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List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada

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Here are the 100 top-grossing movies of all time in the United States and Canada, based on total receipts or tickets sold as of March 5, 2009. This figure is often called the U.S. box office or the North American box office, both of which are inaccurate. The figures in this first list are shown with adjustment for inflation. There is an inflation unadjusted list further down the page, this list will favor more recent releases due to inflation.

The average ticket price for 2009 is $7.18 while 2008 was $7.00

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[edit] Highest-grossing/best-selling movies/films in the US and Canada, adjusted for inflation

This is a list of the highest-grossing movies of all time in the U.S. and Canada, commonly referred to as domestic gross in the two countries, where "gross" is defined as:

  • US and Canada box-office revenues in U.S. dollars
  • adjusted for the effects of inflation using the U.S. consumer price index for January of the year of release (except for long runners, see below)

This list was compiled on April 1, 2009 based on data from boxofficemojo.com. The adjustment for inflation better reflects the importance of older films, as lists compiled without adjustment for inflation will consist almost entirely of films released in the last 20 years. Some of the films on this list have had multiple releases and would not be so highly ranked based on their original release alone. At number three, The Sound of Music holds the highest position for a movie that was released only once.

[edit] Film list (adjusted for inflation)

  1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 202,044,600
  2. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) 178,119,600
  3. The Sound of Music (1965) 142,415,400
  4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 141,854,300
  5. The Ten Commandments (1956) 131,000,000
  6. Titanic (1997) 128,210,000
  7. Jaws (1975) 128,078,800
  8. Doctor Zhivago (1965) 124,135,500
  9. The Exorcist (1973) 110,568,700
  10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 109,000,000
  11. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) 99,917,300
  12. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 98,180,600
  13. Ben-Hur (1959) 98,000,000
  14. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) 94,059,400
  15. The Sting (1973) 89,142,900
  16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones) (1981) 88,141,900
  17. Jurassic Park (1993) 86,361,800
  18. The Graduate (1967) 85,571,400
  19. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) 84,738,800
  20. Fantasia (1941) 83,043,500
  21. The Dark Knight (2008) 80,765,300
  22. The Godfather (1972) 78,922,600
  23. Forrest Gump (1994) 78,031,400
  24. Mary Poppins (1964) 77,154,300
  25. The Lion King (1994) 76,634,900
  26. Grease (1978) 75,900,000
  27. Shrek 2 (2004) 75,869,700
  28. Thunderball (1965) 74,800,000
  29. The Jungle Book (1967) 73,679,900
  30. Sleeping Beauty (1959) 72,676,100
  31. Spider-Man (2002) 71,544,700
  32. Independence Day (1996) 71,498,900
  33. Ghostbusters (1984) 70,730,600
  34. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 70,357,900
  35. Love Story (1970) 69,998,100
  36. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 68,030,300
  37. Home Alone (1990) 67,734,200
  38. Pinocchio (1940) 67,403,300
  39. Cleopatra (1963) 67,183,500
  40. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 67,150,000
  41. Goldfinger (1964) 66,300,000
  42. Airport (1970) 66,111,300
  43. American Graffiti (1973) 65,714,300
  44. The Robe (1953) 65,454,500
  45. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 64,718,500
  46. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) 64,615,400
  47. Bambi (1942) 63,712,400
  48. Blazing Saddles (1974) 63,227,500
  49. Batman (1989) 62,954,600
  50. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 62,764,700
  51. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) 62,745,100
  52. The Towering Inferno (1974) 61,375,700
  53. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 60,700,700
  54. My Fair Lady (1964) 60,000,000
  55. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) 60,000,000
  56. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) 59,890,300
  57. The Passion of the Christ (2004) 59,104,800
  58. Back to the Future (1985) 59,050,700
  59. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 58,878,400
  60. Finding Nemo (2003) 57,867,400
  61. The Sixth Sense (1999) 57,579,100
  62. Superman (1978) 57,358,100
  63. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone (2001) 57,105,000
  64. Tootsie (1982) 56,903,900
  65. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 56,832,900
  66. West Side Story (1961) 55,970,300
  67. Lady and the Tramp (1955) 55,734,900
  68. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 55,575,500
  69. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 55,383,600
  70. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 55,103,900
  71. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 55,069,400
  72. Rocky (1976) 55,040,000
  73. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 55,000,000
  74. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) 54,902,000
  75. Twister (1996) 54,688,100
  76. Men in Black (1997) 54,616,700
  77. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 54,400,000
  78. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) 53,875,400
  79. Swiss Family Robinson (1960) 53,808,000
  80. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 53,685,400
  81. MASH (1970) 53,684,200
  82. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 53,532,800
  83. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) 53,468,500
  84. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) 52,684,400
  85. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 52,503,100
  86. Aladdin (1992) 52,442,300
  87. Ghost (1990) 51,465,200
  88. Duel in the Sun (1946) 51,020,400
  89. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) 50,910,400
  90. House of Wax (1953) 50,531,900
  91. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 50,416,500
  92. Rear Window (1954) 50,354,700
  93. Spider-Man 3 (2007) 50,114,300
  94. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 49,906,800
  95. Toy Story 2 (1999) 49,536,500
  96. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 48,656,400
  97. Shrek the Third (2007) 48,607,000
  98. Transformers (2007) 48,406,600
  99. Shrek (2001) 48,402,500
  100. Sergeant York (1941) 48,123,200

