List of successful films in the United States
The following films have been shown successful in the United States . Most of them are American, but occasionally also foreign productions. The ten best-selling films of each cinema year are shown. All figures refer to domestic revenue.
Until 1940
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation (Birth of a Nation) | Epoch | 100,000 | 9,283,673 | |
| 1920 | Far to the east (Way Down East) | United Artists | 700,000 | 4,500,000 | |
| 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) | metro | 800,000 | ||
| 1923 | The Ten Commandments (The Ten Commandments) | Paramount | 1,800,000 | ||
| 1925 | The Big Parade (The Big Parade) | MGM | 245,000 | 5,120,791 | 5,000,000 |
| 1926 | Aloma, the flower of the South Seas (Aloma of the South Seas) | Paramount | 3,000,000 | ||
| 1927 | The Jazz Singer (The Jazz Singer) | Warner bros. | |||
| 1928 | The Singing Fool (The Singing Fool) | 422,000 | 3,000,000 | ||
| 1929 | The Broadway Melody (The Broadway Melody) | MGM | 379,000 | 2,808,000 | |
| 1930 | Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer) | Paramount | 11,000,000 | ||
| 1930 | Hellflier (Hells Angels) | United Artists | 3,950,000 | ||
| 1931 | Frankenstein (Frankenstein) | Universal | 291,000 | 12,000,000 | |
| 1933 | King Kong and the White Woman (King Kong) | RKO | 670,000 | 1,700,000 | |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night (It Happened One Night) | Columbia | 325,000 | 2,000,000 | |
| 1935 | I dance myself into your heart (Top Hat) | RKO | 609,000 | 1,782,000 | |
| 1936 | How to Be a Detective (How to Be a Detective) | MGM | |||
| 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) | RKO | 2,000,000 | 41,634,000 | |
| 1938 | The Dawn Patrol (The Dawn Patrol) | Warner bros. | |||
| 1938 | Survivalist (You Can not Take It With You) | Columbia | 1,644,736 | 2,137,575 | |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band (Alexander's Ragtime Band) | 20th Century Fox | 2,000,000 | ||
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind (Gone With the Wind) | MGM | 3,900,000 | 77.641.106 | 169.257.611 |
| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz (The Wizard of Oz) | MGM | 2,777,000 | 4,544,851 | 9,907,775 |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) | RKO | 1,800,000 | 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 |
| 1939 | Jesse James, Man Without a Law (Jesse James) | 20th Century Fox | 1,600,000 | approx. 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Columbia | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 |
| 1940 | Pinocchio (Pinocchio) | RKO | 2,600,000 | 32,957,000 | 71,846,260 |
| 1940 | Fantasia (Fantasia) | RKO | 2,280,000 | 28,660,000 | 62,478,800 |
| 1940 | The Daredevil (Boom Town) | MGM | 2,000,000 | 4,586,415 | 9,998,385 |
| 1940 | Rebecca (Rebecca) | United Artists | 1,288,000 | 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 |
| 1940 | Land of the Wicked (Santa Fe Trail) | Warner bros. | 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 |
1941-1950
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Sergeant York (Sergeant York) | Warner bros. | 6.135.707 | 13,375,841 | |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber (Dive Bomber) | Warner bros. | approx. 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 | |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk (Honky Tonk) | MGM | approx. 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 | |
| 1941 | The Night Before the Wedding (The Philadelphia Story) | MGM | approx. 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 | |
| 1941 | A Yank in the RAF (A Yank in the RAF) | 20th Century Fox | approx. 1,500,000 | 3,000,000 | |
| 1942 | Bambi (Bambi) | RKO | 47,265,000 | 103.037.700 | |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver (Mrs. Miniver) | MGM | 5,390,009 | 11.750.220 | |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy (Yankee Doodle Dandy) | Warner bros. | 4,719,681 | 10.288.905 | |
| 1942 | Years found (Random Harvest) | MGM | 4,665,501 | 10,170,792 | |
| 1942 | Casablanca (Casablanca) | Warner bros. | 4,145,178 | 9,036,488 | |
| 1943 | This Is the Army (This is the Army) | 8,301,000 | 18.096.180 | ||
| 1943 | Whom the Bell Tolls (For Whom the Bell Tolls) | 2,000,000 | 7,100,000 | 15,478,000 | |
| 1943 | Outlaw (The Outlaw) | 5,075,000 | 11,063,500 | ||
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette (The Song of Bernadette) | 5,000,000 | 10,900,000 | ||
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen (Stage Door Canteen) | 4,339,532 | 9.460.180 | ||
| 1944 | The way to happiness (Going My Way) | 6,500,000 | 14,170,000 | ||
| 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis (Meet Me in St. Louis) | 5.132.202 | 11,188,200 | ||
| 1944 | When you said goodbye (Since You Went Away) | 2,400,000 | 4,924,756 | 10,735,968 | |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo) | 4,471,080 | 9,746,954 | ||
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover (The White Cliffs of Dover) | 4,045,250 | 8,818,645 | ||
| 1945 | False Shame (Mom and Dad) | Hallmark | 16,000,000 | ||
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's (The Bells of St. Mary's) | RKO | 8,000,000 | ||
| 1945 | Deadly Sin (Leave Her to Heaven) | 20th Century Fox | 5,505,000 | ||
| 1945 | I fight for you (Spellbound) | United Artists | 4,971,000 | ||
| 1945 | Hollywood Vacation (Anchors Aweigh) | MGM | 4,779,000 | ||
| 1945 | The decision (The Valley of Decision) | MGM | 4,567,000 | ||
| 1945 | Weekend at the Waldorf (Week-End at the Waldorf) | MGM | 4,366,000 | ||
| 1945 | Honeymoon for three (Thrill of a Romance) | MGM | 4,338,000 | ||
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend (The Lost Weekend) | Paramount | 4,300,000 | ||
| 1945 | Playing with Fate (Saratoga Trunk) | Warner bros. | 4,250,000 | ||
| 1946 | Uncle Remus' Wonderland (Song of the South) | Disney / RKO | 29,229,000 | ||
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives (The Best Years of Our Lives) | RKO | 11,300,000 | ||
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun (Duel in the Sun) | Selznick | 11,300,000 | ||
| 1946 | The jazz singer (The Jolson Story) | Columbia | 7,600,000 | ||
| 1946 | Blue is the sky (Blue Skies) | Paramount | 5,700,000 | ||
| 1946 | Spring of Life (The Yearling) | MGM | 5,568,000 | ||
| 1946 | The Razor's Edge (The Razor's Edge) | 20th Century Fox | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1946 | Notorious (Notorious) | RKO | 4,800,000 | ||
| 1946 | Until the clouds pass by (Till the Clouds Roll By) | MGM | 4,762,000 | ||
| 1946 | The Road to Utopia (Road to Utopia) | Paramount | 4,500,000 | ||
| 1947 | Everything goes better with singing (Welcome Stranger) | Paramount | 6,100,000 | ||
| 1947 | Love is not that simple (The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer) | RKO | 5,500,000 | ||
| 1947 | The Egg and I (The Egg and I) | Universal | 5,500,000 | ||
| 1947 | The Undefeated (Unconquered) | Paramount | 5,250,000 | ||
| 1947 | Our Life With Father | Warner bros. | 5,057,000 | ||
| 1947 | Amber the great courtesan (Forever Amber) | 20th Century Fox | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1947 | Road to Rio (Road to Rio) | Paramount | 4,500,000 | ||
| 1947 | Typhoon (Green Dolphin Street) | MGM | 4,384,000 | ||
| 1947 | It started in Schneider's opera house (Mother Wore Tights) | 20th Century Fox | 4,100,000 | ||
| 1947 | Love in Shackles (Cass Timberlane) | MGM | 3,983,000 | ||
