Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies of 2013

2013 have been a great year for Hollywood movies and fans. Several blockbuster movies were released this year to critical acclaim and commercial success. We saw a nice mixture of Horror movies ( The Conjuring, Carrie, Mama, Insidious: Chapter 2, Evil Dead), Sci-Fi Movies (Gravity, Elysium, Oblivion, Pacific Rim, Riddick, Ender’s Game, The World’s End ), Thriller movies (Prisoners, Now You See Me, The Purge, Trance ), Comedy Movies (This is the End, The Hangover Part III, Identity Thief, Pain & Gain, Warm Bodies ), Fantasy Movies (Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Wolverine, Epic, Thor: The Dark World ) and Romantic Movies (The Great Gatsby, Before Midnight, Don Jon) and Animated Movies ( The Croods, Epic, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Frozen, Turbo, The Smurfs 2, Free Birds, Planes). But Now is the time to take a look at Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies of 2013.

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**10. World War Z ( $540 Million)**


World War Z was released on June 2, 2013 and directed by Marc Foster. It starred Brad Pitt, David Morse, Mireille Enos, Fana Mokoena and Daniella Kertesz. It is an apocalyptic movie about Zombies. World War Z made $540 million worldwide on the budget of $190 million. Its IMDB Rating is 7.1 and is the highest grossing Zombie movieof all time.
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**9. The Croods ($587 Million)**


The Croods is a 3D animated adventure comedy film starring Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener and Clark Duke. It’s budget was $135 million. The story is about the adventurous journey of the world’s first family. It’s IMDB Rating is 7.3
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**8. Thor: The Dark World ($611 Million)**


Thor 2 was released on October 22 and starred Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Zachary Levi. It made $611 million on a budget of $170 million. The film is the 8th installment in Marvel Cinematic Universe and 3rd highest grossing film of Marvel Universe. Thor will be next seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron which is due to release in 2015. Thor: The Dark world has an IMDB rating of 7.6
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**7. Gravity ($631 Million)**


Released on October 4, Gravity is directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Paul Sharma and Ed Harris. It is a 3D sci-fispace-drama film about astronauts who survive the mid-orbit destruction of a space shuttle and return to Earth. Gravity received worldwide praise upon its release and is a strong contender for next year’s several Oscar Awards. It made $631 million worldwide with the budget o $100 million. It’s IMDB rating is 8.4
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**6. Man of Steel ($662 Million)**


Man of Steel is a superhero fim based on DC Comics character Superman. It’s a reboot of the Superman film series. Released on June 14, it starred Henry Cavill, Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Laurence Fishburne. Movie’s budget was $225 million and it made $662 million worldwide. Superman will next appear in aBatman Vs. Supermanmovie in 2015. Man of Steel imdb rating is 7.4
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**5. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($678 Million)**


The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci and Amanda Plummer. It is the 2nd installment inThe Hunger Gamesfilm series. It made $678 million on a budget of $140 million. 2 more sequels The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2are scheduled to release in 2014 and 2015 respectively. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire imdb rating is 8.2
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**4. Monsters University ($743 Million)**


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Monsters University is a 3D computer-animated movie directed by Dan Scanlon and starring Billy Crystal, Joel Murray , Steve Buscemi, John Goodman, Dave Foley , Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina and Helen Mirren. It is a prequel to the 2001′s blockbuster Monster’s Inc. Monster’s University was met with critical acclaim and made $743 million on the budget of $200 million. It is the 3rd highest grossing Pixar film and 11th highest- grossing animatedfilm of all time. IMDB rating is 7.4
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**3. Fast & Furious 6 ($788 Million)**


Fast Six was released on May 7, 2013 and directed by Justin Lin. It starred Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Chris Bridges, Tyrese Gibson, Gina Carano, Sung Kang and Luke Evans. This is the sixth film in Fast & Furious Franchise and Fast and Furious 7 is scheduled to release in 2014. It will be the last film to feature Paul Walker , who died on November 30, 2013 in a car accident. Fast Six IMDBRating is 7.2
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**2. Despicable Me 2 ($918 Million)**


A Sequel to Despicable Me, this movies was released on June 5, 2013. It is a 3D Computer-Animated action comedy movie produced by Illumination Entertainment and starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Russell Brand and Ken Jeong. Despicable Me 2 made $918 million worldwide with a budget of $76 million. Due to the huge box-office and critical success, Despicable Me 3 is in the works. A spin-off film,Minions,is also set to be released in 2015.
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**1. Iron Man 3 ( $1.2 Billion)**


Iron Man 3 is the highest-grossing film of 2013 making $1.2 billion with a budget of $200 million. It is the third installment inIron Manfranchise and seventh movie in Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was released on April 14, 2013 and directed by Shane Black. Cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce , Gwyneth Paltrow, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale, Stephanie Szostak, Jon Favreau, Ty Simpkins and Ben Kingsley. Iron Man 3 has an imdb rating of 7.4 and is appearing in Avengers: Age of Ultron.