The following grosses are corrected for inflation, population, and per capita ticket purchasing trends. Some surprises:


1. The Sound of Music..1965..$1,591 million
2. The Graduate........1975..$1,130 million
3. E.T.................1982..$1,119 million
4. Titanic.............1997..$1,015 million
5. Star Wars...........1977..$1,003 million
6. Dr. Zhivago.........1965....$999 million
7. Jaws................1975....$996 million
8. Love Story,. .......1970....$980 million
9. The Sting...........1973....$967 million
10. The Exorcist.......1973....$939 million
11. Airport,...........1970....$925 million
12. The Godfather,.....1972....$882 million
13. Ben Hur............1959....$837 million
14. The Jungle Book....1967....$803 million
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark....$769 million
16. Avatar,............2009....$761 million
17. Jurassic Park......1993....$744 million
18. Mary Poppins.......1964....$730 million
19. Return of the Jedi.1983....$721 million
20. The Empire Strikes Back....$709 million
21. American Graffiti,.1973....$706 million