DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of Sep. 26, 1997
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–500 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1977^ 2 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $399,804,539 1982^ 3 Jurassic Park Uni. $357,067,947 1993^ 4 Forrest Gump Par. $329,694,499 1994 5 The Lion King BV $312,855,561 1994^ 6 Return of the Jedi Fox $309,306,177 1983^ 7 Independence Day Fox $306,169,268 1996^ 8 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $290,271,960 1980^ 9 Home Alone Fox $285,761,243 1990 10 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 11 Batman WB $251,188,924 1989 12 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $242,374,454 1981^ 13 Twister WB $241,721,524 1996 14 Men in Black Sony $241,431,280 1997 15 Ghostbusters Col. $238,632,124 1984^ 16 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984 17 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $228,785,539 1997 18 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $219,195,243 1993 19 Ghost Par. $217,631,306 1990 20 Aladdin BV $217,350,219 1992 21 Back to the Future Uni. $210,609,762 1985 22 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $204,843,345 1991 23 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $197,171,806 1989 24 The Exorcist WB $193,000,000 1973^ 25 Gone with the Wind MGM $191,926,347 1939^ 26 Toy Story BV $191,796,233 1995^ 27 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $184,925,486 1937^ 28 Dances with Wolves Orion $184,208,848 1990 29 Batman Forever WB $184,031,112 1995 30 The Fugitive WB $183,875,760 1993 31 Liar Liar Uni. $181,104,195 1997 32 Mission: Impossible Par. $180,981,886 1996 33 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $179,870,271 1984 34 Pretty Woman BV $178,406,268 1990 35 Tootsie Col. $177,200,000 1982 36 Top Gun Par. $176,786,701 1986^ 37 Crocodile Dundee Par. $174,803,506 1986 38 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox $173,585,516 1992 39 Rain Man MGM $172,825,435 1988 40 Apollo 13 Uni. $172,071,312 1995^ 41 Three Men and a Baby BV $167,780,960 1987 42 Air Force One Sony $167,006,269 1997 43 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves WB $165,493,908 1991 44 Batman Returns WB $162,831,698 1992 45 Grease Par. $159,978,870 1978^ 46 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 47 The Firm Par. $158,348,367 1993 48 Fatal Attraction Par. $156,645,693 1987 49 Who Framed Roger Rabbit BV $156,452,370 1988 50 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 51 Jerry Maguire Sony $153,952,592 1996 52 Beverly Hills Cop II Par. $153,665,036 1987 53 Gremlins WB $153,083,102 1984^ 54 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $150,415,432 1985 55 Lethal Weapon 2 WB $147,253,986 1989 56 True Lies Fox $146,282,411 1994 57 Beauty and the Beast BV $145,863,363 1991^ 58 101 Dalmatians Dis. $144,880,014 1961^ 59 The Santa Clause BV $144,833,357 1994 60 Lethal Weapon 3 WB $144,731,527 1992 61 The Jungle Book Dis. $141,843,612 1967^ 62 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 63 Pocahontas BV $141,579,773 1995 64 A Few Good Men Col. $141,340,178 1992 65 Look Who's Talking TriS $140,088,813 1989 66 Sister Act BV $139,605,150 1992 67 Platoon Orion $138,530,565 1986 68 Ransom BV $136,492,681 1996 69 101 Dalmatians (1996) BV $136,189,294 1996 70 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NL $135,265,915 1990 71 The Godfather Par. $134,966,411 1972^ 72 Superman WB $134,218,018 1978 73 The Rock BV $134,069,511 1996 74 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 1977^ 75 The Silence of the Lambs Orion $130,742,922 1991 76 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids BV $130,724,172 1989 77 The Flintstones Uni. $130,531,208 1994 78 An Officer and a Gentleman Par. $129,795,554 1982 79 The Nutty Professor (1996) Uni. $128,814,019 1996 80 Coming to America Par. $128,152,301 1988 81 Rocky IV UA $127,873,716 1985 82 Dumb and Dumber NL $127,175,374 1994 83 My Best Friend's Wedding Sony $127,120,029 1997 84 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $126,737,428 1977 85 Sleepless in Seattle TriS $126,680,884 1993 86 Rocky III UA $125,049,125 1982^ 87 The Birdcage MGM $124,060,553 1996 88 City Slickers Col. $124,033,791 1991 89 Good Morning, Vietnam BV $123,922,370 1987 90 Clear and Present Danger Par. $122,187,717 1994 91 The Hunt for Red October Par. $122,012,643 1990 92 The Bodyguard WB $121,945,720 1992^ 93 Wayne's World Par. $121,697,323 1992 94 Speed Fox $121,248,145 1994 95 The Mask NL $119,938,730 1994 96 Hook TriS $119,654,823 1991 97 Blazing Saddles WB $119,500,000 1974 98 Total Recall Sony $119,394,840 1990^ 99 On Golden Pond Uni. $119,285,432 1981 100 Back to the Future Part II Uni. $118,450,002 1989
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–500
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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