User blog:Ceauntay/'The Final Rush' eclipsed $1 billion

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 has officially made the billion mark worldwide like the other films did, but how high can it go?

After 80 days in theaters, this PG-13 rating film has made $1.000 billion, making it the 8th highest-grossing film of all-time. James Cameron's Avatar still remains as the highest-grossing film of all-time with $2.8 billion. Cameron's other film, Titanic is 2nd with $1.8 billion, and followed by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at $1.1 billion, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at $1.066 billion, Toy Story 3 at $1.063 billion, Alice in Wonderland at $1.024 billion, and The Dark Knight at $1.001 billion.

Not only as it was the third highest-grossing film of 2010 worldwide behind Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland, but was the highest-grossing film of 2010 internationally besting with $693 million comparing to $690 million Alice made, as well as for it's own franchise worldwide and internationally. However, it's $307 million only it the 4th highest-grossing film of 2010 domestically behind once again Toy Story 3, Alice in Wonderland and Iron Man 2, and the 3rd highest-grossing film in the franchise.

The rest in the top ten worldwide are; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($945 million), Sonic X: Return to Soleanna ($900 million), Inception ($823 million), Shrek Forever After ($750 million), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($693 million), Iron Man 2 and Despicable Me ($542 million), while domestic are Eclipse ($300 million), Inception ($292.5 million), Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($292.2 million), Return to Soleanna ($291 million), Despicable Me ($251 million) and Forever After ($238 million).

As for the franchise itself, The Final Rush: Part 1 is the only film that is rated PG-13. Also, it opened very huge with $129 million, making it the biggest opening weekend for a 2010 film ever. With that said, it will luckly to past The Dark Knight for 7th place next weekend, and maybe more in a few weeks. The Final Rush: Part 2 will be doing even some bussiness this summer when it comes out in July.