A timeline of the top box office movies for each year 1913 – present day
Please note: the top box office movies listed for 1913 – 1920 were silent movies
1913
Traffic in Souls
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Director: George Loane Tucker
Starring: Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, Matt Moore, William H Turner
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $450,000
Director: George Loane Tucker
Starring: Jane Gail, Ethel Grandin, Matt Moore, William H Turner
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $450,000
1914
The Million Dollar Mystery
Tanhouser Film Corporation
Director: Howell Hansel
Starring: Florence La Badie, Sidney Bracey, Lila Chester, James Cruze, Frank Farrington, Marguerite Snow
length: 690 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.5 million
Director: Howell Hansel
Starring: Florence La Badie, Sidney Bracey, Lila Chester, James Cruze, Frank Farrington, Marguerite Snow
length: 690 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.5 million
1915
The Birth of a Nation
Epoch Producing Co
Director: D W Griffith
Starring: Miriam Cooper, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall
length: 130 minutes
Box Office Takings: around $10 million
Director: D W Griffith
Starring: Miriam Cooper, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry Walthall
length: 130 minutes
Box Office Takings: around $10 million
1916
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Director: Stuart Paton
Starring: Jane Gail, Allen Holubar
length: 105 minutes
Box Office Takings: $8 million
Director: Stuart Paton
Starring: Jane Gail, Allen Holubar
length: 105 minutes
Box Office Takings: $8 million
1917
A Romance of the Redwoods
Paramount Pictures
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Elliot Dexter, Raymond Hatton, Tully Marshall, Mary Pickford
length: 70 minutes
Box Office Takings: $0.42 million
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Elliot Dexter, Raymond Hatton, Tully Marshall, Mary Pickford
length: 70 minutes
Box Office Takings: $0.42 million
1918
Mickey
Film Booking Offices of America (FBO)
Director: F Richard Jones, James Young
Starring: Lew Cody, George Nichols, Mabel Normand, Laura La Varnie
length: 93 minutes
Box Office Takings: $8 million
Director: F Richard Jones, James Young
Starring: Lew Cody, George Nichols, Mabel Normand, Laura La Varnie
length: 93 minutes
Box Office Takings: $8 million
1919
The Miracle Man
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Director: George Loane Tucker
Starring: Lon Chaney, Betty Compson, Joseph Dowling, J M Dumont
length: 80 minutes
Box Office Takings: $3 million
Director: George Loane Tucker
Starring: Lon Chaney, Betty Compson, Joseph Dowling, J M Dumont
length: 80 minutes
Box Office Takings: $3 million
1920
Way Down East
United Artists
Director: D W Griffith
Starring: Richard Barthelmess, Lillian Gish, Burr McIntosh, Lowell Sherman
length: 145 minutes
Box Office Takings: $4.5 million
Director: D W Griffith
Starring: Richard Barthelmess, Lillian Gish, Burr McIntosh, Lowell Sherman
length: 145 minutes
Box Office Takings: $4.5 million
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Metro Pictures
Director: Rex Ingram
Starring: Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard, Alice Terry, Rudolph Valentino
length: 150 minutes
Box Office Takings: $9.2 million
Director: Rex Ingram
Starring: Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard, Alice Terry, Rudolph Valentino
length: 150 minutes
Box Office Takings: $9.2 million
1922
Robin Hood
United Artists
Director: Allan Dwan
Starring: Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Douglas Fairbanks, Sam de Grasse, Alan Hale
length: 127 minutes
Box Office Takings: $5.45 million
Director: Allan Dwan
Starring: Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Douglas Fairbanks, Sam de Grasse, Alan Hale
length: 127 minutes
Box Office Takings: $5.45 million
1923
The Covered Wagon
Paramount Pictures
Director: James Cruze
Starring: Alan Hale, J Warren Kerrigan, Ernest Torrence, Lois Wilson
length: 98 minutes
Box Office Takings: $7.63 million
Director: James Cruze
Starring: Alan Hale, J Warren Kerrigan, Ernest Torrence, Lois Wilson
length: 98 minutes
Box Office Takings: $7.63 million
1924
The Sea Hawk
Associated First National Pictures
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace MacDonald, Marc McDermott, Milton Sills
length: 123 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2 million
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes, Wallace MacDonald, Marc McDermott, Milton Sills
length: 123 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2 million
1925
The Big Parade
Loew’s Incorporated
Director: King Vidor
Starring: Renee Adoree, Hobart Bosworth, John Gilbert, Claire McDowell
length: 151 minutes
Box Office Takings: $11 million
Director: King Vidor
Starring: Renee Adoree, Hobart Bosworth, John Gilbert, Claire McDowell
length: 151 minutes
Box Office Takings: $11 million
1926
Aloma of the South Seas
Paramount Pictures
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Starring: Warner Baxter, Gilda Gray, Percy Marmont
length: 90 minutes
Box Office Takings: $6.5 million
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Starring: Warner Baxter, Gilda Gray, Percy Marmont
length: 90 minutes
Box Office Takings: $6.5 million
1927
The Jazz Singer
Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Alan Crosland
Starring: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $7.6 million
