Hit movies and killer birthdays
The Avengers is breaking box office records. But what is the highest-earning film ever if you adjust for inflation? And are birthdays killing us?
The Avengers is already the third highest-grossing film of all time and it hasn’t been released everywhere yet. It's a huge hit. But what is the highest-earning film ever if you adjust for inflation?
And can it really be true – as a recent study claims to prove – that you are 14% more likely to die on your birthday than on any other day of the year?
(Image: American actor Clark Gable (1901 - 1960) in his role as Rhett Butler kissing the hand of a tearful Scarlett O'Hara, played by Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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