DOMESTIC GROSSES
Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.Rank Title (click to view) Studio Est. Tickets Unadjusted Gross Year^ 1 Gone with the Wind MGM 202,044,600 $198,676,459 1939^ 2 Star Wars Fox 178,119,600 $460,998,007 1977^ 3 The Sound of Music Fox 142,415,400 $158,671,368 1965 4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. 141,854,300 $435,110,554 1982^ 5 Titanic Par. 135,474,500 $658,672,302 1997^ 6 The Ten Commandments Par. 131,000,000 $65,500,000 1956 7 Jaws Uni. 128,078,800 $260,000,000 1975 8 Doctor Zhivago MGM 124,135,500 $111,721,910 1965 9 The Exorcist WB 110,599,200 $232,906,145 1973^ 10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. 109,000,000 $184,925,486 1937^ 11 101 Dalmatians Dis. 99,917,300 $144,880,014 1961^ 12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox 98,180,600 $290,475,067 1980^ 13 Ben-Hur MGM 98,000,000 $74,000,000 1959 14 Avatar Fox 97,255,300 $760,507,625 2009^ 15 Return of the Jedi Fox 94,059,400 $309,306,177 1983^ 16 Jurassic Park Uni. 91,922,000 $402,453,882 1993^ 17 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox 90,312,100 $474,544,677 1999^ 18 The Lion King BV 89,146,400 $422,783,777 1994^ 19 The Sting Uni. 89,142,900 $156,000,000 1973 20 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. 88,526,800 $248,159,971 1981^ 21 The Graduate AVCO 85,576,700 $104,945,305 1967^ 22 Fantasia Dis. 83,043,500 $76,408,097 1941^ 23 The Godfather Par. 78,922,600 $134,966,411 1972^ 24 Forrest Gump Par. 78,545,600 $329,694,499 1994 25 Mary Poppins Dis. 78,181,800 $102,272,727 1964^ 26 Grease Par. 76,969,200 $188,755,690 1978^ 27 Marvel's The Avengers BV 76,768,200 $623,357,910 2012 28 Thunderball UA 74,800,000 $63,595,658 1965 29 The Dark Knight WB 74,455,400 $534,858,444 2008^ 30 The Jungle Book Dis. 73,679,900 $141,843,612 1967^ 31 Sleeping Beauty Dis. 72,676,100 $51,600,000 1959^ 32 Shrek 2 DW 71,050,900 $441,226,247 2004 33 Ghostbusters Col. 70,730,600 $238,632,124 1984^ 34 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox 70,557,900 $102,308,889 1969 35 Love Story Par. 69,998,100 $106,397,186 1970 36 Spider-Man Sony 69,484,700 $403,706,375 2002 37 Independence Day Fox 69,268,900 $306,169,268 1996^ 38 Home Alone Fox 67,734,200 $285,761,243 1990 39 Pinocchio Dis. 67,403,300 $84,254,167 1940^ 40 Cleopatra (1963) Fox 67,183,500 $57,777,778 1963 41 Beverly Hills Cop Par. 67,150,000 $234,760,478 1984 42 Goldfinger UA 66,300,000 $51,081,062 1964 43 Airport Uni. 66,111,300 $100,489,151 1970 44 American Graffiti Uni. 65,714,300 $115,000,000 1973 45 The Robe Fox 65,454,500 $36,000,000 1953 46 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV 64,628,400 $423,315,812 2006 47 Around the World in 80 Days UA 64,615,400 $42,000,000 1956 48 Bambi RKO 63,712,400 $102,247,150 1942^ 49 Blazing Saddles WB 63,227,500 $119,500,000 1974 50 Batman WB 62,954,600 $251,188,924 1989 51 The Bells of St. Mary's RKO 62,745,100 $21,333,333 1945 52 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL 61,639,700 $377,845,905 2003^ 53 Finding Nemo BV 61,623,900 $380,843,261 2003^ 54 The Towering Inferno Fox 61,375,700 $116,000,000 1974 55 Spider-Man 2 Sony 60,158,700 $373,585,825 2004 56 My Fair Lady WB 60,000,000 $72,000,000 1964 57 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. 60,000,000 $36,000,000 1952 58 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. 59,890,300 $141,600,000 1978^ 59 The Passion of the Christ NM 59,704,800 $370,782,930 2004^ 60 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox 59,324,600 $380,270,577 2005^ 61 Back to the Future Uni. 59,050,700 $210,609,762 1985 62 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL 57,725,300 $342,551,365 2002^ 63 The Dark Knight Rises WB 57,601,400 $448,139,099 2012 64 The Sixth Sense BV 57,579,100 $293,506,292 1999 65 Superman WB 57,358,100 $134,218,018 1978 66 Tootsie Col. 56,903,900 $177,200,000 1982 67 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. 56,832,900 $126,737,428 1977 68 West Side Story MGM 55,970,300 $43,656,822 1961 69 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB 55,913,000 $317,575,550 2001 70 Lady and the Tramp Dis. 55,734,900 $93,602,326 1955^ 71 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. 