected. 2026 is provisional as at 8 October.

Average critic approval for the top five films, 1990–2026 YTD

Commercial success and critical approval have never followed exactly the same path. The original comparison’s low point in 1992 reflected a top five containing The Bodyguard and Home Alone 2 alongside the much better received Aladdin. The following year was markedly stronger: Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and Schindler’s List each exceeded ninety per cent in the archived scores. The mid-1990s then brought a weaker run before reception generally improved into the early 2000s.

The 2006 selection was held back by films such as The Da Vinci Code, while 2016 reached an especially high average of 92.2 per cent, helped by Finding Dory, Zootopia and The Jungle Book. Recent results remain mixed. The 2022 top five combined Top Gun: Maverick with the poorly reviewed Jurassic World: Dominion. In 2026, strong approval for Spider-Man, The Odyssey and Toy Story 5 contrasts with much lower scores for Michael and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

Sources: Rotten Tomatoes: individual film pages, linked in the film table; Original page: archived historical scores, with missing cells repaired.

Tomatometer means the percentage of positive critic reviews, not the average review rating. 1990–2018 scores are the original historical snapshot, with comma-shifted cells repaired and missing Armageddon/Avatar scores checked currently. 2019–2026 film scores were retrieved on 8 October 2026. The 2020 mean covers four films because My People, My Homeland has no published Tomatometer; all other years cover five. Historic scores have not all been refreshed.

CinemaScore grades for the top five films, 1990–2026 YTD

The highest-grossing films generally receive favourable responses from their opening-night audiences, even when critics are less enthusiastic. A and A− grades dominate much of the original series, and all five leading films in both 2015 and 2016 received A grades. Familiar characters, spectacle and family entertainment can deliver what their intended audiences want without attracting equally strong approval from professional reviewers.

Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: No Way Home received A+ grades, as did Top Gun: Maverick. Yet major commercial hits can earn more restrained responses: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Fast X both received B+. The provisional 2026 top five contains three A grades and two A− grades. That broadly positive reception contrasts with the sharper differences in critic approval, particularly for Michael and the Mario sequel, whose audiences were substantially more enthusiastic than reviewers.

Sources: CinemaScore: official title-search records; Original page: historical grade distributions.

The original chart was labelled 1989–2018 but its recovered data actually begin in 1990; the heading is corrected. Recent grades are matched to the correct film and release year in CinemaScore’s official search. Six recent titles have no grade verified in that database and are explicitly separated, rather than assigned a low grade. CinemaScore polls opening-night cinemagoers; it is distinct from Rotten Tomatoes audience scores.

Best Picture results for the top five films, 1990–2025

Box-office leadership and the Best Picture Oscar sometimes coincide, but they often reward different types of success. Dances with Wolves, Schindler’s List, Forrest Gump, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King demonstrate that enormous audiences and Academy recognition can overlap. Nevertheless, many years in the original comparison produced no Best Picture nominee among the five biggest worldwide earners.

That separation remains evident in more recent years. None of the 2019, 2020 or 2021 top fives received a Best Picture nomination. Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick both entered the category for 2022, while Barbie was nominated and Oppenheimer won for 2023. Wicked followed with a nomination for 2024. The five leading 2025 releases were absent from the 2026 Best Picture line-up, again showing that a film can dominate commercial rankings without competing for the Academy’s leading award.

Sources: Academy: official winners and nominees through the 2026 ceremony; Original page: historical Best Picture results; Academy: 2023 ceremony, recognising 2022 films; Academy: 2024 ceremony, recognising 2023 films; Academy: 2025 ceremony, recognising 2024 films.

Winner, nominated without winning and not nominated are mutually exclusive. Film release years are used, rather than the following ceremony year. Comma-shifted historical table cells are repaired. 2026 films are excluded because their relevant awards ceremony is in 2027; the table marks these results as pending.

Highest-grossing films worldwide in 2026 so far

Spider-Man: Brand New Day leads the provisional 2026 worldwide ranking with approximately $2.51 billion, followed by The Odyssey at $1.77 billion. Their scale places them well ahead of the next group of releases. Toy Story 5, Michael and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have each passed $1 billion, giving the current top five a mixture of superhero spectacle, epic adventure, animation and musical biography.

