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RowRankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 102 Africa: The Serengeti (IMAX) N/A n/a - n/a - 4/1/94
2 27 Angels & Demons Sony $133,375,846 3,527 $46,204,168 3,527 5/15/09
3 24 As Good as It Gets Sony $148,478,011 1,837 $12,606,928 1,572 12/23/97
4 39 Backdraft Uni. $77,868,585 1,983 $12,686,200 1,852 5/24/91
5 13 Batman Begins WB $206,852,432 3,858 $48,745,440 3,858 6/15/05
6 78 Beyond Rangoon Sony $5,750,110 802 $2,007,527 802 8/25/95
7 42 Bird on a Wire Uni. $70,978,012 2,008 $15,338,160 1,944 5/18/90
8 33 Black Hawk Down SonR $108,638,745 3,143 $179,823 4 12/28/01
9 52 Black Rain Par. $46,212,055 1,760 $9,677,102 1,610 9/22/89
10 43 Broken Arrow (1996) Fox $70,770,147 2,392 $15,583,510 2,388 2/9/96
11 89 The Burning Plain Magn. $200,730 26 $58,749 21 9/18/09
12 101 Burning Secret Vest n/a - n/a - 12/23/88
13 82 Calendar Girl Col. $2,570,550 1,082 $1,802,688 1,082 9/3/93
14 91 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl NL $85,395 18 $14,979 6 7/27/90
15 74 Chill Factor WB $11,263,966 2,558 $4,529,231 2,558 9/3/99
16 45 Cool Runnings BV $68,856,263 1,832 $7,046,648 1,387 10/1/93
17 37 Crimson Tide BV $91,387,195 2,514 $18,612,190 2,382 5/12/95
18 8 The Da Vinci Code Sony $217,536,138 3,757 $77,073,388 3,735 5/19/06
19 1 The Dark Knight WB $534,858,444 4,366 $158,411,483 4,366 7/18/08
20 2 The Dark Knight Rises WB $448,139,099 4,404 $160,887,295 4,404 7/20/12
21 87 Dark Obsession Circ $336,811 10 $15,001 1 6/7/91
22 38 Days of Thunder Par. $82,670,733 2,307 $15,490,445 2,307 6/29/90
23 50 The Dilemma Uni. $48,475,290 2,943 $17,816,230 2,940 1/14/11
24 35 Driving Miss Daisy WB $106,593,296 1,668 $73,745 3 12/15/89
25 66 Drop Zone Par. $28,735,315 2,055 $6,143,566 2,020 12/9/94
26 94 An Everlasting Piece DW $75,228 8 $9,128 8 12/22/00
27 70 The Fan Sony $18,626,419 2,016 $6,271,406 2,016 8/16/96
28 92 Fools of Fortune NL $83,490 9 $11,422 3 9/14/90
29 71 Frost/Nixon Uni. $18,622,031 1,105 $180,708 3 12/5/08
30 16 Gladiator DW $187,705,427 3,188 $34,819,017 2,938 5/5/00
31 64 Green Card BV $29,888,235 757 $47,781 2 12/25/90
32 22 Hannibal MGM $165,092,268 3,292 $58,003,121 3,230 2/9/01
33 46 The Holiday Sony $63,224,849 2,698 $12,778,913 2,610 12/8/06
34 77 The House of the Spirits Mira. $6,265,311 476 $1,719,085 474 4/1/94
35 61 How Do You Know Sony $30,212,620 2,483 $7,484,696 2,483 12/17/10
36 75 I'll Do Anything Col. $10,424,645 1,205 $4,702,625 1,205 2/4/94
37 6 Inception WB $292,576,195 3,792 $62,785,337 3,792 7/16/10
38 99 Insignificance IsAl n/a - n/a - 8/2/85
39 93 Invincible (2002) FL $81,954 9 $14,293 4 9/20/02
40 31 It's Complicated Uni. $112,735,375 2,955 $22,100,820 2,887 12/25/09
41 80 K2 Par. $3,106,559 350 $930,655 350 5/1/92
42 47 King Arthur BV $51,882,244 3,086 $15,193,907 3,086 7/7/04
