http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/awesome-summer-blockbusters.php Every summer has its smash hit but which blockbuster beats its equally big competition? (To see this box office list ranked in terms of highest grossing, go to Filmsite.org) en Copyright 2013 Mon, 04 May 2009 14:55:49 -0500 http://services.rainbow-media.com http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification movie-name 131221 Tom Hank's signature role is all about a simple man who constantly surfaces in famous historical moments. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131221/Forrest-Gump/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131221/Forrest-Gump/overview 20120525143118 357349 Director Christopher Nolan and actor Christian Bale prove Batman can be more than dazzling special effects. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/357349/Dark-Knight/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/357349/Dark-Knight/overview 20090112170443 26808 Another summer, another Spielberg megahit. This time, dinosaurs have moviegoers gripping their armrests. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/26808/Jurassic-Park/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/26808/Jurassic-Park/overview 20090112170520 353425 Arguably the best superhero movie of all time, this action pic made Marvel Comics a star and resurrected Robert Downey Jr.'s career. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/353425/Iron-Man/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/353425/Iron-Man/overview 20120525143506 451151 S.H.I.E.L.D, a team of superhumans (Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America) must save the Earth from Loki and his army. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/451151/Marvels-The-Avengers/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/451151/Marvels-The-Avengers/overview 20120525142713 136197 A futuristic Will Smith war movie is all about bug-eyed monsters getting their alien butts kicked. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/136197/Independence-Day/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/136197/Independence-Day/overview 20120525141454 15032 This movie about the friendship between a young boy and a stranded alien is classic family entertainment. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/15032/E-T-The-Extra-Terrestrial/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/15032/E-T-The-Extra-Terrestrial/overview 20090112170528 260386 Director Sam Raimi reinvigorates Marvel's superhero while stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst seal it with a unique kiss. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/260386/Spider-Man/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/260386/Spider-Man/overview 20090112170619 131171 Who could predict an animated tale about a fatherless lion would be the biggest grossing movie of that year? http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131171/Lion-King/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131171/Lion-King/overview 20090112170558 278866 A sad clownfish stops at nothing to find his missing son in this Pixar animated feature (also one of the bestselling DVDs ever). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/278866/Finding-Nemo/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/278866/Finding-Nemo/overview 20120525143058 283387 This sequel with dazzling special effects deliveres a great villain Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) to the Spidey franchise. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/283387/Spider-Man-2/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/283387/Spider-Man-2/overview 20120525142933 286686 Intergalactic auteur George Lucas reveals the events that led to the original Star Wars. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286686/Star-Wars-Episode-III-Revenge-of-the-Sith/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286686/Star-Wars-Episode-III-Revenge-of-the-Sith/overview 20120525142548 388938 Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the other toys are confronted by the realities of humans growing up. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/388938/Toy-Story-3/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/388938/Toy-Story-3/overview 20120525142049 451107 This blockbuster sequel featured the continuing adventures of billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (Robery Downey, Jr.) and his alter-ego. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/451107/Iron-Man-2/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/451107/Iron-Man-2/overview 20120525143634 434402 Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends set out to defeat Lord Voldemort in the finale's dramatic showdown. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/434402/Harry-Potter-and-the-Deathly-Hallows-Part-2/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/434402/Harry-Potter-and-the-Deathly-Hallows-Part-2/overview 20120525142522 322407 Director Michael Bay's reboot of the shocky TV show pits Autobots against Decepticons in a battle for planet Earth. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/322407/Transformers/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/322407/Transformers/overview 20120525143442 319315 Johnny Depp's beloved character, Jack Sparrow meets up with a new monster, a ghost ship and the tentacle-bearded Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) http://movies.amctv.com/movie/319315/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-Dead-Mans-Chest/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/319315/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-Dead-Mans-Chest/overview 20120529131640 384336 It's now the late 1950s as Indy (Harrison Ford) heads into dangerous jungles and races against Soviet agents to find a mystical skull. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/384336/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Kingdom-of-the-Crystal-Skul/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/384336/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Kingdom-of-the-Crystal-Skul/overview 20120525143534 179455 As Qui-Gon Jinn and Queen Amidala, Liam Neeson and Natalie Portman earn a thumbs up even as Jar Jar Binks gets a big thumbs down. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/179455/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/179455/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace/overview 20120525141910 286672 Kids love the stinky-but-goodhearted ogre voiced by Mike Myers; adults identify with his nemesis in-laws (Julie Andrews, John Cleese). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286672/Shrek-2/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286672/Shrek-2/overview 20120525141753 320301 Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) navigate through treachery and betrayal as they make their final alliance. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/320301/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-At-Worlds-End/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/320301/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-At-Worlds-End/overview 20120525143613 483210 The interstellar war between the Autobots and Decepticons shifts into overdrive following the discovery of Sentinel Prime. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/483210/Transformers-Dark-of-the-Moon/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/483210/Transformers-Dark-of-the-Moon/overview 20120525143027 305507 Tobey Maguire's swan song in the franchise is probably the darkest in director Sam Raimi's trilogy. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/305507/Spider-Man-3/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/305507/Spider-Man-3/overview 20120525142841 420017 The robots that turn into cars and guns are back and fighting on the pyramids and the Brooklyn bridge this time around. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/420017/Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/420017/Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen/overview 20120525142346 322186 From Dreamworks Animation comes the tale of Shrek (Mike Myers), Donkey and Puss in Boots on a quest to find the next heir of Far, Far Away. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/322186/Shrek-the-Third/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/322186/Shrek-the-Third/overview 20120525143144