Fox’s reissue of the “Star Wars” trilogy has taken the eponymous first pic in the series to the top slot on Daily Variety’s all-time rental champs. With more than $270 million for its distrib, The Force overcame “E.T.’s” 14-year reign. Based on studio and industry estimates, the champs list represents one of the best yardsticks of a film’s profitibility, since rentals are specifically the portion of a film’s total B.O. gross that is returned to the studio (and, by extension, profit participants). Following the film’s title is the picture’s director, producer and distributor. The asterisk denotes new entries from the last time this chart was published. Rentals for films currently in release will be updated in the next publication of the list.
Star Wars (G. Lucas; G. Kurtz; Fox; 1977) $270,918,000
Popular on Variety
E.T. — The Extra-Terrestrial (S. Spielberg; S. Spielberg/K. Kennedy; U; 1982) $228,168,939
Jurassic Park (S. Spielberg; K. Kennedy/G. Molen; U; 1993) $212,953,417
Return of the Jedi (R. Marquand; H. Kazanjian/G. Lucas; Fox; 1983) $191,648,000
Independence Day (R. Emmerich; D. Devlin; Fox; 1996) $177,190,000
The Empire Strikes Back (I. Kershner; G. Lucas/G. Kurtz; Fox; 1980) $173,814,000
The Lion King (Anim; R. Allers/R. Minkoff; D. Hahn; BV; 1994) $173,057,366
Forrest Gump (R. Zemeckis; W. Finerman/S. Tisch/S. Starkey; Par; 1994) $156,000,000
Batman (T. Burton; J. Peters/P. Guber; WB; 1989) $150,500,000
Home Alone (C. Columbus; J. Hughes; Fox; 1990) $140,099,000
Twister (J. de Bont; K. Kennedy/I. Bryce/M. Crichton; WB; 1996) $133,464,330
Ghostbusters (I. Reitman; Col; 1984) $132,720,000
*The Lost World (S. Spielberg; G. Molen/C. Wilson; U; 1997) $130,086,760
Jaws (S. Spielberg; R. Zanuck/D. Brown; U; 1975) $129,549,325
Raiders of the Lost Ark (S. Spielberg; F. Marshall/H. Kazanjian/G. Lucas; Par; 1981) $115,598,000
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (S. Spielberg; R. Watts/G. Lucas/F. Marshall; Par; 1989) $115,500,000
*Men in Black (B. Sonnenfeld; W. Parkes/L. MacDonald; Sony; 1977) $114,110,497
Terminator 2 (J. Cameron; J. Cameron/G.A. Hurd/M. Kassar; TriStar, 1991) $112,500,000
Aladdin (Anim; J. Musker/R. Clements; BV; 1992) $111,740,683
Mrs. Doubtfire (C. Columbus; M. Williams/R. Williams/M. Radcliffe; Fox; 1993) $111,000,000
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (S. Spielberg; R. Watts/G. Lucas/F. Marshall; Par; 1984) $109,000,000
Beverly Hills Cop (M. Brest; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1984) $108,000,000
Back to the Future (R. Zemeckis; B. Gale/N. Canton/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall/K. Kennedy; U; 1985) $105,496,267
Batman Forever (J. Schumacher; T. Burton/P. MacGregor-Scott; WB; 1995) $105,100,000
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (C. Columbus; J. Hughes; Fox; 1991) $103,377,614
Toy Story (J. Lasseter; R. Guggenheim/B. Arnold; BV; 1995) $103,200,000
Batman Returns (T. Burton; D. DiNovi/T. Burton; WB; 1992) $100,100,000
Ghost (J. Zucker; L. Weinstein; Par; 1990) $98,200,000
The Fugitive (A. Davis; A. Kopelson; WB; 1993) $97,000,000
Grease (R. Kleiser; R. Stigwood/A. Carr; Par; 1978) $96,300,000
*Liar Liar (T. Shadyac; B. Grazer; U; 1997) $95,931,900
Tootsie (S. Pollack; S. Pollack/D. Richards; Col; 1982) $94,910,000
*Mission: Impossible (B. DePalma; T. Cruise/P. Wagner; Par; 1996) $93,067,933
Apollo 13 (R. Howard; B. Grazer; U; 1995) $92,642,370
The Exorcist (W. Friedkin; W.P. Blatty; WB; 1973) $89,000,000
Rain Man (B. Levinson; M. Johnson/P. Guber/J. Peters; MGM/UA; 1989) $86,813,000
The Godfather (F. Coppola; A. Ruddy; Par; 1972) $86,691,000
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (K. Reynolds; J. Watson/P. Densham/R.B. Lewis; WB; 1991) $86,000,000
Superman (R. Donner; P. Spengler; WB; 1978) $82,800,000