43 10 Kung Fu Panda P/DW $215,434,591 4,136 $60,239,130 4,114 6/6/08
44 21 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $165,249,063 3,952 $47,656,302 3,925 5/26/11
45 85 The Last Days Oct. $421,432 32 $20,492 3 2/5/99
46 32 The Last Samurai WB $111,127,263 2,938 $24,271,354 2,908 12/5/03
47 34 A League of Their Own Sony $107,533,928 2,084 $13,739,456 1,782 7/1/92
48 4 The Lion King BV $422,783,777 2,624 $1,586,753 2 6/15/94
49 15 Madagascar DW $193,595,521 4,142 $47,224,594 4,131 5/27/05
50 9 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW $216,391,482 4,263 $60,316,738 4,258 6/8/12
51 19 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $180,010,950 4,065 $63,106,589 4,056 11/7/08
52 58 Matchstick Men WB $36,906,460 2,711 $13,087,307 2,711 9/12/03
53 25 Megamind P/DW $148,415,853 3,949 $46,016,833 3,944 11/5/10
54 11 Mission: Impossible II Par. $215,409,889 3,669 $57,845,297 3,653 5/24/00
55 97 Moonlighting UniC n/a - n/a - 9/26/82
56 60 Muppet Treasure Island BV $34,327,391 2,089 $7,906,689 2,070 2/16/96
57 44 Nine Months Fox $69,684,532 1,795 $12,522,240 1,458 7/14/95
58 65 Pacific Heights Fox $29,381,956 1,291 $6,912,637 1,278 9/28/90
59 88 Paperhouse Vest $241,278 9 $6,687 1 2/17/89
60 57 The Peacemaker DW $41,263,140 2,420 $12,311,939 2,362 9/26/97
61 14 Pearl Harbor BV $198,542,554 3,255 $59,078,912 3,214 5/25/01
62 5 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV $309,420,425 4,362 $114,732,820 4,362 5/25/07
63 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $423,315,812 4,133 $135,634,554 4,133 7/7/06
64 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV $241,071,802 4,164 $90,151,958 4,155 5/20/11
65 69 The Pledge WB $19,733,089 1,410 $5,765,347 1,275 1/19/01
66 63 Point of No Return WB $30,038,362 1,659 $7,160,389 1,545 3/19/93
67 81 The Power of One WB $2,827,107 143 $684,358 143 3/27/92
68 51 The Preacher's Wife BV $48,102,795 2,008 $7,649,752 1,783 12/13/96
69 36 The Prince of Egypt DW $101,413,188 3,218 $14,524,321 3,118 12/18/98
70 79 Radio Flyer Col. $4,651,977 941 $1,932,595 940 2/21/92
71 20 Rain Man MGM $172,825,435 1,590 $7,005,719 1,248 12/16/88
72 30 Rango Par. $123,477,607 3,923 $38,079,323 3,917 3/4/11
73 55 Regarding Henry Par. $43,001,500 1,090 $6,146,782 800 7/12/91
74 67 Renaissance Man BV $24,332,324 1,788 $5,557,590 1,764 6/3/94
75 62 Riding in Cars with Boys Sony $30,165,536 2,770 $10,404,652 2,770 10/19/01
76 28 The Ring DW $129,128,133 2,927 $15,015,393 1,981 10/18/02
77 40 The Ring Two
(themes)		 DW $76,231,249 3,341 $35,065,237 3,332 3/18/05
78 49 The Road to El Dorado DW $50,863,742 3,223 $12,846,652 3,218 3/31/00
79 26 The Rock BV $134,069,511 2,426 $25,069,525 2,392 6/7/96
80 23 Shark Tale DW $160,861,908 4,070 $47,604,606 4,016 10/1/04