Established entertainment properties remain prominent beyond the leaders. The Devil Wears Prada 2, Pegasus 3 and Minions & Monsters also appear in the top ten, while Project Hail Mary and Obsession broaden the selection. The result is a commercial landscape in which recognisable characters and returning series retain considerable strength, but individual stories can still reach very large audiences. Several major releases may yet change the final order, so these positions describe the year’s progress rather than its finished outcome.

Sources: Box Office Mojo: 2026 worldwide ranking.

Provisional release-year ranking retrieved 8 October 2026; 2026 is not a completed year. Grosses are reported worldwide receipts in nominal US dollars, not profit, ticket admissions or inflation-adjusted revenue. Later releases and updated reporting can alter the ranking.

The highest-grossing film of each year, 2019–2026 YTD

The annual leaders illustrate how sharply cinema’s commercial landscape changed after 2019. Avengers: Endgame earned approximately $2.80 billion in Box Office Mojo’s release-group comparison, whereas Demon Slayer: Mugen Train led the disrupted 2020 year with about $472 million. A Japanese animated film taking first place was a striking departure from the Hollywood franchises that had dominated many previous worldwide rankings.

Spider-Man: No Way Home and Avatar: The Way of Water restored much larger leading totals in 2021 and 2022. Barbie then led 2023, followed by Inside Out 2 in 2024. Ne Zha 2’s 2025 victory demonstrates the ability of a Chinese release to lead the global box office, supported overwhelmingly by earnings outside North America. Spider-Man: Brand New Day currently heads 2026. Together, these winners reveal both the continuing strength of franchise entertainment and a broader range of national and creative origins.

Sources: Box Office Mojo: annual worldwide rankings, 2019–2026; Box Office Mojo: 2020 worldwide ranking; Box Office Mojo: 2025 worldwide ranking.

Each film belongs to the source’s annual release group; receipts are the reported cumulative gross for that group, not money earned exclusively within the calendar year. Reissues may be grouped separately. 2026 is provisional. Nominal dollars are not adjusted for inflation or exchange-rate differences.

Combined earnings of the five biggest films, 2019–2026 YTD

The five leading releases of 2019 generated approximately $8.17 billion worldwide, a remarkably concentrated collection of commercial successes. In 2020, their combined total fell to about $2.15 billion, roughly seventy-four per cent lower. Cinema closures, disrupted release schedules and uneven reopening transformed the opportunities for major theatrical films, making the pandemic period a clear break in the recent sequence.

The top-five total recovered to about $5.14 billion for 2021 releases and $6.71 billion for 2022. It then varied rather than rising steadily, with 2023 and 2024 below the 2022 level despite individual successes such as Barbie and Inside Out 2. The 2025 leaders reached approximately $7.63 billion, helped by two exceptionally successful animated films. The current 2026 top five has already accumulated about $7.46 billion. This suggests substantial strength at the top of the market, although it does not establish that all cinemas or smaller releases have recovered equally.

Sources: Box Office Mojo: worldwide release rankings, 2019–2026; Box Office Mojo: pandemic-year 2020 rankings.

Sums of the five reported leading release-group grosses in each year. These are not the entire global cinema market’s calendar-year revenues. Values are nominal US dollars; 2026 remains provisional and may not be compared as a finished year.

Overseas share of earnings for the 2026 top five

Every film in the provisional 2026 top five has earned more than half of its worldwide receipts outside the United States and Canada. The Odyssey has the highest overseas share of this group, at approximately 64.9 per cent, followed closely by Michael. Their positions emphasise that major commercial success depends on audiences across many markets, rather than North American popularity alone.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day also receives most of its gross from overseas, while Toy Story 5 and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have somewhat larger North American shares. Family animation and familiar characters can appeal across language barriers, but the balance still differs between individual films. These international earnings help explain why worldwide rankings can look different from domestic charts. They also place the original page’s geographical change in context: the earlier North American comparison captured only one part of the market that now sustains the largest global releases.

Sources: Box Office Mojo: 2026 domestic and foreign receipts.

Foreign receipts divided by worldwide receipts. Box Office Mojo’s domestic territory is the United States and Canada; overseas means all other territories. This does not isolate individual countries or imply that every film has equal access to every market. Snapshot: 8 October 2026.