| 1948 | The Red Shoes (The Red Shoes) | Eagle-Lion | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1948 | Red River (Red River) | United Artists | 4,507,000 | ||
| 1948 | His angel with the two pistols (The Paleface) | Paramount | 4,500,000 | ||
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers) | MGM | 4,307,000 | ||
| 1948 | Easter Parade (Easter Parade) | MGM | 4,190,000 | ||
| 1948 | Silent Lips (Johnny Belinda) | Warner bros. | 4,100,000 | ||
| 1948 | Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc) | RKO | 4,100,000 | ||
| 1948 | The Snake Pit (The Snake Pit) | 20th Century Fox | 4,100,000 | ||
| 1948 | I kiss your hand, Madame (The Emperor Waltz) | Paramount | 4,000,000 | ||
| 1948 | Vortex around Judy (A Date with Judy) | MGM | 3,700,000 | ||
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah (Samson and Delilah) | Paramount | 11,500,000 | ||
| 1949 | Kesselschlacht (film) (Battleground) | MGM | 5,051,000 | ||
| 1949 | Jolson Sings Again (Jolson Sings Again) | Columbia | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1949 | You were our comrade (Sands of Iwo Jima) | Republic | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1949 | I was a male war bride (I was a male war bride ) | 20th Century Fox | 4,100,000 | ||
| 1949 | The Stratton Story (The Stratton Story) | MGM | 4,025,000 | ||
| 1949 | Pinky (pinky) | 20th Century Fox | 3,800,000 | ||
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere can do everything better (Mr. Belvedere Goes to College) | 20th Century Fox | 3,700,000 | ||
| 1949 | Little Brave Jo (Little Women) | MGM | 3,600,000 | ||
| 1949 | Neptune's Daughter (Neptune's Daughter) | MGM | 3,500,000 | ||
| 1950 | Cinderella (Cinderella) | Disney / RKO | 41,087,000 | ||
| 1950 | King Solomon's Mines (King Solomon's Mines) | MGM | 5,586,000 | ||
| 1950 | Duel in the ring (Annie Get Your Gun) | MGM | 4,919,000 | ||
| 1950 | Cheaper by the dozen (Cheaper By the Dozen) | 20th Century Fox | 4,425,000 | ||
| 1950 | It's not from yesterday (Born Yesterday) | Columbia | 4,115,000 | ||
| 1950 | Father of the Bride (Father of the Bride) | MGM | 4,054,000 | ||
| 1950 | The Broken Arrow | 20th Century Fox | 3,600,000 | ||
| 1950 | War with the Army (At War With the Army) | Paramount | 3,300,000 | ||
| 1950 | All About Eve (All About Eve) | 20th Century Fox | 3,100,000 | ||
| 1950 | The Rebel (The Flame and the Arrow) | Warner bros. | 3,000,000 | ||
| 1950 | Francis (Francis) | Universal | 3,000,000 |
1951-1960
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Quo Vadis? (Quo Vadis) | MGM | 11,902,000 | ||
| 1951 | Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) | Disney / RKO | 7,196,000 | ||
| 1951 | Mississippi Melody (Show Boat) | MGM | 5,533,000 | ||
| 1951 | End stop Sehnsucht (A Streetcar Named Desire) | Warner bros. | 4,800,000 | ||
| 1951 | David and Bathsheba (David and Bathsheba) | 20th Century Fox | 4,720,000 | ||
| 1951 | The Great Caruso (The Great Caruso) | MGM | 4,531,000 | ||
| 1951 | African Queen (The African Queen) | United Artists | 4,300,000 | ||
| 1951 | An American in Paris (An American in Paris) | MGM | 4,213,000 | ||
| 1951 | That's My Boy (That's My Boy) | Paramount | 3,800,000 | ||
| 1951 | Strangers on a train (Strangers on a Train) | Warner bros. | 3,500,000 | ||
| 1952 | This is Cinerama (This Is Cinerama) | Cinerama | 15,400,000 | ||
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth (The Greatest Show on Earth) | Paramount | 14,000,000 | ||
| 1952 | Snow on Kilimanjaro (The Snows of Kilimanjaro) | 20th Century Fox | 6,500,000 | ||
| 1952 | Ivanhoe - The Black Knight (Ivanhoe) | MGM | 6,258,000 | ||
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen and the Dancer (Hans Christian Andersen) | RKO | 6,000,000 | ||
| 1952 | Seemann pass on (Sailor Beware) | Paramount | 4,300,000 | ||
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge (Moulin Rouge) | United Artists | 4,252,000 | ||
| 1952 | You're supposed to be my lucky star (Singin 'in the Rain) | MGM | 4,221,000 | ||
| 1952 | Terror of the Division (Jumping Jacks) | Paramount | 4,000,000 | ||
| 1952 | The Winner (The Quiet Man) | Republic | 3,800,000 | ||
| 1953 | Peter pan (peter pan) | Disney / RKO | 37,584,000 | ||
| 1953 | The Robe (The Robe) | 20th Century Fox | 17,500,000 | ||
| 1953 | Here to Eternity (From Here to Eternity) | Columbia | 12,200,000 | ||
| 1953 | Professor Bondi's Cabinet (House of Wax) | Warner bros. | 9,500,000 | ||
| 1953 | My great friend Shane (Shane) | Paramount | 9,000,000 | ||
| 1953 | The Glenn Miller Story (The Glenn Miller Story) | Universal | 7,591,000 | ||
| 1953 | How to catch a millionaire? (How to Marry a Millionaire) | 20th Century Fox | 7,300,000 | ||
| 1953 | Blondes preferred (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) | 20th Century Fox | 5,100,000 | ||
| 1953 | The Knights of the Round Table | MGM | 4,864,000 | ||
| 1953 | Salome | Columbia | 4,750,000 | ||
| 1954 | White Christmas (White Christmas) | Paramount | 12,000,000 | ||
| 1954 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Disney / RKO | 11,267,000 | ||
| 1954 | The rear window | Paramount / Universal | 9,812,000 | ||
| 1954 | The Caine was her destiny (The Caine Mutiny) | Columbia | 8,700,000 | ||
| 1954 | The Country Girl (The Country Girl) | Paramount | 6,500,000 | ||
| 1954 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) | MGM | 6,298,000 | ||
| 1954 | A new star in the sky (A Star is Born) | Warner bros. | 6,100,000 | ||
| 1954 | It's always day (The High and the Mighty) | Warner bros. | 6,100,000 | ||
| 1954 | The Magnificent Obsession | Universal | 5,200,000 | ||
| 1954 | Rhythm in the blood (There's No Business Like Show Business) | 20th Century Fox | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain) | 20th Century Fox | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1955 | Lady and the Tramp (Lady and the Tramp) | Disney | 40,249,000 | ||
| 1955 | Cinerama Holiday (Cinerama Holiday) | Cinerama | 12,000,000 | ||
| 1955 | No time for heroism (Mister Roberts) | Warner bros. | 8,500,000 | ||
| 1955 | Vacation Until You Wake Up (Battle Cry) | Warner bros. | 8,100,000 | ||
| 1955 | Oklahoma! (Oklahoma) | Magna / RKO | 7,100,000 | ||
| 1955 | Heavy Boys - Easy Girls (Guys and Dolls) | MGM | 6,875,000 | ||
| 1955 | Picnic (Picnic) | Columbia | 6,350,000 | ||
| 1955 | ... and not as a stranger (Not As a Stranger) | United Artists | 6,176,000 | ||
| 1955 | And tomorrow I'll cry (I'll Cry Tomorrow) | MGM | 6,004,000 | ||
| 1955 | The Sea Chase (The Sea Chase) | Warner bros. | 6,000,000 | ||
| 1955 | 7. Year Itch (The Seven Year Itch) | 20th Century Fox | 6,000,000 | ||
| 1955 | In secret matters of command (Strategic Air Command) | Paramount | 6,000,000 | ||
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments (The Ten Commandments) | Paramount | 43,000,000 | ||
| 1956 | In 80 days around the world (Around the World in 80 Days) | United Artists | 23,120,000 | ||
| 1956 | Giant (Giant) | Warner bros. | 14,000,000 | ||
| 1956 | The Seven Wonders of the World | Cinerama | 12,500,000 | ||
| 1956 | The King and I (The King and I) | 20th Century Fox | 8,500,000 | ||
| 1956 | Trapezoid (trapezoid) | United Artists | 7,269,000 | ||
| 1956 | War and Peace (War and Peace) | Paramount | 6,250,000 | ||
| 1956 | The top ten thousand (high society) | MGM | 5,878,000 | ||
| 1956 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | MGM | 5,712,000 | ||
| 1956 | Loved forever (The Eddy Duchin Story) | Columbia | 5,300,000 | ||
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (Bridge on the River Kwai) | Columbia | 17,195,000 | ||
| 1957 | Embers under the ashes (Peyton Place) | 20th Century Fox | 11,500,000 | ||