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (S. Spielberg; J&M. Phillips; Col; 1977/1980) $82,750,000
Pretty Woman (G.K. Marshall; A. Milchan/S. Reuther; BV; 1990) $81,905,530
Dances With Wolves (K. Costner; J. Wilson/K. Costner; Orion; 1990) $81,537,971
Three Men and a Baby (L. Nimoy; T. Fields/R. Cort; BV; 1987) $81,356,000
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (R. Zemeckis; R. Watts/F. Marshall/S. Spielberg/K. Kennedy; BV 1988) $81,244,000
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Anim; D. Hand; W. Disney; RKO; BV; 1937) $80,886,993
Beverly Hills Cop II (T. Scott; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1987) $80,857,776
Lethal Weapon 3 (R. Donner; J. Silver/R. Donner; WB; 1992) $80,000,000
True Lies (J. Cameron; J. Cameron/S. Austin; Fox; 1994) $80,000,000
The Sound of Music (R. Wise; Fox; 1965) $79,975,000
Gremlins (J. Dante; M. Finnell/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall; K. Kennedy;WB; 1984) $79,500,000
Lethal Weapon 2 (R. Donner; R. Donner/J. Silver; WB; 1989) $79,500,000
Top Gun (T. Scott; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1986) $79,400,000
Gone With the Wind (V. Fleming; D. Selznick; MGM; 1939) $79,375,080
Rambo: First Blood Part II (G.P. Cosmatos; B. Feitshans/A. Vajna/M. Kassar; TriStar; 1985) $78,919,250
The Sting (G.R. Hill; T. Bill/J. & M. Phillips; U; 1973) $78,212,000
*Air Force One (W. Petersen; W. Petersen/G. Katz/A. Bernstein/J. Shestack; Sony; 1997) $77,734,801
The Firm (S. Pollack; S. Rudin/J. Davis; Par; 1993) $77,047,044
Rocky IV (S. Stallone; R. Chartoff/I. Winkler/UA; MGM/UA; 1985) $76,023,246
*Jerry Maguire (C. Crowe; J. Brooks/L.Mark/R. Sakai/C. Crowe; Sony; 1996) $74,937,042
The Santa Clause (J. Pasquin; B. Reilly/J. Silver/R. Newmyer; BV; 1994) $74,348,689
Saturday Night Fever (J. Badham; R. Stigwood; Par; 1977) $74,100,000
Back to the Future, Part II (R. Zemeckis; B. Gale/N. Canton/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall/K. Kennedy; U; 1989) $72,319,630
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (J. Johnston; R. Finkelman Cox/T.G. Smith; BV; 1989) $72,007,000
A Few Good Men (R. Reiner; D. Brown/R. Reiner/A. Scheinman; Col; 1992) $71,000,000
National Lampoon’s Animal House (J. Landis; M. Simmons/I. Reitman; U; 1978) $70,826,000
The Flintstones (B. Levant; B. Cohen; U; 1994) $70,753,383
The Rock (M. Bay; J. Bruckheimer/D. Simpson; BV; 1996) $70,600,000
Crocodile Dundee (P. Faiman; J. Cornell; Par; 1986) $70,227,000
Fatal Attraction (A. Lyne; S; Jaffee/S. Lansing; Par; 1987) $70,000,000
Platoon ( O. Stone; A. Kopelson; Orion; 1986) $69,937,092
Beauty and the Beast (Anim; G. Trousdale/D. Wise; D. Hahn; BV; 1991) $69,415,000
Look Who’s Talking (A. Heckerling; J. Krane; TriStar; 1989) $68,872,000
101 Dalmatians (Anim; W. Reitherman; H. Luske; W. Disney; BV; 1961) $68,648,000
Pocahontas (J. Pentecost; M. Gabriel/E. Goldberg; BV; 1995) $67,848,010
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (S. Barron; K. Dawson/S. Fields/D. Chan/R. Chow; New Line; 1990) $67,650,000
Die Hard 2 (R. Harlin; L. Gordon/J. Silver/C. Gordon; Fox; 1990) $67,512,000
Rocky III (S. Stallone; I. Winkler/R. Chartoff; MGM/UA; 1982) $66,262,796
Superman II (R. Lester; P. Spengler; WB; 1981) $65,100,000
*Ransom (R. Howard; S. Rudin/B. Grazer/B.K. Hagopian; BV; 1996) $65,070,443
Coming to America (J. Landis; G. Folsey, Jr./R. Wachs; Par; 1988) $65,000,000
Hook (S. Spielberg; K. Kennedy/F. Marshall/G. Molen; TriStar; 1991) $65,000,000
Sleepless in Seattle (N. Ephron; G. Foster; TriStar; 1993) $64,930,137
Dumb and Dumber (P. Farrelly; C. Wessler/B. Krevoy/S. Stabler; New Line; 1994) $63,600,000
Total Recall (P. Verhoeven; B. Feitshans/R. Shusett/M. Kassar/A. Vajna; TriStar; 1990) $63,511,048
Sister Act (E. Ardolino; T. Schwartz/S. Rudin; BV; 1992) $62,420,000
