After the list of best selling albums of all time and best selling books – it’s time for the best movie blockbusters of all time! This list contains the 10 best selling movies in USA Box office according to IMDB. The amounts are estimations and include only USA box office, and does not include revenues from video rentals, TV rights, merchandise sales or any other means of revenue. It should also note that the figures are not adjusted for inflation, and if they were – then first of the list would be Gone with the Wind from 1939
1. Avatar (2009) – $760,505,847 – The biggest blockbuster in the US history is this science fiction film from 2009, directed by James Cameron
2. Titanic (1997) – $658,672,302 – Second in the list is the story of the Titanic, also directed by James Cameron! Starring in Titanic are of course Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
3. The Avengers (2012) – $623,279,547
4. The Dark Knight (2008) – $533,316,061 – First of two Batman films in this top 10 list, directed by Christopher Nolan
5. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) – $474,544,677 – The first part of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, by George Lucas
6. Star Wars (1977) – $460,935,665 – The earliest film in this list is the original Start Wars, directed by George Lucas. This epic film was later followed by many sequels and re-releases
7. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – $448,130,642 – The sequel to The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises also made the top 10 list
8. Shrek 2 (2004) – $436,471,036 – This sequel is also the only entirely computer-animated film in the list
9. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – $434,949,459 – E.T was without a doubt the start of 80’s (along with ALF!). The great film was directed by Steven Spielberg
10. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) – $424,645,577 – Catching Fire is the sequel to The Hunger Games (2012), that did not make it to the top 10 list