http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/top-100-blockbusters.php Below are the biggest blockbusters ever with ticket sales adjusted for inflation. Which movies are your favorites? (To see this box office list ranked in terms of highest grossing, go to Filmsite.org.) en Copyright 2012 Tue, 17 May 2011 13:17:19 -0500 http://services.rainbow-media.com http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification movie-name 131221 Gump appeals to heart and head thanks to technology that inserts Tom Hanks’ simple character into great historic moments. ($617 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131221/Forrest-Gump/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131221/Forrest-Gump/overview 20110505203644 388938 Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the toys must face the fact children grow up and put away childish things: Adults weep. ($410 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/388938/Toy-Story-3/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/388938/Toy-Story-3/overview 20110505205749 181134 The second animated installment detailing the secret lives of toys, like Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, Buzz Lightyear, etc. ($376 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/181134/Toy-Story-2/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/181134/Toy-Story-2/overview 20110505210119 46636 George Lucas’ space western with aliens, revolutionaries and high-tech effects spawned sci-fi’s biggest franchise of six films. ($1.4 billion). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/46636/Star-Wars/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/46636/Star-Wars/overview 20110323015355 40118 Spielberg’s vintage adventure tale turns the dashing archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) into a modern-day hero. ($693 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/40118/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Ark/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/40118/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Ark/overview 20110505203425 20278 This Civil War-era love story with Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh has seduced generations of moviegoers. ($1.59 billion) http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20278/Gone-With-the-Wind/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20278/Gone-With-the-Wind/overview 20110323015324 20076 Marlon Brando and Al Pacino help Francis Ford Coppola turn a Mario Puzo’s novel into the ultimate gangster pic. ($620 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20076/Godfather/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20076/Godfather/overview 20110505203633 25912 Spielberg defines summer blockbuster with a shark flick featuring one of the most memorable theme songs in movie history. ($1 billion). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/25912/Jaws/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/25912/Jaws/overview 20110323015641 24754 Cool archaeologist Jones (Harrison Ford) and his even cooler dad (Sean Connery) go after the Holy Grail. ($388 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/24754/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Last-Crusade/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/24754/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Last-Crusade/overview 20110505205937 41093 Jabba the Hutt, Carrie Fisher in a bikini and Luke’s showdown with Darth Vader wraps the first Star Wars trilogy. ($739 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41093/Return-of-the-Jedi/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41093/Return-of-the-Jedi/overview 20110505203357 3671 Eighties teen heartthrob Michael J. Fox meets his parents when they were teens themselves in this time travel comedy. ($464 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/3671/Back-to-the-Future/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/3671/Back-to-the-Future/overview 20110505204754 15750 A suave Billy Dee Williams gets added to the canny Star Wars recipe of old-school drama and gee-whiz sci-fi trappings. ($772 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/15750/Empire-Strikes-Back/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/15750/Empire-Strikes-Back/overview 20110505203249 357349 Christian Bale’s brooding Batman and Heath Ledger’s scary Joker gave this comic-book movie reboot real emotional depth. ($584 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/357349/Dark-Knight/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/357349/Dark-Knight/overview 20110505203747 49102 The big-budget sci-fi sequel pits Arnold Schwarzenegger’s T-800 robot against a T-1000 liquid-metal assassin. ($382 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/49102/Terminator-2-Judgment-Day/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/49102/Terminator-2-Judgment-Day/overview 20110505210008 26808 Everyone loves Spielberg’s stars, not Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, but those awesome CGI dinosaurs. ($678 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/26808/Jurassic-Park/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/26808/Jurassic-Park/overview 20110505203436 15032 Spielberg enchants audiences by showing how suburban kids could help a magical, little alien get back home. ($1.11 billion). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/15032/E-T-The-Extra-Terrestrial/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/15032/E-T-The-Extra-Terrestrial/overview 20110323015506 255996 In the first of the series, world-class actors Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, and Viggo Mortensen play wizards, elves and warriors. ($430 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/255996/Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/255996/Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Fellowship-of-the-Ring/overview 20110505205244 36363 The anarchic spirit of ‘60s idealism is crushed by the establishment in this bitterly funny dramedy with Jack Nicholson. ($422 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/36363/One-Flew-Over-the-Cuckoos-Nest/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/36363/One-Flew-Over-the-Cuckoos-Nest/overview 20110505205611 19671 A profitable combination of goofy ghosts and snarky ghost