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<blockquote data-quote="Rodrigo Istalindir" data-source="post: 2247596" data-attributes="member: 2810">Adjusted for inflation, US box office, released 1977 or later.[code]1&nbsp; &nbsp; 1977&nbsp; &nbsp; Star Wars&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $1,012,785,986&nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 1982&nbsp; &nbsp; ET:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $836,075,432&nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; 1997&nbsp; &nbsp; Titanic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $801,330,773&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; 1980&nbsp; &nbsp; Empire Strikes Back&nbsp; &nbsp; $591,388,817&nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; 1983&nbsp; &nbsp; Return of the Jedi&nbsp; &nbsp; $578,423,035&nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; 1993&nbsp; &nbsp; Jurassic Park&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $536,911,818&nbsp; &nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; 1999&nbsp; &nbsp; The Phantom Menace&nbsp; &nbsp; $529,866,325&nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; 1981&nbsp; &nbsp; Raiders of the Lost Ark&nbsp; &nbsp; $515,440,596&nbsp; &nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp; 1994&nbsp; &nbsp; Forrest Gump&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $499,673,369&nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; 1994&nbsp; &nbsp; Lion King, The&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $475,768,310&nbsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; &nbsp; 1977&nbsp; &nbsp; Close Encounters&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; $463,013,454&nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 1978&nbsp; &nbsp; Grease&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $444,630,884&nbsp; &nbsp; 13&nbsp; &nbsp; 1984&nbsp; &nbsp; Ghostbusters&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $441,694,049&nbsp; &nbsp; 14&nbsp; &nbsp; 2004&nbsp; &nbsp; Shrek 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $436,721,700&nbsp; &nbsp; 15&nbsp; &nbsp; 2002&nbsp; &nbsp; Spider-Man&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $432,940,282&nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; 1996&nbsp; &nbsp; Independence Day&nbsp; &nbsp; $430,853,566&nbsp; &nbsp; 17&nbsp; &nbsp; 1990&nbsp; &nbsp; Home Alone&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $421,602,958&nbsp; &nbsp; 18&nbsp; &nbsp; 1984&nbsp; &nbsp; Beverly Hills Cop&nbsp; &nbsp; $421,137,739&nbsp; &nbsp; 19&nbsp; &nbsp; 1989&nbsp; &nbsp; Batman&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; $391,577,724&nbsp; &nbsp; 20&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2003&nbsp; &nbsp; The Return of the King&nbsp; &nbsp; $386,177,918[/code]Average ticket price in the US has gone from $4.59 in 1997 to $6.21 in 2004, so EPIII would have to sell around 2/3rds the same number of tickets as Titanic to have the equivalent box-office.It would be kind of amusing to have the top two grossing movies be films in which the vast majority of the audience knew pretty much how the story ended before they even entered the theater.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rodrigo Istalindir, post: 2247596, member: 2810"] Adjusted for inflation, US box office, released 1977 or later. [code]1 1977 Star Wars $1,012,785,986 2 1982 ET: $836,075,432 3 1997 Titanic $801,330,773 4 1980 Empire Strikes Back $591,388,817 5 1983 Return of the Jedi $578,423,035 6 1993 Jurassic Park $536,911,818 7 1999 The Phantom Menace $529,866,325 8 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark $515,440,596 9 1994 Forrest Gump $499,673,369 10 1994 Lion King, The $475,768,310 11 1977 Close Encounters $463,013,454 12 1978 Grease $444,630,884 13 1984 Ghostbusters $441,694,049 14 2004 Shrek 2 $436,721,700 15 2002 Spider-Man $432,940,282 16 1996 Independence Day $430,853,566 17 1990 Home Alone $421,602,958 18 1984 Beverly Hills Cop $421,137,739 19 1989 Batman $391,577,724 20 2003 The Return of the King $386,177,918[/code] Average ticket price in the US has gone from $4.59 in 1997 to $6.21 in 2004, so EPIII would have to sell around 2/3rds the same number of tickets as Titanic to have the equivalent box-office. It would be kind of amusing to have the top two grossing movies be films in which the vast majority of the audience knew pretty much how the story ended before they even entered the theater. [/QUOTE]

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