DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of Feb. 25, 1986
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–500 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $399,804,539 1982^ 2 Star Wars Fox $322,740,142 1977^ 3 Return of the Jedi Fox $263,835,740 1983^ 4 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 5 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $242,374,454 1981^ 6 Ghostbusters Col. $238,632,124 1984^ 7 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984 8 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $222,674,266 1980^ 9 Back to the Future Uni. $200,667,965 1985 10 The Exorcist WB $193,000,000 1973^ 11 Gone with the Wind MGM $189,523,031 1939^ 12 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $179,870,271 1984 13 Tootsie Col. $177,200,000 1982 14 Grease Par. $159,978,870 1978^ 15 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 16 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 17 Gremlins WB $153,083,102 1984^ 18 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $150,415,432 1985 19 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 20 Superman WB $134,218,018 1978 21 The Godfather Par. $133,698,921 1972^ 22 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 1977^ 23 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $129,795,554 1982 24 Rocky IV UA $127,873,716 1985 25 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $126,737,428 1977 26 Rocky III UA $125,049,125 1982^ 27 Blazing Saddles WB $119,500,000 1974 28 On Golden Pond Uni. $119,285,432 1981 29 Rocky UA $117,235,147 1976 30 The Towering Inferno Fox $116,000,000 1974 31 American Graffiti Uni. $115,000,000 1973 32 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $112,892,319 1975 33 Doctor Zhivago MGM $111,721,910 1965 34 Porky's Fox $111,289,673 1982^ 35 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $108,981,275 1975 36 Terms of Endearment Par. $108,423,489 1983 37 Superman II WB $108,185,706 1981 38 Love Story Par. $106,397,186 1970 39 Kramer Vs. Kramer Col. $106,260,000 1979 40 The Graduate AVCO $104,642,560 1967^ 41 9 to 5 Fox $103,290,500 1980 42 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $102,308,889 1969 43 Mary Poppins Dis. $102,272,727 1964^ 44 Stir Crazy Col. $101,300,000 1980 45 Airport Uni. $100,489,151 1970 46 The Jungle Book Dis. $97,197,993 1967^ 47 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $96,696,803 1937^ 48 Arthur WB $95,461,682 1981 49 Saturday Night Fever Par. $94,213,184 1977 50 Flashdance Par. $92,921,203 1983 51 The Karate Kid Col. $90,815,558 1984 52 Trading Places Par. $90,404,800 1983 53 The Amityville Horror AIP $86,432,000 1979 54 Young Frankenstein Fox $86,273,333 1974 55 Stripes Col. $85,297,000 1981 56 Every Which Way But Loose WB $85,196,485 1978 57 Rocky II UA $85,182,160 1979 58 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $84,563,118 1972 59 101 Dalmatians Dis. $84,049,729 1961^ 60 Airplane! Par. $83,453,539 1980 61 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Par. $82,258,456 1979 62 Jaws 2 Uni. $81,766,007 1978^ 63 Heaven Can Wait (1978) Par. $81,640,278 1978 64 M.A.S.H. Fox $81,600,000 1970 65 Police Academy WB $81,198,894 1984 66 Footloose Par. $80,035,402 1984 67 Earthquake Uni. $79,666,653 1974 68 WarGames MGM $79,567,667 1983 69 Alien Fox $78,944,891 1979^ 70 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Par. $78,912,963 1982 71 48 HRS. Par. $78,868,508 1982 72 Apocalypse Now MGM $78,784,010 1979^ 73 Hooper WB $78,000,000 1978 74 Poltergeist MGM $76,606,280 1982 75 Romancing the Stone Fox $76,572,238 1984 76 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Par. $76,471,046 1984 77 Cocoon Fox $76,113,124 1985 78 10 WB $74,865,517 1979 79 Ben-Hur MGM $74,000,000 1959 80 The Jerk Uni. $73,691,419 1979 81 The Cannonball Run Fox $72,179,579 1981 82 My Fair Lady WB $72,000,000 1964 83 Any Which Way You Can WB $70,687,344 1980 84 All the President's Men WB $70,600,000 1976 85 Moonraker MGM $70,308,099 1979 86 Private Benjamin WB $69,847,348 1980 87 Splash BV $69,821,334 1984 88 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Uni. $69,701,637 1982 89 Witness Par. $68,706,993 1985 90 Purple Rain WB $68,392,977 1984 91 Octopussy MGM $67,893,619 1983 92 Sudden Impact WB $67,642,693 1983 93 Coal Miner's Daughter Uni. $67,182,787 1980 94 Smokey and the Bandit II Uni. $66,132,626 1980 95 What's Up, Doc? WB $66,000,000 1972 96 The Ten Commandments Par. $65,500,000 1956 97 Pinocchio Dis. $65,390,608 1940^ 98 The Muppet Movie AFD $65,200,000 1979 99 Staying Alive Par. $64,892,670 1983 100 Mr. Mom Fox $64,783,827 1983
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–500
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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