All Time MOVIES Box Office (U.S.)......vol. top 150

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[table][tr][td]All Time Box Office (U.S.)[/td] [/tr][/table][table][tr][td][size=-1]Rank[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Title[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Dist.[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Cumulative
Gross
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[/td] [td][size=-1]Release
Date
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[/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]1[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Titanic[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$600,788,188[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/19/1997[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]2[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Star Wars[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$460,998,007[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/25/1977[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]3[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Shrek 2[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]DreamWorks SKG[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$441,226,247[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/19/2004[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]4[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$435,110,554[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/11/1982[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]5[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$431,088,301[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/19/1999[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]6[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$423,315,812[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/07/2006[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]7[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Spider-Man[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$403,706,375[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/03/2002[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]8[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$380,270,577[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/19/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]9[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]New Line Cinema[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$377,027,325[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/17/2003[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]10[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Spider-Man 2[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Sony Pictures Releasing[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$373,585,825[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/30/2004[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]11[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Passion of the Christ[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Equinoxe Films, Newmarket Films[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$370,782,930[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]02/25/2004[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]12[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Jurassic Park[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$357,067,947[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/11/1993[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]13[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]New Line Cinema[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$341,786,758[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/18/2002[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]14[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Finding Nemo[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$339,714,978[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/30/2003[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]15[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Spider-Man 3[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$336,530,303[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/04/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]16[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Forrest Gump[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$329,694,499[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/06/1994[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]17[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Lion King[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$328,541,776[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/15/1994[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]18[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Shrek the Third[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures, Paramount Pictures International[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$322,719,944[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/18/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]19[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Transformers[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$319,246,193[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/03/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]20[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$317,575,550[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/16/2001[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]21[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]New Line Cinema[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$314,776,170[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/19/2001[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]22[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$310,676,740[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/16/2002[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]23[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$309,420,425[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/25/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]24[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Return of the Jedi[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$309,306,177[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/25/1983[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]25[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Independence Day[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$306,169,268[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/02/1996[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]26[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$305,413,918[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/09/2003[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]27[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Sixth Sense[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$293,506,292[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]08/06/1999[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]28[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$292,004,738[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/11/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]29[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$291,710,957[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/09/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]30[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Empire Strikes Back[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$290,475,067[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/21/1980[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]31[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$290,013,036[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/18/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]32[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Home Alone[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Image Entertainment[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$285,761,243[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/16/1990[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]33[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Matrix Reloaded[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$281,576,461[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/15/2003[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]34[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Meet the Fockers[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures Distribution, DreamWorks SKG[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$279,261,160[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/22/2004[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]35[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Shrek[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]DreamWorks SKG[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$267,665,011[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/16/2001[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]36[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$261,988,482[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/15/2002[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]37[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Incredibles[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$261,441,092[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/05/2004[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]38[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$260,044,825[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/17/2000[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]39[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Jaws[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$260,000,000[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/01/1975[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]40[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Monsters, Inc.[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$255,873,250[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/02/2001[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]41[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Batman[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$251,188,924[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/23/1989[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]42[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Night at the Museum[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox Distribution, Twentieth Century Fox[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$250,863,268[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/22/2006[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]43[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Men in Black[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Sony Pictures Releasing[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$250,690,539[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/02/1997[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]44[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$249,541,069[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/04/2004[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]45[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Toy Story 2[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$245,852,179[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/24/1999[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]46[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Cars[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$244,082,982[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/09/2006[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]47[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Bruce Almighty[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$242,829,261[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/23/2003[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]48[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Raiders of the Lost Ark[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$242,374,454[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/01/1981[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]49[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Twister[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$241,721,524[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/10/1996[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]50[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]My Big Fat Greek Wedding[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$241,438,208[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]04/19/2002[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]51[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]I Am Legend[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$240,234,000[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/14/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]52[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Ghostbusters[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Sony Pictures Releasing[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$238,632,124[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/01/1984[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]53[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Beverly Hills Cop[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$234,760,478[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/01/1984[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]54[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]X-Men: The Last Stand[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$234,362,462[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/26/2006[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]55[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]War of the Worlds[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$234,280,354[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/29/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]56[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Cast Away[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$233,632,142[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/22/2000[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]57[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Exorcist[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Brothers[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$232,671,011[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/26/1973[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]58[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Lost World: Jurassic Park[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$229,086,679[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/23/1997[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]59[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Signs[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$227,966,634[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]08/02/2002[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]60[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Bourne Ultimatum[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures International[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$227,471,070[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]08/03/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]61[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Rush Hour 2[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$226,164,286[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]08/03/2001[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]62[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Mrs. Doubtfire[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$219,195,243[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/24/1993[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]63[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]King Kong[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$218,080,025[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]12/14/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]64[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Ghost[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$217,631,306[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/13/1990[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]65[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Da Vinci Code[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$217,536,138[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/19/2006[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]66[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Aladdin[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$217,350,219[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]11/11/1992[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]67[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Saving Private Ryan[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]DreamWorks SKG[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$216,540,909[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/24/1998[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]68[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Mission: Impossible 2[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Paramount Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$215,409,889[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/24/2000[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]69[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]X2: X-Men United[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]20th Century Fox[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$214,949,694[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/02/2003[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]70[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Austin Powers in Goldmember[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]New Line Cinema[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$213,307,889[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/26/2002[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]71[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]300[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$210,614,939[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]03/09/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]72[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Back to the Future[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$210,609,762[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/03/1985[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]73[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Wedding Crashers[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]New Line Cinema[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$209,255,921[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/15/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]74[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$206,459,076[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/15/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]75[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Ratatouille[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$206,445,654[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/29/2007[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]76[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]New Line Cinema[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$206,040,086[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/11/1999[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]77[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Batman Begins[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$205,343,774[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/15/2005[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]78[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Terminator 2: Judgment Day[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]TriStar Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$204,843,345[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/03/1991[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]79[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]The Mummy Returns[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Universal Pictures[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$202,019,785[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/04/2001[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]80[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Armageddon[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$201,578,182[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]07/01/1998[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]81[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Superman Returns[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]N/A[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$200,081,192[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]06/28/2006[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]82[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Gone With the Wind[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$198,676,459[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]01/01/1939[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]83[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Pearl Harbor[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]$198,542,554[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]05/25/2001[/size][/td] [/tr][tr][td][size=-1]84[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Happy Feet[/size][/td] [td][size=-1]Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. 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Star Wars is horrible - i don't know how people like that crap Seriously lol.



