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> ALL TIME BOX OFFICE

SLOWEST TO $100 AND $200 MILLION
1982-Present

(Only movies that hit the mark in their first releases are counted.
Ties are broken by a movie's total gross on the day it crossed the milestone.)



RowRankTitle (click to view)StudioDays to
$200m*
Gross-to-DateDateTotal Gross^Release
Date**
1 9 Superman Returns WB 117 $200,006,305 10/22/06 $200,081,192 6/28/06
2 4 Tangled BV 180 $200,627,301 5/22/11 $200,821,936 11/24/10
3 10 Armageddon BV 116 $200,000,000 10/24/98 $201,578,182 7/1/98
4 14 The Mummy Returns Uni. 72 $200,082,990 7/14/01 $202,019,785 5/4/01
5 8 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS 122 $200,003,660 11/01/91 $204,843,345 7/3/91
6 20 Batman Begins WB 58 $200,099,489 8/11/05 $205,343,774 6/15/05
7 18 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me NL 63 $200,105,267 8/12/99 $206,040,086 6/11/99
8 17 Ratatouille BV 65 $200,298,119 9/01/07 $206,445,654 6/29/07
9 21 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory WB 51 $200,041,100 9/03/05 $206,459,076 7/15/05
10 25 Sherlock Holmes WB 44 $201,084,843 2/06/10 $209,028,679 12/25/09
11 19 Wedding Crashers NL 59 $200,021,913 9/11/05 $209,255,921 7/15/05
12 27 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Par. 43 $200,027,203 1/27/12 $209,397,903 12/21/11
13 39 Fast Five Uni. 37 $201,163,160 6/04/11 $209,837,675 4/29/11
14 1 Back to the Future Uni. 232 $200,035,660 2/19/86 $210,609,762 7/3/85
15 35 300 WB 38 $200,965,135 4/15/07 $210,614,939 3/9/07
16 36 Austin Powers in Goldmember NL 38 $201,939,245 9/01/02 $213,307,889 7/26/02
17 32 Dr. Seuss' The Lorax Uni. 41 $200,786,955 4/11/12 $214,030,500 3/2/12
18 48 X2: X-Men United Fox 33 $200,322,298 6/03/03 $214,949,694 5/2/03
19 28 Mission: Impossible II Par. 43 $200,220,997 7/05/00 $215,409,889 5/24/00
20 38 Kung Fu Panda P/DW 37 $200,762,970 7/12/08 $215,434,591 6/6/08
21 43 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW 35 $200,231,722 7/12/12 $216,391,482 6/8/12
22 3 Saving Private Ryan DW 208 $200,218,052 2/16/99 $216,540,909 7/24/98
23 29 Alvin and the Chipmunks Fox 43 $200,477,819 1/25/08 $217,326,974 12/14/07
24 5 Aladdin BV 159 $200,000,000 4/20/93 $217,350,219 11/25/92
25 47 The Da Vinci Code Sony 33 $200,127,912 6/20/06 $217,536,138 5/19/06
26 23 How to Train Your Dragon P/DW 45 $201,013,867 5/09/10 $217,581,231 3/26/10
27 6 Ghost Par. 151 $200,000,000 12/10/90 $217,631,306 7/13/90
28 49 King Kong Uni. 32 $200,503,670 1/14/06 $218,080,025 12/14/05
29 40 Ted Uni. 37 $201,836,705 8/04/12 $218,815,487 6/29/12
30 12 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox 103 $200,358,897 3/06/94 $219,195,243 11/24/93
31 50 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox 32 $202,374,650 1/23/10 $219,614,612 12/23/09
32 46 National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV 34 $200,322,147 1/23/08 $219,964,115 12/21/07
33 42 WALL-E BV 36 $200,769,839 8/01/08 $223,808,164 6/27/08
34 44 Rush Hour 2 NL 35 $200,284,587 9/06/01 $226,164,286 8/3/01
35 51 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. 32 $202,810,455 9/03/07 $227,471,070 8/3/07
36 65 Hancock Sony 24 $200,806,172 7/25/08 $227,946,274 7/2/08
37 41 Signs BV 36 $200,143,168 9/06/02 $227,966,634 8/2/02
38 56 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. 30 $202,562,309 6/21/97 $229,086,679 5/23/97
39 11 Ghostbusters Col. 107 $200,246,149 9/22/84 $229,242,989 6/8/84
40 63 Oz The Great and Powerful BV 25 $200,229,389 4/01/13 $231,467,270 3/8/13
41 24 Cast Away Fox 44 $200,000,000 2/03/01 $233,632,142 12/22/00
42 66 War of the Worlds Par. 24 $202,116,023 7/22/05 $234,280,354 6/29/05