| 1957 | Sayonara (Sayonara) | Warner bros. | 10,500,000 | ||
| 1957 | His friend Jello (Old Yeller) | Disney | 10,050,000 | ||
| 1957 | The Land of the Rain Tree (Raintree County) | MGM | 5,963,000 | ||
| 1957 | In Another Country (A Farewell to Arms) | 20th Century Fox | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1957 | Hot Earth (Island In the Sun) | 20th Century Fox | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1957 | Two accounts (Gunfight at the OK Corral) | Paramount | 4,700,000 | ||
| 1957 | Pal Joey (Pal Joey) | Columbia | 4,700,000 | ||
| 1957 | Do not go too close to the water (Do not Go Near the Water) | MGM | 4,700,000 | ||
| 1958 | South Pacific | Magna / Fox | 17,500,000 | ||
| 1958 | The great aunt (Auntie Mame) | Warner bros. | 9,300,000 | ||
| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) | MGM | 8,785,000 | ||
| 1958 | Company duds (No Time For Sergeants) | Warner bros. | 7,500,000 | ||
| 1958 | Gigi (gigi) | MGM | 7,321,000 | ||
| 1958 | Sinbad seventh trip (The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad) | Columbia | 6,500,000 | ||
| 1958 | The Vikings (The Vikings) | United Artists | 6,283,000 | ||
| 1958 | Vertigo - From the realm of the dead (Vertigo) | Paramount / Universal | 5,306,000 | ||
| 1958 | The Young Lions (The Young Lions) | 20th Century Fox | 4,480,000 | ||
| 1958 | Damn They All (Some Came Running) | MGM | 4,442,000 | ||
| 1959 | Ben Hur (Ben-Hur) | MGM | 36,992,000 | ||
| 1959 | Sleeping Beauty (Sleeping Beauty) | Disney | 21,998,000 | ||
| 1959 | The Shaggy Dog (The Shaggy Dog) | Disney | 12,317,000 | ||
| 1959 | Company Petticoat (Operation Petticoat) | Universal | 9,322,000 | ||
| 1959 | The Secret of the Haunted Cave (Darby O'Gill and the Little People) | Disney | 8,336,000 | ||
| 1959 | Some Like It Hot (Some Like It Hot) | United Artists | 8,128,000 | ||
| 1959 | Bettgeflüster (Pillow Talk) | Universal | 7,670,000 | ||
| 1959 | The Invisible Third (North By Northwest) | MGM | 6,703,000 | ||
| 1959 | As long as there are people (Imitation of Life) | Universal | 6,418,000 | ||
| 1959 | Suddenly, Last Summer (Suddenly Last Summer) | Columbia | 6,375,000 | ||
| 1960 | Jungle of 1000 dangers (Swiss Family Robinson) | Disney | 20,178,000 | ||
| 1960 | Psycho (psycho) | Paramount / Universal | 11,200,000 | ||
| 1960 | Spartacus (Spartacus) | Universal | 11,100,000 | ||
| 1960 | Exodus (exodus) | United Artists | 8,332,000 | ||
| 1960 | Alamo (The Alamo) | United Artists | 7,919,000 | ||
| 1960 | Telephone Butterfield 8 (Butterfield 8) | MGM | 7,552,000 | ||
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong (The World of Suize Wong) | Paramount | 7,500,000 | ||
| 1960 | The apartment (The Apartment) | United Artists | 6,680,000 | ||
| 1960 | Frankie and his cronies (Ocean's Eleven) | Warner bros. | 5,650,000 | ||
| 1960 | Flinging Championship (Please Don't Eat the Daisies) | MGM | 5,369,000 |
1961-1970
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 101 Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians) | Disney | 68,648,000 | ||
| 1961 | West Side Story (West Side Story) | United Artists | 19,646,000 | ||
| 1961 | The Guns of Navarone (The Guns of Navarone) | Columbia | 13,000,000 | ||
| 1961 | El Cid (El Cid) | Allied Artists | 12,000,000 | ||
| 1961 | The Absent-Minded Professor (The Absent-Minded Professor) | Disney | 11,426,000 | ||
| 1961 | Announce the marriage of their parents (The Parent Trap) | Disney | 11,322,000 | ||
| 1961 | The sweet life (La Dolce Vita) | Astor / AIP | 8,000,000 | ||
| 1961 | A pajama for two (Lover Come Back) | Universal | 7,625,000 | ||
| 1961 | King of Kings (King of Kings) | MGM | 6,520,000 | ||
| 1961 | Bayou (Bayou / Poor White Trash) | CDA / United Artists | 6,000,000 | ||
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence of Arabia) | Columbia | 20,310,000 | ||
| 1962 | The Longest Day (The Longest Day) | 20th Century Fox | 17,600,000 | ||
| 1962 | The Adventures of Captain Grant (In Search of the Castaways) | Disney | 9,975,000 | ||
| 1962 | Music Man (The Music Man) | Warner bros. | 8,100,000 | ||
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink (That Touch of Mink) | Universal | 7,942,000 | ||
| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty (Mutiny on the Bounty) | MGM | 7,410,000 | ||
| 1962 | Who disturbs the nightingale (To Kill a Mockingbird) | Universal | 7,112,000 | ||
| 1962 | Hatari! (Hatari) | Paramount | 7,000,000 | ||
| 1962 | Gypsy - Queen of the Night (Gypsy) | Warner bros. | 6,000,000 | ||
| 1962 | Champagne in Paris (Bon Voyage) | Disney | 5,000,000 | ||
| 1963 | Cleopatra (Cleopatra) | 20th Century Fox | 26,000,000 | ||
| 1963 | That was the Wild West (How the West Was Won) | Cinerama / MGM | 20,933,000 | ||
| 1963 | A totally, totally crazy world (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World) | United Artists | 20,850,000 | ||
| 1963 | Tom Jones - Between Bed and Gallows (Tom Jones) | United Artists / Goldwyn | 17,070,000 | ||
| 1963 | The girl Irma la Douce (Irma La Douce) | United Artists | 11,922,000 | ||
| 1963 | The Witch and the Wizard (The Sword in the Stone) | Disney | 10,475,000 | ||
| 1963 | The timpanist can't help it (Son of Flubber) | Disney | 10,450,000 | ||
| 1963 | James Bond - 007 is chasing Dr. No (Dr. No) | United Artists | 6,435,000 | ||
| 1963 | Charade (charade) | Universal | 6,363,000 | ||
| 1963 | Bye Bye Birdie (Bye Bye Birdie) | Columbia | 6,200,000 | ||
| 1964 | Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) | Disney | 45,000,000 | ||
| 1964 | My Fair Lady (My Fair Lady) | Warner bros. | 34,000,000 | ||
| 1964 | James Bond 007 - Goldfinger (Goldfinger) | United Artists | 22,998,000 | ||
| 1964 | The Insatiable (The Carpet Baggers) | Paramount | 15,500,000 | ||
| 1964 | James Bond 007 - From Russia With Love | United Artists | 9,924,000 | ||
| 1964 | A Shot in the Dark (A Shot in the Dark) | United Artists | 6,748,000 | ||
| 1964 | Yeah Yeah Yeah (A Hard Day's Night) | United Artists | 6,165,000 | ||
| 1964 | Goldminer-Molly (The Unsinkable Molly Brown) | MGM | 6,040,000 | ||
| 1964 | The Pink Panther (The Pink Panther) | United Artists | 5,935,000 | ||
| 1964 | The Big Wolf Calls (Father Goose) | Universal | 5,455,000 | ||
| 1965 | My songs - my dreams (The Sound of Music) | 20th Century Fox | 79,975,000 | ||
| 1965 | Doctor Zhivago (Doctor Zhivago) | MGM | 60,954,000 | ||
| 1965 | James Bond 007 - Fireball (Thunderball) | United Artists | 28,621,000 | ||
| 1965 | The foolhardy men in their flying chests (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying ..) | 20th Century Fox | 14,000,000 | ||
| 1965 | Everything for the cat (That Darn Cat) | Disney | 12,628,000 | ||
| 1965 | The Great Race (The Great Race) | Warner bros. | 11,400,000 | ||
| 1965 | Cat Ballou - You should hang in Wyoming (Cat Ballou) | Columbia | 9,300,000 | ||
| 1965 | What's new, pussy? (What's New Pussycat) | United Artists | 8,469,000 | ||
| 1965 | The Man from the Great River (Shenandoah) | Universal | 7,771,000 | ||
| 1965 | Colonel of Ryan's Express (From Ryan's Express) | 20th Century Fox | 7,700,000 | ||
| 1966 | Hawaii (Hawaii) | United Artists | 15,553,000 | ||
| 1966 | The Bible (The Bible) | 20th Century Fox | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1966 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf) | Warner bros. | 14,500,000 | ||
| 1966 | Gunboat on the Yangtze River (The Sand Pebbles) | 20th Century Fox | 13,500,000 | ||
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons (A Man For All Seasons) | Columbia | 12,750,000 | ||
