DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of Jan. 16, 1983
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–498 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $324,297,874 1982^ 2 Star Wars Fox $322,740,142 1977^ 3 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 4 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $231,000,000 1981^ 5 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $222,674,266 1980^ 6 The Exorcist WB $193,000,000 1973^ 7 Gone with the Wind MGM $189,523,031 1939^ 8 Grease Par. $159,978,870 1978^ 9 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 10 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 11 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 12 Superman WB $134,218,018 1978 13 The Godfather Par. $133,698,921 1972^ 14 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 1977^ 15 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $126,737,428 1977 16 Rocky III UA $125,049,125 1982^ 17 Blazing Saddles WB $119,500,000 1974 18 On Golden Pond Uni. $119,285,432 1981 19 Rocky UA $117,235,147 1976 20 The Towering Inferno Fox $116,000,000 1974 21 American Graffiti Uni. $115,000,000 1973 22 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $112,977,080 1982 23 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $112,892,319 1975 24 Doctor Zhivago MGM $111,721,910 1965 25 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $108,981,275 1975 26 Superman II WB $108,185,706 1981 27 Love Story Par. $106,397,186 1970 28 Kramer Vs. Kramer Col. $106,260,000 1979 29 Porky's Fox $105,492,483 1982^ 30 The Graduate AVCO $104,642,560 1967^ 31 9 to 5 Fox $103,290,500 1980 32 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $102,308,889 1969 33 Mary Poppins Dis. $102,272,727 1964^ 34 Stir Crazy Col. $101,300,000 1980 35 Airport Uni. $100,489,151 1970 36 Arthur WB $95,461,682 1981 37 Saturday Night Fever Par. $94,213,184 1977 38 The Amityville Horror AIP $86,432,000 1979 39 Young Frankenstein Fox $86,273,333 1974 40 Stripes Col. $85,297,000 1981 41 Every Which Way But Loose WB $85,196,485 1978 42 Rocky II UA $85,182,160 1979 43 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $84,563,118 1972 44 Airplane! Par. $83,453,539 1980 45 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Par. $82,258,456 1979 46 Jaws 2 Uni. $81,766,007 1978^ 47 Heaven Can Wait (1978) Par. $81,640,278 1978 48 M.A.S.H. Fox $81,600,000 1970 49 Earthquake Uni. $79,666,653 1974 50 Alien Fox $78,944,891 1979^ 51 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Par. $78,912,963 1982 52 Apocalypse Now MGM $78,784,010 1979^ 53 Hooper WB $78,000,000 1978 54 Poltergeist MGM $76,606,280 1982 55 10 WB $74,865,517 1979 56 Ben-Hur MGM $74,000,000 1959 57 The Jungle Book Dis. $73,741,048 1967^ 58 The Jerk Uni. $73,691,419 1979 59 The Cannonball Run Fox $72,179,579 1981 60 My Fair Lady WB $72,000,000 1964 61 Any Which Way You Can WB $70,687,344 1980 62 All the President's Men WB $70,600,000 1976 63 Moonraker MGM $70,308,099 1979 64 Private Benjamin WB $69,847,348 1980 65 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Uni. $69,701,637 1982 66 Tootsie Col. $69,277,522 1982 67 Coal Miner's Daughter Uni. $67,182,787 1980 68 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $66,596,803 1937^ 69 Smokey and the Bandit II Uni. $66,132,626 1980 70 What's Up, Doc? WB $66,000,000 1972 71 The Ten Commandments Par. $65,500,000 1956 72 The Muppet Movie AFD $65,200,000 1979 73 Thunderball UA $63,595,658 1965 74 Bambi RKO $63,200,000 1942^ 75 Lady and the Tramp Dis. $62,473,244 1955^ 76 The Electric Horseman Col. $61,801,971 1979 77 Patton Fox $61,749,765 1970 78 The Omen Fox $60,922,980 1976 79 Chariots of Fire Col. $58,972,904 1981 80 The Blue Lagoon Col. $58,853,106 1980 81 Cleopatra (1963) Fox $57,777,778 1963 82 The Blues Brothers Uni. $57,229,890 1980 83 Annie Col. $57,059,003 1982 84 2001: A Space Odyssey MGM $56,715,371 1968^ 85 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Col. $56,666,667 1967 86 For Your Eyes Only MGM $54,812,802 1981 87 Ordinary People Par. $54,766,923 1980 88 Peter Pan Dis. $53,284,883 1953^ 89 Papillon AAP $53,267,000 1973 90 King Kong (1976) Par. $52,614,445 1976 91 Funny Girl Col. $52,000,000 1968^ 92 The China Syndrome Col. $51,718,367 1979 93 The French Connection Fox $51,700,000 1971 94 The Love Bug Dis. $51,264,000 1969 95 Goldfinger UA $51,081,062 1964 96 Silver Streak Fox $51,079,064 1976 97 101 Dalmatians Dis. $51,000,000 1961^ 98 A Bridge Too Far UA $50,750,000 1977 99 The Four Seasons Uni. $50,427,646 1981 100 Dog Day Afternoon WB $50,000,000 1975
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–498
CHART NOTES E.T. was re-released in 1985 and a special edition was released in 2002. Clicking on these titles will display a breakdown of releases. Most of the pre-1980 movies listed on this chart had multiple, undocumented releases over the years.
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