DOMESTIC GROSSES Viewing Chart as of May 17, 2001
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–500 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 Titanic Par. $600,788,188 1997^ 2 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1977^ 3 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $431,088,301 1999^ 4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $399,804,539 1982^ 5 Jurassic Park Uni. $357,067,947 1993^ 6 Forrest Gump Par. $329,694,499 1994 7 The Lion King BV $312,855,561 1994^ 8 Return of the Jedi Fox $309,306,177 1983^ 9 Independence Day Fox $306,169,268 1996^ 10 The Sixth Sense BV $293,506,292 1999 11 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $290,271,960 1980^ 12 Home Alone Fox $285,761,243 1990 13 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $260,044,825 2000 14 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 15 Batman WB $251,188,924 1989 16 Men in Black Sony $250,690,539 1997 17 Toy Story 2 BV $245,852,179 1999^ 18 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $242,374,454 1981^ 19 Twister WB $241,721,524 1996 20 Ghostbusters Col. $238,632,124 1984^ 21 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984 22 Cast Away Fox $232,697,342 2000 23 The Exorcist WB $232,671,011 1973^ 24 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $229,086,679 1997 25 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $219,195,243 1993 26 Ghost Par. $217,631,306 1990 27 Aladdin BV $217,350,219 1992 28 Saving Private Ryan DW $216,540,909 1998 29 Mission: Impossible II Par. $215,409,889 2000 30 Back to the Future Uni. $210,609,762 1985 31 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me NL $206,040,086 1999 32 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $204,843,345 1991 33 Armageddon BV $201,578,182 1998 34 Gone with the Wind MGM $198,676,459 1939^ 35 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $197,171,806 1989 36 Toy Story BV $191,796,233 1995^ 37 Grease Par. $188,389,888 1978^ 38 Gladiator DW $187,705,427 2000 39 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $184,925,486 1937^ 40 Dances with Wolves Orion $184,208,848 1990 41 Batman Forever WB $184,031,112 1995 42 The Fugitive WB $183,875,760 1993 43 What Women Want Par. $182,693,746 2000 44 The Perfect Storm WB $182,618,434 2000 45 Liar Liar Uni. $181,410,615 1997 46 Mission: Impossible Par. $180,981,856 1996 47 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $179,870,271 1984 48 Pretty Woman BV $178,406,268 1990 49 Tootsie Col. $177,200,000 1982 50 Top Gun Par. $176,786,701 1986^ 51 There's Something About Mary Fox $176,484,651 1998 52 Crocodile Dundee Par. $174,803,506 1986 53 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox $173,585,516 1992 54 Air Force One Sony $172,956,409 1997 55 Rain Man MGM $172,825,435 1988 56 Apollo 13 Uni. $172,071,312 1995^ 57 The Matrix WB $171,479,930 1999 58 Tarzan BV $171,091,819 1999 59 Three Men and a Baby BV $167,780,960 1987 60 Meet the Parents Uni. $166,244,045 2000 61 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves WB $165,493,908 1991 62 Hannibal MGM $164,706,762 2001 63 Big Daddy Sony $163,479,795 1999 64 Batman Returns WB $162,831,698 1992 65 A Bug's Life BV $162,798,565 1998 66 The Waterboy BV $161,491,646 1998 67 The Sound of Music Fox $158,671,368 1965 68 The Firm Par. $158,348,367 1993 69 X-Men Fox $157,299,717 2000 70 Scary Movie Mira. $157,019,771 2000 71 Fatal Attraction Par. $156,645,693 1987 72 Who Framed Roger Rabbit BV $156,452,370 1988 73 The Sting Uni. $156,000,000 1973 74 What Lies Beneath DW $155,464,351 2000 75 The Mummy Uni. $155,385,488 1999 76 Jerry Maguire Sony $153,952,592 1996 77 Beverly Hills Cop II Par. $153,665,036 1987 78 Gremlins WB $153,083,102 1984^ 79 Runaway Bride Par. $152,257,509 1999 80 Rambo: First Blood Part II TriS $150,415,432 1985 81 As Good as It Gets Sony $148,478,011 1997 82 Lethal Weapon 2 WB $147,253,986 1989 83 True Lies Fox $146,282,411 1994 84 Beauty and the Beast BV $145,863,363 1991^ 85 101 Dalmatians Dis. $144,880,014 1961^ 86 The Santa Clause BV $144,833,357 1994 87 Lethal Weapon 3 WB $144,731,527 1992 88 Doctor Dolittle Fox $144,156,605 1998 89 The Jungle Book Dis. $141,843,612 1967^ 90 National Lampoon's Animal House Uni. $141,600,000 1978^ 91 Pocahontas BV $141,579,773 1995 92 A Few Good Men Col. $141,340,178 1992 93 Rush Hour NL $141,186,864 1998 94 The Blair Witch Project Art. $140,539,099 1999 95 Deep Impact Par. $140,464,664 1998 96 Look Who's Talking TriS $140,088,813 1989 97 Stuart Little Sony $140,035,367 1999 98 Sister Act BV $139,605,150 1992 99 Platoon Orion $138,530,565 1986 100 Good Will Hunting Mira. $138,433,435 1997
#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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