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The most expensive film ever made as at year 2000, was James Cameron's "Titanic." It cost $200 million, but also was the most successful, in the sense that it won 11 Academy Awards, equalling "Ben Hur" of 1959. E. Answer the following questions: What is the best movie you have ever seen? How long does a movie normally last for? What do you need to make a movie? What are the most common types of movies made nowdays? How do you invite people to the movies? F. Dictation: THE TOP FIVE MONEYMAKING FILMS OF ALL TIME "Titanic" ($l,835m), Jurassic Park" ($920m), Independence Day" ($810m), "Star Wars" ($780m), "The Lion King" ($767m). Notice that they all are family-type movies. In fact, movies with strong sexual or violence content usually bomb at the box office. According to the American Family Association, the average cost to produce a movie in 1996 was $40 million. Sex films grossed on average only $700 000. Movies with strong Christian or family content each grossed over $37 million.

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