| The top-grossing movie from the year you were born Posted: 19 Jul 2019 07:05 AM PDT Here at Roku we love movies. And we especially loves the movies we grew up with, which inspired us to put together the top grossing movies from every year for the last 80+ years. Popular movies like Titanic, Avatar, and the Star Wars franchise are well represented, as well as a few titles you may not have expected. Before looking at your year, try and guess what movie topped the list! 
| Year | Movie | Gross | | 2018 | Black Panther | $700,059,566 | | 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | $615,202,744 | | 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | $532,177,324 | | 2015 | Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens | $936,662,225 | | 2014 | American Sniper | $350,126,372 | | 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | $424,668,047 | | 2012 | The Avengers | $623,357,910 | | 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II | $381,011,219 | | 2010 | Toy Story 3 | $415,004,880 | | 2009 | Avatar | $760,507,625 | | 2008 | The Dark Knight | $534,858,444 | | 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | $336,530,303 | | 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $423,315,812 | | 2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | $380,262,555 | | 2004 | Shrek 2 | $436,471,036 | | 2003 | Finding Nemo | $380,843,261 | | 2002 | Spider-Man | $403,706,375 | | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $317,575,550 | | 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | $260,044,825 | | 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | $474,544,677 | | 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | $216,540,909 | | 1997 | Titanic | $659,363,944 | | 1996 | Independence Day | $306,169,268 | | 1995 | Toy Story | $191,796,233 | | 1994 | The Lion King | $422,783,777 | | 1993 | Jurassic Park | $402,453,882 | | 1992 | Aladdin | $217,350,219 | | 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | $218,967,620 | | 1990 | Home Alone | $285,761,243 | | 1989 | Batman | $251,188,924 | | 1988 | Rain Man | $172,825,435 | | 1987 | 3 Men and a Baby | $167,780,960 | | 1986 | Top Gun | $179,800,601 | | 1985 | Back to the Future | $212,259,762 | | 1984 | Ghostbusters | $238,632,124 | | 1983 | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | $309,205,079 | | 1982 | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | $435,110,554 | | 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $248,159,971 | | 1980 | Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | $290,475,067 | | 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $106,260,000 | | 1978 | Grease | $188,755,690 | | 1977 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | $322,740,140 | | 1976 | Rocky | $117,235,147 | | 1975 | Jaws | $260,000,000 | | 1974 | Blazing Saddles | $119,500,000 | | 1973 | The Exorcist | $232,906,145 | | 1972 | The Godfather | $134,966,411 | | 1971 | Billy Jack | $98,000,000 | | 1970 | Love Story | $106,400,000 | | 1969 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | $102,308,889 | | 1968 | Funny Girl | $52,223,306 | | 1967 | The Jungle Book | $141,843,612 | | 1966 | The Bible | $34,900,023 | | 1965 | The Sound of Music | $163,214,286 | | 1964 | Mary Poppins | $102,272,727 | | 1963 | Cleopatra | $57,777,778 | | 1962 | The Longest Day | $39,100,000 | | 1961 | 101 Dalmatians | $144,880,014 | | 1960 | Swiss Family Robinson | $40,356,000 | | 1959 | Ben-Hur | $74,700,000 | | 1958 | South Pacific | $36,800,000 | | 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | $44,908,000 | | 1956 | The Ten Commandments | $93,740,000 | | 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | $93,600,000 | | 1954 | White Christmas | $30,000,000 | | 1953 | Peter Pan | $87,404,651 | | 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth | $36,000,000 | | 1951 | Quo Vadis | $24,291,740 | | 1950 | Cinderella | $85,000,000 | | 1949 | Samson and Delilah | $28,800,000 | | 1948 | The Snake Pit | $10,000,000 | | 1947 | Forever Amber | $16,000,000 | | 1946 | Song of the South | $63,717,040 | | 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's | $21,300,000 | | 1944 | Going My Way | $16,300,000 | | 1943 | This is the Army | $20,831,178 | | 1942 | Bambi | $102,797,150 | | 1941 | Sergeant York | $16,400,000 | | 1940 | Pinocchio | $84,254,167 | | 1939 | Gone with the Wind | $198,676,459 | | 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | $4,000,000 | | 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $184,925,485 | *The chart above was created using data from IMDb and Box Office Mojo. Did reading this list get you in the movie watching mood? Check out what’s streaming for free on The Roku Channel. The post The top-grossing movie from the year you were born appeared first on The Official Roku Blog.  |
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