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All Time Top Ticket Selling Movies

movie ticketStar Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) is now the number one movie when it comes to North America box office grosses.  The box office success of Star Wars 7 was incredible.  But, when you look at the all-time North America ticket sales leaders…..Star Wars: The Force Awakens has not even cracked the Top 10.

So with Star Wars: The Force Awakens now being listed as the biggest box office hit of all-time….we figured it would be interesting to look at the top ticket selling movies of all-time.  The following table shows all the movies in our database that sold more than 40 million tickets in North America.  If you compare our table to Box Office Mojo’s Adjusted For Inflation Leaders you will see some differences.  Box Office Mojo is awesome when looking at movies from 1982 to today.  Easily the best source on the internet.  Movies made before 1980 are not the strength of Box Office Mojo…as they often use box office rentals versus box office grosses.

We did some massive updates on this page today.   The good news is we now have more information on each of these blockbusters.  The bad news is our database is not letting us include our estimated ticket sells in the table….so we had to create a second table with those ticket numbers.   So if you sort the first table by adjusted domestic gross….it will rank the top box office movies from #1 Gone With The Wind to #275 The Aristocats.  To see the estimated ticket sell numbers you have to go to the second table.

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All Time Top Ticket Selling Movies Can Be Sorted 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort All Time Top Ticket Selling movies by movie title and movie trailers
  • Sort All Time Top Ticket Selling movies by the stars of the movie
  • Sort All Time Top Ticket Selling movies by how much they earned in adjusted domestic box office (in millions)
  • Sort All Time Top Ticket Selling movies by estimated tickets sold (in millions)
  • Sort All Time Top Ticket Selling movies by critic and audience reviews
  • Sort All Time Top Ticket Selling movies by Oscar nominations and Oscar wins
  • Sort All Time Top Ticket Selling movie by UMR Score…..UMR Score combines box office, reviews and awards
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Tickets (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Tickets (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 Gone with the Wind (1939)
AA Best Picture Win
Clark Gable &
Vivien Leigh
56.60 2,526.8 4,455.90 202.1 92 13 / 08 100.0
2 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
Harrison Ford &
Directed by George Lucas
398.00 2,230.9 3,993.30 178.5 94 10 / 06 99.8
3 The Sound of Music (1965)
AA Best Picture Win
Julie Andrews &
Christopher Plummer
145.50 1,783.2 3,290.50 142.7 82 10 / 05 99.9
4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
AA Best Picture Nom
Drew Barrymore &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
416.70 1,771.7 3,293.00 141.7 87 09 / 04 99.7
5 Titanic (1997)
AA Best Picture Win
Leonardo DiCaprio &
Kate Winslet
621.80 1,693.3 5,523.50 135.5 78 14 / 11 99.8
6 The Ten Commandments (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
Charlton Heston &
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
72.00 1,637.3 3,969.20 131.0 85 07 / 01 99.3
7 Jaws (1975)
AA Best Picture Nom
Richard Dreyfuss &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
262.50 1,600.6 2,885.10 128.0 93 04 / 03 99.7
8 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
AA Best Picture Nom
Rod Steiger &
Directed by David Lean
126.60 1,550.9 2,802.40 124.1 82 10 / 05 99.6
9 The Exorcist (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ellen Burstyn &
Linda Blair
195.80 1,382.8 2,851.70 110.6 86 10 / 02 99.6
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Disney Animated Movies 28.30 1,362.1 2,294.00 109.0 90 01 / 00 98.8
11 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Harrison Ford &
Adam Driver
910.70 1,350.3 3,028.20 108.0 90 05 / 00 99.0
12 101 Dalmatians (1961) Disney Animated Movies 73.90 1,248.3 1,839.50 99.9 84 00 / 00 98.0
13 Avatar (2009)
AA Best Picture Nom
Sigourney Weaver &
Zoe Saldana
748.80 1,247.9 4,627.00 99.8 85 09 / 03 99.6
14 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Harrison Ford &
Carrie Fisher
255.30 1,227.3 2,419.10 98.2 92 03 / 02 99.3
15 Ben-Hur (1959)
AA Best Picture Win
Charlton Heston &
Directed by William Wyler
58.80 1,225.3 3,159.80 98.0 91 12 / 11 100.0
16 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Harrison Ford &
Carrie Fisher
296.30 1,175.8 1,833.80 94.1 78 04 / 00 97.5
17 Avengers: Endgame (2019) Robert Downey Jr. &
Chris Evans
858.40 1,171.4 3,815.90 93.7 89 01 / 00 98.7
18 Jurassic Park (1993) Jeff Goldblum &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
381.10 1,150.6 3,042.80 92.0 81 03 / 03 98.4
19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Liam Neeson &
Ewan McGregor
457.10 1,129.2 2,494.00 90.3 61 03 / 00 92.5
20 The Lion King (1994) Disney Animated Movies 363.90 1,114.8 2,536.70 89.2 88 04 / 02 99.0
21 The Sting (1973)
AA Best Picture Win
Paul Newman &
Robert Redford
157.60 1,113.1 1,969.10 89.0 88 10 / 03 99.9
22 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
AA Best Picture Nom
Harrison Ford &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
246.20 1,106.8 1,744.30 88.5 92 08 / 04 99.7
23 The Graduate (1967)
AA Best Picture Nom
Dustin Hoffman &
Anne Bancroft
103.50 1,069.0 1,998.70 85.5 85 07 / 01 99.4
24 Fantasia (1940) Disney Animated Movies 23.30 1,038.5 1,209.40 83.1 90 00 / 00 98.8
25 This is the Army (1943) Ronald Reagan 24.30 1,011.9 1,267.10 81.0 60 03 / 01 92.6
26 Mary Poppins (1964)
AA Best Picture Nom
Julie Andrews &
Dick Van Dyke
75.60 1,004.9 2,106.80 80.4 81 13 / 05 99.5