101 Dalmatians (S. Herak; J. Hughes/R. Mestres; BV; 1996) $61,585,660
On Golden Pond (M. Rydell; B. Gilbert/ITC/IPC;U/AFD; 1981) $61,175,028
Jungle Book (Anim; W. Reitherman; W. Disney; BV; 1967) $60,964,000
Doctor Zhivago (D. Lean; C. Ponti; MGM/UA; 1965) $60,954,000
City Slickers (R. Underwood; I. Smith/B. Crystal; Col; 1991) $60,750,000
Dick Tracy (W. Beatty; BV; 1990) $60,611,145
Ghostbusters II (I. Reitman; Col; 1981) $60,490,000
The Mask (C. Russell; B. Engelman; New Line; 1994) $60,000,000
Kramer vs. Kramer (R. Benton; S. Jaffe; Col; 1979) $59,986,335
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (M. Forman; S. Zaentz/M. Douglas; UA; 1975) $59,939,701
The Silence of the Lambs (J. Demme; E. Saxon/K. Utt/R. Bozman; Orion; 1991) $59,882,870
9 to 5 (C. Higgins; B. Gilbert; Foz; 1980) $59,068,000
Speed (J. De Bont; M. Gordon; Fox; 1994) $59,000,000
Smokey and the Bandit (H. Needham; M. Engelberg; U; 1977) $58,949,938
The Hunt for Red October (J. McTiernan; M. Neufeld; Par; 1990) $58,500,000
*Batman and Robin (J. Schumacher; P. Macgregor-Scott; WB; 1997) $58,492,667
The Karate Kid Part II (J. Avildsen; J. Weintraub; Col; 1986) $58,310,000
Good Morning Vietnam (B. Levinson; M. Johnson/L. Brezner; BV; 1987) $58,038,108
Twins (I. Reitman; U; 1988) $57,715,127
Crocodile Dundee II (j. Cornell; J. Cornell/J. Scott; Par; 1988) $57,300,000
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (L. Nimoy; H. Bennett; Par; 1986) $56,820,071
The Birdcage (M. Nichols; M. Nichols; MGM/UA; 1996) $57,187,100
The Nutty Professor (T. Shadyac; Grazer/R. Simmons; U; 1996) $56,713,400
Rocky (J. Avildsen; R. Chartoff/I. Winkler; UA; 1976) $56,524,972
The Bodyguard (M. Jackson; L. Kasdan/J. Wilson/K. Costner; WB; 1992) $56,260,000
The Addams Family (B. Sonnenfeld; S. Rudin; Par; 1991) $56,200,000
Star Trek (R. Wise; G. Roddenberry; Par; 1979) $56,000,000
Porky’s (B. Clark; D. Carmody/B. Clark/M. Simon/Astral Bellevue Pathe; Fox; 1982) $55,559,000
*My Best Friend’s Wedding (P.J. Hogan; J. Zucker/R. Bass; Sony; 1997) $55,353,677
An Officer and a Gentleman (T. Hackford; M. Elfand/Lorimar; Par; 1982) $55,223,000
American Graffiti (G. Lucas; F. Coppola; U; 1973) $55,128,175
Clear and Present Danger (P. Noyce; M. Neufeld/R. Rehme; Par; 1994) $54,100,000
Wayne’s World (P. Spheeris; L. Michaels; Par; 1992) $54,000,000
Big (P. Marshall; J.L. Brooks/R. Greenhut; Fox; 1988) $53,700,000
A League of Their Own (P. Marshall; R. Greenhut/E. Abbott; Col; 1992) $53,500,000
Basic Instinct (P. Verhoeven; A. Marshall/M. Kassar; TriStar; 1992) $53,000,000
Jumanji (J. Johnston; S. Kroopf/W. Teitler; Sony; 1995) $52,200,000
Every Which Way but Loose (J. Fargo; R. Daley; WB; 1978) $51,900,000
*Face/Off (J. Woo; D. Permut/B. Osborne/T. Chang/C. Godsick; Par; 1997) $51,520,300
Phenomenon (J. Turteltaub; B. Boyle/M. Taylor; BV; 1996) $51,100,000
Indecent Proposal (A. Lyne; S. Lansing; Par; 1993) $50,846,697
Driving Miss Daisy (B. Beresford; R. Zanuck/L. F. Zanuck; WB; 1989) $50,500,000
Jaws 2 (J. Szwarc; R. Zanuck/D. Brown; U; 1978) $50,431,964
Terms of Endearment (J. Brooks; M. Jurow/J. Brooks; Par; 1983) $50,250,000
Parenthood (R. Howard; B. Grazer; U; 1989) $50,004,367
The Color Purple (S. Spielberg; S. Spielberg/K. Kennedy/F. Marshall/Q. Jones/Guber-Peters; WB; 1985) $49,800,000
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (J. Sharman; M. White/L. Adler; Fox; 1975) $49,782,690
*Michael (N. Ephron; S. Daniel/N. Ephron/J. Jacks; New Line; 1996) $49,542,300
A Time to Kill (J. Schumacher; A. Milchan/M. Nathanson/H. Lowry/J. Grisham; WB; 1996) $49,502,617
Maverick (R. Donner; B. Davey/R. Donner; WB; 1993) $49,500,000
Heaven Can Wait (W. Beatty/B. Henry; W. Beatty; Par; 1978) $49,400,000
The Pelican Brief (A. Pakula; A. Pakula/P. Jan Brugge; WB; 1993) $49,300,000
