ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE (by dollars)

The charts below show the top ten movies of all-time, 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 box office record tables.

1919

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($15m)
  2. Mickey ($8m)
  3. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  4. Daddy-Long-Legs ($4.9m)
  5. The Spoilers ($4.1m)
  6. Intolerance ($4m)
  7. The Miracle Man ($3.6m)
  8. Stella Maris ($2.4m)
  9. Broken Blossoms ($2.4m)
  10. Male and Female ($2.3m)

1920

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($16m)
  2. Mickey ($8m)
  3. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  4. Daddy-Long-Legs ($4.9m)
  5. Way Down East ($4.5m)
  6. The Spoilers ($4.1m)
  7. Intolerance ($4m)
  8. The Miracle Man ($3.6m)
  9. Over the Hill to the Poorhouse ($3m)
  10. Stella Maris ($2.4m)

1921-22

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($18m)
  2. Mickey ($8m)
  3. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  4. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ($5m)
  5. Daddy-Long-Legs ($4.9m)
  6. Way Down East ($4.5m)
  7. The Spoilers ($4.1m)
  8. Intolerance ($4m)
  9. The Kid ($4m)
  10. The Miracle Man ($3.6m)

1923-24

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($18m)
  2. Mickey ($8m)
  3. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  4. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ($5m)
  5. Daddy-Long-Legs ($4.9m)
  6. Way Down East ($4.5m)
  7. The Ten Commandments ($4.3m)
  8. The Spoilers ($4.1m)
  9. Intolerance ($4m)
  10. The Kid ($4m)
  11. The Covered Wagon ($4m)

1925-27

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($18m)
  2. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  3. Mickey ($8m)
  4. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  5. The Freshman ($5.2m)
  6. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ($5m)
  7. The Gold Rush ($5m)
  8. Daddy-Long-Legs ($4.9m)
  9. Way Down East ($4.5m)
  10. The Ten Commandments ($4.3m)

1928

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($18m)
  2. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  3. Mickey ($8m)
  4. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  5. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  6. The Freshman ($5.2m)
  7. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ($5m)
  8. The Gold Rush ($5m)
  9. Daddy-Long-Legs ($4.9m)
  10. Way Down East ($4.5m)

1929

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($18m)
  2. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  3. Mickey ($8m)
  4. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  5. The Broadway Melody ($5.6m)
  6. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  7. The Freshman ($5.2m)
  8. Gold Diggers of Broadway ($5.2m)
  9. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ($5m)
  10. The Gold Rush ($5m)

1930

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($18m)
  2. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  3. Mickey ($8m)
  4. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  5. The Broadway Melody ($5.6m)
  6. Whoopee! ($5.5m)
  7. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  8. The Freshman ($5.2m)
  9. Gold Diggers of Broadway ($5.1m)
  10. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ($5m)
  11. The Gold Rush ($5m)

1931

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($19m)
  2. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  3. Mickey ($8m)
  4. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  5. The Broadway Melody ($5.6m)
  6. Whoopee! ($5.5m)
  7. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  8. The Freshman ($5.2m)
  9. Gold Diggers of Broadway ($5.1m)
  10. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ($5m)
  11. The Gold Rush ($5m)

1932-35

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($19m)
  2. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  3. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ($9.1m)
  4. Mickey ($8m)
  5. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  6. The Kid from Spain ($5.7m)
  7. The Broadway Melody ($5.6m)
  8. Whoopee! ($5.5m)
  9. Madame DuBarry ($5.2m)
  10. The Freshman ($5.2m)

1936-37

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($19m)
  2. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  3. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ($9.1m)
  4. San Francisco ($8.3m)
  5. Mickey ($8m)
  6. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  7. The Great Ziegfeld ($6.9m)
  8. How to Be a Detective ($6m)
  9. The Kid from Spain ($5.7m)
  10. The Broadway Melody ($5.6m)

1938

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  3. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  4. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ($9.1m)
  5. San Francisco ($8.3m)
  6. Mickey ($8m)
  7. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  8. The Great Ziegfeld ($6.9m)
  9. Boys Town ($6.3m)
  10. How to Be a Detective ($6m)

1939

  1. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  3. Gone with the Wind ($11m)
  4. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  5. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ($9.1m)
  6. San Francisco ($8.3m)
  7. Mickey ($8m)
  8. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  9. The Great Ziegfeld ($6.9m)
  10. The Wizard of Oz ($6.7m)

1940

  1. Gone with the Wind ($21.5m)
  2. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  4. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  5. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ($9.1m)
  6. San Francisco ($8.3m)
  7. Boom Town ($8.1m)
  8. Mickey ($8m)
  9. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)
  10. The Great Ziegfeld ($6.9m)

