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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bullet12/2/04:  The Incredibles enter the list at #50 and push Austin Powers in Goldmember to the curb.
bullet9/17/04:  Spider-Man 2 moves up to #7
bullet8/18/04:  Spider-man 2 moves up to #9; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban moves up #32; and Shrek 2 finally moves to #3
bullet8/03/04:  Spider-man 2 moves up to #10; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban moves up #34; Shrek 2 moves to #4
bullet7/26/04:  Spider-man 2 moves up to #14; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban moves up #35; Shrek 2 is on pace to become the #3  movie of all-time--just needs about 5 million more.
bullet7/17/04:  Spider-man 2 moves up to #20 while Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban inches up a couple for the #38 spot.
bullet7/12/04:  Spider-man 2 enters the list at #28 as Back to the Future exits; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban moves to #40
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7/07/04:  Shrek 2 passes Spider-man for the #5 spot and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban moves to #42.

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6/29/04:  Say good-bye to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban enters the chart at 48.  Shrek 2 is holding strong at 6 but could overtake Spider-Man......

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6/24/04:  Shrek 2 moves to 6; how far will it go?

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6/14/04: Shrek 2 moves to 9

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6/8/04: Shrek 2 moves up to 15; what will be the next movie to break into the top 50?  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, maybe......

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6/3/04: New---Shrek 2 at 25 and rising

The List of the Top 50 U.S. Box Office Hits

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Rank

Title

Cumulative
Gross

Release
Date

1

Titanic

$600,788,188

12/19/97

2

Star Wars

$460,998,007

5/25/77

3 Shrek 2 $436,471,036 5/19/04

4

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

$434,949,459

6/11/82

5

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

$431,088,295

5/19/99

6

Spider-Man

$403,706,375

5/3/02

7

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

$376,958,965

12/17/03

8 Spiderman 2 $373,377,893 6/30/04
9 The Passion of the Christ $370,270,943 2/25/04

10

Jurassic Park

$357,067,947

6/11/93

11

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

$341,748,130

12/18/02

12

Finding Nemo

$339,714,367

5/30/03

13

Forrest Gump

$329,694,499

7/6/94

14

The Lion King

$328,539,505

6/15/94

15

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

$317,557,891

11/16/01

16

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

$314,776,170

12/19/01

17

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

$310,675,583

5/16/02

18

Return of the Jedi

$309,205,079

5/25/83

19

Independence Day

$306,169,255

7/3/96

20

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

$305,411,224

7/9/03

21

The Sixth Sense

$293,506,292

8/6/99

22

The Empire Strikes Back

$290,271,960

5/21/80

23

Home Alone

$285,761,243

11/16/90

24

The Matrix Reloaded

$281,519,061

5/15/03

25

Shrek

$267,665,011

5/16/01

26

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

$261,970,615

11/15/02

27

Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

$260,031,035

11/17/00

28

Jaws

$260,000,000

6/20/75

29

Monsters, Inc.

$255,870,172

11/2/01

30

Batman

$251,188,924

6/23/89

31

Men in Black

$250,690,539

7/2/97

32 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $249,194,525 6/04/04

33

Toy Story 2

$245,852,179

11/19/99

34

Raiders of the Lost Ark

$245,034,358

6/12/81

35

Bruce Almighty

$242,589,580

5/23/03

36

Twister

$241,708,908

5/10/96

37

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

$241,437,427

4/19/02

38

Ghostbusters

$238,600,000

6/8/84

39

Beverly Hills Cop

$234,760,478

12/5/84

40

Cast Away

$233,632,142

12/22/00

41

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

$229,086,679

5/23/97

42

Signs

$227,965,690

8/2/02

43

Rush Hour 2

$226,164,286

8/3/01

44

Mrs. Doubtfire

$219,195,243

11/24/93

45

Ghost

$217,618,602

7/13/90

46

Aladdin

$217,350,219

11/11/92

47

Saving Private Ryan

$216,173,322

7/24/98

48

Mission: Impossible 2

$215,409,889

5/24/00

49

X2: X-Men United

$214,948,780

5/2/03

50

The Incredibles

$214,294,035

11/5/04

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