The highest-grossing movies ever: #51-100
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Only eight movies have grossed more than $1 billion (inflation-adjusted) at the domestic office, all of which were released before the 21st century. As expected, the ranking is riddled with franchises, sequels and big-budget blockbusters — perhaps none as successful as the Star Wars franchise.
- Alex Greer, PrettyFamous.com
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Cecil B DeMille Production / Paramount Pictures
The 2017 box office is off to a promising start, with films like "Logan" and "Beauty and the Beast" bringing in big bucks. As of April 4, total domestic box office revenue stands at a whopping $2.14 billion. That number is sure to get a hefty boost with the release of "The Fate of the Furious" on April 14.
Even so, the heaviest hitters are likely to come toward the end of the year. "Justice League" is scheduled for a Nov. 17 release, and the highly-anticipated "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will be released on Dec. 15. Both of those films are poised to dominate the 2017 box office. But will they become some of the top-grossing films ever?
To help answer that question, PrettyFamous, an entertainment data site by Graphiq, found the highest-grossing movies of all time, using data from Box Office Mojo. Box office figures are inflation-adjusted to the average 2017 price of a ticket ($8.65). Also included is each movie's Smart Rating. This is a score of 100 that takes into account a film's IMDb rating, Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer and Audience Score, Gracenote rating, Metacritic Metascore and the inflation-adjusted U.S. box office gross. In the event of a tie, the film with the better Smart Rating was ranked higher.
Only eight movies have grossed more than $1 billion (inflation-adjusted) at the domestic office, all of which were released before the 21st century. As expected, the ranking is riddled with franchises, sequels and big-budget blockbusters — perhaps none as successful as the Star Wars franchise.
Note: Many of the older films on this list have had multiple releases, contributing to their high box office totals. PrettyFamous only included the initial release year on each slide. Movie descriptions are sourced (with minor edits) from Gracenote.
Compiled by Alex Greer, PrettyFamous.com
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Color Force / Lionsgate
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $439,967,200
Smart Rating: 86.93
Release year: 2012
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one remains. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has little to rely on, other than her hunting skills and sharp instincts, in an arena where she must weigh survival against love.
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Vanguard Films / Selznick Releasing Organization
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $441,326,500
Smart Rating: 82.19
Release year: 1946
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten
Tragedy seems to follow Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) everywhere she goes. After a domestic dispute results in the death of both of her parents, Pearl moves in with her aunt, Laura Belle (Lillian Gish), on an expansive farm. When Pearl notices Laura Belle's son, the fiery Lewt, life on the ranch erupts into chaos. The two have a brief courtship, but Lewt abruptly ends the relationship. When Pearl tries to move on, Lewt's jealousy leads to a climactic gun battle between the former lovers.
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Color Force / Lionsgate
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $442,141,700
Smart Rating: 89.85
Release year: 2013
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
After arriving safely home from their unprecedented victory in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) discover that they must do a quick turnaround and begin a Victors Tour. As she and Peeta travel throughout the districts, Katniss senses a rebellion is stirring. However, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) proves that he is still very much in control when word comes of a cruel change in the rules for the upcoming 75th Hunger Games.
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Paramount Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $445,174,200
Smart Rating: 86.43
Release year: 1990
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is a banker, Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.
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Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $451,546,200
Smart Rating: 96.62
Release year: 2010
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
With their beloved Andy preparing to leave for college, Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the toys find themselves headed for the attic but mistakenly wind up on the curb with the trash. Woody's quick thinking saves the gang, but the toys end up being donated to a day-care center. Unfortunately, the uncontrollable kids do not play nice, so Woody and the gang make plans for a great escape.
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Walt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $453,626,300
Smart Rating: 95.16
Release year: 1992
Starring: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
When street rat Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil Jafar has other plans for the lamp — and for Princess Jasmine. But can Aladdin save Princess Jasmine and his love for her after she sees that he isn't quite what he appears to be?
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Blue Wolf Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $455,719,900
Smart Rating: 82.79
Release year: 1993
Starring: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan
Troubled that he has little access to his children, divorced Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) hatches an elaborate plan. With help from his creative brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein), he dresses as an older British woman and convinces his ex-wife, Miranda (Sally Field), to hire him as a nanny. "Mrs. Doubtfire" wins over the children and helps Daniel become a better parent — but when both Daniel and his nanny persona must meet different parties at the same restaurant, his secrets may be exposed.
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Lucasfilm Ltd. / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $462,502,300
Smart Rating: 78.44
Release year: 2002
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen
Set 10 years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars — and the beginning of the end of the Republic.