Critics and audiences on the five biggest films of 2026

The biggest films of 2026 receive very different responses from critics, even though their verified audience scores are consistently high. The Odyssey, Toy Story 5 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day have critic approval of at least ninety per cent, indicating broad agreement between reviewers and cinemagoers. Each combines major commercial success with a reception that extends beyond its immediate fan base.

Michael presents the sharpest contrast: its Tomatometer stands at thirty-eight per cent, against ninety-seven per cent among verified audience ratings. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also has a substantial gap, with forty-two per cent critic approval and eighty-seven per cent audience approval. These differences develop the original page’s central point that popularity does not necessarily match critical esteem. Nostalgia, familiar characters and attachment to a performer can be powerful attractions for audiences, while reviewers may place greater emphasis on storytelling, originality or the treatment of the subject.

Sources: Spider-Man: Brand New Day: Rotten Tomatoes film page; The Odyssey: Rotten Tomatoes film page; Toy Story 5: Rotten Tomatoes film page; Michael: Rotten Tomatoes film page; The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Rotten Tomatoes film page.

Current scores retrieved 8 October 2026. Both measures are approval percentages, not average ratings out of ten. The five audience scores shown use verified ratings. Critics and voluntary audience raters are different populations, so the gap is not a controlled measure of public opinion.

Top-five film table, 1950–2026 YTD

The historical five-film selections are retained, with forty films added for 2019–2026. Commas in seven original titles had displaced their ratings and other fields; those rows are repaired. Film names in the recent section link to their Rotten Tomatoes pages. Open the table and select a column heading to sort.

Before 1989, the original selection uses North American rankings; from 1989 it uses worldwide rankings. Earlier scores and classifications remain historical snapshots, except the specified corrections. Recent grosses and ratings were checked on 8 October 2026. The original table did not supply gross receipts, despite its heading, so older gross cells remain unavailable. Dashes in CinemaScore before 2019 mean individual grades were not supplied in the original table; its historical aggregate chart is retained. Current titles with no verified grade also remain unavailable. 2026 Oscar outcomes are pending.

