| The most successful film is "Avengers: Endgame" making over $2 billion |
Blockbusters |
| "Gone With the Wind" and "Star Wars" both sold 338,400,000 cinema tickets |
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| "Jaws" was the first film to be called a blockbuster, and to make £100 million |
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| 2019's remake of "The Lion King" is the most successful animated film |
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| Spielberg blockbusters "Poltergeist" and "E.T." opened a week apart in 1982 |
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| The longest film made is "Logistics" which lasts for 35 days and 17 hours |
Length |
| 1 min 40 sec "Fresh Guacamole" is the shortest film nominated for an Oscar |
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| The longest film made for cinema is "The Innocence". It lasts for 21 hours |
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| The first 60 minute film was "The Story of the Kelly Gang" in 1906 |
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| "A Dream of Red Mansions" is split into parts. The whole thing lasts 12 hours |
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| “Fight Club” is a classic but it was a flop, making a $28 million loss |
Flops |
| The first animated feature film "Snow White" was expected to flop. It didn't |
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| Family favourite "Matilda" was a flop. It made less money than it cost to make |
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| The biggest flop was "The 13th Warrior" which lost $198 million |
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| The classic "Doctor Dolittle" was a flop. It lost the equivalent of $83 million |
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| Steven Spielberg's films have made more than $10.5 billion dollars |
Directors |
| Louis Feuillade is the most prolific director, making more than 700 films |
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| Manoel de Oliveira directed from 1931 until 2015. That's 84 years |
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| 2012's "The Owner" was directed by 25 directors from 13 countries |
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| Saugat Bista is the youngest director. He made a film when he was just 7 |
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| Stanley Kubrick’s "A Clockwork Orange" was banned for 30 years |
Banned |
| "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was the first slasher film. It was banned |
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| "Last Tango In Paris" was banned. In Britain an edited version was released |
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| Comedy classic "Monty Python’s Life of Brian" was banned in many countries |
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| "The Last Temptation of Christ" was also banned, including in the USA |
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| 1960's "Psycho" was the First U.S. film to feature a flushing toilet |
Trivia |
| The snow in "The Wizard of Oz" was actually highly-dangerous asbestos |
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| "Star Wars" iconic character Chewbacca was inspired by George Lucas' Dog |
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| Sean Connery wore a wig in every "James Bond" movie he starred in |
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| Sean Connery was 12 years older than his "son" Harrison Ford |
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| The first moving picture was taken in 1867 using chronophotography |
Pioneers |
| The oldest surviving film is "Roundhay Garden Scene" filmed in 1888 |
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| The first film to have sound was 1894's "Dickson Experimental Sound Film" |
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| The first colour film was "Annabelle Butterfly Dance" also in 1894 |
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| The first 3D film was "The Power of Love" made in 1922 |
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| "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" comes from "Gone With the Wind" |
Quotes |
| "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" is from "The Godfather" |
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| "You talking to me?" is a line from "Taxi Driver" |
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| The most famous "Star Wars" quote is "May the Force be with you" |
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| We all know James Bond likes his martinis "Shaken, not stirred" |
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| The record for most Oscars by a film is 11. Three films have achieved this |
Awards |
| The record for most nominations 14. Again, three films have achieved this |
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| Walt Disney won 22 Oscars. That's more than any other individual |
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| Costume designer Edith Head won 8 Oscars. That's the most by a woman |
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| Katharine Hepburn won the most acting awards. She won 4 in all |
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| The average time between an original and its remake is 23 years |
Remakes |
| The longest time between remakes is 80 years: "The Cabinet of Dr Caligari" |
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| There have been at least 60 versions of "Dracula" made for film |
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| Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has been remade over 20 times |
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| At least 11 "Robin Hood" films have been made |
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