Alphabetical Movie Index
The table below shows the biggest grossing movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film
to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the movies beginning with that letter.
- Index of films by year
| Index | Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production Budget | Total Domestic Box Office | Trailer |
|---|
| ( |
Oct 23, 2009 |
(Untitled) |
|
|
$230,600 |
|
| 1 |
Nov 27, 1996 |
101 Dalmatians |
Comedy |
|
$136,189,294 |
|
| 2 |
Nov 13, 2009 |
2012 |
Action |
$200,000,000 |
$166,112,167 |
Play |
| 3 |
Mar 9, 2007 |
300 |
Action |
$60,000,000 |
$210,614,939 |
|
| 4 |
Aug 19, 2005 |
The 40 Year-old Virgin |
Comedy |
$26,000,000 |
$109,449,237 |
|
| 5 |
Feb 13, 2004 |
50 First Dates |
Romantic Comedy |
$75,000,000 |
$120,776,832 |
|
| 6 |
Nov 17, 2000 |
The 6th Day |
Action |
$82,000,000 |
$34,543,701 |
|
| 7 |
Jul 30, 2010 |
71: Into the Fire |
Drama |
|
$159,335 |
|
| 8 |
Nov 8, 2002 |
8 Mile |
Drama |
$41,000,000 |
$116,724,075 |
|
| 9 |
Sep 9, 2009 |
9 |
Adventure |
$30,000,000 |
$31,749,894 |
Play |
| A |
Dec 18, 2009 |
Avatar |
Action |
$425,000,000 |
$760,507,625 |
Play |
| B |
Nov 20, 2009 |
The Blind Side |
Drama |
$35,000,000 |
$255,959,475 |
Play |
| C |
Dec 9, 2005 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Adventure |
$180,000,000 |
$291,710,957 |
|
| D |
Jul 18, 2008 |
The Dark Knight |
Action |
$185,000,000 |
$533,345,358 |
|
| E |
Jun 11, 1982 |
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Drama |
$10,500,000 |
$435,110,554 |
|
| F |
May 30, 2003 |
Finding Nemo |
Adventure |
$94,000,000 |
$380,529,370 |
Play |
| G |
Jun 8, 1984 |
Ghostbusters |
Comedy |
$30,000,000 |
$238,632,124 |
|
| H |
Mar 23, 2012 |
The Hunger Games |
Thriller/Suspense |
$80,000,000 |
$408,010,692 |
Play |
| I |
May 3, 2013 |
Iron Man 3 |
Action |
|
$337,661,977 |
Play |
| J |
Jun 11, 1993 |
Jurassic Park |
Action |
$63,000,000 |
$395,622,050 |
Play |
| K |
Dec 14, 2005 |
King Kong |
Adventure |
$207,000,000 |
$218,080,025 |
|
| L |
Jun 15, 1994 |
The Lion King |
Adventure |
$79,300,000 |
$422,780,140 |
Play |
| M |
Nov 2, 2001 |
Monsters, Inc. |
Adventure |
$115,000,000 |
$289,423,425 |
Play |
| N |
Nov 20, 2009 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
Drama |
$50,000,000 |
$296,623,634 |
Play |
| O |
Mar 8, 2013 |
Oz the Great and Powerful |
Adventure |
$200,000,000 |
$231,351,161 |
Play |
| P |
Jul 7, 2006 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Adventure |
$225,000,000 |
$423,315,812 |
|
| Q |
Nov 14, 2008 |
Quantum of Solace |
Action |
$230,000,000 |
$169,368,427 |
|
| R |
Jun 12, 1981 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Adventure |
$20,000,000 |
$248,159,971 |
|
| S |
May 19, 1999 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
Adventure |
$115,000,000 |
$474,544,677 |
Play |
| T |
Dec 19, 1997 |
Titanic |
Thriller/Suspense |
$200,000,000 |
$658,672,302 |
Play |
| U |
May 29, 2009 |
Up |
Adventure |
$175,000,000 |
$293,004,164 |
|
| V |
Feb 10, 2012 |
The Vow |
Drama |
|
$125,014,030 |
Play |
| W |
Jun 29, 2005 |
The War of the Worlds |
Action |
$132,000,000 |
$234,280,354 |
|
| X |
May 26, 2006 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
Action |
$210,000,000 |
$234,362,462 |
|
| Y |
Dec 18, 1998 |
You've Got Mail |
Drama |
$65,000,000 |
$115,821,495 |
|
| Z |
Jul 8, 2011 |
Zookeeper |
Romantic Comedy |
$80,000,000 |
$80,360,866 |
Play |
Annual Movie Index
The table below lists the top-grossing movie released in each calendar year. Click on the year number for a list of all the films released that year.