55,575,500 $132,088,635 1977^ 72 Lawrence of Arabia Col. 55,383,600 $44,824,144 1962^ 73 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox 55,069,400 $112,892,319 1975 74 Rocky UA 55,040,000 $117,235,147 1976 75 The Best Years of Our Lives RKO 55,000,000 $23,650,000 1946 76 The Poseidon Adventure Fox 54,902,000 $84,563,118 1972 77 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL 54,799,300 $315,544,750 2001^ 78 Twister WB 54,688,100 $241,721,524 1996 79 Men in Black Sony 54,616,700 $250,690,539 1997 80 The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. 54,400,000 $27,200,000 1957 81 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW 53,900,900 $402,111,870 2009 82 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World MGM 53,875,400 $46,332,858 1963 83 Swiss Family Robinson Dis. 53,808,000 $40,356,000 1960 84 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA 53,685,400 $108,981,275 1975 85 M.A.S.H. Fox 53,684,200 $81,600,000 1970 86 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. 53,532,800 $179,870,271 1984 87 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox 53,468,500 $310,676,740 2002^ 88 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox 52,684,400 $219,195,243 1993 89 Aladdin BV 52,442,300 $217,350,219 1992 90 Toy Story 3 BV 52,201,900 $415,004,880 2010 91 Ghost Par. 51,465,200 $217,631,306 1990 92 Duel in the Sun Selz. 51,020,400 $20,408,163 1946 93 The Hunger Games LGF 50,838,300 $408,010,692 2012 94 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV 50,648,900 $305,413,918 2003 95 House of Wax WB 50,531,900 $23,750,000 1953 96 Iron Man 3 BV 50,376,000 $399,985,196 2013 97 Rear Window Par. 50,354,700 $36,764,313 1954^ 98 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. 49,910,000 $229,086,679 1997 99 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. 49,416,500 $197,171,806 1989 100 Monsters, Inc. BV 49,354,800 $289,916,256 2001^ 101 Spider-Man 3 Sony 48,914,300 $336,530,303 2007 102 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS 48,656,400 $204,843,345 1991 103 Sergeant York WB 48,123,200 $16,361,885 1941 104 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. 48,106,800 $260,044,825 2000 105 Top Gun Par. 48,025,100 $179,800,601 1986^ 106 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB 47,989,900 $381,011,219 2011 107 Toy Story 2 BV 47,836,500 $245,852,179 1999^ 108 Shrek DW 47,290,600 $267,665,011 2001 109 Shrek the Third P/DW 46,907,000 $322,719,944 2007 110 The Matrix Reloaded WB 46,695,900 $281,576,461 2003 111 Transformers P/DW 46,402,100 $319,246,193 2007 112 Crocodile Dundee Par. 46,202,500 $174,803,506 1986 113 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse MPC 45,918,400 $9,183,673 1921 114 Saving Private Ryan DW 45,747,100 $216,540,909 1998 115 Young Frankenstein Fox 45,647,300 $86,273,333 1974 116 Peter Pan Dis. 45,623,500 $87,404,651 1953^ 117 Gremlins WB 45,482,200 $153,083,102 1984^ 118 Beauty and the Beast BV 45,363,700 $218,967,620 1991^ 119 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV 45,176,200 $291,710,957 2005 120 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB 45,175,300 $290,013,036 2005 121 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV 44,973,900 $309,420,425 2007 122 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB 44,915,900 $261,988,482 2002 123 The Fugitive WB 44,397,300 $183,875,760 1993 124 The Caine Mutiny Col. 44,387,800 $21,750,000 1954 125 Iron Man Par. 44,345,800 $318,412,101 2008 126 Transformers: Dark of the Moon P/DW 44,260,900 $352,390,543 2011 127 Meet the Fockers Uni. 44,173,000 $279,261,160 2004 128 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. 44,164,500 $317,101,119 2008 129 Toy Story BV 43,868,300 $191,796,233 1995^ 130 Dances with Wolves Orion 43,699,300 $184,208,848 1990 131 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. 