Here are the US 25 top-grossing movies of all time, based on total receipts to December 21, 2003.

1

Titanic 1997 Paramount $600,788,188

2

Star Wars 1977 20th Century Fox $460,998,007

3

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Universal $435,110,554

4

The Phantom Menace 1999 20th Century Fox $431,088,297

5

Spider-Man 2002 Columbia $403,706,375

6

Jurassic Park 1993 Universal $357,067,947

7

The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers
2002 New Line $341,786,758

8

Finding Nemo 2003 Pixar $339,714,978

9

Forrest Gump 1994 Paramount $329,694,499

10

The Lion King 1994 Walt Disney $328,541,776

11

Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 Warner Brothers $317,575,550

12

The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 New Line $317,575,550

13

Star Wars Episode II:
Attack of the Clones
2002 20th Century Fox $310,676,740

14

Return of the Jedi 1983 20th Century Fox $309,306,177

15

Independence Day 1996 20th Century Fox $306,169,255

16

Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003 Walt Disney $305,302,724

17

The Sixth Sense 1999 Hollywood $293,506,292

18

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 20th Century Fox $290,475,067

19

Home Alone 1990 20th Century Fox $285,761,243

20

The Matrix Reloaded 2003 Warner Brothers $281,576,461

21

Shrek 2001 DreamWorks $267,665,011

22

Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets
2002 Warner Brothers $261,988,482

23

How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 Universal $260,044,825

24

Jaws 1975 Universal $260,000,000

25

Monsters, Inc 2001 Pixar $255,873,250

See Also: Top-grossing movie for a world wide list, List of highest-grossing films for an inflation adjusted list.

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