27 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Tom Holland &
Benedict Cumberbatch
804.60 929.6 2,179.40 79.1 87 01 / 00 98.6
28 Jurassic World (2015) Chris Pratt &
Vincent D'Onofrio
666.20 987.8 2,499.40 79.0 70 00 / 00 94.6
29 The Godfather (1972)
AA Best Picture Win
Marlon Brando &
James Caan
134.10 986.0 1,795.60 78.9 97 11 / 03 100.0
30 Forrest Gump (1994)
AA Best Picture Win
Tom Hanks &
Sally Field
320.70 982.5 2,047.80 78.6 83 13 / 06 99.9
31 The Avengers (2012) Chris Evans &
Robert Downey Jr.
623.40 978.9 2,374.00 78.3 86 01 / 00 98.4
33 Grease (1978) John Travolta &
Joan Blondell
179.90 960.9 2,062.40 76.9 77 01 / 00 96.5
32 The Birth of a Nation (1915) Lillian Gish &
Directed by D.W. Griffith
10.00 961.5 961.50 76.9 71 00 / 00 94.8
34 Black Panther (2018)
AA Best Picture Nom
Chadwick Boseman &
Michael B. Jordan
700.00 955.2 1,837.80 76.4 80 07 / 03 99.2
35 Thunderball (1965) Sean Connery 76.60 938.7 1,852.90 75.1 75 01 / 01 96.4
37 The Dark Knight (2008) Christian Bale &
Heath Ledger
533.30 928.5 1,746.20 74.3 95 08 / 02 99.7
36 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Robert Downey Jr. &
Chris Evans
678.80 926.3 2,792.70 74.1 87 01 / 00 98.5
38 The Jungle Book (1967) George Sanders &
Disney Animated Movies
89.10 920.7 920.70 73.7 82 01 / 00 97.8
39 Sleeping Beauty (1959) Disney Animated Movies 43.70 910.0 910.00 72.8 82 01 / 00 97.8
40 The Big Parade (1925) John Gilbert &
Renee Adoree
19.50 901.4 901.40 72.1 87 00 / 00 98.5
41 Ghostbusters (1984) Bill Murray &
Sigourney Weaver
239.20 890.0 1,087.20 71.2 85 02 / 00 98.3
42 Shrek 2 (2004) Mike Myers &
Cameron Diaz
441.20 888.1 1,851.50 71.1 83 02 / 00 98.0
43 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
AA Best Picture Nom
Paul Newman &
Robert Redford
100.10 881.3 1,080.00 70.5 79 07 / 04 99.2
44 Love Story (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ryan O'Neal &
Ray Milland
108.50 874.9 874.90 70.0 64 07 / 01 96.4
45 Spider-Man (2002) Tobey Maguire &
James Franco
403.70 870.1 1,770.90 69.6 82 02 / 00 97.9
46 Independence Day (1996) Will Smith &
Jeff Goldblum
306.20 865.9 2,311.70 69.3 64 02 / 01 93.8
47 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Carrie Fisher &
Adam Driver
620.20 864.2 1,857.20 69.1 57 04 / 00 91.2
48 Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tom Cruise &
Val Kilmer
718.70 853.2 1,772.90 68.3 91 06 / 01 99.6
49 Home Alone (1990) Macaulay Culkin &
John Candy
285.80 844.4 1,577.30 67.6 66 00 / 00 93.5
50 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Eddie Murphy 226.90 844.0 1,147.50 67.5 76 01 / 00 96.6
51 Pinocchio (1940) Disney Animated Movies 18.90 842.4 1,043.30 67.4 90 02 / 02 99.1
52 Cleopatra (1963)
AA Best Picture Nom
Elizabeth Taylor &
Richard Burton
57.80 839.8 1,462.70 67.2 52 09 / 04 94.8
53 Incredibles 2 (2018) Holly Hunter &
Samuel L. Jackson
608.60 830.5 1,694.10 66.4 83 01 / 00 98.0
54 Goldfinger (1964) Sean Connery &
James Bond Movies
62.30 828.3 1,852.20 66.3 87 00 / 00 98.4
55 Airport (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
Burt Lancaster &
Dean Martin
102.40 825.6 825.60 66.0 63 10 / 01 96.8
56 Samson and Delilah (1949) Victor Mature &
Hedy Lamarr
28.30 823.6 823.60 65.9 63 05 / 02 94.5
57 American Graffiti (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
Richard Dreyfuss &
Harrison Ford
116.10 820.2 1,077.10 65.6 87 05 / 00 99.3
58 The Robe (1953)
AA Best Picture Nom
Richard Burton &
Jean Simmons
39.20 817.2 1,410.70 65.4 62 05 / 02 95.9
59 Avatar:The Way Of Water (2022)
AA Best Picture Nom
Directed by James Cameron 684.10 763.3 2,588.80 65.0 72 04 / 01 97.8
60 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
AA Best Picture Win
David Niven &
Shirley MacLaine
35.50 806.5 806.50 64.5 70 08 / 05 99.7
61 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Roman Novarro 17.40 806.0 806.00 64.5 81 00 / 00 97.3
62 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Johnny Depp &
Orlando Bloom
423.40 804.4 2,025.60 64.3 62 04 / 01 93.5
63 Bambi (1942) Disney Animated Movies 18.40 793.5 1,001.00 63.5 82 03 / 00 98.0
64 Blazing Saddles (1974) Gene Wilder &
Mel Brooks
118.10 789.4 789.40 63.2 81 03 / 00 97.9
65 Batman (1989) Jack Nicholson &
Michael Keaton
249.90 786.8 1,291.10 62.9 75 01 / 01 96.5
66 Finding Nemo (2003) Albert Brooks &
Ellen DeGeneres
371.70 770.6 1,891.80 61.6 93 04 / 01 99.3
67 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
AA Best Picture Win
Orlando Bloom &
Cate Blanchett
371.00 769.1 2,307.40 61.5 91 11 / 11 100.0
68 The Towering Inferno (1974)
AA Best Picture Nom
Paul Newman &
Steve McQueen
114.80 767.7 767.70 61.4 69 08 / 03 98.2
70 Rogue One (2016) Felecity Jones 522.20 754.6 1,511.60 60.4 78 02 / 00 97.1
71 Cinderella (1950) Disney Animated Movies 28.90 753.3 965.40 60.3 84 03 / 00 98.4
73 Spider-Man 2 (2004) Tobey Maguire &
James Franco
373.60 752.0 1,577.60 60.2 88 03 / 01 98.9
72 My Fair Lady (1964)
AA Best Picture Win
Rex Harrison &
Audrey Hepburn
56.60 752.8 752.80 60.2 79 12 / 08 99.8
74 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
AA Best Picture Win
Charlton Heston &
James Stewart
32.90 748.1 748.10 59.8 64 05 / 02 99.2
75 Animal House (1978) Kevin Bacon &
Donald Sutherland
139.80 747.0 747.00 59.8 84 00 / 00 98.0
76 The Passion of the Christ (2004) Directed by Mel Gibson 370.80 746.3 1,231.70 59.7 57 03 / 00 91.0
78 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) Ewan McGregor &
Natalie Portman
380.30 742.7 1,657.80 59.4 77 01 / 00 96.7
79 The Lion King (2019) Seth Rogen &
Chiwetel Ejiofor
543.60 741.9 2,260.60 59.3 70 01 / 00 94.7
80 Barbie (2023)
AA Best Picture Nom
Margot Robbie &
Ryan Gosling
636.20 693.5 1,565.10 59.0 85 08 / 01 99.4
80 Back to the Future (1985) Michael J. Fox &
Christopher Lloyd
209.60 738.1 1,338.40 59.0 91 04 / 01 99.2
81 White Christmas (1954) Bing Crosby &
Danny Kaye
27.10 737.6 737.60 59.0 73 01 / 00 95.7
