|
Top Grossing Films of
All Time in the U.S.
All numbers are in millions
|
|
|
Movie
|
Year
|
U.S.
Box
Office
|
Rating
|
Genre
|
Budget
|
World Box
Office
|
Director
|
Adjusted For
Inflation
|
| 1 |
Titanic |
1997 |
$600.8 |
PG-13 |
Dra/Rom |
$200 |
$1835.0 |
J.
Cameron |
$747.4 |
| 2 |
Star Wars |
1977 |
$460.9 |
PG |
SciF/Act/
Adv/Fan |
$11 |
$797.9 |
G. Lucas |
$1026.7 |
| 3 |
E.T. |
1982 |
$434.9 |
PG |
SciF/Adv/Fan |
-- |
$757.0 |
S.
Spielberg |
$815.0 |
| 4 |
Star Wars: Episode I
-- The Phantom Menace |
1999 |
$431.1 |
PG |
SciF/Adv/Act |
$110 |
$925.5 |
G. Lucas |
$484.5 |
| 5 |
Spider-Man |
2002 |
$403.7 |
PG-13 |
Act/Fan/SciF |
$139 |
$806.7 |
S.
Raimi |
$403.7 |
| 6 |
Jurassic Park |
1993 |
$357.1 |
PG-13 |
Hor/SciF/Adv/
Thr/Act |
$63 |
$920.0 |
S.
Spielberg |
$486.6 |
| 7 |
The
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
2002 |
$339.7 |
PG-13 |
Fan/Adv |
$94 |
$918.6 |
P.
Jackson |
$339.7 |
| 8 |
Finding
Nemo |
2003 |
$337.4 |
G |
Adv/Ani/
Com/Fam |
$94 |
$445.7 |
A.
Stanton/L. Unkrich |
$337.4 |
| 9 |
Forrest
Gump |
1994 |
$329.7 |
PG-13 |
Dra/Com/Rom |
$55 |
$680.0 |
R.
Zemeckis |
$445.2 |
| 10 |
Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone |
2001 |
$317.6 |
PG |
Adv/Fan |
$130 |
$968.7 |
C.
Columbus |
$320.4 |
| 11 |
The
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
2001 |
$313.4 |
PG-13 |
Fan/Adv |
$109 |
$860.3 |
P.
Jackson |
$316.1 |
| 12 |
The Lion King |
1994 |
$312.9 |
G |
Adv/Ani/Mus |
-- |
$771.9 |
R. Allers/R.
Minkoff |
$422.5 |
| 13 |
Star
Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones |
2002 |
$310.7 |
PG |
SciF/Adv/Act |
$120 |
$648.3 |
G.
Lucas |
$310.7 |
| 14 |
Return of the Jedi |
1983 |
$309.1 |
PG |
Fan/SciF/
Act/Adv |
$33 |
$573.0 |
R.
Marquand |
$533.2 |
| 15 |
Independence
Day |
1996 |
$306.1 |
PG-13 |
Act/SciF/War |
$75 |
$813.1 |
R.
Emmerich |
$395.4 |
| 16 |
Pirates
of the Caribbean |
2003 |
$299.5 |
PG-13 |
Act/Adv/
Fan/Com |
$125 |
$621.0 |
G.
Verbinski |
$299.5 |
| 17 |
The
Sixth Sense |
1999 |
$293.5 |
PG-13 |
Dra/Thr/
Hor/Mys |
$40 |
$661.5 |
M.
Night Shyamalan |
$329.9 |
| 18 |
The Empire Strikes
Back |
1980 |
$290.2 |
PG |
Fan/SciF/
Act/Adv |
$18 |
$533.9 |
I.
Kershner |
$555.7 |
| 19 |
Home
Alone |
1990 |
$285.8 |
PG |
Com |
-- |
$533.8 |
C.
Columbus |
$380.3 |
| 20 |
The
Matrix: Reloaded |
2003 |
$281.3 |
R |
Act/Thr/SciF |
$127 |
$735.2 |
A.
Wachowski/L. Wachowski |
$281.3 |
| 21 |
Shrek |
2001 |
$267.7 |
PG |
Adv/Rom/Ani/
Fan/Com |
$60 |
$469.7 |
A.
Adamson/V. Jenson |
$270.0 |
| 22 |
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
2002 |
$262.0 |
PG |
Fan/Adv/Fam |
$100 |
$866.4 |
C.
Columbus |
$262.0 |
| 23 |
Jaws |
1975 |
$260.0 |
PG |
Adv/Hor/Thr |
$12 |
$471.0 |
S.
Spielberg |
$741.1 |
| 24 |
Dr.
Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
2000 |
$260.0 |
PG |
Fan/Com |
$123 |
$340.0 |
R. Howard |
$275.5 |
| 25 |
Monsters,
Inc. |
2001 |
$255.9 |
G |
Ani/Com/Fan |
$115 |
$524.2 |
P.