chasers Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. ($556 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/19671/Ghostbusters/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/19671/Ghostbusters/overview 20110505203931 41846 Struggling actor Sylvester Stallone writes himself a good part which leads to the biggest boxing movie franchise in history. ($433 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41846/Rocky/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41846/Rocky/overview 20110505205207 278981 Building on the success of the first two installments, the last Lord of the Rings movie tops the awards and box office. ($484 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/278981/Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/278981/Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Return-of-the-King/overview 20110505204601 131171 Disney reclaims its reputation for first-rate animated features with this coming of age story and its Elton John score. ($607 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131171/Lion-King/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/131171/Lion-King/overview 20110505203709 180403 How many didn't guess the twist ending of this thriller about troubled shrink Bruce Willis and a child (Haley Joel Osment) who sees ghosts? ($453 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/180403/Sixth-Sense/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/180403/Sixth-Sense/overview 20110505204852 40584 The only Hitchcock film in the top 100 is about laid-up photographer (James Stewart) who suspects his neighbor is a wife-killer. ($396 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/40584/Rear-Window/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/40584/Rear-Window/overview 20110505205900 271070 The first Rings sequel turns the Tolkien hit about Frodo the Hobbit into a cultural phenomenon. ($453 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/271070/Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Two-Towers/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/271070/Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Two-Towers/overview 20110505204817 4794 A little history, a dash of religion, a thrilling chariot race, and Charlton Heston ripped and ready for redemption. ($770 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4794/Ben-Hur/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4794/Ben-Hur/overview 20110505203305 7112 During WWII, British prisoners are put to the test when ordered to build a strategically useful bridge for their captors. ($428 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/7112/Bridge-on-the-River-Kwai/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/7112/Bridge-on-the-River-Kwai/overview 20110505205453 16331 A pop-cultural touchstone: Cursed set, pea soup puke, and young Linda Blair making heads turn -- including her own. ($869 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/16331/Exorcist/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/16331/Exorcist/overview 20110323015711 49007 Sex, violence, religion and Charlton Heston as Moses fuel a Biblical epic that’s become an Easter tradition on TV. ($1.13 billion). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/49007/Ten-Commandments/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/49007/Ten-Commandments/overview 20110323015602 281052 Johnny Depp’s show-stealing Captain Sparrow made it a hit and spawned a few sequels. ($398 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/281052/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-The-Curse-of-the-Black/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/281052/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-The-Curse-of-the-Black/overview 20110505205837 24755 Alongside Gremlins, this boundary-pushing prequel prompted the MPAA to create its first new rating in 12 years: PG-13. ($421 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/24755/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Temple-of-Doom/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/24755/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Temple-of-Doom/overview 20110505205645 7672 One part Western, two parts star power (Paul Newman and Robert Redford), one part “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.” ($555 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/7672/Butch-Cassidy-and-the-Sundance-Kid/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/7672/Butch-Cassidy-and-the-Sundance-Kid/overview 20110505203947 174347 Romance, life-or-death stakes and spectacular effects make household names of director James Cameron and star Leonardo DiCaprio. ($1 billion). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/158894/Titanic/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/158894/Titanic/overview 20110323015624 278866 A sad clownfish stops at nothing to find his missing son in this animated feature (also one of the bestselling DVDs ever). ($443 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/278866/Finding-Nemo/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/278866/Finding-Nemo/overview 20110505204951 136197 The ultimate war movie for nervous times proves that no one cares when bug-eyed monsters get their alien butts kicked. ($544 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/136197/Independence-Day/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/136197/Independence-Day/overview 20110505204103 4278 Thanks in part to Jack Nicholson’s Joker, the Michael Keaton reboot of the superhero legitimizes comic-book movies. ($495 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4278/Batman/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4278/Batman/overview 20110505204508 6029 The tiny western town of Rock Ridge gets a black sheriff (Cleavon Little) in Mel Brooks’ rudely hilarious spoof. ($497 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/6029/Blazing-Saddles/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/6029/Blazing-Saddles/overview 20110505204454 20213 With Sean Connery oozing charm, a golden girl and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, the third Bond movie is the charm. ($521 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20213/Goldfinger/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20213/Goldfinger/overview 20110505204225 154946 Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones look like boring bureaucrats but are actually top secret agents monitoring aliens in this ultra-snarky comedy. ($429 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/154946/Men-in-Black/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/154946/Men-in-Black/overview 20110505205441 28608 This stunning, psychologically rich bio of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) inspired Steven Spielberg to make movies. ($435 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/28608/Lawrence-of-Arabia/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/28608/Lawrence-of-Arabia/overview 20110505205113 10031 New Ageism meets UFOlogy when regular guy Richard Dreyfuss’ life is turned upside down by extraterrestrials. ($437 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/10031/Close-Encounters-of-the-Third-Kind/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/10031/Close-Encounters-of-the-Third-Kind/overview 20110505205057 60324 Comedian John Belushi stole this raucous celebration of rude fraternity hijinks in the early ‘60s. ($471 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/60324/National-Lampoons-Animal-House/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/60324/National-Lampoons-Animal-House/overview 20110505204710 46920 A clever caper with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in their prime making this Depression-era comedy a hit. ($701 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/46920/Sting/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/46920/Sting/overview 20110505203406 45383 Arguably Walt Disney’s best, this animated feature combines sentiment and timeless storytelling seamlessly. ($857 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45383/Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45383/Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs/overview 20110323015744 20546 1950s nostalgia transforms this high-school musical, showcasing Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, into a sweet treat. ($605 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20546/Grease/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20546/Grease/overview 20110505203720 260386 Tobey Maguire convinces us that high-school nerd Peter Parker could become a superhero when bit by a spider. ($546 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/260386/Spider-Man/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/260386/Spider-Man/overview 20110505204037 1338 Allegations of cultural insensitivity didn’t stop this Arabian Nights-inspired Disney feature from enchanting American kids. ($412 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1338/Aladdin/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1338/Aladdin/overview 20110505205732 28038 A pampered cocker spaniel and a mangy mutt find love in Disney’s first CinemaScope animated feature. ($438 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/28038/Lady-and-the-Tramp/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/28038/Lady-and-the-Tramp/overview 20110505205044 66900 Pitched between camp and cute, this fantasy put an old-fashioned hero (Christopher Reeve) in a brave new world. ($451 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/66900/Superman-The-Movie/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/66900/Superman-The-Movie/overview 20110505204911 5220 A good cop thriller that showcases the young Eddie Murphy’s signature mix of sweetness and street smarts. ($528 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/5220/Beverly-Hills-Cop/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/5220/Beverly-Hills-Cop/overview 20110505204213 3850 From the hand-drawn images to its unsentimental story of a fawn’s journey to adulthood, a Disney watermark. ($501 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/3850/Bambi/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/3850/Bambi/overview 20110505204420 22858 Precocious Macaulay Culkin foils buffoonish burglars after his parents accidentally abandon him during Christmas vacation. ($532 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/22858/Home-Alone/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/22858/Home-Alone/overview 20110505204114 45745 Julie Andrews headlines the von Trapp family saga that celebrates the triumph of good over Nazism. ($1.12 billion). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45745/Sound-of-Music/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45745/Sound-of-Music/overview 20110323015526 1971 Before George Lucas conquered the universe, he reworked his past in a coming-of-age story set in early ‘60s California. ($517 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1971/American-Graffiti/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1971/American-Graffiti/overview 20110505204253 119900 Wacky hijinks ensue when divorced dad Robin Williams masquerades as a frumpy housekeeper to be near his kids. ($414 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/119900/Mrs-Doubtfire/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/119900/Mrs-Doubtfire/overview 20110505205716 64361 Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould helm Robert Altman’s dark comedy about Korean-War medics. ($422 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/64361/M-A-S-H/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/64361/M-A-S-H/overview 20110505205632 31639 What kid doesn’t want a sly Julie Andrews for a nanny after seeing Disney’s musical ode to non-traditional families? ($615 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/31639/Mary-Poppins/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/31639/Mary-Poppins/overview 20110505203657 286686 The last of three Star Wars prequels, Revenge of the Sith benefits from being the final link between old and new. ($466 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286686/Star-Wars-Episode-III-Revenge-of-the-Sith/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286686/Star-Wars-Episode-III-Revenge-of-the-Sith/overview 20110505204739 20431 Fresh out of college, a young Dustin Hoffman tries to decide what to do when not distracted by the cougar Mrs. Robinson. ($673 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20431/Graduate/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20431/Graduate/overview 20110505203448 26755 This