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Row	Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	1	Dune	Uni.	$30,925,690	975	$6,025,091	915	12/14/84
2	3	Wild at Heart	Gold.	$14,560,247	625	$2,913,764	532	8/17/90
3	4	Blue Velvet	DEG	$8,551,228	188	$789,409	98	9/19/86
4	5	Mulholland Drive	Uni.	$7,220,243	247	$587,591	66	10/8/01
5	6	Lost Highway	Oct.	$3,675,201	337	$212,710	12	2/21/97
6	7	Inland Empire	518	$861,355	15	$27,508	2	12/6/06
7	2	The Elephant Man	Par.	$26,010,864	-	n/a	-	10/3/80

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (7): $91,804,828
Average: $13,114,975
Opening Gross Average (1): $6,025,091 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	The Elephant Man	Par.	$85,478,100	$26,010,864	10/3/80
2	Dune	Uni.	$79,224,700	$30,925,690	12/14/84
3	Wild at Heart	Gold.	$30,428,500	$14,560,247	8/17/90
4	Blue Velvet	DEG	$20,375,400	$8,551,228	9/19/86
5	Mulholland Drive	Uni.	$11,207,900	$7,220,243	10/8/01
6	Lost Highway	Oct.	$7,078,200	$3,675,201	2/21/97
7	Inland Empire	518	$1,110,300	$861,355	12/6/06

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $234,903,100
Average: $33,557,600

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
Mulholland Drive	Uni.	$20.1	$7.2	35.9%	$12.9	64.1%	2001
Inland Empire	518	$4.0	$861k	21.3%	$3.2	78.7%	2006

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $24.2 million

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