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Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $463,007,800
Smart Rating: 86.16
Release year: 2015
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the Avengers to reassemble. As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, the team is put to the ultimate test as they battle Ultron, a technological terror hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they encounter two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff.
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Lucasfilm Ltd. / Paramount Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $463,058,900
Smart Rating: 86.28
Release year: 1984
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan
The second of the Lucas/Spielberg Indiana Jones epics is set a year or so before the events in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indy needs to retrieve a precious gem and several kidnapped young boys on behalf of a remote East Indian village. This time he teams up with a night club singer and a 12-year-old boy.
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Aspen Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $464,368,400
Smart Rating: 91.91
Release year: 1970
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman
Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, "M*A*S*H" follows a group of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the Korean conflict. Led by Captains Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), they add to the chaos and hilarity of the situation.
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Fantasy Films / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $464,378,300
Smart Rating: 95.4
Release year: 1975
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif
When Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) gets transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, he assumes it will be a less restrictive environment. But the martinet Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist, keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. The battle of wills between the rebellious McMurphy and the inflexible Ratched soon affects all the ward's patients.
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Walt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $465,439,200
Smart Rating: 89.49
Release year: 1960
Starring: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur
In this family film, the Robinson clan — mother (Dorothy McGuire), father (John Mills) and their three sons, Fritz, Ernst and Francis — flee the reign of Napoleon to start afresh in New Guinea. When their ship gets damaged en route, the family takes refuge on a deserted island. The Robinsons learn to live in the wild, have various adventures and build an impressive house in a tree. However, while island life is full of excitement, the question of whether to return to civilization looms.
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Casey Productions / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $466,022,300
Smart Rating: 86.48
Release year: 1963
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Edie Adams, Milton Berle
The story begins during a massive traffic jam, caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), who, before kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assembled drivers that he's buried a fortune in stolen loot, under the Big W. All of the motorists set out to find the fortune.
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Di Bonaventura Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $466,243,000
Smart Rating: 31.26
Release year: 2009
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel
Two years after he and his Autobot friends saved the Earth from the Decepticons, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) faces a new battle: college. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and the Autobots are working with a secret military organization and trying to make a home for themselves on Earth. When an ancient Decepticon known as The Fallen rises up to wreak vengeance, Sam and his girlfriend, Mikaela, must figure out the history of the Transformers on Earth and find a way to defeat The Fallen once and for all.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $470,560,000
Smart Rating: 95.07
Release year: 1957
Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa
This adaptation of the Pierre Bouelle novel follows POWs in Burma as they are forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American officers plot to blow up the structure, but the commander of the bridge's construction has different plans.
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Amblin Entertainment / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $472,434,200
Smart Rating: 88.03
Release year: 1997
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino
They are the best-kept secret in the universe. Working for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency, Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith) are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on Earth. While investigating a series of unregistered close encounters, the MIB agents uncover the deadly plot of an intergalactic terrorist who is on a mission to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies currently in residence in New York City.
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Amblin Entertainment / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $473,052,300
Smart Rating: 80
Release year: 1996
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes
During the approach of the most powerful storm in decades, university professor Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and an underfunded team of students prepare the prototype for Dorothy, a ground-breaking tornado data-gathering device conceived by her estranged husband, Bill (Bill Paxton). When Harding tells Bill that Dorothy is ready for testing — and that their privately funded rival Dr. Jonas Miller (Cary Elwes) has stolen the idea and built his own — Bill rejoins the team for one last mission.
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New Line Cinema
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $474,013,800
Smart Rating: 96.93
Release year: 2001
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler
The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer — to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.
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Kent Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $474,902,000
Smart Rating: 85.19
Release year: 1972
Starring: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters
En route from New York City to Greece on New Year's Eve, majestic passenger ship the S.S. Poseidon is overtaken by a tidal wave. With the captain (Leslie Nielsen) dead, surviving passengers, including the passionate Rev. Scott (Gene Hackman), band together in the ship's ballroom. The group struggles to avert fires, flooding, structural instability and mechanical malfunctions as they make their way through a maze of ladders and tunnels in their desperate attempt to escape a watery grave.
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Samuel Goldwyn Productions / RKO Radio Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $475,750,000
Smart Rating: 95.07
Release year: 1946
Starring: Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews
Fred, Al and Homer are three World War II veterans facing difficulties as they re-enter civilian life. Fred (Dana Andrews) is a war hero who, unable to compete with more highly skilled workers, has to return to his low-wage soda jerk job. Bank executive Al (Fredric March) gets into trouble for offering favorable loans to veterans. After losing both hands in the war, Homer (Harold Russell) returns to his loving fiancée, but struggles to adjust.
