Top Ten Domestic B.O. Movies of 2014

With the last weekend of the year ending yesterday, I thought we might take a look at the B.O. numbers for the top ten movies of the year. These numbers are domestic and does not take in consideration the international numbers. And I do realize some movies are not done with their runs in the theaters yet.

1) Guardians of the Galaxy, $332,749,244

2) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 1, $306,656,000

3) Captain America: The Winter Soldier, $259,766,572

4) The Lego Movie, $257,760,692

5) Transformers: Age of  Extinction, $241,410,378

6) Maleficent, $241,410,378

7) X-men: Days of Future Past, $233,921,534

8) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, $208,545,589

9) The Amazing Spider-Man 2, $202,852,933

10) Godzilla, $200,676,069

You can't be too surprised at this list. If you asked me at the beginning of the year, I would've had seven of these movies on here. Not in the same order, but on here. The three that weren't? Maleficent, The Lego Movie, and Godzilla. And Godzilla barely made it with Big Hero 6 only a $1M behind it. Thought Lego would be stupid and a bust. And just wasn't sure about Maleficent. But after Frozen, I'm not surprised.

The biggest thing I didn't think would happen? Guardians being #1. It was a new franchise that no one knew much about. It was obscure and a risk that only Marvel knew would work. I mean come on, a walking tree and a talking raccoon could not possibly be #1 at the domestic box office. But it is. And good for it. It's a fun, smart, entertaining, and just the kind of movie that deserves to top the list.

Hunger Games was the movie that I was betting on. It did well and probably will end up with a domestic run closer to Guardians if not pass it. But if part 1 did this good, just imagine part 2. If only that was taking place during a less crowded year.

Marvel and it's properties did well this year. Captain America hitting #3 was a big win for a property that had a less than thrilling first installment. Fox fixed X-men and made a lot of people much more excited for the upcoming Fantastic Four. SONY had the first of it's issues with Spider-Man 2 not performing the greatest. It still cracked the top ten but #9 was not were anyone thought it would end up. This will probably continue next year with Avengers 2, Fantastic Four, and Ant-Man. I expect all three hitting the top ten, with Avengers 2 being #1. Yes, Star Wars, but that doesn't come out till December and coming off the prequels.

This year will be remembered as a year with a disappointing box office. As a year with only Hunger Games earning a hundred million opening weekend without being contested. As the year before the massive 2015. But it was a year with some great movies and should be remembered as a year full  of superheroes, animated hits, and weirdness can still be pretty cool. Also Chris Pratt.