The phantom of the opera, chicago 1996 revival, the lion king, wicked, the book of mormon, aladdin, hamilton, dear evan hansen, and come from away. According to guinness world records, this film has the longest firstrun of a film in one cinema. Top 10 longest running bollywood movies list top 10 longest. The eightfilm harry potter saga is one of the more selfcontained series out there. The 10 longest hollywood movies ever made world of reel. But the irishman isnt the only movie that runs for more than three hours. One of the most famous critics of the time, vincent canby, said of the film, its like a forced fourhour walking tour of ones own living room.
The 12 longest running film franchises every movie studio dreams of producing a film franchise that goes on for years or even decades and quite a few have done just that. The longest hollywood films ever made insider monkey. This list includes only firstrun series originating in north america and available throughout the united states via national broadcast networks, u. Nov 25, 2002 if being the longest running play in the world isnt enough there are plenty more recordbreaking statistics to be had. Bollywoods longestrunning movie gets big screen reprieve. The mousetrap, les miserables, the phantom of the opera, the woman in black, mamma mia, the lion king, wicked, and matilda. In fact, the longest running movie is longer than the duration of a month. This is a list of the longestrunning shows on broadway with 1,000 or more performances. Jan 17, 2020 top 10 longest running bollywood movies list top 10 longest running films of all time.
Rings provides new twists in a series that dates back to ringu 1998, the unnerving japanese original. At 857 hours 35 days and 17 hours, logistics is the longest film ever released. The longest most meaningless movie in the world, 2880 min 48 hr 2 days, 1968. Mar 10, 2012 the film is considered to be the longest running release in film history. Sep 18, 2019 longest running film franchises gena oppenheim. Top 10 longestrunning london theatre shows londonist.
Oct 02, 2014 top 10 longest running movie franchises. Longest firstrun of a film in one cinema romance in lushan china, 1980 first opened at the jiangxi movie circulation and screening company in lushan, china, on july 12, 1980, and has be shown daily four times a day since then. The film ran in theatres for a year 50 weeks consecutively. This is a list of long running shows 3,000 performances or more in the west end, a well known professional theatre district in london. The 10 longest unbroken shots in cinema history posted on february 19, 2016 february 19, 2016 by caio coletti some people claim the long shots of some recent movies are just a way for the directors and cinematographers to call attention to them, instead of permitting the story to talk for itself. Benhur 1959 212 mins lawrence of arabia may be the longest film to have bagged the oscar, but benhur picked up the most when it won eleven. India to end longest running bollywood blockbuster the. The first section lists all broadway and west end productions of musicals that have exceeded 2,500 performances, in order of greatest number of performances in either market. Musical anne of green gables holds guinness world record. Infinity war wont just have the most superheroes of any marvel movie in history, it will also be the longestrunning marvel film on record. Oldest continuously operating cinema theatre guinness world.
The current west end cast of the mousetrap, the worlds longestrunning stage play, warm up on set before a performance at st martins theatre in london. The phantom of the opera, by comparison, is broadways longestrunning show with some 11,000 shows. These are the movies with longestrunning time, check out. This means it will unseat the first captain america. Top 10 longest running bollywood movies list top 10 longest running films of all time. Top ten longest running bollywood movies by chandsuhas created 06 jun 2012 updated 15 dec 2015 public 10. Redirected from list of longest films in india by running time this is a list of the longest films in india by running time. Top 10 longest running bollywood movies list top 10. The 20 longestrunning west end musicals official london. This is a list of the longestrunning united states television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. Runnin down a dream, a film directed by cinema legend peter bogdanovich, is the story of one of americas great rock and roll bands told as never. Martins theatre 25 mar 74,341 as of 32nd year les miserables currently 2nd longest running show michael ballpatti luponecolm wilinson opened oct 885 30th birthday as. The oldest continuously operating cinema theatre is the washington iowa state theatre usa in washington, iowa, usa, which opened on 14 may 1897, and as of 26 april 2016 has been in continuous operation for 118 years, 348 days. I was surprised because thats less than half the time of its predecessor, heimat 2, which at 25 12 hours holds the guinness record for the longest film.
More specifically, for the longest film commercially shown in its entirety. An annual change of cast means that many hundreds of actors and actresses have graced its boards. While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release in multiple locations through normal distribution channels, some of the longest films are experimental in nature. Worlds longestrunning musical the fantasticks to close on. Millions of tickets have been sold, since it opened on 25 november 1952. List of longestrunning united states television series. The 51,420 minute 5weeks long film was screened at uppsala city library sv from 1 december 2012 to 6 january 20, at the house of culture, stockholm, and had its world premiere at the 2014 fringe film festival shenzhen, as well as being streamed online. List of the longestrunning broadway shows wikipedia. Oldest continuously operating cinema theatre guinness. The longestrunning film in indian movie history, the 189minute romantic comedy is about a young indian couple from london who meet during a road trip around europe. Longestrunning bollywood film gets big screen reprieve cnn. New delhi the maratha mandir cinema will end its 1,009week run of bollywood blockbuster dilwale dulhania le jayenge on thursday, taking indias longestrunning movie off the big screen after. If being the longest running play in the world isnt enough there are plenty more recordbreaking statistics to be had. What movie has been shown continually in movie theaters since its release in 1975 making it the longest theatrical run in history.