82 The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
Bing Crosby &
Ingrid Bergman
19.70 725.1 1,051.90 58.0 87 08 / 01 99.5
84 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
AA Best Picture Nom
Orlando Bloom &
Elijah Wood
334.00 719.8 1,977.30 57.6 92 06 / 02 99.7
85 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Christian Bale &
Michael Caine
458.10 719.4 1,718.70 57.6 88 00 / 00 98.6
83 The Sixth Sense (1999)
AA Best Picture Nom
Bruce Willis 291.50 720.1 1,657.10 57.6 86 06 / 00 99.2
86 Superman (1978) Gene Hackman &
Marlon Brando
134.30 717.4 1,604.20 57.4 83 03 / 00 98.3
87 Tootsie (1982)
AA Best Picture Nom
Dustin Hoffman &
Bill Murray
167.20 710.9 876.70 56.9 87 10 / 01 99.6
88 Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Sally Field &
Burt Reynolds
126.70 710.4 710.40 56.8 69 01 / 00 94.4
89 Beauty and the Beast (2017) Emma Watson &
Ewan McGregor
509.00 709.3 1,767.70 56.7 71 02 / 00 95.5
91 Finding Dory (2016) Ellen DeGeneres &
Albert Brooks
486.30 702.7 1,486.40 56.2 85 00 / 00 98.2
90 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Adam Driver &
Carrie Fisher
515.20 703.1 1,465.80 56.2 67 03 / 00 94.5
93 Billy Jack (1971) Tom Laughlin 92.40 700.2 700.20 56.0 62 00 / 00 91.9
92 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Daniel Radcliffe &
Emma Watson
316.60 700.4 2,154.30 56.0 74 03 / 00 96.4
95 West Side Story (1961)
AA Best Picture Win
Natalie Wood &
Rita Moreno
41.30 698.1 1,378.60 55.9 80 11 / 10 99.8
94 The Kid (1921) Charles Chaplin 11.70 698.6 698.60 55.9 91 00 / 00 98.8
96 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Richard Dreyfuss &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
124.40 697.3 1,659.70 55.8 91 08 / 01 99.4
97 Lady and the Tramp (1955) Disney Animated Movies 28.90 695.1 695.10 55.6 81 00 / 00 97.3
123 Inside Out 2 (2024) Amy Poehler &
Pixar Movies
653.00 653.0 1,696.20 55.6 80 01 / 00 97.4
98 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
AA Best Picture Win
Peter O'Toole &
Anthony Quinn
41.50 691.0 691.00 55.3 94 10 / 07 100.0
99 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
AA Best Picture Win
Myrna Loy &
Fredric March
19.30 690.2 1,119.70 55.2 90 08 / 07 99.9
100 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
Topol &
Leonard Frey
90.90 688.7 688.70 55.1 81 08 / 03 99.3
101 Rocky (1976)
AA Best Picture Win
Sylvester Stallone &
Burgess Meredith
117.00 686.6 1,319.20 54.9 79 10 / 03 99.8
102 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Susan Sarandon &
Tim Curry
112.40 685.5 685.50 54.8 73 00 / 00 95.4
103 Men in Black (1997) Will Smith &
Tommy Lee Jones
250.70 682.7 1,605.10 54.6 84 03 / 01 98.5
105 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ian McKellan &
Viggo Mortensen
308.40 682.2 1,912.30 54.6 92 13 / 04 99.7
107 Twister (1996) Bill Paxton &
Helen Hunt
240.90 681.3 1,396.10 54.5 66 00 / 00 93.5
106 The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Gene Hackman &
Ernest Borgnine
92.70 681.8 681.80 54.5 75 08 / 01 97.7
108 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
AA Best Picture Win
William Holden &
Alec Guinness
30.40 679.7 679.70 54.4 88 08 / 07 99.9
130 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Ryan Reynolds &
Hugh Jackman
636.70 636.7 1,338.10 54.2 79 00 / 00 97.0
109 Swiss Family Robinson (1960) John Mills &
Dorothy McGuire
37.10 672.9 672.90 53.8 78 00 / 00 96.7
113 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Shia LaBeouf &
Directed by Michael Bay
401.10 668.5 1,392.20 53.5 39 01 / 00 83.7
112 MASH (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
Donald Sutherland &
Robert Duvall
82.90 668.5 668.50 53.5 84 05 / 01 99.2
110 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Harrison Ford &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
179.90 669.2 1,239.20 53.5 76 02 / 01 96.9
111 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Robert Downey Jr. &
Chris Hemsworth
451.00 668.8 2,072.10 53.5 77 00 / 00 96.5
115 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Spencer Tracy &
Mickey Rooney
45.90 667.6 667.60 53.4 76 06 / 01 97.5
114 Going My Way (1944)
AA Best Picture Win
Bing Crosby &
Barry Fitzgerald
17.10 667.8 667.80 53.4 75 10 / 07 99.8
116 The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Chris Pratt &
Seth Rogen
574.90 626.7 1,483.00 53.3 73 00 / 00 95.7
117 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
AA Best Picture Win
Jack Nicholson 109.00 664.5 995.60 53.2 90 09 / 05 99.9
116 Toy Story 3 (2010)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tom Hanks &
Tim Allen
420.00 665.4 1,692.30 53.2 88 05 / 02 99.5
118 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Ewan McGregor &
Natalie Portman
308.20 664.2 1,394.80 53.1 65 01 / 00 93.4
119 9 to 5 (1980) Jane Fonda &
Dolly Parton
137.40 660.8 660.80 52.9 68 01 / 00 94.4
120 Mrs. Miniver (1942)
AA Best Picture Win
Greer Garson &
Walter Pidgeon
15.30 659.9 1,093.30 52.8 81 12 / 06 99.9
121 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Robin Williams &
Sally Field
218.20 658.8 1,329.40 52.7 65 01 / 01 93.7
122 Aladdin (1992) Robin Williams &
Disney Animated Movies
217.40 654.7 1,518.20 52.4 85 05 / 02 98.9
123 Quo Vadis (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
Robert Taylor &
Deborah Kerr
26.10 653.1 1,359.80 52.2 75 08 / 00 98.5
124 Frozen II (2019) Kristen Bell &
Disney Animated Movies
477.40 651.4 1,978.70 52.1 76 01 / 00 96.5
125 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
AA Best Picture Nom
Angela Lansbury &
Robby Benson
219.00 650.1 1,261.80 52.0 90 06 / 02 99.6
126 From Here to Eternity (1953)
AA Best Picture Win
Burt Lancaster &
Frank Sinatra
30.90 643.9 643.90 51.5 81 13 / 08 99.9
127 Ghost (1990)
AA Best Picture Nom
Patrick Swayze &
Demi Moore
217.60 643.1 1,494.40 51.4 70 05 / 02 97.8
128 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Jennifer Lawrence &