| 1966 | Robin Crusoe, the Amazon chief (Lt. Robin Crusoe, USN) | Disney | 10,164,000 | ||
| 1966 | The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming! (The Russians Are Coming, the Russians ..) | United Artists | 9,771,000 | ||
| 1966 | Grand Prix (Grand Prix) | MGM | 9,389,000 | ||
| 1966 | The Feared Four (The Professionals) | Columbia | 8,800,000 | ||
| 1966 | The seducer sends his regards (Alfie) | Paramount | 8,500,000 | ||
| 1967 | The Jungle Book (The Jungle Book) | Disney | 60,964,000 | ||
| 1967 | The Graduate (The Graduate) | Embassy / United Artists | 44,091,000 | ||
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) | Columbia | 25,500,000 | ||
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie and Clyde) | Warner Bros / 7 Arts | 22,800,000 | ||
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen (The Dirty Dozen) | MGM | 20,404,000 | ||
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls (Valley of the Dolls) | 20th Century Fox | 20,000,000 | ||
| 1967 | James Bond 007 You Only Live Twice | United Artists | 19,389,000 | ||
| 1967 | Young Thorns / Challenged (To Sir, With Love) | Columbia | 19,100,000 | ||
| 1967 | Modern Millie - Thoroughly Modern Millie | Universal | 15,455,000 | ||
| 1967 | Angels of Hell (Born Losers) | AIP | 14,750,000 | ||
| 1968 | Funny Girl (Funny Girl) | Columbia | 26,325,000 | ||
| 1968 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (001: A Space Odyssey) | MGM | 25,522,000 | ||
| 1968 | The Odd Couple (The Odd Couple) | Paramount | 20,000,000 | ||
| 1968 | Bullitt (bullitt) | Warner Bros. / 7 Arts | 19,000,000 | ||
| 1968 | Romeo and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet) | Paramount | 17,473,000 | ||
| 1968 | Oliver (Oliver) | Columbia | 16,800,000 | ||
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby (Rosemary's Baby) | Paramount | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1968 | Your, mine, our (Yours, Mine and Ours) | United Artists | 11,639,000 | ||
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter (The Lion in Winter) | Embassy | 10,006,000 | ||
| 1969 | Two Bandits (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) | 20th Century Fox | 45,953,000 | ||
| 1969 | A great beetle (The Love Bug) | Disney | 23,150,000 | ||
| 1969 | Asphalt Cowboy (Midnight Cowboy) | United Artists | 20,499,000 | ||
| 1969 | Easy Rider (Easy Rider) | Columbia | 19,100,000 | ||
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! (Film) (Hello Dolly) | 20th Century Fox | 15,200,000 | ||
| 1969 | Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice) | Columbia | 14,600,000 | ||
| 1969 | The wind pulls westwards (Paint Your Wagon) | Paramount | 14,500,000 | ||
| 1969 | The Marshal (True Grit) | Paramount | 14,250,000 | ||
| 1969 | The cactus flower (cactus flower) | Columbia | 11,850,000 | ||
| 1969 | To hell with innocence (Goodbye, Columbus) | Paramount | 10,500,000 | ||
| 1970 | Love Story (Love Story) | Paramount | 48,700,000 | ||
| 1970 | Airport (Airport) | Universal | 45,220,000 | ||
| 1970 | MASH (MASH) | 20th Century Fox | 36,720,000 | ||
| 1970 | Patton - Rebel in Uniform (Patton) | 20th Century Fox | 28,100,000 | ||
| 1970 | Aristocats (The Aristocats) | Disney | 26,462,000 | ||
| 1970 | Woodstock (Woodstock) | Warner bros. | 16,400,000 | ||
| 1970 | Little Big Man (Little Big Man) | NGP | 15,000,000 | ||
| 1970 | Ryan's Daughter (Ryan's Daughter) | MGM | 14,661,000 | ||
| 1970 | Torah! Torah! Torah! (Torah! Torah! Torah) | 20th Century Fox | 14,530,000 | ||
| 1970 | Catch-22 - The Bad Trick (Catch-22) | Paramount | 12,250,000 |
1971-1980
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Anatevka (Fiddler on the Roof) | United Artists | 38,261,000 | ||
| 1971 | Billy Jack (Billy Jack) | Warner bros. | 32,500,000 | ||
| 1971 | Focal Point Brooklyn (The French Connection) | 20th Century Fox | 26,315,000 | ||
| 1971 | Summer of '42 (Summer of '42) | Warner bros. | 20,500,000 | ||
| 1971 | James Bond 007 - Diamonds Are Forever | United Artists | 19,727,000 | ||
| 1971 | Dirty Harry (Dirty Harry) | Warner bros. | 18,000,000 | ||
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange (A Clockwork Orange) | Warner bros. | 17,000,000 | ||
| 1971 | The Art of Loving (Carnal Knowledge) | Embassy | 14,075,000 | ||
| 1971 | The Last Picture Show (The Last Picture Show) | Columbia | 13,100,000 | ||
| 1971 | The daredevil witch in her flying bed (Bedknobs and Broomsticks) | Disney | 11,426,000 | ||
| 1972 | The Godfather (The Godfather) | Paramount | 86,691,000 | ||
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure) | 20th Century Fox | 42,000,000 | ||
| 1972 | Is' what, doc? (What's Up, Doc) | Warner bros. | 28,000,000 | ||
| 1972 | Everyone is the first to die (Deliverance) | Warner bros. | 22,600,000 | ||
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson (Jeremiah Johnson) | Warner bros. | 21,900,000 | ||
| 1972 | Cabaret (cabaret) | Allied Artists | 20,250,000 | ||
| 1972 | Deep throating (Deep Throat) | Damiano | 20,000,000 | ||
| 1972 | Getaway (The Getaway) | NGP | 18,000,000 | ||
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues (Lady Sings the Blues) | Paramount | 9,666,000 | ||
| 1972 | Everything you always wanted to know about sex, but never dared to ask (Everything You Always Wanted to Know ...) | United Artists | 8,828,000 | ||
| 1973 | The Exorcist (The Exorcist) | Warner bros. | 89,000,000 | ||
| 1973 | The Sting (The Sting) | Universal | 78,212,000 | ||
| 1973 | American Graffiti (American Graffiti) | Universal | 55,128,000 | ||
| 1973 | Papillon | Allied Artists | 22,500,000 | ||
| 1973 | The Way We Were (The Way We Were) | Columbia | 22,457,000 | ||
| 1973 | Dirty Harry II - Calahan (Magnum Force) | Warner bros. | 20,100,000 | ||
| 1973 | Robin hood (robin hood) | Disney | 17,160,000 | ||
| 1973 | The last tango in Paris (Last Tango in Paris) | United Artists | 16,711,000 | ||
| 1973 | Paper Moon (Paper Moon) | Paramount | 16,559,000 | ||
| 1973 | James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die (Live and Let Die) | United Artists | 15,925,000 | ||
| 1974 | Flaming Inferno (The Towering Inferno) | 20th Century Fox / Warner Bros. | 48,838,000 | ||
| 1974 | The Wild Wild West (Blazing Saddles) | Warner bros. | 47,800,000 | ||
| 1974 | Frankenstein Junior (Young Frankenstein) | 20th Century Fox | 38,823,000 | ||
| 1974 | Earthquake (Earthquake) | Universal | 35,850,000 | ||
| 1974 | The Trial of Billy Jack (The Trial of Billy Jack) | Tay-Lau / Warner Bros. | 31,100,000 | ||
| 1974 | The Godfather - Part II (The Godfather Part II) | Paramount | 30,673,000 | ||
| 1974 | Giants in the sky (Airport 1974) | Universal | 25,306,000 | ||
| 1974 | The Hardest Mile / The Longest Yard | Paramount | 23,017,000 | ||
| 1974 | The Man in the Mountains (The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams) | Sunn | 21,895,000 | ||
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express (Murder on the Orient Express) | Paramount | 19,124,000 | ||
| 1975 | Great white shark (Jaws) | United Artists | 129,549,000 | ||
| 1975 | One flew over the cuckoo 's nest | United Artists | 59,940,000 | ||
| 1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) | 20th Century Fox | 50,420,000 | ||
| 1975 | Shampoo (film) (shampoo) | Columbia | 23,822,000 | ||
| 1975 | Dog days (Dog Day Afternoon) | Warner bros. | 22,500,000 | ||
| 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther (The Return of the Pink Panther) | United Artists | 20,170,000 | ||
| 1975 | The Three Days of the Condor | Paramount | 20,014,000 | ||