But i expected Passion of Christ to be number 1..
 
the list looks outdated because the last I saw The Passion of the Christ was up there having sold something like $400,000,000+
 
Originally Posted by IrvKing

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These numbers don't take inflation into account. If movie tickets cost $10 a piece in 1977 and 1982, Starwars and ET probably would have topped$1,000,000,000.
 
Originally Posted by SWiFT Yons

Star Wars is horrible - i don't know how people like that crap Seriously lol.



But i expected Passion of Christ to be number 1..

You are horrible-i don't know people like you Seriously lol.
 
Originally Posted by Mr Anleu

the list looks outdated because the last I saw The Passion of the Christ was up there having sold something like $400,000,000+

Nope. These are CORRECT sales. You must be thinking of worldwide.....
  • US Gross: $370,800,000
  • Worldwide Gross $610,000,000
 
Originally Posted by 4wrestling

Originally Posted by IrvKing

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These numbers don't take inflation into account. If movie tickets cost $10 a piece in 1977 and 1982, Starwars and ET probably would have topped $1,000,000,000.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm
^^^Adjusted with inflation


[table][tr][td]Rank[/td] [td]Title (click to view)[/td] [td]Studio[/td] [td]Adjusted Gross[/td] [td]Unadjusted Gross[/td] [td]Year^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]Gone with the Wind[/td] [td]MGM[/td] [td]$1,377,944,300[/td] [td]$198,676,459[/td] [td]1939^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]Star Wars[/td] [td]Fox[/td] [td]$1,214,775,600[/td] [td]$460,998,007[/td] [td]1977^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]The Sound of Music[/td] [td]Fox[/td] [td]$971,272,900[/td] [td]$158,671,368[/td] [td]1965[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial[/td] [td]Uni.[/td] [td]$967,446,600[/td] [td]$435,110,554[/td] [td]1982^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]The Ten Commandments[/td] [td]Par.[/td] [td]$893,420,000[/td] [td]$65,500,000[/td] [td]1956[/td] [/tr][tr][td]6[/td] [td]Titanic[/td] [td]Par.[/td] [td]$875,318,900[/td] [td]$600,788,188[/td] [td]1997[/td] [/tr][tr][td]7[/td] [td]Jaws[/td] [td]Uni.[/td] [td]$873,497,500[/td] [td]$260,000,000[/td] [td]1975[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8[/td] [td]Doctor Zhivago[/td] [td]MGM[/td] [td]$846,603,800[/td] [td]$111,721,910[/td] [td]1965[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]The Exorcist[/td] [td]WB[/td] [td]$754,078,300[/td] [td]$232,671,011[/td] [td]1973^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[/td] [td]Dis.[/td] [td]$743,380,000[/td] [td]$184,925,486[/td] [td]1937^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]11[/td] [td]101 Dalmatians[/td] [td]Dis.[/td] [td]$681,435,700[/td] [td]$144,880,014[/td] [td]1961^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]12[/td] [td]The Empire Strikes Back[/td] [td]Fox[/td] [td]$669,591,900[/td] [td]$290,475,067[/td] [td]1980^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]13[/td] [td]Ben-Hur[/td] [td]MGM[/td] [td]$668,360,000[/td] [td]$74,000,000[/td] [td]1959[/td] [/tr][tr][td]14[/td] [td]Return of the Jedi[/td] [td]Fox[/td] [td]$641,485,200[/td] [td]$309,306,177[/td] [td]1983^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]15[/td] [td]The Sting[/td] [td]Uni.[/td] [td]$607,954,300[/td] [td]$156,000,000[/td] [td]1973[/td] [/tr][tr][td]16[/td] [td]Raiders of the Lost Ark[/td] [td]Par.