| as of Nov 18, 2008 |
| Rank |
MOVIE TITLE |
DISTRIBUTOR |
GROSS |
OPENING DATE |
| 1 |
Titanic |
Paramount |
$600,788,188 |
Fri, 12/19/97 |
| 2 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. |
$529,143,070 |
Fri, 7/18/08 |
| 3 |
Star Wars |
Fox |
$460,998,007 |
Wed, 5/25/77 |
| 4 |
Shrek 2 |
Dreamworks |
$436,471,036 |
Wed, 5/19/04 |
| 5 |
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial |
Universal |
$434,949,459 |
Fri, 6/11/82 |
| 6 |
Star Wars: Episode I - the Phantom Menace |
Fox |
$431,088,295 |
Wed, 5/19/99 |
| 7 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Buena Vista |
$423,315,812 |
Fri, 7/7/06 |
| 8 |
Spider-Man |
Sony |
$403,706,375 |
Fri, 5/3/02 |
| 9 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
Fox |
$380,262,555 |
Thu, 5/19/05 |
| 10 |
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King |
New Line |
$377,019,252 |
Wed, 12/17/03 |
| 11 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony |
$373,377,893 |
Wed, 6/30/04 |
| 12 |
The Passion of the Christ |
New Market |
$370,270,943 |
Wed, 2/25/04 |
| 13 |
Jurassic Park |
Universal |
$357,067,947 |
Fri, 6/11/93 |
| 14 |
The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers |
New Line |
$341,748,130 |
Wed, 12/18/02 |
| 15 |
Finding Nemo |
Disney/Pixar |
$339,714,367 |
Fri, 5/30/03 |
| 16 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Sony |
$336,530,303 |
Fri, 5/4/07 |
| 17 |
Forrest Gump |
Paramount |
$329,694,499 |
Wed, 7/6/94 |
| 18 |
The Lion King |
Buena Vista |
$328,539,505 |
Wed, 6/15/94 |
| 19 |
Shrek the Third |
Paramount |
$322,719,944 |
Fri, 5/18/07 |
| 20 |
Transformers |
Paramount |
$319,246,193 |
Tue, 7/3/07 |
| 21 |
Iron Man |
Paramount |
$318,313,199 |
Fri, 5/2/08 |
| 22 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Warner Bros. |
$317,575,550 |
Fri, 11/16/01 |
| 23 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
Paramount |
$317,023,851 |
Thu, 5/22/08 |
| 24 |
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring |
New Line |
$314,776,170 |
Wed, 12/19/01 |
| 25 |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
Fox |
$310,676,740 |
Thu, 5/16/02 |
| 26 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
Walt Disney |
$309,420,425 |
Fri, 5/25/07 |
| 27 |
Return of the Jedi |
Fox |
$309,205,079 |
Wed, 5/25/83 |
| 28 |
Independence Day |
Fox |
$306,169,255 |
Wed, 7/3/96 |
| 29 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl |
Buena Vista |
$305,411,224 |
Wed, 7/9/03 |
| 30 |
The Sixth Sense |
Buena Vista |
$293,506,292 |
Fri, 8/6/99 |
| 31 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
Warner Bros. |
$292,004,738 |
Wed, 7/11/07 |
| 32 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Buena Vista |
$291,709,845 |
Fri, 12/9/05 |
| 33 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
Fox |
$290,271,960 |
Wed, 5/21/80 |
| 34 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Warner Bros. |
$290,013,036 |
Fri, 11/18/05 |
| 35 |
Home Alone |
Fox |
$285,761,243 |
Fri, 11/16/90 |
| 36 |
The Matrix Reloaded |
Warners |
$281,519,061 |
Thu, 5/15/03 |
| 37 |
Meet the Fockers |
Universal |
$279,167,575 |
Wed, 12/22/04 |
| 38 |
Shrek |
Dreamworks |
$267,665,011 |
Wed, 5/16/01 |
| 39 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Warner Bros. |
$261,988,482 |
Fri, 11/15/02 |
| 40 |
The Incredibles |
Buena Vista |
$261,437,578 |
Fri, 11/5/04 |
| 41 |
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Universal |
$260,031,035 |
Fri, 11/17/00 |
| 42 |
Jaws |
Universal |
$260,000,000 |
Fri, 6/20/75 |
| 43 |
I Am Legend |
Warner Bros. |
$256,393,010 |
Fri, 12/14/07 |
| 44 |
Monsters, Inc. |
Buena Vista |
$255,870,172 |
Fri, 11/2/01 |
| 45 |
Batman |
Warner Bros. |
$251,188,924 |
Fri, 6/23/89 |
| 46 |
Night At the Museum |
Fox |
$250,863,268 |
Fri, 12/22/06 |
| 47 |
Men In Black |
Sony/Columbia |
$250,690,539 |
Wed, 7/2/97 |
| 48 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Warner Bros. |
