IMAX
This list is in no way comprehensive. Unfortunately, IMAX box office only
recently started being tracked in a serious way, leaving many popular titles
without a gross to report.
Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Gross-to-date Year 1
4
Fantasia 2000
Buena Vista
$52,260,454
2000
2
8
Beauty and the Beast
Buena Vista
$25,487,190
2002
3
16
Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm)
Buena Vista
$17,040,871
2003
4
19
The Lion King
Buena Vista
$15,686,215
2002
5
31
Roving Mars
Buena Vista
$10,407,978
2006
6
33
Aliens of the Deep
Buena Vista
$8,968,684
2005
7
37
The Young Black Stallion
Buena Vista
$6,751,389
2003
8
40
ESPN's Ultimate X
Buena Vista
$4,197,492
2002
9
56
Sacred Planet
Buena Vista
$1,108,356
2004
10
35
Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience
Fox
$8,485,488
2002
11
28
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
Giant Screen Films
$10,994,028
2002
12
32
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
Giant Screen Films
$10,086,514
2002
13
1
Space Station 3-D
IMAX
$88,031,952
2002
14
3
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
IMAX
$53,324,129
1998
15
6
Mysteries of Egypt
IMAX
$40,593,486
1998
16
7
Magnificent Desolation
IMAX
$34,128,076
2005
17
14
Michael Jordan to the Max
IMAX
$18,650,521
2000
18
15
Galapagos
IMAX
$18,138,952
1999
19
24
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
IMAX
$13,485,455
1998
20
26
Extreme
IMAX
$12,475,172
1999
21
27
Cyberworld 3-D
IMAX
$11,253,900
2000
22
30
Island of the Sharks
IMAX
$10,658,505
1999
23
38
Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box
IMAX
$5,231,283
1999
24
39
Wolves
IMAX
$4,811,282
1999
25
41
China: The Panda Adventure
IMAX
$3,921,642
2001
26
42
Fifty
IMAX
$3,328,240
1999
27
44
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 2
IMAX
$3,045,032
2003
28
50
Santa Vs. the Snowman
IMAX
$1,934,053
2002
29
51
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 3
IMAX
$1,926,034
2004
30
52
'N Sync: Bigger Than Live
IMAX
$1,808,679
2001
31
53
Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
IMAX
$1,766,621
2002
32
55
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 4
IMAX
$1,222,538
2005
33
57
The IMAX Nutcracker
IMAX
$1,009,291
1999
34
58
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
IMAX
$992,683
2001
35
59
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 5
IMAX
$928,275
2006
36
60
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 6
IMAX
$769,405
2007
37
63
Santa Vs. the Snowman - Season 7
IMAX
$433,797
2008
38
2
Everest
MacGillivray Freeman Films
$87,178,599
1998
39
17
Wild Safari 3D
N Wave
$16,621,530
2005
40
23
Haunted Castle
N Wave
$13,651,656
2001
41
34
Alien Adventure
N Wave
$8,959,784
1999
42
36
Encounter in the 3rd Dimension
N Wave
$7,195,792
1999
43
9
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
National Geographic Entertainment
$23,746,066
2007
44
43
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Paramount
$3,125,613
2012
45
49
Wildfire: Feel the Heat
Primesco
$2,040,635
1999
46
12
Bugs!
SK Films
$19,063,544
2003
47
13
Thrill Ride
Sony Classics
$18,798,590
1997
48
18
Across the Sea of Time
Sony Classics
$16,015,639
1995
49
20
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man
Sony Classics
$15,627,434
2000
50
22
Wings of Courage
Sony Classics
$15,054,636
1995
51
48
Mark Twain's America in 3-D
Sony Classics
$2,297,096
1998
52
5
Deep Sea 3D
Warner Bros.
$45,631,390
2006
53
10
Born to Be Wild
Warner Bros.
$22,800,080
2011
54
11
NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience
Warner Bros.
$21,583,831
2004
55
25
To the Arctic
Warner Bros.
$12,806,247
2012
56
29
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2005)
Warner Bros.
$10,900,597
2005
57
45
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2006)
Warner Bros.
$2,940,722
2006
58
46
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2007)
Warner Bros.
$2,483,757
2007
59
54
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2008)
Warner Bros.
$1,705,694
2008
60
61
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2010)
Warner Bros.
$672,796
2010
61
62
The Polar Express (IMAX re-issue 2009)
Warner Bros.
$514,354
2009
62
47
Warren Miller's Journey
Warren Miller
$2,377,609
2003
63
21
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
WGB.
$15,553,324
2001
CHART NOTES
IMAX & 35mm grosses separated where possible, but 35mm gross is included if breakdown is not available.Fantasia 2000 Gross excludes its 35mm run in which it made $8,394,966.Matrix Reloaded 's IMAX cume is unavailable. A domestic-only figure for 1991's Rolling Stones: At
the Max is one of the many that's unavailable, but it grossed $21.4 million worldwide.
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