ALL RANKINGS AS OF 03/24/2006
| All Time Box Office (U.S.) |
| Rank |
Title |
Dist. |
Cumulative Gross |
Release Date |
| 1 |
Titanic |
Paramount Pictures |
$600,788,188 |
12/19/1997 |
| 2 |
Star Wars |
20th Century Fox |
$460,998,007 |
05/25/1977 |
| 3 |
Shrek 2 |
DreamWorks SKG |
$441,226,247 |
05/19/2004 |
| 4 |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
Universal Pictures |
$435,110,554 |
06/11/1982 |
| 5 |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace |
N/A |
$431,088,301 |
05/19/1999 |
| 6 |
Spider-Man |
Sony Pictures International, Sony Pictures Releasing |
$403,706,375 |
05/03/2002 |
| 7 |
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith |
20th Century Fox |
$380,270,577 |
05/19/2005 |
| 8 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
New Line Cinema |
$377,027,325 |
12/17/2003 |
| 9 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Sony Pictures Releasing |
$373,585,825 |
06/30/2004 |
| 10 |
The Passion of the Christ |
Equinoxe Films, Newmarket Films |
$370,782,930 |
02/25/2004 |
| 11 |
Jurassic Park |
United International Pictures, Universal Pictures |
$357,067,947 |
06/11/1993 |
| 12 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
New Line Cinema |
$341,786,758 |
12/18/2002 |
| 13 |
Finding Nemo |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
$339,714,978 |
05/30/2003 |
| 14 |
Forrest Gump |
Paramount Pictures |
$329,694,499 |
07/06/1994 |
| 15 |
The Lion King |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
$328,541,776 |
06/15/1994 |
| 16 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Warner Bros. Pictures International |
$317,575,550 |
11/16/2001 |
| 17 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
New Line Cinema |
$314,776,170 |
12/19/2001 |
| 18 |
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones |
20th Century Fox |
$310,676,740 |
05/16/2002 |
| 19 |
Return of the Jedi |
20th Century Fox |
$309,306,177 |
05/25/1983 |
| 20 |
Independence Day |
20th Century Fox |
$306,169,268 |
07/02/1996 |
| 21 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Buena Vista International |
$305,413,918 |
07/09/2003 |
| 22 |
The Sixth Sense |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
$293,506,292 |
08/06/1999 |
| 23 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
$290,613,000 |
12/09/2005 |
| 24 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
20th Century Fox |
$290,475,067 |
05/21/1980 |
| 25 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution |
$289,751,002 |
11/18/2005 | |
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