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All-Time Movie Box Office Hits
Last Updated December 2, 2004
The 50 Biggest Movie Money-makers in the U.S.
**updated
box office list (April 24, 2005)**
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The List of the Top 50 U.S. Box Office
Hits











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Rank |
Title |
Cumulative
Gross |
Release
Date |
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1 |
Titanic |
$600,788,188 |
12/19/97 |
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2 |
Star Wars |
$460,998,007 |
5/25/77 |
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3 |
Shrek 2 |
$436,471,036 |
5/19/04 |
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4 |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial |
$434,949,459 |
6/11/82 |
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5 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
$431,088,295 |
5/19/99 |
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6 |
Spider-Man |
$403,706,375 |
5/3/02 |
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7 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
$376,958,965 |
12/17/03 |
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8 |
Spiderman 2 |
$373,377,893 |
6/30/04 |
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9 |
The Passion of the Christ |
$370,270,943 |
2/25/04 |
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10 |
Jurassic Park |
$357,067,947 |
6/11/93 |
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11 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
$341,748,130 |
12/18/02 |
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12 |
Finding Nemo |
$339,714,367 |
5/30/03 |
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13 |
Forrest Gump |
$329,694,499 |
7/6/94 |
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14 |
The Lion King |
$328,539,505 |
6/15/94 |
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15 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
$317,557,891 |
11/16/01 |
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16 |
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
$314,776,170 |
12/19/01 |
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17 |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
$310,675,583 |
5/16/02 |
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18 |
Return of the Jedi |
$309,205,079 |
5/25/83 |
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19 |
Independence Day |
$306,169,255 |
7/3/96 |
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20 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
$305,411,224 |
7/9/03 |
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21 |
The Sixth Sense |
$293,506,292 |
8/6/99 |
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22 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
$290,271,960 |
5/21/80 |
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23 |
Home Alone |
$285,761,243 |
11/16/90 |
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24 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
$281,519,061 |
5/15/03 |
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25 |
Shrek |
$267,665,011 |
5/16/01 |
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26 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
$261,970,615 |
11/15/02 |
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27 |
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas |
$260,031,035 |
11/17/00 |
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28 |
Jaws |
$260,000,000 |
6/20/75 |
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29 |
Monsters, Inc. |
$255,870,172 |
11/2/01 |
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30 |
Batman |
$251,188,924 |
6/23/89 |
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31 |
Men in Black |
$250,690,539 |
7/2/97 |
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32 |
Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
$249,194,525 |
6/04/04 |
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33 |
Toy Story 2 |
$245,852,179 |
11/19/99 |
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34 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
$245,034,358 |
6/12/81 |
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35 |
Bruce Almighty |
$242,589,580 |
5/23/03 |
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36 |
Twister |
$241,708,908 |
5/10/96 |
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37 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
$241,437,427 |
4/19/02 |
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38 |
Ghostbusters |
$238,600,000 |
6/8/84 |
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39 |
Beverly Hills Cop |
$234,760,478 |
12/5/84 |
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40 |
Cast Away |
$233,632,142 |
12/22/00 |
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41 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
$229,086,679 |
5/23/97 |
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42 |
Signs |
$227,965,690 |
8/2/02 |
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43 |
Rush Hour 2 |
$226,164,286 |
8/3/01 |
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44 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
$219,195,243 |
11/24/93 |
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45 |
Ghost |
$217,618,602 |
7/13/90 |
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46 |
Aladdin |
$217,350,219 |
11/11/92 |
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47 |
Saving Private Ryan |
$216,173,322 |
7/24/98 |
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48 |
Mission: Impossible 2 |
$215,409,889 |
5/24/00 |
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49 |
X2: X-Men United |
$214,948,780 |
5/2/03 |
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50 |
The Incredibles |
$214,294,035 |
11/5/04 |
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