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John Williams

1975-Present

DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
11/9/12 Lincoln BV $182,207,973 2,293 $944,308 11 20
12/25/11 War Horse BV $79,884,879 2,856 $7,515,402 2,376 34
12/21/11 The Adventures of Tintin Par. $77,591,831 3,087 $9,720,993 3,087 38
5/22/08 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $317,101,119 4,264 $100,137,835 4,260 7
6/28/06 Superman Returns
(original themes)		 WB $200,081,192 4,065 $52,535,096 4,065 -
12/23/05 Munich Uni. $47,403,685 1,498 $4,152,260 532 46
12/9/05 Memoirs of a Geisha Sony $57,490,508 1,654 $682,504 8 43
11/18/05 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(main theme)		 WB $290,013,036 3,858 $102,685,961 3,858 -
6/29/05 War of the Worlds Par. $234,280,354 3,910 $64,878,725 3,908 16
5/19/05 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $380,270,577 3,663 $108,435,841 3,661 5
6/18/04 The Terminal DW $77,872,883 2,914 $19,053,199 2,811 37
6/4/04 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $249,541,069 3,855 $93,687,367 3,855 14
12/25/02 Catch Me If You Can DW $164,615,351 3,225 $30,053,627 3,156 23
11/15/02 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $261,988,482 3,682 $88,357,488 3,682 12
6/21/02 Minority Report Fox $132,072,926 3,001 $35,677,125 3,001 26
5/16/02 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $310,676,740 3,161 $80,027,814 3,161 8
11/16/01 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $317,575,550 3,672 $90,294,621 3,672 6
6/29/01 A.I. Artificial Intelligence WB $78,616,689 3,242 $29,352,630 3,242 36
6/28/00 The Patriot Sony $113,330,342 3,061 $22,413,710 3,061 28
12/25/99 Angela's Ashes Par. $13,042,112 614 $54,628 6 57
5/19/99 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $474,544,677 3,126 $64,820,970 2,970 1
12/25/98 Stepmom Sony $91,137,662 2,503 $19,142,440 2,358 30
7/24/98 Saving Private Ryan DW $216,540,909 2,807 $30,576,104 2,463 18
12/10/97 Amistad DW $44,229,441 1,019 $4,573,523 322 47
10/10/97 Seven Years in Tibet Sony $37,957,682 2,103 $10,020,378 2,103 49
5/23/97 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $229,086,679 3,565 $72,132,785 3,281 17
2/21/97 Rosewood WB $13,130,349 991 $3,154,075 991 56
10/18/96 Sleepers WB $53,315,285 2,080 $12,305,745 1,915 45
12/22/95 Nixon BV $13,681,765 977 $2,206,506 514 55
12/15/95 Sabrina Par. $53,672,080 1,976 $5,563,259 1,821 44
12/15/93 Schindler's List Uni. $96,065,768 1,389 $656,636 25 29
6/11/93 Jurassic Park Uni. $402,435,892 2,566 $47,026,828 2,404 4
11/20/92 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox $173,585,516 2,461 $31,126,882 2,222 22
5/22/92 Far and Away Uni. $58,883,840 1,885 $10,194,520 1,583 42
12/20/91 JFK WB $70,405,498 1,395 $5,223,658 1,164 39
12/11/91 Hook TriS $119,654,823 2,254 $13,522,535 2,197 27
11/16/90 Home Alone Fox $285,761,243 2,173 $17,081,997 1,202 11
7/27/90 Presumed Innocent WB $86,303,188 1,451 $11,718,981 1,349 31
2/9/90 Stanley & Iris MGM $5,820,015 907 $2,102,831 907 61
12/22/89 Born on the Fourth of July Uni. $70,001,698 1,434 $172,021 5 40
12/22/89 Always Uni. $43,858,790 1,206 $3,713,480 1,016 48
5/24/89 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $197,171,806 2,327 $29,355,021 2,327 19
12/23/88 The Accidental Tourist WB $32,632,093 954 $97,578 3 50
12/11/87 Empire of the Sun WB $22,238,696 673 $1,314,509 225 52
6/12/87 The Witches of Eastwick WB $63,766,510 1,337 $9,454,238 1,103 41
6/6/86 Space Camp Fox $9,697,739 1,024 $2,918,072 979 60
12/21/84 The River Uni. $11,489,982 1,001 $30,027 3 59
5/23/84 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $179,870,271 1,687 $25,337,110 1,687 21
5/25/83 Return of the Jedi Fox $309,306,177 1,764 $23,019,618 1,002 9
10/22/82 Monsignor Fox $12,408,066 885 $3,631,834 857 58
9/24/82 Yes, Giorgio MGM $2,279,543 424 $518,786 424 62
6/11/82 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $435,110,554 1,778 $11,835,389 1,103 3
12/18/81 Heartbeeps Uni. $2,154,696 - $407,464 493 63
6/12/81 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $248,159,971 1,078 $8,305,823 1,078 15
5/21/80 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $290,475,067 1,278 $4,910,483 126 10
