Here are the US top 25 grossing movies of all time, based on total receipts to July 27, 2001.
Source: Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com/Charts/usatopmovies
- Titanic (1997) $600,743,440
- Star Wars/A New Hope (1977) $460,935,655
- Star Wars/The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $399,804,539
- Jurassic Park (1993) $356,763,175
- Forrest Gump (1994) $329,452,287
- The Lion King (1994) $312,775,367
- Star Wars/Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,064,373
- Independence Day (1996) $306,200,000
- The Sixth Sense (1999) $293,501,675
- Star Wars/The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,158,751
- Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $260,031,035
- Jaws (1975) $260,000,000
- Shrek (2001) $251,922,192
- Batman (1989) $251,188,924
- Men in Black (1997) $250,147,615
- Toy Story 2 (1999) $245,823,397
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $242,374,454
- Twister (1996) $241,700,000
- Ghostbusters (1984) $238,600,000
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $234,760,478
- Cast Away (2000) $233,630,478
- Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) $229,074,000
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $219,195,051
Summary from the imdb web page:
- USA domestic ticket sales only
- Not adjusted for inflation (Gone with the Wind is number 34, released in 1939, and earned $198,655,278 dollars. By 2000, 61 years of inflation puts it past Titanic).
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