ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE (by dollars)

The charts below show the top ten movies of  All-Time Box Office, as they would have been calculated at the end of each calendar year.

The dollar amounts are for domestic gross only. (U.S. and Canada) Many high-ranking films have been released multiple times over the past century, and the dollar amounts reflect that.

Dollar amounts for many earlier films are estimated due to missing or inexact data.

Follow this link to see the adjusted all-time box office record tables.

1971

  1. Gone with the Wind ($151.9m)
  2. The Sound of Music ($126.5m)
  3. Love Story ($108.2m)
  4. Airport ($100.5m)
  5. The Graduate ($98.3m)
  6. Doctor Zhivago ($95.5)
  7. Ben-Hur ($85.8m)
  8. The Ten Commandments ($82m)
  9. My Fair Lady ($76.4m)
  10. Fiddler on the Roof ($75.6m)

1972

  1. Gone with the Wind ($151.9m)
  2. The Godfather ($133.7m)
  3. The Sound of Music ($126.5m)
  4. Doctor Zhivago ($109.8m)
  5. Love Story ($108.2m)
  6. Airport ($100.5m)
  7. The Graduate ($98.3m)
  8. Ben-Hur ($85.8m)
  9. The Ten Commandments ($85.6m)
  10. The Poseidon Adventure ($81.1m)

1973

  1. Gone with the Wind ($151.9m)
  2. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  3. The Godfather ($133.7m)
  4. Doctor Zhivago ($109.8m)
  5. Love Story ($108.2m)
  6. Airport ($100.5m)
  7. The Graduate ($98.3m)
  8. American Graffiti ($96.3m)
  9. Mary Poppins ($88.8m)
  10. Ben-Hur ($85.8m)

1974

  1. Gone with the Wind ($167.6m)
  2. The Sting ($160.3m)
  3. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  4. The Exorcist ($149.2m)
  5. The Godfather ($133.7m)
  6. Doctor Zhivago ($109.8m)
  7. Love Story ($108.2m)
  8. The Towering Inferno ($107.1m)
  9. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ($102.1m)
  10. Airport ($100.5m)

1976

  1. Jaws ($250m)
  2. The Exorcist ($179.7m)
  3. Gone with the Wind ($167.6m)
  4. The Sting ($160.3m)
  5. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  6. The Godfather ($133.7m)
  7. Rocky ($117.2m)
  8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ($112m)
  9. Doctor Zhivago ($109.8m)
  10. Love Story ($108.2m)

1977

  1. Jaws ($250m)
  2. Star Wars ($221.3m)
  3. The Exorcist ($179.7m)
  4. The Sting ($173.6m)
  5. Gone with the Wind ($167.6m)
  6. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  7. The Godfather ($134.7m)
  8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind ($128.6m)
  9. Smokey and the Bandit ($126.7m)
  10. Rocky ($117.2m)

1978

  1. Star Wars ($265.1m)
  2. Jaws ($250m)
  3. The Exorcist ($179.7m)
  4. The Sting ($173.6m)
  5. Gone with the Wind ($167.6m)
  6. Grease ($156m)
  7. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  8. The Godfather ($134.7m)
  9. Superman ($134.2m)
  10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind ($128.6m)

1979

  1. Star Wars ($287.6m)
  2. Jaws ($260m)
  3. The Exorcist ($195m)
  4. The Sting ($173.6m)
  5. Gone with the Wind ($167.6m)
  6. Saturday Night Fever ($159.8m)
  7. Grease ($156m)
  8. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  9. Animal House ($141.6m)
  10. The Godfather ($134.7m)

1982

  1. E.T. ($359.2)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Jaws ($260m)
  4. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($211.6m)
  6. The Exorcist ($195m)
  7. Grease ($179.3m)
  8. Tootsie ($177.2m)
  9. The Sting ($173.6m)
  10. Gone with the Wind ($167.6m)

1983

  1. E.T. ($359.2)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Jaws ($260m)
  4. Return of the Jedi ($252.5m)
  5. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  6. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($216.2m)
  7. The Exorcist ($195m)
  8. Grease ($179.3m)
  9. Tootsie ($177.2m)
  10. The Sting ($173.6m)

1985-88

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  4. Jaws ($260m)
  5. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  6. Ghostbusters ($229.2m)
  7. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  8. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($216.2m)
  9. Back to the Future ($210.6m)
  10. The Exorcist ($195m)

