| Statistic Verification |
| Source: Box Office Mojo |
| Date Verified: 2.27.2012 |
| Movie | Studio | Lifetime Gross | Year | |
| 1 | Avatar | Fox | $760,507,625 | 2009^ |
| 2 | Titanic | Par. | $600,788,188 | 1997^ |
| 3 | The Dark Knight | WB | $533,345,358 | 2008 |
| 4 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Fox | $471,458,295 | 1999^ |
| 5 | Star Wars | Fox | $460,998,007 | 1977^ |
| 6 | Shrek 2 | DW | $441,226,247 | 2004 |
| 7 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Uni. | $435,110,554 | 1982^ |
| 8 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest | BV | $423,315,812 | 2006 |
| 9 | The Lion King | BV | $422,783,777 | 1994^ |
| 10 | Toy Story 3 | BV | $415,004,880 | 2010 |
| 11 | Spider-Man | Sony | $403,706,375 | 2002 |
| 12 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | P/DW | $402,111,870 | 2009 |
| 13 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 | WB | $381,011,219 | 2011 |
| 14 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Fox | $380,270,577 | 2005 |
| 15 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | NL | $377,845,905 | 2003^ |
| 16 | Spider-Man 2 | Sony | $373,585,825 | 2004 |
| 17 | The Passion of the Christ | NM | $370,782,930 | 2004^ |
| 18 | Jurassic Park | Uni. | $357,067,947 | 1993 |
| 19 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | P/DW | $352,390,543 | 2011 |
| 20 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | NL | $342,551,365 | 2002^ |
| 21 | Finding Nemo | BV | $339,714,978 | 2003^ |
| 22 | Spider-Man 3 | Sony | $336,530,303 | 2007 |
| 23 | Alice in Wonderland (2010) | BV | $334,191,110 | 2010 |
| 24 | Forrest Gump | Par. | $329,694,499 | 1994 |
| 25 | Shrek the Third | P/DW | $322,719,944 | 2007 |
| 26 | Transformers | P/DW | $319,246,193 | 2007 |
| 27 | Iron Man | Par. | $318,412,101 | 2008 |
| 28 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | WB | $317,575,550 | 2001 |
| 29 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Par. | $317,101,119 | 2008 |
| 30 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | NL | $315,544,750 | 2001^ |
| 31 | Iron Man 2 | Par. | $312,433,331 | 2010 |
| 32 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Fox | $310,676,740 | 2002^ |
| 33 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End | BV | $309,420,425 | 2007 |
| 34 | Return of the Jedi | Fox | $309,306,177 | 1983^ |
| 35 | Independence Day | Fox | $306,169,268 | 1996 |
| 36 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | BV | $305,413,918 | 2003 |
| 37 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | WB | $301,959,197 | 2009 |
| 38 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Sum. | $300,531,751 | 2010 |
| 39 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Sum. | $296,623,634 | 2009 |
| 40 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 | WB | $295,983,305 | 2010 |
| 41 | The Sixth Sense | BV | $293,506,292 | 1999 |
| 42 | Up | BV | $293,004,164 | 2009 |
| 43 | Inception | WB | $292,576,195 | 2010 |
| 44 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | WB | $292,004,738 | 2007 |
| 45 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | BV | $291,710,957 | 2005 |
| 46 | The Empire Strikes Back | Fox | $290,475,067 | 1980^ |
| 47 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | WB | $290,013,036 | 2005 |
| 48 | Home Alone | Fox | $285,761,243 | 1990 |
| 49 | The Matrix Reloaded | WB | $281,576,461 | 2003 |
| 50 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Sum. | $281,287,133 | 2011 |
| 51 | Meet the Fockers | Uni. | $279,261,160 | 2004 |
| 52 | The Hangover | WB | $277,322,503 | 2009 |
| 53 | Shrek | DW | $267,665,011 | 2001 |
| 54 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | WB | $261,988,482 | 2002 |
| 55 | The Incredibles | BV | $261,441,092 | 2004 |
| 56 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Uni. | $260,044,825 | 2000 |
| 57 | Jaws | Uni. | $260,000,000 | 1975 |
| 58 | Star Trek | Par. | $257,730,019 | 2009 |
| 59 | I Am Legend | WB | $256,393,010 | 2007 |
| 60 | The Blind Side | WB | $255,959,475 | 2009 |
| 61 | Monsters, Inc. | BV | $255,873,250 | 2001^ |
| 62 | The Hangover Part II | WB | $254,464,305 | 2011 |
| 63 | Despicable Me | Uni. | $251,513,985 | 2010 |
| 64 | Batman | WB | $251,188,924 | 1989 |
| 65 | Night at the Museum | Fox | $250,863,268 | 2006 |
| 66 | Men in Black | Sony | $250,690,539 | 1997 |
| 67 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | WB | $249,541,069 | 2004 |
| 68 | Toy Story 2 | BV | $245,852,179 | 1999^ |
| 69 | Cars | BV | $244,082,982 | 2006 |
| 70 | Bruce Almighty | Uni. | $242,829,261 | 2003 |
| 71 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Par. | $242,374,454 | 1981^ |
| 72 | Twister | WB | $241,721,524 | 1996 |
| 73 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | IFC | $241,438,208 | 2002 |
| 74 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | BV | $241,071,802 | 2011 |
| 75 | Shrek Forever After | P/DW | $238,736,787 | 2010 |
| 76 | Ghostbusters | Col. | $238,632,124 | 1984^ |
| 77 | Beverly Hills Cop | Par. | $234,760,478 | 1984 |
| 78 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Fox | $234,362,462 | 2006 |
| 79 | War of the Worlds | Par. | $234,280,354 | 2005 |
| 80 | Cast Away | Fox | $233,632,142 | 2000 |
| 81 | The Exorcist | WB | $232,906,145 | 1973^ |
| 82 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Uni. | $229,086,679 | 1997 |
| 83 | Signs | BV | $227,966,634 | 2002 |
| 84 | Hancock | Sony | $227,946,274 | 2008 |
| 85 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Uni. | $227,471,070 | 2007 |
| 86 | Rush Hour 2 | NL | $226,164,286 | 2001 |
| 87 | WALL-E | BV | $223,808,164 | 2008 |
| 88 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | BV | $219,964,115 | 2007 |
| 89 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Fox | $219,614,612 | 2009 |
| 90 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Fox | $219,195,243 | 1993 |
| 91 | Beauty and the Beast | BV | $218,574,553 | 1991^ |
| 92 | King Kong | Uni. | $218,080,025 | 2005 |
| 93 | Ghost | Par. | $217,631,306 | 1990 |
| 94 | How to Train Your Dragon | P/DW | $217,581,231 | 2010 |
| 95 | The Da Vinci Code | Sony | $217,536,138 | 2006 |
| 96 | Aladdin | BV | $217,350,219 | 1992 |
| 97 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Fox | $217,326,974 | 2007 |
| 98 | Saving Private Ryan | DW | $216,540,909 | 1998 |
| 99 | Kung Fu Panda | P/DW | $215,434,591 | 2008 |
| 100 | Mission: Impossible II | Par. | $215,409,889 | 2000 |
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