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Top Box Office Hits (Adjusted for Inflation)

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People who added this item 682  Average listal rating (408 ratings) 7.6  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 2180  Average listal rating (1511 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 771  Average listal rating (508 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 2291  Average listal rating (1596 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 2914  Average listal rating (1959 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 1440  Average listal rating (970 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 267  Average listal rating (142 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 1122  Average listal rating (750 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 852  Average listal rating (534 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 722  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 2020  Average listal rating (1435 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 378  Average listal rating (227 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 1911  Average listal rating (1377 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 294  Average listal rating (195 ratings) 8  IMDB Rating 8.4 
15. The Sting (1973)
Adjusted Gross: $675 million

Actual Gross (1973): $156 million

People who added this item 1808  Average listal rating (1280 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 2918  Average listal rating (1950 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 632  Average listal rating (384 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 2126  Average listal rating (1478 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 598  Average listal rating (377 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 1757  Average listal rating (1143 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 3187  Average listal rating (2103 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 870  Average listal rating (567 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 2255  Average listal rating (1598 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 1290  Average listal rating (855 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 238  Average listal rating (160 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating
26. Thunderball (1965)
Adjusted Gross: $537 million

Actual Gross (1965): $63.6 million

People who added this item 1644  Average listal rating (1081 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 814  Average listal rating (512 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 658  Average listal rating (403 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 2419  Average listal rating (1635 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 1871  Average listal rating (1335 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 383  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 6.8 
33. Love Story (1970)
Adjusted Gross: $503 million

Actual Gross (1970): $106.4 million

People who added this item 3067  Average listal rating (2027 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 1900  Average listal rating (1375 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 2340  Average listal rating (1616 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 745  Average listal rating (446 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 598  Average listal rating (396 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 452  Average listal rating (306 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 309  Average listal rating (159 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 3047  Average listal rating (1930 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 101  Average listal rating (68 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 836  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 366  Average listal rating (246 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.8 
47. Blazing Saddles (1974)
Adjusted Gross: $454 million
Actual Gross (1974): $119.5 million

People who added this item 1823  Average listal rating (1290 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 3217  Average listal rating (2080 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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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