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Movies Which Sold More Than 100 Million Tickets In The USA In The 20th Century

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  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    1. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (349K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
    215, 800, 000 tickets sold
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
    182, 800, 000 tickets sold
  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)

    3. The Sound of Music

    19652h 52mG63Metascore
    8.1 (279K)
    A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor Parker
    167, 000, 000 tickets sold
  • Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Adriana Caselotti, Eddie Collins, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan, Lucille La Verne, Scotty Mattraw, Harry Stockwell, and George Kiplunks in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

    4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    19371h 23mApproved96Metascore
    7.6 (232K)
    Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
    DirectorsWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La Verne
    150, 300, 000 tickets sold
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (457K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
    147, 200, 000 tickets sold
  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    6. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (707K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
    126, 000, 000 tickets sold
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)

    7. Titanic

    19973h 14mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (1.3M)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly Zane
    126, 000, 000 tickets sold
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)

    8. The Ten Commandments

    19563h 40mG
    7.9 (82K)
    Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne Baxter
    120, 000, 000 tickets sold
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)

    9. Mary Poppins

    19642h 19mG88Metascore
    7.8 (194K)
    In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid Tomlinson
    109, 500, 000 tickets sold
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    10. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.5M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
    104, 600, 000 tickets sold
  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    11. Ben-Hur

    19593h 32mG90Metascore
    8.1 (265K)
    A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen Boyd
    102, 500, 000 tickets sold

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