Director: Alan Crosland
Starring: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $7.6 million
1928
The Singing Fool
Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Al Jolson, Betty Bronson, Arthur Housman, Reed Howes, Davey Lee, Edward Martindel
length: 102 minutes
Box Office Takings: $5.9 million
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Al Jolson, Betty Bronson, Arthur Housman, Reed Howes, Davey Lee, Edward Martindel
length: 102 minutes
Box Office Takings: $5.9 million
1929
The Broadway Melody
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Harry Beaumont
Starring: Charles King, Bessie Love, Anita Page, Jed Prouty
length: 100 minutes
Box Office Takings: $6 million
Director: Harry Beaumont
Starring: Charles King, Bessie Love, Anita Page, Jed Prouty
length: 100 minutes
Box Office Takings: $6 million
1930
Tom Sawyer
Paramount Pictures
Director: John Cromwell
Starring: Jackie Coogan, Junior Durkin, Mitzi Green
length: 86 minutes
Box Office Takings: $11 million
Director: John Cromwell
Starring: Jackie Coogan, Junior Durkin, Mitzi Green
length: 86 minutes
Box Office Takings: $11 million
1931
Frankenstein
Universal Pictures
Director: James Whale
Starring: John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, Boris Karloff
length: 70 minutes
Box Office Takings: $12 million
Director: James Whale
Starring: John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, Boris Karloff
length: 70 minutes
Box Office Takings: $12 million
1932
Shanghai Express
Paramount Pictures
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Clive Brook, Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong
length: 80 minutes
Box Office Takings: $3.7 million
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Clive Brook, Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong
length: 80 minutes
Box Office Takings: $3.7 million
1933
King Kong
Radio Pictures
Director: Merian C Cooper, Ernest B Schoedsack
Starring: Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Fay Wray
length: 100 minutes
Box Office Takings: $5.3 million
Director: Merian C Cooper, Ernest B Schoedsack
Starring: Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Fay Wray
length: 100 minutes
Box Office Takings: $5.3 million
1934
It Happened One Night
Columbia Pictures
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable
length: 105 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.5 million
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable
length: 105 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.5 million
1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone
length: 132 minutes
Box Office Takings: $4.46 million
Director: Frank Lloyd
Starring: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone
length: 132 minutes
Box Office Takings: $4.46 million
1936
San Francisco
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: Clark Gable, Jack Holt, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.4 million
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: Clark Gable, Jack Holt, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.4 million
1937
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walt Disney
Director: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen
Starring: Roy Atwell, Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell
length: 83 minutes
Box Office Takings: $184 million
Director: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen
Starring: Roy Atwell, Adriana Caselotti, Lucille La Verne, Harry Stockwell
length: 83 minutes
Box Office Takings: $184 million
1938
You Can’t Take It With You
Columbia Pictures
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $6 million
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $6 million
1939
Gone With The Wind
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Sam Wood
Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O’Neil
length: 238 minutes
Box Office Takings: $198 million
Director: George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Sam Wood
Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O’Neil
length: 238 minutes
Box Office Takings: $198 million
1940
Pinocchio
Walt Disney
Directors: T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen
Starring: Mel Blanc, Don Brodie, Dickie Jones, Christian Rub
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $84 million
Directors: T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen
Starring: Mel Blanc, Don Brodie, Dickie Jones, Christian Rub
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $84 million
1941
Sergeant York
Warner Brothers
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Walter Brennan, Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, George Tobias
length: 134 minutes
Box Office Takings: $16.4 million
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Walter Brennan, Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, George Tobias
length: 134 minutes
Box Office Takings: $16.4 million
1942
Bambi
Walt Disney
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright
Starring: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
length: 70 minutes
Box Office Takings: $102 million
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright
Starring: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
length: 70 minutes
Box Office Takings: $102 million
1943
This is the Army
Warner Brothers
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Joan Leslie, George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, George Tobias
