|
Movie
|
Year
|
Gross
|
Lead Actor
|
|
The Birth of a Nation
|
1915
|
$10,000,000
|
Lillian Gish
|
|
Intolerance
|
1916
|
$1,750,000
|
Vera Lewis
|
|
Cleopatra
|
1917
|
$1,000,000
|
Theda Bara
|
|
Tarzan of the Apes
|
1918
|
$1,500,000
|
Elmo Lincoln
|
|
Male and Female
|
1919
|
$1,256,267
|
Gloria Swanson
|
|
Way Down East
|
1920
|
$2,000,000
|
Lillian Gish
|
|
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
|
1921
|
$4,500,000
|
Pomeroy Cannon
|
|
Robin Hood
|
1922
|
$2,101,044
|
Douglas Fairbanks
|
|
The Ten Commandments
|
1923
|
$4,169,798
|
Theodore Roberts
|
|
The Sea Hawk
|
1924
|
$2,000,000
|
Milton Sills
|
|
The Big Parade
|
1925
|
$4,990,000
|
John Gilbert
|
|
What Price Glory?
|
1926
|
$2,000,000
|
Victor McLaglen
|
|
The King of Kings
|
1927
|
$2,641,687
|
H. B. Warner
|
|
The Singing Fool
|
1928
|
$3,821,000
|
Al Jolson
|
|
The Broadway Melody
|
1929
|
$2,808,000
|
Charles King
|
|
Whoopee!
|
1930
|
$2,655,000
|
Eddie Cantor
|
|
City Lights
|
1931
|
$2,000,000
|
Charlie Chaplin
|
|
The Sign of the Cross
|
1932
|
$2,738,993
|
Fredric March
|
|
Roman Scandals
|
1933
|
$2,443,000
|
Eddie Cantor
|
|
Cleopatra
|
1934
|
$1,929,161
|
Claudette Colbert
|
|
Mutiny on the Bounty
|
1935
|
$2,250,000
|
Charles Laughton
|
|
The Great Ziegfeld
|
1936
|
$3,089,000
|
William Powell
|
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
|
1937
|
$3,996,000
|
Adriana Caselotti
|
|
Boys Town
|
1938
|
$2,828,000
|
Spencer Tracy
|
|
Gone With the Wind
|
1939
|
$18,000,000
|
Clark Gable
|
|
Boom Town
|
1940
|
$3,664,000
|
Clark Gable
|
|
Sergeant York
|
1941
|
$6,075,000
|
Gary Cooper
|
|
Mrs. Miniver
|
1942
|
$5,358,000
|
Greer Garson
|
|
This is the Army
|
1943
|
$8,301,000
|
George Murphy
|
|
Going My Way
|
1944
|
$6,500,000
|
Bing Crosby
|
|
The Bells of St. Mary's
|
1945
|
$8,000,000
|
Bing Crosby
|
|
The Best Years of Our Lives
|
1946
|
$10,170,000
|
Myrna Loy
|
|
Welcome Stranger
|
1947
|
$6,100,000
|
Bing Crosby
|
|
The Red Shoes
|
1948
|
$5,000,000
|
Anton Walbrook
|
|
Jolson Sings Again
|
1949
|
$5,000,000
|
Larry Parks
|
|
Samson and Delilah
|
1950
|
$9,000,000
|
Hedy Lamarr
|
|
Quo Vadis
|
1951
|
$11,143,000
|
Robert Taylor
|
|
The Greatest Show on Earth
|
1952
|
$12,800,000
|
Betty Hutton
|
|
The Robe
|
1953
|
$17,500,000
|
Richard Burton
|
|
White Christmas
|
1954
|
$12,000,000
|
Bing Crosby
|
|
Cinerama Holiday
|
1955
|
$10,000,000
|
Unknown
|
|
The Ten Commandments
|
1956
|
$34,200,000
|
Charlton Heston
|
|
The Bridge on the River Kwai
|
1957
|
$15,000,000
|
William Holden
|
|
South Pacific
|
1958
|
$16,300,000
|
Rossano Brazzi
|
|
Ben-Hur
|
1959
|
$38,000,000
|
Charlton Heston
|
|
Spartacus
|
1960
|
$14,000,000
|
Kirk Douglas
|
|
West Side Story
|
1961
|
$19,645,000
|
Natalie Wood
|
|
The Longest Day
|
1962
|
$15,250,000
|
John Wayne
|
|
Cleopatra
|
1963
|
$26,000,000
|
Elizabeth Taylor
|
|
Mary Poppins
|
1964
|
$31,000,000
|
Julie Andrews
|
|
The Sound of Music
|
1965
|
$72,000,000
|
Julie Andrews
|
|
Hawaii
|
1966
|
$15,600,000
|
Julie Andrews
|
|
The Graduate
|
1967
|
$43,100,000
|
Anne Bancroft
|
|
Funny Girl
|
1968
|
$24,900,000
|
Barbra Streisand
|
|
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
|
1969
|
$29,200,000
|
Paul Newman
|
|
|
Movie
|
Year
|
Gross
|
Lead Actor
|
|
Love Story
|
1970
|
$50,000,000
|
Ali MacGraw
|
|
Fiddler on the Roof
|
1971
|
$40,500,000
|
Topol
|
|
The Godfather
|
1972
|
$86,300,000
|
Marlon Brando
|
|
The Exorcist
|
1973
|
$88,500,000
|
Ellen Burstyn