81 12 Sherlock Holmes WB $209,028,679 3,626 $62,304,277 3,626 12/25/09
82 17 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows WB $186,848,418 3,703 $39,637,079 3,703 12/16/11
83 18 The Simpsons Movie Fox $183,135,014 3,926 $74,036,787 3,922 7/27/07
84 83 Smilla's Sense of Snow FoxS $2,372,903 135 $107,108 8 2/28/97
85 48 Something to Talk About WB $50,865,589 1,787 $11,115,697 1,510 8/4/95
86 29 Something's Gotta Give Sony $124,728,738 2,876 $16,064,723 2,677 12/12/03
87 56 Spanglish Sony $42,726,869 2,587 $8,817,853 2,438 12/17/04
88 41 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DW $73,280,117 3,362 $17,770,036 3,317 5/24/02
89 90 Taffin MGM $159,969 204 $107,303 204 2/26/88
90 54 Tears of the Sun SonR $43,734,876 2,973 $17,057,213 2,973 3/7/03
91 53 Thelma and Louise MGM $45,360,915 1,180 $6,101,297 1,179 5/24/91
92 59 The Thin Red Line Fox $36,400,491 1,657 $282,534 5 12/25/98
93 76 Thunderbirds Uni. $6,880,917 2,062 $2,766,810 2,057 7/30/04
94 68 Toys Fox $23,278,931 1,294 $4,810,027 1,272 12/18/92
95 73 True Romance WB $12,281,551 1,254 $4,023,420 1,254 9/10/93
96 95 Twister (1990) Grey $33,455 2 $9,864 2 8/8/90
97 96 Two Deaths Castle n/a - n/a - 5/24/96
98 72 The Weather Man Par. $12,482,775 1,510 $4,248,465 1,510 10/28/05
99 86 The Whole Wide World SPC $375,757 20 $3,316 1 12/20/96
100 84 A World Apart Atl $2,326,860 42 $20,815 1 6/17/88
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (95): $9,069,791,404
Average: $95,471,488
Opening Gross Average (73): $30,632,041 (Wide Releases Only)

UPCOMING RELEASES
Title (click to view)StudioRelease
Date
The Lone Ranger 7/3/13
Man of Steel 6/14/13

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 The Lion King BV $707,822,600 $422,783,777 6/15/94
2 The Dark Knight WB $591,175,600 $534,858,444 7/18/08
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $513,149,200 $423,315,812 7/7/06
4 The Dark Knight Rises WB $457,355,300 $448,139,099 7/20/12
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV $357,092,800 $309,420,425 5/25/07
6 Rain Man MGM $343,736,100 $172,825,435 12/16/88
7 Mission: Impossible II Par. $317,320,000 $215,409,889 5/24/00
8 Inception WB $292,208,200 $292,576,195 7/16/10
9 Pearl Harbor BV $278,520,800 $198,542,554 5/25/01
10 Gladiator DW $276,423,500 $187,705,427 5/5/00
11 The Da Vinci Code Sony $263,700,300 $217,536,138 5/19/06
12 Batman Begins WB $255,832,400 $206,852,432 6/15/05
13 As Good as It Gets Sony $251,499,100 $148,478,011 12/23/97
14 The Rock BV $240,839,800 $134,069,511 6/7/96
15 Madagascar DW $239,804,800 $193,595,521 5/27/05
16 Kung Fu Panda P/DW $238,238,300 $215,434,591 6/6/08
17 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV $237,624,400 $241,071,802 5/20/11
18 Hannibal MGM $231,595,900 $165,092,268 2/9/01
19 Sherlock Holmes WB $213,321,800 $209,028,679 12/25/09
