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Top 25
All-Time Box-Office Hits

The following table lists the top 25 highest grossing movies in the United States. As of 5 July 2011, Avatar was the biggest box-office hit of all-time.

Rank Title/Year Domestic Gross*
1. Avatar (2009) $760,507,625
2. Titanic (1997) 600,788,726
3. The Dark Knight (2008) 533,345,395
4. Star Wars (1977)1 460,998,882
5. Shrek 2 (2004) 441,226,414
6. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)1 435,110,890
7. Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (1999) 431,088,435
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 423,315,199
9. Toy Story 3 (2010) 415,004,880
10. Spider-Man (2002) 403,706,983
11. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) 402,111,347
12. Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith (2005) 380,270,448
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 377,027,863
14. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 373,524,311
15. The Passion of the Christ (2004) 370,773,682
16. Jurassic Park (1993) 357,067,990
17. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 341,786,621
18. Finding Nemo (2003) 339,714,636
19. Spider-Man 3 (2007) 336,530,590
20. Alice in Wonderland (2010) 334,191,110
21. Forrest Gump (1994)1 329,694,570
22. The Lion King (1994)1 328,541,936
23. Shrek The Third (2007) 322,719,455
24. Transformers (2007) 319,246,139
25. Iron Man (2008) 318,412,855

*As of July 5, 2011 for All-Time Box Office Grosses. Source: Boxoffice.com
1. Including reissues.

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