Top 3 Tom Hanks Movies with Best Box Office Revenues

Tom Hanks is probably one of the best actors in the world. He not only won two successive Oscar statues with his performance but also gained over 7.9 billion dollars box office revenues with all Tom Hanks movies. More importantly, he is probably the only superstar without any scandals in all those years.

As a child brought up by his father, Tom Hanks suffered an unsteady life when he was a small child. However, all those suffering had helped him to gain rich social experience which was a key factor for his success. By integrating his acting with his personal experience, Tom Hanks can always surprise us with his images in Tom Hanks movies.

Today, the superstar is welcoming his 56th birthday. Therefore this post will list top 3 Tom Hanks movies which excludes animated movies like Toy Story series that gained best box office performance. Tom Hanks movie fans can watch the DVD versions of those movies with The new iPad by converting DVDs to MP4 videos as a way to observe the birthday of Tom Hanks.

1. The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code as a movie released in 2006 gained over 758 million dollars income. The movie is mainly about how Robert Langdon finally unveils a secret of Jesus that may threat the foundation of Christianity. As a treasure hunt type movie, this Tom Hanks movie gained great success for Tom's excellent starring and wonderful plot.

In The Da Vinci Code, you can not only find the inner relationship of some Da Vinci's paintings, but also some religious myths. Though the movie reveals you the truth step by step with Langdon's inference, you will still be surprised by the endings of this Tom Hanks movie. So in general, this is a movie that you won't want to miss a single scene.

2. Forrest Gump

With Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks gained his second Oscar statute. Forrest Gump is about the legendary life of a stupid man named Gump who moves all Americans with his innocence and simple mind. With over 677 million dollars income, this Tom Hanks movie had proved itself a great success in commercial.

3. Angles & Demos

As a movie released in 2009, Angles & Demos gained over 485 million dollars in box office. The movie is also based on a book written by the same author of The Da Vinci Code. In this Tom Hanks movie, Langdon needs to prevent a planned terrorist attack that aims at running Vatican. Of course, as a religious movie, Angles & Demos raises great controversy.

As a movie on Christianity, Angles & Demos puts much emphasis on the relationship between science and religion. In fact, all the scenes about Vatican was made in a temporary house because Vatican forbid the director to shot any scenes in Vatican for such a movie. Though released later than The Da Vinci Code, Angles & Demos told a story earlier than that of The Da Vinci Code.

All in all those are the top three Tom Hanks movies with best box office performance. Though the acting career of Tom Hanks is marching downhill, we still believe one day the superstar will surprise us again with the latest Tom Hanks movie. Anyway, let's celebrate Tom Hanks' birthday with those movies now.

3 Famous Howard Carter Style Archaeologists In The Movie World

Today is the birthday of the famous archaeologist, Howard Carter who has successfully found Tutankhamun tomb. After his finding, the researches on Tutankhamun has received breakthrough which has led to the production of various Tutankhamun movies.

As a mysterious character for thousands of years, the location of Tutankhamun tomb had troubled one generation archaeologists after another. Howard Carter managed the tasks that his predecessors had tried for thousand years. Without a strong will and brave heart, Howard Carter couldn't have completed the mission.

Howard Carter has set a good example for all the archaeologists; therefore you can always trace the image of Howard Carter from those archaeologists in the movies. They can always complete those impossible with strong mind. This post will take you to have a view at 3 famous Howard Carter style archaeologists in the movie world.

1. Indiana Jones from Raiders of the Lost Ark

As an archaeologist in the movie world, Indiana Jones has been enjoying an unprecedented reputation. He gained his fame from Raiders of the Lost Ark, a movie directed by Steven Spielberg.The great success of this movie made it a milestone in the movie field.

Indiana Jones is actually something of James Bond alike in quality. He is humorous, brave, smart and knowledgeable man with strong curiosity. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones gets the mission to find The Ark of the Covenant. However, he needs to do it secretly without being noticed by the Nazi. Hence in the movie you can see how Jones manages this task with his knowledge while fooling the Nazi with his intelligence.

2. Rick O'Connell from The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

As the character in The Mummy saga, Rick O'Connell has gone through his adventure mainly in Egypt. However in this movie he will come to China to finish another hard task just as Howard Carter did.

Tutankhamun tomb and the tomb of the first emperor of Qin are regarded as two most mysterious tombs ever. Just like Tutankhamun tomb, it took archaeologists thousand years to find its location. In the movie, Rick needs to find the location of the emperor's tomb and he successes. To this extent, his achievement is no less great than Howard Carter. However, in the movie, his finding gives him many troubles instead of fame and reputation.

3. Robert Langdon from The Da Vinci Code

Based on the famous novel with the same name, The Da Vinci Code tells us a story about how a Harvard symbologist named Robert Langdon is involved in a religious conflict and accidentally finds a shocking truth that can menace the foundation of Christianity.

Langdon is neither humorous nor quick in movement. However, he is more an image of an archaeologist like Howard Carter who is strong in will and professional in knowledge. When his life is threatened, Langdon decides to find the truth regardless of any difficulties. As he has no clue, he needs to find one with his professional knowledge. So can he win in the battle between him and the Christianity? You will know the answer via the movie.

So those are three famous Howard Carter style archaeologists in the movie world. If you are interested in any of them, you can know them with those three movies. Watch those DVDs with DVD player or convert them to mp4 files with DVD Ripper if you would like to watch them with The new iPad.