43 82 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox 17 $202,244,652 6/11/06 $234,362,462 5/26/06
44 7 Beverly Hills Cop Par. 125 $200,000,000 4/08/85 $234,760,478 12/5/84
45 61 Brave BV 27 $201,217,358 7/18/12 $237,283,207 6/22/12
46 68 Shrek Forever After P/DW 23 $205,302,140 6/12/10 $238,736,787 5/21/10
47 71 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV 22 $201,075,288 6/10/11 $241,071,802 5/20/11
48 2 My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC 215 $200,217,641 11/19/02 $241,438,208 8/2/02
49 34 Twister WB 38 $200,018,830 6/16/96 $241,721,524 5/10/96
50 60 Bruce Almighty Uni. 28 $200,736,650 6/19/03 $242,829,261 5/23/03
51 57 Cars BV 30 $202,923,427 7/08/06 $244,082,982 6/9/06
52 26 Toy Story 2 BV 44 $204,817,418 1/01/00 $245,852,179 11/24/99
53 73 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB 21 $200,290,136 6/24/04 $249,541,069 6/4/04
54 52 Men in Black Sony 30 $200,111,208 7/31/97 $250,690,539 7/2/97
55 55 Night at the Museum Fox 30 $202,038,665 1/20/07 $250,863,268 12/22/06
56 37 Batman WB 37 $200,212,401 7/29/89 $251,188,924 6/23/89
57 59 Despicable Me Uni. 28 $200,003,985 8/05/10 $251,513,985 7/9/10
58 15 Return of the Jedi Fox 68 $201,411,234 7/31/83 $252,583,617 5/25/83
59 83 The Hangover Part II WB 16 $203,759,537 6/10/11 $254,464,305 5/26/11
60 54 Monsters, Inc. BV 30 $201,402,277 12/01/01 $255,873,250 11/2/01
61 30 The Blind Side WB 43 $201,118,097 1/01/10 $255,959,475 11/20/09
62 80 I Am Legend WB 19 $206,129,574 1/01/08 $256,393,010 12/14/07
63 69 Star Trek Par. 22 $200,319,725 5/29/09 $257,730,019 5/8/09
64 58 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. 29 $203,036,095 12/15/00 $260,044,825 11/17/00
65 70 The Incredibles BV 22 $200,616,158 11/26/04 $261,441,092 11/5/04
66 81 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB 17 $200,159,012 12/01/02 $261,988,482 11/15/02
67 88 The Amazing Spider-Man Sony 13 $200,500,351 7/15/12 $262,030,663 7/3/12
68 45 Shrek DW 35 $200,873,205 6/19/01 $267,665,011 5/16/01
69 53 The Hangover WB 30 $201,073,670 7/04/09 $277,322,503 6/5/09
70 78 Meet the Fockers Uni. 19 $204,297,870 1/09/05 $279,261,160 12/22/04
71 110 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. 9 $212,201,624 11/26/11 $281,287,133 11/18/11
72 95 The Matrix Reloaded WB 11 $200,773,759 5/25/03 $281,576,461 5/15/03
73 13 Home Alone Fox 72 $200,000,000 1/26/91 $285,761,243 11/16/90
74 98 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB 10 $201,010,207 11/27/05 $290,013,036 11/18/05
75 72 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV 22 $201,694,884 12/30/05 $291,710,957 12/9/05
76 92 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB 12 $207,866,865 7/22/07 $292,004,738 7/11/07
77 113 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 LG/S 8 $201,270,703 11/23/12 $292,324,737 11/16/12
78 77 Inception WB 19 $201,725,628 8/03/10 $292,576,195 7/16/10
79 74 Up BV 21 $202,776,255 6/18/09 $293,004,164 5/29/09
80 33 The Sixth Sense BV 41 $200,964,306 9/15/99 $293,506,292 8/6/99
81 109 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 WB 9 $209,530,619 11/27/10 $295,983,305 11/19/10
82 116 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sum. 8 $205,788,929 11/27/09 $296,623,634 11/20/09
83 106 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Sum. 9 $203,662,377 7/08/10 $300,531,751 6/30/10
84 99 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB 10 $201,167,852 7/24/09 $301,959,197 7/15/09
85 91 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox 12 $201,309,770 5/27/02 $302,191,252 5/16/02
86 86 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB 15 $200,320,148 12/28/12 $303,003,568 12/14/12
