On December 15, 1939, Gone with the Wind was premiered at Loew’s Theatre in Atlanta. This week’s quiz is all about blockbuster films.

Bullseye

1 One of a franchise series, this film generated just about a billion dollars at the box office, but made another $10 billion in merchandise retail sales. Name the film which was the highest-grossing in 2010 and which also received an Oscar nomination for best picture?

2 The biggest Indian hit of 1971 came about when a South Indian director offered Rajesh Khanna a huge amount of money for a remake of a South Indian hit, and Khanna decided to sign on just to complete the payments for his bungalow, Aashirwad. Name the film, which also launched an enduring partnership.

3 Adjusting for inflation, Gone with the Wind just edges out Avatar and Titanic for the top spot of the highest grossing films. Which 1965 release is the fifth name on that list, just after Star Wars ?

4 The first Indian film franchise to gross over ₹100 crore is very loosely knit, connected only by the lead actor and one word in the title. The first film was made in 1992 by Abbas-Mastan, and the latest in 2012 by Ashish R Mohan. Just name the common word and the star that connects this franchise, which also had a television show spin-off.

5 Between 1980 and 1984, which actor appeared in four of the five US box office champions for each year? If it helps, Drew Barrymore is probably the best-known star of the fifth film.

6 Gregor ‘Gore’ Verbinski is the only director in the 21st century to direct successive No 1 box office champions, with his films grossing the maximum revenue in 2006 and 2007. Which films did he direct?

7 Sairat , released in 2016, is the most successful Marathi film of all time. Which 2017 film, directed by a certain James Erskine, is second on that list, making over ₹76 crore in the Marathi box office?

8 Which 2010 film, in box-office terms, is the most successful British production ever, earning over £250 million on an £8-million budget?

9 The second most successful foreign film ever released in the Soviet Union was the 1971 Mexican film Yesenia . Which 1951 film tops the list with 100 million tickets sold?

10 In 1994, which actress became the first in cinema history to star in two back-to-back number one hits? If it helps, the second film was Bad Girls .

Answers

1. Toy Story 3 , produced by Pixar

2. Haathi Mere Saathi . Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar were asked to work on the script by Rajesh Khanna

3. The Sound of Music , the most successful musical ever

4. Khiladi and Akshay Kumar

5. Harrison Ford, with The Empire Strikes Back , Raiders of the Lost Ark , Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . The other film was E.T .

6. The first two films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise

7 .Sachin: A Billion Dreams

8. The King’s Speech , starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush

9. Awaara , directed by Raj Kapoor

10. Andie MacDowell; Four Weddings and a Funeral was the other film

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Joy Bhattacharjya is a quizmaster

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