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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 |
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