All Of Hollywood's Highest-Grossing Movies In One Video

All Of Hollywood's Biggest Blockbusters In One Video
1964: Actress Julie Andrews performs musical number in the movie 'The Sound Of Music' directed by Robert Wise. Though this is the opening scene of the film, it is the final sequence shot in Europe before the cast and crew returned to Los Angeles. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
1964: Actress Julie Andrews performs musical number in the movie 'The Sound Of Music' directed by Robert Wise. Though this is the opening scene of the film, it is the final sequence shot in Europe before the cast and crew returned to Los Angeles. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

It's been 100 years since Hollywood's first feature, "The Squaw Man," opened in theaters. Since then, cinema has blossomed into a multibillion-dollar industry that doubles as an indelible part of American culture. To celebrate, TIME compiled a five-minute video that chronicles 10 decades' worth of increasing film grosses. The clip traces each year's biggest blockbuster, from 1914 to 2013. Along the way, we encounter "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "West Side Story," "Back to the Future" and other film classics that remain an essential part of Hollywood's history. Watch TIME's riveting compilation below.

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