A funny movie named "Evolution" came out in 2001. It is about two men, a college professor named Ira and a geologist named Harry. They go to look at a big rock from space that crashed in Arizona. This rock has tiny space creatures on it that grow very fast into big and strange animals.
The movie was first going to be a scary movie, but then it was changed to be funny. They worked on making the movie in California and Arizona with a lot of money.
When the movie came to cinemas, not all people liked it. But it did make some money. There was even a cartoon show made about the movie later.
In the movie, the space rock starts to leak a blue liquid that has space bugs in it. These bugs grow super fast, from tiny things to big water animals in just a few days.
Then, soldiers come and stop people from going to see the rock because it is dangerous. But Ira and Harry still try to find out more about these space bugs with the help of a soldier called General Woodman.
List of highest-grossing films
Movies make money in many ways like when people see them in theaters, buy or rent them to watch at home, show them on TV, and sell movie-related products. The money a movie makes at theaters is very important. This is how people decide if a movie is successful. There are lists that show which movies made the most money. These lists include movies that made a lot of money each year, records of the biggest movies ever, and which movie series have earned the most.
A long time ago, movies about wars, music, and history were very popular. Now, many people like to watch movies that are part of a bigger series. Superhero movies are very popular, especially ones from Marvel. The movie "Avengers: Endgame" is one of the movies that made the most money. There are also other successful movies about superheroes like Spider-Man, X-Men, Batman, and Superman. There are also Star Wars and Jurassic Park movies that made a lot of money.
Even though many of the movies that made the most money are part of a series or based on something else, the movie "Avatar," which was a new story, is at the top of the list. Cartoons for families also make a lot of money, and Disney's cartoons do very well.
Blockbuster (entertainment)
Blockbuster Video was a famous place where people could rent movies and video games. A man named David Cook started the first store in 1985. Later, they also let people rent movies over the internet and through the mail. Blockbuster got very big and at one point in 2004, it had a lot of stores all over the world and many people worked for them.
But after some time, Blockbuster started to have problems. They didn't make good choices and there was a very bad time for money around the world. Also, other companies like Netflix, which sent movies by mail, and Redbox, which had movie rental machines, became popular. This made Blockbuster lose a lot of money. In 2010, Blockbuster had to ask for help because they had no money. The next year, another company bought them, but by 2014 most of the stores were closed.
There were still some Blockbuster stores that were owned by other people. But in 2019, almost all of them were closed too. Now, there is only one Blockbuster store left. It is in a place called Bend in the United States.
David Cook, who started Blockbuster, first had a different business in the 1970s that didn't do very well. His wife wanted to have a video business. So, using money from his old business, David decided to buy into a video store in Dallas. But he ended up starting his own store, and that's how Blockbuster began.