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10 Film Trends Of The Noughties The Films Of The Decade 5 Synopses That Make You Sound Insane In The Telling 6 Overdue Oscar Wins 10 Best Documentaries Not Made By Michael Moore 10 Best Ensemble Casts 10 Best Scores 10 Biggest Box Office Hits 10 Biggest Downers 10 Cases Of Irritating Punctuation 10 Crimes Against Hair 10 Excellent Trailers 10 Great Cameos 50 Great Movie Posters 10 Great Musical Numbers 10 Great Title And Credit Sequences 10 Foreign Language Films That Blew Our Minds 10 Frightening Children 10 Best Malcolm Tucker Lines 10 Misleading Film Titles 10 Most Memorable Character Names 10 People You'd Never Heard Of Before 2000 10 Most Quoted Lines 10 Sequels Too Far 10 Stars That Brought Hollywood To The West End Stage 10 Stomach Churning Moments Terri-BOLL! 5 Rubbish Uwe Boll Video Game Adaptations		10 Biggest Box Office Hits Of The Decade Worldwide Gross In $ This was the decade that showed there was serious money to be made from fantasy - and even more from sequels. Tolkien, a boy wizard, a theme park ride and two comic book characters held the top 10 spots firmly under their thumbs - no room for surprise break-out hits here compared to the 90s and the success of The Sixth Sense, the 2000s were owned by Middle Earth, pirates and Hogwarts. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1,129,219,252 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,060,332,628 The Dark Knight (2008) $1,001,921,825 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) $968,657,891 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $958,404,152 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $937,000,866 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $925,920,409 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $921,600,000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $892,194,397 Spider-Man 3 (2007) $885,430,303
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