DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of Apr. 11, 1997
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–500 Row Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 11 Batman Warner Bros. $251,188,924 1989 2 13 Twister Warner Bros. $241,721,524 1996 3 22 The Exorcist Warner Bros. $193,000,000 1973^ 4 27 Batman Forever Warner Bros. $184,031,112 1995 5 28 The Fugitive Warner Bros. $183,875,760 1993 6 39 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Warner Bros. $165,493,908 1991 7 40 Batman Returns Warner Bros. $162,831,698 1992 8 48 Gremlins Warner Bros. $153,083,102 1984^ 9 51 Lethal Weapon 2 Warner Bros. $147,253,986 1989 10 56 Lethal Weapon 3 Warner Bros. $144,731,527 1992 11 68 Superman Warner Bros. $134,218,018 1978 12 87 The Bodyguard Warner Bros. $121,945,720 1992^ 13 92 Blazing Saddles Warner Bros. $119,500,000 1974 14 113 A Time to Kill Warner Bros. $108,766,007 1996 15 115 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Warner Bros. $108,385,533 1995 16 116 Superman II Warner Bros. $108,185,706 1981 17 120 Driving Miss Daisy Warner Bros. $106,593,296 1989 18 125 Interview with the Vampire Warner Bros. $105,264,608 1994 19 134 Maverick Warner Bros. $101,631,272 1994 20 137 Eraser Warner Bros. $101,295,562 1996 21 138 Unforgiven Warner Bros. $101,157,447 1992 22 139 The Pelican Brief Warner Bros. $100,768,056 1993 23 147 The Color Purple Warner Bros. $98,467,863 1985^ 24 150 Arthur Warner Bros. $95,461,682 1981 25 156 The Client Warner Bros. $92,115,211 1994 26 162 Space Jam Warner Bros. $90,418,342 1996 27 174 Presumed Innocent Warner Bros. $86,303,188 1990 28 177 Every Which Way But Loose Warner Bros. $85,196,485 1978 29 186 Under Siege Warner Bros. $83,563,139 1992 30 189 Disclosure Warner Bros. $83,015,089 1994 31 199 Police Academy Warner Bros. $81,198,894 1984 32 216 Hooper Warner Bros. $78,000,000 1978 33 218 Free Willy Warner Bros. $77,698,625 1993 34 233 10 Warner Bros. $74,865,517 1979 35 237 Beetlejuice Warner Bros. $73,707,461 1988 36 239 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Warner Bros. $72,217,396 1994 37 242 My Fair Lady Warner Bros. $72,000,000 1964 38 247 Grumpier Old Men Warner Bros. $71,518,503 1995 39 248 The Bridges of Madison County Warner Bros. $71,516,617 1995 40 249 Christmas Vacation Warner Bros. $71,319,526 1989 41 255 Any Which Way You Can Warner Bros. $70,687,344 1980 42 256 All the President's Men Warner Bros. $70,600,000 1976 43 258 JFK Warner Bros. $70,405,498 1991 44 260 Grumpy Old Men Warner Bros. $70,172,621 1993 45 264 Private Benjamin Warner Bros. $69,847,348 1980 46 271 Purple Rain Warner Bros. $68,392,977 1984 47 273 Outbreak Warner Bros. $67,659,560 1995 48 274 Sudden Impact Warner Bros. $67,642,693 1983 49 275 Heat Warner Bros. $67,436,818 1995 50 284 What's Up, Doc? Warner Bros. $66,000,000 1972 51 288 Lethal Weapon Warner Bros. $65,207,127 1987 52 295 The Witches of Eastwick Warner Bros. $63,766,510 1987 53 299 Risky Business Warner Bros. $63,541,777 1983 54 302 Tango & Cash Warner Bros. $63,408,614 1989 55 303 Dave Warner Bros. $63,270,710 1993 56 313 National Lampoon's Vacation Warner Bros. $61,399,552 1983 57 314 The Goonies Warner Bros. $61,389,680 1985 58 321 Spies Like Us Warner Bros. $60,088,980 1985 59 324 Superman III Warner Bros. $59,950,623 1983 60 326 The Last Boy Scout Warner Bros. $59,509,925 1991 61 337 Demolition Man Warner Bros. $58,055,768 1993 62 343 The Specialist Warner Bros. $57,362,582 1994 63 355 Executive Decision Warner Bros. $56,569,216 1996 64 360 Forever Young Warner Bros. $55,956,187 1992 65 361 Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Warner Bros. $55,600,000 1985 66 363 Never Say Never Again Warner Bros. $55,432,841 1983 67 364 Doc Hollywood Warner Bros. $54,830,779 1991 68 371 Tin Cup Warner Bros. $53,854,588 1996 69 378 Sleepers Warner Bros. $53,315,285 1996 70 398 Dennis the Menace Warner Bros. $51,270,765 1993 71 407 Something to Talk About Warner Bros. $50,865,589 1995 72 416 Natural Born Killers Warner Bros. $50,282,766 1994 73 419 Sommersby Warner Bros. $50,081,992 1993 74 420 Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Warner Bros. $50,024,083 1995 75 425 Dog Day Afternoon Warner Bros. $50,000,000 1975 76 434 European Vacation Warner Bros. $49,364,621 1985 77 436 Cobra Warner Bros. $49,042,224 1986 78 443 Malcolm X Warner Bros. $48,169,910 1992 79 444 Tightrope Warner Bros. $48,143,579 1984 80 450 New Jack City Warner Bros. $47,624,353 1991 81 453 Hard to Kill Warner Bros. $47,410,827 1990 82 461 Goodfellas Warner Bros. $46,836,394 1990 83 463 Firefox Warner Bros. $46,708,276 1982 84 469 Full Metal Jacket Warner Bros. $46,357,676 1987 85 472 The Enforcer Warner Bros. $46,236,000 1976 86 477 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan Warner Bros. $45,858,563 1984 87 486 Made in America Warner Bros. $44,942,695 1993 88 497 Passenger 57 Warner Bros. $44,065,653 1992 89 499 The Shining Warner Bros. $44,017,374 1980 90 301 Dirty Dancing Vestron $63,446,382 1987^ 91 2 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Universal $399,804,539 1982^ 92 3 Jurassic Park Universal $357,067,947 1993^ 93 10 Jaws Universal $260,000,000 1975 94 19 Back to the Future Universal $210,609,762 1985 95 37 Apollo 13 Universal $172,071,312 1995^ 96 46 The Sting Universal $156,000,000 1973 97 58 National Lampoon's Animal House Universal $141,600,000 1978^ 98 73 The Flintstones Universal $130,531,208 1994 99 75 The Nutty Professor (1996) Universal $128,814,019 1996 100 79 Smokey and the Bandit Universal $126,737,428 1977
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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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