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The 100 Highest Grossing Movies List
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sineala
bold for movies I've seen:
1. Titanic (1997 - $1,835,300,000)
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 - $968,600,000)
3. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999 - $922,300,000)
4. Jurassic Park (1993 - $919,700,000)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002 - $905,700,000)
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 - $866,300,000)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 - $860,200,000)
8. Independence Day (1996 - $811,200,000)
9. Spider-Man (2002 - $806,700,000)
10. Star Wars (1977 - $797,900,000)
11. The Lion King (1994 - $783,400,000)
12. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982 - $756,700,000)
13. Forrest Gump (1994 - $679,400,000)
14. The Sixth Sense (1999 - $661,500,000)
15. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002 - $648,200,000)
16. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997 - $614,300,000)
17. Men in Black (1997 - $587,200,000)
18. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 - $572,700,000)
19. Armageddon (1998 - $554,600,000)
20. Mission: Impossible II (2000 - $545,300,000)
21. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 - $533,800,000)
22. Home Alone (1990 - $533,700,000)
23. Monsters, Inc. (2001 - $528,900,000)
24. Ghost (1990 - $517,600,000)
25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 - $516,800,000)
26. Aladdin (1992 - $501,900,000)
27. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989 - $494,700,000)
28. Twister (1996 - $494,700,000)
29. Toy Story 2 (1999 - $485,700,000)
30. Saving Private Ryan (1998 - $479,300,000)
31. Jaws (1975 - $470,600,000)
32. The Matrix (1999 - $456,300,000)
33. Gladiator (2000 - $456,200,000)
34. Shrek (2001 - $455,100,000)
35. Mission: Impossible (1996 - $452,500,000)
36. Pearl Harbor (2001 - $450,400,000)
37. Ocean's Eleven (2001 - $444,200,000)
38. Pretty Woman (1990 - $438,200,000)
39. Tarzan (1999 - $435,200,000)
40. Men in Black II (2002 - $425,600,000)
41. Die Another Day (2002 - $424,700,000)
42. Dances with Wolves (1990 - $424,200,000)
43. Cast Away (2000 - $424,000,000)
44. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993 - $423,100,000)
45. The Mummy Returns (2001 - $418,700,000)
46. The Mummy (1999 - $413,300,000)
47. Batman (1989 - $413,100,000)
48. Rain Man (1988 - $412,800,000)
49. The Bodyguard (1992 - $410,900,000)
50. Signs (2002 - $407,900,000)
51. Gone with the Wind (1939 - $390,500,000)
52. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 - $390,400,000)
53. Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981 - $383,800,000)
54. Grease(1978 - $379,800,000)
55. Ice Age (2002 - $378,300,000)
56. Beauty and the Beast (1991 - $378,300,000)
57. Godzilla (1998 - $375,800,000)
58. What Women Want (2000 - $370,800,000)
59. The Fugitive (1993 - $368,700,000)
60. True Lies (1994 - $365,200,000)
61. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995 - $365,000,000)
62. Notting Hill (1999 - $363,000,000)
63. Jurassic Park III (2001 - $362,900,000)
64. There's Something About Mary (1998 - $360,000,000)
65. Planet of the Apes (2001 - $358,900,000)
66. The Flintstones (1994 - $358,500,000)
67. Toy Story (1995 - $358,100,000)
68. A Bug's Life (1998 - $357,900,000)
69. The Exorcist (1973 - $357,500,000)
70. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002 - $356,500,000)
71. Basic Instinct (1992 - $352,700,000)
72. The World Is Not Enough (1999 - $352,000,000)
73. GoldenEye (1995 - $351,500,000)
74. Back to the Future (1985 - $350,600,000)
75. Seven (1995 - $350,100,000)
76. Hannibal (2001 - $349,200,000)
77. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988 - $349,100,000)
78. Deep Impact (1998 - $348,600,000)
79. Dinosaur (2000 - $347,800,000)
80. Pocahontas (1995 - $347,100,000)
81. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997 - $346,600,000)
82. Top Gun (1986 - $344,700,000)
83. Minority Report (2002 - $342,000,000)
84. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 - $340,400,000)
85. American Beauty (1999 - $336,000,000)
86. Catch Me If You Can (2002 - $335,800,000)
87. Batman Forever (1995 - $335,000,000)
88. Apollo 13 (1995 - $334,100,000)
89. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984 - $333,000,000)
90. Back to the Future Part II (1989 - $332,000,000)
91. The Rock (1996 - $330,500,000)
92. Rush Hour 2 (2001 - $329,100,000)
93. Crocodile Dundee (1986 - $328,000,000)
94. The Perfect Storm (2000 - $325,700,000)
95. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 - $325,500,000)
96. X2 (2003 - $324,100,000)
97. Schindler's List (1993 - $321,200,000)
98. The Mask (1994 - $320,900,000)
99. Fatal Attraction (1987 - $320,100,000)
100. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992 - $319,700,000)
Interesting -- I've seen 65 altogether, including all top ten. The breakdown goes 1-25: 22, 26-50: 17, 51-75: 13, 76-100: 13.
