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
Space Station 3-D
Imax
$87,751,357
2002
2
Everest
MFF
$87,178,599
1998
3
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
Imax
$53,324,129
1998
4
Fantasia 2000
BV
$52,260,454
2000
5
Deep Sea 3D
WB
$45,562,927
2006
6
Mysteries of Egypt
Imax
$40,593,486
1998
7
Magnificent Desolation
Imax
$34,126,126
2005
8
Beauty and the Beast
BV
$25,487,190
2002
9
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
NGE
$23,746,066
2007
10
Born to Be Wild
WB
$22,635,603
2011
11
NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience
WB
$21,583,831
2004
12
Bugs!
SK
$19,063,544
2003
13
Thrill Ride
SPC
$18,798,590
1997
14
Michael Jordan to the Max
Imax
$18,650,521
2000
15
Galapagos
Imax
$18,113,916
1999
16
Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm)
BV
$17,040,871
2003
17
Wild Safari 3D
NWav
$16,621,530
2005
18
Across the Sea of Time
SPC
$16,015,639
1995
19
The Lion King
BV
$15,686,215
2002
20
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
SPC
$15,627,434
2000
21
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
WGB.
$15,553,324
2001
22
Wings of Courage
SPC
$15,054,636
1995
23
Haunted Castle
NWav
$13,651,656
2001
24
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
Imax
$13,485,455
1998
25
To the Arctic
WB
$12,485,756
2012
26
Extreme
Imax
$12,475,172
1999
27
Cyberworld 3-D
Imax
$11,253,900
2000
28
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
GSF
$10,994,028
2002
29
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2005)
WB
$10,900,597
2005
30
Island of the Sharks
Imax
$10,658,505
1999
31
Roving Mars
BV
$10,407,978
2006
32
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
GSF
$10,086,514
2002
33
Aliens of the Deep
BV
$8,968,684
2005
34
Alien Adventure
NWav
$8,959,784
1999
35
Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience
Fox
$8,485,488
2002
36
Encounter in the 3rd Dimension
NWav
$7,195,792
1999
37
The Young Black Stallion
BV
$6,751,389
2003
38
Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box
Imax
$5,231,283
1999
39
Wolves
Imax
$4,811,282
1999
40
ESPN's Ultimate X
BV
$4,197,492
2002
41
China: The Panda Adventure
Imax
$3,921,642
2001
42
Fifty
Imax
$3,328,240
1999
43
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Par.
$3,125,613
2012
44
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 2
Imax
$3,045,032
2003
45
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2006)
WB
$2,940,722
2006
46
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2007)
WB
$2,483,757
2007
47
Warren Miller's Journey
WM
$2,377,609
2003
48
Mark Twain's America in 3-D
SPC
$2,297,096
1998
49
Wildfire: Feel the Heat
Prim.
$2,040,635
1999
50
Santa Vs. the Snowman
Imax
$1,934,053
2002
51
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 3
Imax
$1,926,034
2004
52
'N Sync: Bigger Than Live
Imax
$1,808,679
2001
53
Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
Imax
$1,766,621
2002
54
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2008)
WB
$1,705,694
2008
55
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 4
Imax
$1,222,538
2005
56
Sacred Planet
BV
$1,108,356
2004
57
The IMAX Nutcracker
Imax
$1,009,291
1999
58
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Imax
$992,683
2001
59
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 5
Imax
$928,275
2006
60
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 6
Imax
$769,405
2007
61
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2010)
WB
$672,796
2010
62
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2009)
WB
$514,354
2009
63
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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