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Most Popular Movies 1975-Present

Can you name the most popular movie of each year?
Only including animated movies.
Quiz by DarthKnight
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Last updated: August 9, 2022
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Year
Main Genre
Rating
Movie
Director
Main Actor
1975
Horror
PG
Jaws
Steven Spielberg
Robert Shaw
1976
Sports
PG
Rocky
John G. Avildsen
Sylvester Stallone
1977
Sci-Fi
PG
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
George Lucas
Mark Hamill
1978
Superhero
PG
Superman: The Movie
Richard Donnor
Christopher Reeve
1979
Horror
R
Alien
Ridley Scott
Sigourney Weaver
1980
Sci-Fi
PG
Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Irvin Kershner
Mark Hamill
1981
Adventure
PG
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Steven Spielberg
Harrison Ford
1982
Sci-Fi
PG
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg
Henry Thomas
1983
Sci-Fi
PG
Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Richard Marquand
Mark Hamill
1984
Horror
PG
Ghostbusters
Ivan Reitman
Bill Murray
1985
Sci-Fi
PG
Back to the Future
Robert Zemekis
Michael J. Fox
1986
Action
PG
Top Gun
Tony Scott
Tom Cruise
1987
Action
R
Lethal Weapon
Richard Donnor
Mel Gibson
1988
Action
R
Die Hard
John McTiernan
Bruce Willis
1989
Superhero
PG
Batman
Tim Burton
Michael Keaton
1990
Comedy
PG
Home Alone
Chris Columbus
Macauley Culkin
1991
Action
R
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
James Cameron
Arnold Schwarzenegger
1992
Superhero
PG
Batman Returns
Tim Burton
Michael Keaton
1993
Horror
PG-13
Jurassic Park
Steven Spielberg
Sam Neill
1994
Drama
PG-13
Forrest Gump
Robert Zemekis
Tom Hanks
1995
Drama
PG-13
Apollo 13
Ron Howard
Tom Hanks
1996
Sci-Fi
PG-13
Independence Day
Roland Emmerich
Will Smith
1997
Romance
PG-13
Titanic
James Cameron
Leonardo Di Caprio
1998
War
R
Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg
Tom Hanks
1999
Sci-Fi
PG
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
George Lucas
Liam Neeson
2000
Drama
PG-13
Cast Away
Robert Zemekis
Tom Hanks
2001
Fantasy
PG
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Chris Columbus
Daniel Radcliffe
2002
Superhero
PG
Spider-Man
Sam Raimi
Tobey Maguire
2003
Fantasy
PG-13
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood
2004
Superhero
PG
Spider-Man 2
Sam Raimi
Tobey Maguire
2005
Sci-Fi
PG
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
George Lucas
Ewan McGregor
2006
Musical
G
High School Musical
Kenny Ortega
Zac Efron
2007
Musical
G
High School Musical 2
Kenny Ortega
Zac Efron
2008
Superhero
PG-13
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale
2009
Fantasy
PG-13
Avatar
James Cameron
Zoe Saldana
2010
Sci-Fi
PG-13
Inception
Christopher Nolan
Leonardo Di Caprio
2011
Drama
PG
Hugo
Martin Scorsese
Asa Butterfield
2012
Fantasy
PG-13
The Hunger Games
Gary Ross
Jennifer Lawrence
2013
Fantasy
PG-13
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Francis Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
2014
Sci-Fi
PG-13
Interstellar
Christopher Nolan
Matthew McConaughey
2015
Horror
PG-13
Jurassic World
Colin Trevorrow
Chris Pratt
2016
Superhero
PG-13
Captain America: Civil War
The Russo Brothers
Chris Evans
2017
Musical
PG
The Greatest Showman
Michael Gracey
Hugh Jackman
2018
Superhero
PG-13
Avengers: Infinity War
The Russo Brothers
Robert Downey Jr.
2019
Superhero
PG-13
Avengers: Endgame
The Russo Brothers
Robert Downey Jr.
2020
War
PG-13
Mulan
Niki Caro
Liu Yifei
2021
Superhero
PG-13
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Jon Watts
Tom Holland
2022
Superhero
PG-13
The Batman
Matt Reeves
Robert Pattinson
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Level 85
Aug 19, 2022
Interesting quiz, but I feel like we need more type-ins.