length: 121 minutes
Box Office Takings: $10.4 million
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Joan Leslie, George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, George Tobias
length: 121 minutes
Box Office Takings: $10.4 million
1944
Going My Way
Paramount Pictures
Director: Leo McCarey
Starring: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Rise Stevens
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $16.3 million
Director: Leo McCarey
Starring: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Rise Stevens
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $16.3 million
1945
The Bells of St Marys
RKO Radio Pictures
Director: Leo McCarey
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Bing Crosby
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $21.3 million
Director: Leo McCarey
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Bing Crosby
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $21.3 million
1946
Song of the South
Walt Disney Productions
Director: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson
Starring: James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Ruth Warrick
length: 94 minutes
Box Office Takings: $63.7 million
Director: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson
Starring: James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Ruth Warrick
length: 94 minutes
Box Office Takings: $63.7 million
1947
Forever Amber
20th Century Fox
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Linda Darnell, Richard Greene, David Raksin, George Sanders, Cornel Wilde
length: 138 minutes
Box Office Takings: $16 million
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Linda Darnell, Richard Greene, David Raksin, George Sanders, Cornel Wilde
length: 138 minutes
Box Office Takings: $16 million
1948
Easter Parade
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Charles Walters
Starring: Fred Astaire, Judy Garland
length: 108 minutes
Box Office Takings: $9 million
Director: Charles Walters
Starring: Fred Astaire, Judy Garland
length: 108 minutes
Box Office Takings: $9 million
1949
Samson and Delilah
Paramount Pictures
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Angela Lansbury, Victor Mature, George Sanders
length: 134 minutes
Box Office Takings: $28.8 million
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Angela Lansbury, Victor Mature, George Sanders
length: 134 minutes
Box Office Takings: $28.8 million
1950
Cinderella
Walt Disney
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Starring: Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, James MacDonald, Ilene Woods
length: 74 minutes
Box Office Takings: $85 million
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Starring: Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, James MacDonald, Ilene Woods
length: 74 minutes
Box Office Takings: $85 million
1951
Quo Vadis
Metro0Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
Starring: Leo Genn, Deborah Kerr, Anthony Mann, Peter Ustinov
length: 166 minutes
Box Office Takings: $24.3 million
Director: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
Starring: Leo Genn, Deborah Kerr, Anthony Mann, Peter Ustinov
length: 166 minutes
Box Office Takings: $24.3 million
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
Paramount Pictures
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, James Stewart
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $36 million
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, James Stewart
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $36 million
1953
Peter Pan
Walt Disney Productions
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Starring: Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Bill Thompson
length: 77 minutes
Box Office Takings: $87 million
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Starring: Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Bill Thompson
length: 77 minutes
Box Office Takings: $87 million
1954
White Christmas
Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Dean Jagger, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen
length: 120 minutes
Box Office Takings: $30 million
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Dean Jagger, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen
length: 120 minutes
Box Office Takings: $30 million
1955
Lady and the Tramp
Walt Disney Productions
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Starring: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson
length: 76 minutes
Box Office Takings: $93 million
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Starring: Peggy Lee, Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Bill Thompson
length: 76 minutes
Box Office Takings: $93 million
1956
The Ten Commandments
Paramount Pictures
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, Edward G Robinson
length: 220 minutes
Box Office Takings: $93.7 million
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, Edward G Robinson
length: 220 minutes
Box Office Takings: $93.7 million
1957
Bridge on the River Kwai
Columbia Pictures
Director: David Lean
Starring: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkings, William Holden, Sessue Hayakawa
length: 161 minutes
Box Office Takings: $30.6 million
Director: David Lean
Starring: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkings, William Holden, Sessue Hayakawa
length: 161 minutes
Box Office Takings: $30.6 million
1958
South Pacific