Open the sortable top-five film table
YearRankFilmGross (USD; recent worldwide releases)RT critic approval (%)CinemaScoreBest Picture OscarPrimary genre / original genreStory / screenplay source
19501King Solomans Mines—92—NominatedHistorical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19502All About Eve—100—WonDramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19503Cinderella—97—Not nominatedAnimated Fantasy MusicalBased on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
19504Annie Get your Gun—100—Not nominatedMusicalBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19505Father of the Bride—93—NominatedContemporary ComedyRemake
19511Quo Vadis—88—NominatedHistorical DramaBased on Religious Text
19512Alice in Wonderland—79—Not nominatedMusicalBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19513Show Boat—89—Not nominatedHistorical Musical/DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19514A Streetcar named Desire—98—NominatedContemporary DramaBased on Play
19515David and Bathsheba—80—Not nominatedHistorical DramaBased on Religious Text
19521The Greatest Show on Earth—44—WonDramaOriginal Screenplay
19522The Bad and the Beautiful—96—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19523The Snows of Kilimanjaro—100—Not nominatedContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19524Ivanhoe—79—NominatedHistorical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19525Singin’ in the Rain—100—Not nominatedContemporary / Historical MusicalOriginal Screenplay
19531The Robe—33—NominatedHistorical DramaBased on Religious Text
19532From Here to Eternity—92—WonContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19533Shane—97—NominatedHistorical WesternOriginal Screenplay
19534How to Marry a Millionaire—83—Not nominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyBased on Play
19535Peter Pan—76—Not nominatedAnimated Fantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19541Rear Window—100—Not nominatedContemporary ThrillerBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19542White Christmas—77—Not nominatedContemporary MusicalOriginal Screenplay
1954320,000 Leagues Under the Sea—89—Not nominatedAdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19544Demetrius and the Gladiators—80—Not nominatedHistorical DramaOriginal Screenplay
19545The Caine Mutiny—92—NominatedHistorical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19551Cinerama Holiday———Not nominated——
19552Mister Roberts—92—NominatedContemporary ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19553Battle Cry———Not nominated—Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
19554Not as a Stranger—0—Not nominatedContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19555Oklahoma!—96—Not nominatedHistorical MusicalBased on Play
19561The Ten Commandments—94—NominatedDramatized DramaBased on Religious Text
19562Around the World in 80 Days—74—WonHistorical AdventureRemake
19563Giant—95—NominatedContemporary WesternBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19564The King and I—96—NominatedHistorical MusicalBased on Fiction Book/Short Story?
19565Trapeze—60—Not nominatedDramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19571The Bridge on the River Kwai—94—WonDramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19572Peyton Place—60—NominatedContemporary/Historical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19573Sayonara—100—NominatedContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19574Old Yeller—100—Not nominatedHistorical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19575The Curse of Frankenstein—80—Not nominatedHistorical HorrorBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19581South Pacific—89—Not nominatedContemporary / Historical MusicalBased on Musical or Opera
19582Auntie Mame—92—NominatedComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19583Cat on a Hot Tin Roof—97—NominatedContemporary DramaBased on Play
19584No Time for Sergeants———Not nominatedContemporary ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19585Gigi—77—WonMusical—
19591Ben-Hur—88—WonHistorical AdventureBased on Religious Text
19592Sleeping Beauty—92—Not nominatedAnimated Fantasy DramaOriginal Screenplay
19593North by Northwest—100—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19594Some Like It Hot—96—Not nominatedHistorical /Contemporary Romantic ComedyRemake
19595Pillow Talk—92—Not nominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19601Spartacus—96—Not nominatedDramatized ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19602Psycho—97—Not nominatedContemporary HorrorBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19603Exodus—64—Not nominatedContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19604Swiss Family Robinson—84—Not nominatedHistorical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19605The Alamo—50—NominatedHistorical WesternOriginal Screenplay
19611West Side Story—94—WonContemporary MusicalBased on Play
19612The Guns of Navarone—95—NominatedHistorical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19613El Cid—92—Not nominatedHistorical Drama—
19614The Absent-Minded Professor—81—Not nominated—Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
19615The Parent Trap—89—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19621Lawrence of Arabia—97—WonDramatized AdventureBased on Factual Book/Article
19622The Longest Day—91—NominatedDramatized ActionBased on Real Life Events
19623In Search of the Castaways———Not nominatedHistorical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19624That Touch of Mink—78—Not nominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19625The Music Man—94—NominatedHistorical MusicalBased on Play
19631Cleopatra—55—NominatedDramatized DramaBased on Real Life Events
19632How the West Was Won—90—NominatedHistorical WesternOriginal Screenplay
19633It’s a Mad,Mad, Mad, Mad World—75—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19634Tom Jones—83—WonHistorical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19635Irma la Douce—86—Not nominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyBased on Play
19641My Fair Lady—96—WonHistorical MusicalBased on Musical or Opera
19642Goldfinger—96—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19643Mary Poppins—100—NominatedKids MusicalBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19644The Carpetbaggers—33—Not nominatedContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19645From Russia with Love—96—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19651The Sound of Music—86—WonHistorical MusicalBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19652Doctor Zhivago—82—NominatedHistorical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19653Thunderball—86—Not nominatedActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19654Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines—71—Not nominatedHistorical ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19655That Darn Cat!—93—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19661The Bible: In the Beginning…———Not nominatedHistorical DramaBased on Religious Text
