DOMESTIC GROSSES
Viewing Chart as of Oct. 9, 1990
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401500 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 101
The Little Mermaid
BV
$84,355,863
1989^
102
101 Dalmatians
Dis.
$84,049,729
1961^
103
Steel Magnolias
TriS
$83,759,091
1989
104
Airplane!
Par.
$83,453,539
1980
105
Die Hard
Fox
$83,008,852
1988
106
Days of Thunder
Par.
$82,670,733
1990
107
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Par.
$82,258,456
1979
108
Presumed Innocent
WB
$82,115,403
1990
109
Jaws 2
Uni.
$81,766,007
1978^
110
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Par.
$81,640,278
1978
111
M.A.S.H.
Fox
$81,600,000
1970
112
Police Academy
WB
$81,198,894
1984
113
Another 48 HRS.
Par.
$80,818,974
1990
114
Moonstruck
MGM
$80,640,528
1987
115
Footloose
Par.
$80,035,402
1984
116
The Golden Child
Par.
$79,817,937
1986
117
Earthquake
Uni.
$79,666,653
1974
118
WarGames
MGM
$79,567,667
1983
119
Alien
Fox
$78,944,891
1979^
120
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Par.
$78,912,963
1982
121
48 HRS.
Par.
$78,868,508
1982
122
Apocalypse Now
MGM
$78,845,221
1979^
123
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Par.
$78,756,177
1988
124
Cocktail
BV
$78,222,753
1988
125
Hooper
WB
$78,000,000
1978
126
Poltergeist
MGM
$76,606,280
1982
127
Romancing the Stone
Fox
$76,572,238
1984
128
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Par.
$76,471,046
1984
129
The Untouchables
Par.
$76,270,454
1987
130
Cocoon
Fox
$76,113,124
1985
131
The Jewel of the Nile
Fox
$75,973,200
1985
132
10
WB
$74,865,517
1979
133
Ben-Hur
MGM
$74,000,000
1959
134
Beetlejuice
WB
$73,707,461
1988
135
The Jerk
Uni.
$73,691,419
1979
136
The Cannonball Run
Fox
$72,179,579
1981
137
My Fair Lady
WB
$72,000,000
1964
138
Ruthless People
BV
$71,624,879
1986
139
Christmas Vacation
WB
$71,319,526
1989
140
The Rescuers
Dis.
$71,215,869
1977^
141
Turner & Hooch
BV
$71,079,915
1989
142
Bird on a Wire
Uni.
$70,978,012
1990
143
Any Which Way You Can
WB
$70,687,344
1980
144
All the President's Men
WB
$70,600,000
1976
145
Moonraker
MGM
$70,308,099
1979
146
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Par.
$70,136,369
1986
147
Born on the Fourth of July
Uni.
$70,001,698
1989
148
Private Benjamin
WB
$69,847,348
1980
149
Splash
BV
$69,821,334
1984
150
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Uni.
$69,701,637
1982
151
Witness
Par.
$68,706,993
1985
152
Purple Rain
WB
$68,392,977
1984
153
Octopussy
MGM
$67,893,619
1983
154
Sudden Impact
WB
$67,642,693
1983
155
Coal Miner's Daughter
Uni.
$67,182,787
1980
156
The Secret of My Success
Uni.
$66,995,879
1987
157
Uncle Buck
Uni.
$66,758,538
1989
158
Smokey and the Bandit II
Uni.
$66,132,626
1980
159
What's Up, Doc?
WB
$66,000,000
1972
160
Stakeout
BV
$65,673,233
1987
161
The Ten Commandments
Par.
$65,500,000
1956
162
Pinocchio
Dis.
$65,390,608
1940^
163
Lethal Weapon
WB
$65,207,127
1987
164
The Muppet Movie
AFD
$65,200,000
1979
165
Staying Alive
Par.
$64,892,670
1983
166
Mr. Mom
Fox
$64,783,827
1983
167
Field of Dreams
Uni.
$64,431,625
1989
168
Working Girl
Fox
$63,779,477
1988
169
The Witches of Eastwick
WB
$63,766,510
1987
170
Thunderball
UA
$63,595,658
1965
171
Risky Business
WB
$63,541,777
1983
172
The Fox and the Hound
BV
$63,456,988
1981^
173
Dirty Dancing
Vest
$63,446,382
1987^
174
Tango & Cash
WB
$63,408,614
1989
175
A Fish Called Wanda
MGM
$62,493,712
1988
176
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
BV
$62,134,225
1986
177
The Electric Horseman
Col.
$61,801,971
1979
178
Patton
Fox
$61,749,765
1970
179
National Lampoon's Vacation
WB
$61,399,552
1983
180
The Goonies
WB
$61,389,680
1985
181
The Omen
Fox
$60,922,980
1976
182
Harlem Nights
Par.
$60,864,870
1989
183
Scrooged
Par.
$60,328,558
1988
184
Spies Like Us
WB
$60,088,980
1985
185
Superman III
WB
$59,950,623
1983
186
Predator
Fox
$59,735,548
1987
187
Chariots of Fire
Col.
$58,972,904
1981
188
The Blue Lagoon
Col.
$58,853,106
1980
189
Sea of Love
Uni.
$58,571,513
1989
190
Throw Momma From the Train
Orion
$57,915,972
1987
191
Cleopatra (1963)
Fox
$57,777,778
1963
192
Pet Sematary
Par.
$57,469,467
1989
193
Dragnet
Uni.
$57,387,516
1987
194
Willow
MGM
$57,269,863
1988
195
The Blues Brothers
Uni.
$57,229,890
1980
196
Fantasia
Dis.
$57,092,339
1941^
197
Annie
Col.
$57,059,003
1982
198
Beaches
BV
$57,041,866
1988
199
2001: A Space Odyssey
MGM
$56,715,371
1968^
200
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Col.
$56,666,667
1967
#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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