87 85 Skyfall Sony 15 $200,319,497 11/23/12 $304,360,277 11/9/12
88 64 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV 25 $203,744,844 8/02/03 $305,413,918 7/9/03
89 75 Independence Day Fox 20 $201,680,625 7/22/96 $306,169,268 7/3/96
90 107 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV 9 $204,031,150 6/02/07 $309,420,425 5/25/07
91 103 Iron Man 2 Par. 10 $211,200,876 5/16/10 $312,433,331 5/7/10
92 31 The Lion King BV 41 $200,000,000 7/25/94 $312,855,561 6/24/94
93 79 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL 19 $205,509,869 1/06/02 $313,364,114 12/19/01
94 100 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. 10 $202,929,293 5/31/08 $317,101,119 5/22/08
95 87 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB 15 $202,109,962 11/30/01 $317,575,550 11/16/01
96 84 Iron Man Par. 16 $213,375,983 5/17/08 $318,412,101 5/2/08
97 93 Transformers P/DW 12 $212,308,683 7/14/07 $319,246,193 7/3/07
98 101 Shrek the Third P/DW 10 $203,378,450 5/27/07 $322,719,944 5/18/07
99 22 Forrest Gump Par. 46 $200,000,000 8/20/94 $329,694,499 7/6/94
100 102 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV 10 $209,339,432 3/14/10 $334,191,110 3/5/10
101 111 Spider-Man 3 Sony 9 $224,411,133 5/12/07 $336,530,303 5/4/07
102 76 Finding Nemo BV 20 $203,263,253 6/18/03 $339,714,978 5/30/03
103 90 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL 12 $200,058,231 12/29/02 $339,789,881 12/18/02
104 119 Iron Man 3 BV 6 $204,811,482 5/08/13 $343,620,220 5/3/13
105 115 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW 8 $204,421,287 7/06/11 $352,390,543 6/29/11
106 67 Jurassic Park Uni. 23 $200,902,960 7/03/93 $357,067,947 6/11/93
107 16 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. 66 $201,968,592 8/15/82 $359,197,037 6/11/82
108 94 The Passion of the Christ NM 12 $213,888,740 3/07/04 $370,274,604 2/25/04
109 114 Spider-Man 2 Sony 8 $202,120,073 7/07/04 $373,585,825 6/30/04
110 96 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL 11 $208,072,067 12/27/03 $377,027,325 12/17/03
111 112 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox 8 $200,442,739 5/26/05 $380,270,577 5/19/05
112 122 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB 5 $202,620,674 7/19/11 $381,011,219 7/15/11
113 121 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW 5 $200,077,255 6/28/09 $402,111,870 6/24/09
114 105 Spider-Man Sony 9 $202,035,007 5/11/02 $403,706,375 5/3/02
115 117 The Hunger Games LGF 8 $208,585,398 3/30/12 $408,010,692 3/23/12
116 108 Toy Story 3 BV 9 $208,092,816 6/26/10 $415,004,880 6/18/10
117 118 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV 8 $214,563,858 7/14/06 $423,315,812 7/7/06
118 89 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox 13 $207,099,058 5/31/99 $431,088,295 5/19/99
119 97 Shrek 2 DW 11 $212,125,502 5/29/04 $441,226,247 5/19/04
120 120 The Dark Knight Rises WB 6 $211,808,988 7/25/12 $448,139,099 7/20/12
121 123 The Dark Knight WB 5 $203,773,518 7/22/08 $533,345,358 7/18/08
122 62 Titanic Par. 25 $200,051,959 1/12/98 $600,788,188 12/19/97
123 124 Marvel's The Avengers BV 3 $207,438,708 5/06/12 $623,357,910 5/4/12
124 104 Avatar Fox 10 $212,711,184 12/27/09 $749,766,139 12/18/09

CHART NOTES
* Daily grosses not availabe on all films, in which case the number of days is calculated as of the weekly or weekend gross cume date.
^ Gross does not include additional releases, if any. Preview grosses are included but not counted as an additional day(s).
** Date is the day the movie went into wide release (600+ theaters).

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