IMAX
This list is in no way comprehensive. Unfortunately, IMAX box office only
recently started being tracked in a serious way, leaving many popular titles
without a gross to report.
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Gross-to-date Year 1
Everest
MFF
$87,178,599
1998
2
Space Station 3-D
Imax
$80,164,958
2002
3
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
Imax
$53,161,885
1998
4
Fantasia 2000
BV
$52,260,454
2000
5
Mysteries of Egypt
Imax
$40,593,486
1998
6
Deep Sea 3-D
WB
$37,626,757
2006
7
Magnificent Desolation
Imax
$30,309,955
2005
8
Beauty and the Beast
BV
$25,487,190
2002
9
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
NGC
$22,514,006
2007
10
NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience
WB
$21,583,831
2004
11
Bugs!
SK
$19,063,544
2003
12
Thrill Ride
SPC
$18,798,590
1997
13
Michael Jordan to the Max
Imax
$18,650,521
2000
14
Galapagos
Imax
$17,654,018
1999
15
Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm)
BV
$17,040,871
2003
16
Wild Safari 3D
NWav
$16,621,530
2005
17
Across the Sea of Time
SPC
$16,015,639
1995
18
The Lion King
BV
$15,686,215
2002
19
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
SPC
$15,627,434
2000
20
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
WGB.
$15,553,324
2001
21
Wings of Courage
SPC
$15,054,636
1995
22
Haunted Castle
NWav
$13,651,656
2001
23
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Imax
$13,485,455
1998
24
Extreme
Imax
$12,475,172
1999
25
Cyberworld 3-D
Imax
$11,253,900
2000
26
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
GSF
$10,994,028
2002
27
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2005)
WB
$10,900,597
2005
28
Island of the Sharks
Imax
$10,658,505
1999
29
Roving Mars
BV
$10,407,978
2006
30
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
GSF
$10,086,514
2002
31
Aliens of the Deep
BV
$8,968,684
2005
32
Alien Adventure
NWav
$8,959,784
1999
33
Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience
Fox
$8,485,488
2002
34
Encounter in the 3rd Dimension
NWav
$7,195,792
1999
35
The Young Black Stallion
BV
$6,751,389
2003
36
Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box
Imax
$5,231,283
1999
37
Wolves
Imax
$4,811,282
1999
38
ESPN's Ultimate X
BV
$4,197,492
2002
39
China: The Panda Adventure
Imax
$3,921,642
2001
40
Fifty
Imax
$3,328,240
1999
41
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 2
Imax
$3,045,032
2003
42
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2006)
WB
$2,940,722
2006
43
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2007)
WB
$2,483,757
2007
44
Warren Miller's Journey
WM
$2,377,609
2003
45
Mark Twain's America in 3-D
SPC
$2,297,096
1998
46
Wildfire: Feel the Heat
Prim.
$2,040,635
1999
47
Santa Vs. the Snowman
Imax
$1,934,053
2002
48
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 3
Imax
$1,926,034
2004
49
'N Sync: Bigger Than Live
Imax
$1,808,679
2001
50
Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
Imax
$1,766,621
2002
51
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2008)
WB
$1,705,694
2008
52
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 4
Imax
$1,222,538
2005
53
Sacred Planet
BV
$1,108,356
2004
54
The IMAX Nutcracker
Imax
$1,009,291
1999
55
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Imax
$992,683
2001
56
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 5
Imax
$928,275
2006
57
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 6
Imax
$769,405
2007
58
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 7
Imax
$433,797
2008
CHART NOTES
IMAX & 35mm grosses separated where possible, but 35mm gross is included if breakdown is not available.Fantasia 2000 Gross excludes its 35mm run in which it made $8,394,966.Matrix Reloaded 's IMAX cume is unavailable. A domestic-only figure for 1991's Rolling Stones: At
the Max is one of the many that's unavailable, but it grossed $21.4 million worldwide.
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