Movies today make more money at the box office than ever before. It’s not uncommon for blockbuster films to now gross over $100 million at the domestic box office, with some taking in nearly $1 billion. 2019 has already delivered numerous box office winners, including “Avengers: Endgame,” which had the most successful opening weekend ever at the domestic box office.
When adjusting for the rising price of movie tickets, however, “Endgame” doesn’t even crack the top 10 top grossing movies of all movies. Hollywood has a long history of producing hugely entertaining — and successful — movies that draw audiences to theaters nationwide.
24/7 Tempo has identified the top 100 grossing movies of all time based on domestic box office data provided by box-office reporting service Box Office Mojo. In some cases, movies have received more than one theatrical releases which contribute to their total gross. All dollar amounts have been adjusted for inflation for a fairer comparison.
The list of top grossing movies includes films that were released in each decade stretching back to the 1930s, reflecting the American film industry’s storied history. The most prominently featured time period is the 1970s, however. Many of the ’70s biggest hits, such as “Jaws” and “Star Wars,” were hugely influential on today’s blockbuster-centric business model Hollywood now follows, in which extensive resources are poured into a relatively small number of big budget films.
In addition to the Star Wars series, the list includes multiple films from the many other high grossing franchises, such as Jurassic Park, The Lord of the Rings, and the recent favorite, Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU franchise’s best films easily take in over $500 million in North America.
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To determine the top 100 grossing movies of all time, 24/7 Tempo reviewed the lifetime domestic gross of all films from movie data site Box Office Mojo, adjusted for ticket price inflation. Data regarding directors and actors came from Box Office Mojo’s parent site, the Internet Movie Database.
100. Toy Story 3 (2010)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $480,588,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $415,004,880
> Director: Lee Unkrich
> Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Thomas Mitchell
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99. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $481,750,900
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $310,676,740
> Director: George Lucas
> Starring: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Carrie Fisher
98. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $482,277,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $459,005,868
> Director: Joss Whedon
> Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Eleanor Parker
97. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $482,330,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $179,870,271
> Director: Steven Spielberg
> Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Peter Coyote
96. M.A.S.H. (1970)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $483,694,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $81,600,000
> Director: Robert Altman
> Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Billy Zane
95. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $483,705,100
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $108,981,275
> Director: Milos Forman
> Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Anne Baxter
94. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $484,810,100
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $40,356,000
> Director: Ken Annakin
> Starring: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, Richard Dreyfuss
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93. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $485,417,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $46,332,858
> Director: Stanley Kramer
> Starring: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Geraldine Chaplin
92. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $485,647,400
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $402,111,870
> Director: Michael Bay
> Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Linda Blair
91. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $490,144,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $27,200,000
> Director: David Lean
> Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Lucille La Verne
90. Men in Black (1997)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $492,096,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $250,690,539
> Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
> Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Oscar Isaac
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89. Twister (1996)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $492,740,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $241,721,524
> Director: Jan de Bont
> Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, J. Pat O’Malley
88. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $493,741,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $315,544,750
> Director: Peter Jackson
> Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Carrie Fisher
87. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $494,666,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $84,563,118
> Director: Ronald Neame
> Starring: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Stephen Boyd
86. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $495,550,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $23,650,000
> Director: William Wyler
> Starring: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Sigourney Weaver
85. Rocky (1976)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $495,910,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $117,235,147
> Director: John G. Avildsen
> Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carrie Fisher
84. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $496,175,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $112,892,319
> Director: Jim Sharman
> Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo
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83. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $499,005,800
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $44,824,144
> Director: David Lean
> Starring: Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Jeff Goldblum
82. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $502,171,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $93,602,326
> Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
> Starring: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Natalie Portman
81. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $503,863,900
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $135,189,114
> Director: Steven Spielberg
> Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, James Earl Jones
80. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $504,077,900
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $317,871,467
> Director: Chris Columbus
> Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Robert Shaw
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79. West Side Story (1961)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $504,675,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $44,055,492
> Director: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
> Starring: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Paul Freeman
78. Finding Dory (2016)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $505,984,400
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $486,295,561
> Director: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
> Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Katharine Ross
77. Beauty and the Beast (2017)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $511,751,900
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $504,014,165
> Director: Bill Condon
> Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Corey Burton
76. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $512,064,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $126,737,428
> Director: Hal Needham
> Starring: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Ty Simpkins
75. Tootsie (1982)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $512,704,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $177,200,000
> Director: Sydney Pollack
> Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, James Caan
74. Superman (1978)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $517,029,800
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $134,451,603
> Director: Richard Donner
> Starring: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gary Sinise
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73. The Sixth Sense (1999)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $518,787,900
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $293,506,292
> Director: M. Night Shyamalan
> Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, David Tomlinson
72. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $518,812,100
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $448,139,099
> Director: Christopher Nolan
> Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Stockard Channing
71. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $520,104,800
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $342,551,365
> Director: Peter Jackson
> Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Scarlett Johansson
70. Back to the Future (1985)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $532,046,400
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $210,609,762
> Director: Robert Zemeckis
> Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lupita Nyong’o
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69. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $534,514,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $380,270,577
> Director: George Lucas
> Starring: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Adolfo Celi
68. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $537,940,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $370,782,930
> Director: Mel Gibson
> Starring: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Aaron Eckhart
67. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $539,611,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $141,600,000
> Director: John Landis
> Starring: John Belushi, Karen Allen, Louis Prima
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66. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $540,600,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $36,000,000
> Director: Cecil B. DeMille
> Starring: James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Eleanor Audley
65. My Fair Lady (1964)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $541,160,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $72,560,711
> Director: George Cukor
> Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Mark Ruffalo
64. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $542,030,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $373,585,825
> Director: Sam Raimi
> Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Sigourney Weaver
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63. Cinderella (1950)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $543,315,900
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $93,141,149
> Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
> Starring: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Cameron Diaz
62. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $544,579,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $532,177,324
> Director: Gareth Edwards
> Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Katharine Ross
61. The Towering Inferno (1974)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $552,994,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $116,000,000
> Director: John Guillermin
> Starring: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, John Marley
60. Finding Nemo (2003)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $554,894,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $380,843,261
> Director: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
> Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe
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59. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $555,373,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $377,845,905
> Director: Peter Jackson
> Starring: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Jeff Goldblum
58. The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $565,333,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $21,333,333
> Director: Leo McCarey
> Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Daniel Stern
57. Batman (1989)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $567,380,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $251,348,343
> Director: Tim Burton
> Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill
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56. Blazing Saddles (1974)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $569,789,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $119,601,481
> Director: Mel Brooks
> Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Jack Bailey
55. Bambi (1942)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $574,049,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $102,247,150
> Director: Various
> Starring: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Rex Harrison
54. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $582,184,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $42,000,000
> Director: Michael Anderson, John Farrow
> Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas, John Ashton
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53. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $582,301,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $423,315,812
> Director: Gore Verbinski
> Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Honor Blackman
52. The Robe (1953)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $589,745,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $36,000,000
> Director: Henry Koster
> Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Sarah Vowell
51. American Graffiti (1973)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $592,085,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $115,000,000
> Director: George Lucas
> Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, George Kennedy
50. Airport (1970)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $595,662,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $100,489,151
> Director: George Seaton, Henry Hathaway
> Starring: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Paul Le Mat
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49. Incredibles 2 (2018)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $597,356,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $608,581,744
> Director: Brad Bird
> Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Victor Mature
48. Goldfinger (1964)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $597,363,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $51,081,062
> Director: Guy Hamilton
> Starring: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe, Keira Knightley
47. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $605,021,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $234,760,478
> Director: Martin Brest
> Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Shirley MacLaine
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46. Cleopatra (1963)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $605,323,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $57,777,778
> Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
> Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Bobette Audrey
45. Pinocchio (1940)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $607,304,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $84,254,167
> Director: Various
> Starring: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Slim Pickens
44. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $609,026,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $620,181,382
> Director: Rian Johnson
> Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kim Basinger
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43. Home Alone (1990)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $610,285,100
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $285,761,243
> Director: Chris Columbus
> Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Henry Travers
42. Independence Day (1996)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $624,112,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $306,169,268
> Director: Roland Emmerich
> Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Ian McKellen
41. Spider-Man (2002)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $626,057,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $403,706,375
> Director: Sam Raimi
> Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alexander Gould
40. Love Story (1970)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $630,683,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $106,397,186
> Director: Arthur Hiller
> Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal, William Holden
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39. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $635,726,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $102,308,889
> Director: George Roy Hill
> Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Alan Tudyk
38. Shrek 2 (2004)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $640,168,900
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $441,226,247
> Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
> Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Eleanor Audley
37. Ghostbusters (1984)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $641,275,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $242,212,467
> Director: Ivan Reitman
> Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Alfred Molina
36. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $652,501,800