12/14/79 1941 Uni. $31,755,742 - $2,701,898 325 51
7/20/79 Dracula (1979) Uni. $20,158,970 395 $3,141,281 395 53
12/15/78 Superman WB $134,218,018 817 $7,465,343 508 24
6/16/78 Jaws 2 Uni. $81,766,007 640 $9,866,023 640 33
11/16/77 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $132,088,635 650 $5,379,460 272 25
5/25/77 Star Wars Fox $460,998,007 1,750 $1,554,475 43 2
3/31/77 Black Sunday Par. $15,769,322 - n/a - 54
4/9/76 Family Plot Uni. n/a - n/a - 69
6/20/75 Jaws Uni. $260,000,000 675 $7,061,513 409 13
11/15/74 Earthquake Uni. $79,666,653 - n/a - 35
12/18/73 Cinderella Liberty Fox n/a - n/a - 66
12/13/72 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $84,563,118 25 $264,850 25 32
1/13/72 The Cowboys WB n/a - n/a - 68
12/20/67 Fitzwilly UA n/a - n/a - 65
2/2/66 The Rare Breed Uni. n/a - n/a - 64
1/30/63 Diamond Head Col. n/a - n/a - 67
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (63): $8,853,381,513
Average: $140,529,865
Opening Gross Average (40): $31,568,924 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Star Wars Fox $1,414,269,600 $460,998,007 5/25/77
2 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,126,323,400 $435,110,554 6/11/82
3 Jaws Uni. $1,016,945,800 $260,000,000 6/20/75
4 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $779,554,300 $290,475,067 5/21/80
5 Return of the Jedi Fox $746,831,700 $309,306,177 5/25/83
6 Jurassic Park Uni. $729,842,300 $402,435,892 6/11/93
7 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $717,077,900 $474,544,677 5/19/99
8 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $702,902,600 $248,159,971 6/12/81
9 Home Alone Fox $537,809,500 $285,761,243 11/16/90
10 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $471,037,200 $380,270,577 5/19/05
11 Superman WB $455,423,500 $134,218,018 12/15/78
12 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $443,949,100 $317,575,550 11/16/01
13 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $441,269,800 $132,088,635 11/16/77
14 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $435,921,600 $84,563,118 12/13/72
15 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $425,050,600 $179,870,271 5/23/84
16 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $424,539,700 $310,676,740 5/16/02
17 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $396,285,000 $229,086,679 5/23/97
18 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $392,367,000 $197,171,806 5/24/89
19 Saving Private Ryan DW $363,231,800 $216,540,909 7/24/98
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $358,691,600 $290,013,036 11/18/05
20 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $356,632,100 $261,988,482 11/15/02
21 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $350,666,100 $317,101,119 5/22/08
22 Earthquake Uni. $334,684,200 $79,666,653 11/15/74
23 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox $332,285,800 $173,585,516 11/20/92
24 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $319,059,000 $249,541,069 6/4/04
25 War of the Worlds Par. $290,200,600 $234,280,354 6/29/05
26 Jaws 2 Uni. $275,666,700 $81,766,007 6/16/78
- Superman Returns WB $242,541,200 $200,081,192 6/28/06
27 Hook TriS $227,782,100 $119,654,823 12/11/91
28 Catch Me If You Can DW $217,684,300 $164,615,351 12/25/02
29 Schindler's List Uni. $182,562,300 $96,065,768 12/15/93
30 Lincoln BV $180,506,300 $182,207,973 11/9/12
31 Minority Report Fox $180,492,100 $132,072,926 6/21/02
32 The Patriot Sony $166,946,700 $113,330,342 6/28/00
33 Presumed Innocent WB $161,997,000 $86,303,188 7/27/90
34 Stepmom Sony $147,053,100 $91,137,662 12/25/98
35 JFK WB $134,425,900 $70,405,498 12/20/91
36 Born on the Fourth of July Uni. $131,452,800 $70,001,698 12/22/89
37 The Witches of Eastwick WB $129,490,100 $63,766,510 6/12/87
38 Far and Away Uni. $112,659,700 $58,883,840 5/22/92
39 A.I. Artificial Intelligence WB $110,285,600 $78,616,689 6/29/01
40 1941 Uni. $100,454,400 $31,755,742 12/14/79
41 The Terminal DW $99,566,900 $77,872,883 6/18/04
42 Sabrina Par. $97,015,700 $53,672,080 12/15/95
43 Sleepers WB $95,774,500 $53,315,285 10/18/96
44 Always Uni. $83,209,300 $43,858,790 12/22/89
45 War Horse BV $80,382,500 $79,884,879 12/25/11
46 The Adventures of Tintin Par. $78,203,100 $77,591,831 12/21/11