| 1975 | Funny Lady (Funny Lady) | Columbia | 19,313,000 | ||
| 1975 | The flip side of the coin (The Other Side of the Mountain) | Universal | 18,012,000 | ||
| 1975 | Tommy (tommy) | Columbia | 17,793,000 | ||
| 1976 | Rocky (rocky) | United Artists | 56,525,000 | ||
| 1976 | A Star Is Born (A Star is Born) | Warner bros. | 37,100,000 | ||
| 1976 | King Kong (King Kong) | Paramount | 36,915,000 | ||
| 1976 | Trans America Express (Silver Streak) | 20th Century Fox | 30,018,000 | ||
| 1976 | The Untouchables (All the President's Men) | Warner bros. | 30,000,000 | ||
| 1976 | The Omen (The Omen) | 20th Century Fox | 28,544,000 | ||
| 1976 | The Bad News Bears (The Bad News Bears) | Paramount | 24,888,000 | ||
| 1976 | Dirty Harry III - The Inexorable (The Enforcer) | Warner bros. | 24,000,000 | ||
| 1976 | In Search of Noah's Ark (In Search of Noah's Ark) | Sunn | 23,770,000 | ||
| 1976 | Battle for Midway (Midway) | Universal | 21,610,000 | ||
| 1977 | Star Wars (Star Wars) | 20th Century Fox | 270,918,000 | ||
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close Encounters of the Third Child) | Columbia | 82,750,000 | ||
| 1977 | Saturday Night Fever (Saturday Night Fever) | Paramount | 74,100,000 | ||
| 1977 | Smokey and the Bandit (Smokey and the Bandit) | Universal | 58,950,000 | ||
| 1977 | The Goodbye (The Goodbye Girl) | MGM / Warner Bros. | 41,839,000 | ||
| 1977 | Oh God ... (Oh, God) | Warner bros. | 31,500,000 | ||
| 1977 | The depth (The Deep) | Columbia | 31,266,000 | ||
| 1977 | Bernard and Bianca - The Mouse Police (The Rescuers) | Disney | 30,090,000 | ||
| 1977 | James Bond 007 - The Spy Who Loved Me | United Artists | 24,365,000 | ||
| 1977 | Two savvy professionals (semi-tough) | United Artists | 22,941,000 | ||
| 1978 | Grease (Grease) | Paramount | 96,300,000 | ||
| 1978 | Superman (superman) | Warner bros. | 82,800,000 | ||
| 1978 | I think a horse will kick me (Animal House) | Universal | 70,826,000 | ||
| 1978 | The Man from San Fernando (Every Which Way But Loose) | Warner bros. | 51,900,000 | ||
| 1978 | Great White Shark 2 (Jaws II) | Universal | 50,432,000 | ||
| 1978 | The Heaven Can Wait (Heaven Can Wait) | Paramount | 49,400,000 | ||
| 1978 | Around head and collar (Hooper) | Warner bros. | 34,900,000 | ||
| 1978 | The Crazy California Hotel (California Suite) | Columbia | 28,386,000 | ||
| 1978 | Much Smoke About Nothing (Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke) | Paramount | 28,300,000 | ||
| 1978 | A very crooked tour (foul play) | Paramount | 27,500,000 | ||
| 1979 | Kramer versus Kramer (Kramer Vs. Kramer) | Columbia | 59,986,000 | ||
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Movie (Star Trek) | Paramount | 56,000,000 | ||
| 1979 | Wealth ain't no shame (The Jerk) | Universal | 42,990,000 | ||
| 1979 | Rocky II (Rocky II) | United Artists | 42,169,000 | ||
| 1979 | Alien - The creepy creature from a strange world (Alien) | 20th Century Fox | 40,300,000 | ||
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now (Apocalypse Now) | United Artists | 37,980,000 | ||
| 1979 | Ten - The dream woman (10) | Warner Bros./Orion | 37,000,000 | ||
| 1979 | Amityville Horror (The Amityville Horror) | AIP | 35,000,000 | ||
| 1979 | James Bond 007 - Moonraker - Top Secret (Moonraker) | United Artists | 33,924,000 | ||
| 1979 | Muppet Movie (The Muppet Movie) | AFD | 32,000,000 | ||
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back (The Empire Strikes Back) | 20th Century Fox | 173,814,000 | 209.398.025 | |
| 1980 | Why actually ... don't we kill the boss? (9 to 5) | 20th Century Fox | 59,068,000 | 103.290.500 | |
| 1980 | Two incredibly strong guys (Stir Crazy) | Columbia | 58,364,000 | 101,300,000 | |
| 1980 | The unbelievable journey in a crazy airplane (airplane) | Paramount | 40,610,000 | 83,453,539 | |
| 1980 | Full throttle to San Fernando (Any Which Way You Can) | Warner bros. | 40,500,000 | 70,687,344 | |
| 1980 | The boiled rascal is on the move again (Smokey and the Bandit II) | Universal | 38,911,000 | 66.132.626 | |
| 1980 | Nashville Lady (Coal Miner's Daughter) | Universal | 35,030,000 | 67.182.787 | |
| 1980 | Sagittarius Benjamin (Private Benjamin) | Warner bros. | 34,400,000 | 69,847,348 | |
| 1980 | Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers) | Universal | 32,099,000 | 57,229,890 | |
| 1980 | Shining (The Shining) | Warner bros. | 22,000,000 | 30,900,000 | 44,017,374 |
| 1980 | The Blue Lagoon (The Blue Lagoon) | Columbia | 4,500,000 | 28,838,000 | 58.853.106 |
1981-1989
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark) | Paramount | 115,598,000 | 209.562.121 | |
| 1981 | Superman II - Alone Against All (Superman II) | Warner bros. | 65,100,000 | 108.185.706 | |
| 1981 | On Golden Pond (On Golden Pond) | Universal / AFD | 61,175,000 | 119.285.432 | |
| 1981 | Arthur - No Child of Sadness (Arthur) | Orion | 42,000,000 | 95,461,682 | |
| 1981 | I think an elk is smooching me! (Stripes) | Columbia | 40,887,000 | 85,297,000 | |
| 1981 | All hell's going on on the highway (The Cannonball Run) | 20th Century Fox | 36,800,000 | 72.179.579 | |
| 1981 | The Hour of the Victory (Chariots of Fire) | Warner Bros./Ladd | 30,600,000 | 58,972,904 | |
| 1981 | Cap and Capper (The Fox and the Hound) | Disney | 29,812,000 | ||
| 1981 | Four Seasons (The Four Seasons) | Universal | 27,137,000 | 50,427,646 | |
| 1981 | James Bond 007 For Your Eyes Only | United Artists | 26,578,000 | 54.812.802 | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits (Time Bandits) | Embassy | 5,000,000 | 20,533,500 | 42,365,581 |
| 1982 | ET The Extra-Terrestrial | Universal | 228,169,000 | 359.197.037 | |
| 1982 | Tootsie (tootsie) | Columbia | 94,910,000 | 177,200,000 | |
| 1982 | Rocky III - The Eye of the Tiger (Rocky III) | MGM / United Artists | 66,263,000 | 124.146.897 | |
| 1982 | Porky's (Porky's) | 20th Century Fox | 55,559,000 | 105,492,483 | |
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Paramount | 55,223,000 | 129,795,554 | |
| 1982 | The most beautiful House of Pleasure in Texas (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) | Universal | 47,334,000 | 69.701.637 | |
| 1982 | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek II) | Paramount | 40,000,000 | 78,912,963 | |
| 1982 | Poltergeist (film) (Poltergeist) | MGM / United Artists | 38,249,000 | 76.606.280 | |
| 1982 | Annie (annie) | Columbia | 37,480,000 | 57.059.003 | |
| 1982 | 48 hours only (48 HRS) | Paramount | 30,328,000 | 78.868.508 | |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi (Return of the Jedi) | 20th Century Fox | 191,648,000 | 252.583.617 | |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment (Terms of Endearment) | Paramount | 50,250,000 | 108.423.489 | |
| 1983 | The Soldiers of Fortune (Trading Places) | Paramount | 40,600,000 | 90,404,800 | |
| 1983 | WarGames - War Games (WarGames) | MGM / United Artists | 38,520,000 | 79,567,667 | |
| 1983 | Superman III - The Steel Lightning (Superman III) | Warner bros. | 37,200,000 | ||
| 1983 | Flashdance (Flashdance) | Paramount | 36,180,000 | 92.921.203 | |
| 1983 | Dirty Harry Comes Back (Sudden Impact) | Warner bros. | 34,800,000 | 67,642,693 | |
| 1983 | James Bond 007 - Octopussy (Octopussy) | MGM / United Artists | 34,031,000 | 67,893,619 | |
| 1983 | Staying Alive (Staying Alive) | Paramount | 33,650,000 | 64,892,670 | |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom (Mr. Mom) | 20th Century Fox | 32,000,000 | 64,783,827 | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters - The Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters) | Columbia | 132,720,000 | 229.242.989 | |
