A Look Back at 2013: Movies & DVDs

It’s that time of year: The almanacs are fresh off the presses, all thick and full of nifty of information. The pages are thin — they have to be to pack all this much info in there! — and covered with oodles of facts. And when I say oodles, I mean oodles.

Throughout the next few weeks, we’re going to take a look at some of features in the World Almanac and Book of Facts 2014, which was released in print in November and in e-publication earlier this month. According to Tricia Manzanero of Rosen Group PR, the World Almanac is “America’s best-selling reference book.” And, really, I was not disappointed as I flipped through the pages of the 2014 Book of Facts.

One of the things I love most about almanacs is the time-capsule quality of its contents.

Today, let’s take a look at the World Almanac’s Arts and Media section’s focus on movies, films and DVDs.

(Some) Notable Movies in 2012-2013

• Argo starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston
• Despicable Me 2 starring Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig
• The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobe Maguire
• Skyfall starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
• Zero Dark Thirty starring Jessica Chastain, Kyle Chandler

Top-Grossing Movies, 2012

1. Marvel’s The Avengers
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Hunger Games
4. Skyfall
5. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Most Popular DVDs, 2012

1. Marvel’s The Avengers
2. Snow White and the Huntsman
3. The Amazing Spiderman
4. That’s My Boy
5. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted