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100 Top-Grossing American Movies (As of November 28, 2005. Not adjusted for inflation. If you would like to see the what the list would look like if the totals were adjusted to account for historical differences in ticket prices, click here.)* Rank Title Total Box Office 1 Titanic (1997) $600,788,188 2 Star Wars (1977) $460,998,007 3 Shrek 2 (2004) $441,226,247 4 E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $435,110,554 5 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,088,301 6 Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375 7 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $380,270,577 8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $377,027,325 9 Spider-Man 2 (2004) $373,585,825 10 The Passion of the Christ (2004) $370,782,930 11 Jurassic Park (1993) $357,067,947 12 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $341,786,758 13 Finding Nemo (2003) $339,714,978 14 Forrest Gump (1994) $329,694,499 15 The Lion King (1994) $328,541,776 16 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $317,575,550 17 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $314,776,170 18 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,676,740 19 Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,306,177 20 Independence Day (1996) $306,169,268 21 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $305,413,918 22 The Sixth Sense (1999) $293,506,292 23 The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,475,067 24 Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243 25 The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $281,576,461 26 Meet the Fockers (2004) $279,261,160 27 Shrek (2001) $267,665,011 28 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $261,988,482 29 The Incredibles (2004) $261,441,092 30 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $260,044,825 31 Jaws (1975) $260,000,000 32 Monsters Inc. (2001) $255,873,250 33 Batman (1989) $251,188,924 34 Men in Black (1997) $250,690,539 35 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $249,541,069 36 Toy Story 2 (1999) $245,852,179 37 Bruce Almighty (2003) $242,829,261 38 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $242,374,454 39 Twister (1996) $241,721,524 40 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $241,438,208 41 Ghostbusters (1984) $238,632,124 42 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $234,760,478 43 War of the Worlds (2005) $234,280,354 44 Cast Away (2000) $233,632,142 45 The Exorcist (1973) $232,671,011 46 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $229,086,679 47 Signs (2002) $227,966,634 48 Rush Hour 2 (2001) $226,164,286 49 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $219,195,243 50 Ghost (1990) $217,631,306 51 Aladdin (1992) [VHS / DVD / poster] $217,350,219 52 Saving Private Ryan (1998) $216,540,909 53 Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) $215,409,889 54 X2: X-Men United (2003) $214,949,694 55 Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) $213,307,889 56 Back to the Future (1985) [VHS / DVD / poster] $210,609,762 57 Wedding Crashers (2005) $209,021,798 58 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (2005) $206,438,942 59 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $206,040,086 60 Batman Begins (2005) $205,343,774 61 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) [VHS / DVD / poster] $204,843,345 62 The Mummy Returns (2001) $202,019,785 63 Armageddon (1998) $201,578,182 64 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $201,010,207 65 Gone With the Wind (1939) $198,676,459 66 Pearl Harbor (2001) $198,542,554 67 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) [VHS / DVD / poster] $197,171,806 68 Madagascar (2005) $193,202,933 69 Toy Story (1995) [VHS / DVD / poster] $191,796,233 70 Men in Black II (2002) $190,418,803 71 Grease (1978) $188,389,888 72 Gladiator (2000) $187,705,427 73 The Day After Tomorrow (2004) $186,740,799 74 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $186,330,528 75 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) $184,925,486 76 Dances with Wolves (1990) $184,208,848 77 Batman Forever (1995) [VHS / DVD / poster] $184,031,112 78 The Fugitive (1993) [VHS / DVD / poster] $183,875,760 79 Ocean's Eleven (2001) $183,417,150 80 What Women Want (2000) $182,811,707 81 The Perfect Storm (2000) $182,618,434 82 Liar Liar (1997) [VHS / DVD / poster] $181,410,615 83 Jurassic Park III (2001) $181,171,875 84 Mission: Impossible (1996) [VHS / DVD / poster] $180,981,886 85 Planet of the Apes (2001) $180,011,740 86 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) [VHS / DVD / poster] $179,870,271 87 Hitch (2005) $179,495,555 88 Pretty Woman (1990) [VHS / DVD / poster] $178,406,268 89 Tootsie (1982) $177,200,000 89 Top Gun (1986) $176,786,701 91 There's Something About Mary (1998) $176,484,651 92 Ice Age (2002) $176,387,405 93 The Bourne Supremacy (2004) $176,241,941 94 Crocodile Dundee (1986) [VHS / DVD / poster] $174,803,506 95 Apollo 13 (1995) [VHS / DVD / poster] $173,837,933 96 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) [VHS / DVD / poster] $173,585,516 97 Elf (2003) $173,398,518 98 National Treasure (2004) $173,008,894 99 Air Force One (1997) [VHS / DVD / poster] $172,956,409 100 Rain Man (1989) $172,825,435