From CNBC.
Afraid it's one of those annoying slideshows designed to generate ad revenue. Note that "most profitable" is not the same as "highest grossing". The chart looks at box-office to budget ratio to find which films offered the biggest return on investment.
Surprised the first couple of Bond films weren't in there, since they were shot on relatively modest budgets, but then, they were made in an era before detailed box office records were kept. The list has definitely been sanitised, though. It's no great secret that the '70s porno flick Deep Throat held the record for a long time.
The most profitable films of all time
The most profitable films of all time
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Re: The most profitable films of all time
Interesting its the cheap under 50 million movies which do the best.
Oh God! Something about Mary you couldn't pay me watch it again
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Chief of Staff, 007's gone round the bend. Says someone's been trying to feed him a poisoned banana. Fellow's lost his nerve. Been in the hospital too long. Better call him home.