DOMESTIC GROSSES
Viewing Chart as of Jan. 17, 1997
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401500 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 201
Footloose
Par.
$80,035,402
1984
202
The Golden Child
Par.
$79,817,937
1986
203
Earthquake
Uni.
$79,666,653
1974
204
WarGames
MGM
$79,567,667
1983
205
Cape Fear
Uni.
$79,091,969
1991
206
Alien
Fox
$78,944,891
1979^
207
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Par.
$78,912,963
1982
208
48 HRS.
Par.
$78,868,508
1982
209
Apocalypse Now
MGM
$78,845,221
1979^
210
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Par.
$78,756,177
1988
211
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
NL
$78,656,813
1991
212
Cocktail
BV
$78,222,753
1988
213
Hooper
WB
$78,000,000
1978
214
Backdraft
Uni.
$77,868,585
1991
215
Free Willy
WB
$77,698,625
1993
216
Philadelphia
TriS
$77,446,440
1993
217
Poltergeist
MGM
$76,606,280
1982
218
Father of the Bride Part II
BV
$76,594,107
1995
219
Romancing the Stone
Fox
$76,572,238
1984
220
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Par.
$76,471,046
1984
221
Fantasia
Dis.
$76,408,097
1941^
222
The Untouchables
Par.
$76,270,454
1987
223
White Men Can't Jump
Fox
$76,253,806
1992
224
Cocoon
Fox
$76,113,124
1985
225
The Jewel of the Nile
Fox
$75,973,200
1985
226
Star Trek: Generations
Par.
$75,671,125
1994
227
Braveheart
Par.
$75,609,945
1995
228
The Last of the Mohicans
Fox
$75,505,856
1992
229
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Par.
$74,888,996
1991
230
10
WB
$74,865,517
1979
231
The Prince of Tides
Col.
$74,787,599
1991
232
Oliver & Company
BV
$74,151,346
1988^
233
Ben-Hur
MGM
$74,000,000
1959
234
Beetlejuice
WB
$73,707,461
1988
235
The Jerk
Uni.
$73,691,419
1979
236
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
WB
$72,217,396
1994
237
The Cannonball Run
Fox
$72,179,579
1981
238
Get Shorty
MGM
$72,101,622
1995
239
My Fair Lady
WB
$72,000,000
1964
240
Ruthless People
BV
$71,624,879
1986
241
Three Men and a Little Lady
BV
$71,609,321
1990
242
Stargate
MGM
$71,567,262
1994
243
Grumpier Old Men
WB
$71,518,503
1995
244
The Bridges of Madison County
WB
$71,516,617
1995
245
Christmas Vacation
WB
$71,319,526
1989
246
The Rescuers
Dis.
$71,215,869
1977^
247
Turner & Hooch
BV
$71,079,915
1989
248
Bird on a Wire
Uni.
$70,978,012
1990
249
Groundhog Day
Col.
$70,906,973
1993
250
Broken Arrow (1996)
Fox
$70,770,147
1996
251
Any Which Way You Can
WB
$70,687,344
1980
252
All the President's Men
WB
$70,600,000
1976
253
Mortal Kombat
NL
$70,454,098
1995
254
JFK
WB
$70,405,498
1991
255
Moonraker
MGM
$70,308,099
1979
256
Grumpy Old Men
WB
$70,172,621
1993
257
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Par.
$70,136,369
1986
258
Boomerang
Par.
$70,052,444
1992
259
Born on the Fourth of July
Uni.
$70,001,698
1989
260
Private Benjamin
WB
$69,847,348
1980
261
Splash
BV
$69,821,334
1984
262
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Uni.
$69,701,637
1982
263
Nine Months
Fox
$69,684,532
1995
264
Hot Shots!
Fox
$69,467,617
1991
265
Cool Runnings
BV
$68,856,263
1993
266
Witness
Par.
$68,706,993
1985
267
Purple Rain
WB
$68,392,977
1984
268
Octopussy
MGM
$67,893,619
1983
269
Outbreak
WB
$67,659,560
1995
270
Sudden Impact
WB
$67,642,693
1983
271
Heat
WB
$67,436,818
1995
272
Coal Miner's Daughter
Uni.
$67,182,787
1980
273
Waiting to Exhale
Fox
$67,052,156
1995
274
The Secret of My Success
Uni.
$66,995,879
1987
275
Uncle Buck
Uni.
$66,758,538
1989
276
The Godfather Part III
Par.
$66,666,062
1990
277
Legends of the Fall
Sony
$66,638,883
1994
278
Smokey and the Bandit II
Uni.
$66,132,626
1980
279
What's Up, Doc?
WB
$66,000,000
1972
280
Bad Boys
Sony
$65,807,024
1995
281
Stakeout
BV
$65,673,233
1987
282
Michael
NL
$65,576,935
1996
283
The Ten Commandments
Par.
$65,500,000
1956
284
Lethal Weapon
WB
$65,207,127
1987
285
The Muppet Movie
AFD
$65,200,000
1979
286
Wolf
Col.
$65,002,597
1994
287
Staying Alive
Par.
$64,892,670
1983
288
Mr. Mom
Fox
$64,783,827
1983
289
Field of Dreams
Uni.
$64,431,625
1989
290
Working Girl
Fox
$63,779,477
1988
291
The Witches of Eastwick
WB
$63,766,510
1987
292
What About Bob?
BV
$63,707,829
1991
293
Babe
Uni.
$63,658,910
1995
294
Thunderball
UA
$63,595,658
1965
295
Risky Business
WB
$63,541,777
1983
296
The Fox and the Hound
BV
$63,456,988
1981^
297
Dirty Dancing
Vest
$63,446,382
1987^
298
Tango & Cash
WB
$63,408,614
1989
299
Dave
WB
$63,270,710
1993
300
Rising Sun
Fox
$63,179,523
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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