Oh who are we kidding, we all know it was Iron Man 3. I know. Sorry for the spoilers. Except not really, because Marvel is a gawddamn island in and of itself, and it’s basically become the film industry’s show pony. Oh, and number two was Despicable Me 2, because people love tic-tac shaped creatures. That wasn’t sarcastic; those minions are f*cking ADORABLE. Via HuffPo …
1. Iron Man 3 – $1,215,439,994
2. Despicable Me 2 – $918,573,535
3. Fast & Furious 6 – $788,679,850
4. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – $771,484,011
5. Monsters University – $743,559,607
6. Man of Steel – $662,845,518
7. Gravity – $652,394,288
8. Thor: The Dark World – $627,858,622
9. The Croods – $587,204,668
10. World War Z – $540,007,876
11. Oz the Great and Powerful – $493,311,825
12. Star Trek Into Darkness – $467,365,246
13. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – $426,244,000
14. The Wolverine – $414,828,246
15. Pacific Rim – $407,602,906
16. GI Joe: Retaliation – $375,740,705
17. Frozen – $363,012,773
18. Now You See Me – $351,723,989
19. The Hangover Part III – $351,000,072
20. The Great Gatsby – $348,840,419
Honestly, I’m okay with most of this. Iron Man 3 was a sharp, well-written movie with absolutely fantastic directing and jaw-dropping action sequences. Despicable Me 2 was just cute from start to finish, and Fast & Furious 6 had Paul Walker (may he rest in peace). There were just a lot of good movies that actually did well this year, and I think that’s a good thing.