20 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW $211,594,600 $216,391,482 6/8/12
21 The Simpsons Movie Fox $211,350,600 $183,135,014 7/27/07
22 A League of Their Own Sony $205,739,600 $107,533,928 7/1/92
23 Shark Tale DW $205,657,700 $160,861,908 10/1/04
24 Driving Miss Daisy WB $200,200,000 $106,593,296 12/15/89
25 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $199,065,000 $180,010,950 11/7/08
26 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows WB $188,586,700 $186,848,418 12/16/11
27 The Ring DW $176,334,800 $129,128,133 10/18/02
28 Crimson Tide BV $166,807,900 $91,387,195 5/12/95
29 The Prince of Egypt DW $165,670,300 $101,413,188 12/18/98
30 Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $162,938,500 $165,249,063 5/26/11
31 Something's Gotta Give Sony $161,082,300 $124,728,738 12/12/03
32 Days of Thunder Par. $155,178,600 $82,670,733 6/29/90
33 Black Hawk Down SonR $148,466,700 $108,638,745 12/28/01
34 Angels & Demons Sony $147,493,600 $133,375,846 5/15/09
35 Megamind P/DW $147,118,800 $148,415,853 11/5/10
36 Backdraft Uni. $146,859,000 $77,868,585 5/24/91
37 The Last Samurai WB $144,604,300 $111,127,263 12/5/03
38 Bird on a Wire Uni. $133,230,600 $70,978,012 5/18/90
39 Cool Runnings BV $131,908,600 $68,856,263 10/1/93
40 Nine Months Fox $127,194,300 $69,684,532 7/14/95
41 Broken Arrow (1996) Fox $127,130,100 $70,770,147 2/9/96
42 Rango Par. $124,382,700 $123,477,607 3/4/11
43 It's Complicated Uni. $114,395,200 $112,735,375 12/25/09
44 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DW $100,145,300 $73,280,117 5/24/02
45 The Ring Two DW $94,426,900 $76,231,249 3/18/05
46 Something to Talk About WB $92,844,300 $50,865,589 8/4/95
47 Black Rain Par. $92,424,100 $46,212,055 9/22/89
48 Thelma and Louise MGM $85,550,100 $45,360,915 5/24/91
49 The Preacher's Wife BV $84,580,700 $48,102,795 12/13/96
50 Regarding Henry Par. $81,100,200 $43,001,500 7/12/91
51 The Holiday Sony $75,484,200 $63,224,849 12/8/06
52 The Road to El Dorado DW $74,927,300 $50,863,742 3/31/00
53 The Peacemaker DW $71,375,800 $41,263,140 9/26/97
54 King Arthur BV $66,335,700 $51,882,244 7/7/04
55 Muppet Treasure Island BV $61,665,000 $34,327,391 2/16/96
56 Point of No Return WB $57,609,800 $30,038,362 3/19/93
57 Tears of the Sun SonR $57,587,900 $43,734,876 3/7/03
58 The Thin Red Line Fox $56,977,500 $36,400,491 12/25/98
59 Green Card BV $56,368,000 $29,888,235 12/25/90
60 Pacific Heights Fox $55,151,900 $29,381,956 9/28/90
61 Spanglish Sony $53,915,400 $42,726,869 12/17/04
62 Drop Zone Par. $53,911,000 $28,735,315 12/9/94
63 Matchstick Men WB $48,596,600 $36,906,460 9/12/03
64 The Dilemma Uni. $48,051,700 $48,475,290 1/14/11
65 Renaissance Man BV $46,219,800 $24,332,324 6/3/94
66 Toys Fox $44,576,000 $23,278,931 12/18/92