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Chartoff-Winkler Productions / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $476,095,800
Smart Rating: 92.02
Release year: 1976
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian (Talia Shire), the wallflower sister of his meat-packer pal Paulie (Burt Young).
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Michael White Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $476,350,500
Smart Rating: 85.52
Release year: 1975
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry). As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky."
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Horizon Pictures / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $479,067,700
Smart Rating: 97.32
Release year: 1962
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif), Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port.
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EMI Films / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $480,728,500
Smart Rating: 95.08
Release year: 1977
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut Truffaut, Teri Garr
This science fiction adventure follows a group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Roy refuses to accept an explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his life to pursue the truth about UFOs.
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Walt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista Distribution
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $482,106,700
Smart Rating: 91.59
Release year: 1955
Starring: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts
This Disney animated classic follows a pampered cocker spaniel named Lady (Barbara Luddy) whose comfortable life slips away once her owners have a baby. When, after some tense circumstances, Lady finds herself on the loose and out on the street, she is befriended and protected by the tough stray mutt Tramp (Larry Roberts). A romance begins to blossom between the two dogs, but their many differences, along with more drama at Lady's household, threaten to keep them apart.
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Heyday Films / Warner Bros. Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $483,647,300
Smart Rating: 86.47
Release year: 2001
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
A boy learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths.
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The Mirisch Corporation / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $484,143,000
Smart Rating: 93.41
Release year: 1961
Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with a rival's sister.
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Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $485,767,500
Smart Rating: 92.94
Release year: 2016
Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill
Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species. Dory now knows that her family reunion will only happen if she can save her mom and dad from captivity.
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Rastar / Universal Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $491,604,800
Smart Rating: 86.63
Release year: 1977
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason
Big Enos (Pat McCormick) wants to drink Coors at a truck show, but in 1977 it was illegal to sell Coors east of the Mississippi River without a permit. Truck driver Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) agrees to pick up the beer in Texas and drive it to Georgia within 28 hours. When Bo picks up hitchhiker Carrie (Sally Field), he attracts the attention of Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason). Angry that Carrie will not marry his son, Justice embarks on a high-speed chase after Bandit.
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Mirage Enterprises / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $492,219,100
Smart Rating: 92.38
Release year: 1982
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
New York actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract, but when Michael falls for his castmate Julie (Jessica Lange), complications develop that could wreck everything.
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Dovemead Films / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $496,147,800
Smart Rating: 93.76
Release year: 1978
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter), young Clark (Christopher Reeve) discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane (Margot Kidder).
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Spyglass Entertainment / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $498,059,400
Smart Rating: 88.55
Release year: 1999
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: He is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. He is too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole's supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something unexplainable.
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Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $498,082,600
Smart Rating: 91.05
Release year: 2012
Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy
It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman sacrificed everything for what he and Gordon hoped would be the greater good. However, the arrival of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hathaway) and a merciless terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) forces Batman out of exile and into a battle he may not be able to win.
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WingNut Films / New Line Cinema
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $499,323,700
Smart Rating: 96.97
Release year: 2002
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler
The sequel to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" follows the continuing quest of Frodo (Elijah Wood) and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Frodo and Sam (Sean Astin) discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), the Elf archer Legolas and Gimli the Dwarf encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom, whose once great King Theoden has fallen under Saruman's deadly spell.
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Amblin Entertainment / Universal Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $510,788,100
Smart Rating: 96.38
Release year: 1985
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover
In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the 1950s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he'll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.
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Lucasfilm Ltd. / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $513,157,600
Smart Rating: 85.
Release year: 2005
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen
It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side.
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Icon Productions / Newmarket Films
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $516,446,900
Smart Rating: 80.23
Release year: 2004
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Claudia Gerini
In this version of Christ's crucifixion, based on the New Testament, Judas expedites the downfall of Jesus (Jim Caviezel) by handing him over to the Roman Empire's handpicked officials. To the horror of his mother, Mary (Maia Morgenstern), Magdalen (Monica Bellucci), whom he saved from damnation, and his disciples, Jesus is condemned to death. He is tortured as he drags a crucifix to nearby Calvary, where he is nailed to the cross. He dies, but not before a last act of grace.
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Universal Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $518,050,800
Smart Rating: 93.19
Release year: 1978
Starring: John Belushi, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland
When they arrive at college, socially inept freshmen Larry (Thomas Hulce) and Kent (Stephen Furst) attempt to pledge the snooty Omega Theta Pi House, but are summarily rejected. Lowering their standards, they try at the notoriously rowdy Delta Tau Chi House, and get in. The trouble is, the college dean (John Vernon) has it in for the Deltas. He has put them on "Double Secret Probation" and secretly assigned Omega's president (James Daughton) the task of having their charter revoked.
