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, Joan Cusack
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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, Ewan McGregor
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, Mark Ruffalo
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, Jonathan Ke Quan
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, Tom Skerritt
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, Will Sampson
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, James MacArthur
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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, Ethel Merman
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, Josh Duhamel
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, Jack Hawkins
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, Linda Fiorentino
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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. Cary Elwes
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, Orlando Bloom
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, Shelley Winters
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, Fredric March
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, Burt Young
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, Barry Bostwick
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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, Anthony Quinn
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, Peggy Lee
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, Teri Garr
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, Richard Harris
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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, Richard Beymer
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, Luke Evans
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, Luke Evans
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, Jerry Reed
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, Teri Garr
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, Gene Hackman
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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, Toni Collette
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, Anne Hathaway
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, Viggo Mortensen
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, Lea Thompson
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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, Ewan McGregor
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, Maia Morgenstern
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, Tom Hulce
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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, Betty Hutton
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, Stanley Holloway
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, Alfred Molina
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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, Eleanor Audley
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, Alan Tudyk
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, William Holden
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, Alexander Gould
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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, Ian McKellen
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, Henry Travers
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, Kim Basinger
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, Slim Pickens
55. Bambi (1942)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $574,049,200
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $102,247,150
> Director: Various
> Starring: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey
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, Shirley MacLaine
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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, Keira Knightley
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, Victor Mature
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, Paul Le Mat
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, George Kennedy
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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, Sarah Vowell
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, Honor Blackman
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, John Ashton
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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, Rex Harrison
45. Pinocchio (1940)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $607,304,000
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $84,254,167
> Director: Various
> Starring: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Jack Bailey
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, Mark Hamill
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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, Daniel Stern
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, Jeff Goldblum
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, Willem Dafoe
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, John Marley
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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, Katharine Ross
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, Cameron Diaz
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, Sigourney Weaver
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, Mark Ruffalo
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, Eleanor Audley
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, Louis Prima
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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, Aaron Eckhart
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, Adolfo Celi
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, Lupita Nyong’o
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, Scarlett Johansson
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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, Stockard Channing
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, David Tomlinson
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, Gary Sinise
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, James Caan
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, Ty Simpkins
24. Fantasia (1941)
> Domestic gross (adj. for inflation): $748,221,700
> Domestic gross (unadjusted): $76,408,097
> Director: Various
> Starring: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, Corey Burton
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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, Katharine Ross
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, Paul Freeman
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, Robert Shaw
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, James Earl Jones
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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, Natalie Portman
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, Jeff Goldblum
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, Mark Ruffalo
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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, Carrie Fisher
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, Sigourney Weaver
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, Stephen Boyd
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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, Carrie Fisher
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, J. Pat O’Malley
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, Oscar Isaac
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, Lucille La Verne
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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, Linda Blair
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, Geraldine Chaplin
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, Richard Dreyfuss
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, Anne Baxter
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, Billy Zane
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, Peter Coyote
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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, Eleanor Parker
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, Carrie Fisher
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, Thomas Mitchell
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