| 1984 | Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom | Paramount | 109,000,000 | 179.870.271 | |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop - I'll definitely solve the case (Beverly Hills Cop) | Paramount | 108,000,000 | 234.760.478 | |
| 1984 | Gremlins - Little Monsters (Gremlins) | Warner bros. | 79,500,000 | 148.168.459 | |
| 1984 | Karate Kid (The Karate Kid) | Columbia | 43,120,000 | 90.815.558 | |
| 1984 | Star Trek III: In Search of Mr. Spock (Star Trek III) | Paramount | 39,000,000 | 76,471,046 | |
| 1984 | Police Academy - Dumber than the police allow (Police Academy) | Warner bros. | 38,500,000 | 81.198.894 | |
| 1984 | On the hunt for the green diamond (Romancing the Stone) | 20th Century Fox | 36,000,000 | 76,572,238 | |
| 1984 | Splash - A maiden on the hook (Splash) | Disney | 34,103,000 | 69,821,334 | |
| 1984 | Footloose (footloose) | Paramount | 34,000,000 | 80.035.402 | |
| 1984 | Loose business (Risky Business) | Warner bros. | 6,200,000 | 30,400,000 | 63,541,777 |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Universal | 105,496,000 | 210,609,762 | |
| 1985 | Rambo II - The Mission (Rambo: First Blood Part II) | TriStar | 78,919,000 | 150.415.432 | |
| 1985 | Rocky IV - The Fight of the Century (Rocky IV) | MGM | 76,023,000 | 127.873.716 | |
| 1985 | The Color Purple (The Color Purple) | Warner bros. | 49,800,000 | 94.175.854 | |
| 1985 | Out of Africa (Out of Africa) | 20th Century Fox | 43,448,000 | 87.071.205 | |
| 1985 | Cocoon (cocoon) | 20th Century Fox | 40,000,000 | 76.113.124 | |
| 1985 | The Jewel of the Nile (The Jewel of the Nile) | 20th Century Fox | 36,500,000 | 75.973.200 | |
| 1985 | Spies Like Us (Spies Like Us) | Warner bros. | 30,500,000 | 60,088,980 | |
| 1985 | The Goonies (The Goonies) | Warner bros. | 29,900,000 | 61.389.680 | |
| 1985 | Witness (Witness) | Paramount | 28,500,000 | 68,706,993 | |
| 1986 | Top Gun - You fear neither death nor the devil (Top Gun) | Paramount | 79,400,000 | 176.786.701 | |
| 1986 | Crocodile Dundee - A crocodile to kiss (Crocodile Dundee) | Paramount | 70,227,000 | 174,803,506 | |
| 1986 | Platoon (platoon) | Orion | 69,937,000 | 138.530.565 | |
| 1986 | Karate Kid II - Decision in Okinawa (The Karate Kid Part II) | Columbia | 58,310,000 | 115.103.979 | |
| 1986 | Star Trek IV: Back to the Present (Star Trek IV) | Paramount | 56,820,000 | 109.713.132 | |
| 1986 | Aliens - The Return (Aliens) | 20th Century Fox | 43,753,000 | 85.160.248 | |
| 1986 | Do it again dad (Back to School) | Orion | 41,948,000 | 91,258,000 | |
| 1986 | In Search of the Golden Child | Paramount | 39,723,000 | 79.817.937 | |
| 1986 | The Incredible Kidnapping of Mad Mrs. Stone (Ruthless People) | Disney | 31,443,000 | 71,624,879 | |
| 1986 | Ferris turns blue (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) | Paramount | 28,600,000 | 70.136.369 | |
| 1987 | Three Men and a Baby (Three Men and a Baby) | Disney | 81,356,000 | 167.780.960 | |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II (Beverly Hills Cop II) | Paramount | 80,858,000 | 153.665.036 | |
| 1987 | A Fateful Affair (Fatal Attraction) | Paramount | 70,000,000 | 156.645.693 | |
| 1987 | Good Morning, Vietnam (Good Morning, Vietnam) | Disney | 58,083,000 | 123.922.370 | |
| 1987 | The Untouchables (The Untouchables) | Paramount | 36,867,000 | 76.270.454 | |
| 1987 | Mondsüchtig (Moonstruck) | MGM / United Artists | 34,393,000 | 80.640.528 | |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick (The Witches of Eastwick) | Warner bros. | 31,800,000 | 63.766.510 | |
| 1987 | Predator (Predator) | 20th Century Fox | 31,000,000 | ||
| 1987 | Weak cops don't bite (Dragnet) | Universal | 30,234,000 | ||
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success (The Secret of My Succe $ s) | Universal | 29,856,000 | 66,995,879 | |
| 1988 | Rain Man (Rain Man) | MGM / United Artists | 86,813,000 | 172.825.435 | |
| 1988 | Wrong Game With Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) | Disney | 81,244,000 | 156.452.370 | |
| 1988 | The Prince from Zamunda (Coming to America) | Paramount | 65,000,000 | 128.152.301 | |
| 1988 | Twins - Twins (Twins) | Universal | 57,715,000 | 111,938,388 | |
| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee II (Crocodile Dundee II) | Paramount | 57,300,000 | 109.306.210 | |
| 1988 | Big (big) | 20th Century Fox | 53,700,000 | 114,968,774 | |
| 1988 | Cocktail (cocktail) | Disney | 36,474,000 | 78.222.753 | |
| 1988 | Die Hard (Die Hard) | 20th Century Fox | 36,000,000 | 83.008.852 | |
| 1988 | The Naked Gun (The Naked Gun) | Paramount | 34,400,000 | 78.756.177 | |
| 1988 | Beetlejuice - an extraordinary spirit (Beetlejuice) | Warner bros. | 33,200,000 | 73,707,461 | |
| 1988 | The night has many eyes (stakeout) | Buena Vista | 28,215,000 | 65.673.233 | |
| 1989 | Batman (batman) | Warner bros. | 150,500,000 | 251.188.924 | |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade | Paramount | 115,500,000 | 197.171.806 | |
| 1989 | Focal Point LA (Lethal Weapon) | Warner bros. | 79,500,000 | 147.253.986 | |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Universal | 72,320,000 | 118.450.002 | |
| 1989 | Honey, I shrunk the kids (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids) | Disney | 72,007,000 | 130.724.172 | |
| 1989 | Look who's talking! (Look Who's Talking) | Sony | 68,872,000 | 140.088.813 | |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II (Ghostbusters II) | Sony | 60,490,000 | 112,494,738 | |
| 1989 | Miss Daisy and her chauffeur (Driving Miss Daisy) | Warner bros. | 50,500,000 | 106,593,296 | |
| 1989 | A mad family (parenthood) | Universal | 50,004,000 | 100,047,830 | |
| 1989 | The Dead Poets Society | Disney | 48,428,000 | 95.860.116 | |
| 1990 | Kevin - Home Alone | 20th Century Fox | 285,761,243 | ||
| 1990 | Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost) | Paramount | 217.631.306 | ||
| 1990 | The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves) | Orion | 184.208.848 | ||
| 1990 | Pretty Woman (Pretty Woman) | Buena Vista | 178,406,268 | ||
| 1990 | Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) | New Line | 135.265.915 | ||
| 1990 | Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October) | Paramount | 122.012.643 | ||
| 1990 | Total Recall (Total Recall) | Sony | 119.394.840 | ||
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 (Die Hard 2: Die Harder) | 20th Century Fox | 117,540,947 | ||
| 1990 | Dick Tracy (Dick Tracy) | Buena Vista | 103.738.726 | ||
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop (Kindergarten Cop) | Universal | 91,457,688 |
1991-2000
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Terminator 2 : Judgment Day | TriStar | 204.843.345 | ||
| 1991 | Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves | Warner bros. | 165.493.908 | ||
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) | Buena Vista | 145.863.363 | ||
| 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs (The Silence of the Lambs) | Orion | 130.742.922 | ||
| 1991 | City Slickers - The City Slickers | Columbia | 124.033.791 | ||
| 1991 | Hook (hook) | TriStar | 119,654,823 | ||
| 1991 | Addams Family (The Addams Family) | Paramount | 113.502.426 | ||
| 1991 | The enemy in my bed (Sleeping with the Enemy) | 20th Century Fox | 101.599.005 | ||
| 1991 | Father of the Bride (Father of the Bride) | Buena Vista | 89.325.780 | ||
| 1991 | The Naked Gun 2½ (The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear) | Paramount | 86.930.411 | ||
