Reaching the $1 billion mark at the box office is a significant milestone for any film. It not only signifies commercial success but also highlights the film’s global appeal. Here are some of the fastest movies to achieve this feat, along with their budgets and the factors contributing to their rapid success.
Avengers: Endgame box office
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin
Runtime: 3 hours 1 minute
Release date: 26 April 2019
Days to USD 1 billion: 5
Total worldwide gross: USD 2.79 billion
Synopsis: Five years after Thanos wiped out half of all life in the universe, including many superheroes, with a snap of the Infinity Gauntlet, a chance return of Ant-Man (Rudd) from the Quantum Realm brings hope to the remaining Avengers. They create a plan using the Quantum Realm to reverse what Thanos did. But the threat from Thanos is not far from over.
Avatar: The Way of Water box office
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Kate Winslet, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Sigourney Weaver
Runtime: 3 hours 12 minutes
Release date: 16 December 2022
Days to USD 1 billion: 14
Total worldwide gross: USD 2.32 billion
Synopsis: Jake Sully (Worthington), Neytiri (Saldaña), their children and their Na’vi tribe are forced to seek refuge with the aquatic Metkayina clan of their exomoon Pandora. Together, they must protect their world from a renewed human colonisation threat while understanding more about each other.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office
Directed by: J. J. Abrams
Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Max von Sydow
Runtime: 2 hours 18 minutes
Release date: 18 December 2015
Days to USD 1 billion: 12
Total worldwide gross: USD 2.07 billion
Synopsis: It has been 30 years since the Galactic Empire fell. As a new threat rises on the horizon, a desert scavenger named Rey (Ridley) and an ex-stormtrooper named Finn along with Han Solo and Chewbacca must find Luke Skywalker (Hamill) to help the Resistance.
Avengers: Infinity War
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldaña, Chris Pratt, Josh Brolin
Runtime: 2 hours 29 minutes
Release date: 27 April 2018
Days to USD 1 billion: 11
Total worldwide gross: USD 2.05 billion
Synopsis: Thanos (Brolin) is on a mission to collect the six powerful Infinity Stones which can help him wipe out half of all life in the universe. To stop him, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy join forces with other powerful heroes. Yet it may not be enough.