The movie Billion Dollar club

As of now, there are 21 movies to make a billion dollars or more. By the end of the day Jurassic World is expected to make that 22, and also be the fastest ever at 10 days.

Here's the list.

It would be fun to see those numbers ajusted for inflation and actual attendance for those films. In France they mesure the number of people who actually went to see a flick if I am not mistaken.

that's a good point, Gold. Titanic (one of 2 Cameron films at the top of the list) is from like 20 years ago. The attendance numbers for it must have been massive compared to any of the newer films, to account for inflation of ticket prices.

Sadly, some of those movies weren't even best in class (like the Transformer sequels).

It's good to see Jurassic Park still on the list, that was a good film.

Janx said:

The attendance numbers for it must have been massive compared to any of the newer films, to account for inflation of ticket prices.

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And the extra money some get from being in 3D.

Janx said:

that's a good point, Gold. Titanic (one of 2 Cameron films at the top of the list) is from like 20 years ago. The attendance numbers for it must have been massive compared to any of the newer films, to account for inflation of ticket prices.

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We should note that "adjusted for inflation" is generally taken to be adjusted to reflect the overal economic inflation rate - comparing, in general, what the overall ticket sales are worth in the economy of the time.

This is different from adjusting for the rise of ticket prices, specifically. If ticket prices rise at a different rate than prices in the overall economy, then the results will be different.

I don't think the studios care all that much about how many people see the film - to first approximation, what matters is return on investment. Number of viewers matters for merchandising, I suppose, but lots of films don't do much merch business.

goldomark said:

And the extra money some get from being in 3D.

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Ugh, I hate that. Sometimes you get to the theater and the only movie at a decent is the Imax 3D movie that costs like 17$. Which sucks cause I already feel like movies at too expensive at just over $10. Which, of course, is why I rarely go see movies in theaters anymore.

The only movies I haven't seen on that list are Frozen, Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland. Of the rest, I probably only saw like half in the theaters.

EDIT: Have the format mostly figured out. How do you avoid all the extra blank lines? I'm thinking they are a side effect of the line breaks for the table lines.

Here are the rankings including an adjustment. These are available following from a few links from the original posting.

Sorry about the formatting; anyone have quick instructions on turning this in to a proper table?

Here is the link:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

And the rankings. These are very different in comparison to the initial list.

