It would be interesting to compare the top grossing films of this year say to 1984 or 1964 or 1944. Just wondering what would come up?
Highest grossing films of 1984:
1. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
2. Ghost Busters (1984)
3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
4. Gremlins (1984)
5. The Karate Kid (1984)
6. Police Academy (1984)
7. Footloose (1984)
8. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
9. Romancing the Stone (1984)
10.Purple Rain (1984)
FYI: top 25 Highest grossing films of all time and The Passion is on the list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films