Movies

All Time USA Box Office1. Titanic (1997) $600,779,824

2. Star Wars (1977) $460,935,665

3. Shrek 2 (2004) $436,471,036

4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459

5. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444

6. Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375

7. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $380,262,555

8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $377,019,252

9. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $373,377,893

10. The Passion of the Christ (2004) $370,270,943

11. Jurassic Park (1993) $356,784,000

12. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $340,478,898

13. Finding Nemo (2003) $339,714,367

14. Forrest Gump (1994) $329,691,196

15. The Lion King (1994) $328,423,001

16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $317,557,891

17. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $313,837,577

18. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,675,583

19. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,125,409

20. Independence Day (1996) $306,124,059

21. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $305,388,685

22. The Sixth Sense (1999) $293,501,675

23. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,158,751

24. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $286,301,035

25. Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243

1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $380,262,555 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $286,301,035  3. The Chronicles of Narnia $277,867,308 4. War of the Worlds $234,141,872 5. King Kong $213,160,170 6. Wedding Crashers $208,111,6397. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $205,892,084 8. Batman Begins $205,343,7749. Madagascar $193,136,719  10. Mr. and Mrs. Smith $186,219,280  

Top Grossing Movies for 2005

1. Shrek 2 $436,471,0362. Spider-Man 2 $373,377,8933. The Passion of the Christ $370,614,2104. Meet the Fockers $279,167,5755. The Incredibles $261,437,5786. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $249,358,727 7. The Day After Tomorrow $186,739,9198. The Bourne Supremacy $176,049,130 9. National Treasure $173,008,89410. The Polar Express $162,753,127

 

Top Grossing Movies for 2004

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377,019,252

2. Finding Nemo $339,714,367

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $305,388,685 

4. The Matrix Reloaded $281,492,479 

5. Bruce Almighty $242,589,580 

6. X2: X-Men United $214,948,780 

7. Elf $173,381,405 

8. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $150,350,192 

9. The Matrix Revolutions $139,259,759 

10. Cheaper by the Dozen $138,614,544  

Top Grossing Movies for 2003

Top Rated Movies All Time1. The Godfather (1972)2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)4. The Godfather: Part II (1974)5. Schindler's List (1993)6. Shichinin no samurai (1954)7. Casablanca (1942)8. Star Wars (1977)9. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)10. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)11. Pulp Fiction (1994)12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

13. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)14. Rear Window (1954)15. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)16. Dr. Strangelove (1964)17. Citizen Kane (1941)18. Cidade de Deus (2002)19. The Usual Suspects (1995)20. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)21. 12 Angry Men (1957)22. C'era una volta il West (1968)23. Memento (2000)24. North by Northwest (1959)25. Psycho (1960)

Worst Rated Movies All Time

1. SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)2. Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996)3. Monster a-Go Go (1965)4. The Skydivers (1963)5. The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)6. Future War (1997)7. From Justin to Kelly (2003)8. Space Mutiny (1988)9. 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (1966)10. 10. Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)11. Daniel - Der Zauberer (2004)12. The Final Sacrifice (1990)

Top Rated 1970’s Movies

1. The Godfather (1972)2. The Godfather: Part II (1974)3. Star Wars (1977)4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)5. Apocalypse Now (1979)6. Taxi Driver (1976)7. Chinatown (1974)8. Tosun Pasa (1976)9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)10. Alien (1979)11. The Sting (1973)12. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Top Rated 1980’s Movies

1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)3. Boot, Das (1981)4. Raging Bull (1980)5. Ran (1985)6. Amadeus (1984)7. The Shining (1980)8. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989)9. Aliens (1986)10. Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982)11. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)12. Blade Runner (1982)

Top Rated 1990’s Movies

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)2. Schindler's List (1993)3. Pulp Fiction (1994)4. The Usual Suspects (1995)5. Goodfellas (1990)6. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)7. American Beauty (1999)8. Fight Club (1999)9. The Matrix (1999)10. Se7en (1995)11. Léon (1994)12. L.A. Confidential (1997)

Top Rated 2000’s Movies

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)3. Cidade de Deus (2002)4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)5. Memento (2000)6. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)8. Hotel Rwanda (2004)9. The Pianist (2002)10. Untergang, Der (2004)11. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)12. Simon (2004/I)

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Sources: www.imdb.com

Bulletin board submitted by Michael Carrison CA, University of

Connecticut