| # |
Title |
Release |
Dom. Dist. |
Gross ($M) |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
Avatar
(incl. 3D & Imax) |
Dec
2009 |
Fox |
749.7 |
| 2 |
Titanic |
Dec 1997 |
Paramount |
600.8 |
| 3 |
The
Dark Knight (incl. Imax) |
Jul
2008 |
Warner
Bros. |
533.3 |
| 4 |
Star Wars ($322.7M
+ $138.3M from 1997 SE) |
May 1977 |
Fox |
461.0 |
| 5 |
Shrek
2 |
May
2004 |
DreamWorks |
436.7 |
| 6 |
E.T.
: The Extra Terrestrial ($399.8M + 2002 SE) |
Jun
1982 |
Universal |
435.0 |
| 7 |
Star
Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
May
1999 |
Fox |
431.1 |
| 8 |
Pirates
of the Caribbean: DMC |
Jul
2006 |
Buena
Vista |
423.3 |
| 9 |
Spider-Man |
May
2002 |
Sony |
403.7 |
| 10 |
Transformers:
ROTF (incl. Imax) |
June
2009 |
Paramount |
402.1 |
| 11 |
Toy
Story 3 (incl. 3D & Imax) |
Jun
2010 |
Buena
Vista |
380.6 |
| 12 |
Star
Wars Episode III: ROTS |
May
2005 |
Fox |
380.3 |
| 13 |
LOTR:
The Return of the King |
Dec
2003 |
New
Line |
377.0 |
| 14 |
Spider-Man
2 (incl. Imax) |
Jul
2004 |
Sony |
373.4 |
| 15 |
The
Passion of the Christ |
Feb
2004 |
NewMarket |
370.3 |
| 16 |
Jurassic Park |
Jun 1993 |
Universal |
357.1 |
| 17 |
LOTR:
The Two Towers (incl. 2003 reissue) |
Dec
2002 |
New
Line |
340.7 |
| 18 |
Finding
Nemo |
May
2003 |
Buena
Vista |
339.7 |
| 19 |
Spider-Man
3 |
May
2007 |
Sony |
336.5 |
| 20 |
Alice
in Wonderland (incl. 3D & Imax) |
Mar
2010 |
Buena
Vista |
334.2 |
| 21 |
Forrest Gump |
Jul 1994 |
Paramount |
329.7 |
| 22 |
The
Lion King (incl. 2003 Imax) |
Jun
1994 |
Buena
Vista |
328.5 |
| 23 |
Shrek
the Third |
May
2007 |
Paramount |
321.0 |
| 24 |
Transformers
(incl. Imax) |
Jul
2007 |
Paramount |
319.1 |
| 25 |
Iron
Man |
May
2008 |
Paramount |
318.3 |
| 26 |
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Nov
2001 |
Warner
Bros. |
317.6 |
| 27 |
Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
May
2008 |
Paramount |
317.0 |
| 28 |
LOTR:
The Fellowship of the Ring (incl. 2003 reissue) |
Dec
2001 |
New
Line |
314.2 |
| 29 |
Iron
Man 2 (incl. Imax) |
May
2010 |
Paramount |
310.9 |
| 30 |
Star
Wars Episode II: AOTC (incl. 2002 Imax) |
May
2002 |
Fox |
310.7 |
| 31 |
Pirates
of the Caribbean: AWE |
May
2007 |
Buena
Vista |
309.4 |
| 32 |
Return of the
Jedi ($263.7M + $45.4M SE) |
May 1983 |
Fox |
309.1 |
| 33 |
Independence
Day |
Jul 1996 |
Fox |
306.2 |
| 34 |
Pirates
of the Caribbean |
Jul
2003 |
Buena
Vista |
305.4 |
| 35 |
Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (incl. Imax) |
Jul
2009 |
Warner
Bros. |
302.0 |
| 36 |
The
Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Nov
2009 |
Summit |
296.6 |
| 37 |
The
Sixth Sense |
Aug
1999 |
Buena
Vista |
293.5 |
| 38 |
Up
(3D) |
May
2009 |
Buena
Vista |
293.0 |
| 39 |
Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Jul
2007 |
Warner
Bros. |
292.0 |
| 40 |
The
Chronicles of Narnia |
Dec
2005 |
Buena
Vista |
291.7 |
| 41 |
The Empire Strikes
Back ($222.7M + $67.6M SE) |
May 1980 |
Fox |
290.3 |
| 42 |
Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Nov
2005 |
Warner
Bros. |
290.0 |
| 43 |
Home Alone |
Nov 1990 |
Fox |
285.8 |
| 44 |
The
Matrix Reloaded (incl. 2003 Imax) |
May
2003 |
Warner
Bros. |
281.5 |
| 45 |
The
Twilight Saga: Eclipse (incl. Imax) |
Jun
2010 |
Summit |
279.8 |
| 46 |
Meet
the Fockers |
Dec
2004 |
Universal |
279.2 |
| 47 |
The
Hangover |
Jun
2009 |
Warner
Bros. |
277.3 |
| 48 |
Shrek |
May
2001 |
DreamWorks |
267.7 |
| 49 |
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Nov
2002 |
Warner
Bros. |
262.0 |
| 50 |
The
Incredibles |
Nov
2004 |
Buena
Vista |
261.4 |