Woody Harrelson
415.00 638.1 1,315.10 51.0 86 00 / 00 98.2
129 This is Cinerama (1952) Lowell Thomas 28.10 637.6 637.60 51.0 72 01 / 00 95.5
130 Duel in the Sun (1946) Gregory Peck &
Jennifer Jones
17.80 636.1 636.10 50.9 70 02 / 00 95.0
131 The Hunger Games (2012) Jennifer Lawrence &
Woody Harrelson
404.00 634.4 1,079.20 50.8 79 00 / 00 96.9
132 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Johnny Depp &
Orlando Bloom
305.40 633.1 1,356.30 50.6 76 05 / 00 97.3
133 House of Wax (1953) Vincent Price 30.30 631.3 631.30 50.5 82 00 / 00 97.6
135 For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gary Cooper &
Ingrid Bergman
15.10 631.0 631.00 50.5 76 09 / 01 98.9
134 San Francisco (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
Spencer Tracy &
Clark Gable
12.60 631.0 1,031.80 50.5 86 06 / 01 99.3
136 Rear Window (1954) James Stewart &
Grace Kelly
23.20 630.3 630.30 50.4 94 04 / 00 99.3
137 The Guns of Navarone (1961)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gregory Peck &
Anthony Quinn
37.10 627.4 1,206.60 50.2 84 07 / 01 99.3
139 Way Down East (1920) Lillian Gish &
Richard Barthelmess
10.00 625.0 625.00 50.0 79 00 / 00 96.9
139 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Julianne Moore &
Vince Vaughn
229.10 623.9 1,684.70 49.9 59 01 / 00 91.2
140 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Kirk Douglas &
James Mason
22.90 621.1 621.10 49.7 82 03 / 02 98.4
141 Mom and Dad (1945) June Carlson &
Hardie Albright
16.90 620.6 620.60 49.6 52 00 / 00 88.3
142 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Harrison Ford &
Sean Connery
196.20 617.7 1,489.80 49.4 84 03 / 01 98.5
143 Monsters, Inc. (2001) John Goodman &
James Coburn
278.90 617.0 1,220.70 49.4 88 04 / 01 99.0
144 Giant (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
James Dean &
Rock Hudson
27.10 616.9 922.10 49.4 86 10 / 01 99.5
145 Seven Wonders of the World (1956) Lowell Thomas 27.10 616.9 616.90 49.4 75 00 / 00 95.9
146 The Gold Rush (1925) Charles Chaplin 13.30 616.1 616.10 49.3 89 00 / 00 98.7
148 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) Wallace Beery 10.30 614.8 614.80 49.2 78 00 / 00 96.7
147 Frozen (2013) Kristen Bell &
Josh Gad
400.00 615.1 1,958.10 49.2 83 02 / 02 98.4
149 Spider-Man 3 (2007) Tobey Maguire &
Kirsten Dunst
336.50 611.4 1,618.60 48.9 64 00 / 00 92.8
150 Iron Man 3 (2013) Robert Downey Jr. &
Ben Kingsley
397.10 610.5 1,847.60 48.8 75 01 / 00 96.3
151 Terminator 2 (1991) Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Directed by James Cameron
204.80 608.2 1,543.50 48.7 89 06 / 04 99.4
152 Peyton Place (1957)
AA Best Picture Nom
Lana Turner &
Lloyd Nolan
27.10 605.9 605.90 48.5 65 09 / 00 96.9
153 Sergeant York (1941)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gary Cooper &
Walter Brennan
13.50 604.2 604.20 48.3 81 11 / 02 99.4
154 The Outlaw (1943) Jane Russell 14.50 604.2 604.20 48.3 59 00 / 00 90.7
155 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Jim Carrey &
Directed by Ron Howard
260.00 603.1 800.40 48.2 54 03 / 01 90.3
156 How the West Was Won (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gregory Peck &
Debbie Reynolds
36.10 601.5 1,434.90 48.1 76 08 / 03 99.0
157 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Daniel Radcliffe &
Emma Watson
381.00 600.6 2,114.60 48.0 88 03 / 00 98.8
158 The Jolson Story (1946) Larry Parks 16.80 598.5 598.50 47.9 75 06 / 02 97.7
159 Toy Story 2 (1999) Tom Hanks &
Tim Allen
241.90 597.5 1,188.30 47.8 87 01 / 00 98.5
160 Top Gun (1986) Tom Cruise &
Val Kilmer
176.80 595.6 1,192.10 47.7 56 04 / 01 91.6
162 Shrek (2001) Mike Myers &
Eddie Murphy
267.70 592.2 1,071.70 47.4 88 02 / 01 98.8
161 Toy Story 4 (2019) Tom Hanks &
Tim Allen
434.00 592.3 1,464.80 47.4 86 02 / 01 98.7
163 Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
AA Best Picture Nom
Warren Beatty &
Faye Dunaway
57.00 588.8 588.80 47.1 87 10 / 02 99.6
165 Shrek the Third (2007) Eddie Murphy &
Justin Timberlake
322.70 586.3 1,451.60 46.9 51 00 / 00 87.8
166 South Pacific (1958) Mitzi Gaynor &
Ray Walston
28.10 586.3 586.30 46.9 73 03 / 01 96.4
164 City Lights (1931) Charles Chaplin 9.90 586.4 586.40 46.9 88 00 / 00 98.6
167 Captain America: Civil War (2016) Chris Evans &
Paul Rudd
405.10 585.4 1,662.30 46.8 85 00 / 00 98.1
168 Boom Town (1940) Spencer Tracy &
Clark Gable
13.10 585.0 759.10 46.8 75 02 / 00 96.5
169 Despicable Me 2 (2013) Steve Carell &
Julie Andrews
380.10 584.4 1,511.00 46.7 74 02 / 00 96.3
170 The Matrix ReLoaded (2003) Keanu Reeves &
Laurence Fishburne
281.60 583.7 1,538.40 46.7 71 00 / 00 95.0
171 Captain Marvel (2019) Brie Larson &
Samuel L. Jackson
426.80 582.5 1,539.70 46.6 72 00 / 00 95.2
172 Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
AA Best Picture Nom
James Cagney 13.50 581.2 814.20 46.5 84 08 / 03 99.5
173 Transformers (2007) Shia LaBeouf &
Jon Voight
319.20 580.0 1,289.40 46.4 66 03 / 00 94.0
174 El Cid (1961) Charlton Heston &
Sophia Loren
34.30 579.2 579.20 46.3 82 03 / 00 98.0
175 Crocodile Dundee (1986) Paul Hogan 171.50 577.8 1,094.70 46.2 68 01 / 00 94.3
176 Wonder Woman (2017) Gal Gadot &
Chris Pine
413.60 576.3 1,146.50 46.1 84 00 / 00 98.0
178 Spartacus (1960) Kirk Douglas &
Tony Curtis
31.70 574.5 574.50 46.0 91 06 / 04 99.5
177 Random Harvest (1942)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ronald Colman &
Greer Garson
13.30 574.6 1,005.20 46.0 83 07 / 00 99.1
180 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tom Hanks &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
214.50 571.8 1,278.90 45.7 93 11 / 05 99.8
181 Young Frankenstein (1974) Gene Wilder &
Mel Brooks
85.20 569.7 569.70 45.6 88 02 / 00 98.8
182 Peter Pan (1953) Disney Animated Movies 27.30 569.2 569.20 45.5 78 00 / 00 96.6
183 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Chris Pratt 416.80 568.7 1,780.60 45.5 64 00 / 00 92.6
183 Gremlins (1984) Zach Galligan &