47 Amistad DW $75,343,300 $44,229,441 12/10/97
48 Memoirs of a Geisha Sony $70,231,300 $57,490,508 12/9/05
49 Seven Years in Tibet Sony $65,661,000 $37,957,682 10/10/97
50 The Accidental Tourist WB $65,252,600 $32,632,093 12/23/88
51 Dracula (1979) Uni. $63,769,800 $20,158,970 7/20/79
52 Munich Uni. $57,715,200 $47,403,685 12/23/05
53 Black Sunday Par. $56,147,300 $15,769,322 3/31/77
54 Empire of the Sun WB $43,831,400 $22,238,696 12/11/87
55 Monsignor Fox $33,510,200 $12,408,066 10/22/82
56 The River Uni. $25,705,400 $11,489,982 12/21/84
57 Nixon BV $24,711,800 $13,681,765 12/22/95
58 Rosewood WB $22,713,500 $13,130,349 2/21/97
59 Space Camp Fox $20,754,700 $9,697,739 6/6/86
60 Angela's Ashes Par. $19,223,500 $13,042,112 12/25/99
61 Stanley & Iris MGM $10,924,600 $5,820,015 2/9/90
62 Yes, Giorgio MGM $6,156,300 $2,279,543 9/24/82
63 Heartbeeps Uni. $6,154,100 $2,154,696 12/18/81
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $17,665,577,200
Average: $280,406,000

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $983.6 $431.1 43.8% $552.5 56.2% 1999
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $974.8 $317.6 32.6% $657.2 67.4% 2001
Jurassic Park Uni. $924.5 $357.1 38.6% $567.4 61.4% 1993
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $896.9 $290.0 32.3% $606.9 67.7% 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $879.0 $262.0 29.8% $617.0 70.2% 2002
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $848.8 $380.3 44.8% $468.5 55.2% 2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $796.7 $249.5 31.3% $547.1 68.7% 2004
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Par. $786.6 $317.1 40.3% $469.5 59.7% 2008
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $717.0 $359.2 50.1% $357.8 49.9% 1982
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $640.9 $302.2 47.2% $338.7 52.8% 2002
Star Wars Fox $621.7 $307.3 49.4% $314.4 50.6% 1977
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $618.6 $229.1 37% $389.6 63% 1997
War of the Worlds Par. $591.7 $234.3 39.6% $357.5 60.4% 2005
Saving Private Ryan DW $481.8 $216.5 44.9% $265.3 55.1% 1998
Home Alone Fox $476.7 $285.8 59.9% $190.9 40.1% 1990
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $474.2 $197.2 41.6% $277.0 58.4% 1989
Jaws Uni. $470.7 $260.0 55.2% $210.7 44.8% 1975
The Empire Strikes Back Fox $457.3 $209.4 45.8% $247.9 54.2% 1980
Return of the Jedi Fox $418.4 $252.6 60.4% $165.8 39.6% 1983
Superman Returns WB $391.1 $200.1 51.2% $191.0 48.8% 2006
The Adventures of Tintin Par. $374.0 $77.6 20.7% $296.4 79.3% 2011
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fox $359.0 $173.6 48.4% $185.4 51.6% 1992
Minority Report Fox $358.4 $132.1 36.9% $226.3 63.1% 2002
Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $354.0 $212.2 60% $141.8 40% 1981
Catch Me If You Can DW $352.1 $164.6 46.8% $187.5 53.2% 2002
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $333.1 $179.9 54% $153.2 46% 1984
Schindler's List Uni. $321.3 $96.1 29.9% $225.2 70.1% 1993
Hook TriS $300.9 $119.7 39.8% $181.2 60.2% 1991
Superman WB $300.2 $134.2 44.7% $166.0 55.3% 1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $288.1 $116.4 40.4% $171.7 59.6% 1977
Lincoln BV $274.1 $182.2 66.5% $91.9 33.5% 2012
A.I. Artificial Intelligence WB $235.9 $78.6 33.3% $157.3 66.7% 2001
Presumed Innocent WB $221.3 $86.3 39% $135.0 61% 1990
The Terminal DW $219.4 $77.9 35.5% $141.5 64.5% 2004
The Patriot Sony $215.3 $113.3 52.6% $102.0 47.4% 2000
JFK WB $205.4 $70.4 34.3% $135.0 65.7% 1991
Jaws 2 Uni. $183.9 $77.7 42.3% $106.1 57.7% 1978
War Horse BV $177.6 $79.9 45% $97.7 55% 2011
Sleepers WB $165.6 $53.3 32.2% $112.3 67.8% 1996
Memoirs of a Geisha Sony $162.2 $57.5 35.4% $104.8 64.6% 2005
Born on the Fourth of July Uni. $161.0 $70.0 43.5% $91.0 56.5% 1989
Stepmom Sony $159.7 $91.1 57.1% $68.6 42.9% 1998
Far and Away Uni. $137.8 $58.9 42.7% $78.9 57.3% 1992
Seven Years in Tibet Sony $131.5 $38.0 28.9% $93.5 71.1% 1997
Munich Uni. $130.4 $47.4 36.4% $83.0 63.6% 2005
1941 Uni. $92.5 $31.8 34.3% $60.7 65.7% 1979
Always Uni. $74.1 $43.9 59.2% $30.3 40.8% 1989
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $18,451.5 million



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