animated flick about a feral child and his animal friends is voiced by George Sanders and Louis Prima among others. ($579 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/26755/Jungle-Book/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/26755/Jungle-Book/overview 20110505203812 255538 Richard Harris, Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman made the first Harry Potter adaptation downright respectable. ($439 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/255538/Harry-Potter-and-the-Sorcerers-Stone/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/255538/Harry-Potter-and-the-Sorcerers-Stone/overview 20110505205019 19626 Romantics swoon over this fantasy about a murdered man (Patrick Swayze) who defies death to become visible to his girlfriend (Demi Moore). ($405 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/19626/Ghost/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/19626/Ghost/overview 20110505205809 352199 3-D visuals make James Cameron’s sci-fi spin on “cold civilization vs. nature-loving natives” fresh again. ($764 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/352199/Avatar/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/352199/Avatar/overview 20110505203342 104843 A fashionista wants a spotted coat made of puppy hides. Sounds creepy but this animated pic is actually fun. ($785 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/104843/101-Dalmatians/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/104843/101-Dalmatians/overview 20110323015835 38183 Funny, action-packed and a little scary, this animated feature targets kids between Dumbo and The Lion King age. ($530 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/38183/Pinocchio/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/38183/Pinocchio/overview 20110505204137 16752 After 30 years, this union of Mickey Mouse, dancing hippos and classical music turns a profit and then some. ($653 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/16752/Fantasia/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/16752/Fantasia/overview 20110505203621 135936 Professional storm chasers (Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton) with complicated personal lives track extreme weather outbreaks. ($430 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/135936/Twister/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/135936/Twister/overview 20110505205307 45151 Almost ten years in the making, Disney’s third princess movie remains a favorite of 12-year-old girls of all ages. ($571 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45151/Sleeping-Beauty/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45151/Sleeping-Beauty/overview 20110505203839 50420 “I was a better man… as a woman... than I ever was with a woman, as a man,” says a cross-dressing Dustin Hoffman. ($447 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/50420/Tootsie/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/50420/Tootsie/overview 20110505204922 49850 Sean Connery’s fourth Bond movie gave fans more gadgets, more sharks and more very sexy girls. ($588 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/49850/Thunderball/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/49850/Thunderball/overview 20110505203734 319315 This sequel adds a monster, a ghost ship and the tentacle-bearded Davy Jones to Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow. ($508 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/319315/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-Dead-Mans-Chest/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/319315/Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-Dead-Mans-Chest/overview 20110505204332 45289 On initial release, only Star Wars out-grossed Burt Reynolds’ southern-fried action comedy, fueled by the CB radio fad. ($447 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45289/Smokey-and-the-Bandit/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45289/Smokey-and-the-Bandit/overview 20110505204938 53850 This Romeo and Juliet musical on Manhattan’s mean streets somehow made dancing gang members dangerously cool. ($440 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/53850/West-Side-Story/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/53850/West-Side-Story/overview 20110505205003 38807 A cavalcade of stars -- Shelley Winters, Gene Hackman and Leslie Nielsen -- seeks to escape an upended cruise ship. ($431 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/38807/Poseidon-Adventure/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/38807/Poseidon-Adventure/overview 20110505205153 154934 “Taking dinosaurs off this island is the worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas,” says pessimistic scientist Jeff Goldblum. He’s right. ($392 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/154934/Lost-World-Jurassic-Park/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/154934/Lost-World-Jurassic-Park/overview 20110505205921 14162 Julie Christie and Omar Sharif make love as Russia explodes into war in this epic romance. ($976 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/14162/Doctor-Zhivago/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/14162/Doctor-Zhivago/overview 20110323015653 283387 This sequel which adds Doc Oc (Alfred Molina) to Spidey’s problems more than holds its own. ($473 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/283387/Spider-Man-2/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/283387/Spider-Man-2/overview 20110505204627 290960 While traditional religious movies glorify transcendence, Mel Gibson’s Aramaic-language drama zeroes in on Jesus’ pain and agony. ($469 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/290960/Passion-of-The-Christ/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/290960/Passion-of-The-Christ/overview 20110505204726 43758 This fact-based movie profiles a backwoods farmer who became the most decorated American soldier of WWI. ($378 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/43758/Sergeant-York/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/43758/Sergeant-York/overview 20110505210028 286672 Kids love the rude, stinky-but-goodhearted green troll (voiced by Mike Myers); adults identify with his nemesis in-laws. ($558 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286672/Shrek-2/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/286672/Shrek-2/overview 