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Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
Titanic
Par.
$600,788,188
3,265
$28,638,131
2,674
12/19/97
2
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Fox
$431,088,295
3,126
$64,820,970
2,970
5/19/99
3
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
P/DW
$402,111,870
4,293
$108,966,307
4,234
6/24/09
4
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Fox
$380,270,577
3,663
$108,435,841
3,661
5/19/05
5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
NL
$377,027,325
3,703
$72,629,713
3,703
12/17/03
6
Jurassic Park
Uni.
$357,067,947
2,566
$47,026,828
2,404
6/11/93
7
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
P/DW
$352,390,543
4,088
$97,852,865
4,088
6/29/11
8
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
NL
$339,789,881
3,622
$62,007,528
3,622
12/18/02
9
Transformers
P/DW
$319,246,193
4,050
$70,502,384
4,011
7/3/07
10
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
NL
$313,364,114
3,381
$47,211,490
3,359
12/19/01
11
Star Wars
Fox
$307,263,857
1,750
$1,554,475
43
5/25/77
12
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
WB
$303,003,568
4,100
$84,617,303
4,045
12/14/12
13
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Fox
$302,191,252
3,161
$80,027,814
3,161
5/16/02
14
Inception
WB
$292,576,195
3,792
$62,785,337
3,792
7/16/10
15
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
BV
$291,710,957
3,853
$65,556,312
3,616
12/9/05
16
Star Trek
Par.
$257,730,019
4,053
$75,204,289
3,849
5/8/09
17
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$252,583,617
1,764
$23,019,618
1,002
5/25/83
18
King Kong
Uni.
$218,080,025
3,627
$50,130,145
3,568
12/14/05
19
The Empire Strikes Back
Fox
$209,398,025
1,278
$4,910,483
126
5/21/80
20
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
TriS
$204,843,345
2,495
$31,765,506
2,274
7/3/91
21
Dances with Wolves
Orion
$184,208,848
1,636
$598,257
14
11/9/90
22
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Fox
$180,011,740
3,530
$68,532,960
3,500
7/27/01
23
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Fox
$176,760,185
3,691
$54,806,191
3,648
8/5/11
24
The Croods
Fox
$174,000,183
4,065
$43,639,736
4,046
3/22/13
25
Tron Legacy
BV
$172,062,763
3,451
$44,026,211
3,451
12/17/10
26
Clash of the Titans (2010)
WB
$163,214,888
3,802
$61,235,105
3,777
4/2/10
27
Pocahontas
BV
$141,579,773
2,757
$2,689,714
6
6/16/95
28
Aliens
Fox
$85,160,248
1,454
$10,052,042
1,437
7/18/86
29
Oblivion
Uni.
$83,884,000
3,792
$37,054,485
3,783
4/19/13
30
Wrath of the Titans
WB
$83,670,083
3,545
$33,457,188
3,545
3/30/12
31
Beowulf
Par.
$82,280,579
3,249
$27,515,871
3,153
11/16/07
32
The Last of the Mohicans
Fox
$75,505,856
1,856
$10,976,661
1,491
9/25/92
33
John Carter
BV
$73,078,100
3,749
$30,180,188
3,749
3/9/12
34
Stargate
MGM
$71,567,262
2,033
$16,651,018
2,033
10/28/94
35
The Fifth Element
Sony
$63,820,180
2,500
$17,031,345
2,500
5/9/97
36
Starship Troopers
Sony
$54,814,377
2,971
$22,058,773
2,971
11/7/97
37
The Abyss
Fox
$54,222,310
1,538
$9,319,797
1,533
8/11/89
38
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Par.
$37,762,677
3,170
$15,580,278
3,170
9/17/04
39
Star Trek Into Darkness
Par.
$35,536,000
3,868
n/a
3,868
5/16/13
40
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Sony
$32,131,830
2,649
$11,408,853
2,649
7/11/01
41
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
Fox
$24,650,296
1,663
$3,549,338
1,400
4/10/92
42
Sanctum
Uni.
$23,209,310
2,789
$9,447,930
2,787
2/4/11
43
Battle for Terra
LGF
$1,647,083
1,159
$1,082,064
1,159
5/1/09
44
Delgo
Free
$694,782
2,160
$511,920
2,160
12/12/08
45
After Earth
Sony
n/a
0
n/a
0
5/31/13
46
Pacific Rim
WB
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/12/13
Averages: $186,695,634 2,885 $39,978,355 2,838
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