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $678,815,482
> Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
> Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Stanley Holloway
35. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $654,811,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $51,600,000
> Director: Clyde Geronimi
> Starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Betty Hutton
34. The Jungle Book (1967)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $663,856,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $141,843,612
> Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
> Starring: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Hulce
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33. The Dark Knight (2008)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $671,299,400
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $535,234,033
> Director: Christopher Nolan
> Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maia Morgenstern
32. Thunderball (1965)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $673,948,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $63,595,658
> Director: Terence Young
> Starring: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Ewan McGregor
31. Black Panther (2018)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $687,213,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $700,059,566
> Director: Ryan Coogler
> Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lea Thompson
30. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $692,699,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $623,357,910
> Director: Joss Whedon
> Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Viggo Mortensen
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29. Grease (1978)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $694,658,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $189,969,103
> Director: Randal Kleiser
> Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Anne Hathaway
28. Mary Poppins (1964)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $704,418,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $102,272,727
> Director: Robert Stevenson
> Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Toni Collette
27. Forrest Gump (1994)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $708,317,800
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $330,252,182
> Director: Robert Zemeckis
> Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gene Hackman
26. The Godfather (1972)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $711,092,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $134,966,411
> Director: Francis Ford Coppola
> Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Teri Garr
25. Jurassic World (2015)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $712,233,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $652,270,625
> Director: Colin Trevorrow
> Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jerry Reed
24. Fantasia (1941)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $748,221,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $76,408,097
> Director: Various
> Starring: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, Luke Evans
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23. The Graduate (1967)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $771,047,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $104,945,305
> Director: Mike Nichols
> Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Ed O’Neill
22. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $797,776,400
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $248,159,971
> Director: Steven Spielberg
> Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Richard Beymer
21. The Sting (1973)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $803,177,100
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $156,000,000
> Director: George Roy Hill
> Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Richard Harris
20. The Lion King (1994)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $803,209,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $422,783,777
> Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
> Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Teri Garr
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19. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $813,711,800
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $474,544,677
> Director: George Lucas
> Starring: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Peggy Lee
18. Jurassic Park (1993)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $825,894,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $402,828,120
> Director: Steven Spielberg
> Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Anthony Quinn
17. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $831,170,637
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $831,170,637
> Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
> Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Barry Bostwick
16. Return of the Jedi (1983)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $847,475,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $309,306,177
> Director: Richard Marquand
> Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Burt Young
15. Avatar (2009)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $876,759,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $760,507,625
> Director: James Cameron
> Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Fredric March
14. Ben-Hur (1959)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $883,402,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $74,422,622
> Director: William Wyler
> Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Shelley Winters
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13. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $884,607,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $290,475,067
> Director: Irvin Kershner
> Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Orlando Bloom
12. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $900,254,400
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $144,880,014
> Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
> Starring: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, Cary Elwes
11. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $974,117,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $936,662,225
> Director: J.J. Abrams
> Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Linda Fiorentino
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $982,090,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $184,925,486
> Director: William Cottrell, David Hand
> Starring: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Jack Hawkins
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9. The Exorcist (1973)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $996,498,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $232,906,145
> Director: William Friedkin
> Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Josh Duhamel
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,118,460,500
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $111,721,910
> Director: David Lean
> Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Ethel Merman
7. Jaws (1975)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,153,990,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $260,000,000
> Director: Steven Spielberg
> Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, James MacArthur
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6. The Ten Commandments (1956)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,180,310,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $65,500,000
> Director: Cecil B. DeMille
> Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Will Sampson
5. Titanic (1997)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,221,303,800
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $659,363,944
> Director: James Cameron
> Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Tom Skerritt
4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,278,107,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $435,110,554
> Director: Steven Spielberg
> Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Jonathan Ke Quan
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3. The Sound of Music (1965)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,283,791,300
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $159,287,539
> Director: Robert Wise
> Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Mark Ruffalo
2. Star Wars (1977)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,604,857,600
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $460,998,007
> Director: George Lucas
> Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Ewan McGregor
1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $1,822,598,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $200,852,579
> Director: Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
> Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Joan Cusack
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