Top 100 all time selling movies according to inflation
 

(The new movies like passion of the christ aren't included)
The first # is the ammount made according to inflation . The 2nd is the real ammount made .

1
Gone With the Wind
MGM
$1,218,328,752
$198,655,278
1939

2
Star Wars
Fox
$1,074,061,157
$460,998,007
1977

3
The Sound of Music
Fox
$858,764,718
$158,671,368
1965

4
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Uni.
$855,381,641
$434,974,579
1982

5
The Ten Commandments
Par.
$789,930,000
$65,500,000
1956

6
Titanic
Par.
$779,086,619
$600,788,188
1997

7
Jaws
Uni.
$772,315,273
$260,000,000
1975

8
Doctor Zhivago
MGM
$748,536,797
$111,721,910
1965

9
The Exorcist
WB
$666,729,078
$232,671,011
1973

10
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Dis.
$657,270,000
$184,925,486
1937

11
101 Dalmatians
Dis.
$602,501,023
$144,880,014
1961

12
The Empire Strikes Back
Fox
$591,573,955
$290,475,067
1980

13
Ben-Hur
MGM
$590,940,000
$74,000,000
1959

14
Return of the Jedi
Fox
$567,178,243
$309,306,177
1983

15
The Sting
Uni.
$537,531,427
$156,000,000
1973

16
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Par.
$531,495,386
$242,374,454
1981

17
Jurassic Park
Uni.
$520,077,229
$357,067,947
1993

18
The Graduate
Avco
$515,995,503
$104,397,100
1967

19
The Phantom Menace
Fox
$511,705,203
$431,088,297
1999

20
Fantasia
Dis.
$500,752,174
$76,400,000
1940

21
The Godfather
Par.
$475,903,072
$134,966,411
1972

22
Forrest Gump
Par.
$475,611,919
$329,694,499
1994

23
Mary Poppins
Dis.
$471,436,364
$86,000,000
1964

24
The Lion King
Dis.
$466,708,371
$328,541,776
1994

25
Grease
Par.
$463,838,169
$188,389,888
1978

26
Thunderball
UA
$451,044,000
$63,595,658
1965

27
The Jungle Book
Dis.
$444,289,879
$135,475,556
1967

28
Sleeping Beauty
Dis.
$438,236,618
$51,600,000
1959

29
Ghostbusters
Col.
$426,552,256
$238,632,124
1984

30
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
Fox
$425,463,862
$102,308,889
1969

31
Bambi
Dis.
$424,566,310
$102,797,150
1942

32
Independence Day
Fox
$422,471,535
$306,169,255
1996

33
Love Story
Par.
$422,088,813
$106,397,180
1970

34
Beverly Hills Cop
Par.
$421,311,216
$234,760,478
1984

35
Spider-Man
Sony
$418,993,019
$403,706,375
2002

36
Home Alone
Fox
$407,361,771
$285,761,243
1990

37
Pinocchio
Dis.
$406,442,101
$84,254,167
1940

38
Cleopatra
Fox
$405,116,278
$57,777,778
1963

39
Goldfinger
UA
$399,789,000
$51,081,062
1964

40
Airport
Uni.
$398,651,040
$100,489,151
1970

41
American Graffiti
Uni.
$396,257,142
$115,000,000
1973

42
The Robe
Fox
$394,690,910
$36,000,000
1953

43
Around the World in 80 Days
UA
$389,630,769
$42,000,000
1956

44
Blazing Saddles
WB
$381,261,907
$119,500,000
1974

45
Batman
WB
$379,616,347
$251,188,924
1989

46
The Bells of St. Mary's
RKO
$378,352,941
$21,333,333
1945

47
The Return of the King
NL
$375,667,233
$375,667,233
2003

48
The Towering Inferno
Fox
$370,095,239
$116,000,000
1974

49
National Lampoon's Animal House
Uni.
$364,892,308
$141,600,000
1978

50
The Greatest Show on Earth
Par.
$361,800,000
$36,000,000
1952

wow forrest gump is pretty high

That is a need statistic however that is US sales only. So its still not what would be most interesting to a studio. They would prefer to have US sales plus foreign sales, converted under the exchange rate of that time period, then account for inflation.