The "Annual Stats" links will take you to a summary of the film business for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on
the movie name to see information on the individual film.
| Year | Annual Stats | Movie | Genre | Production Budget | Total Domestic Box Office | Trailer |
|---|
| 1915 |
|
The Birth of a Nation |
Drama |
$110,000 |
$10,000,000 |
|
| 1916 |
|
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
Adventure |
$200,000 |
$8,000,000 |
|
| 1920 |
|
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse |
|
$100,000 |
$3,000,000 |
|
| 1921 |
|
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
|
|
$9,200,000 |
|
| 1923 |
|
The Covered Wagon |
|
|
$3,800,000 |
|
| 1925 |
|
The Big Parade |
Drama |
$245,000 |
$11,000,000 |
|
| 1926 |
|
Alamo of the South Seas |
Drama |
|
$3,000,000 |
|
| 1927 |
|
The Jazz Singer |
|
|
$3,000,000 |
|
| 1928 |
|
The Singing Fool |
|
|
$10,000,000 |
|
| 1929 |
|
The Broadway Melody |
Musical |
$379,000 |
$2,800,000 |
|
| 1930 |
|
Tom Sawyer |
|
|
$11,000,000 |
|
| 1931 |
|
Frankenstein |
|
|
$12,000,000 |
|
| 1932 |
|
The Most Dangerous Game |
|
|
$0 |
|
| 1933 |
|
King Kong (1933) |
|
$672,000 |
$10,000,000 |
|
| 1934 |
|
It Happened One Night |
Romantic Comedy |
$325,000 |
$2,500,000 |
|
| 1935 |
|
Top Hat |
|
$609,000 |
$1,782,000 |
|
| 1936 |
|
How to Become a Detective |
|
|
$6,000,000 |
|
| 1937 |
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Musical |
$1,488,000 |
$184,925,485 |
|
| 1938 |
|
Alexander's Ragtime Band |
Drama |
$2,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
|
| 1939 |
|
Gone with the Wind |
Drama |
$3,900,000 |
$198,680,470 |
|
| 1940 |
|
Pinocchio |
Adventure |
|
$84,300,000 |
|
| 1941 |
|
Sergeant York |
|
|
$16,400,000 |
|
| 1942 |
|
Bambi |
Drama |
|
$102,797,000 |
|
| 1943 |
|
This is the Army |
|
|
$19,500,000 |
|
| 1944 |
|
Going My Way |
|
|
$16,300,000 |
|
| 1945 |
|
The Bells of St. Mary's |
Drama |
|
$21,300,000 |
|
| 1946 |
|
Song of the South |
Adventure |
|
$65,000,000 |
|
| 1947 |
|
Forever Amber |
|
|
$16,000,000 |
|
| 1948 |
|
The Snake Pit |
|
|
$10,000,000 |
|
| 1949 |
|
Samson and Delilah |
|
|
$28,800,000 |
|
| 1950 |
|
Cinderella |
Drama |
$2,900,000 |
$85,000,000 |
|
| 1951 |
|
Quo Vadis? |
|
$8,250,000 |
$30,000,000 |
|
| 1952 |
|
The Greatest Show on Earth |
|
$4,000,000 |
$36,000,000 |
|
| 1953 |
|
Peter Pan |
Adventure |
$4,000,000 |
$87,400,000 |
|
| 1954 |
|
White Christmas |
Musical |
|
$30,000,000 |
|
| 1955 |
|
Lady and the Tramp |
Drama |
|
$93,600,000 |
|
| 1956 |
|
The Ten Commandments |
Drama |
$13,500,000 |
$80,000,000 |
|
| 1957 |
|
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Drama |
$3,000,000 |
$33,300,000 |
|
| 1958 |
|
South Pacific |
|
|
$36,800,000 |
|
| 1959 |
|
Ben-Hur |
Adventure |
$15,000,000 |
$73,000,000 |
|
| 1960 |
|
Swiss Family Robinson |
|
|
$40,400,000 |
|
| 1961 |
|
101 Dalmatians |
Comedy |
|
$153,000,000 |
|
| 1962 |
|
The Longest Day |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
$39,100,000 |
|
| 1963 |
|
Cleopatra |
Drama |
$42,000,000 |
$57,000,000 |
|
| 1964 |
|
Mary Poppins |
Musical |
$6,000,000 |
$102,300,000 |
|
| 1965 |
|
The Sound of Music |
Musical |
$8,200,000 |
$163,214,286 |
|
| 1966 |
|
The Bible |
Drama |
|
$34,900,023 |
|
| 1967 |
|
The Jungle Book |
Musical |
|
$141,843,000 |
|
| 1968 |
|
Funny Girl |
|
|
$58,500,000 |
|
| 1969 |
|
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid |
Western |
$6,000,000 |
$102,308,900 |
|
| 1970 |
|
Love Story |
|
|
$106,397,186 |
|
| 1971 |
|
Billy Jack |
|
|
$98,000,000 |
|
| 1972 |
|
The Godfather |
|
$7,000,000 |
$134,966,411 |
|
| 1973 |
|
The Exorcist |
Horror |
$12,000,000 |
