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The Biggest Summer Blockbuster Each Year Since 1975 (24/7 Wall St)

"Blockbusters are movies with big budgets and ideally with even bigger returns. Most people consider Steven Spielberg's "Jaws," released in 1975, as the birth of the summer blockbusters. Expensive movies that are expected to turn a huge profit often have large marketing campaigns and extensive merchandising. Prior to "Jaws," movies were not really advertised on TV because it cost too much. Also, the summer was once considered the off season for film releases. To determine the biggest summer blockbuster each year since 1975, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on movies' box office gross and release date from film data site Box Office Mojo. Films released between the first Friday in May through Labor Day weekend of each year were ranked based on lifetime domestic box office gross. Data on the number of movies released each summer and their cumulative domestic box office gross also came from Box Office Mojo. Data on production budgets came from film data site The Numbers." - 247wallst
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Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Omen (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
4
Grease (1978)
Grease (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
5
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
6
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Superman II (1981)
Superman II (1981)
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
9
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
10
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
12
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
13
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
14
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
16
Ghost (1990)
Ghost (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
17
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
18
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
19
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
21
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Forever (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
22
Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
23
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
24
Armageddon (1998)
Armageddon (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
25
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
26
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
27
Shrek (2001)
Shrek (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
28
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
29
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
30
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
31
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
32
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
33
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
34
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
36
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
38
The Avengers (2012)
The Avengers (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
39
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
40
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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