MOVIE MILESTONES

FIRST PIRATED HD DOWNLOAD

The sci-fi action movie Serenity(USA, 2005) was the first full resolution rip of an HD DVD movie. The 19.6 GB file was made available on BitTorrent as an .evo file, confirming the suspicion that the copyrighted protection on HD DVDs has been bypassed.


HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIE FRANCHISE

The 21 Bond movies, from Dr No(UK, 1962) to Casino Royale(UK/USA, 2006), have grossed over $4.49 billion wordwide.


FIRST MOVIE BUDGET TO EXCEED $100 MILLION

True lies(USA, 1994), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger(Austria) and Jamie Lee Curtis(USA), was the first movie that cost over $100 million to make. It ended up grossing $365 million.