DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of Jun. 7, 1983
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–499 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $353,132,300 1982^ 2 Star Wars Fox $322,740,142 1977^ 3 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 4 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $242,374,454 1981^ 5 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $222,674,266 1980^ 6 The Exorcist WB $193,000,000 1973^ 7 Gone with the Wind MGM $189,523,031 1939^ 8 Tootsie Col. $171,541,171 1982 9 Grease Par. $159,978,870 1978^ 10 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 11 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 12 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 13 Superman WB $134,218,018 1978 14 The Godfather Par. $133,698,921 1972^ 15 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 1977^ 16 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $129,795,554 1982 17 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $126,737,428 1977 18 Rocky III UA $125,049,125 1982^ 19 Blazing Saddles WB $119,500,000 1974 20 On Golden Pond Uni. $119,285,432 1981 21 Rocky UA $117,235,147 1976 22 The Towering Inferno Fox $116,000,000 1974 23 American Graffiti Uni. $115,000,000 1973 24 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $112,892,319 1975 25 Doctor Zhivago MGM $111,721,910 1965 26 Porky's Fox $111,289,673 1982^ 27 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest UA $108,981,275 1975 28 Superman II WB $108,185,706 1981 29 Love Story Par. $106,397,186 1970 30 Kramer Vs. Kramer Col. $106,260,000 1979 31 The Graduate AVCO $104,642,560 1967^ 32 9 to 5 Fox $103,290,500 1980 33 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $102,308,889 1969 34 Mary Poppins Dis. $102,272,727 1964^ 35 Stir Crazy Col. $101,300,000 1980 36 Airport Uni. $100,489,151 1970 37 Arthur WB $95,461,682 1981 38 Saturday Night Fever Par. $94,213,184 1977 39 The Amityville Horror AIP $86,432,000 1979 40 Young Frankenstein Fox $86,273,333 1974 41 Stripes Col. $85,297,000 1981 42 Every Which Way But Loose WB $85,196,485 1978 43 Rocky II UA $85,182,160 1979 44 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $84,563,118 1972 45 Airplane! Par. $83,453,539 1980 46 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Par. $82,258,456 1979 47 Jaws 2 Uni. $81,766,007 1978^ 48 Heaven Can Wait (1978) Par. $81,640,278 1978 49 M.A.S.H. Fox $81,600,000 1970 50 Earthquake Uni. $79,666,653 1974 51 Alien Fox $78,944,891 1979^ 52 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Par. $78,912,963 1982 53 48 HRS. Par. $78,868,508 1982 54 Apocalypse Now MGM $78,784,010 1979^ 55 Hooper WB $78,000,000 1978 56 Poltergeist MGM $76,606,280 1982 57 10 WB $74,865,517 1979 58 Ben-Hur MGM $74,000,000 1959 59 The Jungle Book Dis. $73,741,048 1967^ 60 The Jerk Uni. $73,691,419 1979 61 The Cannonball Run Fox $72,179,579 1981 62 My Fair Lady WB $72,000,000 1964 63 Any Which Way You Can WB $70,687,344 1980 64 All the President's Men WB $70,600,000 1976 65 Moonraker MGM $70,308,099 1979 66 Return of the Jedi Fox $70,040,387 1983^ 67 Private Benjamin WB $69,847,348 1980 68 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Uni. $69,701,637 1982 69 Coal Miner's Daughter Uni. $67,182,787 1980 70 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $66,596,803 1937^ 71 Smokey and the Bandit II Uni. $66,132,626 1980 72 What's Up, Doc? WB $66,000,000 1972 73 The Ten Commandments Par. $65,500,000 1956 74 The Muppet Movie AFD $65,200,000 1979 75 Thunderball UA $63,595,658 1965 76 Bambi RKO $63,200,000 1942^ 77 Lady and the Tramp Dis. $62,473,244 1955^ 78 The Electric Horseman Col. $61,801,971 1979 79 Patton Fox $61,749,765 1970 80 The Omen Fox $60,922,980 1976 81 Chariots of Fire Col. $58,972,904 1981 82 The Blue Lagoon Col. $58,853,106 1980 83 Peter Pan Dis. $57,959,520 1953^ 84 Cleopatra (1963) Fox $57,777,778 1963 85 The Blues Brothers Uni. $57,229,890 1980 86 Annie Col. $57,059,003 1982 87 2001: A Space Odyssey MGM $56,715,371 1968^ 88 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Col. $56,666,667 1967 89 For Your Eyes Only MGM $54,812,802 1981 90 Ordinary People Par. $54,766,923 1980 91 The Verdict Fox $53,977,250 1982 92 Papillon AAP $53,267,000 1973 93 King Kong (1976) Par. $52,614,445 1976 94 Funny Girl Col. $52,000,000 1968^ 95 Gandhi Col. $51,857,880 1982 96 The China Syndrome Col. $51,718,367 1979 97 The French Connection Fox $51,700,000 1971 98 The Love Bug Dis. $51,264,000 1969 99 Goldfinger UA $51,081,062 1964 100 Silver Streak Fox $51,079,064 1976
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–499
CHART NOTES E.T. was re-released in 1985 and a special edition was released in 2002. Clicking on these titles will display a breakdown of releases. Most of the pre-1980 movies listed on this chart had multiple, undocumented releases over the years.
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