The highest grossing movie in the US is Gone With the Wind, which has made the equivalent of over $1.6 billion US Dollars (USD) when adjusted for inflation for 2014 dollars. The 1939 film was based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Margaret Mitchell and depicted the story of the daughter of a plantation owner, Scarlett O’Hara during the American Civil War. It was one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time and won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Vivian Leigh, and Best Supporting Actress for Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Academy Award. Gone With the Wind was also the first film shot in color to win Best Picture.
More about movies in the US:
- The average box office ticket in the US is $8.35 USD, according to 2014 estimates.
- The 2013 animated film Frozen is the highest grossing US animated film, bringing in approximately $1.072 billion USD worldwide at the box office.
- Approximately 68% of Americans go to the movies at least one a year, according to the Motion Picture Association of America.
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