Blockbuster Movies

The first blockbuster which I can recall seeing was probably the movie Independence Day. For me as someone who isn't necessarily interested in science fiction movies I liked the movie and it remains as one of my favorite blockbusters to this day. The film had an estimated budget of 75 million dollars and grossed nearly 820 million worldwide. It remains as one of the highest grossing films of all time ranking 19th. While much of the movie was dominated with the use of amazing special effects which were of great importance in a movie involving an alien take over of the plant, the plot remains simple and the characters entertaining . Independence Day won an Oscar in 1997 for best effects. Independence Day was released on July 2, 1996, the same date on which the movie begins. The publicity generated by the film was a driving force behind it's box office success.