List of highest grossing puppet films

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This is a list of the highest gross puppet films. Puppet films feature puppets as lead characters. Stop motion films are not included.

Puppet inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer

A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer. The puppeteer uses movements of their hands, arms, or control devices such as rods or strings to move the body, head, limbs, and in some cases the mouth and eyes of the puppet. The puppeteer often speaks in the voice of the character of the puppet, and then synchronizes the movements of the puppet's mouth with this spoken part. The actions, gestures and spoken parts acted out by the puppeteer with the puppet are typically used in storytelling. Puppetry is a very ancient form of theatre which dates back to the 5th century BC in Ancient Greece. There are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made from a wide range of materials, depending on their form and intended use. They range from very simple in construction and operation to very complex.

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Highest grossing puppet films

RankFilmWorldwide grossYearReference [1]
1 The Muppets $165,184,2372011 [2]
2 Muppets Most Wanted $80,383,2902014 [3]
3 The Muppet Movie $65,200,0001979 [4]
4 Team America: World Police $50,907,4222004 [5]
5 The Dark Crystal $41,613,9571982 [6]
6 Muppet Treasure Island $34,327,3911996 [7]
7 The Great Muppet Caper $31,206,2511981 [8]
8 The Happytime Murders $27,506,4522018 [9]
9 The Muppet Christmas Carol $27,281,5071992 [10]
10 The Muppets Take Manhattan $25,534,7031984 [11]
11 Being John Malkovich $22,863,5961999 [12]
12 Muppets from Space $22,323,6121999 [13]
13 Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird $13,961,3701985 [14]
14 Labyrinth $13,723,2531986 [15]
15 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland $11,683,0471999 [16]
16 Mystery Science Theater 3000 $1,007,3061999 [17]
17 Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey $304,0522012 [18]
18 Still Breathing $228,4551998 [19]
19 Dummy $71,6462002 [20]

See also

The following are lists of high-grossing films.

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=puppet.htm
  2. ↑ "The Muppets". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Muppets Most Wanted". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Muppet Movie". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Team America: World Police". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "The Dark Crystal". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "Muppet Treasure Island". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Great Muppet Caper". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "The Happytime Murders". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "The Muppet Christmas Carol". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Muppets Take Manhattan". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Being John Malkovich". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "Muppets from Space". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Follow that Bird (Sesame St.)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "Labyrinth". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "Mystery Science Theater 3000". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  19. ↑ "Still Breathing". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "Dummy". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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