highest-grossing film

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film
noun
uk
/fɪlm/us
/fɪlm/
mainly UK
a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television and often telling ...
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(Definition offilmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Overall, it is the 11th highest-grossing animated film and the 52ndhighest-grossingfilm.
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It is the 26thhighest-grossingfilmof all time, as well as the 5th highest-grossing animated film.
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Its widest release was in just over 1,400 theatres and was the 26thhighest-grossingfilmof 1995.
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With $423.8 million, it is thehighest-grossingfilmof the franchise and the sixthhighest-grossingfilmof 2011.
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It was very successful, taking in over $300 million worldwide, making it thehighest-grossingfilmfor both lead actresses up to that date.
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It is the 12thhighest-grossingfilmof 2011 worldwide.
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Worldwide, it is the 12thhighest-grossingfilmfranchise of all time, having grossed over $3 billion.
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The film received generally positive reviews and was the secondhighest-grossingfilmworldwide in 2008.
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Breaking records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings, it was thehighest-grossingfilmof that year.
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It became thehighest-grossingfilmof 1980 and, to date, has earned more than $538 million worldwide from its original run and several re-releases.
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It grossed 186 crores and is thehighest-grossingfilmof 2012.
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Overall, it is the 14th highest-grossing animated film and the 69thhighest-grossingfilm.
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As of 2013, it is the thirdhighest-grossingfilmof all time, adjusted for inflation.
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