1989

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  4. Jaws ($260m)
  5. Batman ($251.2m)
  6. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  7. Ghostbusters ($229.2m)
  8. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  9. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($216.2m)
  10. Back to the Future ($210.6m)

1990-92

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Home Alone ($285.8m)
  4. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  5. Jaws ($260m)
  6. Batman ($251.2m)
  7. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  8. Ghostbusters ($229.2m)
  9. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  10. Ghost ($217.6m)

1993

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  3. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  4. Home Alone ($285.8m)
  5. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  6. Jaws ($260m)
  7. Batman ($251.2m)
  8. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  9. Ghostbusters ($229.2m)
  10. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)

1994-95

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  3. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  4. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  5. The Lion King ($312.9m)
  6. Home Alone ($285.8m)
  7. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  8. Jaws ($260m)
  9. Batman ($251.2m)
  10. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)

1996

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  3. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  4. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  5. The Lion King ($312.9m)
  6. Independence Day ($306.2m)
  7. Home Alone ($285.8m)
  8. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  9. Jaws ($260m)
  10. Batman ($251.2m)

1997

  1. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  2. E.T. ($432.5m)
  3. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  4. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  5. The Lion King ($312.9m)
  6. Return of the Jedi ($309.3m)
  7. Independence Day ($306.2m)
  8. The Empire Strikes Back ($290.3m)
  9. Home Alone ($285.8m)
  10. Jaws ($260m)

1998

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  3. E.T. ($432.5m)
  4. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  5. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  6. The Lion King ($312.9m)
  7. Return of the Jedi ($309.3m)
  8. Independence Day ($306.2m)
  9. The Empire Strikes Back ($290.3m)
  10. Home Alone ($285.8m)

1999-2001

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  3. E.T. ($432.5m)
  4. The Phantom Menace ($428.2m)
  5. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  6. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  7. The Lion King ($312.9m)
  8. Return of the Jedi ($309.3m)
  9. Independence Day ($306.2m)
  10. The Sixth Sense ($293.m)

2002

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Fellowship of the Ring ($478.7m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. The Phantom Menace ($428.2m)
  6. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  7. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  8. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  9. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317.6m)
  10. The Lion King ($312.9m)

2003

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Fellowship of the Ring ($478.7m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. The Phantom Menace ($428.2m)
  6. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  7. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  8. The Two Towers ($341.7m)
  9. Finding Nemo ($339.7m)
  10. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)

2004

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Fellowship of the Ring ($478.7m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  6. The Phantom Menace ($428.2m)
  7. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  8. The Return of the King ($377m)
  9. Spider-Man 2 ($373.6m)
  10. The Passion of the Christ ($370.3m)

2005

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Fellowship of the Ring ($478.7m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  6. The Phantom Menace ($428.2m)
  7. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  8. Revenge of the Sith ($380.3m)
  9. The Return of the King ($377m)
  10. Spider-Man 2 ($373.6m)

2012-14

  1. Avatar ($760.5m)
  2. Titanic ($658.7m)
  3. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  4. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  5. The Fellowship of the Ring ($478.7m)
  6. E.T. ($467.8m)
  7. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  8. The Dark Knight Rises ($448.1m)
  9. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  10. The Phantom Menace ($428.2m)

2015

  1. Avatar ($760.5m)
  2. Titanic ($658.7m)
  3. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  4. The Force Awakens ($652m)
  5. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  6. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  7. The Fellowship of the Ring ($478.7m)
  8. E.T. ($467.8m)
  9. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  10. Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459m)

2016

  1. The Force Awakens ($936.7m)
  2. Avatar ($760.5m)
  3. Titanic ($658.7m)
  4. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  5. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  6. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  7. Finding Dory ($486.3m)
  8. The Fellowship of the Ring ($478.7m)
  9. E.T. ($467.8m)
  10. Star Wars ($461.1m)

2017

  1. The Force Awakens ($936.7m)
  2. Avatar ($760.5m)
  3. Titanic ($659.4m)
  4. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  5. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  6. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  7. Rogue One ($532.1m)
  8. The Last Jedi ($517.2m)
  9. Beauty and the Beast ($504m)
  10. Finding Dory ($486.3m)

Ten different films have held the #1 spot:

The Birth of a Nation (1919-1941)
Gone with the Wind (1942-1955; 1967-1974)
The Ten Commandments (1956-1964)
The Sound of Music (1965-1966)
Jaws (1975-1977)
Star Wars (1978-1981; 1997)
E.T. (1982-1996)
Titanic (1998-2009)
Avatar (2010-2015)
The Force Awakens (2016-Present)