20th Century Fox
Director: Joshua Logan
Starring: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston
length: 157 minutes
Box Office Takings: $36.8 million
Director: Joshua Logan
Starring: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston
length: 157 minutes
Box Office Takings: $36.8 million
1959
Ben Hur
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkings
length: 212 minutes
Box Office Takings: $74.7 million
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet, Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkings
length: 212 minutes
Box Office Takings: $74.7 million
1960
Spartacus
Universal International
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov
length: 184 minutes
Box Office Takings: $60 million
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Peter Ustinov
length: 184 minutes
Box Office Takings: $60 million
1961
One Hundred and One Dalmations
Walt Disney Productions
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Betty Lou Gerson, J Pat O’Malley, Rod Taylor, Martha Wentworth
length: 79 minutes
Box Office Takings: $144.8 million
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Betty Lou Gerson, J Pat O’Malley, Rod Taylor, Martha Wentworth
length: 79 minutes
Box Office Takings: $144.8 million
1962
Lawrence of Arabia
Columbia Pictures
Director: David Lean
Starring: Jose Ferrer, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Peter O’Toole, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif
length: 180 minutes
Box Office Takings: $70 million
Director: David Lean
Starring: Jose Ferrer, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Peter O’Toole, Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif
length: 180 minutes
Box Office Takings: $70 million
1963
From Russia with Love
United Artists
Director: Terence Young
Starring: Daniela Bianchi, Sean Connery, Lotte Lenya, Sean Connery
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $24.8 million
Director: Terence Young
Starring: Daniela Bianchi, Sean Connery, Lotte Lenya, Sean Connery
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $24.8 million
1964
Goldfinger
United Artists
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Honor Blackman, Sean Connery, Gert Frobe
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $51 million
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Honor Blackman, Sean Connery, Gert Frobe
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $51 million
1965
The Sound of Music
Twentieth Century Fox
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
length: 174 minutes
Box Office Takings: $163 million
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
length: 174 minutes
Box Office Takings: $163 million
1966
The Bible: In the Beginning…
Twentieth Century Fox
Director: John Huston
Starring: Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, Michael Parks, Peter O’Toole
length: 174 minutes
Box Office Takings: $25.3 million
Director: John Huston
Starring: Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, Michael Parks, Peter O’Toole
length: 174 minutes
Box Office Takings: $25.3 million
1967
The Jungle Book
Walt Disney Productions
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Sebastian Cabot, Phil Harris, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
length: 78 minutes
Box Office Takings: $141 million
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Sebastian Cabot, Phil Harris, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
length: 78 minutes
Box Office Takings: $141 million
1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
length: 142 minutes
Box Office Takings: $146 million
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
length: 142 minutes
Box Office Takings: $146 million
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Twentieth Century Fox
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Jeff Corey, Strother Martin, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $102.3 million
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Jeff Corey, Strother Martin, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $102.3 million
1970
Love Story
Paramount Pictures
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal
length: 101 minutes
Box Office Takings: $136.4 million
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O’Neal
length: 101 minutes
Box Office Takings: $136.4 million
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
United Artists
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Sean Connery, Charles Gray, Jill St John, Lana Wood
length: 120 minutes
Box Office Takings: $43.8 million
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Sean Connery, Charles Gray, Jill St John, Lana Wood
length: 120 minutes
Box Office Takings: $43.8 million
1972
The Godfather
Paramount Pictures
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Marlon Brando, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Al Pacino
length: 175 minutes
Box Office Takings: $134.9 million
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Marlon Brando, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Al Pacino
length: 175 minutes
Box Office Takings: $134.9 million
1973
The Exorcist
Warner Bros Pictures
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Lee J Cobb, Max von Sydow
length: 122 minutes
Box Office Takings: $232.9 million
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Lee J Cobb, Max von Sydow
length: 122 minutes
Box Office Takings: $232.9 million
1974
Blazing Saddles
Warner Bros.