Docter/D. Silverman |
$258.2 |
| 26 |
Batman |
1989 |
$251.2 |
PG-13 |
Act/Thr/
Cri/Fan |
-- |
$413.0 |
T. Burton |
$355.3 |
| 27 |
Men
In Black |
1997 |
$250.1 |
PG-13 |
Act/Com/SciF |
$90 |
$587.2 |
B.
Sonnenfeld |
$311.2 |
| 28 |
Toy Story 2 |
1999 |
$245.8 |
G |
Ani/Com/Fan |
$90 |
$485.7 |
J.
Lasseter |
$276.3 |
| 29 |
Bruce
Almighty |
2003 |
$242.5 |
PG-13 |
Com/Fan |
$81 |
$458.9 |
T.
Shadyac |
$242.5 |
| 30 |
Raiders of the Lost
Ark |
1981 |
$242.4 |
PG |
Act/Adv |
$20 |
$384.0 |
S.
Spielberg |
$492.1 |
| 31 |
Twister |
1996 |
$241.7 |
PG-13 |
Act/Thr |
$92 |
$495.0 |
J.
de Bont |
$312.2 |
| 32 |
My
Big Fat Greek Wedding |
2002 |
$241.4 |
PG |
Com/Rom |
$5 |
$356.5 |
J.
Zwick |
$241.4 |
| 33 |
Ghostbusters |
1984 |
$238.6 |
PG |
SciF/Fan/Com |
$30 |
$291.6 |
I.
Reitman |
$371.0 |
| 34 |
Beverly Hills Cop |
1984 |
$234.8 |
R |
Act/Com |
-- |
$316.4 |
M. Brest |
$394.3 |
| 35 |
Cast
Away |
2000 |
$233.6 |
PG-13 |
Adv/Dra |
$90 |
$424.3 |
R.
Zemeckis |
$247.5 |
| 36 |
The Lost World |
1997 |
$229.1 |
PG-13 |
Hor/SciF/Adv/
Thr/Act |
$73 |
$614.4 |
S.
Spielberg |
$285.0 |
| 37 |
Signs |
2002 |
$228.0 |
PG-13 |
Dra/Mys/SciF/
Thr/Fan |
$62 |
$408.0 |
M.
Night Shyamalan |
$228.0 |
| 38 |
Rush
Hour 2 |
2001 |
$226.2 |
PG-13 |
Act/Com |
$90 |
$329.1 |
B. Ratner |
$228.2 |
| 39 |
Mrs.
Doubtfire |
1993 |
$219.2 |
PG-13 |
Com/Dra |
-- |
$423.2 |
C.
Columbus |
$298.9 |
| 40 |
Ghost |
1990 |
$217.6 |
PG-13 |
Com/Rom/Thr |
$22 |
$517.6 |
J. Zucker |
$290.4 |
| 41 |
Aladdin |
1992 |
$217.4 |
G |
Ani/Mus/
Fan/Com |
$28 |
$502.4 |
R.
Clements/J. Musker |
$295.1 |
| 42 |
Saving Private Ryan |
1998 |
$216.3 |
R |
Act/Dra/War |
$70 |
$479.3 |
S.
Spielberg |
$263.4 |
| 43 |
Mission:
Impossible 2 |
2000 |
$215.4 |
PG-13 |
Act/Adv/
Mys/Thr |
$125 |
$545.4 |
J.
Woo |
$228.2 |
| 44 |
X2:
X-Men United |
2003 |
$214.9 |
PG-13 |
Act/Thr/Adv/
Dra/SciF |
$110 |
$379.6 |
B.
Singer |
$214.9 |
| 45 |
Austin
Powers in Goldmember |
2002 |
$213.1 |
PG-13 |
Com |
$63 |
$287.9 |
J.
Roach |
$213.1 |
| 46 |
Back to the Future |
1985 |
$210.6 |
PG |
Adv/Com/SciF |
-- |
$350.6 |
R.
Zemeckis |
$334.9 |
| 47 |
Austin
Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |
1999 |
$206.0 |
PG-13 |
Com |
$33 |
$310.3 |
M.
Roach |
$231.6 |
| 48 |
Terminator 2: Judgment
Day |
1991 |
$204.8 |
R |
SciF/Act/Thr |
$100 |
$516.8 |
J.
Cameron |
$274.1 |
| 49 |
The
Exorcist |
1973 |
$204.7 |
R |
Dra/Hor |
$12 |
$357.5 |
W.
Friedkin |
$582.3 |
| 50 |
The
Mummy Returns |
2001 |
$202.0 |
PG-13 |
Adv/Act/
Hor/Fan |
$98 |
$429.5 |
S.
Sommers |
$203.8 |