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Paramount Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $519,000,000
Smart Rating: 80.47
Release year: 1952
Starring: Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde
"The Greatest Show on Earth" is a dazzling spectacle of life behind the scenes with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, the best three-ring circus in the land. The film celebrates the extravagant three-ring circus and depicts the passionate scenes of love and jealousy behind the greatest show on Earth.
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Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $519,000,000
Smart Rating: 94.5
Release year: 1964
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway
In this beloved musical, pompous phonetics professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) is so sure of his abilities that he takes it upon himself to transform a Cockney working-class girl into someone who can pass for a cultured member of high society. His subject turns out to be the lovely Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), who agrees to speech lessons to improve her job prospects. Higgins and Eliza clash, then form an unlikely bond — one that is threatened by an aristocratic suitor (Jeremy Brett).
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Marvel Enterprises / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $520,373,200
Smart Rating: 89.89
Release year: 2004
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco
When a failed nuclear fusion experiment results in an explosion that kills his wife, Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) is transformed into Dr. Octopus, a cyborg with deadly metal tentacles. Doc Ock blames Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) for the accident and seeks revenge. Meanwhile, Spidey's alter ego, Peter Parker, faces fading powers and self-doubt. Complicating matters are his best friend's (James Franco) hatred for Spider-Man and his true love's (Kirsten Dunst) sudden engagement to another man.
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Walt Disney Productions / RKO Radio Productions
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $521,607,400
Smart Rating: 92.82
Release year: 1950
Starring: Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
With a wicked stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and two jealous stepsisters (Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss) who keep her enslaved and in rags, Cinderella (Ilene Woods) stands no chance of attending the royal ball. When her fairy godmother (Verna Felton) appears and magically transforms her reality into a dream come true, Cinderella enchants the handsome Prince Charming at the ball, but must face the wrath of her enraged stepmother and sisters when the spell wears off at midnight.
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Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $524,798,000
Smart Rating: 85.38
Release year: 2016
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk
Former scientist Galen Erso lives on a farm with his wife and young daughter Jyn. His peaceful existence comes crashing down when the evil Orson Krennic takes him away from his beloved family. Many years later, Galen is now the Empire's lead engineer for the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, the Death Star. Knowing that her father holds the key to its destruction, a vengeful Jyn joins forces with a spy and other resistance fighters to steal the space station's plans for the Rebel Alliance.
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Warner Bros. / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $530,899,500
Smart Rating: 83.33
Release year: 1974
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden
In this classic 1970s disaster movie, a fire breaks out in a state-of-the-art San Francisco high-rise building during the opening ceremony attended by a host of A-list guests. An overworked fire chief and the building's architect must cooperate in the struggle to save lives and subdue panic while a corrupt, cost-cutting contractor tries to evade responsibility for the disaster.
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Pixar Animation Studios / Buena Vista Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $532,723,300
Smart Rating: 95.97
Release year: 2003
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould
Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) — who has a really short memory — joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist's fish tank.
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WingNut Films / New Line Cinema
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $533,183,400
Smart Rating: 96.77
Release year: 2003
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler
The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" presents the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the One Ring, while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.
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Rainbow Productions / RKO Radio Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $542,745,100
Smart Rating: 91.92
Release year: 1945
Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers
Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby) is transferred to the Roman Catholic inner-city school St. Mary's, where he quickly falls into conflict with its headmistress, Sister Mary (Ingrid Bergman). Their primary disagreement has to do with the deteriorating school itself. Father O'Malley feels it should be abandoned and the children sent to other schools. Sister Mary and the other nuns, however, believe there is still hope, possibly in the form of charity from a wealthy business owner (Henry Travers).
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PolyGram Pictures / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $544,557,400
Smart Rating: 86.53
Release year: 1989
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself "The Joker" (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).
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Crossbow Productions / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $547,022,700
Smart Rating: 90.83
Release year: 1974
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn
In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
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Cecil B DeMille Production / Paramount Pictures
The 2017 box office is off to a promising start, with films like "Logan" and "Beauty and the Beast" bringing in big bucks. As of April 4, total domestic box office revenue stands at a whopping $2.14 billion. That number is sure to get a hefty boost with the release of "The Fate of the Furious" on April 14.
Even so, the heaviest hitters are likely to come toward the end of the year. "Justice League" is scheduled for a Nov. 17 release, and the highly-anticipated "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will be released on Dec. 15. Both of those films are poised to dominate the 2017 box office. But will they become some of the top-grossing films ever?