19662Hawaii—75—Not nominatedHistorical Drama—
19663Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?—95—NominatedContemporary Black ComedyBased on Play
19664The Sand Pebbles—88—NominatedHistorical Action/AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19665A Man for All Seasons—82—WonHistorical DramaBased on Real Life Events / Based on Play
19671The Graduate—91—NominatedContemporary ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19672The Jungle Book—86—Not nominatedAnimated Kids MusicalBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19673Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner—68—NominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19674Bonnie and Clyde—90—NominatedDramatized DramaBased on Real Life Events
19675The Dirty Dozen—91—Not nominatedHistorical Action/WarBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
196812001: A Space Odyssey—94—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19682Funny Girl—93—NominatedHistorical MusicalBased on Play
19683The Love Bug—75—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19684The Odd Couple—100—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19685Bullitt—97—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19691Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid—89—NominatedHistorical WesternOriginal Screenplay
19692Midnight Cowboy—90—WonContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19693Easy Rider—89—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19694Hello, Dolly!—41—NominatedHistorical MusicalBased on Play
19695Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice—91—Not nominatedComedyOriginal Screenplay
19701Love Story—57—NominatedContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19702Airport—80—NominatedContemporary ThrillerBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19703MASH—87—NominatedHistorical Black ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19704Patton—95—WonHistorical ActionBased on Factual Book/Article
19705Woodstock—100—Not nominatedFactual DocumentaryBased on Real Life Events
19711Fiddler on the Roof—81—NominatedHistorical MusicalBased on Musical or Opera
19712The French Connection—98—WonContemporary DramaBased on Factual Book/Article
19713Diamonds Are Forever—67—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19714Dirty Harry—95—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19715Billy Jack—62—Not nominatedContemporary WesternOriginal Screenplay
19721The Godfather—100—WonHistorical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19722The Poseidon Adventure—79—Not nominatedContemporary AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19723What’s Up, Doc?—90—Not nominatedComedyOriginal Screenplay
19724Behind the Green Door———Not nominated—Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
19725Deliverance—93—NominatedContemporary ThrillerBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19731The Sting—93—WonHistorical ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19732The Exorcist—86—NominatedFantasy HorrorBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19733American Graffiti—95—NominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19734Papillon—82—Not nominatedDramatized DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19735The Way We Were—63—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19741Blazing Saddles—90—Not nominatedHistorical ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19742The Towering Inferno—71—NominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19743The Trial of Billy Jack———Not nominatedContemporary Western/ActionOriginal Screenplay
19744Young Frankenstein—93—Not nominatedScience Fiction ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19745Earthquake—35—Not nominatedScience Fiction DramaOriginal Screenplay
19751Jaws—97—NominatedContemporary HorrorBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19752The Rocky Horror Picture Show—80—Not nominatedFantasy MusicalBased on Musical or Opera
19753One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest—95—WonContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19754Dog Day Afternoon—95—NominatedContemporary DramaBased on Factual Book/Article
19755Shampoo—63—Not nominatedContemporary Comedy/DramaOriginal Screenplay
19761Rocky—93—WonContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19762To Fly!———Not nominatedDocumentaryOriginal Screenplay
19763A Star Is Born—31—Not nominated—Remake
19764All the President’s Men—93—NominatedContemporary DramaBased on Real Life Events
19765The Omen—86—Not nominatedContemporary HorrorOriginal Screenplay
19771Star Wars—93—NominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19772Smokey and the Bandit—81—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19773Close Ecounters of the Third Kind—96—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19774The Goodbye Girl———NominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19775Saturday Night Fever—86—Not nominatedContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19781Grease—75—Not nominatedHistorical MusicalBased on Musical or Opera
19782Superman—93—Not nominatedSuper Hero AdventureBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
19783National Lampoon’s Animal House—91—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19784Every Which Way but Loose———Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19785Heaven Can Wait—87—NominatedFantasy ComedyBased on Play
19791Kramer vs. Kramer—88—WonContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19792The Amityville Horror—29—Not nominatedHorrorBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19793Rocky II—73—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19794Apocalypse Now—97—NominatedHistorical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19795Star Trek: The Motion Picture—44—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureBased on TV
19801Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back—94—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
198029 to 5—82—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19803Stir Crazy—67—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19804Airplane!—97—Not nominatedComedyOriginal Screenplay
19805Any Which Way You Can—20—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19811Raiders of the Lost Ark—94—NominatedHistorical AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19812On Golden Pond—92—NominatedContemporary DramaBased on Play
