Editing 1995 in film (section)

==Highest-grossing films==
{{see also|Lists of box office number-one films#1995}}
The top 10 films released in 1995 by worldwide gross are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1995/?ref_=bo_cso_table_1|title=1995 Worldwide Box Office |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=March 7, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+ Highest-grossing films of 1995
|-
!Rank!!Title!!Distributor!!Worldwide gross 
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 1
| ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]''
| [[20th Century Fox]]
| $366,101,666
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 2
| ''[[Toy Story]]''
| [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista]]
| <!-- PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ADDING THE TOTAL LIFETIME BOX OFFICE GROSS. THE NUMBER LISTED HERE IS REFERRING TO THE GROSS MADE ONLY DURING ITS INITIAL THEATRICAL RUN. -->$363,007,140{{refn|group=nb|name=reissue|Excluding the gross from subsequent re-releases.}}
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 3
| ''[[Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13]]''
| [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]
| $355,237,933
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 4
| ''[[GoldenEye]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]
| $352,194,034
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 5
| ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]''
| [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista]]
| $346,079,773
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 6
| ''[[Batman Forever]]''
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| $336,529,144
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 7
| ''[[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]''
| [[New Line Cinema|New Line]]
| $327,311,859
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 8
| ''[[Casper (film)|Casper]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Universal Pictures|Universal]] 
| $287,928,194
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 9
| ''[[Waterworld]]''
| $264,218,220
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 10
| ''[[Jumanji]]''
| [[Sony Pictures]]
| $262,797,249
|}

{{reflist|group=nb}}

===Box office records===
*The ''[[Batman in film|Batman]]'' franchise became the [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series|fifth film franchise]] to gross $1 billion with the release of ''[[Batman Forever]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office History for Batman Movies |url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Batman#tab=summary |publisher=The Numbers}}</ref>
**''Batman Forever'' is released in theaters and surpasses ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' for scoring the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million.<ref name="latimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-19-ca-14726-story.html|title='Batman' Takes a Bite Out of 'Jurassic' Record: Movies: Third Bat film soars to an estimated opening weekend gross of $53 million. 'Pocahontas' makes a staggering $2.7 million in just six--albeit large--theaters.|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 19, 1995}}</ref>

===Film records===
* ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' has been running in theaters for 27 years, becoming the longest running film in theaters <ref>{{cite web |title=DDLJ is the longest running film |url=https://bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3c70#:~:text=It%20premiered%20at%20the%20Maratha,film%20in%20Indian%20cinema%20history.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The movie that has been playing for 27 years |url=https://collider.com/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge-movie/}}</ref>

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===Context===

The theatrical box office of 1994 achieved record grosses, with nine films earning more than $100{{nbsp}}million and the highest attendance (1.29{{nbsp}}billion) since 1960 (1.3{{nbsp}}billion). By 1995, however, the average cost of making and marketing a film had doubled since 1990, reaching $50.4{{nbsp}}million, making turning a profit more difficult.<ref name="LATimesSummerBOPreview">{{cite web|first=Claudia |last=Eller |title=Average Cost Of Making, Marketing Movie Soars : Hollywood: Figure Hit $50.4 Million, 'A Beast Of A Number,' Says MPAA President Jack Valenti.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-08-fi-40252-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 8, 1995 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321102127/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-08-fi-40252-story.html |archive-date=March 21, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYTimesStarSalaries">{{cite web|first=Bernard |last=Weinraub |title=Skyrocketing Star Salaries |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/18/business/skyrocketing-star-salaries.html |website=[[New York Times]] |date=September 18, 1995 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118102844/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/18/business/skyrocketing-star-salaries.html |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The rising salary cost of actors was a contributing factor;  studios vied to secure popular actors such as [[Harrison Ford]], [[Jim Carrey]], [[Tom Cruise]], and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] who could generally guarantee a minimum level of box-office success and held broad appeal outside of the United States and Canada.<ref name="NYTimesStarSalaries"/> If notable stars were unavailable, studios were forced to pay exorbitant salaries for less-well-known stars and pay other cast lower salaries to offset costs.<ref name="NYTimesStarSalaries"/> In 1995, theatrical box-office revenue was falling; the first quarter was about $90{{nbsp}}million lower than the same period in 1994. Markets outside of the U.S. and Canada were growing, accounting for 41% of a film's total revenue—including theatrical and home media profits—and outperformed the U.S. and Canadian box offices for the first time in 1994. Anticipated films such as ''[[Batman Forever]]'', ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'', and ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' were scheduled for release alongside ''[[Waterworld]]'', the most-expensive film of its time.<ref name="LATimesSummerBOPreview"/><ref name="NYTimesWaterworl">{{cite web|first=Bernard |last=Weinraub |title=''Waterworld'' Disappointment As Box Office Receipts Lag |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/31/business/waterworld-disappointment-as-box-office-receipts-lag.html |website=New York Times |date=July 31, 1995 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329125419/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/31/business/waterworld-disappointment-as-box-office-receipts-lag.html |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>