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1. First things first; to make a lot of money, you need to spend a lot of money. In fact, most of the top 10 grossing movies of all time had a budget of over $150 million. One of the highest budgets, however, was $237 million. It cost money to make a highly animated movie at a place called Pandora. An entire language was even invented for the movie! Which movie is this?
2. If you wanted to make a billion-dollar movie, it would help to hire the man who knows how to make such a film. This man wrote, produced, and directed the two highest grossing movies of the first 10 billion-dollar movies. In 1997, he set the record as the first movie to reach a billion, and held the record until 2009, when that record was beaten by a movie from the same man! Who is he?
3. Most of the first 10 billion-dollar movies are known to be quite lengthy. In fact, only two of the 10 are under two hours long, and two of them are actually over three hours! So, if you want to make a billion-dollar movie, you need to keep the audience entertained for longer than most movies. Which of these is known as being the longest of the movies (especially the special extended edition)?
4. To make a billion-dollar movie, you need the right actor/actress. Some simply have a higher appeal than others. One actor has been in three of the first 10 billion-dollar movies. These are "Alice in Wonderland" and the two "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. Who is this billion-dollar actor/actress?
5. Music, whether we realize it is playing or not, is an essential part of a movie. Movies would be nothing without it, and so to make a billion dollar movie, you need to hire a great composer. The film score of quite a few of the first 10 billion-dollar movies were made by this man. He co-wrote the film score for "The Dark Knight" and wrote the film score for both of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies. Who is he?
6. Highly anticipated sequels tend to be billion-dollar movies. So, if you want to have your hand at making one of the highest grossing films of all time, you need to have a moderately popular movie first; and the sequel will get you that billion. Which of these movies is the second in a series?
7. A billion-dollar movie will likely be more of a success if you base it off of a book or comic. If the book is already one of the most read novels, people will be thrilled to see it be made into a movie. So it was with several of the first 10 billion-dollar movies. Which of these was NOT based on a book?
8. If you want to make a billion-dollar movie, you need at least one character that doesn't exist. What do I mean by that? Be creative: aliens, dinosaurs, mythological creatures, whatever.
Which of these movies does NOT have a character like the ones described above?
9. If you want to make a billion-dollar movie, use real people. Don't make an animated movie. Animation for effect is great, and some characters can be animated as well, but don't make it "cartoony". Make it look realistic. There are exceptions, however, to every rule. In which of these movies will you never see a face of an actor who plays a part in the movie?
10. One sure-fire way to make a billion-dollar movie is to fill it with action and fantasy. A romantic comedy won't get you there; people want action. In fact, eight of the first 10 billion-dollar movies were action, and of these eight, five were fantasy movies.
Which of these was a science fiction movie, not fantasy?
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