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RankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 Hulk Uni. $132,177,234 3,674 $62,128,420 3,660 6/20/03
2 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon SPC $128,078,872 2,027 $663,205 16 12/8/00
3 Life of Pi Fox $124,871,944 2,946 $22,451,514 2,927 11/21/12
4 Brokeback Mountain Focus $83,043,761 2,089 $547,425 5 12/9/05
5 Sense and Sensibility Sony $43,182,776 1,054 $721,341 70 12/15/95
6 The Ice Storm FoxS $8,038,061 230 $75,183 3 9/27/97
7 Taking Woodstock Focus $7,460,204 1,395 $3,457,760 1,393 8/26/09
8 Eat Drink Man Woman Gold. $7,294,403 217 $155,512 14 8/3/94
9 The Wedding Banquet Gold. $6,933,459 113 $134,870 7 8/6/93
10 Lust, Caution Focus $4,604,982 143 $63,918 1 9/28/07
11 Ride with the Devil USA $635,096 60 $64,159 11 11/26/99
12 Pushing Hands Lions $152,322 5 $9,567 2 6/2/95
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (12): $546,473,114
Average: $45,539,426
Opening Gross Average (3): $29,345,898 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon SPC $180,299,600 $128,078,872 12/8/00
2 Hulk Uni. $174,044,300 $132,177,234 6/20/03
3 Life of Pi Fox $123,766,900 $124,871,944 11/21/12
4 Brokeback Mountain Focus $100,938,300 $83,043,761 12/9/05
5 Sense and Sensibility Sony $77,658,700 $43,182,776 12/15/95
6 The Ice Storm FoxS $13,904,600 $8,038,061 9/27/97
7 Eat Drink Man Woman Gold. $13,855,900 $7,294,403 8/3/94
8 The Wedding Banquet Gold. $13,297,500 $6,933,459 8/6/93
9 Taking Woodstock Focus $7,939,100 $7,460,204 8/26/09
10 Lust, Caution Focus $5,309,500 $4,604,982 9/28/07
11 Ride with the Devil USA $965,800 $635,096 11/26/99
12 Pushing Hands Lions $278,000 $152,322 6/2/95
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $712,258,300
Average: $59,354,900

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Life of Pi Fox $608.9 $124.9 20.5% $484.0 79.5% 2012
Hulk Uni. $245.4 $132.2 53.9% $113.2 46.1% 2003
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon SPC $213.5 $128.1 60% $85.4 40% 2000
Brokeback Mountain Focus $178.1 $83.0 46.6% $95.0 53.4% 2005
Sense and Sensibility Sony $134.6 $43.2 32.1% $91.4 67.9% 1995
Lust, Caution Focus $67.1 $4.6 6.9% $62.5 93.1% 2007
Taking Woodstock Focus $10.0 $7.5 74.8% $2.5 25.2% 2009
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $1,457.5 million




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