$249,541,069 |
Fri, 6/4/04 |
| 49 |
Toy Story 2 (1st Wide Release On 11/24/99) |
Buena Vista |
$245,852,179 |
Fri, 11/19/99 |
| 50 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Paramount |
$245,034,358 |
Fri, 6/12/81 |
| 51 |
Cars |
Buena Vista |
$244,082,982 |
Fri, 6/9/06 |
| 52 |
Bruce Almighty |
Universal |
$242,704,995 |
Fri, 5/23/03 |
| 53 |
Twister |
Warner Bros. |
$241,708,908 |
Fri, 5/10/96 |
| 54 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding |
Ifc Films |
$241,437,427 |
Fri, 4/19/02 |
| 55 |
Ghostbusters |
Columbia |
$238,600,000 |
Fri, 6/8/84 |
| 56 |
Beverly Hills Cop |
Paramount |
$234,760,478 |
Wed, 12/5/84 |
| 57 |
X-Men: the Last Stand |
Fox |
$234,362,462 |
Fri, 5/26/06 |
| 58 |
War of the Worlds |
Paramount |
$234,277,056 |
Wed, 6/29/05 |
| 59 |
Cast Away |
Fox |
$233,632,142 |
Fri, 12/22/00 |
| 60 |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Universal |
$229,086,679 |
Fri, 5/23/97 |
| 61 |
Signs |
Buena Vista |
$227,965,690 |
Fri, 8/2/02 |
| 62 |
Hancock |
Sony |
$227,946,274 |
Wed, 7/2/08 |
| 63 |
The Borne Ultimatum |
Universal |
$227,471,070 |
Fri, 8/3/07 |
| 64 |
Rush Hour 2 |
New Line |
$226,164,286 |
Fri, 8/3/01 |
| 65 |
Wall-E |
Walt Disney |
$223,280,427 |
Fri, 6/27/08 |
| 66 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
Walt Disney |
$219,964,115 |
Fri, 12/21/07 |
| 67 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
Fox |
$219,195,243 |
Wed, 11/24/93 |
| 68 |
King Kong |
Universal |
$218,080,025 |
Wed, 12/14/05 |
| 69 |
Ghost |
Paramount |
$217,618,602 |
Fri, 7/13/90 |
| 70 |
The Da Vinci Code |
Sony |
$217,536,138 |
Fri, 5/19/06 |
| 71 |
Aladdin (1st Wide Release On 11/27/92) |
Buena Vista |
$217,350,219 |
Wed, 11/11/92 |
| 72 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks |
Fox |
$217,326,974 |
Fri, 12/14/07 |
| 73 |
Saving Private Ryan |
Dreamworks |
$216,173,322 |
Fri, 7/24/98 |
| 74 |
Kung Fu Panda |
Paramount |
$215,434,591 |
Fri, 6/6/08 |
| 75 |
Mission: Impossible 2 |
Paramount |
$215,409,889 |
Wed, 5/24/00 |
| 76 |
X2: X-Men United |
Fox |
$214,949,694 |
Fri, 5/2/03 |
| 77 |
Austin Powers In Goldmember |
New Line |
$213,117,789 |
Fri, 7/26/02 |
| 78 |
300 |
Warner Bros. |
$210,614,939 |
Fri, 3/9/07 |
| 79 |
Back to the Future |
Universal |
$210,609,762 |
Wed, 7/3/85 |
| 80 |
Wedding Crashers |
New Line |
$209,218,368 |
Fri, 7/15/05 |
| 81 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Warner Bros. |
$206,456,431 |
Fri, 7/15/05 |
| 82 |
Ratatouille |
Walt Disney |
$206,445,654 |
Fri, 6/29/07 |
| 83 |
Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me |
New Line |
$205,444,716 |
Fri, 6/11/99 |
| 84 |
Batman Begins |
Warner Bros. |
$205,343,774 |
Wed, 6/15/05 |
| 85 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
Tri-Star |
$204,859,496 |
Wed, 7/3/91 |
| 86 |
The Exorcist |
Warner Bros. |
$204,394,584 |
Wed, 12/26/73 |
| 87 |
The Mummy Returns |
Universal |
$202,007,640 |
Fri, 5/4/01 |
| 88 |
Armageddon |
Buena Vista |
$201,578,182 |
Wed, 7/1/98 |
| 89 |
Superman Returns |
Warner Bros. |
$200,081,192 |
Wed, 6/28/06 |
| 90 |
Gone With the Wind |
Mgm |
$198,655,278 |
Fri, 12/15/39 |
| 91 |
Pearl Harbor |
Buena Vista |
$198,539,855 |
Fri, 5/25/01 |
| 92 |
Happy Feet |
Warner Bros. |
$198,000,317 |
Fri, 11/17/06 |
| 93 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
Paramount |
$197,171,806 |
Wed, 5/24/89 |
| 94 |
Ice Age: the Meltdown |
Fox |
$195,330,621 |
Fri, 3/31/06 |
| 95 |
Madagascar |
Dreamworks |
$193,136,719 |
Fri, 5/27/05 |
| 96 |
Toy Story |
Buena Vista |
$191,780,865 |
Wed, 11/22/95 |
| 97 |
Men In Black 2 |
Sony |
$190,418,803 |
Wed, 7/3/02 |
| 98 |
Gladiator |
Dreamworks |
$187,683,805 |
Fri, 5/5/00 |
| 99 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Fox |
$186,739,919 |
Fri, 5/28/04 |
| 100 |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
Fox |
$186,336,103 |
Fri, 6/10/05 |
