All-Time U.S. Box Office Receipts (Adjusted for Inflation)

Submitted by Martin1983 on Sat, 08/18/2007 - 04:59
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  1. Gone with the Wind (1939) - $1,329,453,600
  2. Star Wars (1977) - $1,172,026,900
  3. The Sound of Music (1965) - $937,093,200
  4. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - $933,401,500
  5. The Ten Commandments (1956) - $861,980,000
  6. Titanic (1997) - $844,515,900
  7. Jaws (1975) - $842,758,600
  8. Doctor Zhivago (1965) - $816,811,300
  9. The Exorcist (1973) - $727,541,800
  10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - $717,220,000
  11. 101 Dalmatians (1961) - $657,455,500
  12. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - $646,028,600
  13. Ben-Hur (1959) - $644,840,000
  14. Return of the Jedi (1983) - $618,910,900
  15. The Sting (1973) - $586,560,000
  16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - $579,973,400
  17. Jurassic Park (1993) - $567,234,400
  18. The Graduate (1967) - $563,059,800
  19. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) - $558,153,800
  20. Fantasia (1940) - $546,426,100
  21. The Godfather (1972) - $519,310,500
  22. Forrest Gump (1994) - $516,830,100
  23. Mary Poppins (1964) - $514,436,400
  24. The Lion King (1994) - $508,185,200
  25. Grease (1978) - $506,145,100
  26. Thunderball (1965) - $492,184,000
  27. The Jungle Book (1967) - $484,813,800
  28. Sleeping Beauty (1959) - $478,208,400
  29. Shrek 2 (2004) - $467,515,100
  30. Ghostbusters (1984) - $465,407,400
  31. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - $464,270,700
  32. Love Story (1970) - $460,587,800
  33. Spider-Man (2002) - $457,209,600
  34. Independence Day (1996) - $455,789,200
  35. Home Alone (1990) - $445,691,000
  36. Pinocchio (1940) - $443,513,900
  37. Cleopatra (1963) - $442,067,200
  38. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) - $441,847,100
  39. Goldfinger (1964) - $436,254,000
  40. Airport (1970) - $435,012,200
  41. American Graffiti (1973) - $432,400,000
  42. The Robe (1953) - $430,690,900
  43. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) - $425,169,200
  44. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - $423,315,800
  45. Bambi (1942) - $419,227,900
  46. Blazing Saddles (1974) - $416,037,000
  47. Batman (1989) - $414,241,400
  48. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) - $412,862,700
  49. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - $404,920,900
  50. The Towering Inferno (1974) - $403,851,900
  51. Spider-Man 2 (2004) - $395,844,600
  52. My Fair Lady (1964) - $394,800,000
  53. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) - $394,800,000
  54. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) - $394,078,000
  55. The Passion of the Christ (2004) - $392,858,700
  56. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) - $390,965,700
  57. Back to the Future (1985) - $388,553,300
  58. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - $379,208,200
  59. The Sixth Sense (1999) - $378,870,700
  60. Superman (1978) - $377,416,500
  61. Tootsie (1982) - $374,427,900
  62. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - $373,960,700
  63. Finding Nemo (2003) - $370,700,600
  64. West Side Story (1961) - $368,284,500
  65. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) - $367,907,400
  66. Lady and the Tramp (1955) - $366,735,500
  67. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - $365,687,100
  68. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - $364,423,800
  69. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - $362,356,800
  70. Rocky (1976) - $362,163,000
  71. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - $361,900,000
  72. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) - $361,254,900
  73. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - $359,951,800
  74. Twister (1996) - $359,847,900
  75. Men in Black (1997) - $359,377,700
  76. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - $357,952,000
  77. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) - $354,500,200
  78. Swiss Family Robinson (1960) - $354,056,600
  79. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - $353,249,600
  80. M.A.S.H. (1970) - $353,242,100
  81. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - $352,245,900
  82. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) - $351,822,500
  83. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) - $346,663,200
  84. Aladdin (1992) - $345,070,600
  85. Ghost (1990) - $338,641,200
  86. Spider-Man 3 (2007) - $336,530,300
  87. Duel in the Sun (1946) - $335,714,300
  88. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - $333,269,700
  89. House of Wax (1953) - $332,500,000
  90. Rear Window (1954) - $331,334,200
  91. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - $328,407,500
  92. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - $325,160,500
  93. Shrek the Third (2007) - $321,012,400
  94. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - $320,159,000
  95. Transformers (2007) - $319,071,800
  96. Sergeant York (1941) - $316,650,600
  97. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - $316,542,900
  98. Toy Story 2 (1999) - $314,764,300
  99. Top Gun (1986) - $313,546,200
  100. Shrek (2001) - $311,172,400
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Here is a list of the highest grossing films of all time, with receipts adjusted to current US ticket prices, making it fairer, allowing the older movies to compete alongside more recent releases.