It was not a bad year for Hollywood, as it saw some of the much anticipated releases earning their deserved dues. These are the top-10 biggest selling Hollywood movies of 2014.
Hollywood saw its fair share of hits and misses in the year 2014.
Where in 2013, two films managed to cross the one billion mark, in 2014, only one movie crossed that hurdle.
Nevertheless, it was not a bad year for the industry, as it saw some of the much anticipated releases earning their deserved dues.
Where Marvel launched its new superhero team in the form of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ became the highest grossing animated film of the year.
Let us take a look at the top-10 biggest selling Hollywood movies of 2014 –
10. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
The third installment of The Hunger Games film series, this sci-fci war film came in at number ten after earning $610.9 million. The Jennifer Lawrence-Josh Hutcherson-led movie continues from where its predecessor ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ left off. The film also introduces President Coin, who persuades Katniss (Lawrence) to be the symbol of the uprising, at the same time trying to save Peeta (Hutcherson).
9. How to Train Your Dragon 2
Just like its earlier installment, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ received critical acclaim from moviegoers. The high point, however, was the money it made, which was more than ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. The sequel made $618.9 million making it the highest earning animated film of the year. Starring Jay Baruchel and Cate Blanchett in the primary roles, the movie series would be completed with a third movie that will be released on June 9, 2017.
8. Interstellar
It is no secret that Christopher Nolan is one of the best directors of the modern era. His Batman trilogy proved the same and ‘Interstellar’ did not disappoint the audience either. The film starred Matthew McConaughey in the lead role as one of the explorers who embarked on a journey through a wormhole in order to ensure the survival of the human race. The movie made $622.3 million.
7. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Another sci-fi movie, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ made $708.3 million at the box office. The movie follows a time ten years after a pandemic disease and focuses on the apes that survived and are battling with the human race. The movie also earned massive critical acclaim and accolades from the audience.
6. The Amazing Spider Man 2
The movie did disappoint on the lines of the story, but it did manage to make more than the double the earnings of its predecessor. The movie made $708.9 million where we also got the opportunity to witness super villains like Electro, Green Goblin and Rhino.
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the ninth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it earned $714.1 million at the box office. Chris Evans reprised his role as Captain America; the movie also introduced a new threat in the form of the Winter Soldier, a Soviet agent.
4. X-Men: Days of Future Past
One of the most anticipated movies of the year, X-Men: Days of Future Past truly lived up to its expectations as it earned critical acclaim for its plot as well as made $746 million at the box office. The movie follows Wolverine and Mystique, wherein the former is sent to the past in a desperate attempt to change history preventing doom for mutants as well as humans.
3. Maleficent
It has been quite some time since Angelina Jolie graced us with her presence on the silver screen. This was Maleficent, a dark fantasy film where Jolie played the lead character and the villainess going by the same name. The movie grossed over $757 million worldwide making it the third highest grossing film of the year.
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy was a big hit among the audience as well as the critics, becoming the second highest grossing movie of the year. The multi-starrer film made $772.1 million at the box office with the story revolving around a group of intergalactic criminals working together to stop Ronan, a fierce warrior.
1. Transformers: Age of Extinction
Again, like other Transformer films, this one was a disappointing one too, in terms of storytelling. However, in spite of the poor reviews the film managed to gross over $1 billion at the box office.
