Movie Box office Totals $$$

[Rico]

Here's a cool site: 
http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/

You can find out many interesting movie box office facts on money they made.  For example.  Here's a non-adjusted top 20 list:

   Released    Film Name    Total Box Office
1    1997    Titanic    $600,788,188
2    1977    Star Wars    $460,998,007
3    2004    Shrek 2    $436,721,703
4    1982    ET: The Extra-Terrestrial    $435,110,554
5    1999    Star Wars: Phantom Menace    $431,088,297
6    2006    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest    $423,416,000
7    2002    Spider-Man    $403,706,375
8    2005    Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith    $380,270,577
9    2003    Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King    $377,027,325
10    2004    Spider-Man 2    $373,524,485
11    2004    Passion of the Christ, The    $370,782,930
12    1993    Jurassic Park    $357,067,947
13    2002    Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers    $341,784,377
14    2003    Finding Nemo    $339,714,978
15    1994    Forrest Gump    $329,694,499
16    1994    Lion King, The    $328,539,505
17    2001    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone    $317,557,891
18    2001    Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring    $314,776,170
19    2002    Star Wars: Attack of the Clones    $310,676,740
20    1983    Return of the Jedi    $309,205,079


Now, here is the list adjusted for inflation:

Released    Film Name    Total Box Office
1    1977    Star Wars    $1,043,723,179
2    1982    ET: The Extra-Terrestrial    $861,614,714
3    1997    Titanic    $825,808,723
4    1980    Empire Strikes Back, The    $619,088,812
5    1983    Return of the Jedi    $596,091,905
6    1981    Raiders of the Lost Ark    $554,438,790
7    1993    Jurassic Park    $553,312,661
8    1999    Star Wars: Phantom Menace    $546,051,952
9    1994    Forrest Gump    $514,937,479
10    1994    Lion King, The    $513,412,706
11    1977    Close Encounters of the Third Kind    $477,156,951
12    1978    Grease    $458,212,857
13    1984    Ghost Busters    $455,247,591
14    2004    Shrek 2    $450,062,074
15    2002    Spider-Man    $446,165,146
16    1996    Independence Day    $444,014,687
17    1990    Home Alone    $434,541,374
18    1984    Beverly Hills Cop    $432,480,322
19    2006    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest    $423,415,999
20    1989    Batman    $403,539,101


Look how much a movie like "The Empire Strikes Back" gains when you adjust for inflation.  Same thing for "Raiders of the Lost Ark."  Both not even on the top list. 
Lots more cool info at the site.

[Locutus]

That is really interesting. Thanks for posting this!