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US Box Office
Comparing net gross at the box office can be a
tricky business. Inflation, population growth, and increasing competition
from alternative entertainment sources are factors that make the figures
difficult to compare. Because of that, we have sorted the top grossing
movies according to the decade of release.
1970's Top 20
1980's Top 20
1990's Top 20
Still, which are the all time favorites?
All-Time Top 20
For weekend box office figures, check out IMDb.com, or the other news sources at our Internet Links section.
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Titanic |
600.7 |
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Star Wars |
460.9 |
3. |
E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial |
432.7 |
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Star Wars: Episode One |
431.1 |
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Spider-Man |
402.8 |
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Jurassic Park |
356.8 |
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Forrest Gump |
329.5 |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
317.6 |
9. |
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
313.0 |
10. |
The Lion King |
312.8 |
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Recommended reading |
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James Cameron's Titanic
by Douglas Kirkland (Photographer), Ed W. Marsh, James Cameron
An illustrated book about the making of James Cameron's epic 'Titanic', from the initial dives to the ship wreck on the bottom of the Atlantic in 1995 (by James Cameron himself), to the recreation of the ship by thousands of artists and craftsmen for the filming of the movie in 1997. This book is filled with pictures and illustrations that will take you back to the movie, to Jack and Rose, and to the site where the drama was brought to life.
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