Top-grossing movies in the United States

Here are the US 25 top-grossing movies of all time, based on total receipts to September 30, 2003.

Source: Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com/Charts/usatopmovies

1 Titanic		1997	$600,743,440
2 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope		1977	$460,935,655
3 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial		1982	$434,949,459
4 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace		1999	$431,065,444
5 Spider-Man		2002	$403,706,375
6 Jurassic Park		1993	$356,763,175
7 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers		2002	$339,734,454
8 Finding Nemo		2003	$335,734,009
9 Forrest Gump		1994	$329,452,287
10 The Lion King		1994	$328,423,001
11 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone		2001	$317,557,891
12 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring		2001	$313,364,114
13 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones		2002	$310,675,583
14 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi		1983	$309,064,373
15 Independence Day		1996	$306,200,000
16 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl		2003	$295,713,028
17 The Sixth Sense		1999	$293,501,675
18 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back		1980	$290,158,751
19 Home Alone		1990	$285,761,243
20 The Matrix Reloaded		2003	$281,713,028
21 Shrek		2001	$267,652,016
22 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets		2002	$261,970,615
23 How the Grinch Stole Christmas		2000	$260,031,035
24 Jaws		1975	$260,000,000
25 Monsters, Inc		2001	$255,870,172

Summary from the IMDb web page:

• USA domestic ticket sales only
• Not adjusted for inflation.

See Also: Top-grossing movie for a world wide list, List of highest-grossing films for an inflation adjusted list.