Ok, we have a bunch of lists circulating....but this one is the ADJUSTEd (for inflation and ticket pricing and such through the different years) TOP 100 GROSSING American-made films of all time....
I got this list from filmsite.org, and here is their explanation of how they came up with this list:
How many have you seen....and isn't this list better?
TOP 100 AMERICAN FILMS
(Adjusted)
1. Gone With the Wind (1939)
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
4. E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
5. The Ten Commandments (1956)
6. Titanic (1997)
7. Jaws (1975)
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
9. The Exorcist (1973)
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
11. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
12. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
13. Ben-Hur (1959)
14. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
15. The Sting (1973)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Jurassic Park (1993)
18. The Graduate (1967)
19. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
20. Fantasia (1940)
21. The Godfather (1972)
22. Forrest Gump (1994)
23. Mary Poppins (1964)
24. The Lion King (1994)
25. Grease (1978)
26. Thunderball (1965)
27. The Jungle Book (1967)
28. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
29. Shrek 2 (2004)
30. Ghostbusters (1984)
31. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
32. Love Story (1970)
33. Spider-Man (2002)
34. Independence Day (1996)
35. Home Alone (1990)
36. Pinocchio (1940)
37. Cleopatra (1963)
38. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
39. Goldfinger (1964)
40. Airport (1970)
41. American Graffiti (1973)
42. The Robe (1953)
43. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
44. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
45. Bambi (1942)
46. Blazing Saddles (1974)
47. Batman (1989)
48. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
49. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
50. The Towering Inferno (1974)
51. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
52. My Fair Lady (1964)
53. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
54. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
55. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
56. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
57. Back to the Future (1985)
58. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
59. The Sixth Sense (1999)
60. Superman (1978)
61. Tootsie (1982)
62. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
63. Finding Nemo (2003)
64. West Side Story (1961)
65. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
66. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
67. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977/1980)
68. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
69. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
70. Rocky (1976)
71. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
72. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
73. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
74. Twister (1996)
75. Men in Black (1997)
76. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
77. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
78. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
79. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
80. M*A*S*H (1970)
81. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
82. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
83. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
84. Aladdin (1992)
85. Ghost (1990)
86. Duel in the Sun (1946)
87. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
88. House of Wax (1953)
89. Rear Window (1954)
90. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
91. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
92. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
93. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
94. Sergeant York (1941)
95. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
96. Toy Story 2 (1999)
97. Top Gun (1986)
98. Shrek (2001)
99. Shrek the Third (2007)
100. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
84/100....
Ok. Well, there are still some of my favorite movies of all time missing, Like Bridget Jones's Diary and Steel Magnolias, but I do prefer this list to some of the others...

The adjusted (for inflation) list of domestic box-office champs - with rankings that don't vary much from month to month (and isn't updated as regularly) - takes into account inflationary factors such as ticket prices and any re-issues or re-releases, and is more reflective of a film's actual appeal. The escalating price of theatre tickets would otherwise bias a list of all-time blockbuster films to recent releases. [It is inflation-adjusted to the 2008 average ticket price of $6.88. Most pre-1980 pictures achieved their totals through multiple releases.]
How many have you seen....and isn't this list better?

TOP 100 AMERICAN FILMS
(Adjusted)
1. Gone With the Wind (1939)
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
4. E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
5. The Ten Commandments (1956)
6. Titanic (1997)
7. Jaws (1975)
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
9. The Exorcist (1973)
10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
11. 101 Dalmatians (1961)
12. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
13. Ben-Hur (1959)
14. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
15. The Sting (1973)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Jurassic Park (1993)
18. The Graduate (1967)
19. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
20. Fantasia (1940)
21. The Godfather (1972)
22. Forrest Gump (1994)
23. Mary Poppins (1964)
24. The Lion King (1994)
25. Grease (1978)
26. Thunderball (1965)
27. The Jungle Book (1967)
28. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
29. Shrek 2 (2004)
30. Ghostbusters (1984)
31. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
32. Love Story (1970)
33. Spider-Man (2002)
34. Independence Day (1996)
35. Home Alone (1990)
36. Pinocchio (1940)
37. Cleopatra (1963)
38. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
39. Goldfinger (1964)
40. Airport (1970)
41. American Graffiti (1973)
42. The Robe (1953)
43. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
44. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
45. Bambi (1942)
46. Blazing Saddles (1974)
47. Batman (1989)
48. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
49. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
50. The Towering Inferno (1974)
51. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
52. My Fair Lady (1964)
53. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
54. National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
55. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
56. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
57. Back to the Future (1985)
58. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
59. The Sixth Sense (1999)
60. Superman (1978)
61. Tootsie (1982)
62. Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
63. Finding Nemo (2003)
64. West Side Story (1961)
65. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
66. Lady and the Tramp (1955)
67. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977/1980)
68. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
69. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
70. Rocky (1976)
71. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
72. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
73. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
74. Twister (1996)
75. Men in Black (1997)
76. The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
77. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
78. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
79. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
80. M*A*S*H (1970)
81. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
82. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
83. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
84. Aladdin (1992)
85. Ghost (1990)
86. Duel in the Sun (1946)
87. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
88. House of Wax (1953)
89. Rear Window (1954)
90. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
91. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
92. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
93. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
94. Sergeant York (1941)
95. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
96. Toy Story 2 (1999)
97. Top Gun (1986)
98. Shrek (2001)
99. Shrek the Third (2007)
100. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
84/100....


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