DOMESTIC GROSSES
Note: Use the adjuster tool in the upper right-hand corner to adjust into any year's dollars.Rank Title (click to view) Studio Est. Tickets Unadjusted Gross Year^ 1 Gone with the Wind MGM 202,044,600 $198,676,459 1939^ 2 Star Wars Fox 178,119,600 $460,998,007 1977^ 3 The Sound of Music Fox 142,415,400 $158,671,368 1965 4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. 141,854,300 $435,110,554 1982^ 5 The Ten Commandments Par. 131,000,000 $65,500,000 1956 6 Titanic Par. 128,345,900 $600,788,188 1997 7 Jaws Uni. 128,078,800 $260,000,000 1975 8 Doctor Zhivago MGM 124,135,500 $111,721,910 1965 9 The Exorcist WB 110,568,700 $232,671,011 1973^ 10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. 109,000,000 $184,925,486 1937^ 11 101 Dalmatians Dis. 99,917,300 $144,880,014 1961^ 12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox 98,180,600 $290,475,067 1980^ 13 Ben-Hur MGM 98,000,000 $74,000,000 1959 14 Return of the Jedi Fox 94,059,400 $309,306,177 1983^ 15 The Sting Uni. 89,142,900 $156,000,000 1973 16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. 88,141,900 $242,374,454 1981^ 17 Jurassic Park Uni. 86,205,800 $357,067,947 1993 18 The Graduate AVCO 85,571,400 $104,901,839 1967^ 19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox 84,825,800 $431,088,301 1999 20 Fantasia Dis. 83,043,500 $76,408,097 1941^ 21 Avatar Fox 82,995,500 $631,595,771 2009 22 The Godfather Par. 78,922,600 $134,966,411 1972^ 23 Forrest Gump Par. 78,545,600 $329,694,499 1994 24 Mary Poppins Dis. 78,181,800 $102,272,727 1964^ 25 The Lion King BV 77,231,800 $328,541,776 1994^ 26 Grease Par. 76,921,800 $188,389,888 1978^ 27 Thunderball UA 74,800,000 $63,595,658 1965 28 The Dark Knight WB 74,282,100 $533,345,358 2008 29 The Jungle Book Dis. 73,679,900 $141,843,612 1967^ 30 Sleeping Beauty Dis. 72,676,100 $51,600,000 1959^ 31 Shrek 2 DW 71,050,900 $441,226,247 2004 32 Ghostbusters Col. 70,730,600 $238,632,124 1984^ 33 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox 70,557,900 $102,308,889 1969 34 Love Story Par. 69,998,100 $106,397,186 1970 35 Spider-Man Sony 69,484,700 $403,706,375 2002 36 Independence Day Fox 69,268,900 $306,169,268 1996 37 Home Alone Fox 67,734,200 $285,761,243 1990 38 Pinocchio Dis. 67,403,300 $84,254,167 1940^ 39 Cleopatra (1963) Fox 67,183,500 $57,777,778 1963 40 Beverly Hills Cop Par. 67,150,000 $234,760,478 1984 41 Goldfinger UA 66,300,000 $51,081,062 1964 42 Airport Uni. 66,111,300 $100,489,151 1970 43 American Graffiti Uni. 65,714,300 $115,000,000 1973 44 The Robe Fox 65,454,500 $36,000,000 1953 45 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV 64,628,400 $423,315,812 2006 46 Around the World in 80 Days UA 64,615,400 $42,000,000 1956 47 Bambi RKO 63,712,400 $102,247,150 1942^ 48 Blazing Saddles WB 63,227,500 $119,500,000 1974 49 Batman WB 62,954,600 $251,188,924 1989 50 The Bells of St. Mary's RKO 62,745,100 $21,333,333 1945 51 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL 61,538,100 $377,027,325 2003 52 The Towering Inferno Fox 61,375,700 $116,000,000 1974 53 Spider-Man 2 Sony 60,158,700 $373,585,825 2004 54 My Fair Lady WB 60,000,000 $72,000,000 1964 55 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. 60,000,000 $36,000,000 1952 56 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. 59,890,300 $141,600,000 1978^ 57 The Passion of the Christ NM 59,704,800 $370,782,930 2004^ 58 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox 59,324,600 $380,270,577 2005 59 Back to the Future Uni. 59,050,700 $210,609,762 1985 60 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL 57,630,400 $341,786,758 2002^ 61 The Sixth Sense BV 57,579,100 $293,506,292 1999 62 Superman WB 57,358,100 $134,218,018 1978 63 Tootsie Col. 56,903,900 $177,200,000 1982 64 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. 56,832,900 $126,737,428 1977 65 Finding Nemo BV 56,337,500 $339,714,978 2003 66 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW 56,004,400 $402,111,870 2009 67 West Side Story MGM 55,970,300 $43,656,822 1961 68 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB 55,913,000 $317,575,550 2001 69 Lady and the Tramp Dis. 55,734,900 $93,602,326 1955^ 70 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. 55,575,500 $132,088,635 1977^ 71 Lawrence of Arabia Col. 55,383,600 $44,824,144 1962^ 72 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox 55,069,400 $112,892,319 1975 73 Rocky UA 55,040,000 $117,235,147 1976 74 The Best Years of Our Lives RKO 55,000,000 $23,650,000 1946 75 The Poseidon Adventure Fox 54,902,000 $84,563,118 1972 76 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL 54,703,900 $314,776,170 2001^ 77 Twister WB 54,688,100 $241,721,524 1996 78 Men in Black Sony 54,616,700 $250,690,539 1997 79 The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. 54,400,000 $27,200,000 1957 80 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World MGM 53,875,400 $46,332,858 1963 81 Swiss Family Robinson Dis. 53,808,000 $40,356,000 1960 82 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA 53,685,400 $108,981,275 1975 83 M.A.S.H. Fox 53,684,200 $81,600,000 1970 84 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. 53,532,800 $179,870,271 1984 85 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox 53,468,500 $310,676,740 2002^ 86 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox 52,684,400 $219,195,243 1993 87 Aladdin BV 52,442,300 $217,350,219 1992 88 Ghost Par. 51,465,200 $217,631,306 1990 89 Duel in the Sun Selz. 51,020,400 $20,408,163 1946 90 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV 50,648,900 $305,413,918 2003 91 House of Wax WB 50,531,900 $23,750,000 1953 92 Rear Window Par. 50,354,700 $36,764,313 1954^ 93 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. 49,910,000 $229,086,679 1997 94 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. 49,416,500 $197,171,806 1989 95 Spider-Man 3 Sony 48,914,300 $336,530,303 2007 96 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS 48,656,400 $204,843,345 1991 97 Sergeant York WB 48,123,200 $16,361,885 1941 98 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. 48,106,800 $260,044,825 2000 99 Toy Story 2 BV 47,836,500 $245,852,179 1999^ 100 Top Gun Par. 47,651,400 $176,786,701 1986
CHART NOTES
^ Indicates documented multiple theatrical releases. Most of the pre-1980 movies listed on this chart had multiple undocumentented releases over the years. The year shown is the first year of release.
Most pre-1980 pictures achieved their totals through multiple releases, especially Disney animated features which made much of their totals in the past few decades belying their original release dates in terms of adjustment. For example, Snow White has made $118,328,683 of its unadjusted $184,925,486 total since 1983. Click here for a full discussion of adjusting for movie ticket price inflation .
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