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Jerry Goldsmith

1980-Present
Plus All Available Grosses for Pre-1980 Work

RankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 Air Force One Sony $172,956,409 2,981 $37,132,505 2,919 7/25/97
2 The Mummy Uni. $155,385,488 3,411 $43,369,635 3,210 5/7/99
3 Gremlins WB $153,083,102 1,537 $12,511,634 1,511 6/8/84
4 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $150,415,432 2,074 $20,176,217 2,074 5/22/85
5 Mulan BV $120,620,254 2,953 $22,745,143 2,888 6/19/98
6 Total Recall Sony $119,412,921 2,131 $25,533,700 2,060 6/1/90
7 The Sum of All Fears Par. $118,907,036 3,230 $31,178,526 3,183 5/31/02
8 Basic Instinct TriS $117,727,224 1,884 $15,129,385 1,567 3/20/92
9 Sleeping with the Enemy Fox $101,599,005 1,545 $13,777,943 1,406 2/8/91
10 Star Trek: First Contact Par. $92,027,888 2,812 $30,716,131 2,812 11/22/96
11 The Haunting DW $91,411,151 2,881 $33,435,140 2,808 7/23/99
12 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Par. $82,258,456 1,002 $11,926,421 857 12/7/79
13 Congo Par. $81,022,101 2,676 $24,642,539 2,649 6/9/95
14 Alien Fox $80,931,801 757 $3,527,881 91 5/25/79
15 Poltergeist MGM $76,606,280 1,060 $6,896,612 890 6/4/82
16 Along Came a Spider Par. $74,078,174 2,573 $16,712,407 2,530 4/6/01
17 Hollow Man Sony $73,209,340 2,956 $26,414,386 2,956 8/4/00
18 Star Trek: Insurrection Par. $70,187,658 2,677 $22,052,836 2,620 12/11/98
19 L.A. Confidential WB $64,616,940 1,625 $5,211,198 769 9/19/97
20 Patton Fox $61,749,765 - n/a - 2/4/70
21 The Omen Fox $60,922,980 515 $4,273,886 515 6/25/76
22 U.S. Marshals WB $57,167,405 2,817 $16,863,988 2,817 3/6/98
23 Executive Decision WB $56,569,216 2,289 $12,069,780 2,232 3/15/96
24 Forever Young WB $55,956,187 1,710 $5,609,875 1,710 12/18/92
25 Small Soldiers DW $54,682,547 2,613 $14,047,592 2,539 7/10/98
26 Rambo III TriS $53,715,611 2,562 $13,034,238 2,562 5/25/88
27 Papillon AAP $53,267,000 - n/a - 12/16/73
28 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Par. $52,210,049 2,202 $17,375,648 2,202 6/9/89
29 Dennis the Menace WB $51,270,765 2,085 $9,331,139 2,085 6/25/93
30 First Blood Orion $47,212,904 1,054 $6,642,005 901 10/22/82
31 The River Wild Uni. $46,816,343 2,153 $10,214,450 2,074 9/30/94
32 Malice Col. $46,405,336 1,519 $9,232,650 1,431 10/1/93
33 Medicine Man BV $45,500,797 1,370 $8,494,271 1,304 2/7/92
34 Star Trek: Nemesis Par. $43,254,409 2,711 $18,513,305 2,711 12/13/02
35 Gremlins 2: The New Batch WB $41,482,207 2,155 $9,702,804 2,075 6/15/90
36 Poltergeist II: The Other Side MGM $40,996,665 1,599 $12,357,190 1,596 5/23/86
37 The Ghost and the Darkness Par. $38,619,405 2,202 $9,215,063 2,142 10/11/96
38 First Knight Sony $37,600,435 2,161 $10,856,442 2,161 7/7/95
