The Highest Grossing Movies Produced by Harvey Weinstein

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Harvey Weinstein is a legendary Hollywood movie producer who has produced a wide range of films, and I would bet that you have seen at least one of the many movies that he has produced. This Academy Award winner is the co-founder of Miramax Films and alongside his brother, is the co-chairmen of The Weinstein Company. Originally from Flushing, New York Harvey Weinstein has accomplished a lot in his life time. We are going to take a look at the highest grossing movies that he produced.

5. Inglorious Basterds – $321,455,689

First up on our list is the Quentin Tarantino film, Inglorious Bastards. This film is a fictional World War II movie about a band of Jewish American soldiers who plot to take out high ranking Nazi officials. The film was a commercial success and was well received by both fans and critics alike and was nominated for 8 Oscars.

4. Django Unchained – $425,263,238

Taking the number 4 spot on our list is another film directed by Quentin Tarantino: Django Unchained. This film is a fictional American Western film that takes place when slavery was still a part of society. The film follows the freed slave Django (Jamie Foxx) and Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) who is a bounty hunter, posing as a dentist. The two team together to hunt down wanted criminals and find Django’s wife who was sold off to a different plantation. The film was a smash hit and Tarantino won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

3. The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Rings – $871,530,324

The first installment in The Lord of The Rings, takes the number 3 spot on our list with a world wide gross of more than $871 million. The film was a big hit and was directed by Peter Jackson. The fantasy film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards.

2. The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers – $926,047,111

The second installment to The Lord of the Rings series takes our number 2 spot on our list. Weinstein served as a executive producer for this film (as well as the first and last film of the serie), and this film will was even more popular that the first one. The series follows the tale of Frodo where we left of from the first film in his quest to destroy The One Ring. It is also the 29th highest grossing film of all time and won 2 Academy Awards out of its 6 nominations.

1. The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King – $1,119,929,521

The last film in The Lord of The Rings trilogy takes the number 1 spot on our list with a world wide box office gross thats over $1 billion. The epic conclusion to the fantasy series was the most popular of the 3. It won all of the 11 Oscars it was nominated for, including Best Picture which also made it the first and only time a fantasy film has been nominated/won this award.

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Written by Sebastian Hensiek

From Philadelphia, Sebastian is a fan of music, writing, art, and entertainment.