Casper (B. Silberling; C. Wilson; U; 1995) $49,160,810
Back to the Future, Part III (R. Zemeckis; B. Gale/N. Canton/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall/K. Kennedy; U; 1990) $49,071,998
Contact (R. Zemeckis; R. Zemecki/S. Starkey; WB; 1997) $49,033,708
In the Line of Fire (W. Petersen; J. Apple; Col; 1993) $49,000,000
The Towering Inferno (J. Guillermin; I. Allen; Fox/WB; 1975) $48,838,000
Love Story (A. Hiller; H. Minsky; Par; 1970) $48,700,000
Dead Poets Society (P. Weir; S. Haft/P.J. Witt/T. Thomas; BV; 1989) $48,427,506
Blazing Saddles (M. Grooks; M. Hertzberg; WB; 1974) $47,800,000
Kindergarten Cop (I. Reitman; I. Reitman/B. Grazer; U; 1990) $47,365,485
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (C. Higgins; T. Miller/E. Milkis/R. Boyett/RKO; U; 1982) $47,333,927
Bambi (Anim; W. Disney; RKO/BV; 1942) $47,265,000
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (F. Coppola; F. Coppola/F. Fuchs/C. Mulvehill; Col; 1992) $47,200,000
Die Hard With a Vengeance (J. McTiernan; J. McTiernan/M. Tadross; Fox; 1995) $47,005,870
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (G. Trousdale/K. Wise; D. Hahn; BV; 1996) $46,900,000
Sleeping With the Enemy (J. Ruben; L. Goldberg; Fox; 1991) $46,629,000
Goldeneye (M. Campbell; M. Wilson/B. Brocoli; MGM/UA; 1995) $46,099,300
*Space Jam (J. Pytka; I. Reitman/J. Medjuck/d. Goldberg; WB; 1996) $46,077,380
Eraser (C. Russell; A. Kopelson; Anne Kopelson; WB; 1996) $46,032,666
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (G.R. Hill; J. Foreman; Fox; 1969) $45,953,000
*Con Air (S. West; J. Bruckheimer; BV; 1997) $45,466,108
Airport (G. Seaton; R. Hunter; U; 1970) $45,220,000
Interview With the Vampire (N. Jordan; D. Geffen/S. Woolley; WB; 1994) $45,100,000
Mary Poppins (R. Stevenson; W. Disney; BV; 1964) $45,000,000
The First Wives Club (H. Wilson; S. Rudin; Par; 1996) $44,618,964
*George of the Jungle (S. Weisman; D. Hoberman/J. Kemer/J. Avnet; BV; 1997) $44,616,118
Unforgiven (C. Eastwood; WB; 1992) $44,400,000
Schindler’s List (S. Spielberg, S. Spielberg/B. Lustig/G. Molen; U; 1993) $44,164,190
The Naked Gun 2-1/2: The Smell of Fear (D. Zucker; R.K. Weiss; Par; 1991) $44,200,000
The Graduate (M. Nichols; L. Turman; AvcoEmb; 1968) $44,090,729
Crimson Tide (T. Scott; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; BV; 1995) $43,865,850
Presumed Innocent (A. J. Pakula; S. Pollack/M. Rosenberg; WB; 1990) $43,800,000
Aliens (J. Cameron; G.A. Hurd; Fox; 1986) $43,753,000
Out of Africa (S. Pollack; U; 1985) $43,448,253
Cliffhanger (R. Harlin; A. Marshall; TriStar; 1993) $43,306,664
The Karate Kid (J. Avildsen; J. Weintraub; Col; 1984) $43,120,000
Seven (D. Fincher; A. Kopelson; New Line; 1995) $43,100,000
Father of the Bride (C. Shyer; N. Meyers/C. Baum/H. Rosenman; BV; 1991) $43,027,000
The Ten Commandments (C.B. DeMille; C.B. DeMille; Par; 1956) $43,000,000
Waterworld (K. Reynolds; C. Gordon/J. Davis/K. Costner; U; 1995) $42,358,180
The Goodbye Girl (H. Ross; R. Stark; MGM/WB; 1977) $41,839,170
The Jerk (C. Reiner; D. Picker/W.E. McEuen; U; 1979) $42,989,656
Rocky II (S. Stallone; R. Chartoff/I. Winker; UA; 1979) $42,169,387
The Poseidon Adventure (R. Neame; I. Allen; Fox; 1972) $42,000,000
Arthur (S. Gordon; R. Greenhut; Orion/WB; 1981) $42,000,00
Back to School (A. Metter; E. Endler/M. Endler/H. Ramis/C. Russell; Orion; 1986) $41,948,383
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (M. Pressman; T. Gray/K. Dawson/D. Chan/R. Chow; New Line; 1991) $41,900,000
*Hercules (Anim; J. Musker; A. Dewey/J. Musker/R. Clements; BV; 1997) $41,846,838
When Harry Met Sally (R. Reiner; R. Reiner/A. Scheinman; Col; 1989) $41,790,000
Fantasia (Anim; W. Disney; RKO/BV; 1940) $41,660,000
The War of the Roses (D. DeVito; J.L. Brooks/A. Milchan; Fox; 1989) $41,400,000
