{"id":5884,"date":"2004-07-05T17:20:43","date_gmt":"2004-07-06T00:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/07\/05\/gross.html"},"modified":"2015-05-08T13:23:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T19:23:02","slug":"gross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/07\/05\/gross.html","title":{"rendered":"Gross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top-grossing films of all time (as of some arbitrary moment).  I&#8217;ve <i>italicized <\/i>(rather than bolding, due the current default font) the ones I&#8217;ve seen, so that y&#8217;all can stare in incredulity and cry, &#8220;You mean you haven&#8217;t seen X?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(I&#8217;m actually amazed by all the ones I <i>have <\/i>seen, my movie-going being more than a bit idiosyncratic.)<\/p>\n<p><small>(via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghostofaflea.com\/archives\/002587.html#more\">Flea<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>1. Titanic (1997) $600,779,824<br \/>\n<i><b>2. Star Wars (1977) $460,935,665<br \/>\n3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459<br \/>\n4. Star Wars: Episode I &#8211; The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444<br \/>\n5. Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375<br \/>\n6. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) $377,019,252<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n7. Passion of the Christ, The (2004) $370,025,697<br \/>\n<i><b>8. Jurassic Park (1993) $356,784,000<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n9. Shrek 2 (2004) $356,211,000<br \/>\n<i><b>10. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) $340,478,898<br \/>\n11. Finding Nemo (2003) $339,714,367<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n12. Forrest Gump (1994) $329,691,196<br \/>\n<i><b>13. Lion King, The (1994) $328,423,001<br \/>\n14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone (2001) $317,557,891<br \/>\n15. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) $313,837,577<br \/>\n16. Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,675,583<br \/>\n17. Star Wars: Episode VI &#8211; Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,125,409<br \/>\n18. Independence Day (1996) $306,124,059<br \/>\n19. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) $305,411,224<br \/>\n20. Sixth Sense, The (1999) $293,501,675<br \/>\n21. Star Wars: Episode V &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,158,751<br \/>\n22. Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n23. Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) $281,492,479<br \/>\n<i><b>24. Shrek (2001) $267,652,016<br \/>\n25. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $261,970,615<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n26. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $260,031,035<br \/>\n<i><b>27. Jaws (1975) $260,000,000<br \/>\n28. Monsters, Inc. (2001) $255,870,172<br \/>\n29. Batman (1989) $251,188,924<br \/>\n30. Men in Black (1997) $250,147,615<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n31. Toy Story 2 (1999) $245,823,397<br \/>\n32. Bruce Almighty (2003) $242,589,580<br \/>\n<i><b>33. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $242,374,454<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n34. Twister (1996) $241,700,000<br \/>\n35. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $241,437,427<br \/>\n<i><b>36. Ghost Busters (1984) $238,600,000<br \/>\n37. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $234,760,500<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n38. Cast Away (2000) $233,630,478<br \/>\n<i><b>39. Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) $229,074,524<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n40. Signs (2002) $227,965,690<br \/>\n41. Rush Hour 2 (2001) $226,138,454<br \/>\n<i><b>42. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $219,200,000<br \/>\n43. Ghost (1990) $217,631,306<br \/>\n44. Aladdin (1992) $217,350,219<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n45. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $216,119,491<br \/>\n46. Mission: Impossible II (2000) $215,397,307<br \/>\n<i><b>47. X2 (2003) $214,948,780<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n48. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) $213,079,163<br \/>\n<i><b>49. Back to the Future (1985) $210,609,762<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n<i><b>50. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $205,399,422<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n<i><b>51. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $204,843,350<br \/>\n52. Exorcist, The (1973) $204,565,000<br \/>\n53. Mummy Returns, The (2001) $202,007,640<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n54. Armageddon (1998) $201,573,391<br \/>\n<i><b>55. Gone with the Wind (1939) $198,655,278<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n56. Pearl Harbor (2001) $198,539,855<br \/>\n<i><b>57. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $197,171,806<br \/>\n58. Toy Story (1995) $191,800,000<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n59. Men in Black II (2002) $190,418,803<br \/>\n<i><b>60. Gladiator (2000) $187,670,866<br \/>\n61. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) $184,925,485<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n62. Dances with Wolves (1990) $184,208,848<br \/>\n<i><b>63. Batman Forever (1995) $184,031,112<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n<i><b>64. Fugitive, The (1993) $183,875,760<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n65. Ocean&#8217;s Eleven (2001) $183,405,771<br \/>\n66. What Women Want (2000) $182,805,123<br \/>\n67. Perfect Storm, The (2000) $182,618,434<br \/>\n68. Liar Liar (1997) $181,395,380<br \/>\n69. Grease (1978) $181,360,000<br \/>\n70. Jurassic Park III (2001) $181,166,115<br \/>\n<i><b>71. Mission: Impossible (1996) $180,965,237<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n72. Planet of the Apes (2001) $180,011,740<br \/>\n<i><b>73. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $179,870,271<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n74. Pretty Woman (1990) $178,406,268<br \/>\n75. Tootsie (1982) $177,200,000<br \/>\n<i><b>76. Top Gun (1986) $176,781,728<br \/>\n77. There&#8217;s Something About Mary (1998) $176,483,808<br \/>\n78. Ice Age (2002) $176,387,405<br \/>\n79. Crocodile Dundee (1986) $174,635,000<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n80. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) $173,585,516<br \/>\n81. Elf (2003) $173,381,405<br \/>\n<i><b>82. Air Force One (1997) $172,888,056<br \/>\n83. Rain Man (1988) $172,825,435<br \/>\n84. Apollo 13 (1995) $172,071,312<br \/>\n85. Matrix, The (1999) $171,383,253<br \/>\n86. Beauty and the Beast (1991) $171,301,428<br \/>\n87. Tarzan (1999) $171,085,177<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n88. Beautiful Mind, A (2001) $170,708,996<br \/>\n<i><b>89. Chicago (2002) $170,684,505<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n90. Three Men and a Baby (1987) $167,780,960<br \/>\n91. Meet the Parents (2000) $166,225,040<br \/>\n<i><b>92. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) $165,500,000<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n93. Hannibal (2001) $165,091,464<br \/>\n94. Catch Me If You Can (2002) $164,435,221<br \/>\n95. Big Daddy (1999) $163,479,795<br \/>\n<i><b>96. Sound of Music, The (1965) $163,214,286<br \/>\n97. Batman Returns (1992) $162,831,698<br \/>\n98. Bug&#8217;s Life, A (1998) $162,792,677<br \/>\n99. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $161,963,000<br \/>\n100. Waterboy, The (1998) $161,487,252<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top-grossing films of all time (as of some arbitrary moment). 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