| 1992 | Aladdin (Aladdin) | Buena Vista | 217.350.219 | ||
| 1992 | Kevin - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 20th Century Fox | 173.585.516 | ||
| 1992 | Batman Returns (Batman Returns) | Warner bros. | 162,831,698 | ||
| 1992 | Brennpunkt LA - The pros are back (Lethal Weapon 3) | Warner bros. | 144.731.527 | ||
| 1992 | A Few Good Men (A Few Good Men) | Columbia | 141.340.178 | ||
| 1992 | Sister Act - A Heavenly Career (Sister Act) | Buena Vista | 139.605.150 | ||
| 1992 | Bodyguard (The Bodyguard) | Warner bros. | 121,945,720 | ||
| 1992 | Wayne's World (Wayne's World) | Paramount | 121,697,323 | ||
| 1992 | Basic Instinct (Basic Instinct) | TriStar | 117.727.224 | ||
| 1992 | A class by itself (A League of Their Own) | Sony | 107,533,928 | ||
| 1993 | Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park) | Universal | 357,067,947 | ||
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire - The Prickly Nanny (Mrs. Doubtfire) | 20th Century Fox | 219.195.243 | ||
| 1993 | On the Run (The Fugitive) | Warner bros. | 183.875.760 | ||
| 1993 | The company (The Firm) | Paramount | 158.348.367 | ||
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle (Sleepless in Seattle) | TriStar | 126,680,884 | ||
| 1993 | An Immoral Offer (Indecent Proposal) | Paramount | 106.614.059 | ||
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire (In the Line of Fire) | Columbia | 102.314.823 | ||
| 1993 | The Files (The Pelican Brief) | Warner bros. | 100,768,056 | ||
| 1993 | Schindler 's List | Universal | 96,065,768 | ||
| 1993 | Cliffhanger - Only the strong survive (Cliffhanger) | TriStar | 84.049.211 | ||
| 1994 | Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump) | Paramount | 329,694,499 | ||
| 1994 | The Lion King (The Lion King) | Buena Vista | 312,855,561 | ||
| 1994 | True Lies (True Lies) | 20th Century Fox | 146.282.411 | ||
| 1994 | Santa Clause - A nice mess (The Santa Clause) | Buena Vista | 144.833.357 | ||
| 1994 | Flintstones - Die Familie Feuerstein (The Flintstones) | Universal | 130.531.208 | ||
| 1994 | Dumb and Dumber (Dumb and Dumber) | New Line | 127.175.374 | ||
| 1994 | The Cartel (Clear and Present Danger) | Paramount | 122.187.717 | ||
| 1994 | Speed (Speed) | 20th Century Fox | 121.248.145 | ||
| 1994 | The mask (The Mask) | New Line | 119.938.730 | ||
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction (Pulp Fiction) | Miramax | 107,928,762 | ||
| 1995 | Toy Story (Toy Story) | Buena Vista | 191.796.233 | ||
| 1995 | Batman Forever (Batman Forever) | Warner bros. | 184.031.112 | ||
| 1995 | Apollo 13 (Apollo 13) | Universal | 172.071.312 | ||
| 1995 | Pocahontas (Pocahontas) | Buena Vista | 141,579,773 | ||
| 1995 | Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls | Warner bros. | 108.385.533 | ||
| 1995 | James Bond 007 - Goldeneye (GoldenEye) | MGM | 106.429.941 | ||
| 1995 | Jumanji (Jumanji) | Sony | 100.475.249 | ||
| 1995 | Casper (Casper) | Universal | 100.328.194 | ||
| 1995 | Seven (Seven) | New Line | 100.125.643 | ||
| 1995 | Die Hard: With A Vengeance | 20th Century Fox | 100.012.499 | ||
| 1996 | Independence Day (Independence Day) | 20th Century Fox | 306.169.268 | ||
| 1996 | Twister (twister) | Warner bros. | 241,721,524 | ||
| 1996 | Mission: Impossible (Mission: Impossible) | Paramount | 180.981.856 | ||
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire - Game of Life (Jerry Maguire) | Sony | 153,952,592 | ||
| 1996 | Bounty - One Will Pay (Ransomware) | Buena Vista | 136,492,681 | ||
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians) | Buena Vista | 136.189.294 | ||
| 1996 | The Rock - Rock of the decision (The Rock) | Buena Vista | 134.069.511 | ||
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor (The Nutty Professor) | Universal | 128.814.019 | ||
| 1996 | The Birdcage - A Paradise for Shrill Birds (The Birdcage) | MGM | 124.060.553 | ||
| 1996 | The jury (A Time to Kill) | Warner bros. | 108.766.007 | ||
| 1997 | Titanic (Titanic) | Paramount | 600.788.188 | ||
| 1997 | Men in Black (Men in Black) | Sony | 250.690.539 | ||
| 1997 | Forgotten World: Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park) | Universal | 229,086,679 | ||
| 1997 | The foolish talker (Liar Liar) | Universal | 181.410.615 | ||
| 1997 | Air Force One (Air Force One) | Sony | 172.956.409 | ||
| 1997 | It couldn't be better (As Good as It Gets) | Sony | 148.478.011 | ||
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting (Good Will Hunting) | Miramax | 138,433,435 | ||
| 1997 | Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) (Star Wars (Special Edition)) | 20th Century Fox | 138.257.865 | ||
| 1997 | The Best Friend's Wedding (My Best Friend's Wedding) | Sony | 127.120.029 | ||
| 1997 | James Bond 007 Tomorrow Never Dies | MGM | 125.304.276 | ||
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan (Saving Private Ryan) | DreamWorks | 216.540.909 | ||
| 1998 | Armageddon - The Last Judgment (Armageddon) | Buena Vista | 201.578.182 | ||
| 1998 | Crazy About Mary (There's Something About Mary) | 20th Century Fox | 176.484.651 | ||
| 1998 | The Big Crawl (A Bug's Life) | Buena Vista | 162.798.565 | ||
| 1998 | Waterboy - The Waterboy | Buena Vista | 161,491,646 | ||
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle) | 20th Century Fox | 144.156.605 | ||
| 1998 | Rush hour (rush hour) | New Line | 141.186.864 | ||
| 1998 | Deep Impact (Deep Impact) | Paramount | 140.464.664 | ||
| 1998 | Godzilla (godzilla) | Sony | 136.314.294 | ||
| 1998 | Patch Adams (Patch Adams) | Universal | 135.026.902 | ||
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) | 20th Century Fox | 431.088.301 | ||
| 1999 | The Sixth Sense (Sixth Sense) | Buena Vista | 293.506.292 | ||
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 (Toy Story 2) | Buena Vista | 245.852.179 | ||
| 1999 | Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me | New Line | 206.040.086 | ||
| 1999 | Matrix (The Matrix) | Warner bros. | 171,479,930 | ||
| 1999 | Tarzan (Tarzan) | Buena Vista | 171.091.819 | ||
| 1999 | Big Daddy (Big Daddy) | Sony | 163,479,795 | ||
| 1999 | The Mummy (The Mummy) | Universal | 155.385.488 | ||
| 1999 | The bride who doesn't dare (Runaway Bride) | Paramount | 152.257.509 | ||
| 1999 | Blair Witch Project (The Blair Witch Project) | Artisan | 140,539,099 | ||
| 2000 | The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) | Universal | 260.044.825 | ||
| 2000 | Castaway - Lost (Castaway) | 20th Century Fox | 233.632.142 | ||
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II (Mission: Impossible II) | Paramount | 215,409,889 | ||
| 2000 | Gladiator (gladiator) | DreamWorks | 187.705.427 | ||
| 2000 | What women want (What Women Want) | Paramount | 182.811.707 | ||
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm (The Perfect Storm) | Warner bros. | 182.618.434 | ||
| 2000 | My bride, her father and me (Meet the Parents) | Universal | 166.244.045 | ||
| 2000 | X-Men (X-Men) | 20th Century Fox | 157.299.717 | ||
| 2000 | Scary Movie (Scary Movie) | Miramax | 157.019.771 | ||
| 2000 | Shadow of Truth (What Lies Beneath) | DreamWorks | 155.464.351 |
2001-2009
| year | title | rental | Manufacturing costs (US $) | Cinema rents (US $) | Total revenue (US $) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Warner bros. | 317,575,550 | ||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) | New Line | 313.364.114 | ||
| 2001 | Shrek - The daredevil hero (Shrek) | DreamWorks | 267.665.011 | ||
| 2001 | Monster AG (Monsters, Inc.) | Buena Vista | 255.873.250 | ||