Cinderella (Anim; W. Jackson; W. Disney; RKO/BV; 1949) $41,087,000
Stripes (I. Reitman; D. Goldberg/I. Reitman; Col; 1981) $40,886,589
Airplane! (J. Abrahams/D. Zucker/J. Zucker; H.W. Koch/J. Davison; Par; 1980) $40,610,000
Trading Places (J. Landis; A. Russo; Par; 1983) $40,600,000
Any Which Way You Can (B. Van Horn; F. Manes; WB; 1980) $40,500,000
*Star Trek: First Contact (J. Frakes; R. Berman; Par; 1996) $40,491,880
Pinocchio (Anim; W. Disney; RKO/BV; 1940) $40,442,000
Alien (R. Scott; G. Carroll/D. Giler/W. Hill; Fox; 1979) $40,300,000
Backdraft (R. Howard; R.B. Lewis/ P. Densham/J. Watson; U; 1991) $40,260,678
Lady and the Tramp (Anim; W. Disney; BV; 1985) $40,249,000
The Little Mermaid (Anim; R. Clements/J. Musker; H. Ashman/J. Musker; BV; 1989) $40,227,000
Another 48 Hours (W. Hill; L. Gordon/R. Wachs; Par; 1990) $40,100,000
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn (N. Meyer; R. Sallin/H. Bennett; Par; 1982) $40,000,000
Cocoon (R. Howard; R. Zanuck/D. Brown/L.F. Zanuck; Fox; 1985) $40,000,000
Steel Magnolias (H. Ross; R. Stark; TriStar; 1989) $40,000,000
Days of Thunder (T. Scott; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1990) $40,000,000
The Golden Child (M. Ritchie; E. Feldman/R. Wachs; Par; 1986) $39,723,089
Dangerous Minds (J.N. Smith; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; BV; 1995) $39,586,890
*Scream (W. Craven; C. Woods/C. Konrad; Miramax; 1996) $39,502,716
Cape Fear (M. Scorsese; B. De Fina/K. Kennedy/F. Marshall; U; 1991) $39,490,060
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (C. Hanson; D. Maden; BV; 1992) $39,334,000
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (L. Nimoy; H. Bennett; Par; 1984) $39,000,000
Disclosure (B. Levinson; B. Levinson/M. Crichton; WB; 1994) $39,000,000
Smokey and the Bandit II (H. Needham; H. Moonjean; U; 1980) $38,911,473
While You Were Sleeping (J. Turteltaub; J. Roth/R. Birnbaum; BV; 1995) $38,907,370
Young Frankenstein (M. Brooks; M. Gruskoff; Fox; 1975) $38,823,000
Schindler’s List (S. Spielberg, S. Spielberg/B. Lustig/G. Molen; U; 1993) $38,649,600
War Games (J.Badham; H. Schneider/L. Goldberg; MGM/UA; 1983) $38,519,833
Police Academy (H. Wilson; P. Maslansky; Ladd/WB; 1984) $38,500,000
Fiddler on the Roof (N. Jewison; UA; 1971) $38,260,954
Poltergeist (T. Hooper; S. Spielberg/F. Marshall; MGM/UA; 1982) $38,248,762
Congo (F. Marshall; K. Kennedy/S. Mercer; Par; 1995) $38,080,500
The Godfather, Part III (F. Coppola; Par; 1990) $38,000,000
Apocalypse Now (F. Coppola; UA; 1979) $37,980,163
Three Men and a Little Lady (E. Ardolino; T. Field/R. Cort; BV; 1990) $37,757,378
Peter Pan (Anim; W. Disney; RKO/BV; 1953) $37,584,000
Patriot Games (P. Noyce; M. Neufeld/R. Rehme; Par; 1992) $37,500,000
Philadelphia (J. Demme; J. Demme/E. Saxon; TriStar; 1993) $37,500,000
Annie (J. Huston; R. Stark; Col; 1982) $37,480,000
Fried Green Tomatoes (J. Avnet; J. Avnet/J. Kerner; U; 1991) $37,402,827
Superman III (R. Lester; P. Spengler/I. Salkind; WB; 1983) $37,200,000
A Star Is Born (F. Pierson; J. Peters; WB; 1976) $37,100,000
Under Siege (A. Davis; A. Milchan/S. Seagal/S. Reuther; WB; 1992) $37,100,000
10 (B. Edwards; B. Edwards/T. Adams; Orion/WB; 1979) $37,000,000
Ben-Hur (W. Wyler; S. Zimbalist; MGM; 1959) $36,992,088
King Kong (J. Guillermin; D. De Laurentiis; Par; 1976) $36,915,000
The Untouchables (B. DePalma; A. Linson; Par; 1987) $36,866,530
Born on the Fourth of July (O. Stone; A.K. Ho/O.Stone; U; 1989) $36,803,148
The Cannonball Run (H. Needham; A. Ruddy; Fox; 1981) $36,800,000
M*A*S*H (R. Altman; I. Preminger; Fox; 1970) $36,720,000
Mortal Kombat (P. Anderson; L. Kasanoff; New Line; 1995) $36,600,000
Mr. Holland’s Opus (S. Herek; T. Field/M. Nolin/R. Cort; BV; 1995) $36,550,000
The Jewel of the Nile (L.Teague; M. Douglas; Fox; 1985) $36,500,000
