Top 100 Highest Grossing Movies List

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides action adventure fantasy video dvd movie

#80 Highest Grossing Movie

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) PG-13

$241,063,875 US

Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers:

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz and Ian McShane

My Big Fat Greek Wedding romantic comedy video dvd movie

#79 Highest Grossing Movie

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) PG

$241,437,427 US

A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.

Director:

Joel Zwick

Writers:

Nia Vardalos

Stars:

Nia Vardalos, John Corbett and Michael Constantine

#78 Highest Grossing Movie

Twister (1996) PG-13

$241,688,385 US

Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.

Director:

Jan de Bont

Writers:

Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens

Stars:

Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton and Cary Elwes

Raiders of the Lost Ark action adventure dvd

#77 Highest Grossing Movie

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) PG

$242,374,454 US

Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen and Paul Freeman

#76 Highest Grossing Movie

Bruce Almighty (2003) PG-13

$242,589,580 US

A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world.

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers:

Steve Koren (story), Mark O'Keefe

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman

#75 Highest Grossing Movie

Cars (2006) G

$244,052,771 US

A hot-shot race-car named Lightning McQueen gets waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.

Director:

John Lasseter, Joe Ranft

Writers:

John Lasseter, Joe Ranft

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt and Paul Newman

Toy Story 2 animation action adventure comedy movie

#74 Highest Grossing Movie

Toy Story 2 (1999) G

$245,823,397 US

When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.

Director:

John Lasseter, Ash Brannon

Writers:

John Lasseter, Pete Docter

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban action adventure fantasy video

#73 Highest Grossing Movie

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) PG

$249,358,727 US

It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new "Defense Against the Dark Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry.

Director:

Alfonso Cuarón

Writers:

J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves

Stars:

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint

#72 Highest Grossing Movie

Men In Black (1997) PG

$250,147,615 US

A streetwise NYPD detective joins a secret organization that polices extraterrestrial affairs on Earth.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Lowell Cunningham, Ed Solomon

Stars:

Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Linda Fiorentino

Night at the Museum kids action adventure fantasy dvd

#71 Highest Grossing Movie

Night at the Museum (2006) PG

$250,863,268 US

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writers:

Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino and Ricky Gervais

#70 Highest Grossing Movie

Batman (1989) PG-13

$251,188,924 US

The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Bob Kane, Sam Hamm

Stars:

Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger

#69 Highest Grossing Movie

Despicable Me (2010) PG

$251,501,645 US

When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio

Stars:

Steve Carell, Jason Segel and Russell Brand

#68 Highest Grossing Movie

The Hangover Part II (2011) R

$254,455,986 US

Two years after the bachelor party in Las Vegas, Phil, Stu, Alan, and Doug jet to Thailand for Stu's wedding. Stu's plan for a subdued pre-wedding brunch, however, goes seriously awry.

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers:

Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong

Stars:

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms

#67 Highest Grossing Movie

Monsters Inc. (2001) G

$255,870,172 US

Monsters generate their city's power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley finds his world disrupted.

Director:

Pete Docter, David Silverman

Writers:

Pete Docter, Jill Culton

Stars:

Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Mary Gibbs

The Blind Side biography drama sport movie video dvd

#66 Highest Grossing Movie

The Blind Side (2009) PG-13

$255,950,375 US

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Director:

John Lee Hancock

Writers:

John Lee Hancock, Michael Lewis (book)

Stars:

Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw

I Am Legend drama sci-fi thriller action sci-fi movie video dvd

#65 Highest Grossing Movie

I Am Legend (2007) PG-13

$256,386,216 US

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.

Director:

Francis Lawrence

Writers:

Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman

Stars:

Will Smith, Alice Braga and Charlie Tahan

#64 Highest Grossing Movie

Star Trek (2009) PG-13

$257,704,099 US

The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.

Director:

J.J. Abrams

Writers:

Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman,

Stars:

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Simon Pegg

#63 Highest Grossing Movie

Jaws (1975) R

$260,000,000 US

When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb

Stars:

Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss

Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas family comedy fantasy video

#62 Highest Grossing Movie

Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) PG

$260,031,035 US

Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Dr. Seuss (book), Jeffrey Price

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen and Jeffrey Tambor

The Incredibles suerhero action animated cartoon kids movie dvd

#61 Highest Grossing Movie

The Incredibles (2004) PG

$261,437,578 US

A family of undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.

Director:

Brad Bird

Writers:

Brad Bird

Stars:

Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson and Holly Hunter

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