DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of Feb. 12, 1985
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–499 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $359,197,037 1982^ 2 Star Wars Fox $322,740,142 1977^ 3 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 4 Return of the Jedi Fox $252,583,617 1983^ 5 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $242,374,454 1981^ 6 Ghostbusters Col. $229,242,989 1984^ 7 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $222,674,266 1980^ 8 The Exorcist WB $193,000,000 1973^ 9 Gone with the Wind MGM $189,523,031 1939^ 10 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $179,870,271 1984 11 Tootsie Col. $177,200,000 1982 12 Grease Par. $159,978,870 1978^ 13 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 14 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 15 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $150,835,623 1984 16 Gremlins WB $148,168,459 1984^ 17 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 18 Superman WB $134,218,018 1978 19 The Godfather Par. $133,698,921 1972^ 20 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 1977^ 21 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $129,795,554 1982 22 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $126,737,428 1977 23 Rocky III UA $125,049,125 1982^ 24 Blazing Saddles WB $119,500,000 1974 25 On Golden Pond Uni. $119,285,432 1981 26 Rocky UA $117,235,147 1976 27 The Towering Inferno Fox $116,000,000 1974 28 American Graffiti Uni. $115,000,000 1973 29 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $112,892,319 1975 30 Doctor Zhivago MGM $111,721,910 1965 31 Porky's Fox $111,289,673 1982^ 32 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $108,981,275 1975 33 Terms of Endearment Par. $108,423,489 1983 34 Superman II WB $108,185,706 1981 35 Love Story Par. $106,397,186 1970 36 Kramer Vs. Kramer Col. $106,260,000 1979 37 The Graduate AVCO $104,642,560 1967^ 38 9 to 5 Fox $103,290,500 1980 39 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $102,308,889 1969 40 Mary Poppins Dis. $102,272,727 1964^ 41 Stir Crazy Col. $101,300,000 1980 42 Airport Uni. $100,489,151 1970 43 The Jungle Book Dis. $97,197,993 1967^ 44 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $96,696,803 1937^ 45 Arthur WB $95,461,682 1981 46 Saturday Night Fever Par. $94,213,184 1977 47 Flashdance Par. $92,921,203 1983 48 The Karate Kid Col. $90,815,558 1984 49 Trading Places Par. $90,404,800 1983 50 The Amityville Horror AIP $86,432,000 1979 51 Young Frankenstein Fox $86,273,333 1974 52 Stripes Col. $85,297,000 1981 53 Every Which Way But Loose WB $85,196,485 1978 54 Rocky II UA $85,182,160 1979 55 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $84,563,118 1972 56 Airplane! Par. $83,453,539 1980 57 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Par. $82,258,456 1979 58 Jaws 2 Uni. $81,766,007 1978^ 59 Heaven Can Wait (1978) Par. $81,640,278 1978 60 M.A.S.H. Fox $81,600,000 1970 61 Police Academy WB $81,198,894 1984 62 Footloose Par. $80,035,402 1984 63 Earthquake Uni. $79,666,653 1974 64 WarGames MGM $79,567,667 1983 65 Alien Fox $78,944,891 1979^ 66 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Par. $78,912,963 1982 67 48 HRS. Par. $78,868,508 1982 68 Apocalypse Now MGM $78,784,010 1979^ 69 Hooper WB $78,000,000 1978 70 Poltergeist MGM $76,606,280 1982 71 Romancing the Stone Fox $76,572,238 1984 72 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Par. $76,471,046 1984 73 10 WB $74,865,517 1979 74 Ben-Hur MGM $74,000,000 1959 75 The Jerk Uni. $73,691,419 1979 76 The Cannonball Run Fox $72,179,579 1981 77 My Fair Lady WB $72,000,000 1964 78 Any Which Way You Can WB $70,687,344 1980 79 All the President's Men WB $70,600,000 1976 80 Moonraker MGM $70,308,099 1979 81 Private Benjamin WB $69,847,348 1980 82 Splash BV $69,821,334 1984 83 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Uni. $69,701,637 1982 84 Purple Rain WB $68,392,977 1984 85 Octopussy MGM $67,893,619 1983 86 Sudden Impact WB $67,642,693 1983 87 Coal Miner's Daughter Uni. $67,182,787 1980 88 Smokey and the Bandit II Uni. $66,132,626 1980 89 What's Up, Doc? WB $66,000,000 1972 90 The Ten Commandments Par. $65,500,000 1956 91 Pinocchio Dis. $65,390,608 1940^ 92 The Muppet Movie AFD $65,200,000 1979 93 Staying Alive Par. $64,892,670 1983 94 Mr. Mom Fox $64,783,827 1983 95 Thunderball UA $63,595,658 1965 96 Risky Business WB $63,541,777 1983 97 Bambi RKO $63,200,000 1942^ 98 Lady and the Tramp Dis. $62,473,244 1955^ 99 The Electric Horseman Col. $61,801,971 1979 100 Patton Fox $61,749,765 1970
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–499
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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