1941

  1. Gone with the Wind ($31.7m)
  2. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  4. Sergeant York ($14m)
  5. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  6. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ($9.1m)
  7. San Francisco ($8.3m)
  8. Boom Town ($8.1m)
  9. Mickey ($8m)
  10. The Singing Fool ($7.6m)

1942

  1. Gone with the Wind ($35.9m)
  2. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  4. Sergeant York ($14m)
  5. Mrs. Miniver ($13.3m)
  6. Yankee Doodle Dandy ($10.3m)
  7. Random Harvest ($10.3m)
  8. The Big Parade ($10.2m)
  9. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ($9.1m)
  10. Reap the Wild Wind ($8.9m)

1943

  1. Gone with the Wind ($35.9m)
  2. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  4. For Whom the Bell Tolls ($14.4m)
  5. Sergeant York ($14m)
  6. Mrs. Miniver ($13.3m)
  7. The Outlaw ($11.3m)
  8. The Song of Bernadette ($11.1m)
  9. Yankee Doodle Dandy ($10.3m)
  10. Random Harvest ($10.3m)

1944

  1. Gone with the Wind ($35.9m)
  2. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  3. This is the Army ($18.6m)
  4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  5. For Whom the Bell Tolls ($14.4m)
  6. Going My Way ($14.4m)
  7. Sergeant York ($14m)
  8. Mrs. Miniver ($13.3m)
  9. Since You Went Away ($11.4m)
  10. The Outlaw ($11.3m)

1945

  1. Gone with the Wind ($35.9m)
  2. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  3. This is the Army ($18.6m)
  4. Mom and Dad ($16m)
  5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  6. For Whom the Bell Tolls ($14.4m)
  7. Going My Way ($14.4m)
  8. Sergeant York ($14m)
  9. Mrs. Miniver ($13.3m)
  10. The Bells of St. Mary’s ($12.4m)

1946

  1. Gone with the Wind ($35.9m)
  2. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  3. This is the Army ($18.6m)
  4. The Jolson Story ($17.8m)
  5. The Best Years of Our Lives ($17.8m)
  6. Mom and Dad ($16m)
  7. Fantasia ($15.5m)
  8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)
  9. For Whom the Bell Tolls ($14.4m)
  10. Going My Way ($14.4m)

1947-49

  1. Gone with the Wind ($44.1m)
  2. Duel in the Sun ($23.9m)
  3. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  4. This is the Army ($18.6m)
  5. The Jolson Story ($17.8m)
  6. The Best Years of Our Lives ($17.8m)
  7. Forever Amber ($17.6m)
  8. Mom and Dad ($16m)
  9. Fantasia ($15.5m)
  10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ($14.4m)

1950

  1. Gone with the Wind ($44.1m)
  2. Duel in the Sun ($23.9m)
  3. Samson and Delilah ($20.4m)
  4. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  5. This is the Army ($18.6m)
  6. The Jolson Story ($17.8m)
  7. The Best Years of Our Lives ($17.8m)
  8. Forever Amber ($17.6m)
  9. Mom and Dad ($16m)
  10. Fantasia ($15.5m)

1951

  1. Gone with the Wind ($44.1m)
  2. Duel in the Sun ($23.9m)
  3. Quo Vadis ($23m)
  4. Samson and Delilah ($20.4m)
  5. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  6. This is the Army ($18.6m)
  7. The Jolson Story ($17.8m)
  8. The Best Years of Our Lives ($17.8m)
  9. Forever Amber ($17.6m)
  10. Mom and Dad ($16m)

1952

  1. Gone with the Wind ($44.1m)
  2. The Greatest Show on Earth ($26.6m)
  3. Duel in the Sun ($23.9m)
  4. Quo Vadis ($23m)
  5. Samson and Delilah ($20.4m)
  6. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)
  7. This is the Army ($18.6m)
  8. The Jolson Story ($17.8m)
  9. The Best Years of Our Lives ($17.8m)
  10. Forever Amber ($17.6m)

1953

  1. Gone with the Wind ($44.1m)
  2. The Robe ($37.8m)
  3. The Greatest Show on Earth ($26.6m)
  4. From Here to Eternity ($26m)
  5. Duel in the Sun ($23.9m)
  6. House of Wax ($23.8m)
  7. Quo Vadis ($23m)
  8. Samson and Delilah ($20.4m)
  9. Fantasia ($20.2m)
  10. The Birth of a Nation ($20m)