Judge Reinhold
152.70 568.0 568.00 45.4 79 00 / 00 96.9
184 Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (2005) Daniel Radcliffe &
Emma Watson
289.00 564.5 1,749.80 45.2 79 01 / 00 97.0
185 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Liam Neeson &
James McAvoy
288.70 563.9 1,449.20 45.1 76 03 / 01 97.1
186 Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle (2017) Dwayne Johnson &
Kevin Hart
404.50 563.7 1,340.20 45.1 78 00 / 00 96.7
187 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Johnny Depp &
Orlando Bloom
309.40 562.2 1,750.40 45.0 57 02 / 00 90.7
189 The Song of Bernadette (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
Jennifer Jones &
Vincent Price
13.40 559.5 559.50 44.8 77 12 / 04 99.2
188 Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (2002) Daniel Radcliffe &
Emma Watson
260.00 560.3 1,890.00 44.8 75 00 / 00 96.0
190 Hell's Angels (1930) Jean Harlow 8.90 557.7 769.20 44.6 73 01 / 00 95.6
191 Battle Cry (1955) Van Heflin &
Aldo Ray
23.10 556.3 631.90 44.5 59 01 / 00 91.3
195 Operation Petticoat (1959) Cary Grant &
Tony Curtis
26.60 554.8 554.80 44.4 77 01 / 00 96.7
193 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
AA Best Picture Nom
Humphrey Bogart &
Fred MacMurray
20.40 555.5 555.50 44.4 85 07 / 00 99.3
194 The Fugitive (1993)
AA Best Picture Nom
Harrison Ford &
Tommy Lee Jones
183.90 555.2 1,113.80 44.4 90 07 / 01 99.6
192 Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tyrone Power 12.00 555.6 555.60 44.4 75 06 / 01 98.5
196 Iron Man (2008) Robert Downey Jr. &
Jeff Bridges
318.40 554.3 1,018.80 44.3 89 02 / 00 98.8
197 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) Shia LaBeouf &
Directed by Michael Bay
351.40 553.9 1,769.90 44.3 51 03 / 00 88.8
198 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Harrison Ford &
Directed by Steven Spielberg
317.10 552.1 1,369.50 44.2 68 00 / 00 94.2
199 Meet the Fockers (2004) Ben Stiller &
Barbra Streisand
274.30 552.1 1,029.90 44.2 49 00 / 00 87.4
200 Cinerama Holiday (1955) John Marsh 22.90 549.5 549.50 44.0 75 00 / 00 95.9
201 Sayonara (1957)
AA Best Picture Nom
Marlon Brando &
James Garner
24.60 548.5 819.70 43.9 83 10 / 04 99.6
202 Toy Story (1995) Tom Hanks &
Tim Allen
190.80 548.3 1,037.20 43.9 94 03 / 00 99.2
203 Dances with Wolves (1990)
AA Best Picture Win
Kevin Costner 185.00 546.7 1,255.90 43.7 81 12 / 07 99.8
204 An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) Richard Gere &
Debra Winger
128.50 546.2 546.20 43.7 78 06 / 02 98.3
205 Since You Went Away (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
Claudette Colbert &
Shirley Temple
14.00 545.0 545.00 43.6 73 09 / 01 98.5
206 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Chris Pratt &
Kurt Russell
389.80 543.2 1,203.40 43.5 80 01 / 00 97.4
207 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Directed by Stanley Kubrick 56.90 543.1 543.10 43.5 92 04 / 01 99.3
208 Tom Jones (1963)
AA Best Picture Win
Albert Finney &
Best Picture Winner Movies
37.30 542.8 542.80 43.4 69 10 / 04 99.7
209 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
AA Best Picture Nom
Spencer Tracy &
Katharine Hepburn
52.50 542.4 542.40 43.4 71 10 / 02 98.5
210 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) Spencer Tracy 13.90 541.5 787.20 43.3 78 02 / 01 97.4
211 Rain Man (1988)
AA Best Picture Win
Dustin Hoffman &
Tom Cruise
177.80 540.8 1,094.40 43.3 79 08 / 04 99.8
212 Inside Out (2015) Amy Poehler &
Lewis Black
363.50 538.9 1,282.00 43.1 95 02 / 01 99.3
213 The Secret Life of Pets (2016) Kevin Hart 372.40 538.1 1,270.90 43.1 68 00 / 00 94.2
215 American Sniper (2014)
AA Best Picture Nom
Bradley Cooper &
Directed by Clint Eastwood
351.10 537.2 839.10 43.0 76 06 / 01 98.7
214 Armageddon (1998) Bruce Willis &
Ben Affleck
201.60 537.3 1,475.80 43.0 48 04 / 00 87.9
216 What's Up, Doc? (1972) Barbra Streisand 72.70 534.8 534.80 42.8 83 00 / 00 97.8
217 Superman II (1980) Christopher Reeve &
Gene Hackman
111.20 534.6 1,119.00 42.8 86 00 / 00 98.3
218 All the President's Men (1976)
AA Best Picture Nom
Dustin Hoffman &
Robert Redford
90.90 533.5 533.50 42.7 83 08 / 04 99.5
219 Psycho (1960) Anthony Perkins &
Janet Leigh
29.40 532.6 858.70 42.6 94 04 / 00 99.3
220 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Judy Garland 13.60 531.2 726.60 42.5 83 04 / 00 98.3
222 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Sylvester Stallone 150.40 529.6 1,057.80 42.4 44 01 / 00 85.5
221 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) Gary Oldman &
Daniel Radcliffe
292.00 530.5 1,707.60 42.4 78 00 / 00 96.7
225 Alien (1979) Sigourney Weave &
Directed by Ridley Scott
106.10 528.2 528.20 42.3 92 02 / 01 99.1
223 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
AA Best Picture Win
Dustin Hoffman &
Meryl Streep
106.30 529.2 602.40 42.3 76 09 / 05 99.8
224 Batman Forever (1995) Val Kilmer &
Jim Carrey
184.00 528.8 967.00 42.3 52 03 / 00 89.1
229 The Dirty Dozen (1967) Lee Marvin &
Ernest Borgnine
51.00 527.0 816.20 42.2 86 04 / 01 98.9
227 Deadpool (2016) Ryan Reynolds 365.10 527.6 1,134.60 42.2 80 00 / 00 97.3
228 Pretty Woman (1990) Richard Gere &
Julia Roberts
178.40 527.2 1,369.40 42.2 68 01 / 00 94.2
227 Rocky III (1982) Sylvester Stallone &
Mr. T
124.10 527.8 1,144.30 42.2 61 01 / 00 91.9
231 Earthquake (1974) Charlton Heston &
Ava Gardner
78.60 525.6 525.60 42.1 45 04 / 01 87.5
230 The Incredibles (2004) Craig T. Nelson &
Samuel L. Jackson
261.40 526.3 1,271.00 42.1 92 04 / 02 99.4
232 Alice in Wonderland (2010) Johnny Depp &
Anne Hathaway
331.20 524.7 1,619.90 42.0 59 03 / 02 92.7
234 Cast Away (2000) Tom Hanks &
Wilson
225.60 523.3 977.80 41.9 82 02 / 00 98.0
233 Boys Town (1938)
AA Best Picture Nom
Spencer Tracy &
Mickey Rooney
11.30 523.7 751.50 41.9 86 05 / 02 99.4
235 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
AA Best Picture Nom
Paul Newman &
Elizabeth Taylor
25.10 522.9 738.70 41.8 85 06 / 00 99.2
236 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Macaulay Culkin &
Donald Trump
173.60 522.8 1,081.30 41.8 55 00 / 00 89.5
238 Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Gene Tierney &
Vincent Price
14.20 521.3 521.30 41.7 81 04 / 01 98.2
237 The Longest Day (1962)
AA Best Picture Nom
John Wayne &
Robert Mitchum
31.30 521.4 521.40 41.7 60 05 / 02 95.4
239 3 Men and a Baby (1987) Tom Selleck &
Directed by Leonard Nimoy
162.80 520.4 520.40 41.6 66 00 / 00 93.3
241 The Jungle Book (2016) Bill Murray &
Christopher Walken
360.00 520.2 1,391.00 41.6 86 01 / 00 98.4
240 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) Nia Vardalos &
John Corbett
241.40 520.3 794.70 41.6 68 00 / 00 94.0
242 Whoopee! (1930) Eddie Cantor 8.30 519.2 519.20 41.5 80 00 / 00 97.2
243 Bullitt (1968) Steve McQueen 54.30 518.0 518.00 41.4 87 02 / 01 98.8
244 Valley of the Dolls (1967) Susan Hayward 50.00 516.5 516.50 41.3 48 01 / 00 87.0
246 Mister Roberts (1955)
AA Best Picture Nom
James Cagney &
Henry Fonda
21.40 515.1 579.30 41.2 88 03 / 01 99.3
245 Midnight Cowboy (1969)
AA Best Picture Win
Dustin Hoffman &
Jon Voight
58.60 515.6 515.60 41.2 85 07 / 03 99.9
247 The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
AA Best Picture Win
Myrna Loy &
William Powell
10.30 514.8 778.80 41.2 64 07 / 03 99.5
248 The Covered Wagon (1923) Ernest Torrence 9.90 514.3 514.30 41.1 63 00 / 00 92.2
252 Airport 1975 (1974) Myrna Loy &
Charlton Heston
76.70 512.6 512.60 41.0 43 00 / 00 84.8
250 The King and I (1956)
AA Best Picture Nom
Yul Brynner &
Deborah Kerr
22.60 513.0 513.00 41.0 77 09 / 05 99.2
251 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Chris Pratt &
Bradley Cooper
335.20 512.8 1,186.20 41.0 88 02 / 00 98.7
249 Furious 7 (2015) Dwayne Johnson &
Kurt Russell
346.00 513.1 2,237.60 41.0 78 00 / 00 96.7
253 Mission: Impossible (1996) Tom Cruise 181.00 511.8 1,294.40 40.9 65 00 / 00 92.9
255 The Goodbye Girl (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
Richard Dreyfuss &
Marsha Mason
91.00 510.1 510.10 40.8 80 05 / 01 98.9
254 Casablanca (1942)
AA Best Picture Win
Humphrey Bogart &
Ingrid Bergman
11.80 510.5 936.70 40.8 95 08 / 03 100.0
257 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Jennifer Lawrence &
Julianne Moore
332.10 508.2 1,148.00 40.7 73 00 / 00 95.5
256 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Mike Myers &
Robert Wagner
206.00 509.0 509.00 40.7 61 00 / 00 91.6
259 On Golden Pond (1981)
AA Best Picture Nom
Henry Fonda &
Katharine Hepburn
112.80 507.1 507.10 40.6 79 10 / 03 99.3
258 The Omen (1976) Gregory Peck 86.50 507.6 507.60 40.6 76 02 / 01 96.9
260 Auntie Mame (1958)
AA Best Picture Nom
Rosalind Russell 24.30 506.0 589.00 40.5 84 06 / 00 99.2
261 Saturday Night Fever (1977) John Travolta 90.20 505.7 1,306.70 40.5 82 01 / 00 97.7
262 Saratoga Trunk (1945) Gary Cooper &
Ingrid Bergman
13.70 505.3 776.20 40.4 60 01 / 00 91.4
263 Minions (2015) Sandra Bullock 340.00 504.2 1,725.10 40.3 61 00 / 00 91.6
266 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) Rupert Grint &
Emma Watson
302.00 503.3 1,557.40 40.3 82 01 / 00 97.7
265 Bruce Almighty (2003) Jim Carrey &
Morgan Freeman
242.80 503.4 1,004.60 40.3 55 00 / 00 89.6
264 Deliverance (1972)
AA Best Picture Nom
Burt Reynolds 68.50 503.6 503.60 40.3 85 03 / 00 99.1
269 The Yearling (1946)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gregory Peck &
Jane Wyman
14.10 501.9 501.90 40.2 81 07 / 02 99.2
268 The Egg and I (1947) Claudette Colbert &
Fred MacMurray
14.90 502.2 502.20 40.2 74 01 / 00 95.8
267 Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Daniel Radcliffe &
Emma Watson
249.50 502.3 1,603.60 40.2 86 02 / 00 98.6
270 Back to the Future Part II (1989) Michael J. Fox 159.10 501.0 1,173.20 40.1 71 01 / 00 95.1
271 Modern Times (1936) Charles Chaplin 10.00 500.0 500.00 40.0 94 00 / 00 99.1
275 Mission: Impossible II (2000) Tom Cruise 215.40 499.6 1,267.10 40.0 60 00 / 00 91.4
274 Funny Girl (1968)
AA Best Picture Nom
Barbra Streisand &
Walter Pidgeon
52.40 499.6 499.60 40.0 82 08 / 01 99.2
272 Tom Sawyer (1930) Jackie Coogan 8.00 500.0 500.00 40.0 62 00 / 00 92.0
276 Rush Hour 2 (2001) Jackie Chan &
Chris Tucker
225.20 498.2 766.30 39.9 60 00 / 00 91.2
280 King Kong (1933) Fay Wray &
Bruce Cabot
9.10 496.9 772.90 39.8 89 00 / 00 98.8
282 The Country Girl (1954)
AA Best Picture Nom
Bing Crosby &
Grace Kelly
18.30 496.9 496.90 39.8 77 07 / 02 98.9
281 The Glenn Miller Story (1954) James Stewart 18.30 496.9 496.90 39.8 79 03 / 01 97.6
279 Apollo 13 (1995)
AA Best Picture Nom
Tom Hanks &
Directed by Ron Howard
173.10 497.3 1,018.60 39.8 86 09 / 02 99.5
277 Patton (1970)
AA Best Picture Win
George C. Scott 61.70 498.0 498.00 39.8 90 10 / 07 100.0
278 Apocalypse Now (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
Marlon Brando &
Martin Sheen
99.90 497.4 1,047.90 39.8 88 08 / 02 99.6
283 Fatal Attraction (1987)
AA Best Picture Nom
Glenn Close &
Michael Douglas
154.60 494.4 1,017.10 39.6 74 06 / 00 98.2
285 Liar Liar (1997) Jim Carrey 181.40 494.0 824.40 39.5 76 00 / 00 96.3
287 Zootopia (2016) Jason Bateman 341.30 493.2 1,479.50 39.5 87 01 / 01 98.6
286 To Sir, with Love (1967) Sidney Poitier 47.80 493.3 493.30 39.5 83 00 / 00 97.8
284 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) Kristen Stewart &
Robert Pattinson
296.60 494.4 1,183.00 39.5 40 00 / 00 83.8
288 Welcome Stranger (1947) Bing Crosby &
Barry Fitzgerald
14.60 493.1 493.10 39.4 56 00 / 00 89.6
289 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) Kevin Costner &
Morgan Freeman
165.50 491.4 1,159.40 39.3 61 01 / 00 92.0
290 The Aristocats (1970) Disney Animated Movies 60.60 488.8 488.80 39.1 68 00 / 00 93.9
I know when to update this page….when ever a current movie reaches the $350.00 domestic mark that means it has reached the mighty 40 million tickets sold mark.
 
By request we also have produced a Top 250 Worldwide Box Office Movie List.
Steve Lensman’s Top 100 Ticket Selling Movies…Lots of Great Posters in this video.
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  1. BOB to STEVE - TRANSFER PART 3 says:
    January 7, 2020 at 4:51 am

    BOB to STEVE Part 3
    January 6, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    MY PICK OF THE 19 BEST ENTRIES: STILLS

    1/Lawrence
    2/Close Encounters
    3/Dark Knight Rises
    4/Lobby card for White Christmas
    5/Lion King
    6/Newman/McQueen/Dunaway relaxing on set
    7/Lord of the Rings 03
    8/Pirates of the Caribbean 2006
    9/Samson & Delilah
    10/Goldfinger
    11/ET
    12/Independence Day
    13/Jurassic Park
    14/Chuck in chariot
    15/Empire Strikes Back
    16/Avatar
    17/Jaws
    18/”Behold the power of the Lord!”
    19/Cleopatra

    BIGGEST SURPRISE: After all the fuss and ballyhoo Dire Hard didn’t make the cut. Christmas will never be the same again!
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  2. BOB to STEVE TRANSFER PART 2 says:
    January 7, 2020 at 4:39 am

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    BOB to STEVE Part 2
    January 6, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    HI STEVE: Great to hear from you again and I hope the NY goes smoothly for you. I for one am quite happy with your ‘Extended Play’ video.

    MY PICK OF THE 20 BEST ENTRIES:POSTERS
    1/Foreign language one for Bridge on River Kawi
    2/Poseidon Adventure
    3/Lawrence
    4/The Kid
    5/6th Sense
    6/Spiderman 2
    7/2nd one for Batman 1989
    8/Ben Hur 1925
    9/Two for Samson and Delilah
    10/foreign language one for Cleopatra
    11/2nd one for Butch Cassidy
    12/Big Parade
    13/Birth of a Nation
    14/Black Panther
    15/foreign language one for Mary Poppins
    16/This is the Army
    17/entire set for Gone with the Wind
    18/Two for Dark Knight 2008
    19/Entire set for Star Wars 1977
    20/Most of the other Star Wars movies.

    NOTES 1/For Bridge on River Kwai Golden Holden got top billing on all posters and on screen. However the two Brits Hawkins and Guinness seem to have agreed to share the 2nd spot on the posters with Jack coming 2nd on some of them and Alec in 2nd place on others. Currently IMDB has a Guinness/Hawkins poster whereas Wikipedia has the Hawkins/Guinness version which is favoured by you.

    2/Overall in your video many of the posters for even some of the most famous films are unique in my experience. Well done.
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  3. STEVE to BOB TRANSFER says:
    January 7, 2020 at 4:37 am

    Steve Lensman
    January 6, 2020 at 3:32 pm

    Happy New Year Bob! This new video was an experiment to see if my style of video can sustain a longer format. Bruce’s stats came in useful. Though like you say they are estimates, a rough impression of what the most watched movies looked like and where they stand.

    My next video will also be lengthy and will be uploaded next monday. A mixture of sources this time including my calculations.
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  4. BOB to STEVE TRANSFER says:
    January 7, 2020 at 4:33 am

    BOB to STEVE – Ticket Sales Video
    January 6, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    So you think you are good enough to beat The Work Horse at his own game, do you? You fairly sneaked that one in and just as HE was boasting about giving us material without stats.

    Still it was a nice way to start off the New Year, a pictorial and statistical run down of the 100 most popular films of all time. I will in Parts 2 and 3 comment on just the merits as I perceive them of the posters and stills and will avoid any judgement as to whether I think any of the movies concerned deserved to be a big ticket seller.

    I should add that box office statistical historians and indeed Box Office Mojo caution that whilst ticket sales are the best way of measuring a movie’s popularity, multiplying a movie’s ticket sales in past years by the average price of a ticket today is not in itself, for numerous reasons, a completely foolproff way of determining every film’s inflation adjusted gross, though that is the practice employed by many inflation adjusting sites and agencies. Here are a few of the drawbacks.

    1/Many films can draw large children’s audiences for whom tickets are cheaper than they are for adult audiences and therefore below the average ticket price.

    2/Some films are able to charge especially high prices on initial release – Godpop 1972 is one example – and therefore those tickets are priced above the average.

    3/I note your figures reflect just domestic ticket sales; and indeed most if not all tables ranking the supposedly most popular films exclude foreign sales. The latter could make a great difference to the rankings. For example (1) domestic grosses for Bond films have traditionally been just one third of the worldwide earnings of those movies (2) Chuck’s 10 Commandments attracted 262 million worldwide ticket sales.
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  5. BOB to STEVE - TRANSFER says:
    January 7, 2020 at 4:29 am

    BOB to STEVE – Ticket Sales Video
    January 6, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    So you think you are good enough to beat The Work Horse at his own game, do you? You fairly sneaked that one in and just as HE was boasting about giving us material without stats.

    Still it was a nice way to start off the New Year, a pictorial and statistical run down of the 100 most popular films of all time. I will in Parts 2 and 3 comment on just the merits as I perceive them of the posters and stills and will avoid any judgement as to whether I think any of the movies concerned deserved to be a big ticket seller.

    I should add that box office statistical historians and indeed Box Office Mojo caution that whilst ticket sales are the best way of measuring a movie’s popularity, multiplying a movie’s ticket sales in past years by the average price of a ticket today is not in itself, for numerous reasons, a completely foolproff way of determining every film’s inflation adjusted gross, though that is the practice employed by many inflation adjusting sites and agencies. Here are a few of the drawbacks.

    1/Many films can draw large children’s audiences for whom tickets are cheaper than they are for adult audiences and therefore below the average ticket price.

    2/Some films are able to charge especially high prices on initial release – Godpop 1972 is one example – and therefore those tickets are priced above the average.

    3/I note your figures reflect just domestic ticket sales; and indeed most if not all tables ranking the supposedly most popular films exclude foreign sales. The latter could make a great difference to the rankings. For example (1) domestic grosses for Bond films have traditionally been just one third of the worldwide earnings of those movies (2) Chuck’s 10 Commandments attracted 262 million worldwide ticket sales.
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