Cocktail (R. Donaldson; T. Field/R. Cort; BV; 1988) $36,474,000
Father of the Bride, Part II (C. Shyer; N. Meyers/C. Baum/H. Rosenman; BV; 1995) $36,200,000
Flashdance (A. Lyne; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1983) $36,180,000
The Prince of Tides (B. Streisand; B. Streisand/A. Karsch; Col; 1991) $36,100,000
Romancing the Stone (R. Zemeckis; M. Douglas; Fox; 1984) $36,000,000
Die Hard (J. McTiernan; L. Gordon/J. Silver; Fox; 1988) $36,000,000
Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country (N. Meyer; R. Winter/S.C. Jaffe; Par; 1991) $36,000,000
Free Willy (S. Wincer; L. Shuler-Donner/J. Tugend; WB; 1993) $36,000,000
Earthquake (M. Robson; U; 1974) $35,849,994
Grumpier Old Men (H. Deutch; J. Davis/R. Berman; WB; 1995) $35,792,663
Star Trek Generations (D. Carson; R. Berman; Par; 1994) $35,700,000
Pulp Fiction (Q. Tarantino; L. Bender; Miramax; 1994) $35,614,180
Turner & Hooch (R. Spottiswoode; R. Wagner; BV; 1989) $35,260,000
The Last of the Mohicans (M. Mann; M. Mann/H. Lowry; Fox; 1992) $35,177,486
*Conspiracy Theory (R. Donner; J. Silver/R. Donner; WB; 1997) $35,108,500
Grumpy Old Men (D. Petrie; R. Berman/J. Davis; WB; 1993) $35,100,000
Coal Miner’s Daughter (M. Apted; B. Larson; U; 1980) $35,030,225
The Amityville Horror (S. Rosenberg; R. Saland/E. Geisinger; AIP/FWS) $35,000,000
Hooper (H. Needham; B Reynolds/L. Gordon; WB; 1978) $34,900,000
The Cable Guy (B. Stiller; A. Licht/J. Mueller/J. Apatow; Sony; 1996) $33,600,000
Braveheart (M. Gibson; M. Gibson/A. Ladd Jr./B. Davey; Par; 1995) $31,818,442
Sudden Impact (C. Eastwood; WB; 1983) $34,800,000
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (J. Chechik; J. Hughes/T. Jacobson/M. Simmons; WB; 1989) $34,800,000
Broken Arrow (J. Woo; M. Gordon/B. Badalato; Fox; 1996) $34,619,070
*Dante’s Peak (R. Donaldson; G. A. Hurd/J. M. Singer; U; 1997) $31,572,690
Private Benjamin (H. Zieff; N. Meyers/C. Shyer/H. Miller; WB; 1980) $34,400,000
The Naked Gun (D. Zucker; R.K. Weiss; Par; 1988) $34,400,000
Moonstruck (N. Jewison; P.Palmer/N. Jewison; MGM/UA; 1987) $34,393,000
The Bridges of Madison County (C. Eastwood; C. Eastwood/K. Kennedy; WB; 1995) $34,355,230
White Men Can’t Jump (R. Shelton; D. Miller/D. Lester; Fox; 1992) $34,115,000
Splash (R. Howard; B. Grazer; BV; 1984) $34,103,000
Octopussy (J. Glen; A. Broccoli; MGM/UA; 1983) $34,031,000
My Fair Lady (G. Cukor; J. Warner; WB; 1964) $34,000,000
Footloose (H. Ross; L.J. Rachmil/C.Zadan/D. Melnick; Par; 1984) $34,000,000
JFK (O. Stone; A.K. Ho/O. Stone; WB; 1991) $34,000,000
Boomerang (R. Hudlin; B. Grazer/W. Hudlin; Par; 1992) $34,000,000
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (T. Shadyac, J. Robinson; WB; 1993) $34,000,000
Wolf (M. Nichols; D. Wick; Col; 1994) $34,000,000
Stargate (R. Emmerich; J. Michaels/O. Eberle/D. Devlin; MGM/UA; 1994) $34,000,000
Moonraker (L. Gilbert; A. Broccoli; UA; 1979) $33,924,008
Hot Shots! (J. Abrahams; B. Badalato; Fox; 1991) $33,761,000
Rising Sun (P. Kaufman; P. Kaufman; Fox; 1993) $33,392,872
Staying Alive (S.Stallone; R. Stigwood/S.Stallone; Par; 1983) $33,650,000
Beetlejuice (T. Burton; M. Bender/L.Wilson/R. Hashimoto; Geffen/WB; 1988) $33,200,000
Oliver & Company (Anim; G. Scribner; BV; 1988) $33,199,470
Waiting to Exhale (F. Whitaker; E. Swerdlow/D. Schindler; Fox; 1995) $33,010,822
Harlem Nights (E. Murphy; R. Wachs/M. Lipsky/E. Murphy; Par; 1989) $33,000,000
*The English Patient (A. Minghella; S. Zaentz; Miramax; 1996) $32,763,702
Nine Months (C. Columbus; A. Francois/C. Columbus/M. Radcliffe/M. Barnathan; Fox; 1995) $32,754,660
Billy Jack (T. Laughlin; M. Solti; WB; 1971) $32,500,000
Groundhog Day (H. Ramis; T. Albert/H. Ramis; Col; 1993) $32,500,000
Legends of the Fall (E. Zwick; E. Zwick/B. Wittliff/M. Herskovitz; Sony; 1994) $32,100,000
