Top Grossing Films.

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: rocklobster
Date: February 19, 2010 at 03:58 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Rank Title Worldwide Box Office
1. Avatar (2009) $2,359,935,879
2. Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1,129,219,252
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,060,332,628
5. The Dark Knight (2008) $1,001,921,825
6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $968,657,891
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $958,404,152
8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $937,000,866
9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $933,956,980
10. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,379,000
11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $921,600,000
12. Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
13. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $892,194,397
14. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $887,773,705
15. Spider-Man 3 (2007) $885,430,303
16. Shrek 2 (2004) $880,871,036
17. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
18. Finding Nemo (2003) $865,000,000
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,700,000
20. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $848,462,555
21. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $835,276,689
22. Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
23. Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
24. Star Wars (1977) $797,900,000
25. Shrek the Third (2007) $791,106,665
26. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $789,458,727
27. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,577,893
28. The Lion King (1994) $783,400,000
29. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $783,011,114
30. 2012 (2009/I) $766,702,736
31. The Da Vinci Code (2006) $757,236,138
32. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $756,700,000
33. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) $738,809,845
34. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $735,600,000
35. Up (2009) $727,079,556
36. Transformers (2007) $700,759,914
37. New Moon (2009) $686,361,295
38. Forrest Gump (1994) $679,400,000
39. The Sixth Sense (1999) $661,500,000
40. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $653,200,000
41. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $648,200,000
42. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $633,395,021
43. The Incredibles (2004) $624,037,578
44. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) $623,829,763
45. Hancock (2008) $623,546,274
46. Ratatouille (2007) $615,935,493
47. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $614,300,000
48. The Passion of the Christ (2004) $604,370,943
49. Mamma Mia! (2008) $601,204,210
50. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) $594,082,968
51. War of the Worlds (2005) $591,377,056
52. Casino Royale (2006) $587,607,184
53. Men in Black (1997) $587,200,000
54. I Am Legend (2007) $583,986,216
55. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $572,700,000
56. Iron Man (2008) $571,827,600
57. Night at the Museum (2006) $571,063,268
58. Quantum of Solace (2008) $569,968,427
59. Armageddon (1998/I) $554,600,000
60. King Kong (2005) $547,051,260
61. Mission: Impossible II (2000) $545,300,000
62. Home Alone (1990) $533,800,000
63. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $533,800,000
64. WALL·E (2008) $532,506,889
65. Monsters, Inc. (2001) $528,900,000
66. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) $527,939,919
67. The Simpsons Movie (2007) $525,532,370
68. Ghost (1990) $517,600,000
69. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $516,800,000
70. Aladdin (1992) $501,900,000
71. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $494,800,000
72. Twister (1996) $494,700,000
73. Angels & Demons (2009) $485,975,846
74. Toy Story 2 (1999) $485,700,000
75. Troy (2004) $481,228,348
76. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $479,300,000
77. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $471,856,431
78. Jaws (1975) $470,600,000
79. Pretty Woman (1990) $463,400,000
80. The Hangover (2009) $461,613,371
81. Bruce Almighty (2003) $458,900,000
82. 300 (2006) $456,592,590
83. The Matrix (1999) $456,300,000
84. Gladiator (2000) $456,200,000
85. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) $455,260,014
86. Shrek (2001) $455,100,000
87. Cars (2006) $454,752,771
88. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $453,961,501
89. Mission: Impossible (1996) $452,500,000
90. Pearl Harbor (2001) $450,400,000
91. Ocean's Eleven (2001) $444,200,000
92. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) $440,725,045
93. The Last Samurai (2003) $435,400,000
94. Tarzan (1999) $435,200,000
95. Sherlock Holmes (2009) $434,350,996
96. Meet the Fockers (2004) $432,667,575
97. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) $427,936,103
98. Men in Black II (2002) $425,600,000
99. Die Another Day (2002) $424,700,000
100. Dances with Wolves (1990) $424,200,000
101. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) $424,000,000
102. Cast Away (2000) $424,000,000
103. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $423,200,000
104. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) $421,411,806
105. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) $418,814,023
106. The Mummy Returns (2001) $418,700,000
107. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) $418,200,000
108. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) $414,643,721
109. The Mummy (1999) $413,300,000
110. Batman (1989) $413,200,000
111. Rain Man (1988) $412,800,000
112. The Bodyguard (1992) $410,900,000
113. Signs (2002) $407,900,000
114. Madagascar (2005) $406,800,000
115. X2 (2003) $406,400,000
116. Sex and the City (2008) $400,637,269
117. Mission: Impossible III (2006) $395,382,309
118. Gone with the Wind (1939) $390,500,000
119. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $390,500,000
120. Superman Returns (2006) $389,569,408
121. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) $388,876,165
122. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $383,900,000
123. Star Trek (2009) $382,704,099
124. Grease (1978) $379,800,000
125. Happy Feet (2006) $378,992,827
126. Beauty and the Beast (1991) $378,300,000
127. Ice Age (2002) $378,300,000
128. Live Free or Die Hard (2007) $377,520,804
129. Godzilla (1998) $375,800,000
130. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) $374,883,016
131. Monsters vs Aliens (2009) $373,632,128
132. Click (2006/I) $373,040,146
133. Terminator Salvation (2009) $372,120,003
134. What Women Want (2000) $370,800,000
135. The Fugitive (1993) $368,700,000
136. Hitch (2005/I) $367,600,000
137. True Lies (1994) $365,200,000
138. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) $365,000,000
139. The Golden Compass (2007) $364,083,519
140. Notting Hill (1999) $363,000,000
141. Jurassic Park III (2001) $362,900,000
142. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) $362,319,195
143. Fast & Furious (2009) $360,322,220
144. There's Something About Mary (1998) $360,000,000
145. Planet of the Apes (2001) $358,900,000
146. The Flintstones (1994) $358,500,000
147. Toy Story (1995) $358,100,000
148. Minority Report (2002) $358,000,000
149. A Bug's Life (1998) $357,900,000
150. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $357,526,336
151. The Exorcist (1973) $357,500,000
152. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $356,500,000
153. Basic Instinct (1992) $352,700,000
154. The World Is Not Enough (1999) $352,000,000
155. Batman Begins (2005) $352,000,000
156. GoldenEye (1995) $351,500,000
157. Twilight (2008/I) $351,449,475
158. Ocean's Twelve (2004) $351,331,634
159. Back to the Future (1985) $350,600,000
160. Se7en (1995) $350,100,000
161. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) $349,200,000
162. Hannibal (2001) $349,200,000
163. Deep Impact (1998) $348,600,000
164. Dinosaur (2000) $347,800,000
165. Pocahontas (1995) $347,100,000
166. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $346,600,000
167. Top Gun (1986) $344,800,000
168. I, Robot (2004) $342,795,350
169. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $340,400,000
170. Enchanted (2007) $339,906,877
171. Wanted (2008) $338,794,280
172. National Treasure (2004) $337,605,002
173. Catch Me If You Can (2002) $337,400,000
174. American Beauty (1999) $336,000,000
175. Batman Forever (1995) $335,000,000
176. Apollo 13 (1995) $334,100,000
177. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $333,000,000
178. Back to the Future Part II (1989) $332,000,000
179. The Rock (1996) $330,500,000
180. Over the Hedge (2006) $329,619,340
181. Fantastic Four (2005) $329,295,569
182. Rush Hour 2 (2001) $329,100,000
183. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) $328,890,802
184. Crocodile Dundee (1986) $328,000,000
185. The Perfect Storm (2000) $327,000,000
186. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) $325,500,000
187. The Devil Wears Prada (2006) $324,432,962
188. A Christmas Carol (2009) $323,550,096
189. Schindler's List (1993) $321,200,000
190. The Mask (1994) $320,900,000
191. Inglourious Basterds (2009) $320,623,073
192. Fatal Attraction (1987) $320,100,000
193. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) $319,700,000
194. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $316,400,000
195. Air Force One (1997) $315,000,000
196. The Proposal (2009/I) $314,647,053
197. As Good as It Gets (1997) $313,300,000
198. A Beautiful Mind (2001) $312,100,000
199. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) $311,144,465
200. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $309,600,000
201. Ransom (1996) $308,700,000
202. Runaway Bride (1999) $307,900,000
203. Chicago (2002) $306,400,000
204. Liar Liar (1997) $306,300,000
205. Shark Tale (2004) $306,162,022
206. Bolt (2008) $305,653,579
207. 101 Dalmatians (1996) $304,200,000
208. Mulan (1998) $303,500,000
209. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) $300,867,630
210. Hook (1991) $300,800,000
211. Rocky IV (1985) $300,400,000
212. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) $300,400,000
213. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) $300,000,000
214. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) $300,000,000
215. Chicken Little (2005) $298,181,507
216. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) $297,986,036
217. Stuart Little (1999) $297,600,000
218. Look Who's Talking (1989) $2