20110505203854 25585 Nearly every star in Hollywood had a cameo in this comedy about a race to recover a fortune in California’s Santa Rosita State Park. ($423 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/25585/Its-a-Mad-Mad-Mad-Mad-World/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/25585/Its-a-Mad-Mad-Mad-Mad-World/overview 20110505205537 261809 Introducing the new Luke Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) plus an opportunity to find out who the clones are. ($420 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/261809/Star-Wars-Episode-II-Attack-of-the-Clones/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/261809/Star-Wars-Episode-II-Attack-of-the-Clones/overview 20110505205657 179455 Fans rush back to the future, giving Liam Neeson and Natalie Portman a thumbs up and Jar Jar Binks a big thumbs down. ($667 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/179455/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/179455/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace/overview 20110505203609 34019 Audiences thrill to Audrey Hepburn’s transformation from guttersnipe to elegant lady in the ultimate makeover movie. ($472 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/34019/My-Fair-Lady/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/34019/My-Fair-Lady/overview 20110505204639 48188 A shipwrecked family pulls together to survive natural hardships and vicious pirates in this live-action Disney hit. ($423 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/48188/Swiss-Family-Robinson/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/48188/Swiss-Family-Robinson/overview 20110505205556 50621 Following Airport’s lead, this disaster movie trots out big names like Paul Newman, Fred Astaire, and Steve McQueen. ($482 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/50621/Towering-Inferno/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/50621/Towering-Inferno/overview 20110505204615 214077 Jim Carrey is Dr. Seuss’ holiday-hating Grinch in this live-action comedy -- one of the highest grossing Christmas movies ever. ($378 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/214077/Dr-Seuss-How-the-Grinch-Stole-Christmas/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/214077/Dr-Seuss-How-the-Grinch-Stole-Christmas/overview 20110505210105 1307 The template for modern disaster movies has an all-star cast: Burt Lancaster, Jacqueline Bisset, Dean Martin, etc. ($520 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1307/Airport/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1307/Airport/overview 20110505204238 9962 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton front a cast of thousands and lavish sets for this big screen epic. ($528 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/9962/Cleopatra/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/9962/Cleopatra/overview 20110505204159 2884 A little Jules Verne adventure, a lot of globe-trotting locations and an avalanche of movie-star cameos. ($508 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/2884/Around-the-World-in-80-Days/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/2884/Around-the-World-in-80-Days/overview 20110505204358 41864 Perverse alien Dr. Frank-n-furter (Tim Curry) corrupts innocent sweethearts Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick in a glam sci-fi musical. ($433 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41864/Rocky-Horror-Picture-Show/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41864/Rocky-Horror-Picture-Show/overview 20110505205126 4943 Post-WWII sentiment gave this drama about veterans adjusting to civilian life a timely relevance. ($432 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4943/Best-Years-of-Our-Lives/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4943/Best-Years-of-Our-Lives/overview 20110505205141 30317 Everybody cries at this tale of doomed young lovers (Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal). The “disease movie” of the ‘70s. ($550 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/30317/Love-Story/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/30317/Love-Story/overview 20110505204026 4774 An easy-going priest (Bing Crosby) and a feisty nun (Ingrid Bergman) save a faltering Catholic school. ($493 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4774/Bells-of-St-Marys/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/4774/Bells-of-St-Marys/overview 20110505204545 41635 Pomp, piety, and pop psych (and CinemaScope) lure moviegoers to an epic about a Roman (Richard Burton) who won Christ’s robe. ($514 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41635/Robe/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/41635/Robe/overview 20110505204307 20838 C.B. De Mille’s Oscar-winning circus spectacular stars Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton and James Stewart as a sad clown. ($472 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20838/Greatest-Show-on-Earth/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/20838/Greatest-Show-on-Earth/overview 20110505204655 23367 3D gave this Vincent Price remake of the classic horror flick Mystery of the Wax Museum extra audience appeal. ($397 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/23367/House-of-Wax/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/23367/House-of-Wax/overview 20110505205849 14930 The Western romance, a.k.a. “Lust in the Dust” takes place between a half-breed girl (Jennifer Jones) and an anglo cowboy (Gregory Peck). ($401 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/14930/Duel-in-the-Sun/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/14930/Duel-in-the-Sun/overview 20110505205822 420017 The robots that turn into cars and guns return in a sequel that outperforms the original. ($424 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/420017/Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/420017/Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen/overview 20110505205511 305507 Spider-Man fans turned out for this sequel that was star Tobey Maguire’s swan song in the franchise. ($384 million). http://movies.amctv.com/movie/305507/Spider-Man-3/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/305507/Spider-Man-3/overview 20110505205952