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All-Time Top Movies

Here are the Top highest-grossing movies of all time, and the "Best" 20 movies of all time, according to the American Film Institute.

I hope that this Top Movies list will entertain and enlighten you.

All-Time HIGHEST-GROSSING Movies Chart

Movie Name
Year
Gross $

1

Titanic

1997

$ 1,835M

2

LOTR: The Return of the King

2003
$ 1,129M

3

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

2001
$ 968M

4

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

1999

$ 922M

5

LOTR: The Two Towers

2002
$ 922M

6

Jurassic Park

1993

$ 920M

7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002
$ 866M

8

Finding Nemo

2003
$ 865M

9

LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001
$ 861M

10

Shrek 2

2004
$ 850M

Source: http://theater.about.com/od/broadway/a/longrun.htm


The Twenty "BEST" Movies of All Time - The American Film Institute

Movie Name

Year

Movie Name

Year

1

Citizen Kane

1941

11

It's A Wonderful Life

1946

2

Casablanca

1942

12

Sunset Boulevard

1950

3

The Godfather

1972

13

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

4

Gone With The Wind

1939

14

Some Like It Hot

1959

5

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

15

Star Wars

1977

6

The Wizard of Oz

1939

16

All About Eve

1950

7

The Graduate

1967

17

The African Queen

1951

8

On the Waterfront

1954

18

Psycho

1960

9

Schindler's List

1993

19

Chinatown

1974

10

Singin' In the Rain

1952

20

One Flew Over the Cockoo's Nest

1975
Source: http://www.afi.com
Lists of the "Best" movies vary a great deal, since it is a very subjective judgment.
The American Film Institute, however, is regarded as an authoritative source on the matter.
Note that NO MOVIE is on both lists -
Highest-grossing and Best.

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This Vaughns Top Movies of All Time summary web page was updated on 2006-11-14.