August 13th, 2006

Highest Grossing Movies

Posted in Trivia by DavidE

What are the highest grossing movies of all time? They may not be the ones you expect — if you adjust the ticket prices for inflation. Here’s the top 10 list using adjusted gross earnings, according to Box Office Mojo:

1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
$1,293,085,600 (unadjusted: $198,676,459)

2. Star Wars (1977)
$1,139,965,400 (unadjusted: $460,998,007)

3. The Sound of Music (1965)
$911,458,400 (unadjusted: $158,671,368)

4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
$907,867,700 (unadjusted: $435,110,554)

5. The Ten Commandments (1956)
$838,400,000 (unadjusted: $65,500,000)

6. Titanic (1997)
$821,413,700 (unadjusted: $600,788,188)

7. Jaws (1975)
$819,704,400 (unadjusted: $260,000,000)

8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
$794,466,900 (unadjusted: $111,721,910)

9. The Exorcist (1973)
$707,639,500 (unadjusted: $232,671,011)

10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
$697,600,000 (unadjusted: $184,925,486)

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