Grab the Popcorn and Silence Your Phone
While this summer redefined what a "blockbuster" movie might be (the Ryan Reynolds comedy "Free Guy" opened to $28.4 million, a number that would be a pre-pandemic bomb but now is praised as "surprisingly good"), summer is traditionally the season for these star-studded, often action-stuffed films. From animated family flicks and superhero sequels to Oscar-worthy dramas and sci-fi thrillers, some of history's most iconic films have been released in the last quarter century. Find out if your favorite film is on this list of the top-grossing movies of the past 25 summers, starting with the highest-grossing film (with the exception of 2020, when many theaters were closed for the summer), based on data from Box Office Mojo.