<table>
<tr><td>Rank</td><td>Title</td><td>Studio</td><td>Adjusted Gross</td><td>Unadjusted Gross</td><td>Year</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td><td>Gone with the Wind</td><td>MGM</td><td>$1,640,602,400</td><td>$198,676,459</td><td>1939</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>Star Wars</td><td>Fox</td><td>$1,446,331,100</td><td>$460,998,007</td><td>1977</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>The Sound of Music</td><td>Fox</td><td>$1,156,412,900</td><td>$158,671,368</td><td>1965</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial</td><td>Uni.</td><td>$1,151,857,200</td><td>$435,110,554</td><td>1982</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td><td>Titanic</td><td>Par.</td><td>$1,100,052,700</td><td>$658,672,302</td><td>1997</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td><td>The Ten Commandments</td><td>Par.</td><td>$1,063,720,000</td><td>$65,500,000</td><td>1956</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td><td>Jaws</td><td>Uni.</td><td>$1,040,000,000</td><td>$260,000,000</td><td>1975</td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td><td>Doctor Zhivago</td><td>MGM</td><td>$1,007,979,900</td><td>$111,721,910</td><td>1965</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td><td>The Exorcist</td><td>WB</td><td>$898,065,200</td><td>$232,906,145</td><td>1973</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</td><td>Dis.</td><td>$885,080,000</td><td>$184,925,486</td><td>1937</td></tr>
<tr><td>11</td><td>101 Dalmatians</td><td>Dis.</td><td>$811,328,100</td><td>$144,880,014</td><td>1961</td></tr>
<tr><td>12</td><td>The Empire Strikes Back</td><td>Fox</td><td>$797,226,800</td><td>$290,475,067</td><td>1980</td></tr>
<tr><td>13</td><td>Ben-Hur</td><td>MGM</td><td>$795,760,000</td><td>$74,000,000</td><td>1959</td></tr>
<tr><td>14</td><td>Avatar</td><td>Fox</td><td>$789,712,800</td><td>$760,507,625</td><td>2009</td></tr>
<tr><td>15</td><td>Return of the Jedi</td><td>Fox</td><td>$763,762,400</td><td>$309,306,177</td><td>1983</td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td>Jurassic Park</td><td>Uni.</td><td>$746,406,300</td><td>$402,453,882</td><td>1993</td></tr>
<tr><td>17</td><td>Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace</td><td>Fox</td><td>$733,334,000</td><td>$474,544,677</td><td>1999</td></tr>
<tr><td>18</td><td>The Lion King</td><td>BV</td><td>$723,868,900</td><td>$422,783,777</td><td>1994</td></tr>
<tr><td>19</td><td>The Sting</td><td>Uni.</td><td>$723,840,000</td><td>$156,000,000</td><td>1973</td></tr>
<tr><td>20</td><td>Raiders of the Lost Ark</td><td>Par.</td><td>$718,837,500</td><td>$248,159,971</td><td>1981</td></tr>
<tr><td>21</td><td>The Graduate</td><td>AVCO</td><td>$694,883,200</td><td>$104,945,305</td><td>1967</td></tr>
<tr><td>22</td><td>Fantasia</td><td>Dis.</td><td>$674,313,000</td><td>$76,408,097</td><td>1941</td></tr>
<tr><td>23</td><td>The Godfather</td><td>Par.</td><td>$640,851,200</td><td>$134,966,411</td><td>1972</td></tr>
<tr><td>24</td><td>Forrest Gump</td><td>Par.</td><td>$638,334,000</td><td>$330,252,182</td><td>1994</td></tr>
<tr><td>25</td><td>Mary Poppins</td><td>Dis.</td><td>$634,836,400</td><td>$102,272,727</td><td>1964</td></tr>
<tr><td>26</td><td>Grease</td><td>Par.</td><td>$624,989,900</td><td>$188,755,690</td><td>1978</td></tr>
<tr><td>27</td><td>Marvel's The Avengers</td><td>BV</td><td>$623,357,900</td><td>$623,357,910</td><td>2012</td></tr>
<tr><td>28</td><td>Thunderball</td><td>UA</td><td>$607,376,000</td><td>$63,595,658</td><td>1965</td></tr>
<tr><td>29</td><td>The Dark Knight</td><td>WB</td><td>$604,577,500</td><td>$534,858,444</td><td>2008</td></tr>
<tr><td>30</td><td>The Jungle Book</td><td>Dis.</td><td>$598,280,900</td><td>$141,843,612</td><td>1967</td></tr>
</table>

Thx!

TomB

Dog Moon said:

Ugh, I hate that. Sometimes you get to the theater and the only movie at a decent is the Imax 3D movie that costs like 17$.

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You don't decide what you want to see before going to the cinema?

The only movies I haven't seen on that list are Frozen, Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland. Of the rest, I probably only saw like half in the theaters.

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I've seen them all, and indeed have seen all but "Titanic" in the cinema. I expect that one will have a rerelease at some point, so maybe I'll complete the set at some time.

In fairness, these are mostly films that are improved by the cinema experience - the SFx are definitely helped by a large screen and loud sound system.

I look at that list and look at the genre and I shake my head...and they still can't make a D&D movie!

delericho said:

You don't decide what you want to see before going to the cinema?

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It's more like:

Friend: "Dog Moon, want to go to see a movie?"

Dog Moon: "Sure, I'm bored. What's playing?"

Friend: "X Movie is playing."

Dog Moon: "I'm in. When is it playing?"

Friend: "7pm"

*Get to movie theater*

Dog Moon: "7pm showing of X movie."

Ticket Person: "That'll be $17."

Dog Moon: "Whaaaaaat?"

*Looks at times* *previous not expensive showing: 6pm; next not expensive showing: 8.30pm*

Dog Moon: "Ugh, okay, not going to wait for an hour and a half."

*Gives annoyed glare at friend and then hands over money to ticket person*