To help answer that question, PrettyFamous, an entertainment data site by Graphiq, found the highest-grossing movies of all time, using data from Box Office Mojo. Box office figures are inflation-adjusted to the average 2017 price of a ticket ($8.65). Also included is each movie's Smart Rating. This is a score of 100 that takes into account a film's IMDb rating, Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer and Audience Score, Gracenote rating, Metacritic Metascore and the inflation-adjusted U.S. box office gross. In the event of a tie, the film with the better Smart Rating was ranked higher.
Only eight movies have grossed more than $1 billion (inflation-adjusted) at the domestic office, all of which were released before the 21st century. As expected, the ranking is riddled with franchises, sequels and big-budget blockbusters — perhaps none as successful as the Star Wars franchise.
Note: Many of the older films on this list have had multiple releases, contributing to their high box office totals. PrettyFamous only included the initial release year on each slide. Movie descriptions are sourced (with minor edits) from Gracenote.
Compiled by Alex Greer, PrettyFamous.com
Color Force / Lionsgate
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $439,967,200
Smart Rating: 86.93
Release year: 2012
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one remains. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has little to rely on, other than her hunting skills and sharp instincts, in an arena where she must weigh survival against love.
Vanguard Films / Selznick Releasing Organization
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $441,326,500
Smart Rating: 82.19
Release year: 1946
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten
Tragedy seems to follow Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) everywhere she goes. After a domestic dispute results in the death of both of her parents, Pearl moves in with her aunt, Laura Belle (Lillian Gish), on an expansive farm. When Pearl notices Laura Belle's son, the fiery Lewt, life on the ranch erupts into chaos. The two have a brief courtship, but Lewt abruptly ends the relationship. When Pearl tries to move on, Lewt's jealousy leads to a climactic gun battle between the former lovers.
Color Force / Lionsgate
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $442,141,700
Smart Rating: 89.85
Release year: 2013
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
After arriving safely home from their unprecedented victory in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) discover that they must do a quick turnaround and begin a Victors Tour. As she and Peeta travel throughout the districts, Katniss senses a rebellion is stirring. However, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) proves that he is still very much in control when word comes of a cruel change in the rules for the upcoming 75th Hunger Games.
Paramount Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $445,174,200
Smart Rating: 86.43
Release year: 1990
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is a banker, Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.
Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $451,546,200
Smart Rating: 96.62
Release year: 2010
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
With their beloved Andy preparing to leave for college, Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the rest of the toys find themselves headed for the attic but mistakenly wind up on the curb with the trash. Woody's quick thinking saves the gang, but the toys end up being donated to a day-care center. Unfortunately, the uncontrollable kids do not play nice, so Woody and the gang make plans for a great escape.
Walt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $453,626,300
Smart Rating: 95.16
Release year: 1992
Starring: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin
When street rat Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil Jafar has other plans for the lamp — and for Princess Jasmine. But can Aladdin save Princess Jasmine and his love for her after she sees that he isn't quite what he appears to be?
Blue Wolf Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $455,719,900
Smart Rating: 82.79
Release year: 1993
Starring: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan
Troubled that he has little access to his children, divorced Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) hatches an elaborate plan. With help from his creative brother Frank (Harvey Fierstein), he dresses as an older British woman and convinces his ex-wife, Miranda (Sally Field), to hire him as a nanny. "Mrs. Doubtfire" wins over the children and helps Daniel become a better parent — but when both Daniel and his nanny persona must meet different parties at the same restaurant, his secrets may be exposed.
Lucasfilm Ltd. / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $462,502,300
Smart Rating: 78.44
Release year: 2002
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen
Set 10 years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars — and the beginning of the end of the Republic.
Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $463,007,800
Smart Rating: 86.16
Release year: 2015
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the rest of the Avengers to reassemble. As the fate of Earth hangs in the balance, the team is put to the ultimate test as they battle Ultron, a technological terror hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they encounter two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff.
Lucasfilm Ltd. / Paramount Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $463,058,900
Smart Rating: 86.28
Release year: 1984
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan
The second of the Lucas/Spielberg Indiana Jones epics is set a year or so before the events in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indy needs to retrieve a precious gem and several kidnapped young boys on behalf of a remote East Indian village. This time he teams up with a night club singer and a 12-year-old boy.
Aspen Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $464,368,400
Smart Rating: 91.91
Release year: 1970
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman
Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, "M*A*S*H" follows a group of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the Korean conflict. Led by Captains Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), they add to the chaos and hilarity of the situation.
