From texasbestgrok, who got it from The Llamabutchers here’s the newest listing thing—the 100 top grossing movies, with boldface for the ones you saw in the theater, and italics for the ones you saw on video….
1. Titanic (1997) $600,779,824—I avoided seeing it because it was popular, so I was convinced it would be awful. Turned out not to be as bad as I expected, but nothing like good.
2. Star Wars (1977) $460,935,665—America’s Odyssey.
3. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $434,949,459—Only saw it the once.
4. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431,065,444—Oh, the pain.
5. Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375—Great fun. When I was a kid, my favorite superhero was Wonder Woman. This rather spooked my grandfather, who tried to interest me in some more masculine superhero, so he introduced me to Spiderman. I’ve liked Spiderman ever since, but there’s just something about Wonder Woman that still charms me. (Star-spangled panties!)
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $377,019,252—Borrrrringggg!
7. The Passion of the Christ (2004) $370,025,697
8. Jurassic Park (1993) $356,784,000—Saw it seven times in the theater. As my father said, “I feel cheated. They said the special effects were so great, but when you see the movie you can tell they used real dinosaurs!”
9. Shrek 2 (2004) $356,211,000
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $340,478,898—Slightly less borrrrringggg!
11. Finding Nemo (2003) $339,714,367—Very cute. I love the Pixar movies. The seagulls!
12. Forrest Gump (1994) $329,691,196—Stupid and pointless; praise of stupidity and pointlessness, even.
13. The Lion King (1994) $328,423,001—eh, okay.
14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) $317,557,891—man, was this awful.
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $313,837,577—Most borrrringgg!
16. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,675,583—meh.
17. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,125,409—I like it.
18. Independence Day (1996) $306,124,059—The War of 1812, told with aliens.
19. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) $305,411,224
20. The Sixth Sense (1999) $293,501,675—A truly great movie.
21. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,158,751—The best of the franchise.
22. Home Alone (1990) $285,761,243—ugh.
23. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $281,492,479
24. Shrek (2001) $267,652,016—Very nice.
25. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $261,970,615
26. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) $260,031,035
27. Jaws (1975) $260,000,000—A truly great movie.
28. Monsters, Inc. (2001) $255,870,172—Very cute, but aimed at a pretty young movie. Awesome effects.
29. Batman (1989) $251,188,924—pretty good.
30. Men in Black (1997) $250,147,615
31. Toy Story 2 (1999) $245,823,397—Even better than the first.
32. Bruce Almighty (2003) $242,589,580
33. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $242,374,454—Lots of fun
34. Twister (1996) $241,700,000
35. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $241,437,427—Cute
36. Ghost Busters (1984) $238,600,000—The best movie of the 80s.
37. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $234,760,500—Lots of fun
38. Cast Away (2000) $233,630,478—One of my favorite movies. One thing people miss is that the movie isn’t about what happened to the guy on the island, but about what happened after.
39. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $229,074,524—Meh.
40. Signs (2002) $227,965,690
41. Rush Hour 2 (2001) $226,138,454
42. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) $219,200,000—Cute
43. Ghost (1990) $217,631,306—Meh
44. Aladdin (1992) $217,350,219—Cute
45. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $216,119,491
46. Mission: Impossible II (2000) $215,397,307
47. X2 (2003) $214,948,780
48. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) $213,079,163
49. Back to the Future (1985) $210,609,762—Lots of fun
50. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $205,399,422—So bad it made the first look funny.
51. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $204,843,350—Oh, the pain.
52. The Exorcist (1973) $204,565,000
53. The Mummy Returns (2001) $202,007,640
54. Armageddon (1998) $201,573,391—the single worst movie I have ever seen.
55. Gone with the Wind (1939) $198,655,278—I love this movie! One thing I think people miss—the interesting character isn’t Scarlett; it’s Rhett. Watch it again and pay attention to him.
56. Pearl Harbor (2001) $198,539,855—refused to see it because it was made by the guys who made Armageddon.
57. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $197,171,806—Yay!
58. Toy Story (1995) $191,800,000—Great
59. Men in Black II (2002) $190,418,803
60. Gladiator (2000) $187,670,866—Boy was this stupid.
61. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) $184,925,485
62. Dances with Wolves (1990) $184,208,848—Surprisingly good
63. Batman Forever (1995) $184,031,112—meh
64. The Fugitive (1993) $183,875,760—I liked it, but it could have been better
65. Ocean's Eleven (2001) $183,405,771
66. What Women Want (2000) $182,805,123
67. The Perfect Storm (2000) $182,618,434
68. Liar Liar (1997) $181,395,380
69. Grease (1978) $181,360,000—Don’t remember
70. Jurassic Park III (2001) $181,166,115—Meh.
71. Mission: Impossible (1996) $180,965,237—I liked it. I thought it was surprisingly well executed.
72. Planet of the Apes (2001) $180,011,740
73. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) $179,870,271—Much better than people give it credit for
74. Pretty Woman (1990) $178,406,268—Cute
75. Tootsie (1982) $177,200,000—Cute
76. Top Gun (1986) $176,781,728—Cute
77. There’s Something About Mary (1998) $176,483,808
78. Ice Age (2002) $176,387,405—I love that little squirrel
79. Crocodile Dundee (1986) $174,635,000—Cute
80. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) $173,585,516
81. Elf (2003) $173,381,405
82. Air Force One (1997) $172,888,056—Okay. Nice effects, but a little over the top.
83. Rain Man (1988) $172,825,435—I liked it.
84. Apollo 13 (1995) $172,071,312—Great! A genuine classic.
85. The Matrix (1999) $171,383,253—Stupid
86. Beauty and the Beast (1991) $171,301,428—Meh
87. Tarzan (1999) $171,085,177
88. A Beautiful Mind (2001) $170,708,996—I loved the execution. Too bad it has nothing to do with the true story on which it’s based.
89. Chicago (2002) $170,684,505
90. Three Men and a Baby (1987) $167,780,960—Meh
91. Meet the Parents (2000) $166,225,040—Very cute.
92. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)$165,500,000—Meh
93. Hannibal (2001) $165,091,464
94. Catch Me If You Can (2002) $164,435,221—Pretty good
95. Big Daddy (1999) $163,479,795
96. The Sound of Music (1965) $163,214,286—A classic, but not on my list of greats
97. Batman Returns (1992) $162,831,698—Pretty good
98. A Bug’s Life (1998) $162,792,677—I loved it
99. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $161,963,000—Surprisingly good
100. The Waterboy (1998) $161,487,252
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