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Top Box Office Hits (Adjusted for Inflation)

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People who added this item 679  Average listal rating (407 ratings) 7.5  IMDB Rating 8.2 
1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
Adjusted Gross: $1,450 million

Actual Gross (1939 + re-releases): $198.7 million

People who added this item 2161  Average listal rating (1495 ratings) 7.9  IMDB Rating 8.8 
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Adjusted Gross: $1,279 million

Actual Gross (1997 + re-releases): $461 million
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People who added this item 769  Average listal rating (509 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.9 
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
Adjusted Gross: $1,022 million

Actual Gross (1965): $158.7 million
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People who added this item 2277  Average listal rating (1585 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.9 
4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Adjusted Gross: $1,018 million

Actual Gross (1982 + re-releases): $435.1 million
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People who added this item 187  Average listal rating (120 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.9 
5. The Ten Commandments (1956)
Adjusted Gross: $940 million

Actual Gross (1956): $65.5 million

People who added this item 2888  Average listal rating (1942 ratings) 6.7  IMDB Rating 7.3 
6. Titanic (1997)
Adjusted Gross: $921 million

Actual Gross (1997): $600.8 million
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People who added this item 1425  Average listal rating (960 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 8.3 
7. Jaws (1975)
Adjusted Gross: $919 million

Actual Gross (1975): $260 million
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People who added this item 265  Average listal rating (143 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Adjusted Gross: $891 million

Actual Gross (1965): $111.7 million
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People who added this item 1111  Average listal rating (745 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 8.1 
9. The Exorcist (1973)
Adjusted Gross: $794 million

Actual Gross (1973 + re-releases): $232.6 million
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People who added this item 843  Average listal rating (532 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.8 
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Adjusted Gross: $782 million

Actual Gross (1937 + re-releases): $184.9 million
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People who added this item 716  Average listal rating (446 ratings) 6.7  IMDB Rating 7.2 
11. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
Adjusted Gross: $717 million

Actual Gross (1961 + re-releases): $144.9 million
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People who added this item 2003  Average listal rating (1423 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.8 
12. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Ba... (1980)
Adjusted Gross: $705 million

Actual Gross (1980 + re-releases): $290.5 million
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People who added this item 374  Average listal rating (224 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 8.2 
13. Ben-Hur (1959)
Adjusted Gross: $703 million

Actual Gross (1959): $74 million

People who added this item 1899  Average listal rating (1368 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 8.3 
14. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Adjusted Gross: $665,940,600

Actual Gross (1983 + re-releases): $309,306,177
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People who added this item 292  Average listal rating (194 ratings) 7.9  IMDB Rating 8.4 
15. The Sting (1973)
Adjusted Gross: $675 million

Actual Gross (1973): $156 million

People who added this item 1793  Average listal rating (1269 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.7 
16. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ar... (1981)
Adjusted Gross: $633 million

Actual Gross (1981 + re-releases): $242.4 million
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People who added this item 2896  Average listal rating (1931 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.8 
17. Jurassic Park (1993)
Adjusted Gross: $619 million

Actual Gross (1993): $357 million
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People who added this item 628  Average listal rating (383 ratings) 7.6  IMDB Rating 8.2 
18. The Graduate (1967)
Adjusted Gross: $615 million

Actual Gross (1967 + re-releases): $104.9 million

People who added this item 2108  Average listal rating (1462 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.4 
19. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Adjusted Gross: $609 million

Actual Gross (1999): $431 million
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People who added this item 595  Average listal rating (374 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.8 
20. Fantasia (1940)
Adjusted Gross: $596 million

Actual Gross (1941 + re-releases): $76.4 million
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People who added this item 1745  Average listal rating (1136 ratings) 8.6  IMDB Rating 9.2 
21. The Godfather (1972)
Adjusted Gross: $567 million

Actual Gross (1972 + re-releases): $135 million
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People who added this item 3167  Average listal rating (2085 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 8.6 
22. Forrest Gump (1994)
Adjusted Gross: $564 million

Actual Gross (1994): $329.7 million
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People who added this item 864  Average listal rating (563 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.7 
23. Mary Poppins (1964)
Adjusted Gross: $553,527,300

Actual Gross (1964 + re-releases): $102,272,727
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People who added this item 2237  Average listal rating (1583 ratings) 7.7  IMDB Rating 8.2 
24. The Lion King (1994)
Adjusted Gross: $546,801,100

Actual Gross (1994 + re-releases): $328,541,776
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People who added this item 1285  Average listal rating (852 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating
25. Grease (1978)
Adjusted Gross: $552 million

Actual Gross (1978 + re-releases): $188.4 million

People who added this item 234  Average listal rating (158 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating
26. Thunderball (1965)
Adjusted Gross: $537 million

Actual Gross (1965): $63.6 million

People who added this item 1625  Average listal rating (1068 ratings) 8.5  IMDB Rating 8.9 
27. The Dark Knight (2008)
Adjusted Gross: $533.4 million