[edit] Factors in determining an “adjusted gross”

Seemingly impossible to do, calculating a precise and definite referential adjusted gross for a film would have to take into account most (or all) of the following:

  • Box office gross on initial release
  • Ticket price at time of release, or its relative price to other commodities in a given year[1], in relation to general inflation and gross domestic product. [2] Related to that:
  • economic conditions that may help or hurt the entertainment industry as a whole (theaters in 2008 lowered ticket prices to attract more viewers though the average ticket cost $7.00) [1]
  • Population at time of release—to be used to calculate:
  • Per capita ticket purchase number[3]
  • Availability of movies (number of theaters and screens, number of prints)
  • Competition of other media (television, internet, home video, film piracy)[1]
  • the total number of movies in the marketplace at a given time[1]
  • Screen quotas (no influence on U.S. box office)
  • Price differences: matinee and evening tickets[4], roadshow tickets[4], or difference between rural and urban cinemas[2]
  • Length of release (number of weeks)[4]

Most adjusted-gross lists, such as those on Box Office Report[1] and Box Office Mojo[2], simply multiply the number of tickets sold (usually including re-releases) with the current average movie ticket price.

[edit] Highest grossing films (unadjusted for inflation)

Rank Title Studio Lifetime Gross Year Tickets Sold
1 Titanic 20th Century Fox/Paramount Pictures $600,788,188 1997 128,210,000
2 The Dark Knight Warner Bros. $533,345,358 2008 80,765,300
3 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 20th Century Fox $460,998,007 1977 178,119,600
4 Shrek 2 DreamWorks $441,226,247 2004 75,869,700
5 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Universal $435,110,554 1982 141,854,300
6 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 20th Century Fox $431,088,301 1999 84,525,800
7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Buena Vista $423,315,812 2006 67,430,300
8 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 2002 71,544,700
9 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox $380,270,577 2005 62,764,700
10 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line $377,027,325 2003 64,718,500
11 Spider-Man 2 Sony $373,585,825 2004 60,700,700
12 The Passion of the Christ Newmarket $370,782,930 2004 59,104,800
13 Jurassic Park Universal $357,067,947 1993 86,205,800
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line $341,786,758 2002 58,878,400
15 Finding Nemo Buena Vista $339,714,978 2003 57,867,400
16 Spider-Man 3 Sony $336,530,303 2007 50,114,300
17 Forrest Gump Paramount $329,694,499 1994 78,031,400
18 The Lion King Buena Vista $328,541,776 1994 76,634,900
19 Shrek The Third Dreamworks $322,719,944 2007 48,607,000
20 Transformers Paramount $319,246,193 2007 48,406,600
21 Iron Man Paramount $318,412,101 2008 47,689,600
22 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Warner Bros. $317,575,550 2001 57,105,000
23 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Paramount $317,101,119 2008 47,348,200
24 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line $314,776,170 2001 55,103,900
25 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox $310,676,740 2002 53,468,500
26 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Buena Vista $309,420,425 2007 47,247,200
27 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 20th Century Fox $309,306,177 1983 94,059,400
28 Independence Day 20th Century Fox $306,169,268 1996 71,498,900
29 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Buena Vista $305,413,918 2003 52,503,100
30 The Sixth Sense Buena Vista $293,506,292 1999 57,579,100
31 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. $292,004,738 2007 44,739,000
32 The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe		 Buena Vista $291,710,957 2005 47,323,400
33 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 20th Century Fox $290,475,067 1980 98,180,600
34 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $290,013,036 2005 47,229,200
35 Home Alone 20th Century Fox $285,761,243 1990 67,734,200
36 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. $281,576,461 2003 47,245,600
37 Meet the Fockers Universal $279,261,160 2004 47,023,300