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Harvey Korman, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens, Cleavon Little
length: 93 minutes
Box Office Takings: $119.5 million
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Harvey Korman, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens, Cleavon Little
length: 93 minutes
Box Office Takings: $119.5 million
1975
Jaws
Universal Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw
length: 124 minutes
Box Office Takings: $470.7 million
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw
length: 124 minutes
Box Office Takings: $470.7 million
1976
Rocky
United Artists
Director: John G Avildsen
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young
length: 119 minutes
Box Office Takings: $225 million
Director: John G Avildsen
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young
length: 119 minutes
Box Office Takings: $225 million
1977
Star Wars – A New Hope
20th Century Fox
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Peter Cushing, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Mark Hamill
length: 121 minutes
Box Office Takings: $775 million
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Peter Cushing, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Mark Hamill
length: 121 minutes
Box Office Takings: $775 million
1978
Grease
Paramount Pictures
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $395 million
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $395 million
1979
Moonraker
United Artists
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Lois Chiles, Richard Kiel, Michael Lonsdale, Roger Moore
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $210 million
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Lois Chiles, Richard Kiel, Michael Lonsdale, Roger Moore
length: 126 minutes
Box Office Takings: $210 million
1980
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
20th Century Fox
Director: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams
length: 124 minutes
Box Office Takings: $535 million
Director: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams
length: 124 minutes
Box Office Takings: $535 million
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Paramount Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davis
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $389 million
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davis
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $389 million
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Universal Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $793 million
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
length: 115 minutes
Box Office Takings: $793 million
1983
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
20th Century Fox
Director: Richard Marquand
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billie Dee Williams
length: 132 minutes
Box Office Takings: $475 million
Director: Richard Marquand
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billie Dee Williams
length: 132 minutes
Box Office Takings: $475 million
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Paramount Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
length: 118 minutes
Box Office Takings: $333 million
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
length: 118 minutes
Box Office Takings: $333 million
1985
Back to the Future
Universal Pictures
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
length: 116 minutes
Box Office Takings: $389 million
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
length: 116 minutes
Box Office Takings: $389 million
1986
Top Gun
Paramount Pictures
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Tim Robbins, Val Kilmer
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $356 million
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Tim Robbins, Val Kilmer
length: 110 minutes
Box Office Takings: $356 million
1987
Fatal Attraction
Paramount Pictures
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer
length: 119 minutes
Box Office Takings: $320 million
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer
length: 119 minutes
Box Office Takings: $320 million
1988
Rain Man
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald Molen
length: 133 minutes
Box Office Takings: $355 million
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald Molen
length: 133 minutes
Box Office Takings: $355 million
1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Paramount Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliot, Sean Connery, Alison Doody
length: 127 minutes
Box Office Takings: $474 million
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliot, Sean Connery, Alison Doody
length: 127 minutes
Box Office Takings: $474 million
1990
Ghost
Paramount Pictures
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
length: 128 minutes
Box Office Takings: $506 million
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
length: 128 minutes
Box Office Takings: $506 million
1991
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
TriStar Pictures
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick
length: 137 minutes
Box Office Takings: $521 million
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick
length: 137 minutes
Box Office Takings: $521 million
1992
Aladdin
Buena Vista Pictures
Directors: Ron Clements and John Musker
Starring: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
length: 90 minutes
Box Office Takings: $504 million
Directors: Ron Clements and John Musker
Starring: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
length: 90 minutes
Box Office Takings: $504 million
1993
Jurassic Park
Universal Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
length: 127 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1 billion
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
length: 127 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1 billion
1994
The Lion King
Buena Vista Pictures
Directors: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $968 million
Directors: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones
length: 88 minutes
Box Office Takings: $968 million
1995
Die Hard with a Vengeance
20th Century Fox
Director: John McTiernan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson, Graham Green
length: 128 minutes
Box Office Takings: $366 million
Director: John McTiernan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson, Graham Green
length: 128 minutes
Box Office Takings: $366 million
1996
Independence Day
20th Century Fox
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
length: 145 minutes
Box Office Takings: $817 million
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
length: 145 minutes
Box Office Takings: $817 million
1997
Titanic
Paramount Pictures
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates
length: 195 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.1 billion
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates
length: 195 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.1 billion
1998
Armageddon
Buena Vista Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Bruce Willis, Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler
length: 151 minutes
Box Office Takings: $554 million
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Bruce Willis, Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler
length: 151 minutes
Box Office Takings: $554 million
1999
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