19813Superman II—87—Not nominatedSuper Hero AdventureBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
19814Arthur—90—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19815Stripes—86—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19821E.T. The Extra- Terrestrial—98—NominatedScience Fiction DramaOriginal Screenplay
19822Tootsie—89—NominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19823An Officer and a Gentleman—81—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19824Rocky III—63—Not nominatedContemporary Action?Original Screenplay
19825Porky’s—30—Not nominatedHistorical ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19831Star Wars: Return of the Jedi—80—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19832Terms of Endearment—88—WonContemporary DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19833Flashdance—33—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19834Trading Places—86—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19835WarGames—93—Not nominatedScience Fiction ThrillerOriginal Screenplay
19841Beverly Hills Cop—84—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19842Ghostbusters—97—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19843Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom—85—Not nominatedHistorical AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19844Gremlins—85—Not nominatedFantasy ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19845The Karate Kid—88—Not nominatedContemporary Action?Original Screenplay
19851Back to the Future—96—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19852Rambo: First Blood Part II—30—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19853Rocky IV—39—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19854The Color Purple—88—NominatedHistorical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19855Out Of Africa—56—NominatedHistorical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19861Top Gun—56—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19862Crocodile Dundee—90—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19863Platoon—88—WonHistorical DramaOriginal Screenplay
19864The Karate Kid Part II—43—Not nominatedContemporary Action?Original Screenplay
19865Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home—85—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureBased on TV
19871Three Men and a Baby—74—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyRemake
19872Fatal Attraction—78—NominatedContemporary ThrillerOriginal Screenplay
19873Beverly Hills Cop II—46—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19874Good Morning, Vietnam—90—Not nominatedHistorical ComedyOriginal Screenplay?
19875Moonstruck—93—NominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19881Rain Man—90—WonContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19882Who Framed Roger Rabbit—97—Not nominatedAnimated? Fantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19883Coming to America—68—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19884Big—97—Not nominatedFantasy ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19885Twins—34—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19891Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade—88—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19892Batman—72—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
19893Back to the Future Part II—63—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19894Look Who’s Talking—58—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19895Dead Poets Society—86—NominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19901Ghost—74—NominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
19902Home Alone—62—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19903Pretty Woman—61—Not nominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19904Dances with Wolves—82—WonHistorical WesternBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19905Total Recall—82—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19911Terminator 2: Judgement Day—93—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionOriginal Screenplay
19912Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves—50—Not nominatedHistorical AdventureBased on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
19913Beauty and the Beast—93—NominatedAnimated Fantasy MusicalBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19914Hook—29—Not nominatedKids AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19915The Silence of the Lambs—95—WonContemporary ThrillerBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19921Aladdin—94—Not nominatedAnimated Fantasy AdventureBased on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
19922The Bodyguard—31—Not nominatedContemporary ThrillerOriginal Screenplay
19923Home Alone 2: Lost in New York—27—Not nominatedContemporary AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19924Basic Instinct—54—Not nominatedContemporary ThrillerOriginal Screenplay
19925Lethal Weapon 3—56—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19931Jurassic Park—93—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19932Mrs. Doubtfire—71—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19933The Fugitive—96—NominatedContemporary ThrillerBased on TV
19934Schindler’s List—96—WonDramatized DramaBased on Real Life Events
19935The Firm—75—Not nominatedContemporary ThrillerBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19941The Lion King—91—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19942Forrest Gump—72—WonHistorical DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19943True Lies—72—Not nominatedContemporary ActionRemake
19944The Mask—77—Not nominatedSuper Hero ComedyBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
19945Speed—93—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19951Toy Story—100—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19952Die Hard with a Vengeance—51—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story?
19953Apollo 13—95—NominatedDramatized DramaBased on Factual Book/Article
19954GoldenEye—78—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19955Pocahontas—56—Not nominatedAnimated Historical AdventureBased on Real Life Events
19961Independence Day—60—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19962Twister—57—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19963Mission: Impossible—63—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on TV
19964The Rock—66—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19965The Hunchback of Notre Dame—73—Not nominatedAnimated Historical AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19971Titanic—88—WonHistorical ThrillerOriginal Screenplay?
