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The Top 25 American Films of All Time

(in 1997 dollars)

 

       

 

 

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As of April 27, 1997

* STILL TRACKING

 

 

 

 

** INCLUDING RE-ISSUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA Film

 

 

DOMESTIC

 

OPENED

Rating

 

TITLE / DISTRIBUTOR

GROSS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

STAR WARS (FOX) **

$460,841,468

*

05/25/1977

PG

2

E.T. (UNIV) **

$399,804,539

 

06/11/1982

PG

3

JURASSIC PARK (UNIV)

$356,839,725

 

06/11/1993

PG13

4

FORREST GUMP (PARA) **

$329,690,974

 

07/06/1994

PG13

5

LION KING, THE (BV) **

$312,855,561

 

06/15/1994

G

6

RETURN OF THE JEDI (FOX) **

$307,814,518

*

05/25/1983

PG

7

INDEPENDENCE DAY (FOX)

$306,169,255

 

07/03/1996

PG-13

8

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, THE (FOX) **

$289,697,968

*

05/21/1980

PG

9

HOME ALONE (FOX)

$285,016,000

 

11/16/1990

PG

10

JAWS (UNIV)

$260,000,000

 

06/20/1975

PG

11

BATMAN (WB)

$251,188,924

 

06/23/1989

PG-13

12

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (PARA) **

$242,374,454

 

06/12/1981

PG-13

13

TWISTER (WB)

$241,708,908

 

05/17/1996

PG-13

14

BEVERLY HILLS COP (PARA)

$234,760,478

 

12/05/1984

R

15

GHOSTBUSTERS (COL)

$220,858,490

 

07/08/1984

PG

16

MRS. DOUBTFIRE (FOX)

$219,194,773

 

11/24/1993

PG-13

17

GHOST (PARA)

$217,631,306

 

07/13/1990

PG-13

18

ALADDIN (bv)

$217,350,219

 

11/11/1992

G

19

BACK TO THE FUTURE (UNIV)

$210,609,762

 

07/03/1985

PG

20

TERMINATOR 2 (MGM)

$204,446,562

 

07/03/1991

R

21

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (PARA)

$197,171,806

 

05/24/1989

PG-13

22

GONE WITH THE WIND (MGM/UA/TEC) **

$193,597,756

 

1939

NR

23

TOY STORY (BV)

$191,773,049

 

11/22/1995

G

24

SNOW WHITE (RKO/BV) **

$184,925,486

 

1937

NR

25

DANCES WITH WOLVES (ORION)

$184,208,848

 

11/09/1990

PG-13

 

 

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$6,520,530,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The above numbers are "just" U.S.A. box office and do not include:

 

 

 

 

television sales, videotape sales, laserdisk sales, DVD sales,

 

 

 

 

sound track sales, or merchandising (toys, games, clothes, etc.).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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