TOP 25 Films of All Time (Not Adjusted for Inflation)
in millions of U.S. dollars


RANK      DOM       OVER     WORLD  "" TITLES (1900-1998)

001 $ 595.5 $ 1179.8 $ 1775.3 Titanic (1997) 002 $ 357.1 $ 563.0 $ 920.1 Jurassic Park (1993) 003 $ 306.2 $ 505.0 $ 811.2 Independence Day (1996) 004 $ 461.0 $ 322.7 $ 783.7 Star Wars (1977) 005 $ 312.9 $ 454.0 $ 766.9 Lion King, The (1994) 006 $ 399.8 $ 305.0 $ 704.8 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 007 $ 329.7 $ 350.0 $ 679.7 Forrest Gump (1994) 008 $ 229.1 $ 385.0 $ 614.1 Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997) 009 $ 250.1 $ 336.0 $ 586.1 Men in Black (1997) 010 $ 309.1 $ 263.7 $ 572.9 Return of the Jedi (1983) 011 $ 285.8 $ 248.0 $ 533.8 Home Alone (1990) 012 $ 217.6 $ 300.0 $ 517.6 Ghost (1990) 013 $ 204.8 $ 312.0 $ 516.8 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 014 $ 290.2 $ 222.7 $ 512.9 Empire Strikes Back, The (1980) 015 $ 197.2 $ 297.6 $ 494.8 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 016 $ 241.7 $ 253.0 $ 494.7 Twister (1996) 017 $ 217.4 $ 262.0 $ 479.4 Aladdin (1992) 018 $ 260.0 $ 210.6 $ 470.6 Jaws (1975) 019 $ 178.4 $ 285.0 $ 463.4 Pretty Woman (1990) 020 $ 181.0 $ 271.6 $ 452.6 Mission: Impossible (1996) 021 $ 184.2 $ 240.0 $ 424.2 Dances with Wolves (1990) 022 $ 219.2 $ 204.0 $ 423.2 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) 023 $ 251.2 $ 162.0 $ 413.2 Batman (1989) 024 $ 172.8 $ 240.0 $ 412.8 Rain Man (1988) 025 $ 121.9 $ 289.0 $ 410.9 Bodyguard, The (1992)

TOTAL $ 6773.8 $ 8461.7 $15235.5

Vecton: The latest box-office projection in the Lucasfilm accounting department estimates that Ep 1 will make $ 400 million in North America and approximately $ 650 million overseas for a world wide total of $ 1.05 billion. This is a very conservative estimate and the actual box-office gross could turn out to be much, much higher.

Send comments to the Dark Side