THE TOP 50 DOMESTIC BLOCKBUSTERS ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION 1970 AND UP
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RANK
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YEAR RELEASED
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TITLE
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TOTAL BOX OFFICE ADJUSTED/ACTUAL
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1
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1977
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
including 1997 Special Edition
|
$1,355.5B/$461.0M
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2
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1982
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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
including 2002 Special Edition
|
$1,079.5B/$435.1M
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3
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1997
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Titanic
|
$976.7M/$600.8M
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4
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1975
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Jaws
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$974.7M/$260.0M
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5
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1973
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The Exorcist
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$841.4M/$232.7M
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|
6
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|
1980
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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
including 1997 Special Edition
|
$747.2M/$290.3M
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7
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|
2009
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Avatar
|
$742.3M/$742.3M
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|
8
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|
1983
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Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
including 1997 Special Edition
|
$715.8M/$309.2M
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9
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1973
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The Sting
|
$678.4M/$156.0M
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|
10
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|
1981
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
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$670.8M/$242.4M
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|
11
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|
1993
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Jurassic Park
|
$656.0M/$357.1M
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|
12
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|
1999
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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
|
$645.5M/$431.1M
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|
13
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|
1972
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The Godfather
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$600.6M/$135.0M
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|
14
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1994
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Forrest Gump
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$597.7M/$329.7M
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|
15
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|
1994
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The Lion King
|
$587.7M/$322.7M
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|
16
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|
1978
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Grease
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$585.4M/$188.4M
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|
17
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|
2008
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The Dark Knight
|
$565.3M/$533.3M
|
|
18
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|
2004
|
Shrek 2
|
$540.7M/$441.2M
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|
19
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|
1984
|
Ghostbusters
|
$538.3M/$238.6M
|
|
20
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|
1970
|
Love Story
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$532.7M/$106.4M
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|
21
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|
2002
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Spider-Man
|
$528.8M/$403.7M
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|
22
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|
1996
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Independence Day
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$527.1M/$306.2M
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|
23
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|
1990
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Home Alone
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$515.5M/$285.8M
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|
24
|
|
1984
|
Beverly Hills Cop
|
$511.0M/$234.8M
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|
25
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1970
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Airport
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$503.1M/$100.5M
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|
26
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|
1973
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American Graffiti
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$500.1M/$115.0M
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|
27
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|
2006
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
|
$491.8M/$423.5M
|
|
28
|
|
1974
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Blazing Saddles
|
$481.2M/$119.5M
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|
29
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1989
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Batman
|
$479.1M/$251.2M
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|
30
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|
2003
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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$468.3M/$377.0M
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31
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1974
|
The Towering Inferno
|
$467.1M/$116.0M
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|
32
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2004
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Spider-Man 2
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$457.8M/$373.6M
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33
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1978
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National Lampoon’s Animal House
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$455.8M/$141.6M
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|
34
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2004
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The Passion of the Christ
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$454.4M/$370.8M
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|
35
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|
2005
|
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
|
$451.5M/$380.3M
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|
36
|
|
1985
|
Back to the Future
|
$449.4M/$210.6M
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|
37
|
|
2002
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
$438.6M/$341.8M
|
|
38
|
|
1999
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The Sixth Sense
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$438.2M/$293.5M
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|
39
|
|
1978
|
Superman
|
$436.5M/$134.2M
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|
40
|
|
1982
|
Tootsie
|
$433.0M/$177.2M
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|
41
|
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1977
|
Smokey and the Bandit
|
$432.5M/$126.7M
|
|
42
|
|
2003
|
Finding Nemo
|
$428.7M/$339.7M
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|
43
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|
2001
|
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
|
$425.5M/$317.6M
|
|
44
|
|
1977
|
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
|
$422.9M/$132.1M
|
|
45
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|
1975
|
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
|
$419.1M/$112.9M
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|
46
|
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1976
|
Rocky
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$418.9M/$117.2M
|
|
47
|
|
1972
|
The Poseidon Adventure
|
$417.8M/$84.6M
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|
48
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|
2001
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
$416.3M/$314.8M
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|
49
|
|
1996
|
Twister
|
$416.2M/$241.7M
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|
50
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1997
|
Men in Black
|
$415.6M/$250.7M
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