Box Office, Records & Timeline

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1.Which film brought Laurie Strode back twenty years after the original night?
- A. Superman Returns
- B. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- C. Disenchanted
- D. Gladiator II
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Did you know? The entry ignored the series' later sequels.
2.Which film opened in 2016 but fell short of the 1996 original's success?
- A. Independence Day: Resurgence
- B. Kong: Skull Island
- C. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- D. Black Panther
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Independence Day: Resurgence
Did you know? The sequel arrived twenty years after the first film.
3.Which film brought the Sanderson sisters back twenty-nine years later?
- A. The Matrix Resurrections
- B. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
- C. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- D. Hocus Pocus 2
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Hocus Pocus 2
Did you know? Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprized the witches.
4.Which film crossed 700 million dollars worldwide?
- A. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- B. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
- C. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- D. Logan
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Did you know? The entry is the first half of the saga's finale.
5.Which film grossed over 800 million dollars despite divided reviews?
- A. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- B. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
- C. The Fate of the Furious
- D. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Did you know? The entry was the second film of the robots series.
6.Which film set a then-record opening day for its saga?
- A. Avengers: Age of Ultron
- B. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- C. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- D. Logan
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Did you know? The entry deepens the werewolf storyline.
7.Which 2025 Chinese animated sequel became one of the highest-grossing films of all time?
- A. Ne Zha
- B. Ne Zha 2
- C. Suzume
- D. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
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Ne Zha 2
Did you know? The sequel broke records for animated films worldwide.
8.Which film crossed one billion dollars worldwide?
- A. Logan
- B. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- C. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- D. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Did you know? The entry introduced Blackbeard as its villain.
9.Which film brought back the infamous financier twenty-three years later?
- A. Mary Poppins Returns
- B. Hocus Pocus 2
- C. War for the Planet of the Apes
- D. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Did you know? Michael Douglas reprized his Oscar-winning role.
10.Which company has produced the official James Bond films continuously since 1962?
- A. Universal Pictures
- B. MGM
- C. Columbia Pictures
- D. Eon Productions
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Eon Productions
Did you know? Eon was founded by Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman.
11.Which 2011 fourth chapter arrived five years after its predecessor in the spy franchise?
- A. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
- B. Mission: Impossible III
- C. Mission: Impossible 2
- D. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Did you know? The entry features the record-breaking Burj Khalifa climb.
12.Which film became the highest-grossing film of the vampire romance saga?
- A. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
- B. Avengers: Age of Ultron
- C. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- D. Avatar
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Did you know? The entry concluded the five-film saga.
13.Which film brought back the ghost-with-the-most thirty-six years later?
- A. Disenchanted
- B. Deadpool & Wolverine
- C. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- D. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Did you know? Michael Keaton reprized the role alongside Winona Ryder.
14.Which 1998 buddy-cop action comedy with a martial arts star became a three-film series?
- A. Lethal Weapon
- B. Shanghai Noon
- C. Rush Hour 2
- D. Rush Hour
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Rush Hour
Did you know? Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker led the series.
15.Which 2016 Japanese reboot reimagined the giant monster for modern-day Tokyo?
- A. Godzilla: Final Wars
- B. Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- C. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
- D. Shin Godzilla
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Shin Godzilla
Did you know? The reboot was co-directed by Hideaki Anno.
16.Which film crossed half a billion dollars and expanded its monster universe?
- A. Kong: Skull Island
- B. Aquaman
- C. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- D. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
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Kong: Skull Island
Did you know? The film is set during the Vietnam War era.
17.Which film continued the Christopher Reeve era's story after two decades?
- A. Mary Poppins Returns
- B. Superman Returns
- C. 2010
- D. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Superman Returns
Did you know? Brandon Routh took over the caped role.
18.Which 2007 low-budget franchise-starter became a phenomenon through word of mouth?
- A. Paranormal Activity
- B. Cloverfield
- C. Saw
- D. The Blair Witch Project
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Paranormal Activity
Did you know? Its sequels kept a near-annual release pace.
19.Which film crossed one billion dollars worldwide without its original leading pair?
- A. The Fate of the Furious
- B. F9
- C. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- D. Aquaman
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The Fate of the Furious
Did you know? The film introduced the cyberterrorist villain Cipher.
20.Which film continued the story of the Shining's child decades later?
- A. Tron: Legacy
- B. Hocus Pocus 2
- C. Doctor Sleep
- D. 2010
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Doctor Sleep
Did you know? Ewan McGregor plays the adult character.
21.Which film grossed over 1.4 billion dollars worldwide?
- A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- B. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- C. Avatar
- D. Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Did you know? The film introduced the villain Ultron.
22.Which film brought the magical nanny back to 1930s London decades later?
- A. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- B. Gladiator II
- C. Mary Poppins Returns
- D. Hocus Pocus 2
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Mary Poppins Returns
Did you know? Emily Blunt took over the title role.
23.Which film brought the prince back from Zamunda thirty-three years later?
- A. Twisters
- B. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- C. War for the Planet of the Apes
- D. Coming 2 America
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Coming 2 America
Did you know? Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reprized their roles.
24.Which film continued the rebooted crew's voyages as their third film?
- A. Star Trek Beyond
- B. The Matrix Resurrections
- C. Superman Returns
- D. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Star Trek Beyond
Did you know? The film honors the original series' 50th anniversary.
25.Which film continued the storm-chaser story as a standalone sequel twenty-eight years later?
- A. Coming 2 America
- B. 2010
- C. Twisters
- D. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Twisters
Did you know? The sequel follows a new generation of storm runners.
26.Which film continued the ape origin saga a decade after its reboot?
- A. Tron: Legacy
- B. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- C. Star Trek Beyond
- D. Deadpool & Wolverine
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Did you know? The film centers on the growing ape civilization.
27.Which film continued the ape saga generations after its Caesar trilogy?
- A. Tron: Legacy
- B. Twisters
- C. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- D. Coming 2 America
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Did you know? The film follows a young ape encountering human survivors.
28.Which film continued the digital-world story twenty-eight years later?
- A. Mary Poppins Returns
- B. Tron: Legacy
- C. Happy Gilmore 2
- D. Hocus Pocus 2
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Tron: Legacy
Did you know? Jeff Bridges returned in dual roles.

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