$204,868,002 |
|
| 1974 |
|
Blazing Saddles |
Comedy |
$2,600,000 |
$119,500,000 |
|
| 1975 |
|
Jaws |
Horror |
$12,000,000 |
$260,000,000 |
|
| 1976 |
|
Rocky |
|
$1,000,000 |
$117,235,147 |
|
| 1977 |
|
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
Adventure |
$11,000,000 |
$460,998,007 |
|
| 1978 |
|
Grease |
Musical |
$6,000,000 |
$181,813,770 |
Play |
| 1979 |
|
Kramer vs. Kramer |
Drama |
|
$106,260,000 |
|
| 1980 |
|
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
Adventure |
$23,000,000 |
$290,271,960 |
|
| 1981 |
|
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Adventure |
$20,000,000 |
$248,159,971 |
|
| 1982 |
|
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial |
Drama |
$10,500,000 |
$435,110,554 |
|
| 1983 |
|
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi |
Adventure |
$32,500,000 |
$309,205,079 |
|
| 1984 |
|
Ghostbusters |
Comedy |
$30,000,000 |
$238,632,124 |
|
| 1985 |
|
Back to the Future |
Adventure |
$19,000,000 |
$210,609,762 |
|
| 1986 |
|
Top Gun |
Action |
$15,000,000 |
$179,800,601 |
Play |
| 1987 |
|
3 Men and a Baby |
Comedy |
$15,000,000 |
$167,780,960 |
|
| 1988 |
|
Rain Man |
Comedy |
$25,000,000 |
$172,825,435 |
|
| 1989 |
|
Batman |
Action |
$35,000,000 |
$251,188,924 |
|
| 1990 |
|
Home Alone |
Comedy |
$15,000,000 |
$285,761,243 |
|
| 1991 |
|
Beauty and the Beast |
Musical |
$20,000,000 |
$218,951,625 |
Play |
| 1992 |
|
Aladdin |
Comedy |
$28,000,000 |
$217,350,219 |
|
| 1993 |
|
Jurassic Park |
Action |
$63,000,000 |
$395,622,050 |
Play |
| 1994 |
|
The Lion King |
Adventure |
$79,300,000 |
$422,780,140 |
Play |
| 1995 |
Annual Stats |
Toy Story |
Adventure |
$30,000,000 |
$191,780,865 |
|
| 1996 |
Annual Stats |
Independence Day |
Adventure |
$75,000,000 |
$306,169,255 |
|
| 1997 |
Annual Stats |
Titanic |
Thriller/Suspense |
$200,000,000 |
$658,672,302 |
Play |
| 1998 |
Annual Stats |
Saving Private Ryan |
Drama |
$65,000,000 |
$216,335,085 |
|
| 1999 |
Annual Stats |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
Adventure |
$115,000,000 |
$474,544,677 |
Play |
| 2000 |
Annual Stats |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
Comedy |
$123,000,000 |
$260,044,825 |
|
| 2001 |
Annual Stats |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
Adventure |
$125,000,000 |
$317,575,550 |
|
| 2002 |
Annual Stats |
Spider-Man |
Adventure |
$139,000,000 |
$403,706,375 |
|
| 2003 |
Annual Stats |
Finding Nemo |
Adventure |
$94,000,000 |
$380,529,370 |
Play |
| 2004 |
Annual Stats |
Shrek 2 |
Adventure |
$70,000,000 |
$441,226,247 |
|
| 2005 |
Annual Stats |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
Adventure |
$115,000,000 |
$380,270,577 |
|
| 2006 |
Annual Stats |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
Adventure |
$225,000,000 |
$423,315,812 |
|
| 2007 |
Annual Stats |
Spider-Man 3 |
Adventure |
$258,000,000 |
$336,530,303 |
|
| 2008 |
Annual Stats |
The Dark Knight |
Action |
$185,000,000 |
$533,345,358 |
|
| 2009 |
Annual Stats |
Avatar |
Action |
$425,000,000 |
$760,507,625 |
Play |
| 2010 |
Annual Stats |
Toy Story 3 |
Adventure |
$200,000,000 |
$415,004,880 |
Play |
| 2011 |
Annual Stats |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
Adventure |
$125,000,000 |
$381,011,219 |
Play |
| 2012 |
Annual Stats |
Marvel's The Avengers |
Adventure |
$225,000,000 |
$623,279,547 |
Play |
| 2013 |
Annual Stats |
Iron Man 3 |
Action |
|
$337,661,977 |
Play |
| 2014 |
Annual Stats |
Devil's Due |
Horror |
|
$0 |
|
| 2015 |
Annual Stats |
The Smurfs 3 |
|
|
$0 |
|
| 2016 |
Annual Stats |
Angry Birds |
|
|
$0 |
|
| 2017 |
Annual Stats |
Ferdinand |
|
|
$0 |
|
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013