|
|
The Towering Inferno
|
1974
|
$50,000,000
|
Steve McQueen
|
|
Jaws
|
1975
|
$133,400,000
|
Roy Schneider
|
|
Rocky
|
1976
|
$55,900,000
|
Sylvester Stallone
|
|
Star Wars
|
1977
|
$221,280,994
|
Mark Hamill
|
|
Grease
|
1978
|
$159,978,870
|
John Travolta
|
|
Kramer vs. Kramer
|
1979
|
$106,260,000
|
Dustin Hoffman
|
|
The Empire Strikes Back
|
1980
|
$209,398,025
|
Mark Hamill
|
|
Raiders of the Lost Ark
|
1981
|
$212,222,025
|
Harrison Ford
|
|
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
|
1982
|
$359,197,037
|
Dee Wallace
|
|
Return of the Jedi
|
1983
|
$309,306,177
|
Mark Hamill
|
|
Ghostbusters
|
1984
|
$229,242,989
|
Bill Murray
|
|
Back to the Future
|
1985
|
$210,609,762
|
Michael J. Fox
|
|
Top Gun
|
1986
|
$176,781,728
|
Tom Cruise
|
|
Three Men and a Baby
|
1987
|
$167,780,960
|
Tom Selleck
|
|
Rain Man
|
1988
|
$354,825,435
|
Dustin Hoffman
|
|
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
|
1989
|
$474,171,806
|
Harrison Ford
|
|
Ghost
|
1990
|
$505,702,588
|
Patrick Swayze
|
|
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
|
1991
|
$520,881,154
|
Arnold Schwarzenegger
|
|
Aladdin
|
1992
|
$504,050,219
|
Scott Weinger
|
|
Jurassic Park
|
1993
|
$914,691,120
|
Sam Neill
|
|
The Lion King
|
1994
|
$763,455,561
|
Matthew Broderick
|
|
Die Hard with a Vengeance
|
1995
|
$366,101,666
|
Bruce Willis
|
|
Independence Day
|
1996
|
$817,400,891
|
Will Smith
|
|
Titanic
|
1997
|
$1,843,201,268
|
Leonardo DiCaprio
|
|
Armageddon
|
1998
|
$553,709,788
|
Bruce Willis
|
|
Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
|
1999
|
$924,305,084
|
Liam Neeson
|
|
Mission: Impossible 2
|
2000
|
$546,400,000
|
Tom Cruise
|
|
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
|
2001
|
$974,755,371
|
Daniel Radcliffe
|
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
2002
|
$936,689,735
|
Elijah Wood
|
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
2003
|
$1,140,682,011
|
Elijah Wood
|
|
Shrek 2
|
2004
|
$928,760,770
|
Mike Myers
|
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
2005
|
$895,921,036
|
Daniel Radcliffe
|
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
2006
|
$1,066,179,725
|
Johnny Depp
|
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
2007
|
$963,400,492
|
Johnny Depp
|
|
The Dark Knight
|
2008
|
$997,000,000
|
Christian Bale
|
|
Avatar
|
2009
|
$2,743,577,587
|
Sam Worthington
|
|
Toy Story 3
|
2010
|
$1,066,969,703
|
Tom Hanks
|
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
|
2011
|
$1,341,511,219
|
Daniel Radcliffe
|
|
The Avengers
|
2012
|
$1,518,812,988
|
Robert Downey Jr.
|
|
Frozen
|
2013
|
$1,280,802,282
|
Kristen Bell
|
|
Transformers: Age of Extinction
|
2014
|
$1,104,054,072
|
Mark Wahlberg
|
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
2015
|
$2,068,223,624
|
Daisy Ridley
|
|
Captain America: Civil War
|
2016
|
$1,153,296,293
|
Chris Evans
|
|
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
|
2017
|
$1,332,539,889
|
Daisy Ridley
|
|
Avengers: Infinity War
|
2018
|
$2,048,359,754
|
Robert Downey Jr.
|
|
Avengers: Endgame
|
2019
|
$2,799,439,100
|
Robert Downey Jr.
|
|
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
|
2020
|
$507,127,293
|
Natsuki Hanae
|
|
Spider-Man: No Way Home
|
2021
|
$1,912,233,593
|
Tom Holland
|
|
Avatar: The Way of Water
|
2022
|
$2,320,250,281
|
Sam Worthington
|
|
Barbie
|
2023
|
$1,441,818,186
|
Margot Robbie
|
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