Top grossing movies US

Here are the US top 25 grossing movies of all time, based on total receipts to July 27, 2001.

Source: Internet Movie Database http://us.imdb.com/Charts/usatopmovies

1. Titanic (1997) $600,743,440
2. Star Wars/A New Hope (1977) $460,935,655
3. [Star Wars/The Phantom Menace]? (1999) $431,065,444
4. [E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]? (1982) $399,804,539
5. [Jurassic Park]? (1993) $356,763,175
6. [Forrest Gump]? (1994) $329,452,287
7. [The Lion King]? (1994) $312,775,367
8. [Star Wars/Return of the Jedi]? (1983) $309,064,373
9. [Independence Day]? (1996) $306,200,000
10. The Sixth Sense (1999) $293,501,675
11. [Star Wars/The Empire Strikes Back]? (1980) $290,158,751
12. [Home Alone]? (1990) $285,761,243
13. [How the Grinch Stole Christmas]? (2000) $260,031,035
14. Jaws? (1975) $260,000,000
15. Shrek? (2001) $251,922,192
16. Batman (1989) $251,188,924
17. Men in Black (1997) $250,147,615
18. [Toy Story 2]? (1999) $245,823,397
19. [Raiders of the Lost Ark]? (1981) $242,374,454
20. Twister? (1996) $241,700,000
21. Ghostbusters? (1984) $238,600,000
22. [Beverly Hills Cop]? (1984) $234,760,478
23. [Cast Away]? (2000) $233,630,478
24. [[Lost World: Jurassic Park, The]] (1997) $229,074,000
25. [Mrs. Doubtfire]? (1993) $219,195,051

Summary from the imdb web page:

• USA domestic ticket sales only
• Not adjusted for inflation (Gone with the Wind is number 34, released in 1939, and earned $198,655,278 dollars. By 2000, 61 years of inflation puts it past Titanic).