14. "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)

Total gross revenue: $1,119,900,000

People came out in droves for the final installment of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. After only 10 weeks in theaters, "Return of the King" became the second movie ever in history to make $1 billion ("Titantic" was the first, in 1997). The film went on to break an Academy Award record by sweeping all 11 categories for which it was nominated.