This is a list of the highest-grossing puppet films. Puppet films feature puppets as lead characters. Stop motion films are not included.
Rank | Film | Worldwide gross | Year | Reference [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Muppets | $165,184,237 | 2011 | [2] |
2 | Gremlins | $148,168,459 | 1984 | [3] |
3 | Muppets Most Wanted | $80,383,290 | 2014 | [4] |
4 | The Muppet Movie | $65,810,475 | 1979 | [5] |
5 | Team America: World Police | $50,907,422 | 2004 | [6] |
6 | The Dark Crystal | $41,613,957 | 1982 | [7] |
7 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | $41,482,207 | 1990 | [8] |
8 | Muppet Treasure Island | $34,327,391 | 1996 | [9] |
9 | The Great Muppet Caper | $31,206,251 | 1981 | [10] |
10 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | $29,192,434 | 1992 | [11] |
11 | The Happytime Murders | $27,506,452 | 2018 | [12] |
12 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | $25,534,703 | 1984 | [13] |
13 | Being John Malkovich | $22,863,596 | 1999 | [14] |
14 | Muppets from Space | $22,323,612 | 1999 | [15] |
15 | Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird | $13,961,370 | 1985 | [16] |
16 | Labyrinth | $13,723,253 | 1986 | [17] |
17 | Barney's Great Adventure | $12,218,638 | 1998 | [18] |
18 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | $11,683,047 | 1999 | [19] |
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Frank Oz and the third theatrical film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Muppet performers Jim Henson, Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, as well as special appearances by Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers, and Brooke Shields. Filmed in New York City during the prior summer, it was released theatrically on July 13, 1984, by TriStar Pictures. A fantasy sequence in the film introduced the Muppet Babies, toddler versions of the lead Muppet characters.
Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 American musical swashbuckler comedy film directed by Brian Henson and the fifth theatrical film featuring the Muppets. Adapted from the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, similarly to its predecessor The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), the key roles were played by live-action actors, with the Muppets in supporting roles. The film stars Muppet performers Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Kevin Clash, Bill Barretta, and Frank Oz in various roles, as well as Tim Curry as Long John Silver and introduces Kevin Bishop as Jim Hawkins.
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Avengers Endgame was the year's highest grossing film and the highest-grossing of all-time until Avatar regained the top spot in 2021.