1954-55

  1. Gone with the Wind ($58.3m)
  2. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  3. The Robe ($37.8m)
  4. The Greatest Show on Earth ($29.1m)
  5. From Here to Eternity ($26m)
  6. Duel in the Sun ($23.9m)
  7. House of Wax ($23.8m)
  8. Quo Vadis ($23m)
  9. The Best Years of Our Lives ($22.9m)
  10. Samson and Delilah ($20.4m)

1956

  1. The Ten Commandments ($60m)
  2. Gone with the Wind ($58.3m)
  3. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  4. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  5. The Robe ($37.8m)
  6. The Greatest Show on Earth ($29.1m)
  7. Giant ($26.6m)
  8. From Here to Eternity ($26m)
  9. Fantasia ($24.9m)
  10. Duel in the Sun ($23.9m)

1957

  1. The Ten Commandments ($63.7m)
  2. Gone with the Wind ($58.3m)
  3. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  4. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  5. The Robe ($37.8m)
  6. The Bridge on the River Kwai ($33.3m)
  7. The Greatest Show on Earth ($29.1m)
  8. Giant ($26.6m)
  9. From Here to Eternity ($26m)
  10. Fantasia ($24.9m)

1958

  1. The Ten Commandments ($67.4m)
  2. Gone with the Wind ($58.3m)
  3. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  4. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  5. The Robe ($37.8m)
  6. The Bridge on the River Kwai ($33.3m)
  7. The Greatest Show on Earth ($29.1m)
  8. Giant ($26.6m)
  9. From Here to Eternity ($26m)
  10. Fantasia ($24.9m)

1959

  1. The Ten Commandments ($71.1m)
  2. Gone with the Wind ($58.3m)
  3. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  4. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  5. The Robe ($37.8m)
  6. Ben-Hur ($37.4m)
  7. The Bridge on the River Kwai ($33.3m)
  8. The Greatest Show on Earth ($29.1m)
  9. Giant ($26.6m)
  10. From Here to Eternity ($26m)

1960

  1. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  2. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  3. Gone with the Wind ($58.3m)
  4. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  5. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  6. The Robe ($37.8m)
  7. The Bridge on the River Kwai ($33.3m)
  8. The Greatest Show on Earth ($31.6m)
  9. Spartacus ($31.1m)
  10. Giant ($26.6m)

1961

  1. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  2. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  3. Gone with the Wind ($71.2m)
  4. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  5. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  6. The Robe ($37.8m)
  7. West Side Story ($36.1m)
  8. The Bridge on the River Kwai ($33.3m)
  9. The Greatest Show on Earth ($31.6m)
  10. Spartacus ($31.1m)

1962

  1. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  2. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  3. Gone with the Wind ($71.2m)
  4. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  5. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  6. The Robe ($37.8m)
  7. Lawrence of Arabia ($37.1m)
  8. West Side Story ($36.1m)
  9. The Bridge on the River Kwai ($33.3m)
  10. The Greatest Show on Earth ($31.6m)

1963

  1. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  2. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  3. Gone with the Wind ($71.2m)
  4. Cleopatra ($57.8m)
  5. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ($51.7m)
  6. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  7. How the West Was Won ($43.2m)
  8. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)
  9. Tom Jones ($38.7m)
  10. The Robe ($37.8m)

1964

  1. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  2. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  3. My Fair Lady ($72m)
  4. Gone with the Wind ($71.2m)
  5. Mary Poppins ($68.8m)
  6. Cleopatra ($57.8m)
  7. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ($51.7m)
  8. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)
  9. How the West Was Won ($43.2m)
  10. This Is Cinerama ($41.6m)

1965

  1. The Sound of Music ($126.5m)
  2. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  3. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  4. My Fair Lady ($72m)
  5. Gone with the Wind ($71.2m)
  6. Mary Poppins ($68.8m)
  7. Cleopatra ($57.8m)
  8. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ($51.7m)
  9. Thunderball ($50m)
  10. Around the World in 80 Days ($48.8m)

1966

  1. The Sound of Music ($126.5m)
  2. Doctor Zhivago ($95.5m)
  3. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  4. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  5. My Fair Lady ($72m)
  6. Gone with the Wind ($71.2m)
  7. Mary Poppins ($68.8m)
  8. Thunderball ($59.9m)
  9. Cleopatra ($57.8m)
  10. It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ($51.7m)

1967-68

  1. Gone with the Wind ($151.9m)
  2. The Sound of Music ($126.5m)
  3. The Graduate ($98.3m)
  4. Doctor Zhivago ($95.5m)
  5. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  6. Ben-Hur ($74.7m)
  7. My Fair Lady ($72m)
  8. Mary Poppins ($68.8m)
  9. Thunderball ($59.9m)
  10. Cleopatra ($57.8m)

