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re: All-Time Top 10 Box Office vs. All-Time Top 10 Box Office (inflation adjusted)
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:27 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 7/25/22 at 10:27 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
Top 10 Lifetime Grosses
1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $936,662,225
2. Avengers: Endgame (2019) $858,373,000
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $804,793,477
4. Avatar (2009) $760,507,625
5. Black Panther (2018) $700,426,566
6. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $678,815,482
7. Titanic (1997) $659,363,944
8. Jurassic World (2015) $653,406,625
9. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) $635,836,882
10. The Avengers (2012) $623,357,910
I've watched just one of those movies.
And that includes theater and at home.
Just one.
Will watch Mav at home. The others likely never.
Top 10 Lifetime Grosses (Inflation Adjusted - 2021)
1. Gone With the Wind (1939) $1,895,421,694 -Just watched again a couple weeks ago.
2. Star Wars (1977) $1,668,979,715 -theater
3. The Sound of Music (1965) $1,335,086,324-TV as a kid
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $1,329,174,791-TV as a kid
5. Titanic (1997) $1,270,101,626-Theater a few times with my GF who loved it. Got lots of laid.
6. The Ten Commandments (1956) $1,227,470,000-don't recall seeing this
7. Jaws (1975) $1,200,856,389-On TV several times
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965) $1,163,149,635-nope
9. The Exorcist (1973) $1,036,314,504-nope
10, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) $1,021,330,000-TV as a kid
This post was edited on 7/25/22 at 10:30 pm
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Posted on 7/26/22 at 2:15 am to teke184
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Watching that on live TV must have taken 10 hours because this predated the “presented without commercials by our sponsor, X” phenomenon
NBC paid $5 million for a one-off airing, and it was broadcast in two parts on successive evenings.
It became at that time the highest-rated television program ever presented on a single network, watched by 65 percent of television viewers, still the record for the highest-rated film to ever air on television.
Another fun fact:
The TV drama that unseated Gone With the Wind as the most watched TV broadcast...coincidentally was Roots.
Gone With the Wind debuted on videocassette in March 1985, where it placed second in the sales charts behind Beverly Hills Cop.
Like the Civil War, people can't get over Gone With The Wind...it has the most staying power of any movie ever.
This post was edited on 7/26/22 at 2:23 am
Posted on 7/26/22 at 3:06 am to Tigers0891
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It's a shame that most of the top 10 lifetime grosses all are nonsense comic book shite.
It's all inflation. If I remember correctly around 1960 my parents would drop us off at the Sat morning matinee with a dollar each and that would cover movie, coke, and popcorn
Posted on 7/26/22 at 3:30 am to mauser
I remember a matinee was $2.50 in 1984...which comes to almost $7.25 today with inflation. Where I live matinees are $6.00 So, we're actually getting a better deal now...than the good ol' days...except for gas, housing and food. 
Posted on 7/26/22 at 7:53 am to RollTide1987
Even though it’s probably nowhere near the Top Ten list in theater revenue, I once read that the most watched movie in history is The Wizard of Oz, which is probably true. The WOZ made its mark in television decades after its release.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 8:18 am to teke184
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Up through the home video era, a 3-4 hour marquee movie like that is something which would be a theater experience you really couldn’t recreate at home.
I think this is a very important statement and should not be overlooked.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 8:33 am to RLDSC FAN
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. Titanic (1997) The GOAT box office run
Star Wars war released in May 1977, it was still playing at Lakeside mall in Metairie in Oct 1978. No re-release, still playing for a year and a freaking half.
Titanic was an old school run, the last we will ever see for sure
Posted on 7/26/22 at 9:22 am to teke184
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Watching that on live TV must have taken 10 hours because this predated the “presented without commercials by our sponsor, X” phenomenon.
I believe I saw it when it aired on TV in 1976. That would have been the first time I watched the movie. I was in HS. It aired on 2 consecutive nights, like a mini series.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 9:49 am to H-Town Tiger
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Star Wars war released in May 1977, it was still playing at Lakeside mall in Metairie in Oct 1978. No re-release, still playing for a year and a freaking half.
Titanic was an old school run, the last we will ever see for sure
I'd be curious how long Avatar was in theatres. Of that list, that one stands out to me as the longest run that I can remember. I wasn't alive with the OG Star Wars and 11 with Titanic so I dont remember the box office run.
