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DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
3/21/80 Mad Max Film $8,750,000 - n/a - 26
8/28/81 Gallipoli Par. $5,732,587 - n/a - 29
9/17/81 Tim Sat. n/a - n/a - 34
5/21/82 The Road Warrior WB $23,667,907 708 $2,527,864 704 22
Jun 1982 Attack Force Z Road n/a - n/a - 35
1/21/83 The Year of Living Dangerously WB $10,278,575 690 $35,000 1 25
5/4/84 The Bounty Orion $8,613,462 986 $2,622,306 986 27
12/21/84 The River Uni. $11,489,982 1,001 $30,027 3 24
12/28/84 Mrs. Soffel MGM $4,385,312 801 $86,280 2 30
7/12/85 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome WB $36,230,219 1,475 $7,283,714 1,474 19
3/6/87 Lethal Weapon WB $65,207,127 1,420 $6,829,949 1,256 15
12/2/88 Tequila Sunrise WB $41,292,551 1,411 $6,350,974 1,115 18
7/7/89 Lethal Weapon 2 WB $147,253,986 1,830 $20,388,800 1,803 3
5/18/90 Bird on a Wire Uni. $70,978,012 2,008 $15,338,160 1,944 14
8/10/90 Air America TriS $31,053,601 1,902 $8,064,480 1,902 20
12/22/90 Hamlet (1990) WB $20,710,451 624 $116,975 4 23
5/15/92 Lethal Weapon 3 WB $144,731,527 2,568 $33,243,086 2,510 4
12/18/92 Forever Young WB $55,956,187 1,710 $5,609,875 1,710 16
8/27/93 The Man Without a Face WB $24,760,338 1,332 $4,026,775 865 21
5/20/94 Maverick WB $101,631,272 2,537 $17,248,545 2,537 9
5/24/95 Braveheart Par. $75,609,945 2,037 $9,938,276 2,035 13
6/16/95 Pocahontas
(Voice)		 BV $141,579,773 2,757 $2,689,714 6 -
11/8/96 Ransom BV $136,492,681 2,768 $34,216,088 2,676 5
5/9/97 Father's Day WB $28,598,376 2,507 $8,776,159 2,482 -
8/8/97 Conspiracy Theory WB $75,982,834 2,806 $19,313,566 2,806 12
10/24/97 Fairy Tale: A True Story Par. $14,059,077 1,286 $3,515,323 1,058 -
7/10/98 Lethal Weapon 4 WB $130,444,603 3,117 $34,048,124 3,117 6
2/5/99 Payback Par. $81,526,121 2,855 $21,221,526 2,729 10
6/23/00 Chicken Run
(Voice)		 DW $106,834,564 2,953 $17,506,162 2,491 8
6/28/00 The Patriot Sony $113,330,342 3,061 $22,413,710 3,061 7
12/15/00 What Women Want Par. $182,811,707 3,092 $33,614,543 3,012 2
2/2/01 The Million Dollar Hotel Lions $59,989 10 $29,483 10 33
3/1/02 We Were Soldiers Par. $78,122,718 3,143 $20,212,543 3,143 11
8/2/02 Signs BV $227,966,634 3,453 $60,117,080 3,264 1
10/24/03 The Singing Detective ParC $337,174 46 $28,324 5 32
9/3/04 Paparazzi
(Cameo)		 Fox $15,714,234 2,153 $6,146,262 2,115 -
1/29/10 Edge of Darkness WB $43,313,890 3,066 $17,214,384 3,066 17
5/6/11 The Beaver Sum. $970,816 168 $107,577 22 31
10/11/13 Machete Kills ORF $8,008,161 2,538 $3,837,183 2,538 28
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (33): $2,074,535,275
Average: $62,864,705
Opening Gross Average (24): $17,632,821 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Signs BV $315,830,800 $227,966,634 8/2/02
2 Lethal Weapon 2 WB $298,588,100 $147,253,986 7/7/89
3 Lethal Weapon 3 WB $280,744,300 $144,731,527 5/15/92
4 What Women Want Par. $266,372,000 $182,811,707 12/15/00
- Pocahontas BV $262,003,900 $141,579,773 6/16/95
5 Ransom BV $247,609,300 $136,492,681 11/8/96
6 Lethal Weapon 4 WB $223,897,500 $130,444,603 7/10/98
7 Maverick WB $195,725,300 $101,631,272 5/20/94
8 The Patriot Sony $169,259,600 $113,330,342 6/28/00
