20 Must-See Billion Dollar Movies

11. The Avengers

Avengers 2012 group
Marvel Studios

Box Office Gross: $1,518,812,988 (#8 of All Time)

Perhaps the most ambitious superhero film ever made at that point, The Avengers was a dream come true for comic book fans due to its flawless representation of the beloved superhero team as well as its generally high quality.

The Avengers was the first great MCU film and while the novelty of seeing the Avengers together has inevitably worn off in the years since, the majority of the other MCU films still haven't managed to beat it in terms of quality.

Thanks to the overwhelming strength of the cast and set-pieces, not to mention a wickedly sharp script from Joss Whedon (who also directed), The Avengers is a purely joyous experience. As light-hearted blockbusters go, they don't get much better than The Avengers.

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Film Studies graduate, aspiring screenwriter and all-around nerd who, despite being a pretentious cinephile who loves art-house movies, also loves modern blockbusters and would rather watch superhero movies than classic Hollywood films. Once met Tommy Wiseau.