The ways films are remembered vary greatly. Sometimes they are remembered for their success, other times for their failure. Contrary to memories, records require reasonably rational figures. The films below are those that have been recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. Let's take a look at which films made it into the records and for what reasons.

Saved the World! (Presenting a $1 Trillion Bill)

<Man of Steel>

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By nature, superhero films feature superheroes who save people and the world, so action scenes are indispensable. Moreover, portraying heroes overcoming dangerous situations and catching villains inherently involves physical destruction. However, the superhero film that may have taken realism too far is <Man of Steel>. With Superman as the main character, the film positively portrays the overwhelming power of Superman and the villain Zod's group of aliens with extreme realism. The issue is that as everything is destroyed by this physical power, the emotion of hope brought by Superman is entirely lost. In fact, the scenes where Metropolis buildings collapse and are destroyed during the confrontation between Superman and Zod are terrifying from the perspective of the average person watching. Although Zack Snyder intended this, it ultimately became a turning point for the DCEU (DC Extended Universe) that opened with this film, making it gravitate towards seriousness. Guinness recalculated the financial damage if the events of this film were real and estimated it to be about $750 billion, thereby recording it (“Greatest Financial Damage in a Superhero Film”) in the Guinness Book.

Gritted Teeth and Rolled the Car 8 Times

<Stuntman>

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A scene from the previous record holder 〈007 Casino Royale〉

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The filming scene of 〈Stuntman〉 which broke the record by rolling 8 times

This record was broken relatively recently. In blockbuster films with car action scenes, it's common to film vehicles tumbling due to explosions or collisions. Such action naturally relies heavily on the driving skills of stunt actors and the team's know-how, which left <007 Casino Royale> as the record holder for some time. The record set by <007 Casino Royale> was seven rolls. The Aston Martin driven by James Bond spins seven times as he swerves sharply to avoid Vesper in this scene. It's said that vehicle modification and special set devices were prepared for this scene.

This record was taken by the 2024 film <Stuntman>. It's a film depicting the frantic search of a stuntman for a suddenly disappeared lead actor and is also a tribute to the stunt actors who take risks to entertain audiences. To capture this spirit, <Stuntman> challenged the car spin record, achieving a total of 8.5 spins, surpassing <007 Casino Royale>. The stunt driver for <007 Casino Royale> was Adam Curly, and for <Stuntman>, it was Logan Holiddy.

The Most Expensive Prop in the World (Size 30m)

<Pirates> Galleon Ship

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The <Pirates> Galleon Ship made in full size

When a film becomes legendary, related merchandise becomes expensive. Indeed, props or costumes from acclaimed films often fetch bids beyond imagination at auctions. Regardless of a film's success or failure, what is the most expensive prop? According to Guinness, it is the ship from Roman Polanski's <Pirates>. Surprising as it is for some, Polanski did such a film, which was a flop despite its $40 million budget (equivalent to just over $100 million today). Because it was such a large-scale film, Polanski ambitiously planned and built the Spanish galleon ship featured in the film to real-life size. It was recorded in Guinness for being the “Most Expensive Movie Prop” at 7 million British pounds (approximately 10 million dollars). However, some argue that it should be seen as a set rather than a prop since filming also took place on it.

Would You Like a Pie Order? Yes, 3,000 Please

<The Battle of the Century>

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One still cut to understand why 3,000 were needed from 〈The Battle of the Century〉

During the era of black-and-white silent films when slapstick comedy was in vogue, pie throwing was an essential ingredient to spices up comedy. Roscoe Arbuckle's 1913 film <A Noise From the Deep> was the first to showcase custard pie throwing in film history. This pie throwing became a competitive trend in comedy, with one film using as many as 3,000 pies, setting the record for the “Largest Number of Pies Thrown in Film History”. In the 1927 film <The Battle of the Century> starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, there's a scene where crowds have a pie-throwing fight. It's said they bought all 3,000 pies produced in a day by the Los Angeles Pie Company. An interesting anecdote is that after the film's theatrical run, the original disappeared. Thus, aside from testimonies from film professionals and critic records indicating there once existed a film where many people threw pies and fought, it became a legend until the original film containing that scene was rediscovered in 2014, allowing it to enter Guinness.