39 The 'Burbs Uni. $36,601,993 1,956 $11,101,197 1,952 2/17/89
40 Psycho II Uni. $34,725,000 1,488 $8,310,244 1,448 6/3/83
41 The 13th Warrior BV $32,698,899 2,313 $10,267,756 2,306 8/27/99
42 Planet of the Apes Fox $32,589,624 - n/a - 2/8/68
43 The Shadow Uni. $32,063,435 1,769 $11,713,845 1,677 7/1/94
44 Powder BV $30,862,156 1,621 $7,146,973 1,592 10/27/95
45 Twilight Zone: The Movie WB $29,450,919 1,288 $6,614,366 1,275 6/24/83
46 Chinatown Par. $29,200,000 - n/a - 6/21/74
47 Hoosiers Orion $28,607,524 1,048 $220,068 30 11/14/86
48 The Edge Fox $27,873,386 2,355 $7,733,445 2,350 9/26/97
49 Damien: The Omen Part II Fox $26,518,355 525 $3,880,880 525 6/9/78
50 I.Q. Par. $26,381,221 1,412 $3,131,201 1,409 12/25/94
51 Innerspace WB $25,893,810 1,603 $4,739,913 1,603 7/3/87
52 The Russia House MGM $22,997,992 768 $4,435,650 717 12/22/90
53 Rudy TriS $22,750,363 1,465 $881,191 117 10/15/93
54 Chain Reaction Fox $21,226,204 2,256 $7,545,944 2,255 8/2/96
55 Looney Tunes: Back in Action WB $20,991,364 2,903 $9,317,371 2,903 11/14/03
56 Mr. Baseball Uni. $20,883,046 1,866 $5,240,375 1,855 10/2/92
57 The Final Conflict: Omen III Fox $20,471,382 - $5,571,675 918 3/20/81
58 City Hall Sony $20,340,204 1,815 $6,950,794 1,815 2/16/96
59 The Last Castle DW $18,244,060 2,270 $7,088,213 2,262 10/19/01
60 Outland WB $17,374,595 - $3,059,638 331 5/22/81
61 Leviathan MGM $15,704,614 1,393 $5,029,164 1,393 3/17/89
62 Bad Girls Fox $15,240,435 2,012 $5,012,200 2,008 4/22/94
63 King Solomon's Mines Can. $15,057,465 1,122 $5,005,788 1,122 11/22/85
64 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend BV $14,972,297 1,277 $4,035,147 916 3/22/85
65 Not Without My Daughter MGM $14,789,113 1,141 $3,804,055 1,137 1/11/91
66 The Secret of NIMH MGM $14,665,733 700 $386,530 88 7/2/82
67 The Vanishing Fox $14,543,394 1,658 $5,009,928 1,656 2/5/93
68 Supergirl TriS $14,296,438 1,620 $5,738,249 1,608 11/21/84
69 The Great Train Robbery MGM $13,027,857 - $391,942 54 2/2/79
70 Escape from the Planet of the Apes Fox $12,348,905 - n/a - 5/21/71
71 Extreme Prejudice TriS $11,307,844 1,071 $3,498,957 1,071 4/24/87
72 Deep Rising BV $11,203,026 1,788 $4,737,793 1,758 1/30/98
73 Criminal Law Hemd $9,974,446 1,166 $2,636,091 1,166 4/28/89
74 Explorers Par. $9,873,044 1,750 $3,607,340 1,750 7/12/85
75 Matinee Uni. $9,532,895 1,144 $3,601,015 1,143 1/29/93
76 Angie BV $9,398,308 1,169 $2,779,640 808 3/4/94
77 Fierce Creatures Uni. $9,381,260 1,620 $3,759,480 1,593 1/24/97
78 Warlock Trim. $9,094,451 261 $780,360 173 1/11/91
79 Night Crossing BV $8,000,000 640 $1,547,912 640 2/5/82
80 Runaway TriS $6,770,587 720 $1,198,279 720 12/14/84
81 Six Degrees of Separation MGM $6,405,918 201 $53,058 2 12/10/93
82 The Lonely Guy Uni. $5,718,573 717 $2,072,130 717 1/27/84
