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Find the top 10 highest-grossing movies. Show title, year, revenue_millions, and rating. Exclude movies where revenue is NULL. Sort by revenue descending.
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Schema
movies
| id | title | year | genre | rating | votes | revenue_millions | runtime | director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 2014 | Action | 8.1 | 757074 | 333.13 | 121 | James Gunn |
| 2 | Prometheus | 2012 | Adventure | 7 | 485820 | 126.46 | 124 | Ridley Scott |
| 3 | Split | 2016 | Horror | 7.3 | 157606 | 138.12 | 117 | M. Night Shyamalan |
Expected output: 10 highest-earning films
Hint
WHERE revenue_millions IS NOT NULL removes NULL values. ORDER BY revenue_millions DESC LIMIT 10 gives you the top 10.
Concepts
SELECT ORDER BY LIMIT
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