Movies and TV The *real* Top-50 Biggest Movies of All Time - Page 2

**jAZ** · 09:50 AM

I've always thought it was a self-serving stunt for the film industry to promote the "top grossing" movies of all time. Of course that favors newer movies over older ones because ticket prices are always going up.

Here is the list of Top 50 movies of all time by number of tickets sold.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime...st_yr=1&p=.htm

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Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Est. Tickets	Unadjusted Gross	Year^
1	Gone with the Wind	MGM	202,044,600	$198,676,459	1939^
2	Star Wars		Fox	178,119,600	$460,998,007	1977^
3	The Sound of Music	Fox	142,415,400	$158,671,368	1965
4	E.T.	       	 	Uni.	141,854,300	$435,110,554	1982^
5	The Ten Commandmts	Par.	131,000,000	$65,500,000	1956
6	Titanic		 	Par.	128,345,900	$600,788,188	1997
7	Jaws		 	Uni.	128,078,800	$260,000,000	1975
8	Doctor Zhivago		MGM	124,135,500	$111,721,910	1965
9	The Exorcist		WB	110,568,700	$232,671,011	1973^
10	Snow White 		Dis.	109,000,000	$184,925,486	1937^
11	101 Dalmatians		Dis.	99,917,300	$144,880,014	1961^
12	The Empire Strikes Bck	Fox	98,180,600	$290,475,067	1980^
13	Ben-Hur		 	MGM	98,000,000	$74,000,000	1959
14	Return of the Jedi	Fox	94,059,400	$309,306,177	1983^
15	The Sting		Uni.	89,142,900	$156,000,000	1973
16	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Par.	88,141,900	$242,374,454	1981^
17	Jurassic Park		Uni.	86,205,800	$357,067,947	1993
18	The Graduate		AVCO	85,571,400	$104,901,839	1967^
19	The Phantom Menace	Fox	84,825,800	$431,088,301	1999
20	Fantasia		Dis.	83,043,500	$76,408,097	1941^
21	The Godfather		Par.	78,922,600	$134,966,411	1972^
22	Forrest Gump		Par.	78,545,600	$329,694,499	1994
23	Mary Poppins		Dis.	78,181,800	$102,272,727	1964^
24	The Lion King		BV	77,231,800	$328,541,776	1994^
25	Grease		 	Par.	76,921,800	$188,389,888	1978^
26	Avatar		 	Fox	76,421,400	$554,981,691	2009
27	Thunderball		UA	74,800,000	$63,595,658	1965
28	The Dark Knight		WB	74,282,100	$533,345,358	2008
29	The Jungle Book		Dis.	73,679,900	$141,843,612	1967^
30	Sleeping Beauty		Dis.	72,676,100	$51,600,000	1959^
31	Shrek 2			DW	71,050,900	$441,226,247	2004
32	Ghostbusters		Col.	70,730,600	$238,632,124	1984^
33	Butch Cassidy		Fox	70,557,900	$102,308,889	1969
34	Love Story		Par.	69,998,100	$106,397,186	1970
35	Spider-Man		Sony	69,484,700	$403,706,375	2002
36	Independence Day	Fox	69,268,900	$306,169,268	1996
37	Home Alone		Fox	67,734,200	$285,761,243	1990
38	Pinocchio		Dis.	67,403,300	$84,254,167	1940^
39	Cleopatra (1963)	Fox	67,183,500	$57,777,778	1963
40	Beverly Hills Cop	Par.	67,150,000	$234,760,478	1984
41	Goldfinger		UA	66,300,000	$51,081,062	1964
42	Airport			Uni.	66,111,300	$100,489,151	1970
43	American Graffiti	Uni.	65,714,300	$115,000,000	1973
44	The Robe 		Fox	65,454,500	$36,000,000	1953
45	Pirates/Caribbean 2	BV	64,628,400	$423,315,812	2006
46	Around World 80 Days	UA	64,615,400	$42,000,000	1956
47	Bambi		 	RKO	63,712,400	$102,247,150	1942^
48	Blazing Saddles		WB	63,227,500	$119,500,000	1974
49	Batman		 	WB	62,954,600	$251,188,924	1989
50	The Bells of St. Mary's	RKO	62,745,100	$21,333,333	1945

teedubya · 01-27-2010, 01:44 AM

Where did JAZ get this information? Why didn't he credit WHERE he got this data from?

I hate it when people dont accredit information.

Hammock Parties · 01-27-2010, 01:45 AM

You wanna know who is a titan of the last century?

