Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991) -

$520 million, the highest-grossing film of 1991.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) is widely considered a landmark in science fiction and action cinema, often cited as one of the few sequels that surpasses its original. Directed by James Cameron, it set a new benchmark for visual effects and big-budget storytelling. Release Date: July 3, 1991. Director: James Cameron. Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

Estimated between $94–$102 million, making it the most expensive film ever produced at the time. $520 million, the highest-grossing film of 1991

Won four Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Makeup. Plot & Themes Release Date: July 3, 1991

The story is set 11 years after the original film. Skynet sends a more advanced liquid-metal assassin, the , back in time to kill a young John Connor—the future leader of the human resistance. Meanwhile, the resistance sends a reprogrammed T-800 (the same model that tried to kill Sarah Connor in the first film) to protect him.