[/td] [td]$601,127,500[/td] [td]$242,374,454[/td] [td]1981^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]17[/td] [td]Jurassic Park[/td] [td]Uni.[/td] [td]$587,923,800[/td] [td]$357,067,947[/td] [td]1993[/td] [/tr][tr][td]18[/td] [td]The Graduate[/td] [td]AVCO[/td] [td]$583,596,900[/td] [td]$104,901,839[/td] [td]1967^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]19[/td] [td]Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace[/td] [td]Fox[/td] [td]$578,512,000[/td] [td]$431,088,301[/td] [td]1999[/td] [/tr][tr][td]20[/td] [td]Fantasia[/td] [td]Dis.[/td] [td]$566,356,500[/td] [td]$76,408,097[/td] [td]1941^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]21[/td] [td]The Godfather[/td] [td]Par.[/td] [td]$538,251,900[/td] [td]$134,966,411[/td] [td]1972^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]22[/td] [td]Forrest Gump[/td] [td]Par.[/td] [td]$535,681,100[/td] [td]$329,694,499[/td] [td]1994[/td] [/tr][tr][td]23[/td] [td]Mary Poppins[/td] [td]Dis.[/td] [td]$533,200,000[/td] [td]$102,272,727[/td] [td]1964^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]24[/td] [td]The Lion King[/td] [td]BV[/td] [td]$526,720,800[/td] [td]$328,541,776[/td] [td]1994^[/td] [/tr][tr][td]25[/td] [td]Grease[/td] [td]Par.[/td] [td]$524,606,400[/td] [td]$188,389,888[/td] [td]1978^[/td] [/tr][/table]
 
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Everytime I think about it, I am still amazed Titanic was able to be tops at the box officeoverall. I mean, sure the movie was bound to be a blockbuster hit, but damn, it was 3 hours long. That's 1/3 less showings than any other movie. So thatmeans, it was probably shown in practically every movie theater, and each of those theaters probably had more than 1 screening room, and every showing musthave been packed for 2 weeks straight. Add to that the people who wanted to see it again and again.

Still astonishing. I would have thought that one of the Star Wars prequels would have beat it.
 
Originally Posted by 4wrestling

Originally Posted by IrvKing

Edit:Shrek Beat E.T???????
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These numbers don't take inflation into account. If movie tickets cost $10 a piece in 1977 and 1982, Starwars and ET probably would have topped $1,000,000,000.
well if piracy wasnt so big then wouldnt newer movies make a lot more? i know for sure there would be an extra $10 from my pocket added to thatgross if i couldnt watch online or download that movie for free. not to mention people who would rather wait a few months and own it on dvd than spend the $10.Dont forget, youre talking about 1977, list the recreational activities available then and now
 
Not only should you take inflation into account, you should also take into account the US population at the time. A movie from the 1930's that made$10,000,000 not only would have had to sell many more tickets than a movie that make s $10,000,000 today, it had a smaller market to draw upon so a movie inthe old days that grosses the same as hit today really was much more popular and successful.

Although on the other hand, you could argue that movies, at the theater today, face much more competition in terms of alternative forms of entertainment likemovies at home, internet, video games, cable TV ect. than did movies a few decades ago so therefore adjusting for inflation is not needed.
 
Yo. Titanic was in theatres showing on like 3-4 screens with no let up for MONTHS. %+#+ was crazy.
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It's all about the hype, even my old fart father when to see Titanic and he stays home ALL THE TIME.
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