DOMESTIC GROSSES
Viewing Chart as of Oct. 4, 2001
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401500 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
Shrek
DW
$265,551,323
2001
14
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uni.
$260,044,825
2000
15
Jaws
Uni.
$260,000,000
1975
16
Batman
WB
$251,188,924
1989
17
Men in Black
Sony
$250,690,539
1997
18
Toy Story 2
BV
$245,852,179
1999^
19
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Par.
$242,374,454
1981^
20
Twister
WB
$241,721,524
1996
21
Ghostbusters
Col.
$238,632,124
1984^
22
Beverly Hills Cop
Par.
$234,760,478
1984
23
Cast Away
Fox
$233,632,142
2000
24
The Exorcist
WB
$232,671,011
1973^
25
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Uni.
$229,086,679
1997
26
Rush Hour 2
NL
$219,802,074
2001
27
Mrs. Doubtfire
Fox
$219,195,243
1993
28
Ghost
Par.
$217,631,306
1990
29
Aladdin
BV
$217,350,219
1992
30
Saving Private Ryan
DW
$216,540,909
1998
31
Mission: Impossible II
Par.
$215,409,889
2000
32
Back to the Future
Uni.
$210,609,762
1985
33
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
NL
$206,040,086
1999
34
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
TriS
$204,843,345
1991
35
The Mummy Returns
Uni.
$202,019,785
2001
36
Armageddon
BV
$201,578,182
1998
37
Gone with the Wind
MGM
$198,676,459
1939^
38
Pearl Harbor
BV
$197,534,807
2001
39
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Par.
$197,171,806
1989
40
Toy Story
BV
$191,796,233
1995^
41
Grease
Par.
$188,389,888
1978^
42
Gladiator
DW
$187,705,427
2000
43
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Dis.
$184,925,486
1937^
44
Dances with Wolves
Orion
$184,208,848
1990
45
Batman Forever
WB
$184,031,112
1995
46
The Fugitive
WB
$183,875,760
1993
47
What Women Want
Par.
$182,811,707
2000
48
The Perfect Storm
WB
$182,618,434
2000
49
Liar Liar
Uni.
$181,410,615
1997
50
Mission: Impossible
Par.
$180,981,856
1996
51
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Par.
$179,870,271
1984
52
Jurassic Park III
Uni.
$179,513,120
2001
53
Pretty Woman
BV
$178,406,268
1990
54
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Fox
$177,884,835
2001
55
Tootsie
Col.
$177,200,000
1982
56
Top Gun
Par.
$176,786,701
1986^
57
There's Something About Mary
Fox
$176,484,651
1998
58
Crocodile Dundee
Par.
$174,803,506
1986
59
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Fox
$173,585,516
1992
60
Air Force One
Sony
$172,956,409
1997
61
Rain Man
MGM
$172,825,435
1988
62
Apollo 13
Uni.
$172,071,312
1995^
63
The Matrix
WB
$171,479,930
1999
64
Tarzan
BV
$171,091,819
1999
65
Three Men and a Baby
BV
$167,780,960
1987
66
Meet the Parents
Uni.
$166,244,045
2000
67
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
WB
$165,493,908
1991
68
Hannibal
MGM
$165,092,268
2001
69
Big Daddy
Sony
$163,479,795
1999
70
Batman Returns
WB
$162,831,698
1992
71
A Bug's Life
BV
$162,798,565
1998
72
The Waterboy
BV
$161,491,646
1998
73
The Sound of Music
Fox
$158,671,368
1965
74
The Firm
Par.
$158,348,367
1993
75
X-Men
Fox
$157,299,717
2000
76
Scary Movie
Mira.
$157,019,771
2000
77
Fatal Attraction
Par.
$156,645,693
1987
78
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
BV
$156,452,370
1988
79
The Sting
Uni.
$156,000,000
1973
80
What Lies Beneath
DW
$155,464,351
2000
81
The Mummy
Uni.
$155,385,488
1999
82
Jerry Maguire
Sony
$153,952,592
1996
83
Beverly Hills Cop II
Par.
$153,665,036
1987
84
Gremlins
WB
$153,083,102
1984^
85
Runaway Bride
Par.
$152,257,509
1999
86
Rambo: First Blood Part II
TriS
$150,415,432
1985
87
As Good as It Gets
Sony
$148,478,011
1997
88
Lethal Weapon 2
WB
$147,253,986
1989
89
True Lies
Fox
$146,282,411
1994
90
Beauty and the Beast
BV
$145,863,363
1991^
91
101 Dalmatians
Dis.
$144,880,014
1961^
92
The Santa Clause
BV
$144,833,357
1994
93
Lethal Weapon 3
WB
$144,731,527
1992
94
Doctor Dolittle
Fox
$144,156,605
1998
95
The Fast and the Furious
Uni.
$143,875,330
2001
96
American Pie 2
Uni.
$142,528,394
2001
97
The Jungle Book
Dis.
$141,843,612
1967^
98
National Lampoon's Animal House
Uni.
$141,600,000
1978^
99
Pocahontas
BV
$141,579,773
1995
100
A Few Good Men
Col.
$141,340,178
1992
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401500
CHART NOTES
^ Indicates movie made its gross over multiple releases, e.g., 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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