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RankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 LG/S $292,324,737 4,070 $141,067,634 4,070 11/16/12
2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. $281,287,133 4,066 $138,122,261 4,061 11/18/11
3 The Blind Side WB $255,959,475 3,407 $34,119,372 3,110 11/20/09
4 Twilight Sum. $192,769,854 3,649 $69,637,740 3,419 11/21/08
5 True Grit Par. $171,243,005 3,464 $24,830,443 3,047 12/22/10
6 The General's Daughter Par. $102,705,852 2,858 $22,332,053 2,856 6/18/99
7 Where the Wild Things Are WB $77,233,467 3,735 $32,695,407 3,735 10/16/09
8 Conspiracy Theory WB $75,982,834 2,806 $19,313,566 2,806 8/8/97
9 The Rookie BV $75,600,072 2,543 $16,021,684 2,511 3/29/02
10 No Country for Old Men Mira. $74,283,625 2,037 $1,226,333 28 11/9/07
11 Three Kings WB $60,652,036 2,942 $15,847,636 2,942 10/1/99
12 Burn After Reading Focus $60,355,347 2,657 $19,128,001 2,651 9/12/08
13 A Knight's Tale Sony $56,569,702 2,980 $16,511,391 2,980 5/11/01
14 The Jackal Uni. $54,930,280 2,309 $15,164,595 2,193 11/14/97
15 Doc Hollywood WB $54,830,779 1,694 $7,251,854 1,575 8/2/91
16 Wayne's World 2 Par. $48,197,805 2,400 $13,516,699 2,400 12/10/93
17 The Ladykillers BV $39,799,191 1,589 $12,634,563 1,583 3/26/04
18 It Could Happen to You TriS $37,939,757 1,544 $8,112,822 1,506 7/29/94
19 A Goofy Movie BV $35,348,597 2,176 $6,129,557 2,159 4/7/95
20 Intolerable Cruelty Uni. $35,327,628 2,570 $12,525,075 2,564 10/10/03
21 Rob Roy MGM $31,596,911 1,885 $2,023,272 133 4/7/95
22 Picture Perfect Fox $31,407,873 1,727 $7,809,026 1,707 8/1/97
23 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Art. $26,437,094 3,320 $13,223,887 3,317 10/27/00
24 Fargo Gram. $24,611,975 716 $730,265 36 3/8/96
25 Being John Malkovich USA $22,863,596 630 $637,721 25 10/29/99
26 Raising Arizona Fox $22,847,564 697 $36,240 1 3/13/87
27 Adaptation. Sony $22,498,520 672 $384,478 7 12/6/02
28 The Alamo (2004) BV $22,414,961 2,609 $9,124,701 2,609 4/9/04
29 Fear Uni. $20,831,000 1,615 $6,312,240 1,584 4/12/96
30 The Kids Are All Right Focus $20,811,365 994 $491,971 7 7/9/10
31 The Big Lebowski Gram. $17,451,873 1,235 $5,533,844 1,207 3/6/98
32 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fox $16,624,456 1,981 $4,515,541 1,959 7/31/92
33 The Corruptor NL $15,164,492 1,804 $5,765,300 1,804 3/12/99
34 The Chamber Uni. $14,551,359 2,032 $5,612,095 2,026 10/11/96
35 Psycho III Uni. $14,481,606 1,408 $3,238,400 1,408 7/4/86
36 Kinsey FoxS $10,254,979 588 $169,038 5 11/12/04
37 Simone NL $9,688,676 1,920 $3,813,463 1,920 8/23/02
38 The Spanish Prisoner SPC $9,584,314 296 $124,011 7 4/3/98
39 A Serious Man Focus $9,228,768 262 $251,337 6 10/2/09
40 Mystery, Alaska BV $8,891,623 1,704 $3,102,191 1,673 10/1/99
41 In Bruges Focus $7,800,824 232 $459,575 28 2/8/08
42 The Man Who Wasn't There USA $7,504,257 259 $664,404 39 11/2/01
43 The Hoax Mira. $7,164,995 1,069 $1,449,320 235 4/6/07
44 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Think $7,084,227 321 $73,837 2 10/26/07
45 Gods and Monsters Lions $6,451,628 149 $75,508 6 11/6/98
46 What Planet Are You From? Sony $6,291,602 2,248 $3,008,746 2,248 3/3/00
47 Barton Fink Fox $6,153,939 189 $268,561 11 8/23/91
48 Airheads Fox $5,751,882 1,229 $1,911,739 1,228 8/5/94
49 Miller's Crossing Fox $5,080,409 289 $28,202 1 9/21/90
50 Joe's Apartment WB $4,619,014 1,512 $1,854,490 1,512 7/26/96
51 Before Night Falls FL $4,242,892 127 $85,230 8 12/22/00
52 This Boy's Life WB $4,104,962 773 $74,425 3 4/9/93
53 Blood Simple Circ $3,851,855 - n/a - 1/18/85
54 Bad Company (1995) BV $3,674,841 302 $1,459,824 302 1/20/95
55 The Hudsucker Proxy WB $2,816,518 126 $104,490 5 3/11/94
