1967: “The Jungle Book”
Adjusted gross: $531 million
Unadjusted gross: $73.7 million
1968: “Funny Girl”
Adjusted gross: $361 million
Unadjusted gross: $52.2 million
1969: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”
Adjusted gross: $670.8 million
Unadjusted gross: $102.3 million
1970: “Love Story”
Adjusted gross: $659.3 million
Unadjusted gross: $106.3 million
1971: “Billy Jack”
Adjusted gross: $582 million
Unadjusted gross: $98 million
1972: “The Godfather”
Adjusted gross: $776.6 million
Unadjusted gross: $134.9 million
1973: “The Exorcist”
Adjusted gross: $1.2 billion
Unadjusted gross: $232.9 million
1974: “Blazing Saddles”
Adjusted gross: $584 million
Unadjusted gross: $119.6 million
1975: “Jaws”
Adjusted gross: $2.09 billion
Unadjusted gross: $471 million
1976: “Rocky”
Adjusted gross: $946 million
Unadjusted gross: $225 million
1977: “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”
Adjusted gross: $3.06 billion
Unadjusted gross: $775 million
1978: “Grease”
Adjusted gross: $1.45 billion
Unadjusted gross: $395 million
1979: “Moonraker”
Adjusted gross: $693 million
Unadjusted gross: $210 million
1980: “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back”
Adjusted gross: $1.56 billion
Unadjusted gross: $538 million
1981: “Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Adjusted gross: $1.03 billion
Unadjusted gross: $390 million
1982: “E.T. – The Extra Terrestrial”
Adjusted gross: $1.97 billion
Unadjusted gross: $793 million
1983: “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi”
Adjusted gross: $1.14 billion
Unadjusted gross: $475 million
1984: “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”
Adjusted gross: $767 million
Unadjusted gross: $333 million
1985: “Back to the Future”
Adjusted gross: $847 million
Unadjusted gross: $381 million
1986: “Top Gun”
Adjusted gross: $779 million
Unadjusted gross: $357 million
1987: “Fatal Attraction”
Adjusted gross: $674 million
Unadjusted gross: $320 million
1988: “Rain Man”
Adjusted gross: $718 million
Unadjusted gross: $355 million
1989: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”
Adjusted gross: $915 million
Unadjusted gross: $474 million
1990: “Ghost”
Adjusted gross: $926 million
Unadjusted gross: $506 million
1991: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
Adjusted gross: $913 million
Unadjusted gross: $520 million
1992: “Aladdin”
Adjusted gross: $860 million
Unadjusted gross: $504 million
1993: “Jurassic Park”
Adjusted gross: $1.71 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.03 billion
1994: “The Lion King”
Adjusted gross: $1.59 billion
Unadjusted gross: $988 million
1995: “Die Hard: With A Vengeance”
Adjusted gross: $575 million
Unadjusted gross: $366 million
1996: “Independence Day”
Adjusted gross: $1.25 billion
Unadjusted gross: $817 million
1997: “Titanic”
Adjusted gross: $3.17 billion
Unadjusted gross: $2.13 billion
1998: “Armageddon”
Adjusted gross: $813 million
Unadjusted gross: $554 million
1999: “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”
Adjusted gross: $1.41 billion
Unadjusted gross: $984 million
2000: “Mission: Impossible II”
Adjusted gross: $759 million
Unadjusted gross: $546 million
2001: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
Adjusted gross: $1.32 billion
Unadjusted gross: $975 million
2002: “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
Adjusted gross: $1.23 billion
Unadjusted gross: $923 million
2003: “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”
Adjusted gross: $1.46 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.12 billion
2004: “Shrek 2”
Adjusted gross: $1.17 billion
Unadjusted gross: $920 million
2005: “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Adjusted gross: $1.1 billion
Unadjusted gross: $897 million
2006: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
Adjusted gross: $1.27 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.07 billion
2007: “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
Adjusted gross: $1.11 billion
Unadjusted gross: $963 million
2008: “The Dark Knight”
Adjusted gross: $1.12 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1 billion
2009: “Avatar”
Adjusted gross: $3.1 billion
Unadjusted gross: $2.78 billion
2010: “Toy Story 3”
Adjusted gross: $1.17 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.06 billion
2011: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
Adjusted gross: $1.43 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.34 billion
2012: “The Avengers”
Adjusted gross: $1.58 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.52 billion
2013: “Frozen”
Adjusted gross: $1.31 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.28 billion
2014: “Transformers: Age of Extinction”
Adjusted gross: $1.12 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.1 billion
2015: “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”
Adjusted gross: $2.07 billion
Unadjusted gross: $2.07 billion
2016: “Captain America: Civil War”
Adjusted gross: $1.15 billion
Unadjusted gross: $1.15 billion
And in case you were wondering who the front-runner is so far in 2017, that honor belongs to Disney’s live action version of “Beauty and the Beast,” which grossed $1.26 billion worldwide. But the next installment of Star Wars looms, releasing this December, so time will tell who will eke out a victory this year.
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