Actual Gross (2008): $533.4 million
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People who added this item 811  Average listal rating (513 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 7.6 
28. The Jungle Book (1967)
Adjusted Gross: $529 million

Actual Gross (1967 + re-releases): $141.8 million
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People who added this item 652  Average listal rating (400 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 7.4 
29. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Adjusted Gross: $522 million

Actual Gross (1959 + re-releases): $51.6 million
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People who added this item 2400  Average listal rating (1621 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.5 
30. Shrek 2 (2004)
Adjusted Gross: $510 million

Actual Gross (2004): $441 million
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People who added this item 1856  Average listal rating (1326 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.8 
31. Ghostbusters (1984)
Adjusted Gross: $508 million

Actual Gross (1984 + re-releases): $238.6 million
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People who added this item 379  Average listal rating (240 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 8.2 
32. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Adjusted Gross: $506 million

Actual Gross (1969): $102.3 million

People who added this item 110  Average listal rating (63 ratings) 5.9  IMDB Rating 6.7 
33. Love Story (1970)
Adjusted Gross: $503 million

Actual Gross (1970): $106.4 million

People who added this item 3039  Average listal rating (2004 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.4 
34. Spider-Man (2002)
Adjusted Gross: $499 million

Actual Gross (2002): $403.7 million
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People who added this item 1879  Average listal rating (1363 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.5 
35. Independence Day (1996)
Adjusted Gross: $497 million

Actual Gross (1996): $306.1 million
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People who added this item 2318  Average listal rating (1598 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.9 
36. Home Alone (1990)
Adjusted Gross: $486 million

Actual Gross (1990): $285.8 million
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People who added this item 741  Average listal rating (445 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating 7.7 
37. Pinocchio (1940)
Adjusted Gross: $484 million

Actual Gross (1940 + re-releases): $84.3 million
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People who added this item 112  Average listal rating (57 ratings) 6.2  IMDB Rating 6.8 
38. Cleopatra (1963)
Adjusted Gross: $482 million

Actual Gross (1963): $57.8 million

People who added this item 595  Average listal rating (397 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating 7.3 
39. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Adjusted Gross: $482 million

Actual Gross (1984): $234.8 million
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People who added this item 447  Average listal rating (303 ratings) 7  IMDB Rating 7.9 
40. Goldfinger (1964)
Adjusted Gross: $476 million

Actual Gross (1964): $51.1 million

People who added this item 39  Average listal rating (25 ratings) 6.2  IMDB Rating 6.5 
41. Airport (1970)
Adjusted Gross: $475 million

Actual Gross (1970): $100.5 million

People who added this item 307  Average listal rating (157 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.6 
42. American Graffiti (1973)
Adjusted Gross: $472 million

Actual Gross (1973): $115 million

People who added this item 25  Average listal rating (13 ratings) 5.9  IMDB Rating 6.7 
43. The Robe (1953)
Adjusted Gross: $470 million

Actual Gross (1953): $36 million

People who added this item 3026  Average listal rating (1915 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.3 
44. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Adjusted Gross: $464 million

Actual Gross (2006): $423.3 million
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People who added this item 100  Average listal rating (67 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.8 
45. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Adjusted Gross: $464 million

Actual Gross (1956): $42 million

People who added this item 832  Average listal rating (513 ratings) 6.7  IMDB Rating 7.5 
46. Bambi (1942)
Adjusted Gross: $457 million

Actual Gross (1942 + re-releases): $102.2 million
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People who added this item 364  Average listal rating (246 ratings) 7.1  IMDB Rating 7.8 
47. Blazing Saddles (1974)
Adjusted Gross: $454 million
Actual Gross (1974): $119.5 million

People who added this item 1805  Average listal rating (1279 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.6 
48. Batman (1989)
Adjusted Gross: $452 million

Actual Gross (1989): $251.2 million
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People who added this item 17  Average listal rating (11 ratings) 6.2  IMDB Rating 7.4 
49. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Adjusted Gross: $450 million

Actual Gross (1945): $21.3 million

People who added this item 3189  Average listal rating (2060 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.8 
50. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kin... (2003)
Adjusted Gross: $442 million

Actual Gross (2003): $377 million
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Posted : 11 months, 1 week ago at Dec 4 8:17
Added all Adjusted as well as Actual Gross Box Office figures for these Top 50 hits.
Posted : 1 month, 1 week ago at Sep 29 12:48
Updated as of September 2009 figures.

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Compiled from BoxOfficeMojo website, this is all-time top 50 box office hits, ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION and with ticket prices taken as constant.

* Adjusted to the estimated 2009 average ticket price of $7.18. Inflation-adjustment is mostly done by multiplying estimated admissions by the latest average ticket price. Where admissions are unavailable, adjustment is based on the average ticket price for when each movie was released (taking in to account re-releases where applicable).

Most pre-1980 pictures achieved their totals through multiple releases, especially Disney animated features which made much of their totals in the past few decades belying their original release dates in terms of adjustment. For example, Snow White has made $118,328,683 of its unadjusted $184,925,486 total since 1983.

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