Only Before 1994
Now the same movies, only those that are from before 1994, that's ten years to drop out a bunch of recent higher priced movies.
bold for movies I've seen:
4. Jurassic Park (1993 - $919,700,000)
10. Star Wars (1977 - $797,900,000)
12. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982 - $756,700,000)
18. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 - $572,700,000)
21. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 - $533,800,000)
22. Home Alone (1990 - $533,700,000)
24. Ghost (1990 - $517,600,000)
25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 - $516,800,000)
26. Aladdin (1992 - $501,900,000)
27. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989 - $494,700,000)
31. Jaws (1975 - $470,600,000)
38. Pretty Woman (1990 - $438,200,000)
42. Dances with Wolves (1990 - $424,200,000)
44. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993 - $423,100,000)
47. Batman (1989 - $413,100,000)
48. Rain Man (1988 - $412,800,000)
49. The Bodyguard (1992 - $410,900,000)
51. Gone with the Wind (1939 - $390,500,000)
52. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 - $390,400,000)
53. Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981 - $383,800,000)
54. Grease(1978 - $379,800,000)
56. Beauty and the Beast (1991 - $378,300,000)
59. The Fugitive (1993 - $368,700,000)
69. The Exorcist (1973 - $357,500,000)
71. Basic Instinct (1992 - $352,700,000)
74. Back to the Future (1985 - $350,600,000)
77. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988 - $349,100,000)
82. Top Gun (1986 - $344,700,000)
89. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984 - $333,000,000)
90. Back to the Future Part II (1989 - $332,000,000)
93. Crocodile Dundee (1986 - $328,000,000)
97. Schindler's List (1993 - $321,200,000)
99. Fatal Attraction (1987 - $320,100,000)
100. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992 - $319,700,000)
That's 26 out of 34 possible. I'd really like to see a list of top-grossing movies adjusted for inflation. Since totals also count in VHS and DVD sales now, the modern movies now have added potential for earnings that the old ones didn't.
sinealabold for movies I've seen:
1. Titanic (1997 - $1,835,300,000)
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 - $968,600,000)
3. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999 - $922,300,000)
4. Jurassic Park (1993 - $919,700,000)
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002 - $905,700,000)
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 - $866,300,000)
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 - $860,200,000)
8. Independence Day (1996 - $811,200,000)
9. Spider-Man (2002 - $806,700,000)
10. Star Wars (1977 - $797,900,000)
11. The Lion King (1994 - $783,400,000)
12. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982 - $756,700,000)
13. Forrest Gump (1994 - $679,400,000)
14. The Sixth Sense (1999 - $661,500,000)
15. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002 - $648,200,000)
16. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997 - $614,300,000)
17. Men in Black (1997 - $587,200,000)
18. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 - $572,700,000)
19. Armageddon (1998 - $554,600,000)
20. Mission: Impossible II (2000 - $545,300,000)
21. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 - $533,800,000)
22. Home Alone (1990 - $533,700,000)
23. Monsters, Inc. (2001 - $528,900,000)
24. Ghost (1990 - $517,600,000)
25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 - $516,800,000)
26. Aladdin (1992 - $501,900,000)
27. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989 - $494,700,000)
28. Twister (1996 - $494,700,000)
29. Toy Story 2 (1999 - $485,700,000)
30. Saving Private Ryan (1998 - $479,300,000)
31. Jaws (1975 - $470,600,000)
32. The Matrix (1999 - $456,300,000)
33. Gladiator (2000 - $456,200,000)
34. Shrek (2001 - $455,100,000)
35. Mission: Impossible (1996 - $452,500,000)
36. Pearl Harbor (2001 - $450,400,000)
37. Ocean's Eleven (2001 - $444,200,000)
38. Pretty Woman (1990 - $438,200,000)
39. Tarzan (1999 - $435,200,000)
40. Men in Black II (2002 - $425,600,000)
41. Die Another Day (2002 - $424,700,000)
42. Dances with Wolves (1990 - $424,200,000)
43. Cast Away (2000 - $424,000,000)
44. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993 - $423,100,000)
45. The Mummy Returns (2001 - $418,700,000)
46. The Mummy (1999 - $413,300,000)
47. Batman (1989 - $413,100,000)
48. Rain Man (1988 - $412,800,000)
49. The Bodyguard (1992 - $410,900,000)
50. Signs (2002 - $407,900,000)
51. Gone with the Wind (1939 - $390,500,000)
52. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 - $390,400,000)
53. Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981 - $383,800,000)
54. Grease(1978 - $379,800,000)
55. Ice Age (2002 - $378,300,000)
56. Beauty and the Beast (1991 - $378,300,000)
57. Godzilla (1998 - $375,800,000)
58. What Women Want (2000 - $370,800,000)
59. The Fugitive (1993 - $368,700,000)
60. True Lies (1994 - $365,200,000)
61. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995 - $365,000,000)
62. Notting Hill (1999 - $363,000,000)
63. Jurassic Park III (2001 - $362,900,000)
64. There's Something About Mary (1998 - $360,000,000)
65. Planet of the Apes (2001 - $358,900,000)
66. The Flintstones (1994 - $358,500,000)
67. Toy Story (1995 - $358,100,000)
68. A Bug's Life (1998 - $357,900,000)
69. The Exorcist (1973 - $357,500,000)
70. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002 - $356,500,000)
71. Basic Instinct (1992 - $352,700,000)
72. The World Is Not Enough (1999 - $352,000,000)
73. GoldenEye (1995 - $351,500,000)
74. Back to the Future (1985 - $350,600,000)
75. Seven (1995 - $350,100,000)
76. Hannibal (2001 - $349,200,000)
77. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988 - $349,100,000)
78. Deep Impact (1998 - $348,600,000)
79. Dinosaur (2000 - $347,800,000)
80. Pocahontas (1995 - $347,100,000)
81. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997 - $346,600,000)
82. Top Gun (1986 - $344,700,000)
83. Minority Report (2002 - $342,000,000)
84. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 - $340,400,000)
85. American Beauty (1999 - $336,000,000)
86. Catch Me If You Can (2002 - $335,800,000)
87. Batman Forever (1995 - $335,000,000)
88. Apollo 13 (1995 - $334,100,000)
89. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984 - $333,000,000)
90. Back to the Future Part II (1989 - $332,000,000)
91. The Rock (1996 - $330,500,000)
92. Rush Hour 2 (2001 - $329,100,000)
93. Crocodile Dundee (1986 - $328,000,000)
94. The Perfect Storm (2000 - $325,700,000)
95. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 - $325,500,000)
96. X2 (2003 - $324,100,000)
97. Schindler's List (1993 - $321,200,000)
98. The Mask (1994 - $320,900,000)
99. Fatal Attraction (1987 - $320,100,000)
100. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992 - $319,700,000)
Interesting -- I've seen 65 altogether, including all top ten. The breakdown goes 1-25: 22, 26-50: 17, 51-75: 13, 76-100: 13.
Only Before 1994
Now the same movies, only those that are from before 1994, that's ten years to drop out a bunch of recent higher priced movies.
bold for movies I've seen:
4. Jurassic Park (1993 - $919,700,000)
10. Star Wars (1977 - $797,900,000)
12. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982 - $756,700,000)
18. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 - $572,700,000)
21. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 - $533,800,000)
22. Home Alone (1990 - $533,700,000)
24. Ghost (1990 - $517,600,000)
25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991 - $516,800,000)
26. Aladdin (1992 - $501,900,000)
27. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989 - $494,700,000)
31. Jaws (1975 - $470,600,000)
38. Pretty Woman (1990 - $438,200,000)
42. Dances with Wolves (1990 - $424,200,000)
44. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993 - $423,100,000)
47. Batman (1989 - $413,100,000)
48. Rain Man (1988 - $412,800,000)
49. The Bodyguard (1992 - $410,900,000)
51. Gone with the Wind (1939 - $390,500,000)
52. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 - $390,400,000)
53. Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981 - $383,800,000)
54. Grease(1978 - $379,800,000)
56. Beauty and the Beast (1991 - $378,300,000)
59. The Fugitive (1993 - $368,700,000)
69. The Exorcist (1973 - $357,500,000)
71. Basic Instinct (1992 - $352,700,000)
74. Back to the Future (1985 - $350,600,000)
77. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988 - $349,100,000)
82. Top Gun (1986 - $344,700,000)
89. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984 - $333,000,000)
90. Back to the Future Part II (1989 - $332,000,000)
93. Crocodile Dundee (1986 - $328,000,000)
97. Schindler's List (1993 - $321,200,000)
99. Fatal Attraction (1987 - $320,100,000)
100. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992 - $319,700,000)
That's 26 out of 34 possible. I'd really like to see a list of top-grossing movies adjusted for inflation. Since totals also count in VHS and DVD sales now, the modern movies now have added potential for earnings that the old ones didn't.