| Title | Year Released | U.S. Box Office Receipts (Inflation Adjusted Millions $) | Rating | Genre | Budget (Non-Inflation Adjusted Millions $) | World Box Office Receipts (Non-Inflation Adjusted Millions $) | U.S. Box Office Receipts (Non-Inflation Adjusted Millions $) |
| Gone With the Wind | 1939 | $1,650 | G | Drama | $3 | $391 | $199 |
| Star Wars | 1977 | $1,426 | PG | SciFi/Fantasy | $11 | $798 | $461 |
| The Sound of Music | 1965 | $1,145 | G | Musical | -- | $163 | $163 |
| E.T. | 1982 | $1,132 | PG | SciFi/Fantasy | -- | $757 | $435 |
| Titanic | 1997 | $1,096 | PG-13 | Drama | $200 | $2,185 | $659 |
| The Ten Commandments | 1956 | $1,053 | G | Drama | $14 | $80 | $80 |
| Jaws | 1975 | $1,029 | PG | Action | $12 | $471 | $260 |
| Doctor Zhivago | 1965 | $973 | PG-13 | Drama | $11 | $112 | $112 |
| The Jungle Book | 1967 | $871 | G | Animated | -- | $206 | $142 |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $854 | G | Animated | $1 | $185 | $185 |
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | $844 | G | Drama | $15 | $70 | $70 |
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | 1961 | $825 | G | Animated | -- | $215 | $153 |
| The Exorcist | 1973 | $809 | R | Horror | $12 | $358 | $205 |
| Avatar | 2009 | $804 | PG-13 | Action | $230 | $2,778 | $761 |
| The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | $772 | PG | SciFi/Fantasy | $18 | $534 | $290 |
| Return of the Jedi | 1983 | $741 | PG | SciFi/Fantasy | $33 | $573 | $309 |
| The Lion King | 1994 | $722 | G | Animated | $45 | $952 | $423 |
| Star Wars: The Phantom Menace | 1999 | $720 | PG | SciFi/Fantasy | $110 | $1,027 | $475 |
| The Sting | 1973 | $715 | PG | Drama | $6 | $160 | $160 |
| Mary Poppins | 1964 | $686 | G | Musical | -- | $102 | $102 |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | $683 | PG | Action | $20 | $384 | $248 |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | $676 | PG-13 | Action | $63 | $920 | $357 |
| The Graduate | 1967 | $671 | PG | Drama | -- | $104 | $104 |
| Fantasia | 1940 | $651 | G | Animated | $2 | $76 | $76 |
| Marvel's The Avengers | 2012 | $623 | PG-13 | SciFi/Fantasy | $220 | $1,512 | $623 |
| The Godfather | 1972 | $623 | R | Drama | $6 | $135 | $135 |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | $618 | PG-13 | Drama | $55 | $680 | $330 |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | $612 | PG | Drama | -- | $300 | $128 |
| The Dark Knight | 2008 | $589 | PG-13 | SciFi/Fantasy | $150 | $1,002 | $533 |
| Sleeping Beauty | 1959 | $570 | G | Animated | $6 | $52 | $52 |
| Grease | 1978 | $562 | PG | Comedy | $6 | $380 | $182 |
| Shrek 2 | 2004 | $557 | PG | Animated | $75 | $912 | $437 |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 | $553 | PG | Western | -- | $102 | $102 |
| Spider-Man | 2002 | $552 | PG-13 | SciFi/Fantasy | $139 | $807 | $404 |
| Bambi | 1942 | $552 | G | Animated | -- | $268 | $103 |
| Independence Day | 1996 | $549 | PG-13 | SciFi/Fantasy | $75 | $813 | $306 |
| Love Story | 1970 | $549 | PG | Drama | -- | $106 | $106 |
| Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | $548 | R | Comedy | -- | $316 | $235 |
| Pinocchio | 1940 | $529 | G | Animated | $3 | $84 | $84 |
| Home Alone | 1990 | $528 | PG | Comedy | -- | $534 | $286 |
| Cleopatra | 1963 | $527 | UR | Drama | $44 | $58 | $58 |
| Airport | 1970 | $518 | G | Drama | $10 | $101 | $101 |
| American Graffiti | 1973 | $515 | PG | Drama | $1 | $115 | $115 |
| Ghostbusters | 1984 | $515 | PG | SciFi/Fantasy | $30 | $292 | $239 |
| The Robe | 1953 | $513 | UR | Drama | $5 | $36 | $36 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | 2006 | $513 | PG-13 | Action | $225 | $1,066 | $423 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | 1956 | $507 | G | Action | $6 | $42 | $42 |
| LOTR: The Return of the King | 2003 | $496 | PG-13 | SciFi/Fantasy | $94 | $1,129 | $377 |
| Blazing Saddles | 1974 | $496 | R | Comedy | -- | $120 | $120 |
| Batman | 1989 | $494 | PG-13 | SciFi/Fantasy | -- | $413 | $251 |
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