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 (Rush Hour 2) | New Line | 226.164.286 | ||
| 2001 | The Mummy Returns (The Mummy Returns) | Universal | 202.019.785 | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor (film) (Pearl Harbor) | Buena Vista | 198,542,554 | ||
| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven (Ocean's Eleven) | Warner bros. | 183.417.150 | ||
| 2001 | Jurassic Park III (Jurassic Park III) | Universal | 181.171.875 | ||
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | 20th Century Fox | 180.011.740 | ||
| 2002 | Spider-Man (Spider-Man) | Sony | 403.706.375 | ||
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) | New Line | 339,789,881 | ||
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | 20th Century Fox | 302.191.252 | ||
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner bros. | 261,988,482 | ||
| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Wedding in Greek (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) | IFC | 241.438.208 | ||
| 2002 | Signs - Signs | Buena Vista | 227.966.634 | ||
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember (Austin Powers in Goldmember) | New Line | 213,307,889 | ||
| 2002 | Men in Black II (Men in Black II) | Sony | 190.418.803 | ||
| 2002 | Ice Age (Ice Age) | 20th Century Fox | 176.387.405 | ||
| 2002 | Chicago (Chicago) | Miramax | 170,687,518 | ||
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) | New Line | 377.027.325 | ||
| 2003 | Finding Nemo (Finding Nemo) | Buena Vista | 339.714.978 | ||
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) | Buena Vista | 305.413.918 | ||
| 2003 | Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded) | Warner bros. | 281.576.461 | ||
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty (Bruce Almighty) | Universal | 242.829.261 | ||
| 2003 | X-Men 2 (X2: X-Men United) | 20th Century Fox | 214.949.694 | ||
| 2003 | Buddy - The Christmas Elf (Elf) | New Line | 173.398.518 | ||
| 2003 | Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines | Warner bros. | 150.371.112 | ||
| 2003 | Matrix Revolutions (The Matrix Revolutions) | Warner bros. | 139.313.948 | ||
| 2003 | Cheaper by the dozen (Cheaper by the Dozen) | 20th Century Fox | 138,614,544 | ||
| 2004 | Shrek 2 - The daredevil hero returns (Shrek 2) | DreamWorks | 441.226.247 | ||
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 (Spider-Man 2) | Sony | 373,585,825 | ||
| 2004 | The Passion of Christ (The Passion of the Christ) | NM | 370.274.604 | ||
| 2004 | My wife, her in-laws and I (Meet the Fockers) | Universal | 279.261.160 | ||
| 2004 | The Incredibles (The Incredibles) | Buena Vista | 261.441.092 | ||
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner bros. | 249,541,069 | ||
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow (The Day After Tomorrow) | 20th Century Fox | 186.740.799 | ||
| 2004 | The Bourne Supremacy (The Bourne Supremacy) | Universal | 176.241.941 | ||
| 2004 | The Legacy of the Knights Templar (National Treasure) | Buena Vista | 173.008.894 | ||
| 2004 | The Polar Express (The Polar Express) | Warner bros. | 162.775.358 | ||
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | 20th Century Fox | 380.270.577 | ||
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) | Buena Vista | 291.710.957 | ||
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner bros. | 290.013.036 | ||
| 2005 | War of the Worlds (War of the Worlds) | Paramount | 234.280.354 | ||
| 2005 | King Kong (King Kong) | Universal | 218.080.025 | ||
| 2005 | The Wedding Crashers | New Line | 209.255.921 | ||
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Warner bros. | 206.459.076 | ||
| 2005 | Batman Begins (Batman Begins) | Warner bros. | 205.343.774 | ||
| 2005 | Madagascar (Madagascar) | DreamWorks | 193,595,521 | ||
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) | 20th Century Fox | 186.336.279 | ||
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest | Buena Vista | 423.315.812 | ||
| 2006 | Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum) | 20th Century Fox | 250.863.268 | ||
| 2006 | Cars (CARS) | Buena Vista | 244,082,982 | ||
| 2006 | X-Men : The Last Stand | 20th Century Fox | 234,362,462 | ||
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code (The Da Vinci Code) | Sony | 217,536,138 | ||
| 2006 | Superman Returns (Superman Returns) | Warner bros. | 200.081.192 | ||
| 2006 | Happy Feet (Happy Feet) | Warner bros. | 198,000,317 | ||
| 2006 | Ice Age 2 - It's Thawing (Ice Age: The Meltdown) | 20th Century Fox | 195.330.621 | ||
| 2006 | James Bond 007: Casino Royale (Casino Royale) | Sony | 167.445.960 | ||
| 2006 | The Pursuit of Happyness (The Pursuit of Happyness) | Sony | 163,566,459 | ||
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 (Spider-Man 3) | Sony | 336.530.303 | ||
| 2007 | Shrek the Third (Shrek the Third) | Paramount / DreamWorks | 322,719,944 | ||
| 2007 | Transformers (Transformers) | Paramount / DreamWorks | 319.246.193 | ||
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End | Buena Vista | 309.420.425 | ||
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner bros. | 292,004,738 | ||
| 2007 | I Am Legend (I Am Legend) | Warner bros. | 256.393.010 | ||
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum (The Bourne Ultimatum) | Universal | 227.471.070 | ||
| 2007 | The Legacy of the Secret Book (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) | Buena Vista | 219.964.115 | ||
| 2007 | Alvin and the Chipmunks (Alvin and the Chipmunks) | 20th Century Fox | 217.326.974 | ||
| 2007 | 300 (300) | Warner bros. | 210.614.939 | ||
| 2008 | The Dark Knight (The Dark Knight) | Warner bros. | 533.345.358 | ||
| 2008 | Iron man (iron man) | Paramount | 318.412.101 | ||
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount | 317.101.119 | ||
| 2008 | Hancock (Hancock) | Sony | 227.946.274 | ||
| 2008 | WALL E - The last one cleans up the earth (WALL-E) | Buena Vista | 223.808.164 | ||
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda (Kung Fu Panda) | Paramount / DreamWorks | 215.434.591 | ||
| 2008 | Twilight (Twilight) | Summit | 192.769.854 | ||
| 2008 | Madagascar 2 (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa) | Paramount / DreamWorks | 180.010.950 | ||
| 2008 | James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace | Sony | 168.368.427 | ||
| 2008 | Horton hears a who! (Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!) | 20th Century Fox | 154,529,439 | ||
| 2009 | Avatar - Departure for Pandora (Avatar) | 20th Century Fox | 746.579.530 | ||
| 2009 | Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen | Paramount / DreamWorks | 402.111.870 | ||
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner bros. | 301.959.197 | ||
| 2009 | New Moon - The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit | 296,623,634 | ||
| 2009 | Up (up) | Buena Vista | 293.004.164 | ||
| 2009 | Hangover (The Hangover) | Warner bros. | 277.322.503 | ||
| 2009 | Star Trek (Star Trek) | Paramount | 257.730.019 | ||
| 2009 | Blind Side (The Blind Side) | Warner bros. | 255.907.512 | ||
| 2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 20th Century Fox | 219.553.378 | ||
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes) | Warner bros. | 209.026.246 |
See also
Data sources
- Daniel Garris' Box Office Report Cinema Rents 1945–1989
- Box Office Mojo total revenue since 1980
- Top 5 Box Office Hits, 1939 to 1988 cinema rentals and total income 1939-1988 (5 films per year)
- All-Time USA Top Box Office Leaders List of Highest Total Revenue Films Since 1920 (1 film per year, no numbers)