8 movies that could hit $1 billion at the box office this year

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2017 has the possibility of being a huge year at the box office.

With over 20 big movie sequels and a ton of remakes, I think we'll see a rise in the box office hitting more billion-dollar movies than ever before.

In 2016, there were three movies that hit $1 billion worldwide. "Rogue One," released near the end of December, may wind up being the fourth. It's currently reached over $980 million at the box office.

In history, there have been 27 movies that have crossed the historic number. But with so many sequels to movies that have previously hit $1 billion on the horizon, combined with a number of anticipated sequels and superhero movies, I think we're going to see that number cross well over 30.

Keep reading to see all of the movies we think will hit $1 billion in 2017.