DOMESTIC GROSSES
Viewing Chart as of Apr. 16, 2004
#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
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Uni.
$435,110,554
1982^
4
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Fox
$431,088,301
1999^
5
Spider-Man
Sony
$403,706,375
2002
6
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
NL
$375,894,225
2003^
7
The Passion of the Christ
NM
$357,837,980
2004^
8
Jurassic Park
Uni.
$357,067,947
1993^
9
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
NL
$341,786,758
2002^
10
Finding Nemo
BV
$339,714,978
2003^
11
Forrest Gump
Par.
$329,694,499
1994
12
The Lion King
BV
$328,541,776
1994^
13
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
WB
$317,575,550
2001
14
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
NL
$314,776,170
2001^
15
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Fox
$310,676,740
2002^
16
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$309,306,177
1983^
17
Independence Day
Fox
$306,169,268
1996^
18
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BV
$305,413,918
2003
19
The Sixth Sense
BV
$293,506,292
1999
20
The Empire Strikes Back
Fox
$290,271,960
1980^
21
Home Alone
Fox
$285,761,243
1990
22
The Matrix Reloaded
WB
$281,576,461
2003
23
Shrek
DW
$267,665,011
2001
24
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
WB
$261,988,482
2002
25
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uni.
$260,044,825
2000
26
Jaws
Uni.
$260,000,000
1975
27
Monsters, Inc.
BV
$255,873,250
2001^
28
Batman
WB
$251,188,924
1989
29
Men in Black
Sony
$250,690,539
1997
30
Toy Story 2
BV
$245,852,179
1999^
31
Bruce Almighty
Uni.
$242,829,261
2003
32
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Par.
$242,374,454
1981^
33
Twister
WB
$241,721,524
1996
34
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
IFC
$241,438,208
2002
35
Ghostbusters
Col.
$238,632,124
1984^
36
Beverly Hills Cop
Par.
$234,760,478
1984
37
Cast Away
Fox
$233,632,142
2000
38
The Exorcist
WB
$232,671,011
1973^
39
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Uni.
$229,086,679
1997
40
Signs
BV
$227,966,634
2002
41
Rush Hour 2
NL
$226,164,286
2001
42
Mrs. Doubtfire
Fox
$219,195,243
1993
43
Ghost
Par.
$217,631,306
1990
44
Aladdin
BV
$217,350,219
1992
45
Saving Private Ryan
DW
$216,540,909
1998
46
Mission: Impossible II
Par.
$215,409,889
2000
47
X2: X-Men United
Fox
$214,949,694
2003
48
Austin Powers in Goldmember
NL
$213,307,889
2002
49
Back to the Future
Uni.
$210,609,762
1985
50
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
NL
$206,040,086
1999
51
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
TriS
$204,843,345
1991
52
The Mummy Returns
Uni.
$202,019,785
2001
53
Armageddon
BV
$201,578,182
1998
54
Gone with the Wind
MGM
$198,676,459
1939^
55
Pearl Harbor
BV
$198,542,554
2001
56
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Par.
$197,171,806
1989
57
Toy Story
BV
$191,796,233
1995^
58
Men in Black II
Sony
$190,418,803
2002
59
Grease
Par.
$188,389,888
1978^
60
Gladiator
DW
$187,705,427
2000
61
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Dis.
$184,925,486
1937^
62
Dances with Wolves
Orion
$184,208,848
1990
63
Batman Forever
WB
$184,031,112
1995
64
The Fugitive
WB
$183,875,760
1993
65
Ocean's Eleven
WB
$183,417,150
2001
66
What Women Want
Par.
$182,811,707
2000
67
The Perfect Storm
WB
$182,618,434
2000
68
Liar Liar
Uni.
$181,410,615
1997
69
Jurassic Park III
Uni.
$181,171,875
2001
70
Mission: Impossible
Par.
$180,981,886
1996
71
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Fox
$180,011,740
2001
72
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Par.
$179,870,271
1984
73
Pretty Woman
BV
$178,406,268
1990
74
Tootsie
Col.
$177,200,000
1982
75
Top Gun
Par.
$176,786,701
1986^
76
There's Something About Mary
Fox
$176,484,651
1998
77
Ice Age
Fox
$176,387,405
2002
78
Crocodile Dundee
Par.
$174,803,506
1986
79
Apollo 13
Uni.
$173,807,716
1995^
80
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Fox
$173,585,516
1992
81
Elf
NL
$173,398,518
2003
82
Air Force One
Sony
$172,956,409
1997
83
Rain Man
MGM
$172,825,435
1988
84
The Matrix
WB
$171,479,930
1999
85
Beauty and the Beast
BV
$171,350,553
1991^
86
Tarzan
BV
$171,091,819
1999
87
A Beautiful Mind
Uni.
$170,742,341
2001
88
Chicago
Mira.
$170,687,518
2002
89
Three Men and a Baby
BV
$167,780,960
1987
90
Meet the Parents
Uni.
$166,244,045
2000
91
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
WB
$165,493,908
1991
92
Hannibal
MGM
$165,092,268
2001
93
Catch Me If You Can
DW
$164,615,351
2002
94
Big Daddy
Sony
$163,479,795
1999
95
Batman Returns
WB
$162,831,698
1992
96
A Bug's Life
BV
$162,798,565
1998
97
The Waterboy
BV
$161,491,646
1998
98
Die Another Day
MGM
$160,942,139
2002
99
The Sound of Music
Fox
$158,671,368
1965
100
The Firm
Par.
$158,348,367
1993
#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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