56 Kalifornia Gram. $2,395,231 359 $1,159,133 359 9/3/93
57 Hamlet (2000) Mira. $1,577,287 65 $62,253 4 5/12/00
58 A Dangerous Woman Gram. $1,497,222 293 $680,441 293 11/30/93
59 The Celluloid Closet SPC $1,400,591 38 $95,047 9 3/15/96
60 Waterland FL $1,100,218 - n/a - 10/30/92
61 Velvet Goldmine Mira. $1,053,788 85 $301,787 85 11/6/98
62 Storyville Fox $422,503 19 $101,383 19 8/26/92
63 It Takes Two (1988) MGM $344,375 - n/a - 7/13/88
64 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus PicH $223,202 39 $28,815 4 11/10/06
65 Pass the Ammo NCeV $169,785 - n/a - 3/4/88
66 The Hi-Lo Country Gram. $166,082 16 $17,712 3 12/30/98
67 The Locusts Orion $40,158 12 $17,787 12 10/3/97
68 Checking Out WB $30,877 8 $12,730 1 4/21/89
69 Two Bits Mira. $26,282 2 $9,299 2 11/22/95
70 True Grit (1969) Par. n/a - n/a - 6/11/69
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (69): $2,548,625,627
Average: $36,936,603
Opening Gross Average (33): $21,205,697 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 LG/S $288,330,200 $292,324,737 11/16/12
2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. $285,148,700 $281,287,133 11/18/11
3 The Blind Side WB $264,408,500 $255,959,475 11/20/09
4 Twilight Sum. $213,174,500 $192,769,854 11/21/08
5 True Grit Par. $171,780,300 $171,243,005 12/22/10
6 The General's Daughter Par. $160,528,400 $102,705,852 6/18/99
7 Conspiracy Theory WB $131,438,700 $75,982,834 8/8/97
8 Doc Hollywood WB $103,410,100 $54,830,779 8/2/91
9 The Rookie BV $103,315,700 $75,600,072 3/29/02
10 The Jackal Uni. $95,021,000 $54,930,280 11/14/97
11 Three Kings WB $94,639,600 $60,652,036 10/1/99
12 Wayne's World 2 Par. $92,216,000 $48,197,805 12/10/93
13 No Country for Old Men Mira. $84,019,900 $74,283,625 11/9/07
14 Where the Wild Things Are WB $80,541,000 $77,233,467 10/16/09
15 A Knight's Tale Sony $79,357,500 $56,569,702 5/11/01
16 It Could Happen to You TriS $72,067,400 $37,939,757 7/29/94
17 Burn After Reading Focus $66,743,900 $60,355,347 9/12/08
18 A Goofy Movie BV $64,521,300 $35,348,597 4/7/95
19 Rob Roy MGM $57,673,400 $31,596,911 4/7/95
20 Picture Perfect Fox $54,330,800 $31,407,873 8/1/97
21 The Ladykillers BV $50,886,600 $39,799,191 3/26/04
22 Intolerable Cruelty Uni. $46,514,000 $35,327,628 10/10/03
23 Raising Arizona Fox $46,396,300 $22,847,564 3/13/87
24 Fargo Gram. $43,819,700 $24,611,975 3/8/96
25 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Art. $38,944,400 $26,437,094 10/27/00
26 Fear Uni. $37,420,400 $20,831,000 4/12/96
27 Being John Malkovich USA $35,277,900 $22,863,596 10/29/99
28 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fox $31,806,800 $16,624,456 7/31/92
29 Psycho III Uni. $30,993,000 $14,481,606 7/4/86
30 Adaptation. Sony $29,776,500 $22,498,520 12/6/02
31 The Big Lebowski Gram. $29,545,400 $17,451,873 3/6/98
32 The Alamo (2004) BV $28,659,400 $22,414,961 4/9/04
33 The Chamber Uni. $26,139,800 $14,551,359 10/11/96
34 The Corruptor NL $23,702,000 $15,164,492 3/12/99
35 The Kids Are All Right Focus $20,785,200 $20,811,365 7/9/10
36 The Spanish Prisoner SPC $16,225,900 $9,584,314 4/3/98
37 Mystery, Alaska BV $13,897,500 $8,891,623 10/1/99
38 Simone NL $13,240,600 $9,688,676 8/23/02
39 Kinsey FoxS $12,950,200 $10,254,979 11/12/04
40 Barton Fink Fox $11,606,200 $6,153,939 8/23/91
41 Airheads Fox $10,925,800 $5,751,882 8/5/94
42 The Man Who Wasn't There USA $10,498,800 $7,504,257 11/2/01
43 Gods and Monsters Lions $10,086,900 $6,451,628 11/6/98
44 A Serious Man Focus $9,623,200 $9,228,768 10/2/09
45 Miller's Crossing Fox $9,536,300 $5,080,409 9/21/90
46 What Planet Are You From? Sony $9,268,100 $6,291,602 3/3/00
47 In Bruges Focus $8,626,500 $7,800,824 2/8/08
