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Top 15 movies that took longest production time

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15. Movie 43 (2013) This 2013 comedy took about 4 years to produce. Apart from convincing production houses (it’s still a mystery as to how they got the producers onboard), the long list of stars in the film was a key issue. Getting over a dozen A-listers to do an outrageous film (also deemed as the worst of all time by many) is the only major feat under its belt. The film had multiple directors shooting their individual parts and the busy schedules of the actors made the production long and delayed. 14. The Fall (2006) Tarsem Singh’s 2006 film, ‘The Fall’ was clearly a passion project that took over 4 years to complete. The visually appealing film has also been ranked among the most beautiful films of all time. The film was shot in exotic locations over 20 countries and was produced mainly by the director. Financial crunches led to delayed shoots that were already difficult enough. Just imagine shooting a chase sequence at the Taj Mahal. The film was a commercial failure but was recog

Top 15 higher earning movies (part-1)

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15."Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (2009)   Worldwide Gross: $888,805,671  While other films have made bigger waves in the States, international sales have always returned big money for Fox's "Ice Age" franchise, proven again by the 2009 entry.  Dreamworks Animation Studio 14. "Shrek 2" (2004)   Worldwide Gross: $919,838,758 DreamWorks Animation proved to be worthy Pixar competition with its successful "Shrek" franchise. Pixar Studios 13. "Finding Nemo" (2003)   Worldwide Gross: $940,335,536 "Finding Nemo" was something of a second-wind for Pixar, solidifying the company's place as the titans of modern animation.  Disney Animation Studios 12. "The Lion King" (1994)   Worldwide Gross: $968,483,777 Can you feel the love tonight for this Disney animated classic? Illumination Studios 11. "Despicable Me 2" (2013)   Worldwide Gross:  $970,761,885 Illumination's sequel managed to make more money than

Top 15 of Best Finance Books Recommended Most Times

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#1.  The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham and Jason Zweig Listed 13 out of 15 times. Benjamin Graham (born Benjamin Grossbaum; May 8, 1894 – September 21, 1976) was a British-born American economist and professional investor. Graham is considered the father of value investing, an investment approach he began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928. Jason Zweig is an investing and personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Previously, he was a senior writer at Money magazine, mutual-funds editor at Forbes magazine, and a guest columnist for Time and cnn.com. “By far the best book on investing ever written.” (Warren Buffett)   Recommended by: – The world’s most successful investor of all time, Warren Buffet – Barron’s, America’s premier financial magazine – Fortune Magazine #2.  Think and Grow Rich   by Napoleon Hill Listed 7 out of 15 times. Ever the ambitious mind, Napoleon Hill’s writing career started at 13, when he gav