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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jak
Date: February 19, 2010 at 04:12 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

rocklobster said:
When will Avatar get beat?
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March 8th, 2015.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: itadakimasu
Date: February 19, 2010 at 09:39 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Good list,
Would be better if it were side by side w\ # of tickets sold to account for rising ticket prices and inflation.
How much money does a movie actually get from each movie ticket sold? do they just get $4 and the rest is the movie theaters profit? or is the margin much smaller?
I try to goto the 5:00 showing of movies because the theater I goto is $4.75 from 5-6pm, otherwise its $9.50 per ticket which is ok if the movie is just bad ***, but I find that most movies I see are not extremely bad ***.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: February 19, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

mtaylor091 said:
I read somewhere but adjusting for inflation and ticket prices Titanic beats the pants off of Avatar.
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Actually adjusted for inflation "Gone with the Wind" beats the pants off of everything and second place is Star Wars.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: JimmyCannoli
Date: February 19, 2010 at 11:33 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Avatar sucks
Back to the Future still best movie ever!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Smasher170
Date: February 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Sedulous said:
mtaylor091 said:
I read somewhere but adjusting for inflation and ticket prices Titanic beats the pants off of Avatar.
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Actually adjusted for inflation "Gone with the Wind" beats the pants off of everything and second place is Star Wars.
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Well you have to think that back then there were not a lot of movies to watch and they were limited with choices. Plus they did not have things like movie piracy, cable television, Netflix, all things that may have distracted one from watching a movie back then.
AVATAR is BOSS. #1 movie of all time....till the sequel that is

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: February 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Smasher170 said:
Sedulous said:
mtaylor091 said:
I read somewhere but adjusting for inflation and ticket prices Titanic beats the pants off of Avatar.
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Actually adjusted for inflation "Gone with the Wind" beats the pants off of everything and second place is Star Wars.
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Well you have to think that back then there were not a lot of movies to watch and they were limited with choices. Plus they did not have things like movie piracy, cable television, Netflix, all things that may have distracted one from watching a movie back then.
AVATAR is BOSS. #1 movie of all time....till the sequel that is
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It's just inflation you don't have to make an argument for it. They re-released Gone with the Wind a few times in theaters.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Smasher170
Date: February 19, 2010 at 12:37 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

mtaylor091 said:
Are you one of those people that got so depressed after seeing it that they contemplated suicide?
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^^ Huh? :? This sounds like a retarded question. I don't even know if your serious.
Edit....This IS a retarded question.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CopperHeart
Date: February 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

