| # |
Title |
Release |
Dom. Dist. |
Gross ($M) |
| 1 |
Avatar
(incl. 3D & Imax) |
Dec
2009 |
Fox |
743.7 |
| 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 |
Star Wars Episode
III: ROTS |
May 2005 |
Fox |
380.3 |
| 12 |
LOTR: The Return of
the King |
Dec 2003 |
New Line |
377.0 |
| 13 |
Spider-Man 2 (incl.
Imax) |
Jul 2004 |
Sony |
373.4 |
| 14 |
The Passion of the
Christ |
Feb 2004 |
NewMarket |
370.3 |
| 15 |
Jurassic Park |
Jun 1993 |
Universal |
357.1 |
| 16 |
LOTR: The Two Towers
(incl. 2003 reissue) |
Dec 2002 |
New Line |
340.7 |
| 17 |
Finding Nemo |
May 2003 |
Buena Vista |
339.7 |
| 18 |
Spider-Man 3 |
May 2007 |
Sony |
336.5 |
| 19 |
Forrest Gump |
Jul 1994 |
Paramount |
329.7 |
| 20 |
The Lion King (incl.
2003 Imax) |
Jun 1994 |
Buena Vista |
328.5 |
| 21 |
Shrek the Third |
May 2007 |
Paramount |
321.0 |
| 22 |
Transformers (incl.
Imax) |
Jul 2007 |
Paramount |
319.1 |
| 23 |
Alice
in Wonderland (incl. 3D & Imax) |
Mar
2010 |
Buena
Vista |
319.0 |
| 24 |
Iron Man |
May 2008 |
Paramount |
318.3 |
| 25 |
Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone |
Nov 2001 |
Warner Bros. |
317.6 |
| 26 |
Indiana Jones and
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
May 2008 |
Paramount |
317.0 |
| 27 |
LOTR: The Fellowship
of the Ring (incl. 2003 reissue) |
Dec 2001 |
New Line |
314.2 |
| 28 |
Star Wars Episode
II: AOTC (incl. 2002 Imax) |
May 2002 |
Fox |
310.7 |
| 29 |
Pirates of the
Caribbean: AWE |
May 2007 |
Buena Vista |
309.4 |
| 30 |
Return of the Jedi
($263.7M + $45.4M SE) |
May 1983 |
Fox |
309.1 |
| 31 |
Independence Day |
Jul 1996 |
Fox |
306.2 |
| 32 |
Pirates of the
Caribbean |
Jul 2003 |
Buena Vista |
305.4 |
| 33 |
Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince (incl. Imax) |
Jul 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
302.0 |
| 34 |
The
Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Nov
2009 |
Summit |
296.6 |
| 35 |
The Sixth Sense |
Aug 1999 |
Buena Vista |
293.5 |
| 36 |
Up (3D) |
May 2009 |
Buena Vista |
293.0 |
| 37 |
Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix |
Jul 2007 |
Warner Bros. |
292.0 |
| 38 |
The Chronicles of
Narnia |
Dec 2005 |
Buena Vista |
291.7 |
| 39 |
The Empire Strikes
Back ($222.7M + $67.6M SE) |
May 1980 |
Fox |
290.3 |
| 40 |
Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire |
Nov 2005 |
Warner Bros. |
290.0 |
| 41 |
Home Alone |
Nov 1990 |
Fox |
285.8 |
| 42 |
The Matrix Reloaded
(incl. 2003 Imax) |
May 2003 |
Warner Bros. |
281.5 |
| 43 |
Meet the Fockers |
Dec 2004 |
Universal |
279.2 |
| 44 |
The Hangover |
Jun 2009 |
Warner Bros. |
277.3 |
| 45 |
Shrek |
May 2001 |
DreamWorks |
267.7 |
| 46 |
Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets |
Nov 2002 |
Warner Bros. |
262.0 |
| 47 |
The Incredibles |
Nov 2004 |
Buena Vista |
261.4 |
| 48 |
How The Grinch Stole
Christmas |
Nov 2000 |
Universal |
260.0 |
| 49 |
Jaws |
Jun 1975 |
Universal |
260.0 |
| 50 |
Star Trek (incl.
Imax) |
May 2009 |
Paramount |
257.7 |