Fantasy Films / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $464,378,300
Smart Rating: 95.4
Release year: 1975
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif
When Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) gets transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, he assumes it will be a less restrictive environment. But the martinet Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist, keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. The battle of wills between the rebellious McMurphy and the inflexible Ratched soon affects all the ward's patients.
Walt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $465,439,200
Smart Rating: 89.49
Release year: 1960
Starring: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur
In this family film, the Robinson clan — mother (Dorothy McGuire), father (John Mills) and their three sons, Fritz, Ernst and Francis — flee the reign of Napoleon to start afresh in New Guinea. When their ship gets damaged en route, the family takes refuge on a deserted island. The Robinsons learn to live in the wild, have various adventures and build an impressive house in a tree. However, while island life is full of excitement, the question of whether to return to civilization looms.
Casey Productions / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $466,022,300
Smart Rating: 86.48
Release year: 1963
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Edie Adams, Milton Berle
The story begins during a massive traffic jam, caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), who, before kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assembled drivers that he's buried a fortune in stolen loot, under the Big W. All of the motorists set out to find the fortune.
Di Bonaventura Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $466,243,000
Smart Rating: 31.26
Release year: 2009
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel
Two years after he and his Autobot friends saved the Earth from the Decepticons, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) faces a new battle: college. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and the Autobots are working with a secret military organization and trying to make a home for themselves on Earth. When an ancient Decepticon known as The Fallen rises up to wreak vengeance, Sam and his girlfriend, Mikaela, must figure out the history of the Transformers on Earth and find a way to defeat The Fallen once and for all.
Columbia Pictures Corporation
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $470,560,000
Smart Rating: 95.07
Release year: 1957
Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa
This adaptation of the Pierre Bouelle novel follows POWs in Burma as they are forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American officers plot to blow up the structure, but the commander of the bridge's construction has different plans.
Amblin Entertainment / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $472,434,200
Smart Rating: 88.03
Release year: 1997
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino
They are the best-kept secret in the universe. Working for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency, Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith) are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on Earth. While investigating a series of unregistered close encounters, the MIB agents uncover the deadly plot of an intergalactic terrorist who is on a mission to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies currently in residence in New York City.
Amblin Entertainment / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $473,052,300
Smart Rating: 80
Release year: 1996
Starring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes
During the approach of the most powerful storm in decades, university professor Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and an underfunded team of students prepare the prototype for Dorothy, a ground-breaking tornado data-gathering device conceived by her estranged husband, Bill (Bill Paxton). When Harding tells Bill that Dorothy is ready for testing — and that their privately funded rival Dr. Jonas Miller (Cary Elwes) has stolen the idea and built his own — Bill rejoins the team for one last mission.
New Line Cinema
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $474,013,800
Smart Rating: 96.93
Release year: 2001
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler
The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer — to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.
Kent Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $474,902,000
Smart Rating: 85.19
Release year: 1972
Starring: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters
En route from New York City to Greece on New Year's Eve, majestic passenger ship the S.S. Poseidon is overtaken by a tidal wave. With the captain (Leslie Nielsen) dead, surviving passengers, including the passionate Rev. Scott (Gene Hackman), band together in the ship's ballroom. The group struggles to avert fires, flooding, structural instability and mechanical malfunctions as they make their way through a maze of ladders and tunnels in their desperate attempt to escape a watery grave.
Samuel Goldwyn Productions / RKO Radio Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $475,750,000
Smart Rating: 95.07
Release year: 1946
Starring: Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews
Fred, Al and Homer are three World War II veterans facing difficulties as they re-enter civilian life. Fred (Dana Andrews) is a war hero who, unable to compete with more highly skilled workers, has to return to his low-wage soda jerk job. Bank executive Al (Fredric March) gets into trouble for offering favorable loans to veterans. After losing both hands in the war, Homer (Harold Russell) returns to his loving fiancée, but struggles to adjust.
Chartoff-Winkler Productions / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $476,095,800
Smart Rating: 92.02
Release year: 1976
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian (Talia Shire), the wallflower sister of his meat-packer pal Paulie (Burt Young).
Michael White Productions / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $476,350,500
Smart Rating: 85.52
Release year: 1975
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry). As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky."
Horizon Pictures / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $479,067,700
Smart Rating: 97.32
Release year: 1962
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif), Lawrence rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port.
EMI Films / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $480,728,500
Smart Rating: 95.08
Release year: 1977
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut Truffaut, Teri Garr
This science fiction adventure follows a group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Roy refuses to accept an explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his life to pursue the truth about UFOs.
