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Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" topped the list for 2008.
- Each year, one blockbuster film edges out its competition to become the world's single highest-grossing movie at year's end.
- From 2000's "Mission: Impossible II" to 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War," here's the most successful movie at the global box office for every year since the turn of the century.
Ask any moviegoer what the best film of the year is and opinions will vary. But the most successful one? The answer lies plainly in the numbers.
Year after year, one film proves to be the world's most successful blockbuster after beating out its competition at the global box office. We compiled this list of the most successful films of each year since the turn of the century using year-end worldwide box office totals from Box Office Mojo.
The films on this list, which stretches from 2000's "Mission: Impossible II" to 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War," might not hold the highest critic scores on Rotten Tomatoes for their respective years, but they all still managed to find a way into the hearts and pockets of moviegoers across the world.
From book adaptations to superhero flicks and animated films that will make even the toughest adults cry, here are the most successful movies of every year since 2000: