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150 Top Grossing U.S. Films Source: www.boxofficereport.com, updated March 21, 2010

Rank Film Release Date Gross 116 Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Disney/RKO) 12/21/1937 $184,925,485 101 Gone With the Wind (MGM) 12/15/1939 $198,676,459 97 The Exorcist (Warner Bros.) 12/26/1973 $204,671,011 48 Jaws (Universal) 6/20/1975 $260,000,000 4 (Fox) 5/25/1977 $460,998,007 112 Grease (Paramount) 6/16/1978 $188,389,888 38 The Empire Strikes Back (Fox) 5/21/1980 $290,271,960 60 (Paramount) 6/12/1981 $242,374,454 6 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Universal) 6/11/1982 $435,110,554 135 Tootsie (Columbia) 12/17/1982 $177,200,000 29 Return of the Jedi (Fox) 5/25/1983 $309,306,177 131 Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (Paramount) 5/23/1984 $179,870,271 63 Ghostbusters (Columbia) 6/8/1984 $238,632,124 64 (Paramount) 12/5/1984 $234,760,478 88 Back to the Future (Universal) 7/3/1985 $210,609,762 136 (Paramount) 5/16/1986 $176,786,701 140 Crocodile Dundee (Paramount) 9/26/1986 $174,803,506 146 Rain Man (MGM) 12/16/1988 $172,825,435 105 Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Para) 5/24/1989 $197,171,806 53 Batman (Warner Bros.) 6/23/1989 $252,101,924 132 Pretty Woman (Disney) 3/23/1990 $178,406,268 78 Ghost (Paramount) 7/13/1990 $217,631,306 117 Dances With Wolves (Orion) 11/9/1990 $184,208,848 40 (Fox) 11/16/1990 $285,761,243 96 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (TriStar) 7/3/1991 $204,843,345 148 Beauty and the Beast (Disney) 11/13/1991 $171,350,553 80 Aladdin (Disney) 11/11/1992 $217,350,219 142 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Fox) 11/20/1992 $173,585,516 15 Jurassic Park (Universal) 6/11/1993 $357,067,947 119 The Fugitive (Warner Bros.) 8/6/1993 $183,875,760 75 Mrs. Doubtfire (Fox) 11/24/1993 $219,195,051 20 (Disney) 6/15/1994 $328,541,776 19 Forrest Gump (Paramount) 7/6/1994 $329,694,499 118 Batman Forever (Warner Bros.) 6/16/1995 $184,134,591 141 Apollo 13 (Universal) 6/30/1995 $173,837,933 110 Toy Story (Disney) 11/22/1995 $191,796,233 61 Twister (Warner Bros.) 5/10/1996 $241,721,524 126 Mission: Impossible (Paramount) 5/22/1996 $180,981,866 30 Independence Day (Fox) 7/3/1996 $306,169,268

Your Name Here CS151-?? File Name Here 124 Liar Liar (Universal) 3/21/1997 $181,410,615 68 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Universal) 5/23/1997 $229,086,679 55 Men In Black (Sony) 7/2/1997 $250,690,539 145 Air Force One (Sony) 7/25/1997 $172,956,409 2 Titanic (Paramount) 12/19/1997 $600,788,188 99 Armageddon (Disney) 7/1/1998 $201,578,182 137 There’s Something About Mary (Fox) 7/15/1998 $176,489,600 82 Saving Private Ryan (DreamWorks) 7/24/1998 $216,335,085 147 (Warner Bros.) 3/31/1999 $171,479,930 7 The Phantom Menace (Fox) 5/19/1999 $431,088,295 94 Austin Powers 2 (New Line) 6/11/1999 $206,040,086 149 Tarzan (Disney) 6/16/1999 $171,091,819 34 The Sixth Sense (Disney) 8/6/1999 $293,506,292 57 Toy Story 2 (Disney) 11/19/1999 $245,852,179 113 Gladiator (DreamWorks) 5/5/2000 $187,705,427 84 Mission: Impossible II (Paramount) 5/24/2000 $215,409,889 123 The Perfect Storm (Warner Bros.) 6/30/2000 $182,618,434 47 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Universal) 11/17/2000 $260,044,825 122 What Women Want (Paramount) 12/15/2000 $182,811,707 67 Cast Away (Fox) 12/22/2000 $233,632,142 98 The Mummy Returns (Universal) 5/4/2001 $202,019,785 44 Shrek (DreamWorks) 5/18/2001 $267,665,011 102 Pearl Harbor (Disney) 5/25/2001 $198,542,554 125 Jurassic Park III (Universal) 7/18/2001 $181,171,875 128 Planet of the Apes (Fox) 7/27/2001 $180,011,740 72 2 (New Line) 8/3/2001 $226,164,286 51 Monsters, Inc. (Disney) 11/2/2001 $255,873,250 24 Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (Warner Bros.) 11/16/2001 $317,575,550 120 Ocean’s Eleven (Warner Bros.) 12/7/2001 $183,417,150 26 The Fellowship of the Ring (New Line) 12/19/2001 $314,776,170 150 A Beautiful Mind (Universal) 12/21/2001 $170,742,341 138 Ice Age (Fox) 3/15/2002 $176,387,405 62 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (IFC Films) 4/19/2002 $241,438,208 9 Spider-Man (Sony) 5/3/2002 $403,706,375 27 Attack of the Clones (Fox) 5/16/2002 $310,676,740 111 Men in Black II (Sony) 7/3/2002 $190,418,803 86 Austin Powers in Goldmember (New Line) 7/26/2002 $213,243,573 69 Signs (Disney) 8/2/2002 $227,966,634 45 Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros.) 11/15/2002 $261,988,482 16 The Two Towers (New Line) 12/18/2002 $341,786,758 85 X2: X-Men United (Fox) 5/2/2003 $214,949,694 41 The Matrix Reloaded (Warner Bros.) 5/15/2003 $281,553,689 59 Bruce Almighty (Universal) 5/23/2003 $242,743,849 17 (Disney) 5/30/2003 $339,714,978

Your Name Here CS151-?? File Name Here 31 Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney) 7/9/2003 $305,413,918 143 Elf (New Line) 11/7/2003 $173,398,518 12 The Return of the King (New Line) 12/17/2003 $377,027,325 14 The Passion of the Christ (Newmarket) 2/25/2004 $370,773,867 5 Shrek 2 (DreamWorks) 5/19/2004 $436,721,703 114 The Day After Tomorrow (Fox) 5/28/2004 $186,740,799 56 Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner Bros.) 6/4/2004 $249,538,952 13 Spider-Man 2 (Sony) 6/30/2004 $373,524,485 139 The Bourne Supremacy (Universal) 7/23/2004 $176,087,450 46 (Disney) 11/5/2004 $261,441,092 127 The Polar Express (Warner Bros.) 11/10/2004 $180,806,128 144 National Treasure (Disney) 11/19/2004 $173,008,894 42 (Universal) 12/22/2004 $279,200,300 133 Hitch (Sony) 2/11/2005 $177,784,257 11 Revenge of the Sith (Fox) 5/19/2005 $380,270,577 108 Madagascar (DreamWorks) 5/27/2005 $193,202,933 115 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Fox) 6/10/2005 $186,336,279 95 Batman Begins (Warner Bros.) 6/15/2005 $205,343,774 66 War of the Worlds (Paramount) 6/29/2005 $234,280,354 92 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Warner Bros.) 7/15/2005 $206,459,076 90 Wedding Crashers (New Line) 7/15/2005 $209,218,368 39 Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (Warner Bros.) 11/18/2005 $290,013,036 37 The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (Disney) 12/9/2005 $291,710,957 76 King Kong (Universal) 12/14/2005 $218,135,136 107 Ice Age: The Meltdown (Fox) 3/31/2006 $195,330,621 79 The Da Vinci Code (Sony) 5/19/2006 $217,536,138 65 X-Men: The Last Stand (Fox) 5/26/2006 $234,362,462 58 Cars (Disney) 6/9/2006 $244,082,982 100 Superman Returns (Warner Bros.) 6/28/2006 $200,081,192 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Disney) 7/7/2006 $423,315,812 104 Happy Feet (Warner Bros.) 11/17/2006 $198,000,317 54 Night at the Museum (Fox) 12/22/2006 $250,863,268 87 300 (Warner Bros.) 3/9/2007 $210,614,939 18 Spider-Man 3 (Sony) 5/4/2007 $336,530,303 21 Shrek the Third (Paramount/DreamWorks) 5/18/2007 $322,719,944 28 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Disney) 5/25/2007 $309,420,425 93 Ratatouille (Disney) 6/29/2007 $206,445,654 22 Transformers (Paramount/DreamWorks) 7/3/2007 $319,246,193 36 Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros.) 7/11/2007 $292,004,738 121 The Simpsons Movie (Fox) 7/27/2007 $183,135,014 71 The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal) 8/3/2007 $227,471,070 81 Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) 12/14/2007 $217,326,974 50 I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) 12/14/2007 $256,393,010 74 National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) 12/21/2007 $219,964,115

Your Name Here CS151-?? File Name Here 23 Iron Man (Paramount) 5/2/2008 $318,412,101 25 Indiana Jones 4 (Paramount) 5/22/2008 $317,101,119 83 Kung Fu Panda (Paramount/DreamWorks) 6/6/2008 $215,434,591 73 WALL•E (Disney) 6/27/2008 $223,808,164 70 Hancock (Sony) 7/2/2008 $227,946,274 3 The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) 7/18/2008 $533,345,358 129 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Paramount/DreamWorks) 11/7/2008 $180,010,950 109 Twilight (Summit) 11/21/2008 $192,769,854 103 Monsters vs. Aliens (Paramount/DreamWorks) 3/27/2009 $198,351,526 130 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox) 5/1/2009 $179,883,157 49 Star Trek (Paramount) 5/8/2009 $257,730,019 134 Night at the Museum 2 (Fox) 5/22/2009 $177,243,721 35 UP (Disney) 5/29/2009 $293,004,164 43 The Hangover (Warner Bros.) 6/5/2009 $277,322,503 10 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Para/DWorks) 6/24/2009 $402,111,870 106 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Fox) 7/1/2009 $196,573,705 32 Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (Warner Bros.) 7/15/2009 $301,959,197 52 The Blind Side (Warner Bros.) 11/20/2009 $252,736,267 33 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Summit) 11/20/2009 $296,301,843 Top 1 Avatar (Fox) 12/18/2009 $730,270,443 grossing 77 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) 12/23/2009 $217,963,072 movie of all 91 Sherlock Holmes (Warner Bros.) 12/25/2009 $207,401,207 89 Alice in Wonderland (Disney) 3/5/2010 $209,339,432

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