48 Joe's Apartment WB $8,297,500 $4,619,014 7/26/96
49 The Hoax Mira. $8,268,900 $7,164,995 4/6/07
50 Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Think $8,137,400 $7,084,227 10/26/07
51 This Boy's Life WB $7,872,800 $4,104,962 4/9/93
52 Blood Simple Circ $7,315,700 $3,851,855 1/18/85
53 Bad Company (1995) BV $6,707,600 $3,674,841 1/20/95
54 Before Night Falls FL $5,962,000 $4,242,892 12/22/00
55 The Hudsucker Proxy WB $5,350,000 $2,816,518 3/11/94
56 Kalifornia Gram. $4,593,800 $2,395,231 9/3/93
57 A Dangerous Woman Gram. $2,871,500 $1,497,222 11/30/93
58 The Celluloid Closet SPC $2,516,000 $1,400,591 3/15/96
59 Hamlet (2000) Mira. $2,323,500 $1,577,287 5/12/00
60 Waterland FL $2,105,000 $1,100,218 10/30/92
61 Velvet Goldmine Mira. $1,784,000 $1,053,788 11/6/98
62 Storyville Fox $808,400 $422,503 8/26/92
63 It Takes Two (1988) MGM $665,300 $344,375 7/13/88
64 Pass the Ammo NCeV $328,000 $169,785 3/4/88
65 Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus PicH $270,600 $223,202 11/10/06
66 The Hi-Lo Country Gram. $260,400 $166,082 12/30/98
67 The Locusts Orion $69,500 $40,158 10/3/97
68 Checking Out WB $61,800 $30,877 4/21/89
69 Two Bits Mira. $48,000 $26,282 11/22/95
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $3,296,438,100
Average: $47,774,500

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 LG/S $829.7 $292.3 35.2% $537.4 64.8% 2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Sum. $712.2 $281.3 39.5% $430.9 60.5% 2011
Twilight Sum. $392.6 $192.8 49.1% $199.8 50.9% 2008
The Blind Side WB $309.2 $256.0 82.8% $53.2 17.2% 2009
True Grit Par. $251.1 $171.2 68.2% $79.9 31.8% 2010
No Country for Old Men Mira. $171.6 $74.3 43.3% $97.3 56.7% 2007
Burn After Reading Focus $163.7 $60.4 36.9% $103.4 63.1% 2008
The Jackal Uni. $159.3 $54.9 34.5% $104.4 65.5% 1997
The General's Daughter Par. $149.7 $102.7 68.6% $47.0 31.4% 1999
Conspiracy Theory WB $137.0 $76.0 55.5% $61.0 44.5% 1997
Intolerable Cruelty Uni. $120.2 $35.3 29.4% $84.9 70.6% 2003
A Knight's Tale Sony $117.5 $56.6 48.1% $60.9 51.9% 2001
Three Kings WB $107.8 $60.7 56.3% $47.1 43.7% 1999
Where the Wild Things Are WB $100.1 $77.2 77.2% $22.9 22.8% 2009
The Rookie BV $80.7 $75.6 93.7% $5.1 6.3% 2002
The Ladykillers BV $76.7 $39.8 51.9% $36.9 48.1% 2004
Fargo Gram. $60.6 $24.6 40.6% $36.0 59.4% 1996
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Art. $47.7 $26.4 55.4% $21.3 44.6% 2000
Picture Perfect Fox $44.3 $31.4 70.8% $12.9 29.2% 1997
The Kids Are All Right Focus $34.7 $20.8 60% $13.9 40% 2010
In Bruges Focus $33.4 $7.8 23.4% $25.6 76.6% 2008
Adaptation. Sony $32.8 $22.5 68.6% $10.3 31.4% 2002
A Serious Man Focus $31.4 $9.2 29.4% $22.2 70.6% 2009
Raising Arizona Fox $29.2 $22.8 78.3% $6.3 21.7% 1987
The Alamo (2004) BV $25.8 $22.4 86.8% $3.4 13.2% 2004
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Think $25.0 $7.1 28.3% $17.9 71.7% 2007
The Corruptor NL $24.5 $15.2 61.9% $9.3 38.1% 1999
Being John Malkovich USA $22.9 $22.9 100% n/a 0% 1999
The Chamber Uni. $22.5 $14.6 64.6% $8.0 35.4% 1996
Simone NL $19.6 $9.7 49.5% $9.9 50.5% 2002
The Man Who Wasn't There USA $18.9 $7.5 39.7% $11.4 60.3% 2001
Kinsey FoxS $16.9 $10.3 60.6% $6.7 39.4% 2004
What Planet Are You From? Sony $14.1 $6.3 44.5% $7.9 55.5% 2000
The Hoax Mira. $11.8 $7.2 60.9% $4.6 39.1% 2007
Before Night Falls FL $8.5 $4.2 49.8% $4.3 50.2% 2000
Gods and Monsters Lions $6.5 $6.5 100% n/a 0% 1998
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus PicH $2.3 $223k 9.7% $2.1 90.3% 2006
Hamlet (2000) Mira. $2.0 $1.6 77.1% $469k 22.9% 2000
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $4,414.8 million



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