19972The Lost World: Jurassic Park—53—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19973Men in Black—92—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
19974Tomorrow Never Dies—58—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
19975Air Force One—78—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
19981Armageddon—42—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19982Saving Private Ryan—92—NominatedHistorical DramaOriginal Screenplay
19983Godzilla—16—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionRemake
19984There’s Something About Mary—83—Not nominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyOriginal Screenplay
19985A Bug’s Life—92—Not nominatedAnimated Fantasy AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19991Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace—55—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19992The Sixth Sense—85—NominatedFantasy ThrillerOriginal Screenplay
19993Toy Story 2—100—Not nominatedKids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
19994The Matrix—87—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionOriginal Screenplay
19995Tarzan—88—Not nominatedAnimated Historical AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20001Mission: Impossible 2—57—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on TV
20002Gladiator—76—WonHistorical AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20003Cast Away—90—Not nominatedContemporary DramaOriginal Screenplay
20004What Women Want—54—Not nominatedContemporary Romantic ComedyOriginal Screenplay
20005Dinosaur—65—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20011Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone—80—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20012The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring—91—NominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20013Monsters, Inc.—96—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20014Shrek—88—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20015Ocean’s Eleven—82—Not nominatedContemporary ThrillerRemake
20021The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers—96—NominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20022Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets—82—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20023Spider-Man—89—Not nominatedSuper Hero AdventureBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20024Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones—65—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20025Men in Black II—39—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20031The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King—95—WonFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20032Finding Nemo—99—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20033The Matrix Reloaded—73—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionOriginal Screenplay
20034Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl—79—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Theme Park Ride
20035Bruce Almighty—48—Not nominatedContemporary ComedyOriginal Screenplay
20041Shrek 2—88—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20042Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban—91—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20043Spider-Man 2—94—Not nominatedSuper Hero AdventureBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20044The Incredibles—97—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20045The Passion of the Christ—49—Not nominatedDramatized DramaBased on Religious Text
20051Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire—88—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20052Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith—79—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20053The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe—76—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20054War of the Worlds—74—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionRemake
20055King Kong—84—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureRemake
20061Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest—54—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Theme Park Ride
20062The Da Vinci Code—25—Not nominatedContemporary ThrillerBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20063Ice Age: The Meltdown—57—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20064Casino Royale—95—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20065Night at the Museum—43—Not nominatedKids AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20071Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End—45—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Theme Park Ride
20072Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix—78—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20073Spider-Man 3—63—Not nominatedSuper Hero AdventureBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20074Shrek the Third—41—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20075Transformers—57—Not nominatedAnimated Science Fiction ActionBased on TV
20081The Dark Knight—94—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20082Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull—77—Not nominatedHistorical AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20083Kung Fu Panda—87—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20084Hancock—41—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionOriginal Screenplay
20085Mamma Mia—54—Not nominatedContemporary MusicalBased on Musical or Opera
20091Avatar—81—NominatedScience Fiction ActionOriginal Screenplay
20092Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince—84—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20093Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs—45—Not nominatedAnimated AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20094Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen—19—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionBased on TV
200952012—39—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionOriginal Screenplay
20101Toy Story 3—99—NominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20102Alice in Wonderland—51—Not nominatedAnimated Fantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20103Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1—78—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20104Inception—86—NominatedScience Fiction ThrillerOriginal Screenplay
20105Shrek Forever After—58—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20111Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2—96—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20112Transformers: Dark of the Moon—35—Not nominatedAnimated Science Fiction ActionBased on TV
