These are 12 of the biggest box office hits to premiere at Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival has been the home of the premieres of prestigious films like Dancer in the Dark, The Piano, Taxi Driver and more.
While the festival has premiered critically acclaimed work over the years, countless blockbusters have made their debuts there as well.
Some beloved classics like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Dirty Dancing premiered at Cannes. It has also been the host to some unfavorably reviewed movies like X-Men: The Last Stand and Shrek the Third.
These are 12 of the biggest box-office hits to ever premiere at Cannes:
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial — 1982
Box office total: $435,110,554
2. Dirty Dancing — 1987
Box office total: $63,954,274
3. Shrek — 2001
Box office total: $267,665,011
4. Fahrenheit 9/11 — 2004
Box office total: $119,194,771
5. Shrek 2 — 2004
Box office total: $441,226,247
6. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith — 2005
Box office total: $380,270,577
7. Over the Hedge — 2006
Box office total: $155,019,340
8. X-Men: The Last Stand — 2006
Box office total: $234,362,462
9. Ocean's Thirteen — 2007
Box office total: $117,154,724
10. Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull — 2008
Box office total: $317,101,119
11. Up — 2009
Box office total: $293,004,164
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides — 2011
Box office total: $241,071,802
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