Raiders of the Lost Ark

Where would Hollywood be without this fedora-wearing archaeologist?

On a budget of roughly $20 million, the first Indiana Jones film 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' opened to $8.3 million, and went on to become the highest-grossing movie of 1981.

By the end of its theatrical run, the picture had amassed nearly $390 million at the box office, setting in motion one of cinema's greatest franchises ever.