The Hunger Games – US Box Office: USD$408.01millions

Famous quotes:

Caesar Flickerman: “So, Peeta, tell me, is there a special girl back home?”

Peeta Mellark: “No. No, not really.”

Caesar Flickerman: “No? I don’t believe it for a second. Look at that face. Handsome man like you. Peeta… tell me.”

Peeta Mellark: “Well, there, uh… there is this one girl that I’ve had a crush on forever.”

Caesar Flickerman: “Ah.”

Peeta Mellark: “But I don’t think she actually recognized me until the Reaping.”

Caesar Flickerman: “Well, I’ll tell you what, Peeta. You go out there, and you win this thing, and when you get home, she’ll have to go out with you. Right, folks?”

Peeta Mellark: “Thanks, but I, uh, I don’t think winning’s gonna help me at all.”

Caesar Flickerman: “And why not?”

Peeta Mellark: “Because she came here with me.”

Sequel: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire; The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1; The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

Fun Facts about The Hunger Games:

• On the set, there had been a swear jar. According to co-writer and directors Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence contributed 50% of it.
• Josh Hutcherson was knocked out and had a concussion after Jennifer Lawrence unintentionally kicked him on the set while joking about it.
• Jennifer Lawrence received a $500k fee, which was significant for her. Her history was primarily in independent films. Therefore it took her three days before accepting the role since she wasn’t sure how it would influence her career. She received $10 million again For Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), a twenty-fold increase from the original deal.

Forrest Gump – US Box Office: USD$330,455,270millions

Famous quotes:

Jenny Curran: “Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you’re gonna be?”

Forrest Gump: “Who I’m gonna be?”

Jenny Curran: “Yeah.”

Forrest Gump: “Aren’t-aren’t I going to be me?”

Forrest Gump: [running] “I had run for 3 years, 2 months, 14 days, and 16 hours.”

[he stops and turns around]

Young Man Running: “Quiet, quiet! He’s gonna say something!”

Forrest Gump: [pause] “I’m pretty tired… I think I’ll go home now.”

Forrest Gump: “Stupid is as stupid does.”

Lieutenant Daniel Taylor: “Have you found Jesus yet, Gump?”

Forrest Gump: “I didn’t know I was supposed to be looking for him, sir.”

Fun Facts about Forrest Gump:

• The speaker plug is yanked when Forrest stands up to speak at the Vietnam protest in Washington, making it impossible to hear him. Tom Hanks quoted him saying, “People who travel to Vietnam occasionally return to their mothers without any legs. They occasionally don’t even leave for home. That is not good. All I want to express about that is that.”
• Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis both relinquished portions of their fees in return for percent when the studio made budget cuts; this earned Hanks in the neighborhood $40 million.
• Another soldier explains to Forrest how to play ping-pong in the hospital, and the key is “keep his eye on the ball at all times.” After that, he never blinks again when he is depicted playing ping-pong.

Hannibal – US Box Office: USD$165.09millions

Famous quotes:

Hannibal Lecter: “People don’t always tell you what they are thinking. They just see to it that you don’t advance in life.”

Hannibal Lecter: “As your mother tells you, and my mother certainly told me, it is important, she always used to say, always to try new things.”

Hannibal Lecter: “Tell me Clarice, would you ever say to me “Stop. If you loved me, you’d stop”?”

Clarice Starling: “Not in a thousand years.”

Hannibal Lecter: ““Not in a thousand years”… That’s my girl.”

Hannibal Lecter: “…would they have you back, you think? The FBI? Those people you despise almost as much as they despise you. Would they give you a medal, Clarice, do you think? Would you have it professionally framed and hang it on your wall to look at and remind you of your courage and incorruptibility? All you would need for that, Clarice, is a mirror.”

Sequel: Red Dragon; The Silence of the Lambs

Fun Facts about Hannibal:

• The decision by Jodie Foster not to reprise her role as Clarice Starling and the decision by Jonathan Demme to step down as director reportedly incensed and grieved Sir Anthony Hopkins.
• On the desk to the right of the frame, a book with the Red Dragon artwork open may be seen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is portrayed in his study playing the piano.
• The script for a sequel to this film, most likely named “Hannibal Ending,” was written by Sir Anthony Hopkins and called for Starling to murder Lecter but was never applied.

True Lies – US Box Office: USD$146.28millions

Famous quotes:

Helen Tasker: “Have you ever killed anyone?”

Harry: “Yeah, but they were all bad.”

Gib: [to Harry] “Same thing happened to me with wife number two, ‘member? I have no idea nothing’s going on, right? I come home one day and the house is empty, and I mean completely empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch takes the ICE CUBE trays out of the FREEZER?”

Helen Tasker: [walking next to wooden crates] “I married Rambo!”

Gib: “Women. Can’t live with ’em. Can’t kill ’em!”

Fun Facts about True Lies:

• Gib shares a story of how his second wife took it all when she left him, including the ice cube tray from the freezer, after Harry revealed to him that Helen was having an affair. A clear allusion to the concurrent divorce of Tom Arnold and Roseanne Barr, who allegedly stole his ice tray as part of their breakup. James Cameron was present when Arnold told him about the incident, asking him, “What kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?” Cameron felt it amusing. Therefore, it was inserted as a joke in the film.
• The toughest obstacle for Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film was not performing all the physical stunts but dancing the tango. To complete the dance genuinely, he needed to take dancing lessons. He practiced the scene for nearly six months to ensure that he could dance the tango as well as Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman (1992).

Patch Adams – US Box Office: USD$135.03millions

Famous quotes:

Hunter Patch Adams: “You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome.”

Hunter Patch Adams: “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly without complexities or pride. I love you because I know no other way then this. So close that your hand, on my chest, is my hand. So close, that when you close your eyes, I fall asleep.”

Hunter Patch Adams: “Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death.”

Arthur Mendelson: “You’re focusing on the problem. If you focus on the problem, you can’t see the solution. Never focus on the problem!”

Hunter Patch Adams: “What’s wrong with death sir? What are we so mortally afraid of? Why can’t we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity, and decency, and God forbid, maybe even humor. Death is not the enemy gentlemen. If we’re going to fight a disease, let’s fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference.”

Fun Facts about Patch Adams:

• The Make-A-Wish Foundation collaborated closely with Robin Williams and the rest of the actors and crew during filming to grant the wishes of several young people who were receiving cancer treatment at the time. Williams shared scenes from the pediatric ward with the kids.
• Patch Adams claimed that Robin Williams would create a comedy to make the crew and cast laugh when the film’s production became difficult.
• When Patch Adams participated as an adviser to the television program M*A*S*H (1972), wherein Mike Farrell portrayed B.J. Hunnicutt, a member of the Army doctors, Farrell had the opportunity to meet the real Patch Adams.