Places: Cinema - Box Office

Box office

A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket. The term is frequently used, especially in the context of the film industry, as a synonym for the amount of business a particular production, such as a film or theatre show, receives. The term can also mean factors which may influence this amount, as in the phrases "good box office" and "bad box office"

Highest grossing films

All of the films from the top 10 (excluding Titanic) were released in the last 10 years and 3 of these in 2011. There have been many reports that cinema-goers are on the decline due to the growing popularity of HD television sets and HD and Blu-ray DVDs and the increase in ticket prices. However, it is clear to see that it is the complete opposite.

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year	Ref
1	Avatar	$2,782,275,172	2009	[# 1]
2	Titanic	$1,843,201,268	1997	[# 2]
3	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$1,321,104,684	2011	[# 3]
4	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,119,110,941	2003	[# 4]
5	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$1,115,800,077	2011	[# 5]
6	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$1,066,179,725	2006	[# 6]
7	Toy Story 3	$1,063,171,911	2010	[# 7]
8	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$1,039,418,960	2011	[# 8]
9	Alice in Wonderland	$1,024,299,904	2010	[# 9]
10	The Dark Knight	$1,001,921,825	2008	[# 10