Walt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista Distribution
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $482,106,700
Smart Rating: 91.59
Release year: 1955
Starring: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts
This Disney animated classic follows a pampered cocker spaniel named Lady (Barbara Luddy) whose comfortable life slips away once her owners have a baby. When, after some tense circumstances, Lady finds herself on the loose and out on the street, she is befriended and protected by the tough stray mutt Tramp (Larry Roberts). A romance begins to blossom between the two dogs, but their many differences, along with more drama at Lady's household, threaten to keep them apart.
Heyday Films / Warner Bros. Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $483,647,300
Smart Rating: 86.47
Release year: 2001
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
A boy learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths.
The Mirisch Corporation / United Artists
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $484,143,000
Smart Rating: 93.41
Release year: 1961
Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with a rival's sister.
Pixar Animation Studios / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $485,767,500
Smart Rating: 92.94
Release year: 2016
Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill
Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species. Dory now knows that her family reunion will only happen if she can save her mom and dad from captivity.
Rastar / Universal Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $491,604,800
Smart Rating: 86.63
Release year: 1977
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason
Big Enos (Pat McCormick) wants to drink Coors at a truck show, but in 1977 it was illegal to sell Coors east of the Mississippi River without a permit. Truck driver Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) agrees to pick up the beer in Texas and drive it to Georgia within 28 hours. When Bo picks up hitchhiker Carrie (Sally Field), he attracts the attention of Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason). Angry that Carrie will not marry his son, Justice embarks on a high-speed chase after Bandit.
Mirage Enterprises / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $492,219,100
Smart Rating: 92.38
Release year: 1982
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
New York actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract, but when Michael falls for his castmate Julie (Jessica Lange), complications develop that could wreck everything.
Dovemead Films / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $496,147,800
Smart Rating: 93.76
Release year: 1978
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Just before the destruction of the planet Krypton, scientist Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his infant son Kal-El on a spaceship to Earth. Raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Glenn Ford) and Martha Kent (Phyllis Thaxter), young Clark (Christopher Reeve) discovers the source of his superhuman powers and moves to Metropolis to fight evil. As Superman, he battles the villainous Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), while, as novice reporter Clark Kent, he attempts to woo co-worker Lois Lane (Margot Kidder).
Spyglass Entertainment / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $498,059,400
Smart Rating: 88.55
Release year: 1999
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: He is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. He is too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole's supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something unexplainable.
Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $498,082,600
Smart Rating: 91.05
Release year: 2012
Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy
It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman sacrificed everything for what he and Gordon hoped would be the greater good. However, the arrival of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hathaway) and a merciless terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) forces Batman out of exile and into a battle he may not be able to win.
WingNut Films / New Line Cinema
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $499,323,700
Smart Rating: 96.97
Release year: 2002
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler
The sequel to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" follows the continuing quest of Frodo (Elijah Wood) and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Frodo and Sam (Sean Astin) discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), the Elf archer Legolas and Gimli the Dwarf encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom, whose once great King Theoden has fallen under Saruman's deadly spell.
Amblin Entertainment / Universal Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $510,788,100
Smart Rating: 96.38
Release year: 1985
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover
In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the 1950s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he'll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.
Lucasfilm Ltd. / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $513,157,600
Smart Rating: 85.
Release year: 2005
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen
It has been three years since the Clone Wars began. Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) rescue Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from General Grievous, the commander of the droid armies, but Grievous escapes. Suspicions are raised within the Jedi Council concerning Chancellor Palpatine, with whom Anakin has formed a bond. Asked to spy on the chancellor, and full of bitterness toward the Jedi Council, Anakin embraces the Dark Side.
Icon Productions / Newmarket Films
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $516,446,900
Smart Rating: 80.23
Release year: 2004
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Claudia Gerini
In this version of Christ's crucifixion, based on the New Testament, Judas expedites the downfall of Jesus (Jim Caviezel) by handing him over to the Roman Empire's handpicked officials. To the horror of his mother, Mary (Maia Morgenstern), Magdalen (Monica Bellucci), whom he saved from damnation, and his disciples, Jesus is condemned to death. He is tortured as he drags a crucifix to nearby Calvary, where he is nailed to the cross. He dies, but not before a last act of grace.
Universal Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $518,050,800
Smart Rating: 93.19
Release year: 1978
Starring: John Belushi, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland
When they arrive at college, socially inept freshmen Larry (Thomas Hulce) and Kent (Stephen Furst) attempt to pledge the snooty Omega Theta Pi House, but are summarily rejected. Lowering their standards, they try at the notoriously rowdy Delta Tau Chi House, and get in. The trouble is, the college dean (John Vernon) has it in for the Deltas. He has put them on "Double Secret Probation" and secretly assigned Omega's president (James Daughton) the task of having their charter revoked.
