Rankings of American/Hollywood (Domestic) Box-Office Blockbusters have been compiled from various recent sources (through mid-February 2004). The rankings are based upon domestic theatrical box office receipts (including some theatrical re-release receipts) and do not include video rentals, TV rights, international box office figures, or other revenues.
(Note: A few other sites post all-time box-office information, including the Internet Movie Database, Boxofficereport.com and Boxofficemojo.com.) The 100 Greatest Films that have been selected at this site are identified throughout by a yellow star.
In the unadjusted (for inflation) list of domestic box-office champs - with rankings that change daily with every new blockbuster release - has few films that are classics or films from Hollywood's Golden Era included in this top-heavy list of recent films. Top-grossing, financially-successful films often rate lower in artistic achievement. Blockbusters, special effects wonders, films with sequels and expensive campaign and publicity ads fill many of the positions. (Notice that there are very few pre-1980 films in the unadjusted list.)
The adjusted (for inflation) list of domestic box-office champs - with rankings that don't vary much from month to month (and isn't updated as regularly) - takes into account inflationary factors such as ticket prices and any re-issues or re-releases, and is more reflective of a film's actual appeal. The escalating price of theatre tickets would otherwise bias a list of all-time blockbuster films to recent releases. [It is inflation-adjusted to the 2003 average ticket price of $6.28. Most pre-1980 pictures achieved their totals through multiple releases.]
The Decade's All-time Box Office Hits of the most popular films (for
each of the decades from the Pre-Sound Era to the decade of the 1990s) have
also been compiled from various sources.
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