Would take too long to calculate :P

51
My Fair Lady
WB
$361,800,000
$72,000,000
1964

52
Let's Make Love
Fox
$360,513,487
$44,840,000
1960

53
Back to the Future
Uni.
$357,739,963
$210,609,762
1985

54
The Passion of the Christ
NM
$353,006,351
$353,006,351
2004

55
The Two Towers
NL
$350,064,056
$341,786,758
2002

56
Superman
WB
$345,041,591
$134,218,018
1978

57
Smokey and the Bandit
Uni.
$342,702,552
$126,737,428
1977

58
The Sixth Sense
Dis.
$342,329,390
$293,506,292
1999

59
Finding Nemo
Dis.
$339,714,978
$339,714,978
2003

60
Tootsie
Col.
$339,211,427
$177,200,000
1982

61
Harry Potter / Sorcerer's Stone
WB
$337,536,499
$317,575,550
2001

62
West Side Story
MGM
$337,500,817
$43,656,822
1961

63
Lady and the Tramp
Dis.
$336,081,351
$93,602,326
1955

64
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Col.
$335,120,528
$132,088,635
1977

65
Twister
WB
$333,525,106
$241,708,908
1996

66
Rocky
MGM
$331,891,050
$117,235,147
1976

67
The Best Years of Our Lives
RKO
$331,650,000
$23,650,000
1946

68
The Fellowship of the Ring
NL
$331,149,260
$314,776,170
2001

69
The Poseidon Adventure
Fox
$331,058,824
$93,333,333
1972

70
Men in Black
Sony
$329,338,552
$250,690,539
1997

71
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Col.
$328,032,000
$27,200,000
1957

72
Its' a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
MGM
$324,868,758
$46,332,858
1963

73
Swiss Family Robinson
UA
$324,462,240
$40,356,000
1960

74
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
MGM
$323,722,704
$108,981,275
1975

75
M*A*S*H
Fox
$323,715,788
$81,600,000
1970

76
Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom
Par.
$322,802,804
$179,870,271
1984

77
Attack of the Clones
Fox
$322,440,747
$310,676,740
2002

78
Mrs. Doubtfire
Fox
$319,262,637
$219,195,243
1993

79
Aladdin
Dis.
$315,812,488
$217,350,219
1992

80
Ghost
Par.
$310,240,372
$217,631,306
1990

81
Duel in the Sun
Selznick
$307,653,060
$20,408,163
1946

82
Pirates of the Caribbean
Dis.
$305,413,918
$305,413,918
2003

83
House of Wax
WB
$304,707,447
$23,750,000
1953

84
Rear hahahahahaha
Par.
$303,639,095
$26,105,286
1954

85
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Uni.
$300,957,010
$229,086,679
1997

86
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade
Par.
$297,981,452
$197,171,806
1989

87
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Tri.
$293,397,952
$204,843,345
1991

88
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Uni.
$290,565,778
$260,044,825
2000

89
Sergeant York
WB
$290,182,849
$16,361,885
1941

90
Toy Story 2
Dis.
$289,270,239
$245,823,397
1999

91
Top Gun
Par.
$287,329,873
$176,781,728
1986

92
Shrek
DW
$285,162,547
$267,665,011
2001

93
Crocodile Dundee
Par.
$284,114,593
$174,634,806
1986

94
The Matrix Reloaded
WB
$281,576,461
$281,576,461
2003

95
Saving Private Ryan
DW
$278,145,110
$216,119,491
1998

96
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
MGM
$276,887,754
$9,183,673
1921

97
Young Frankenstein
Fox
$275,253,016
$86,273,333
1974

98
Peter Pan
Dis.
$275,109,862
$87,404,651
1953

99
Gremlins
WB
$274,257,437
$153,083,102
1984

100
Monsters, Inc.
Dis.
$272,141,080
$255,873,250
2001

101
Funny Girl
Col.
$271,350,000
$58,500,000
1968

102
Harry Potter / Chamber of Secrets
WB
$271,222,703
$261,988,482
2002

103
The Fugitive
WB
$267,819,041
$183,752,965
1993

104
The Caine Mutiny
Col.
$267,658,164
$21,750,000
1954

105
Toy Story
Dis.
$265,869,261
$191,796,233
1995

106
2001: A Space Odyssey
MGM
$263,072,067
$56,715,371
1968

107
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Col.
$262,846,154
$56,666,667
1968

108
Dances With Wolves
Orion
$262,595,584
$184,208,842
1990

109
Kramer vs. Kramer
Col.
$259,412,067
$106,260,000
1979

110
Armageddon
Dis.
$259,171,947
$201,578,182
1998

111
Three Men and a Baby
Dis.
$258,751,709
$167,780,960
1987

112
Psycho
Uni.
$257,280,068
$32,000,000
1960

113
Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Tri.
$255,494,381
$150,415,432
1985

114
Batman Forever
WB
$255,105,196
$184,031,112
1995

115
Cast Away
Fox
$254,621,358
$233,503,178
2000

116
Pretty Woman
Dis.
$254,323,828
$178,406,268
1990

117
Earthquake
Uni.
$254,174,560
$79,666,653
1974

Crocodile Dundee
Par.
$284,114,593
$174,634,806


OMG..that's a lot of $$$ for a crappy flick

where's Evil Dead 2 in that list :winkwink:

Its a trap, get an axe.

Definitly that movie SUCKED COCKS

Notice The Exorcist made $666 million. Spooky!