38 Shrek Dreamworks $267,665,011 2001 48,402,500
39 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. $261,988,482 2002 46,690,800
40 The Incredibles Buena Vista $261,441,092 2004 45,800,700
41 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal $260,044,825 2000 49,906,800
42 Jaws Universal $260,000,000 1975 128,078,800
43 I Am Legend Warner Bros. $256,386,216 2007 38,880,800
44 Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista $255,873,250 2001 46,968,800
45 Batman Warner Bros. $251,188,924 1989 62,954,600
46 Night at the Museum 20th Century Fox $250,863,268 2006 39,098,700
47 Men in Black Sony $250,690,539 1997 54,616,700
48 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $249,541,069 2004 42,124,400
49 Toy Story 2 Buena Vista $245,852,179 1999 49,536,500
50 Cars Buena Vista $244,082,982 2006 39,340,800
51 Bruce Almighty Universal $242,829,261 2003 42,745,600
52 Raiders of the Lost Ark Paramount $242,374,454 1981 88,141,900
53 Twister Warner Brothers $241,721,524 1996 54,688,100
54 My Big Fat Greek Wedding IFC $241,438,208 2002 42,589,400
55 Star Trek Paramount $240,823,706 2009 37,518,400
56 Ghostbusters Columbia Pictures $238,632,124 1984 70,730,600
57 Beverly Hills Cop Paramount $234,760,478 1984 67,150,000
58 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $234,362,462 2006 37,565,800
59 War of the Worlds Paramount $234,280,354 2005 37,789,200
60 Cast Away Fox $233,632,142 2000 43,161,900
61 The Exorcist Warner Brothers $232,671,011 1973 110,568,700
62 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal $229,086,679 1997 50,910,400
63 Up Buena Vista $229,059,138 2009 33,482,500
64 Signs Buena Vista $227,966,634 2002 40,923,400
65 Hancock Sony $227,946,274 2008 33,781,200
66 The Bourne Ultimatum Universal $227,471,070 2007 35,112,500
67 Rush Hour 2 New Line $226,164,286 2001 41,870,400
68 WALL-E Buena Vista $223,808,164 2008 33,370,300
69 National Treasure: Book of Secrets Buena Vista $219,964,115 2007 33,593,500
70 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $219,195,243 1993 52,684,400
71 King Kong Universal $218,080,025 2005 34,380,400
72 Ghost Paramount $217,631,306 1990 51,465,200
73 The Da Vinci Code Sony $217,536,138 2006 34,240,500
74 Aladdin Buena Vista $217,350,219 1992 52,442,300
75 Alvin and the Chipmunks Fox $217,326,974 2007 33,263,700
76 Saving Private Ryan Dream Works $216,540,909 1998 44,914,300
77 Kung Fu Panda Dream Works $215,434,591 2008 32,547,800
78 Mission: Impossible II Paramount $215,409,889 2000 40,870,300
79 X2: X-Men United Fox $214,949,694 2003 37,380,200
80 Austin Powers in Goldmember New Line $213,307,889 2002 39,008,300
81 300 Warner Brothers $210,614,939 2007 30,495,200
82 Back to the Future Universal $210,609,762 1985 59,050,700
83 Wedding Crashers New Line $209,255,921 2005 34,490,200
84 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Brothers $206,459,076 2005 34,618,300
85 Ratatouille Buena Vista $206,445,654 2007 30,425,800
86 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me New Line $206,040,086 1997 42,621,200
87 Batman Begins Warner Brothers $205,343,774 2005 34,560,700
88 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Tri Star $204,843,345 1991 48,656,400
89 The Mummy Returns Universal $202,019,785 2001 37,421,700
90 Armageddon Buena Vista $201,578,182 1998 43,992,122
91 Superman Returns Warner Brothers $200,081,192 2006 30,238,600
92 Gone with the Wind MGM $198,676,459 1939 202,044,600
93 Pearl Harbor Buena Vista $198,542,554 2001 36,189,400
94 Happy Feet Warner Brothers $198,000,317 2006 31,045,200
95 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Paramount $197,171,806 1989 50,416,500
96 Ice Age: The Meltdown Fox $195,330,621 2006 30,003,400
97 Monsters Vs. Aliens Paramount/Dream Works $194,583,608 2009 30,284,700
98 Madagascar Dream Works $193,595,521 2005 31,250,700
99 Toy Story Buena Vista $191,796,233 1995 46,992,200
100 Twilight Summit Entertainment $191,465,414 2008 29,345,600

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Box Office Mojo: Adjusting for ticket price inflation
  2. ^ a b How the motion picture industry miscalculates box office receipts
  3. ^ The 20 Most Popular Movies of all Time
  4. ^ a b c $200 Million Adjusted Extra, Daniel Garris

[edit] External links

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