83 Under Fire Orion $5,696,391 816 $1,837,768 816 10/21/83
84 Inchon MGM $5,200,986 1,291 $2,326,112 1,291 9/17/82
85 The Challenge Emb $2,977,706 228 $522,668 228 7/23/82
86 Mom and Dad Save the World WB $2,034,470 904 $984,627 904 7/24/92
87 Raggedy Man Uni. $1,976,198 - $287,081 199 9/18/81
88 Link Can. $1,720,450 435 $660,874 435 10/3/86
89 Love Field Orion $1,014,726 210 $301,000 210 2/12/93
90 Rent-A-Cop King $295,000 193 $295,000 193 1/15/88
91 Coma MGM n/a - n/a - 1/6/78
93 Rio Lobo NGP n/a - n/a - 12/18/70
95 The Cassandra Crossing AVCO n/a - n/a - 2/9/77
97 Lionheart: The Children's Crusade Orion n/a - n/a - 8/14/87
99 Bandolero! Fox n/a - n/a - 6/1/68
101 The Prize MGM n/a - n/a - 12/25/63
92 Von Ryan's Express Fox n/a - n/a - 6/23/65
94 S*P*Y*S Fox n/a - n/a - 6/28/74
96 In Harm's Way Par. n/a - n/a - 4/6/65
98 The Illustrated Man WB n/a - n/a - 3/26/69
100 The Sand Pebbles Fox n/a - n/a - 12/20/66
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (90): $3,792,824,748
Average: $42,142,497
Opening Gross Average (70): $10,975,049 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Gremlins WB $366,131,400 $153,083,102 6/8/84
2 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $341,082,900 $150,415,432 5/22/85
3 Patton Fox $320,700,400 $61,749,765 2/4/70
4 Air Force One Sony $303,265,000 $172,956,409 7/25/97
5 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Par. $263,817,000 $82,258,456 12/7/79
6 Alien Fox $255,842,300 $80,931,801 5/25/79
7 The Mummy Uni. $246,231,000 $155,385,488 5/7/99
8 Papillon AAP $242,259,500 $53,267,000 12/16/73
9 The Omen Fox $230,248,800 $60,922,980 6/25/76
10 Basic Instinct TriS $228,362,400 $117,727,224 3/20/92
11 Total Recall Sony $227,235,100 $119,412,921 6/1/90
12 Poltergeist MGM $209,755,300 $76,606,280 6/4/82
13 Mulan BV $207,034,800 $120,620,254 6/19/98
14 Planet of the Apes Fox $200,264,500 $32,589,624 2/8/68
15 Sleeping with the Enemy Fox $194,268,900 $101,599,005 2/8/91
16 Star Trek: First Contact Par. $166,968,100 $92,027,888 11/22/96
17 The Sum of All Fears Par. $164,750,700 $118,907,036 5/31/02
18 Congo Par. $149,937,400 $81,022,101 6/9/95
19 The Haunting DW $144,854,300 $91,411,151 7/23/99
20 First Blood Orion $129,273,400 $47,212,904 10/22/82
21 Chinatown Par. $125,700,500 $29,200,000 6/21/74
22 Star Trek: Insurrection Par. $118,324,500 $70,187,658 12/11/98
23 L.A. Confidential WB $112,040,300 $64,616,940 9/19/97
24 Hollow Man Sony $109,338,600 $73,209,340 8/4/00
25 Forever Young WB $108,682,800 $55,956,187 12/18/92
26 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Par. $105,866,700 $52,210,049 6/9/89
27 Along Came a Spider Par. $105,358,500 $74,078,174 4/6/01
28 Rambo III TriS $105,209,400 $53,715,611 5/25/88
29 Executive Decision WB $103,027,600 $56,569,216 3/15/96
