I’m a sucker for quirky little facts and figures (probably because I’m a sports fan). So when I came across this little chart at Box Office Mojo I was instantly interested. Wheeeeeeee!!!! Star Wars is still #1 all time at the box office with Lord of the Rings right on it’s tail. Some of the more surprising entries on this list are Back to the Future only being ranked #11 while the pathetic Home Alone is ranked 3 places higher at #8. Another one is Crocodile Dundee at #21 being ahead of Superman at #22. The Godfather only at #28!?!?! And for all you Star Trek Fans out there, The Karate Kid is ahead of you at #29. Anyway, here’s an abbreviated look at the list of all time trilogy box office leaders. For the full list go here.
1) Star Wars 4-6 $1,060,779,251
2) The Lord of the Rings $1,033,551,625
3) Harry Potter $828,439,167
4) Jurassic Park $767,326,501
5) Indiana Jones $619,416,531
6) Batman $598,051,734
7) The Matrix $592,327,301
8) Home Alone $490,229,274
9) Austin Powers $473,231,964
10) Beverly Hills Cop $431,040,426
11) Back to the Future $416,787,347
12) Terminator $393,585,657
13) Hannibal Lecter $388,985,088
14) Jaws $387,283,062
15) Lethal Weapon $357,192,640
16) American Pie $352,229,713
17) Scary Movie $338,331,985
18) Jack Ryan $327,551,947
19) Rocky $327,466,432
20) Spy Kids $310,327,412
21) Crocodile Dundee $309,745,398
22) Superman $302,354,347
23) Die Hard $300,562,298
24) Scream $293,553,139
25) The Exorcist $289,518,977
26) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $256,196,337
27) Rambo $251,343,947
28) The Godfather $249,175,314
29) The Karate Kid
30) Star Trek $237,642,465
It’s been a year since this post? Time flies indeed! ;-)
I’m the paso robles dickhead
The point is what John has said, “Jackson has had the benefit of being released when it costs $10-$14 to get a ticket instead of $4-$6 when the original Star Wars Trilogy was out.” Think about the inflation guys.
So yes, Star Wars indeed rules, and WILL ALWAYS rule.
The one FILM to rule them all.
Lord of the Rings is gonna knock Star Wars out of the box and I CAN’T WAIT! I will go on until the end of the human species…and I still won’t see a penny but THAT’S OK, TOO!
yes but Star Wars did not have to counter the strong DVD-market and unauthorized Divx copies, like LOTR did. Not to mention that the ticket increase from $5 to $8-$10 (who pays $14 for a ticket???) is a very hazy argument. I think in this matter it would be interesting to see the numbers on the amount of people who went to see Stars Wars and LOTR. I think you would be amazed of the impact of the latter.
not that i’m a fan, but where is Titanic on that list?
Greed at its finest.
Three Crocodlie Dundees beat three Die Hards? That’s just wrong.
Even Die Hard 2 wasn’t as bad as any Crocodile Dundee.
Yes, but Jackson has had the benefit of being released when it costs $10-$14 to get a ticket instead of $4-$6 when the original Star Wars Trilogy was out.
The Star Wars trilogy has had the advantage of how many rereleases now… Atleast Peter Jackson has only brought them out once now