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The Most Popular Film of Each Year Since 1901 - Page 3

Using IMDb, I looked to see which film, since 1901, was the MOST popular of whatever year it was released.
(Updated for 2018.)
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
81
95%8.4
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
82
89%8.1
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
83
81%8.3
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
84
97%7.8
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
85
77%7.8
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
86
91%8.1
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
87
97%8.1
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
88
85%7.5
Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
89
72%7.5
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
90
96%8.7
Point Break (1991)
Point Break (1991)
91
69%7.3
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
92
80%7.0
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
93
98%9.0
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
94
91%9.3
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Forever (1995)
95
39%5.4
Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
96
91%8.1
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
97
89%7.8
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
98
83%8.1
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
99
70%7.3
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000)
100
77%8.5
Harry Potter (2001)
Harry Potter (2001)
101
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
102
76%6.6
Daredevil (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
103
43%5.3
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
104
49%7.2
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins (2005)
105
84%8.2
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman Returns (2006)
106
74%6.0
Stardust (2007)
Stardust (2007)
107
77%7.6
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
108
94%9.0
Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (2009)
109
65%7.6
Inception (2010)
Inception (2010)
110
87%8.8
Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch (2011)
111
22%6.0
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
112
87%8.4
Man of Steel (2013)
Man of Steel (2013)
113
56%7.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
114
92%8.0
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
115
93%7.8
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
116
29%6.4
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
117
91%6.9
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
118
96%7.3
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