In this war drama blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, the working class and the bourgeoisie of 19th century paris are interviewed and covered on television, before and during a tragic workers class revolt. Sholay this movie was released on 15 august 1975 and had a running time of approximately 5 years. Now one of the most famous men in the world, he played a cheesy. Some people might think that long movies are a bore, but in fact, several of the films on this list are also included amongst the 15 highest grossing movies ever, which we recounted in a previous. Mar 31, 2020 this is a selected list of the longest running musical theatre productions in history divided into two sections. According to the movies page on amcs theater website, the thanoscentric feature will clock in at 2 hours and 36 minutes. That may sound like a long time, but it pales in comparison to other scary series. This makes it scorseses longest movie ever, at a full 30 minutes longer than this threehour epic the wolf of wall street.
New york theatre workshopnederlander 11th longest running musical as of march 614 4,642 as of closing jan 1517 jersey boys 7th anniv nov 612 12th longest running show in broadway history as of april 9142005 august wilson. Looking at information for the dvd release of the german film heimat iii this week, i was surprised to note that it has a running time of 11 12 hours. The 10 longest unbroken shots in cinema history posted on february 19, 2016 february 19, 2016 by caio coletti some people claim the long shots of some recent movies are just a way for the directors and cinematographers to call attention to them, instead of. The tenth film in the series is due on dvd later this year. For this list of the longest hollywood movies ever made, i have narrowed. The longest running tv variety show is sabado gigante univision television network, usa hosted by mario kreutzberger aka don francisco chile running for 53 years and 42 days, from 8 august 1962 to 19 september 2015.
What ten movies have had the longest theater run of all time. Sep 14, 2015 15 of the longest films that are absolutely worth the investment posted on september 14, 2015 september 24, 2019 by tom jackson art films have often been unfairly burdened with the stereotype that their running times are punishingly overlong, designed purely to bore the uninitiated viewer into a sort of catatonic submission. Top 5 films in the list run over 4 hours, most of the longest running films from hindi film industry, the hindi film gang of wasseypur including part 1 and part 2 running about 319 minutes roughly 5 hours 19 minutes is the longest film by running time in india and the tamil film thavamai thavamirundhu which is running 275 minutes roughly 4. It long ago won the title of worlds longestrunning musical. To put it simply, bollywood just like the rest of the world mainly produces three kinds of films. Nine currently running shows all musicals have at least 1,000 performances. But there are many short stories that last for a few minutes. The film is considered to be the longestrunning release in film history. What ten movies have had the longest theater run of all. Here are a few movies which had a long theatrical run.
For instance, the rocky horror picture show has played nonstop at some movie theaters since 1975. But do you know, there are many movies that lasted for many days. The phantom of the opera, by comparison, is broadways longest running show with some 11,000 shows. Gandalf and aragorn lead the world of men against saurons army to draw his gaze from frodo and sam as they approach mount doom with the one ring. Feb 25, 2015 the longest running film in indian movie history, the 189minute romantic comedy is about a young indian couple from london who meet during a road trip around europe. Eight currently running shows two plays, six musicals have more than 3,000 performances. Nov 20, 2012 the current west end cast of the mousetrap, the world s longest running stage play, warm up on set before a performance at st martins theatre in london. I know of plenty of examples of world cinema that run.
I guess those europeans just have more stamina than us. Lets look back at some of the longestrunning horror franchises and remind ourselves why theyve proved to be so irresistibly appealing. The 10 longest unbroken shots in cinema history taste of. India to end longest running bollywood blockbuster the national. Fassbinders 15 12 hour berlin alexanderplatz was also recently released in the us on dvd. The original prince edward island production of the 1965 musical having been deemed the longestrunning annual musical theatre production by. One of the worst movies ever made is dominating on netflix the little. Rowling penned another seven books, but as it stands, the series remains one of the most consistent and successful in screen history. Series continuations with name changes andor changes in network are noted. You have read it right, let us take a look at some of the longest running movies of all times. Mar 25, 2015 it long ago won the title of world s longest running musical. It starts out strong and the second half wanes a bit with its bloated runtime.
Bollywood just like the rest of the world mainly produces three kinds of films. On 19 september 2015 the last program of sabado gigante was broadcasted. This is a list of films whose running time exceeds 300 minutes five hours. What is the longest theatrical run in the history of. Sean connery was the first smouldering star to tell the world, my name is bond, james. Here are 16 other movies thatll have you in your seat for at least 180 minutes. The heart touching chemistry of shah rukh khan and kajol, and a beautiful love story made it the longest running movie in the history of bollywood. Worlds longestrunning musical the fantasticks to close. This is a list of the longest running united states television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. Dil wale dulhaniya le jayenge has been running non stop since 1995 and is still running at a theatre in mumbai, india. List of the longestrunning west end shows wikimili, the.
Gyan mukherjees kismat 1943 also ran for 150 weeks three years. This is a list of the longest films in india by running time. Amra ekta cinema banabo the innocence, 1265 min 21 hr, 5 min, 2019. I know of plenty of examples of world cinema that run four, five or six hours, but only one american film that makes the four hour mark. You have read it right, let us take a look at some of the longestrunning movies of all times. Some cinemas showing the film have run it for decades at a time. What is the longest time for a movie being in theaters. New delhi the maratha mandir cinema will end its 1,009week run of bollywood blockbuster dilwale dulhania le jayenge on thursday, taking indias. Who is the greatest movie actor in the world and why. Feb 10, 2020 the longest and most recent film, spectre brought back ernst blofeld, though with a twist not all fans took well. What is the longest theatrical run in the history of cinema.
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