DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of May 3, 1996
#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 Jurassic Park Uni. $357,067,947 1993^ 3 Forrest Gump Par. $329,694,499 1994 4 Star Wars Fox $322,740,142 1977^ 5 The Lion King BV $312,855,561 1994^ 6 Home Alone Fox $285,761,243 1990 7 Return of the Jedi Fox $263,835,740 1983^ 8 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 9 Batman WB $251,188,924 1989 10 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $242,374,454 1981^ 11 Ghostbusters Col. $238,632,124 1984^ 12 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984 13 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $222,674,266 1980^ 14 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $219,195,243 1993 15 Ghost Par. $217,631,306 1990 16 Aladdin BV $217,350,219 1992 17 Back to the Future Uni. $210,609,762 1985 18 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $204,843,345 1991 19 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $197,171,806 1989 20 The Exorcist WB $193,000,000 1973^ 21 Gone with the Wind MGM $191,926,347 1939^ 22 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $184,925,486 1937^ 23 Toy Story BV $184,870,217 1995^ 24 Dances with Wolves Orion $184,208,848 1990 25 Batman Forever WB $184,031,112 1995 26 The Fugitive WB $183,875,760 1993 27 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $179,870,271 1984 28 Pretty Woman BV $178,406,268 1990 29 Tootsie Col. $177,200,000 1982 30 Top Gun Par. $176,786,701 1986^ 31 Crocodile Dundee Par. $174,803,506 1986 32 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox $173,585,516 1992 33 Rain Man MGM $172,825,435 1988 34 Apollo 13 Uni. $172,071,312 1995^ 35 Three Men and a Baby BV $167,780,960 1987 36 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves WB $165,493,908 1991 37 Batman Returns WB $162,831,698 1992 38 Grease Par. $159,978,870 1978^ 39 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 40 The Firm Par. $158,348,367 1993 41 Fatal Attraction Par. $156,645,693 1987 42 Who Framed Roger Rabbit BV $156,452,370 1988 43 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 44 Beverly Hills Cop II Par. $153,665,036 1987 45 Gremlins WB $153,083,102 1984^ 46 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $150,415,432 1985 47 Lethal Weapon 2 WB $147,253,986 1989 48 True Lies Fox $146,282,411 1994 49 Beauty and the Beast BV $145,863,363 1991^ 50 101 Dalmatians Dis. $144,880,014 1961^ 51 The Santa Clause BV $144,833,357 1994 52 Lethal Weapon 3 WB $144,731,527 1992 53 The Jungle Book Dis. $141,843,612 1967^ 54 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 55 Pocahontas BV $141,579,773 1995 56 A Few Good Men Col. $141,340,178 1992 57 Look Who's Talking TriS $140,088,813 1989 58 Sister Act BV $139,605,150 1992 59 Platoon Orion $138,530,565 1986 60 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NL $135,265,915 1990 61 Superman WB $134,218,018 1978 62 The Godfather Par. $133,698,921 1972^ 63 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 1977^ 64 The Silence of the Lambs Orion $130,742,922 1991 65 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids BV $130,724,172 1989 66 The Flintstones Uni. $130,531,208 1994 67 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $129,795,554 1982 68 Coming to America Par. $128,152,301 1988 69 Rocky IV UA $127,873,716 1985 70 Dumb and Dumber NL $127,175,374 1994 71 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $126,737,428 1977 72 Sleepless in Seattle TriS $126,680,884 1993 73 Rocky III UA $125,049,125 1982^ 74 City Slickers Col. $124,033,791 1991 75 Good Morning, Vietnam BV $123,922,370 1987 76 Clear and Present Danger Par. $122,187,717 1994 77 The Hunt for Red October Par. $122,012,643 1990 78 The Bodyguard WB $121,945,720 1992^ 79 Wayne's World Par. $121,697,323 1992 80 Speed Fox $121,248,145 1994 81 The Mask NL $119,938,730 1994 82 Hook TriS $119,654,823 1991 83 Blazing Saddles WB $119,500,000 1974 84 Total Recall Sony $119,394,840 1990^ 85 On Golden Pond Uni. $119,285,432 1981 86 Back to the Future Part II Uni. $118,450,002 1989 87 Basic Instinct TriS $117,727,224 1992 88 Die Hard 2: Die Harder Fox $117,540,947 1990 89 Rocky UA $117,235,147 1976 90 The Towering Inferno Fox $116,000,000 1974 91 The Karate Kid Part II Col. $115,103,979 1986 92 American Graffiti Uni. $115,000,000 1973 93 Big Fox $114,968,774 1988 94 The Addams Family Par. $113,502,426 1991 95 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $112,892,319 1975 96 Ghostbusters II Col. $112,494,738 1989 97 Twins Uni. $111,938,388 1988 98 Doctor Zhivago MGM $111,721,910 1965 99 Porky's Fox $111,289,673 1982^ 100 The Birdcage MGM $110,341,194 1996
#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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