9 Chicken Run DW $159,558,100 $106,834,564 6/23/00
10 Braveheart Par. $139,669,900 $75,609,945 5/24/95
11 Bird on a Wire Uni. $135,076,400 $70,978,012 5/18/90
12 Lethal Weapon WB $134,250,000 $65,207,127 3/6/87
13 Conspiracy Theory WB $133,259,700 $75,982,834 8/8/97
14 Payback Par. $129,190,000 $81,526,121 2/5/99
15 Forever Young WB $108,682,800 $55,956,187 12/18/92
16 We Were Soldiers Par. $108,242,300 $78,122,718 3/1/02
17 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome WB $82,155,800 $36,230,219 7/12/85
18 Tequila Sunrise WB $82,072,400 $41,292,551 12/2/88
19 The Road Warrior WB $64,805,000 $23,667,907 5/21/82
20 Air America TriS $59,097,300 $31,053,601 8/10/90
- Father's Day WB $50,156,200 $28,598,376 5/9/97
21 The Man Without a Face WB $48,145,100 $24,760,338 8/27/93
22 Edge of Darkness WB $43,858,700 $43,313,890 1/29/10
23 Hamlet (1990) WB $39,598,800 $20,710,451 12/22/90
24 The Year of Living Dangerously WB $26,267,500 $10,278,575 1/21/83
25 Mad Max Film $26,184,900 $8,750,000 3/21/80
26 The River Uni. $26,061,500 $11,489,982 12/21/84
- Fairy Tale: A True Story Par. $24,657,000 $14,059,077 10/24/97
27 The Bounty Orion $20,636,400 $8,613,462 5/4/84
- Paparazzi Fox $20,370,300 $15,714,234 9/3/04
28 Gallipoli Par. $16,599,800 $5,732,587 8/28/81
29 Mrs. Soffel MGM $9,944,200 $4,385,312 12/28/84
30 Machete Kills ORF $8,222,700 $8,008,161 10/11/13
31 The Beaver Sum. $969,600 $970,816 5/6/11
32 The Singing Detective ParC $449,700 $337,174 10/24/03
33 The Million Dollar Hotel Lions $85,300 $59,989 2/2/01
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $3,601,110,700
Average: $109,124,600

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Signs BV $408.2 $228.0 55.8% $180.3 44.2% 2002
What Women Want Par. $374.1 $182.8 48.9% $191.3 51.1% 2000
Pocahontas BV $346.1 $141.6 40.9% $204.5 59.1% 1995
Lethal Weapon 3 WB $321.7 $144.7 45% $177.0 55% 1992
Ransom BV $309.5 $136.5 44.1% $173.0 55.9% 1996
Lethal Weapon 4 WB $285.4 $130.4 45.7% $155.0 54.3% 1998
Lethal Weapon 2 WB $227.9 $147.3 64.6% $80.6 35.4% 1989
Chicken Run DW $224.8 $106.8 47.5% $118.0 52.5% 2000
The Patriot Sony $215.3 $113.3 52.6% $102.0 47.4% 2000
Braveheart Par. $210.4 $75.6 35.9% $134.8 64.1% 1995
Maverick WB $183.0 $101.6 55.5% $81.4 44.5% 1994
Payback Par. $161.6 $81.5 50.4% $80.1 49.6% 1999
Bird on a Wire Uni. $138.7 $71.0 51.2% $67.7 48.8% 1990
Conspiracy Theory WB $137.0 $76.0 55.5% $61.0 44.5% 1997
Forever Young WB $128.0 $56.0 43.7% $72.0 56.3% 1992
Lethal Weapon WB $120.2 $65.2 54.2% $55.0 45.8% 1987
We Were Soldiers Par. $114.7 $78.1 68.1% $36.5 31.9% 2002
Edge of Darkness WB $81.1 $43.3 53.4% $37.8 46.6% 2010
Air America TriS $33.5 $31.1 92.8% $2.4 7.2% 1990
The Man Without a Face WB $24.8 $24.8 100% n/a 0% 1993
Paparazzi Fox $16.8 $15.7 93.6% $1.1 6.4% 2004
Machete Kills ORF $15.0 $8.0 53.4% $7.0 46.6% 2013
The Beaver Sum. $6.4 $971k 15.2% $5.4 84.8% 2011
The Singing Detective ParC $337k $337k 100% n/a 0% 2003
The Million Dollar Hotel Lions $60.0k $60.0k 100% n/a 0% 2001
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $3,721.7 million




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