Summary Will Smith's classic action blockbuster Independence Day still holds a record that may never be broken. Smith rose to stardom as the lead in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which became one of the most popular and beloved sitcoms of the 1990s, running for 147 episodes across six seasons from 1990 to 1996.
Independence Day Is The Only Will Smith Movie To Top The Yearly Global Box Office It was the highest-grossing movie of 1996 by a longshot It's no overstatement to say that Independence Day was the biggest movie and Will Smith was the biggest movie star in the world in 1996. Related How Independence Day's Iconic White House Explosion Was Filmed Without CGI Roland Emmerich's alien invasion blockbuster Independence Day benefited from an entirely practical approach to its dramatic White House explosion.
Aladdin is still and likely will forever be the highest-grossing movie of Will Smith's entire career, earning just more than $1 billion worldwide. Aladdin was released in 2019, one of the most remarkable years in box office history, which saw an incredible nine films earn more than $1 billion worldwide. Men In Black was the second highest-grossing movie domestically in 1997 and the third highest-grossing in the world, totaling roughly $250 million and $558 million, respectively.