Table : TABLE 7.2 THE TOP 10 ALL-TIME BOX-OFFICE CHAMPIONS*Data from: “All-Time Domestic Blockbusters,” Box Office Guru, Sept. 25, 2015, www.boxofficeguru.com/blockbusters.htm.*Most rankings of the Top 10 most popular films are based on American box-office receipts. If these were adjusted for inflation, Gone with the Wind (1939) would become No. 1 in U.S. theater revenue. Star Wars and Titanic would remain in the Top 10.**Gross is shown in absolute dollars based on box-office sales in the United States and Canada.
RankTitle/DateDomestic Gross**($ millions)
1Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)900+
2Avatar (2009)760.5
3Titanic (1997, 2012 3-D)658.6
4Jurassic World (2015)652.2
5The Avengers (2012)623.4
6The Dark Knight (2008)533.0
7Star Wars:Episode I—The Phantom Menace (1999, 2012 3-D)474.5
8Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)469
9Star Wars (1977, 1997)461.0
10The Dark Knight Rises (2012)447.8