this is the only figure that matters........... ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION
1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,600,193,400 $198,676,459 1939^
2 Star Wars Fox $1,410,707,200 $460,998,007 1977^
3 The Sound of Music Fox $1,127,929,800 $158,671,368 1965
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,123,486,300 $435,110,554 1982^
5 Titanic Par. $1,074,324,800 $658,613,539 1997^
6 The Ten Commandments Par. $1,037,520,000 $65,500,000 1956
7 Jaws Uni. $1,014,384,200 $260,000,000 1975
8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $983,152,800 $111,721,910 1965
9 The Exorcist WB $875,945,400 $232,906,145 1973^
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $863,280,000 $184,925,486
11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $791,344,600 $144,880,014 1961^
12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $777,590,600 $290,475,067 1980^
13 Ben-Hur MGM $776,160,000 $74,000,000 1959
14 Avatar Fox $770,261,700 $760,507,625 2009^
15 Return of the Jedi Fox $744,950,500 $309,306,177 1983^
16 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $715,276,800 $474,544,677 1999^
17 The Sting Uni. $706,011,400 $156,000,000 1973
18 The Lion King BV $705,680,400 $422,783,777 1994^
19 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $698,083,500 $242,374,454 1981^
20 Jurassic Park Uni. $682,750,300 $357,067,947 1993^
21 The Graduate AVCO $677,750,400 $104,926,820 1967^
22 Fantasia Dis. $657,704,300 $76,408,097 1941^
23 The Godfather Par. $625,066,700 $134,966,411 1972^
24 Forrest Gump Par. $622,081,300 $329,694,499 1994
25 Mary Poppins Dis. $619,200,000 $102,272,727 1964^
26 Grease Par. $609,596,100 $188,755,690 1978^
27 Thunderball UA $592,416,000 $63,595,658 1965
28 The Dark Knight WB $588,314,100 $533,345,358 2008
29 The Jungle Book Dis. $583,544,900 $141,843,612 1967^
30 Sleeping Beauty Dis. $575,594,400 $51,600,000 1959^
31 Shrek 2 DW $562,723,300 $441,226,247 2004
32 Ghostbusters Col. $560,186,500 $238,632,124 1984^
33 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $558,818,200 $102,308,889 1969
34 Love Story Par. $554,385,300 $106,397,186 1970
35 Spider-Man Sony $550,319,200 $403,706,375 2002
36 Independence Day Fox $548,609,500 $306,169,268 1996^
37 Marvel's The Avengers BV $538,116,000 2012