The Blues Brothers (J. Landis; R.K. Weiss; U; 1980) $32,098,717
The Muppet Movie (J. Frawley; J. Henson; AFD; 1979) $32,000,000
The Witches of Eastwick (G. Miller; N. Canton/P. Guber/J. Peters; WB; 1987) $31,800,000
Alien 3 (D. Fincher; G. Carroll/D. Giler/W. Hill; Fox; 1992) $31,762,000
Purple Rain (A. Magnoli; R. Cavallo/J. Ruffalo/S. Fargnoli; WB; 1984) $31,700,000
Get Shorty (B. Sonnenfeld; D. DeVito/M. Shamberg/S. Sher; MGM/UA; 1995) $31,542,110
Bad Boys (M. Bay; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Col; 1995) $31,531,110
Oh, God (C. Reiner; J. Weinraub; WB; 1977) $31,500,000
Scrooged (R. Donner; R. Donner/A. Linson; Par; 1988) $31,500,000
Outbreak (W. Petersen; A. Kopelson/W. Petersen/G. Katz; WB; 1995) $31,500,000
Ruthless People (J. Abrahams/D. Zucker/J.Zucker; M. Peyser; BV; 1986) $31,443,000
Arachnophobia (F. Marshall; K. Kennedy/R. Vane/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall; BV; 1990) $31,366,000
The Deep (P. Yates; P. Guber; Col; 1977) $31,266,000
The Trial of Billy Jack (F. Laughlin; J. Cramer; Taylor-Laughlin/WB; 1974) $31,100,000
Predator (J. McTiernan; J. Silver/J. David/L.Gordon; Fox; 1987) $31,000,000
The Shining (S. Kubrick; WB; 1980) $30,900,000
The Godfather, Part II (F. Coppola; F. Coppola/G. Fredrickson/F. Roos; Par; 1974) $30,673,000
Chariots of Fire (H. Hudson; D. Puttnam; Ladd/WB; 1981) $30,600,000
Field of Dreams (P.A. Robinson; L. Gordon/C.Gordon; U; 1989) $30,531,000
Spies Like Us (J. Landis; B. Grazer/G. Folsey Jr.; WB; 1985) $30,500,000
Death Becomes Her (R. Zemeckis; R. Zemeckis/S. Starkey; U; 1992) $30,433,483
Risky Business (P. Brickman; J. Avnet/S. Tisch; Geffen/WB; 1983) $30,400,000
National Lampoon’s Vacation (H. Ramis/M. Simmons; WB; 1983) $30,400,000
HouseSitter (F. Oz; B. Grazer; U; 1992) $30,390,622
Uncle Buck (J. Hughes; J. Hughes/T. Jacobson; U; 1989) $30,335,176
48 Hrs. (W. Will; L. Gordon/J. Silver; Par; 1982) $30,328,000
The Electric Horseman (S. Pollack; Col; 1979) $30,282,966
Dragnet (T. Mankiewicz; D. Permut/R.K. Weiss; U; 1987) $30,234,468
Heat (M. Mann; M. Mann/A. Linson; WB; 1995) $30,248,117
Tango & Cash (A. Konchalovsky; P. Guber/J. Peters; WB; 1989) $30,100,000
Dave (I. Reitman; L. Shuler-Donner/I. Reitman; WB; 1993) $30,100,000
The Rescuers (Anim; W. Reitherman/J. Lounsbury/A. Stevens; W. Reitherman; BV; 1977) $30,090,000
Silver Streak (A. Hiller; E. Milkis/T. Miller; Fox; 1976) $30,018,000
All the President’s Men (A.J. Pakula; W. Coblenz; WB; 1976) $30,000,000
Hard to Kill (B. Malmuth; G. Adelson/J. Simon/B. Todman Jr.; WB; 1990) $30,000,000
The American President (R. Reiner; R. Reiner; Sony; 1995) $30,000,000
Cool Runnings (J. Turteltaub; D. Steel; BV; 1993) $29,982,934
*Spawn (M.A.Z. Dippe; C. Goldman; New Line; 1997) $29,914,700
The Goonies (R. Donner; R. Donner; H. Bernhard/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall/K. Kennedy; WB; 1985) $29,900,000
The Secret of My Success (H. Ross; U; 1987) $29,855,540
The Fox and the Hound (Anim; A. Stevens/T. Berman/R. Rich; W. Reitherman/A. Stevens; BV; 1981) $29,812,000
A Fish Called Wanda (C. Crichton; M. Shamberg; MGM/UA; 1988) $29,766,000
*Jingle All the Way (B. Levant; C. Columbus/M. Radcliffe/M. Barnathan; Fox; 1996) $29,683,200
Lethal Weapon (R. Donner; R. Donner/J. Silver; WB; 1987) $29,500,000
What About Bob? (F. Oz; L. Ziskin; BV; 1991) $29,282,227
Song of the South (H. Foster/W. Jackson; W. Disney; RKO/BV; 1946) $29,228,720
Far and Away (R. Howard; B. Grazer/R. Howard; U; 1992) $28,910,698
The Blue Lagoon (R. Kleiser; Col; 1980) $28,838,022
The Abyss (J. Cameron; G.A. Hurd; Fox; 1989) $28,800,000
Flatliners (J. Schumacher; M. Douglas; R. Beiber; Col; 1990) $28,800,000
Sea of Love (H. Becker; M. Bregman/L.A. Stroller; U; 1989) $28,623,522
Thunderball (T. Young; K. McClory; UA; 1965) $28,621,434