1969

  1. Gone with the Wind ($151.9m)
  2. The Sound of Music ($126.5m)
  3. The Graduate ($98.3m)
  4. Doctor Zhivago ($95.5m)
  5. Ben-Hur ($85.8m)
  6. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  7. My Fair Lady ($72m)
  8. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ($71.4m)
  9. Mary Poppins ($68.8m)
  10. Thunderball ($59.9m)

1970

  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 ($95.5m)
  7. Ben-Hur ($85.8m)
  8. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  9. My Fair Lady ($72m)
  10. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ($71.4m)

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 ($95.5m)
  7. Ben-Hur ($85.8m)
  8. My Fair Lady ($76.4m)
  9. The Ten Commandments ($76m)
  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 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. 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 ($147.2m)
  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)

1975

  1. Jaws ($250m)
  2. Gone with the Wind ($167.6m)
  3. The Exorcist ($162.5m)
  4. The Sting ($160.3m)
  5. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  6. The Godfather ($133.7m)
  7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest ($112m)
  8. Doctor Zhivago ($109.8m)
  9. Love Story ($108.2m)
  10. The Towering Inferno ($107.1m)

1976

  1. Jaws ($250m)
  2. The Exorcist ($177.7m)
  3. Gone with the Wind ($167.7m)
  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 ($177.7m)
  4. The Sting ($173.6m)
  5. Gone with the Wind ($167.7m)
  6. The Sound of Music ($150.5m)
  7. The Godfather ($135m)
  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 ($177.7m)
  4. The Sting ($173.6m)
  5. Gone with the Wind ($167.7m)
  6. Grease ($156m)
  7. The Sound of Music ($150.8m)
  8. The Godfather ($135m)
  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 ($193m)
  4. The Sting ($173.6m)
  5. Gone with the Wind ($167.7m)
  6. Saturday Night Fever ($159.8m)
  7. Grease ($156m)
  8. The Sound of Music ($150.8m)
  9. National Lampoon’s Animal House ($141.6m)
  10. The Godfather ($135m)

1980

  1. Star Wars ($287.6m)
  2. Jaws ($260m)
  3. The Exorcist ($193m)
  4. The Empire Strikes Back ($181.4m)
  5. Grease ($179.3m)
  6. The Sting ($173.6m)
  7. Gone with the Wind ($167.7m)
  8. Saturday Night Fever ($159.8m)
  9. Close Encounters of the Third Kind ($156.6m)
  10. The Sound of Music ($150.8m)

1981

  1. Star Wars ($304.8m)
  2. Jaws ($260m)
  3. The Empire Strikes Back ($208.2m)
  4. The Exorcist ($193m)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($180.1m)
  6. Grease ($179.3m)
  7. The Sting ($173.6m)
  8. Gone with the Wind ($167.7m)
  9. Saturday Night Fever ($159.8m)
  10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind ($156.6m)

1982

  1. E.T. ($359.2m)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Jaws ($260m)
  4. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($212.6m)
  6. The Exorcist ($193m)
  7. Grease ($179.3m)
  8. Tootsie ($177.2m)
  9. The Sting ($173.6m)
  10. Gone with the Wind ($167.7m)

1983

  1. E.T. ($359.2m)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Jaws ($260m)
  4. Return of the Jedi ($252.5m)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($245m)
  6. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  7. The Exorcist ($193m)
  8. Grease ($179.3m)
  9. Tootsie ($177.2m)
  10. The Sting ($173.6m)

1984

  1. E.T. ($359.2m)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Jaws ($260m)
  4. Return of the Jedi ($252.5m)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($245m)
  6. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  7. Ghostbusters ($229.2m)
  8. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  9. The Exorcist ($193m)
  10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($179.9m)

1985-88

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  3. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  4. Jaws ($260m)
  5. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($245m)
  6. Ghostbusters ($238.6m)
  7. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  8. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  9. Back to the Future ($208.2m)
  10. The Exorcist ($193m)

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. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($245m)
  7. Ghostbusters ($238.6m)
  8. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  9. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)
  10. Back to the Future ($208.2m)

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. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($245m)
  8. Ghostbusters ($238.6m)
  9. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)
  10. The Empire Strikes Back ($222.7m)

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. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($245m)
  9. Ghostbusters ($238.6m)
  10. Beverly Hills Cop ($234.8m)

1994-95

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  3. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  4. The Lion King ($328.5m)
  5. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  6. Home Alone ($285.8m)
  7. Return of the Jedi ($263.8m)
  8. Jaws ($260m)
  9. Batman ($251.2m)
  10. Raiders of the Lost Ark ($245m)