Paramount Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $519,000,000
Smart Rating: 80.47
Release year: 1952
Starring: Betty Hutton, Charlton Heston, Cornel Wilde
"The Greatest Show on Earth" is a dazzling spectacle of life behind the scenes with Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, the best three-ring circus in the land. The film celebrates the extravagant three-ring circus and depicts the passionate scenes of love and jealousy behind the greatest show on Earth.
Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $519,000,000
Smart Rating: 94.5
Release year: 1964
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway
In this beloved musical, pompous phonetics professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) is so sure of his abilities that he takes it upon himself to transform a Cockney working-class girl into someone who can pass for a cultured member of high society. His subject turns out to be the lovely Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), who agrees to speech lessons to improve her job prospects. Higgins and Eliza clash, then form an unlikely bond — one that is threatened by an aristocratic suitor (Jeremy Brett).
Marvel Enterprises / Columbia Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $520,373,200
Smart Rating: 89.89
Release year: 2004
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco
When a failed nuclear fusion experiment results in an explosion that kills his wife, Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) is transformed into Dr. Octopus, a cyborg with deadly metal tentacles. Doc Ock blames Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) for the accident and seeks revenge. Meanwhile, Spidey's alter ego, Peter Parker, faces fading powers and self-doubt. Complicating matters are his best friend's (James Franco) hatred for Spider-Man and his true love's (Kirsten Dunst) sudden engagement to another man.
Walt Disney Productions / RKO Radio Productions
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $521,607,400
Smart Rating: 92.82
Release year: 1950
Starring: Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
With a wicked stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and two jealous stepsisters (Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss) who keep her enslaved and in rags, Cinderella (Ilene Woods) stands no chance of attending the royal ball. When her fairy godmother (Verna Felton) appears and magically transforms her reality into a dream come true, Cinderella enchants the handsome Prince Charming at the ball, but must face the wrath of her enraged stepmother and sisters when the spell wears off at midnight.
Lucasfilm Ltd. / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $524,798,000
Smart Rating: 85.38
Release year: 2016
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk
Former scientist Galen Erso lives on a farm with his wife and young daughter Jyn. His peaceful existence comes crashing down when the evil Orson Krennic takes him away from his beloved family. Many years later, Galen is now the Empire's lead engineer for the most powerful weapon in the galaxy, the Death Star. Knowing that her father holds the key to its destruction, a vengeful Jyn joins forces with a spy and other resistance fighters to steal the space station's plans for the Rebel Alliance.
Warner Bros. / 20th Century Fox
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $530,899,500
Smart Rating: 83.33
Release year: 1974
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden
In this classic 1970s disaster movie, a fire breaks out in a state-of-the-art San Francisco high-rise building during the opening ceremony attended by a host of A-list guests. An overworked fire chief and the building's architect must cooperate in the struggle to save lives and subdue panic while a corrupt, cost-cutting contractor tries to evade responsibility for the disaster.
Pixar Animation Studios / Buena Vista Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $532,723,300
Smart Rating: 95.97
Release year: 2003
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould
Marlin (Albert Brooks), a clown fish, is overly cautious with his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who has a foreshortened fin. When Nemo swims too close to the surface to prove himself, he is caught by a diver, and horrified Marlin must set out to find him. A blue reef fish named Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) — who has a really short memory — joins Marlin and complicates the encounters with sharks, jellyfish and a host of ocean dangers. Meanwhile, Nemo plots his escape from a dentist's fish tank.
WingNut Films / New Line Cinema
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $533,183,400
Smart Rating: 96.77
Release year: 2003
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler
The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" presents the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the One Ring, while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.
Rainbow Productions / RKO Radio Pictures
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $542,745,100
Smart Rating: 91.92
Release year: 1945
Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers
Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby) is transferred to the Roman Catholic inner-city school St. Mary's, where he quickly falls into conflict with its headmistress, Sister Mary (Ingrid Bergman). Their primary disagreement has to do with the deteriorating school itself. Father O'Malley feels it should be abandoned and the children sent to other schools. Sister Mary and the other nuns, however, believe there is still hope, possibly in the form of charity from a wealthy business owner (Henry Travers).
PolyGram Pictures / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $544,557,400
Smart Rating: 86.53
Release year: 1989
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton) fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman who calls himself "The Joker" (Jack Nicholson) seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).
Crossbow Productions / Warner Bros.
U.S. box office (inflation-adjusted): $547,022,700
Smart Rating: 90.83
Release year: 1974
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn
In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.
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