DOMESTIC GROSSES
Viewing Chart as of Aug. 24, 2003
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401500 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1
Titanic
Par.
$600,788,188
1997^
2
Star Wars
Fox
$460,998,007
1977^
3
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Uni.
$435,110,554
1982^
4
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Fox
$431,088,301
1999^
5
Spider-Man
Sony
$403,706,375
2002
6
Jurassic Park
Uni.
$357,067,947
1993^
7
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
NL
$339,789,881
2002^
8
Finding Nemo
BV
$329,790,041
2003^
9
Forrest Gump
Par.
$329,694,499
1994
10
The Lion King
BV
$328,541,776
1994^
11
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
WB
$317,575,550
2001
12
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
NL
$313,364,114
2001^
13
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Fox
$310,676,740
2002^
14
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$309,306,177
1983^
15
Independence Day
Fox
$306,169,268
1996^
16
The Sixth Sense
BV
$293,506,292
1999
17
The Empire Strikes Back
Fox
$290,271,960
1980^
18
Home Alone
Fox
$285,761,243
1990
19
The Matrix Reloaded
WB
$278,821,645
2003
20
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
2001
21
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
WB
$261,988,482
2002
22
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BV
$260,925,697
2003
23
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uni.
$260,044,825
2000
24
Jaws
Uni.
$260,000,000
1975
25
Monsters, Inc.
BV
$255,873,250
2001^
26
Batman
WB
$251,188,924
1989
27
Men in Black
Sony
$250,690,539
1997
28
Toy Story 2
BV
$245,852,179
1999^
29
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Par.
$242,374,454
1981^
30
Twister
WB
$241,721,524
1996
31
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
IFC
$241,438,208
2002
32
Bruce Almighty
Uni.
$240,356,850
2003
33
Ghostbusters
Col.
$238,632,124
1984^
34
Beverly Hills Cop
Par.
$234,760,478
1984
35
Cast Away
Fox
$233,632,142
2000
36
The Exorcist
WB
$232,671,011
1973^
37
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Uni.
$229,086,679
1997
38
Signs
BV
$227,966,634
2002
39
Rush Hour 2
NL
$226,164,286
2001
40
Mrs. Doubtfire
Fox
$219,195,243
1993
41
Ghost
Par.
$217,631,306
1990
42
Aladdin
BV
$217,350,219
1992
43
Saving Private Ryan
DW
$216,540,909
1998
44
Mission: Impossible II
Par.
$215,409,889
2000
45
X2: X-Men United
Fox
$214,869,324
2003
46
Austin Powers in Goldmember
NL
$213,307,889
2002
47
Back to the Future
Uni.
$210,609,762
1985
48
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
NL
$206,040,086
1999
49
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
TriS
$204,843,345
1991
50
The Mummy Returns
Uni.
$202,019,785
2001
51
Armageddon
BV
$201,578,182
1998
52
Gone with the Wind
MGM
$198,676,459
1939^
53
Pearl Harbor
BV
$198,542,554
2001
54
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Par.
$197,171,806
1989
55
Toy Story
BV
$191,796,233
1995^
56
Men in Black II
Sony
$190,418,803
2002
57
Grease
Par.
$188,389,888
1978^
58
Gladiator
DW
$187,705,427
2000
59
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Dis.
$184,925,486
1937^
60
Dances with Wolves
Orion
$184,208,848
1990
61
Batman Forever
WB
$184,031,112
1995
62
The Fugitive
WB
$183,875,760
1993
63
Ocean's Eleven
WB
$183,417,150
2001
64
What Women Want
Par.
$182,811,707
2000
65
The Perfect Storm
WB
$182,618,434
2000
66
Liar Liar
Uni.
$181,410,615
1997
67
Jurassic Park III
Uni.
$181,171,875
2001
68
Mission: Impossible
Par.
$180,981,856
1996
69
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Fox
$180,011,740
2001
70
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Par.
$179,870,271
1984
71
Pretty Woman
BV
$178,406,268
1990
72
Tootsie
Col.
$177,200,000
1982
73
Top Gun
Par.
$176,786,701
1986^
74
There's Something About Mary
Fox
$176,484,651
1998
75
Ice Age
Fox
$176,387,405
2002
76
Crocodile Dundee
Par.
$174,803,506
1986
77
Apollo 13
Uni.
$173,724,977
1995^
78
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Fox
$173,585,516
1992
79
Air Force One
Sony
$172,956,409
1997
80
Rain Man
MGM
$172,825,435
1988
81
The Matrix
WB
$171,479,930
1999
82
Beauty and the Beast
BV
$171,350,553
1991^
83
Tarzan
BV
$171,091,819
1999
84
A Beautiful Mind
Uni.
$170,742,341
2001
85
Chicago
Mira.
$170,659,352
2002
86
Three Men and a Baby
BV
$167,780,960
1987
87
Meet the Parents
Uni.
$166,244,045
2000
88
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
WB
$165,493,908
1991
89
Hannibal
MGM
$165,092,268
2001
90
Catch Me If You Can
DW
$164,615,351
2002
91
Big Daddy
Sony
$163,479,795
1999
92
Batman Returns
WB
$162,831,698
1992
93
A Bug's Life
BV
$162,798,565
1998
94
The Waterboy
BV
$161,491,646
1998
95
Die Another Day
MGM
$160,942,139
2002
96
The Sound of Music
Fox
$158,671,368
1965
97
The Firm
Par.
$158,348,367
1993
98
X-Men
Fox
$157,299,717
2000
99
Scary Movie
Mira.
$157,019,771
2000
100
Fatal Attraction
Par.
$156,645,693
1987
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401500
CHART NOTES
^ Indicates movie made its gross over multiple releases, e.g., 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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