1996

  1. E.T. ($432.5m)
  2. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  3. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  4. The Lion King ($328.5m)
  5. Star Wars ($322.8m)
  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 ($328.5m)
  6. Return of the Jedi ($309.2m)
  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 ($328.5m)
  7. Return of the Jedi ($309.2m)
  8. Independence Day ($306.2m)
  9. The Empire Strikes Back ($290.3m)
  10. Home Alone ($285.8m)

1999-2001

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  3. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  4. E.T. ($432.5m)
  5. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  6. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  7. The Lion King ($328.5m)
  8. Return of the Jedi ($309.2m)
  9. Independence Day ($306.2m)
  10. The Sixth Sense ($293.5m)

2002

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  6. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  7. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  8. The Lion King ($328.5m)
  9. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317.6m)
  10. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($314.8m)

2003

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  6. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)
  7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ($341.7m)
  8. Finding Nemo ($339.7m)
  9. Forrest Gump ($329.7m)
  10. The Lion King ($328.5m)

2004

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  6. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  7. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377m)
  8. Spider-Man 2 ($373.4m)
  9. The Passion of the Christ ($369.9m)
  10. Jurassic Park ($357.1m)

2005

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  6. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  7. Revenge of the Sith ($380.3m)
  8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377m)
  9. Spider-Man 2 ($373.4m)
  10. The Passion of the Christ ($369.9m)

2006-07

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  3. E.T. ($467.8m)
  4. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  5. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($423.3m)
  7. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  8. Revenge of the Sith ($380.3m)
  9. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377m)
  10. Spider-Man 2 ($373.4m)

2008

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Dark Knight ($530.9m)
  3. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  4. E.T. ($467.8m)
  5. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  6. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($423.3m)
  8. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  9. Revenge of the Sith ($380.3m)
  10. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377m)

2009

  1. Titanic ($600.8m)
  2. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  3. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  4. E.T. ($467.8m)
  5. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  6. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($423.3m)
  8. Spider-Man ($403.7m)
  9. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($402.1m)
  10. Revenge of the Sith ($380.3m)

2010-11

  1. Avatar ($749.8m)
  2. Titanic ($600.8m)
  3. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  4. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  5. E.T. ($467.8m)
  6. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  7. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($423.3m)
  9. Toy Story 3 ($415m)
  10. Spider-Man ($403.7m)

2012

  1. Avatar ($749.8m)
  2. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  3. Titanic ($600.8m)
  4. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  5. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  6. E.T. ($467.8m)
  7. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  8. The Dark Knight Rises ($448.1m)
  9. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($423.3m)

2013-14

  1. Avatar ($749.8m)
  2. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  3. Titanic ($600.8m)
  4. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  5. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  6. E.T. ($467.8m)
  7. Star Wars ($461.1m)
  8. The Dark Knight Rises ($448.1m)
  9. Shrek 2 ($441.2m)
  10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ($424.7m)

2015

  1. Avatar ($749.8m)
  2. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  3. The Force Awakens ($652m)
  4. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  5. Titanic ($600.8m)
  6. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  7. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  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 ($749.8m)
  3. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  4. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  5. Titanic ($600.8m)
  6. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  7. Finding Dory ($486.3m)
  8. The Phantom Menace ($482.2m)
  9. E.T. ($467.8m)
  10. Star Wars ($461.1m)

2017

  1. The Force Awakens ($936.7m)
  2. Avatar ($749.8m)
  3. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  4. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  5. Titanic ($600.8m)
  6. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)
  7. Rogue One ($532m)
  8. The Last Jedi ($517.2m)
  9. Beauty and the Beast ($504m)
  10. Finding Dory ($486.3m)

2018

  1. The Force Awakens ($936.7m)
  2. Avatar ($749.8m)
  3. Black Panther ($700.1m)
  4. Avengers: Infinity War ($678.8m)
  5. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  6. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  7. The Last Jedi ($620.2m)
  8. Incredibles 2 ($608.6m)
  9. Titanic ($600.8m)
  10. The Dark Knight ($533.3m)

2019-Current

  1. The Force Awakens ($936.7m)
  2. Avengers: Endgame ($858.4m)
  3. Avatar ($749.8m)
  4. Black Panther ($700.1m)
  5. Avengers: Infinity War ($678.8m)
  6. Jurassic World ($652.3m)
  7. The Avengers ($623.4m)
  8. The Last Jedi ($620.2m)
  9. Incredibles 2 ($608.6m)
  10. Titanic ($600.8m)

Ten different films have held the #1 spot:

The Birth of a Nation (1919-1939)
Gone with the Wind (1940-1955; 1967-1975)
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)

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