I had a buddy that saw Avatar 5 times in the theatre. I feel like it was the first 3D movie that people were blown away with. That was the first 3D movie I ever watched and haven't watched one since because I hated it
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:15 am to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
Top 10 Lifetime Grosses
1. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $936,662,225
2. Avengers: Endgame (2019) $858,373,000
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $804,793,477
4. Avatar (2009) $760,507,625
5. Black Panther (2018) $700,426,566
6. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $678,815,482
7. Titanic (1997) $659,363,944
8. Jurassic World (2015) $653,406,625
9. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) $635,836,882
10. The Avengers (2012) $623,357,910
Top 10 Lifetime Grosses (Inflation Adjusted - 2021)
1. Gone With the Wind (1939) $1,895,421,694
2. Star Wars (1977) $1,668,979,715
3. The Sound of Music (1965) $1,335,086,324
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $1,329,174,791
5. Titanic (1997) $1,270,101,626
6. The Ten Commandments (1956) $1,227,470,000
7. Jaws (1975) $1,200,856,389
8. Doctor Zhivago (1965) $1,163,149,635
9. The Exorcist (1973) $1,036,314,504
10, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) $1,021,330,000
quote:
Ive only seen 4 of the first 10
Ive seen all 10 of the last 10
Ive only seen 1 of the first 10. Watched Titanic on TV. Have seen bits and pieces of Avatar, but never watched all of it.
Saw all of the second list, except for The Ten Commandments & Doctor Zhivago, in a theater.
Have watched those two on TV at least 10, maybe 20 times, in my 63 years.
This post was edited on 7/26/22 at 10:18 am
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:46 am to RollTide1987
quote:
4. Avatar (2009) $760,507,625
5. Black Panther (2018) $700,426,566
Posted on 7/26/22 at 10:54 am to RollTide1987
Didn’t they used to rerelease movies pre-home video?
Posted on 7/26/22 at 11:12 am to SammyTiger
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Didn’t they used to rerelease movies pre-home video?
It used to be common. It satiated the desire that home video eventually filled, namely being able to rewatch a favorite movie. The last time it happened before it went out of favor was a re-release of E.T. in 1985. (Spielberg was notoriously uneasy about releasing E.T. on home video and held out as long as possible.)
In fact, it was the re-release of Star Wars (1977) in 1981 that George Lucas first began to meddle with the Star Wars series when he added “Episode IV - A New Hope” to the title.
This post was edited on 7/26/22 at 11:14 am
Posted on 7/26/22 at 11:23 am to UndercoverBryologist
So it makes a lot of sense that Gone with the Wind is #1
It was a very popular movie and remember my mon telling me about seeing it in theaters on like 8 different rereleases.
It was a very popular movie and remember my mon telling me about seeing it in theaters on like 8 different rereleases.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 11:27 am to SammyTiger
Yeah, perhaps it’s okay to include the first 1 or 2 re-releases towards actual box office records. (People were poorer back then, so it’s not like they always had the opportunity to see the movie. So those first couple of re-releases okay to count.)
By the 3rd or 4th re-releases, it was essentially a glorified home video experience. And those box office totals should be counted separately the way modern home video/streaming is done.
Edit: About the aforementioned E.T. Re-release in 1985. It took E.T. until 1988 to get a home video release. Even by 1980s standards, that is pretty long. As such, probably more intellectually honest to consider that 1985 re-release as a glorified home video release.
By the 3rd or 4th re-releases, it was essentially a glorified home video experience. And those box office totals should be counted separately the way modern home video/streaming is done.
Edit: About the aforementioned E.T. Re-release in 1985. It took E.T. until 1988 to get a home video release. Even by 1980s standards, that is pretty long. As such, probably more intellectually honest to consider that 1985 re-release as a glorified home video release.
This post was edited on 7/26/22 at 11:30 am
Posted on 7/26/22 at 12:01 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Really fricking impressive when you think about it. How many pure, adult audience horror movies bring in revenue like this
The Exorcist was re-released a couple of times too, but still, it's initial release is probably underrated today as a cultural phenomenon.
Instead of another cheesy, indie horror flick, you had a film backed by Warner Bros, with an Oscar-winning director and an Oscar-nominated lead actress, which suddenly legitimized it before it was even released.
Then word began spreading that people were passing out, walking out and puking in theaters. Even non-horror fans were drawn to see what the hell this movie was all about. I'm not sure if another horror film could ever replicate the same national reaction today.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 12:22 pm to MetroAtlantaGatorFan
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Jaws was still PG
And has full frontal nudity in it.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 1:06 pm to CocomoLSU
I still don't know why they don't use ticket sales as the criteria to determine how popular a movie is.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 2:23 pm to nvasil1
"In here. With us."
Had nightmares for weeks after seeing in theater on first run.
Had nightmares for weeks after seeing in theater on first run.
Posted on 7/26/22 at 3:16 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Population of the US was 148,594,713 in 1939.
there were also far less options for movies to see, no tv, and no home video. If you wanted to see a movie you had to go to the theaters or risk never having a chance to see it again. Also, for a really long time a theaters were the only place people could enjoy air conditioning for a few hours.
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