67 Riding in Cars with Boys Sony $42,317,000 $30,165,536 10/19/01
68 The Fan Sony $33,460,100 $18,626,419 8/16/96
69 How Do You Know Sony $29,948,600 $30,212,620 12/17/10
70 The Pledge WB $27,682,100 $19,733,089 1/19/01
71 True Romance WB $23,554,500 $12,281,551 9/10/93
72 Frost/Nixon Uni. $20,593,200 $18,622,031 12/5/08
73 I'll Do Anything Col. $19,801,800 $10,424,645 2/4/94
74 Chill Factor WB $17,605,500 $11,263,966 9/3/99
75 The Weather Man Par. $15,462,300 $12,482,775 10/28/05
76 The House of the Spirits Mira. $11,901,100 $6,265,311 4/1/94
77 Beyond Rangoon Sony $10,495,600 $5,750,110 8/25/95
78 Radio Flyer Col. $8,900,400 $4,651,977 2/21/92
79 Thunderbirds Uni. $8,797,800 $6,880,917 7/30/04
80 K2 Par. $5,943,600 $3,106,559 5/1/92
81 The Power of One WB $5,409,000 $2,827,107 3/27/92
82 Calendar Girl Col. $4,930,000 $2,570,550 9/3/93
83 A World Apart Atl $4,495,200 $2,326,860 6/17/88
84 Smilla's Sense of Snow FoxS $4,104,800 $2,372,903 2/28/97
85 The Last Days Oct. $658,700 $421,432 2/5/99
86 The Whole Wide World SPC $650,800 $375,757 12/20/96
87 Dark Obsession Circ $635,200 $336,811 6/7/91
88 Paperhouse Vest $482,600 $241,278 2/17/89
89 Taffin MGM $309,000 $159,969 2/26/88
90 The Burning Plain Magn. $211,100 $200,730 9/18/09
91 Chicago Joe and the Showgirl NL $160,300 $85,395 7/27/90
92 Fools of Fortune NL $156,700 $83,490 9/14/90
93 Invincible (2002) FL $112,000 $81,954 9/20/02
94 An Everlasting Piece DW $107,100 $75,228 12/22/00
95 Twister (1990) Grey $62,800 $33,455 8/8/90
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $12,069,025,700
Average: $127,042,400

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
The Dark Knight Rises WB $1,084.4 $448.1 41.3% $636.3 58.7% 2012
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $1,066.2 $423.3 39.7% $642.9 60.3% 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides BV $1,043.9 $241.1 23.1% $802.8 76.9% 2011
The Dark Knight WB $1,003.0 $533.3 53.2% $469.7 46.8% 2008
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV $963.4 $309.4 32.1% $654.0 67.9% 2007
The Lion King BV $841.7 $312.9 37.2% $528.8 62.8% 1994
Inception WB $825.5 $292.6 35.4% $533.0 64.6% 2010
The Da Vinci Code Sony $758.2 $217.5 28.7% $540.7 71.3% 2006
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted P/DW $742.1 $216.4 29.2% $525.7 70.8% 2012
Kung Fu Panda 2 P/DW $665.7 $165.2 24.8% $500.4 75.2% 2011
Kung Fu Panda P/DW $631.7 $215.4 34.1% $416.3 65.9% 2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa P/DW $603.9 $180.0 29.8% $423.9 70.2% 2008
Mission: Impossible II Par. $546.4 $215.4 39.4% $331.0 60.6% 2000
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows WB $545.4 $186.8 34.3% $358.6 65.7% 2011
Madagascar DW $532.7 $193.6 36.3% $339.1 63.7% 2005
The Simpsons Movie Fox $527.1 $183.1 34.7% $343.9 65.3% 2007
Sherlock Holmes WB $524.0 $209.0 39.9% $315.0 60.1% 2009
