DOMESTIC GROSSES
#1–100 - #101–200 - #201–300 - #301–400 - #401–450 Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 1 Avatar Fox $731,621,183 2009 2 Titanic Par. $600,788,188 1997 3 The Dark Knight WB $533,345,358 2008 4 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1977^ 5 Shrek 2 DW $441,226,247 2004 6 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $435,110,554 1982^ 7 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $431,088,301 1999 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $423,315,812 2006 9 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 2002 10 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen P/DW $402,111,870 2009 11 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $380,270,577 2005 12 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $377,027,325 2003 13 Spider-Man 2 Sony $373,585,825 2004 14 The Passion of the Christ NM $370,782,930 2004^ 15 Jurassic Park Uni. $357,067,947 1993 16 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $341,786,758 2002^ 17 Finding Nemo BV $339,714,978 2003 18 Spider-Man 3 Sony $336,530,303 2007 19 Forrest Gump Par. $329,694,499 1994 20 The Lion King BV $328,541,776 1994^ 21 Shrek the Third P/DW $322,719,944 2007 22 Transformers P/DW $319,246,193 2007 23 Iron Man Par. $318,412,101 2008 24 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $317,575,550 2001 25 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $317,101,119 2008 26 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $314,776,170 2001^ 27 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $310,676,740 2002^ 28 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End BV $309,420,425 2007 29 Return of the Jedi Fox $309,306,177 1983^ 30 Independence Day Fox $306,169,268 1996 31 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $305,413,918 2003 32 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $301,959,197 2009 33 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sum. $296,512,436 2009 34 The Sixth Sense BV $293,506,292 1999 35 Up BV $293,004,164 2009 36 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $292,004,738 2007 37 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV $291,710,957 2005 38 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $290,475,067 1980^ 39 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $290,013,036 2005 40 Home Alone Fox $285,761,243 1990 41 The Matrix Reloaded WB $281,576,461 2003 42 Meet the Fockers Uni. $279,261,160 2004 43 The Hangover WB $277,322,503 2009 44 Shrek DW $267,665,011 2001 45 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $261,988,482 2002 46 The Incredibles BV $261,441,092 2004 47 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $260,044,825 2000 48 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 1975 49 Star Trek Par. $257,730,019 2009 50 I Am Legend WB $256,393,010 2007 51 Monsters, Inc. BV $255,873,250 2001 52 The Blind Side WB $253,075,641 2009 53 Batman WB $251,188,924 1989 54 Night at the Museum Fox $250,863,268 2006 55 Men in Black Sony $250,690,539 1997 56 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $249,541,069 2004 57 Toy Story 2 BV $245,852,179 1999^ 58 Cars BV $244,082,982 2006 59 Bruce Almighty Uni. $242,829,261 2003 60 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $242,374,454 1981^ 61 Twister WB $241,721,524 1996 62 My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC $241,438,208 2002 63 Ghostbusters Col. $238,632,124 1984^ 64 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $234,760,478 1984 65 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $234,362,462 2006 66 War of the Worlds Par. $234,280,354 2005 67 Cast Away Fox $233,632,142 2000 68 The Exorcist WB $232,671,011 1973^ 69 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $229,086,679 1997 70 Signs BV $227,966,634 2002 71 Hancock Sony $227,946,274 2008 72 The Bourne Ultimatum Uni. $227,471,070 2007 73 Rush Hour 2 NL $226,164,286 2001 74 WALL-E BV $223,808,164 2008 75 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $221,403,614 2010 76 National Treasure: Book of Secrets BV $219,964,115 2007 77 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $219,195,243 1993 78 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox $218,122,139 2009 79 King Kong Uni. $218,080,025 2005 80 Ghost Par. $217,631,306 1990 81 The Da Vinci Code Sony $217,536,138 2006 82 Aladdin BV $217,350,219 1992 83 Alvin and the Chipmunks Fox $217,326,974 2007 84 Saving Private Ryan DW $216,540,909 1998 85 Kung Fu Panda P/DW $215,434,591 2008 86 Mission: Impossible II Par. $215,409,889 2000 87 X2: X-Men United Fox $214,949,694 2003 88 Austin Powers in Goldmember NL $213,307,889 2002 89 300 WB $210,614,939 2007 90 Back to the Future Uni. $210,609,762 1985 91 Wedding Crashers NL $209,255,921 2005 92 Sherlock Holmes WB $207,450,166 2009 93 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory WB $206,459,076 2005 94 Ratatouille BV $206,445,654 2007 95 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me NL $206,040,086 1999 96 Batman Begins WB $205,343,774 2005 97 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $204,843,345 1991 98 The Mummy Returns Uni. $202,019,785 2001 99 Armageddon BV $201,578,182 1998 100 Superman Returns WB $200,081,192 2006
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CHART NOTES E.T. was re-released in 1985 and a special edition was released in 2002. Clicking on these titles will display a breakdown of releases. Most of the pre-1980 movies listed on this chart had multiple, undocumented releases over the years.
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