Box Office, Records & Timeline

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1.Which 2018 animated film about a web-slinger won the Best Animated Feature Oscar?
- A. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- B. The Incredibles
- C. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- D. Big Hero 6
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Did you know? The film introduced the Spider-Verse multiverse to theaters.
2.Which film held the worldwide box office crown after its 2009 release?
- A. Avatar
- B. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- C. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- D. Kong: Skull Island
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Avatar
Did you know? The film's Pandora is realized in pioneering 3D.
3.Which film paired the mercenary with Hugh Jackman's returning clawed hero?
- A. Deadpool & Wolverine
- B. Hocus Pocus 2
- C. Mary Poppins Returns
- D. Tron: Legacy
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Deadpool & Wolverine
Did you know? The film reunited the Fox-era Marvel characters.
4.Which animation studio's 1995 hit established sequels as a mainstay of animated features?
- A. Studio Ghibli
- B. Illumination
- C. Pixar
- D. DreamWorks Animation
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Pixar
Did you know? Toy Story began the studio's sequel-rich run.
5.How many mainline Fast and Furious films had been released through Fast X?
- A. 11
- B. 9
- C. 10
- D. 8
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10
Did you know? Fast X is counted as the tenth mainline entry.
6.Which 1983 entry concluded the space saga as it was then planned, before later expansions?
- A. The Empire Strikes Back
- B. Return of the Jedi
- C. The Force Awakens
- D. Revenge of the Sith
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Return of the Jedi
Did you know? The film features the battle over the second Death Star.
7.Which film grossed over one and a half billion dollars, becoming its series' biggest hit?
- A. Kong: Skull Island
- B. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
- C. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- D. Furious 7
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Furious 7
Did you know? The film was completed after star Paul Walker's death.
8.Which 1975 shark thriller is often credited with creating the modern blockbuster-and-sequel era?
- A. Jaws
- B. Deep Blue Sea
- C. Jaws 2
- D. The Deep
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Jaws
Did you know? Jaws was followed by three theatrical sequels.
9.How many live-action theatrical Star Wars films had been released through 2019, counting episodes and spin-offs?
- A. 9
- B. 14
- C. 12
- D. 11
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11
Did you know? The count includes the nine saga episodes plus Rogue One and Solo.
10.Which 2002 second chapter arrived one year after the wizard series' 2001 debut?
- A. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- B. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- C. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- D. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Did you know? The chamber houses a hidden basilisk.
11.Which film became the highest-grossing film of the wizard series?
- A. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- B. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- C. Furious 7
- D. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Did you know? The film concluded the eight-film series.
12.Which 1981 film introduced the fedora-wearing archaeologist and fueled a 1980s adventure boom?
- A. Raiders of the Lost Ark
- B. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- C. The Temple of Doom
- D. The Last Crusade
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Did you know? Raiders was nominated for Best Picture.
13.How many official James Bond films had Eon Productions released through 2021's No Time to Die?
- A. 20
- B. 25
- C. 23
- D. 27
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25
Did you know? No Time to Die is considered the twenty-fifth official Bond film.
14.Which film became the highest-grossing film of 2006 worldwide?
- A. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- B. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- C. Wonder Woman
- D. Avatar
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Did you know? The film crossed one billion dollars for Disney for the first time.
15.How many James Bond films did Daniel Craig complete in the role?
- A. 6
- B. 4
- C. 7
- D. 5
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5
Did you know? Craig's run ran from Casino Royale to No Time to Die.
16.How many films make up the original Harry Potter film series?
- A. 8
- B. 7
- C. 6
- D. 10
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8
Did you know? The final book was split into two feature films.
17.Which 2014 toy-brick comedy earned over 460 million dollars and launched a shared film universe?
- A. The Lego Batman Movie
- B. The Lego Ninjago Movie
- C. The Lego Movie 2
- D. The Lego Movie
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The Lego Movie
Did you know? Everything is Awesome is its celebrated song.
18.Which film became the highest-grossing film of its animated series?
- A. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- B. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- C. Wonder Woman
- D. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Did you know? The entry introduces the one-eyed weasel Buck.
19.Which film brought the hot-tempered golfer back nearly thirty years later?
- A. Happy Gilmore 2
- B. Gladiator II
- C. Hocus Pocus 2
- D. Mary Poppins Returns
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Happy Gilmore 2
Did you know? Adam Sandler reprized the title role.
20.Which 2002 Hong Kong crime film inspired an Oscar-winning American remake two decades later?
- A. A Better Tomorrow
- B. Infernal Affairs
- C. Hard Boiled
- D. In the Mood for Love
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Infernal Affairs
Did you know? The Departed was its Oscar-winning remake.