30 Dennis the Menace WB $99,693,100 $51,270,765 6/25/93
31 U.S. Marshals WB $98,123,200 $57,167,405 3/6/98
32 Small Soldiers DW $93,858,100 $54,682,547 7/10/98
33 Damien: The Omen Part II Fox $91,227,700 $26,518,355 6/9/78
34 Malice Col. $90,232,600 $46,405,336 10/1/93
35 The River Wild Uni. $90,160,700 $46,816,343 9/30/94
36 Poltergeist II: The Other Side MGM $88,955,000 $40,996,665 5/23/86
37 Psycho II Uni. $88,741,700 $34,725,000 6/3/83
38 Medicine Man BV $88,260,600 $45,500,797 2/7/92
39 Gremlins 2: The New Batch WB $78,943,700 $41,482,207 6/15/90
40 Twilight Zone: The Movie WB $75,263,500 $29,450,919 6/24/83
41 The 'Burbs Uni. $74,218,200 $36,601,993 2/17/89
42 The Ghost and the Darkness Par. $70,336,200 $38,619,405 10/11/96
43 First Knight Sony $69,582,400 $37,600,435 7/7/95
44 The Shadow Uni. $61,749,000 $32,063,435 7/1/94
45 Escape from the Planet of the Apes Fox $60,247,700 $12,348,905 5/21/71
46 The Final Conflict: Omen III Fox $59,278,600 $20,471,382 3/20/81
47 Star Trek: Nemesis Par. $59,250,300 $43,254,409 12/13/02
48 Hoosiers Orion $59,024,100 $28,607,524 11/14/86
49 Powder BV $57,112,700 $30,862,156 10/27/95
50 Innerspace WB $53,310,800 $25,893,810 7/3/87
51 The 13th Warrior BV $51,816,200 $32,698,899 8/27/99
52 Outland WB $50,311,300 $17,374,595 5/22/81
53 I.Q. Par. $49,321,700 $26,381,221 12/25/94
54 The Edge Fox $48,884,700 $27,873,386 9/26/97
55 Rudy TriS $44,236,800 $22,750,363 10/15/93
56 The Russia House MGM $43,920,200 $22,997,992 12/22/90
57 The Great Train Robbery MGM $41,782,600 $13,027,857 2/2/79
58 Mr. Baseball Uni. $40,508,100 $20,883,046 10/2/92
59 The Secret of NIMH MGM $40,156,200 $14,665,733 7/2/82
60 Chain Reaction Fox $38,658,600 $21,226,204 8/2/96
61 City Hall Sony $37,044,900 $20,340,204 2/16/96
62 King Solomon's Mines Can. $34,144,400 $15,057,465 11/22/85
63 Supergirl TriS $34,110,400 $14,296,438 11/21/84
64 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend BV $33,951,300 $14,972,297 3/22/85
65 Leviathan MGM $31,844,400 $15,704,614 3/17/89
66 Bad Girls Fox $29,350,600 $15,240,435 4/22/94
67 The Vanishing Fox $28,278,800 $14,543,394 2/5/93
68 Not Without My Daughter MGM $28,278,500 $14,789,113 1/11/91
69 Looney Tunes: Back in Action WB $27,985,900 $20,991,364 11/14/03
70 The Last Castle DW $25,947,800 $18,244,060 10/19/01
71 Extreme Prejudice TriS $23,280,900 $11,307,844 4/24/87
72 Explorers Par. $22,388,200 $9,873,044 7/12/85
73 Night Crossing BV $21,904,800 $8,000,000 2/5/82
74 Criminal Law Hemd $20,225,300 $9,974,446 4/28/89
75 Deep Rising BV $19,229,100 $11,203,026 1/30/98
76 Matinee Uni. $18,536,200 $9,532,895 1/29/93
77 Angie BV $18,099,600 $9,398,308 3/4/94
78 Warlock Trim. $17,389,600 $9,094,451 1/11/91