mtaylor091 said:
It was a good movie, awesome visuals but come on, seriously the #1 movie of all time. WTF is wrong with you!
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#1 doesn't have to do with quality. It's quantity, of course.
People go to the movies to get away from life.
If you look at the majority of the movies on the list, they fall under the categories of "fantastic" or "escapism".
If "Titanic" didn't have a huge ship-sinking scene, all the romantic crap in the world wouldn't have sold that many tickets.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: clockwerk
Date: February 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Avatar was easily one of the stupidest abortions of a film I have seen in years. Under-developed walking cliches, predictable stupid dialogue and plot, character design was done by 4th graders.
Idiot 1: Hey guys, how are we to design this alien panther?
Idiot 2: Well, real panthers have 4 legs, so let's give this one 6
Idiot 1: Holy f---! You're a f---ing genius! Wait...what if we give 6 legs to ALL the creatures that would have 4 on earth!!!
Idiot 2: O - M - G!!!! My mind equals blown. YOU'RE the genius!
Idiot 1: No, YOU'RE the genius!
Idiot 2: No, we're BOTH geniuses, let's go tell James and maybe he'll let us play with his Gameboy!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Smasher170
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:04 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

mtaylor091 said:
Nah it just seems like your are on Avatar's nuts so bad that you were one of those people the CNN warned us about. It was a good movie, awesome visuals but come on, seriously the #1 movie of all time. WTF is wrong with you!
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:roll: I did not say it was my #1 of all time. Mine is split between the Matrix and Star Wars sagas, kind of hard for a stand alone movie to compete with a series. I was saying #1 of all time despite talks of inflation of ticket prices.
That being said I did enjoy it very much and was the best movie I've seen in a long time. If it was my #1, don't see how there'd be anything wrong with me. Called personal preference.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CopperHeart
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:06 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

I read the list starting at the top.
#49 (Mamma Mia!) was the first movie where nothing fantastic occurs.
I'm assuming that's the case, since I never saw it.
:lol:

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Smasher170
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:09 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

CopperHeart said:
I read the list starting at the top.
#49 (Mamma Mia!) was the first movie where nothing fantastic occurs.
I'm assuming that's the case, since I never saw it.
:lol:
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I have not seen it either....but from what I hear they sing ABBA songs out of nowhere. Whats NOT fantastic about that?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:22 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

CopperHeart said:
I read the list starting at the top.
#49 (Mamma Mia!) was the first movie where nothing fantastic occurs.
I'm assuming that's the case, since I never saw it.
:lol:
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It happened again! I read the words "mamma mia" just as some song on the radio sings them, right in sync with my brain......scary...happens so much.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: clockwerk
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Jesus Christ, outside of the LOTR movies, the top 10 is a wasteland of vapid shite.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CopperHeart
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:26 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Smasher170 said:
CopperHeart said:
I read the list starting at the top.
#49 (Mamma Mia!) was the first movie where nothing fantastic occurs.
I'm assuming that's the case, since I never saw it.
:lol:
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I have not seen it either....but from what I hear they sing ABBA songs out of nowhere. Whats NOT fantastic about that?
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I'm sure "fabulous" is more fitting.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: rocklobster
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:34 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

388. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) $200,818,837
This must lose one spot everytime a new movie comes out. I hope the fact that it made that much money doesn't lead them to believe that movie was any good at all.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CopperHeart
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:38 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

rocklobster said:
388. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) $200,818,837
This must lose one spot everytime a new movie comes out. I hope the fact that it made that much money doesn't lead them to believe that movie was any good at all.
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It's one of the few movies coming out of Hollywood dealing with the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Reako
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:39 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Watched Avatar recently, decent flick. I had no idea it was doing that well though which is about how much I care/keep up with pop culture.
I thought it was an interesting concept to tell the story of corporate greed and abject consumerism but is mostly wasted with 15ft tall half naked blue people running around *shrug*. on a side note the chic helicopter pilot was smokin but I do love the latinas.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: CopperHeart
Date: February 19, 2010 at 01:40 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/top-grossing-films.22633/

Reako said:
Watched Avatar recently, decent flick. I had no idea it was doing that well though which is about how much I care/keep up with pop culture.
I thought it was an interesting concept to tell the story of corporate greed and abject consumerism but is mostly wasted with 15ft tall half naked blue people running around *shrug*. on a side note the chic helicopter pilot was smokin but I do love the latinas.
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She's a lesbiana.