Top 10 Grossing Movies of 2014

Over 200 movies were released over the course of 2014, but these few films were the ones to make the box office top 10.

1. Guardians of the Galaxy

Total Gross: $333,055,258

Director: James Gunn

Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper

Writers: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning

Premiere: August 1st

Trailer: Here 

2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part One

Total Gross: $324,876,190

Director: Francis Lawrence

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland

Writers: Peter Craig, Danny Strong, Suzanne Collins

Premiere: November 21st

Trailer: Here 

 3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Total Gross: $259,766,572

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Stars: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Samuel L. Jackson

Writers: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Ed Brubaker, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

Premiere: April 4th

Trailer: Here 

4. The LEGO Movie

Total Gross: $257,760,692

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Stars: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell

Writers: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman

Premiere: February 7th

Trailer: Here 

5. Transformers: Age of Extinction

Total Gross: $245,439,076

Director: Michael Bay

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz

Writer: Ehren Kruger

Premiere: June 27th

Trailer: Here 

6. Maleficent

Total Gross: $241,410,378

Director: Robert Stromberg

Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copey

Writers: Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Premiere: May 30th

Trailer: Here

7. X-Men: Days of Future Past

Total Gross: $233,921,534

Director: Bryan Singer

Stars: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence

Writers: Simon Kinberg, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn

Premiere: May 23th

Trailer: Here 

8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

 Total Gross: $224,308,892

Director: Peter Jackson

Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage 

Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, J.R.R. Tolkien

Premiere: December 17

Trailer: Here 

9. Big Hero 6

 Total Gross: $211,798,980

Directors: Don Hall, Chris Williams

Stars: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney

Writers: Jordan Roberts, Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Duncan Rouleau, Stephen T. Seagle, Paul Briggs, Joseph Mateo

Premiere: November 7th

Trailer: Here 

10. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

 Total Gross: $208,545,589

Director: Matt Reeves

Stars: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell

Writers: Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Pierre Boulle

Premiere: July 11th

Trailer: Here 

Sources:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2014 

http://www.imdb.com