79 Fierce Creatures Uni. $16,453,000 $9,381,260 1/24/97
80 Runaway TriS $15,659,900 $6,770,587 12/14/84
81 Under Fire Orion $14,557,400 $5,696,391 10/21/83
82 Inchon MGM $14,240,800 $5,200,986 9/17/82
83 The Lonely Guy Uni. $13,700,700 $5,718,573 1/27/84
84 Six Degrees of Separation MGM $12,347,300 $6,405,918 12/10/93
85 The Challenge Emb $8,153,200 $2,977,706 7/23/82
86 Raggedy Man Uni. $5,722,400 $1,976,198 9/18/81
87 Mom and Dad Save the World WB $3,946,400 $2,034,470 7/24/92
88 Link Can. $3,733,100 $1,720,450 10/3/86
89 Love Field Orion $1,973,100 $1,014,726 2/12/93
90 Rent-A-Cop King $577,800 $295,000 1/15/88
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $8,226,054,100
Average: $91,400,600

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
The Mummy Uni. $415.9 $155.4 37.4% $260.5 62.6% 1999
Basic Instinct TriS $352.9 $117.7 33.4% $235.2 66.6% 1992
Air Force One Sony $315.2 $173.0 54.9% $142.2 45.1% 1997
Mulan BV $304.3 $120.6 39.6% $183.7 60.4% 1998
Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $300.4 $150.4 50.1% $150.0 49.9% 1985
Total Recall Sony $261.3 $119.4 45.7% $141.9 54.3% 1990
The Sum of All Fears Par. $193.9 $118.9 61.3% $75.0 38.7% 2002
Hollow Man Sony $190.2 $73.2 38.5% $117.0 61.5% 2000
Rambo III TriS $189.0 $53.7 28.4% $135.3 71.6% 1988
The Haunting DW $177.3 $91.4 51.6% $85.9 48.4% 1999
Sleeping with the Enemy Fox $175.0 $101.6 58.1% $73.4 41.9% 1991
Congo Par. $152.0 $81.0 53.3% $71.0 46.7% 1995
Star Trek: First Contact Par. $146.0 $92.0 63% $54.0 37% 1996
Forever Young WB $128.0 $56.0 43.7% $72.0 56.3% 1992
First Knight Sony $127.6 $37.6 29.5% $90.0 70.5% 1995
L.A. Confidential WB $126.2 $64.6 51.2% $61.6 48.8% 1997
First Blood Orion $125.2 $47.2 37.7% $78.0 62.3% 1982
Executive Decision WB $122.0 $56.6 46.4% $65.4 53.6% 1996
Dennis the Menace WB $117.3 $51.3 43.7% $66.0 56.3% 1993
Star Trek: Insurrection Par. $112.6 $70.2 62.3% $42.4 37.7% 1998
Along Came a Spider Par. $105.2 $74.1 70.4% $31.1 29.6% 2001
Alien Fox $102.9 $78.9 76.7% $24.0 23.3% 1979
U.S. Marshals WB $102.4 $57.2 55.8% $45.2 44.2% 1998
The River Wild Uni. $94.2 $46.8 49.7% $47.4 50.3% 1994
Looney Tunes: Back in Action WB $68.5 $21.0 30.6% $47.5 69.4% 2003
Star Trek: Nemesis Par. $67.3 $43.3 64.3% $24.1 35.7% 2002
The 13th Warrior BV $61.7 $32.7 53% $29.0 47% 1999
The Omen Fox $60.9 $60.9 100% n/a 0% 1976
Chain Reaction Fox $60.2 $21.2 35.3% $39.0 64.7% 1996
The 'Burbs Uni. $49.1 $36.6 74.5% $12.5 25.5% 1989
The Shadow Uni. $48.1 $32.1 66.7% $16.0 33.3% 1994
The Edge Fox $43.3 $27.9 64.4% $15.4 35.6% 1997
Planet of the Apes Fox $32.6 $32.6 100% n/a 0% 1968
The Last Castle DW $27.6 $18.2 66% $9.4 34% 2001
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $4,956.4 million



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