Adjusted for ticket-price inflation
1
Gone with the Wind1939202,044,600$1,687,072,600
2
Star Wars1977178,119,600$1,487,298,600
3
The Sound of Music1965142,415,400$1,189,168,400
4
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982141,854,300$1,184,483,700
5
Titanic1997135,654,500$1,131,211,800
6
The Ten Commandments1956131,000,000$1,093,850,000
7
Jaws1975128,078,800$1,069,458,100
8
Doctor Zhivago1965124,135,500$1,036,531,100
9
The Exorcist1973110,599,200$923,503,000
10
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937109,000,000$910,150,000
11
One Hundred and One Dalmatians196199,917,300$834,309,000
12
The Empire Strikes Back198098,180,600$819,808,300
13
Ben-Hur195998,000,000$818,300,000
14
Avatar2009
[nb 1] 97,255,300$812,081,500
15
Return of the Jedi198394,059,400$785,396,100
16
Jurassic Park199391,922,000$767,548,300
17
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace199990,312,700$754,105,800
18
The Lion King199489,101,100$744,372,600
19
The Sting197389,142,900$744,342,900
20
Raiders of the Lost Ark198188,526,800$739,198,600
21
The Graduate196785,576,700$714,565,900
22
Fantasia194183,043,500$693,413,000
23
The Godfather197278,922,600$659,003,400
24
Forrest Gump199478,545,600$655,855,900
25
Mary Poppins196478,181,800$652,818,200
26
Grease197876,969,200$642,692,800
27
The Avengers201276,768,200$641,014,600
28
Thunderball196574,800,000$624,580,000
29
The Dark Knight200874,282,100$621,702,300
30
The Jungle Book196773,679,900$615,227,300
31
Sleeping Beauty195972,676,100$606,845,100
32
Shrek 2200471,050,900$593,275,200
33
Ghostbusters198470,730,600$590,600,600
34
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid196970,557,900$589,158,100
35
Love Story197069,998,100$584,484,500
36
Spider-Man200269,484,700$580,197,600
37
Independence Day199669,268,900$578,395,100
38
Home Alone199067,734,200$565,580,600
39
Pinocchio194067,403,300$562,817,800
40
Cleopatra196367,183,500$560,981,900
41
Beverly Hills Cop198467,150,000$560,702,700
42
Goldfinger196466,300,000$553,605,000
43
Airport197066,111,300$552,029,200
44
American Graffiti197365,714,300$548,714,300
45
The Robe195365,454,500$546,545,500
46
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest200664,628,400$539,646,900
47
Around the World in 80 Days195664,615,400$539,538,500
48
Bambi194263,712,400$531,998,900
49
Blazing Saddles197463,227,500$528,050,900
50
Batman198962,954,600$525,671,100