20113Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides—32—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Theme Park Ride
20114The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1—25—Not nominatedFantasy DramaBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20115Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol—93—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on TV
20121The Avengers—92—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20122Skyfall—92—Not nominatedContemporary ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20123The Dark Knight Rises—87—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20124The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey—65—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20125Ice Age: Continental Drift—38—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20131Frozen—90—Not nominatedAnimated Kids MusicalBased on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale
20132Iron Man 3—80—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20133Despicable Me 2—74—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20134The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug—74—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20135The Hunger Games: Catching Fire—89—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20141Transformers: Age of Extinction—18—Not nominatedAnimated Science Fiction ActionBased on TV
20142The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies—59—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20143Guardians of the Galaxy—91—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20144Maleficent—54—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureSpin-Off
20145The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1—68—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20151Star Wars: The Force Awakens—93—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20152Jurassic World—71—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20153Furious 7—80—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
20154Avengers: Age of Ultron—75—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20155Minions—56—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureSpin-Off
20161Captain America: Civil War—91—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20162Rogue One: A Star Wars Story—84—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureSpin-Off
20163Finding Dory—94—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureSequel
20164Zootopia—97—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20165The Jungle Book—95—Not nominatedAnimated Fantasy AdventureBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20171Star Wars: The Last Jedi—91—Not nominatedScience Fiction AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20172Beauty and the Beast—71—Not nominatedFantasy MusicalRemake
20173The Fate of the Furious—67—Not nominatedContemporary ActionOriginal Screenplay
20174Despicable Me 3—59—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20175Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle—76—Not nominatedFantasy AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20181Avengers: Infinity War—85—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20182Black Panther—97—NominatedSuperhero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20183Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom—48—Not nominatedScience Fiction ActionBased on Fiction Book/Short Story
20184Incredibles 2—94—Not nominatedAnimated Kids AdventureOriginal Screenplay
20185Aquaman—65—Not nominatedSuper Hero ActionBased on Comic/Graphic Novel
20191Avengers: Endgame279943910094A+Not nominatedSuperheroComic-book franchise sequel
20192The Lion King165694339452ANot nominatedAnimatedRemake
20193Frozen II145002693377A-Not nominatedAnimatedSequel
20194Spider-Man: Far from Home113192799691ANot nominatedSuperheroComic-book franchise sequel
20195Captain Marvel112827479479ANot nominatedSuperheroComic-book adaptation
20201Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train47216252098—Not nominatedAnimatedManga/television-series continuation
20202The Eight Hundred46142155989—Not nominatedHistoricalHistorical events
20203Bad Boys for Life42650524476ANot nominatedActionSequel
20204My People, My Homeland422390820——Not nominatedComedyAnthology; thematic follow-up
20205Tenet36530410570BNot nominatedScience fictionOriginal screenplay
20211Spider-Man: No Way Home191098277093A+Not nominatedSuperheroComic-book franchise sequel
20212The Battle at Lake Changjin90254847636—Not nominatedHistoricalHistorical events
20213Hi, Mom82200976481—Not nominatedContemporary dramaPersonal/family story
20214No Time to Die77415300783A-Not nominatedActionFranchise sequel
20215F9: The Fast Saga72622950159B+Not nominatedActionFranchise sequel
20221Avatar: The Way of Water232063132976ANominatedScience fictionSequel
20222Top Gun: Maverick149569629296A+NominatedActionSequel
20223Jurassic World: Dominion100197808028A-Not nominatedScience fictionFranchise sequel
20224Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness95577580473B+Not nominatedSuperheroComic-book franchise sequel
20225Minions: The Rise of Gru94048269570ANot nominatedAnimatedFranchise prequel/sequel
20231Barbie144713842188ANominatedComedyToy-brand adaptation
20232The Super Mario Bros. Movie136078321458ANot nominatedAnimatedVideo-game adaptation
20233Oppenheimer97581133393AWonHistoricalBiography/book adaptation
20234Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 384555577782ANot nominatedSuperheroComic-book franchise sequel
20235Fast X70487501556B+Not nominatedActionFranchise sequel
20241Inside Out 2169886381691ANot nominatedAnimatedSequel
20242Deadpool & Wolverine133807364577ANot nominatedSuperheroComic-book franchise sequel
20243Moana 2105924216461A-Not nominatedAnimatedSequel
20244Despicable Me 497202141056ANot nominatedAnimatedSequel
20245Wicked76396359788ANominatedMusicalStage musical/book adaptation
20251Ne Zha 2227070037091—Not nominatedAnimatedSequel/mythology
20252Zootopia 2187030929192ANot nominatedAnimatedSequel
20253Avatar: Fire and Ash148599989066ANot nominatedScience fictionSequel
20254Lilo & Stitch103802752673ANot nominatedScience fictionRemake
20255A Minecraft Movie96038778047B+Not nominatedFantasyVideo-game adaptation
20261Spider-Man: Brand New Day250651139090APending (2027 ceremony)SuperheroComic-book franchise sequel
20262The Odyssey176824947094APending (2027 ceremony)FantasyEpic poem adaptation
20263Toy Story 5114803246192APending (2027 ceremony)AnimatedSequel
20264Michael102870338838A-Pending (2027 ceremony)HistoricalBiography
20265The Super Mario Galaxy Movie101275176642A-Pending (2027 ceremony)AnimatedVideo-game franchise sequel

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