DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of Nov. 4, 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. $210,609,762 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 Top Gun Par. $160,334,394 1986^ 15 Grease Par. $159,978,870 1978^ 16 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 17 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 18 Gremlins WB $153,083,102 1984^ 19 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $150,415,432 1985 20 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 21 Superman WB $134,218,018 1978 22 The Godfather Par. $133,698,921 1972^ 23 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 1977^ 24 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $129,795,554 1982 25 Rocky IV UA $127,873,716 1985 26 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $126,737,428 1977 27 Rocky III UA $125,049,125 1982^ 28 Blazing Saddles WB $119,500,000 1974 29 On Golden Pond Uni. $119,285,432 1981 30 Rocky UA $117,235,147 1976 31 The Towering Inferno Fox $116,000,000 1974 32 The Karate Kid Part II Col. $115,103,979 1986 33 American Graffiti Uni. $115,000,000 1973 34 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $112,892,319 1975 35 Doctor Zhivago MGM $111,721,910 1965 36 Porky's Fox $111,289,673 1982^ 37 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $108,981,275 1975 38 Terms of Endearment Par. $108,423,489 1983 39 Superman II WB $108,185,706 1981 40 Love Story Par. $106,397,186 1970 41 Kramer Vs. Kramer Col. $106,260,000 1979 42 The Graduate AVCO $104,642,560 1967^ 43 9 to 5 Fox $103,290,500 1980 44 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $102,308,889 1969 45 Mary Poppins Dis. $102,272,727 1964^ 46 Stir Crazy Col. $101,300,000 1980 47 Airport Uni. $100,489,151 1970 48 The Jungle Book Dis. $97,197,993 1967^ 49 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $96,696,803 1937^ 50 Arthur WB $95,461,682 1981 51 Saturday Night Fever Par. $94,213,184 1977 52 The Color Purple WB $94,175,854 1985^ 53 Flashdance Par. $92,921,203 1983 54 Back to School Orion $91,258,000 1986 55 The Karate Kid Col. $90,815,558 1984 56 Trading Places Par. $90,404,800 1983 57 Out of Africa Uni. $87,071,205 1985 58 The Amityville Horror AIP $86,432,000 1979 59 Young Frankenstein Fox $86,273,333 1974 60 Stripes Col. $85,297,000 1981 61 Every Which Way But Loose WB $85,196,485 1978 62 Rocky II UA $85,182,160 1979 63 Aliens Fox $85,160,248 1986 64 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $84,563,118 1972 65 101 Dalmatians Dis. $84,049,729 1961^ 66 Airplane! Par. $83,453,539 1980 67 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Par. $82,258,456 1979 68 Jaws 2 Uni. $81,766,007 1978^ 69 Heaven Can Wait (1978) Par. $81,640,278 1978 70 M.A.S.H. Fox $81,600,000 1970 71 Police Academy WB $81,198,894 1984 72 Footloose Par. $80,035,402 1984 73 Earthquake Uni. $79,666,653 1974 74 WarGames MGM $79,567,667 1983 75 Alien Fox $78,944,891 1979^ 76 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Par. $78,912,963 1982 77 48 HRS. Par. $78,868,508 1982 78 Apocalypse Now MGM $78,784,010 1979^ 79 Hooper WB $78,000,000 1978 80 Poltergeist MGM $76,606,280 1982 81 Romancing the Stone Fox $76,572,238 1984 82 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Par. $76,471,046 1984 83 Cocoon Fox $76,113,124 1985 84 The Jewel of the Nile Fox $75,973,200 1985 85 10 WB $74,865,517 1979 86 Ben-Hur MGM $74,000,000 1959 87 The Jerk Uni. $73,691,419 1979 88 The Cannonball Run Fox $72,179,579 1981 89 My Fair Lady WB $72,000,000 1964 90 Ruthless People BV $71,624,879 1986 91 Any Which Way You Can WB $70,687,344 1980 92 All the President's Men WB $70,600,000 1976 93 Moonraker MGM $70,308,099 1979 94 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Par. $70,136,369 1986 95 Private Benjamin WB $69,847,348 1980 96 Splash BV $69,821,334 1984 97 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Uni. $69,701,637 1982 98 Witness Par. $68,706,993 1985 99 Purple Rain WB $68,392,977 1984 100 Octopussy MGM $67,893,619 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.
RELATED CHARTS All Time Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation All Time Worldwide All Time by MPAA Rating All Time Opening Weekends Fastest Movies to $100-$500 Million Slowest Movies to $100-$200 Million Return to All Time Index
Facebook
Twitter