43,656,900 $129,795,554 1982 132 2001: A Space Odyssey MGM 43,336,500 $56,954,992 1968^ 133 Rain Man MGM 43,291,700 $172,825,435 1988 134 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Col. 43,257,000 $56,666,667 1967 135 Kramer Vs. Kramer Col. 43,020,200 $106,260,000 1979 136 Armageddon BV 42,980,400 $201,578,182 1998 137 Psycho Uni. 42,666,700 $32,000,000 1960 138 Rocky III UA 42,513,300 $125,049,125 1982^ 139 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB 42,442,500 $292,004,738 2007 140 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS 42,370,500 $150,415,432 1985 141 Batman Forever WB 42,306,000 $184,031,112 1995 142 Pretty Woman BV 42,176,400 $178,406,268 1990 143 Earthquake Uni. 42,151,700 $79,666,653 1974 144 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV 42,036,600 $334,191,110 2010 145 The Incredibles BV 42,030,000 $261,441,092 2004 146 Cast Away Fox 41,894,200 $233,632,142 2000 147 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox 41,849,600 $173,585,516 1992 148 Three Men and a Baby BV 41,703,800 $167,780,960 1987 149 My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC 41,419,500 $241,438,208 2002 150 Mission: Impossible Par. 40,946,100 $180,981,856 1996 151 Saturday Night Fever Par. 40,604,700 $94,213,184 1977 152 On Golden Pond Uni. 40,584,300 $119,285,432 1981 153 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me NL 40,559,100 $206,040,086 1999 154 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB 40,471,100 $301,959,197 2009 155 Bruce Almighty Uni. 40,270,200 $242,829,261 2003 156 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB 40,183,700 $249,541,069 2004 157 Funny Girl Col. 40,039,500 $52,223,306 1968^ 158 Mission: Impossible II Par. 39,964,700 $215,409,889 2000 159 Rush Hour 2 NL 39,958,400 $226,164,286 2001 160 Apollo 13 Uni. 39,857,700 $173,837,933 1995^ 161 Patton Fox 39,838,600 $61,749,765 1970 162 Fatal Attraction Par. 39,680,700 $156,645,693 1987 163 Liar Liar Uni. 39,523,000 $181,410,615 1997 164 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves WB 39,309,700 $165,493,908 1991 165 Beverly Hills Cop II Par. 39,300,500 $153,665,036 1987 166 Iron Man 2 Par. 39,299,800 $312,433,331 2010 167 Up BV 39,273,800 $293,004,164 2009 168 Batman Returns WB 39,236,600 $162,831,698 1992 169 Signs BV 39,233,600 $227,966,634 2002 170 Superman II WB 38,915,700 $108,185,706 1981 171 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sum. 38,910,100 $296,623,634 2009 172 What's Up, Doc? WB 38,823,500 $66,000,000 1972 173 9 to 5 Fox 38,398,000 $103,290,500 1980 174 The Firm Par. 38,248,400 $158,348,367 1993 175 Who Framed Roger Rabbit BV 38,066,300 $156,452,370 1988 176 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB 37,835,200 $303,003,568 2012 177 Skyfall Sony 37,808,700 $304,360,277 2012 178 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Sum. 37,802,700 $300,531,751 2010 179 Porky's Fox 37,722,200 $111,289,673 1982^ 180 Air Force One Sony 37,672,700 $172,956,409 1997 181 Stir Crazy Col. 37,658,000 $101,300,000 1980 182 A Star Is Born (1976) WB 37,558,700 $80,000,000 1976 183 There's Something About Mary Fox 37,478,600 $176,484,651 1998 184 Cars BV 37,264,600 $244,082,982 2006 185 The Hangover WB 37,165,900 $277,322,503 2009 186 Lethal Weapon 2 WB 37,091,700 $147,253,986 1989 187 Night at the Museum Fox 37,041,600 $250,863,268 2006 188 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 WB 36,989,200 $295,983,305 2010 189 Inception WB 36,802,000 $292,576,195 2010 190 I Am Legend WB 36,724,000 $256,393,010 2007 191 Austin Powers in Goldmember NL 36,713,900 $213,307,889 2002 192 War of the Worlds Par. 36,549,200 $234,280,354 2005 193 Every Which Way But Loose WB 36,408,800 $85,196,485 1978 194 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 LG/S 36,313,600 $292,324,737 2012 195 The Love Bug Dis. 36,101,400 $51,264,000 1969 196 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. 35,912,900 $281,287,133 2011 197 You Only Live Twice UA 35,904,000 $43,084,787 1967 198 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox 35,780,500 $234,362,462 2006 199 The Mummy Returns Uni. 35,692,500 $202,019,785 2001 200 X2: X-Men United Fox 35,646,700 $214,949,694 2003
CHART NOTES
^ Indicates documented multiple theatrical releases. Most of the pre-1980 movies listed on this chart had multiple undocumentented releases over the years. The year shown is the first year of release.
Most pre-1980 pictures achieved their totals through multiple releases, especially Disney animated features which made much of their totals in the past few decades belying their original release dates in terms of adjustment. For example, Snow White has made $118,328,683 of its unadjusted $184,925,486 total since 1983. Click here for a full discussion of adjusting for movie ticket price inflation .
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