After CEO Bernie Reifkind noticed his employee was crying, he could’ve done anything. And he did the right thing.

This list was made of the highest-grossing movies from each year using Box Office Mojo and The Numbers. The numbers were adjusted for inflation and international box office figures were used where they became available (starting in 1975). A few years in the 1930s are missing because of a lack of data.

As Playboy magazine has researched, there are really some favorite characters in every of US’s 51 state. And here they are.