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Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

The following illustrates the highest grossing revenue films based on
worldwide box office sales.    Two of the movies, Titanic and Lord of
the Rings won Academy Awards for the Best Picture.

RANKING     MOVIE           YEAR         GROSS  REVENUE
1.                 Avatar             2009                  $2.8B

2.                Titanic             1997                  $1.8B

3.                 Lord of 
                    the Rings        2003                  $1.1B

4.                Pirates of
                   the Caribbean
                   Dead Man’s 
                   Chest               2006                   $1B

5.                Toy Story 3      2010                   $1B

6.                Alice in
                   Wonderland     2010                   $1B

7.               The Dark 
                  Knight              2008                    $1B

8.               Harry Potter &
                  Sorcerer’s
                  Store                2001                     $968M

9.               Pirates of
                  the Caribbean
                  World’s End      2007                     $958M

10.             Harry Potter 
                  & the Order
                  of the Phoenix  2007                      $937M

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.