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HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIES 2011 MOVIE

Domestic gross (unadjusted): $190.0 million.Domestic gross (adjusted for inflation): $694.7 million.

HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIES 2011 MOVIE

In "Star Wars," we meet the characters that will become movie legends – Princess Leia, R2-D2, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Darth Vader. Kids who had just been let out of school for the summer never forgot the opening scene of a spacecraft inhabiting the screen that announced one of cinema's greatest franchises.

Production budget (unadjusted): $11.0 million.

Domestic gross (unadjusted): $461.0 million.

Domestic gross (adjusted for inflation): $1.60 billion.

Biggest summer blockbuster: "Star Wars".

Those who try to thwart the prophecy of the anti-Christ taking over the world are killed in some of the most gruesome scenes ever filmed. Gregory Peck and Lee Remick play the parents of a demon seed in "The Omen," one of the most harrowing movies of all time. Three years after "The Exorcist" shocked audiences with its depiction of demonic possession, the devil showed up again in cinema.

Production budget (unadjusted): $2.8 million.

Domestic gross (unadjusted): $60.9 million.

Domestic gross (adjusted for inflation): $257.7 million.

The cast includes Robert Shaw as the Captain Ahab-esque shark hunter, Roy Scheider as the town's sheriff, and Richard Dreyfuss as a marine biologist. The film vaulted Steven Spielberg into the forefront of America's directors. "Jaws" is based on Peter Benchley's novel about an enormous Great White Shark that terrorizes a fictional New England coast town.

Production budget (unadjusted): $7.0 million.

Domestic gross (unadjusted): $260.0 million.

Domestic gross (adjusted for inflation): $1.15 billion.

In certain cases, these figures are from Box Office Mojo’s parent site, the Internet Movie Database. Production budgets are often estimates as reported by Box Office Mojo. We included both domestic gross adjusted for ticket price inflation and not adjusted. For the purposes of this article, the summer season is defined as the first Friday in May through Labor Day Weekend.

To determine the biggest summer blockbuster every year since 1975, 24/7 Tempo reviewed the lifetime domestic box office gross of all films that were released during the summer from movie data site Box Office Mojo. As franchise films have been growing in popularity at the summer box office for the past 40 years – again, since "Star Wars" first came out in 1977 – movies without sequels, such as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," are becoming increasingly rare.

In recent years, movies released as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been among audience's favorites.

Many of the biggest summer blockbusters involve superheroes such as Batman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman. Dollar amounts have been included as both adjusted and unadjusted for ticket price inflation for comparison's sake. But that has changed and since then some of the top grossing movies of all time were released in the summer.Ģ4/7 Tempo has identified the biggest summer blockbuster each year since 1975 – or, beginning with "Jaws" – based on domestic box office data provided by box office reporting service Box Office Mojo. Prior to "Jaws," the summer season was not generally considered the best time to release movies that were expected to be major hits. These movies are oftentimes accompanied by large marketing campaigns and extensive merchandising. Many point to the release of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" in 1975, along with "Star Wars" in 1977, as the birth of the summer blockbuster – movies with big budgets and even bigger returns. Not only do you get to cool off in a dark, air-conditioned cinema (and maybe enjoy a cold drink), but you also get to take in the latest blockbuster spectacle out of Hollywood. Going to the movies is one of the best ways to beat the summer heat. View Gallery: Biggest summer blockbuster each year since 1975