Angels & Demons Sony $485.9 $133.4 27.4% $352.6 72.6% 2009
Gladiator DW $457.6 $187.7 41% $269.9 59% 2000
The Last Samurai WB $456.8 $111.1 24.3% $345.6 75.7% 2003
Pearl Harbor BV $449.2 $198.5 44.2% $250.7 55.8% 2001
Batman Begins WB $372.7 $205.3 55.1% $167.4 44.9% 2005
Shark Tale DW $367.3 $160.9 43.8% $206.4 56.2% 2004
Rain Man MGM $354.8 $172.8 48.7% $182.0 51.3% 1988
Hannibal MGM $351.7 $165.1 46.9% $186.6 53.1% 2001
The Rock BV $335.1 $134.1 40% $201.0 60% 1996
Megamind P/DW $321.9 $148.4 46.1% $173.5 53.9% 2010
As Good as It Gets Sony $314.2 $148.5 47.3% $165.7 52.7% 1997
Something's Gotta Give Sony $266.7 $124.7 46.8% $142.0 53.2% 2003
The Ring DW $249.3 $129.1 51.8% $120.2 48.2% 2002
Rango Par. $245.4 $123.5 50.3% $121.9 49.7% 2011
It's Complicated Uni. $219.1 $112.7 51.5% $106.4 48.5% 2009
The Prince of Egypt DW $218.6 $101.4 46.4% $117.2 53.6% 1998
The Holiday Sony $205.1 $63.2 30.8% $141.9 69.2% 2006
King Arthur BV $203.6 $51.9 25.5% $151.7 74.5% 2004
Black Hawk Down SonR $173.0 $108.6 62.8% $64.4 37.2% 2001
The Ring Two DW $161.5 $76.2 47.2% $85.2 52.8% 2005
Days of Thunder Par. $157.9 $82.7 52.3% $75.3 47.7% 1990
Crimson Tide BV $157.4 $91.4 58.1% $66.0 41.9% 1995
Cool Runnings BV $154.9 $68.9 44.5% $86.0 55.5% 1993
Backdraft Uni. $152.4 $77.9 51.1% $74.5 48.9% 1991
Broken Arrow (1996) Fox $150.3 $70.8 47.1% $79.5 52.9% 1996
Driving Miss Daisy WB $145.8 $106.6 73.1% $39.2 26.9% 1989
Bird on a Wire Uni. $138.7 $71.0 51.2% $67.7 48.8% 1990
Nine Months Fox $138.5 $69.7 50.3% $68.8 49.7% 1995
Black Rain Par. $134.2 $46.2 34.4% $88.0 65.6% 1989
A League of Their Own Sony $132.4 $107.5 81.2% $24.9 18.8% 1992
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DW $122.6 $73.3 59.8% $49.3 40.2% 2002
The Peacemaker DW $110.5 $41.3 37.4% $69.2 62.6% 1997
The Thin Red Line Fox $98.1 $36.4 37.1% $61.7 62.9% 1998
Tears of the Sun SonR $86.5 $43.7 50.6% $42.7 49.4% 2003
The Road to El Dorado DW $76.4 $50.9 66.5% $25.6 33.5% 2000
The Dilemma Uni. $69.7 $48.5 69.5% $21.2 30.5% 2011
Matchstick Men WB $65.6 $36.9 56.3% $28.7 43.7% 2003
Spanglish Sony $55.0 $42.7 77.6% $12.3 22.4% 2004
How Do You Know Sony $48.7 $30.2 62.1% $18.5 37.9% 2010
Pacific Heights Fox $44.9 $29.4 65.4% $15.5 34.6% 1990
Riding in Cars with Boys Sony $35.7 $30.2 84.4% $5.6 15.6% 2001
The Pledge WB $29.4 $19.7 67.1% $9.7 32.9% 2001
Thunderbirds Uni. $28.3 $6.9 24.3% $21.4 75.7% 2004
Frost/Nixon Uni. $27.4 $18.6 67.9% $8.8 32.1% 2008
The Weather Man Par. $19.0 $12.5 65.6% $6.6 34.4% 2005
Chill Factor WB $11.3 $11.3 100% n/a 0% 1999
The Burning Plain Magn. $5.5 $201k 3.7% $5.3 96.3% 2009
Invincible (2002) FL $82.0k $82.0k 100% n/a 0% 2002
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $21,512.1 million



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