20th Century Fox
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
length: 136 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1 billion
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
length: 136 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1 billion
2000
Mission: Impossible II
Paramount Pictures
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames
length: 123 minutes
Box Office Takings: $546 million
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames
length: 123 minutes
Box Office Takings: $546 million
2001
Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone
Warner Bros Pictures
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $975 million
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $975 million
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
New Line Cinema
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom
length: 179 minutes
Box Office Takings: $951 million
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom
length: 179 minutes
Box Office Takings: $951 million
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
New Line Cinema
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom
length: 201 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom
length: 201 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
2004
Shrek 2
Dreamworks Animation
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews
length: 93 minutes
Box Office Takings: $920 million
Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon
Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews
length: 93 minutes
Box Office Takings: $920 million
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Warner Bros Pictures
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Timothy Spall
length: 157 minutes
Box Office Takings: $897 million
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Timothy Spall
length: 157 minutes
Box Office Takings: $897 million
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Buena Vista Pictures
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
length: 151 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
length: 151 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
Buena Vista Pictures
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
length: 168 minutes
Box Office Takings: $963 million
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
length: 168 minutes
Box Office Takings: $963 million
2008
The Dark Knight
Warner Bros Pictures
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1 billion
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1 billion
2009
Avatar
20th Century Fox
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
length: 162 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.8 billion
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
length: 162 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.8 billion
2010
Toy Story 3
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Director:Lee Unkrich
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty
length: 103 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
Director:Lee Unkrich
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty
length: 103 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Warner Bros Pictures
Director: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
length: 130 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.3 billion
Director: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
length: 130 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.3 billion
2012
Avengers Assemble
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
length: 143 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.5 billion
Director: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
length: 143 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.5 billion
2013
Frozen
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Directors: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff
length: 102 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.3 billion
Directors: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff
length: 102 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.3 billion
2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Paramount Pictures
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor
length: 165 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor
length: 165 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.1 billion
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Director: J J Abrams
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley
length: 135 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.1 billion
Director: J J Abrams
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley
length: 135 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.1 billion
2016
Captain America: Civil War
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
length: 147 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.15 billion
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
length: 147 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.15 billion
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.3 billion
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega
length: 152 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.3 billion
2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
length: 149 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2 billion
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
length: 149 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2 billion
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo
length: 181 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.8 billion
Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo
length: 181 minutes
Box Office Takings: $2.8 billion
2020
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
Toho Aniplex Japan
Director: Haruo Sotozaki
Starring: Natsuki Hanae, Akari KitÅ, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hiro Shimono, Satoshi Hino
length: 181 minutes
Box Office Takings: $503 million
The movie industry was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic with few releases in 2020
Director: Haruo Sotozaki
Starring: Natsuki Hanae, Akari KitÅ, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hiro Shimono, Satoshi Hino
length: 181 minutes
Box Office Takings: $503 million
The movie industry was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic with few releases in 2020
2021
Spiderman: No Way Home
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Director: John Watts
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, Toby Maguire, Jamie Foxx
length: 148 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.9 billion
The movie industry was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic with few releases in 2020
Director: John Watts
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, Toby Maguire, Jamie Foxx
length: 148 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.9 billion
The movie industry was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic with few releases in 2020
2022
Top Gun: Maverick
Paramount Pictures
Director: John Watts
Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilner, Jon Hamm
length: 140 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.4 billion
Director: John Watts
Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilner, Jon Hamm
length: 140 minutes
Box Office Takings: $1.4 billion
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