21.How many theatrical Scream films had been released through Scream VI?
- A. 4
- B. 5
- C. 7
- D. 6
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6
Did you know? The count spans 1996 through 2023.
22.Which 1984 adventure arrived three years after the original archaeology hit, as a chronological prequel?
- A. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- B. Raiders of the Lost Ark
- C. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- D. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Did you know? The adventure is set a year before Raiders.
23.Which 2016 sorcerer's debut grossed over 600 million dollars, launching a new hero?
- A. Doctor Octopus
- B. Loki
- C. Doctor Strange
- D. Black Bolt
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Doctor Strange
Did you know? Benedict Cumberbatch plays the former surgeon.
24.Which film crossed 700 million dollars during the pandemic era?
- A. Avengers: Age of Ultron
- B. F9
- C. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- D. Avatar
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F9
Did you know? The film brought back the character Han.
25.Which film brought Neo and Trinity back eighteen years after the trilogy?
- A. 2010
- B. The Matrix Resurrections
- C. Superman Returns
- D. Doctor Sleep
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The Matrix Resurrections
Did you know? Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprized their roles.
26.How many years passed between the original Halloween and Halloween Ends?
- A. 38
- B. 40
- C. 44
- D. 50
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44
Did you know? The 1978 original and the 2022 finale span over four decades.
27.Which 1981 sequel arrived just one year after the original camp slasher?
- A. Friday the 13th Part 3
- B. Jason X
- C. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- D. Friday the 13th Part 2
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Friday the 13th Part 2
Did you know? The sequel made the hockey-masked killer the series' face.
28.Which 2015 entry pitted the IMF against the Syndicate?
- A. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- B. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
- C. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
- D. Mission: Impossible III
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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Did you know? The entry introduced the Syndicate conspiracy.
29.Which film grossed over 1.3 billion dollars and won three Academy Awards?
- A. Aquaman
- B. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- C. Black Panther
- D. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
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Black Panther
Did you know? The film was the first superhero film nominated for Best Picture.
30.Which film continued the celebrated space odyssey sixteen years later?
- A. The Matrix Resurrections
- B. 2010
- C. Twisters
- D. Happy Gilmore 2
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2010
Did you know? The sequel was written by the original novel's author.
31.How many theatrical Terminator films were released between 1984 and 2009?
- A. 4
- B. 6
- C. 5
- D. 3
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4
Did you know? The four films are The Terminator, Judgment Day, Rise of the Machines and Salvation.
32.Which 2014 cosmic team-up grossed over 770 million dollars and spawned two direct sequels?
- A. Guardians of the Galaxy
- B. The Avengers
- C. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- D. Ant-Man
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Guardians of the Galaxy
Did you know? The team includes a talking raccoon and a tree creature.
33.Which film grossed nearly a billion dollars worldwide?
- A. Avatar
- B. Independence Day: Resurgence
- C. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- D. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Did you know? The entry is the second film of the trilogy.
34.Which film continued the Roman epic twenty-four years after the original?
- A. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- B. Disenchanted
- C. Superman Returns
- D. Gladiator II
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Gladiator II
Did you know? Ridley Scott returned to direct the sequel.
35.Which 2013 animated musical, continued in a 2019 sequel, grossed over 1.2 billion dollars?
- A. Frozen
- B. Tangled
- C. Moana
- D. Encanto
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Frozen
Did you know? Its song Let It Go became a global hit.
36.Which film became the first film of its shared DC universe to cross one billion dollars?
- A. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- B. Aquaman
- C. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- D. The Fate of the Furious
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Aquaman
Did you know? Jason Momoa plays the underwater king.
37.Which film continued the fairy-tale-in-New York story fifteen years later?
- A. War for the Planet of the Apes
- B. Tron: Legacy
- C. Disenchanted
- D. Star Trek Beyond
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Disenchanted
Did you know? Amy Adams reprized the role of Giselle.
38.Which film grossed over 800 million dollars and led its DC series?
- A. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- B. Aquaman
- C. Wonder Woman
- D. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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Wonder Woman
Did you know? Patty Jenkins directed the origin film.
39.Which film concluded the Caesar trilogy of the rebooted ape saga?
- A. Deadpool & Wolverine
- B. War for the Planet of the Apes
- C. Happy Gilmore 2
- D. Coming 2 America
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War for the Planet of the Apes
Did you know? The film completes the origin-to-destiny arc.
40.Which film grossed over 600 million dollars on a modest budget?
- A. Logan
- B. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
- C. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- D. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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Logan
Did you know? The film closes Hugh Jackman's seventeen-year run as the character.

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