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (J. Hughes J. Hughes/T. Jacobson; Par; 1986) $28,600,000
Working Girl (M. Nichols; D. Wick; Fox; 1988) $28,600,000
The Omen (R. Donner; H. Bernard; Fox; 1976) $28,544,000
Rambo III (P. Macdonald; B. Feitshans/M. Kassar/A. Vajna; TriStar; 1988) $28,509,000
Witness (P. Weir; E. Feldman; Par; 1985) $28,500,000
Scent of a Woman (M. Brest; M. Brest; U; 1993) $28,500,000
Courage Under Fire (E. Zwick; J. Davis/J. Singer/D. Friendly; Fox; 1996) $28,417,322
Up in Smoke (L. Adler; L. Adler/L. Lombardo; Par; 1978) $28,300,000
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (P. Mazursky; BV; 1986) $28,277,000
*The Saint (P. Noyce; D. Brown/R. Evans/W.J. Macdonald/M. Neufeld; Par; 1997) $28,227,120
Stakeout (J. Badham; J. Kouf/C. Summers; 1987) $28,215,000
Never Say Never Again (I. Kershner; J. Schwartzman; WB; 1983) $28,200,000
Patton (F.J. Schaffner; F. McCarthy; Fox; 1970) $28,100,000
What’s Up Doc? (P. Bogdanovich; WB; 1972) $28,000,000
Cobra (G.P. Cosmatos; M. Golan/Y. Globus; WB; 1986) $28,000,000
The Living Daylights (J. Glen; A. Broccoli/M. Wilson; MGM/UA; 1987) $27,878,804
Willow (R. Howard; N. Wooll/G. Lucas; MGM/UA; 1988) $27,835,000
My Girl (H. Zieff; B. Grazer; Col; 1991) $27,700,000
Throw Momma From the Train (D. DeVito; L. Brezner; Orion; 1987) $27,758,311
Species (R. Donaldson; F. Mancuso Jr./D. Feldman; MGM/UA; 1995) $27,625,050
The Last Boy Scout (T. Scott; J. Silver/M. Levy; WB; 1991) $27,600,000
Foul Play (C. Higgins; T. Miller/E. Milkis) $27,500,000
Edward Scissorhands (T. Button; D. DeNovi/T. Burton; Fox; 1990) $27,500,000
The Deer Hunter (M. Cimino; B. Spikings/M. Deeley/M. Cimino; U; 1978) $27,436,325
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (R. Kleiser; D. Steel/E.S. Feldman; BV; 1992) $27,417,000
*Anaconda (L. Llosa; V. Harrah/L. Rabinowitz/C. Little; Sony; 1997) $27,313,628
Legal Eagles (I. Reitman; U; 1986) $27,244,588
Police Academy 2 — Their First Assignment (J. Paris; P. Maslansky; WB; 1985) $27,200,000
*Beavis and Butt-head Do America (M. Judge; A. Terkuhle; Par; 1996) $27,091,100
The Four Seasons (A. Alda; M. Bregman; U; 1981) $27,137,478
Jaws 3-D (J. Alves; R. Hitzif; U; 1983) $27,035,452
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (W. Shatner; H. Bennett/R. Winter; Par; 1989) $27,035,452
*The Fifth Element (L. Besson; P. Ledoux; Sony; 1997) $26,941,053
Misery (R. Reiner; A. Scheinman/R. Reiner; Col; 1990) $26,880,000
Last Action Hero (J. McTiernan; S. Roth/J. McTiernan; Col; 1993) $26,800,000
Boyz N the Hood (J. Singleton; S. Nicolaides; Col; 1991) $26,700,000
The Verdict (S. Lumet; R. Zanuck/D. Brown; Fox; 1982) $26,650,000
The Crying Game (N. Jordan; S. Woolley; Miramax; 1993) $26,583,302
For Your Eyes Only (J. Glen; A. Broccoli; MGM/UA; 1981) $26,577,736
Beethoven (B. Levant; J. Medjuck/M.C. Gross/I. Reitman; U; 1992) $26,450,910
The Main Event (H. Zieff; J. Peters/B. Streisand; WB; 1979) $26,400,000
Pet Sematary (M. Lambert; R.P. Rubinstein; Par; 1989) $26,400,000
Unlawful Entry (J. Kaplan; C. Gordon; Fox; 1992) $26,357,000
Funny Girl (W. Wyler, R. Stark; Col; 1968) $26,325,000
The French Connection (W. Friedkin; P. D’Antoni/Scine-Moore; Fox; 1971) $26,315,000
Tombstone (G. Cosmatos; J. Jacks/S. Daniel/B. Misiorowski; BV; 1993) $26,122,000
Clueless (A. Heckerling; S. Rudin/R. Lawrence; Par; 1995) $26,121,600
Cleopatra (J.L. Mankewicz; W. Wanger; Fox; 1963) $26,000,000
Twelve Monkeys (T. Gilliam; C. Roven; U; 1995) $25,621,600
Jack (F. Coppola; R. Mestres/F. Fuchs/F. Coppola; BV; 1996) $25,602,504
National Lampoon’s European Vacation (A. Heckerling; M. Simmons; WB; 1985) $25,600,000
My Cousin Vinny (J. Lynn; D. Launer/P. Schif; Fox; 1992) $25,565,000
2001: A Space Odyssey (S. Kubrick; MGM/UA; 1968) $25,521,917
