Facts About Movies

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1 – The first movie theater opened in New York City, April 22nd, 1905.

2 – The top 5 highest grossing films of all time include: Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Titanic, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Infinity War, Jurassic World and The Lion King.

3 – Movies that consistently appear on the BEST MOVIES EVER list include: The Godfather, Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption, Seven Samurai, Gone With The Wind, The Lord Of The Rings, Titanic, Schindler’s List and The Empire Strikes Back.

4 – The oldest surviving film is from 1900 – it’s a silent 8-minute-long French film called “L’Arrivée du Train à La Ciotat”.

5 – There are four main types of films – comedy, drama, horror/thriller, and action/adventure.

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6 – The longest cinematic film is Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo (The Innocence, 2019) which clocks in at 1260 minutes (21 hours).

7 – Movies can be classified into genres such as comedy, animation, drama, thriller/mystery, romance and family films.

8 – There are about 24 frames in a second of film.

9 – The most expensive movies ever made include: Avengers: Infinity War ($316 Million), Titanic ($312 million), Spider-Man 3 ($307 million), Justice League ($307 million) and Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince ($292 million).

10 – In 1927, a full-length movie called “The Jazz Singer” was released with synchronized sound.

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11 – The highest paid actor (with the highest annual earnings) in 2020 was Dwayne Johnson, with $87.5 million. In second place was Chris Hemsworth with $76.4 million.

12 – The highest paid actress (with the highest annual earnings) in 2020 was Scarlett Johansson, with $56 million. In second place was Sofia Vergara with $44.1million.

13 – In order for a film to qualify as an Oscar contender it must have been released at least seven months prior to the nomination date.

14 – The word ‘movie’ was coined in 1892 by Thomas Edison.

15 – In 1915, Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid actor of that era (in 1916 his salary was $10,000 per week).

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16 – The Academy Awards, known as the Oscars, were created by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in film. There are four branches of the Academy – actors, directors, writers and technicians.

17 – In 2015, there were over 1 billion people watching movies on TV screens worldwide every day.

18 – Disney has produced more than 700 movies, and their most profitable film is Frozen.

19 – The first live-action movie to be released in IMAX theaters worldwide was Titanic (1997).

20 – Movies are rated on a scale from G to R, PG-13, or NC-17/R.

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21 – In 1894, Thomas Edison invented the Kinetoscope for viewing films as an individual experience.

22 – The most successful and highest-grossing animated films are as follows: The Lion King (2019 remake – $1.657 Billion), Frozen 2 ($1.45 Billion), Frozen ($1.29 Billion), Incredibles 2 ($1.242 Billion), Minions ($1.159 Billion), Toy Story 4 ($1.073 Billion) and Toy Story 3 ($1.066 Billion).

23 – The shortest movie ever nominated for an Oscar was Fresh Guacamole – which was 100 seconds long and was nominated for Best Animated Short Film in 2013.

24 – The first 3-D movie was released in 1922 and it is called “The Power of Love” (a French silent film).

25 – The first Hollywood studio, Universal Studios, opened on April 30th, 1912. There are three major Hollywood studios – Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures.

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