He scored EIGHT of the top 20 highest-selling movies of ALL FREAKING TIME.

Bow down to John Williams.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-27-2010, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

There are a couple things that seem wrong with this post, but first . . .

How much was a movie ticket in 1939?

It's up to YOU to disprove my statement.

Not me.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-27-2010, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Ari Chi3fs

Where did JAZ get this information? Why didn't he credit WHERE he got this data from?

I hate it when people dont accredit information.

There are several sites out there that list this info, so it's not necessarily incorrect.

It is, however, US figures only.

Not worldwide.

Jenson71 · 01-27-2010, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

You wanna know who is a titan of the last century?

He scored EIGHT of the top 20 highest-selling movies of ALL FREAKING TIME.

Bow down to John Williams.

He's been nominated for something like 40-50 Academy Awards.

Jenson71 · 01-27-2010, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It's up to YOU to disprove my statement.

Not me.

You made a claim that "movies cost next to nothing." I'm asking you to be more specific.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-27-2010, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenson71

You made a claim that "movies cost next to nothing." I'm asking you to be more specific.

Uh, no.

You asked much more than that and ALSO said there were "several things wrong".

The burden of proof is yours.

Not mine.

Jenson71 · 01-27-2010, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Uh, no.

You asked much more than that and ALSO said there were "several things wrong".

The burden of proof is yours.

Not mine.

Right, I'm getting to those.

But first . . . how much was a movie ticket in 1939?

Hammock Parties · 01-27-2010, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenson71

He's been nominated for something like 40-50 Academy Awards.

That's more than Bach and Beethoven combined.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-27-2010, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenson71

Right, I'm getting to those.

But first . . . how much was a movie ticket in 1939?

It's irrelevant.

If "all things are equal", how many tickets do you think that a "Gone With the Wind" would sell in 2010?

Then, compare that to "Star Wars", "Titanic" or "Avatar".

The cinematic experience with those three films is overwhelming when compared to "GWTW".

Especially, "Avatar" in 3D.

Hammock Parties · 01-27-2010, 02:00 AM

Gone with the Wind didn't even have any lightsabers.

Jenson71 · 01-27-2010, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It's irrelevant.

If "all things are equal", how many tickets do you think that a "Gone With the Wind" would sell in 2010?

Then, compare that to "Star Wars", "Titanic" or "Avatar".

The cinematic experience with those three films is overwhelming when compared to "GWTW".

Especially, "Avatar" in 3D.

Well, obviously. You can't take the films out of their historical context and compare them. It's like saying Alexander wasn't as good a general as Napoleon because he didn't have gunpowder.

How many tickets would Gone With the Wind sell today? Probably not much. How many tickets will Avatar sell in 2070?

It's hard to look at this list and say it's irrelevant. These numbers can tell us a lot.

Hammock Parties · 01-27-2010, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenson71

Well, obviously. You can't take the films out of their historical context and compare them. It's like saying Alexander wasn't as good a general as Napoleon because he didn't have gunpowder.

How many tickets would Gone With the Wind sell today? Probably not much. How many tickets will Avatar sell in 2070?

I think it would sell plenty. People will line up to see old movies with new technology.

I'm hoping they release the original Star Wars movies in 3D in a few years. They'd clean up...not that George needs the money.

Hell, even seeing them in DLP would be a treat. DLP wasn't widespread when the special editions came out. If it was even in use at all....

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-27-2010, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenson71

Well, obviously. You can't take the films out of their historical context and compare them. It's like saying Alexander wasn't as good a general as Napoleon because he didn't have gunpowder.

How many tickets would Gone With the Wind sell today? Probably not much. How many tickets will Avatar sell in 2070?

It's hard to look at this list and say it's irrelevant. These numbers can tell us a lot.

I didn't say the list was irrelevant.

I said the cost of a ticket in the 1930s was irrelevant to the discussion.

Life as we all know it has changed drastically in the past 80 years.

Jenson71 · 01-27-2010, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoChiefs

I think it would sell plenty. People will line up to see old movies with new technology.

I'm hoping they release the original Star Wars movies in 3D in a few years. They'd clean up...not that George needs the money.

Hell, even seeing them in DLP would be a treat. DLP wasn't widespread when the special editions came out. If it was even in use at all....

GWTW has seen some re-releases over the years. The latest was 1998. Here are the numbers: http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?pag...hthewind98.htm

It was an above average average per theater. But nothing special. If it had been released widely, it would have made about 10,000,000 a week.

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