REVEALED: THE BEST-LOVED FILMS OF ALL-TIME

THREE big Hollywood blockbusters, Shrek, Pirates and Spider-Man sequels, have all passed half-a-billion dollars worldwide at the same time to set a new box office record for early summer.

Nevertheless, none of them makes the top 50 of a remarkable new list of the most-watched and best-loved films of all time.

Even Titanic, the highest-grossing movie of all time, sinks to sixth place in the inflation-adjusted league of real money-spinners.

Clear winner is the 1939 classic Gone With The Wind, starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, which won nine Oscars, earned five further nominations and would have taken a record-busting $1.329billion at today’s cinema prices in America alone and easily double that worldwide.

The list, compiled by internet giant Box Office Mojo, which is regarded as Hollywood’s leading financial database, doesn’t contain a single movie from this century in its Top Ten.

In fact, the only films from the past 32 years in the highest echelon alongside Titanic are Star Wars, ET, Jaws and The Exorcist.

Here are the top 100 movies, with the year they were made to the far right, the actual money they made in the middle and the inflation-adjusted total at today’s prices first: (Note: Two movies, Shrek the Third and Spider-Man 3, are still in theatrical release).

THE TOP 100 IN FULL

1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,329,453,600 $198,676,459 1939

2 Star Wars Fox $1,172,026,900 $460,998,007 1977

3 The Sound of Music Fox $937,093,200 $158,671,368 1965

4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $933,401,500 $435,110,554 1982

5 The Ten Commandments Par. $861,980,000 $65,500,000 1956

6 Titanic Par. $844,515,900 $600,788,188 1997

7 Jaws Uni. $842,758,600 $260,000,000 1975

8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $816,811,300 $111,721,910 1965

9 The Exorcist WB $727,541,800 $232,671,011 1973

10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $717,220,000 $184,925,486 1937

11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $657,455,500 $144,880,014 1961

12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $646,028,600 $290,475,067 1980

13 Ben-Hur MGM $644,840,000 $74,000,000 1959

14 Return of the Jedi Fox $618,910,900 $309,306,177 1983

15 The Sting Uni. $586,560,000 $156,000,000 1973

16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. $579,973,400 $242,374,454 1981

17 Jurassic Park Uni. $567,234,400 $357,067,947 1993

18 The Graduate AVCO $563,059,800 $104,901,839 1967

19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $558,153,800 $431,088,301 1999

20 Fantasia Dis. $546,426,100 $76,408,097 1941

21 The Godfather Par. $519,310,500 $134,966,411 1972

22 Forrest Gump Par. $516,830,100 $329,694,499 1994

23 Mary Poppins Dis. $514,436,400 $102,272,727 1964

24 The Lion King BV $508,185,200 $328,541,776 1994

25 Grease Par. $506,145,100 $188,389,888 1978

26 Thunderball UA $492,184,000 $63,595,658 1965

27 The Jungle Book Dis. $484,813,800 $141,843,612 1967

28 Sleeping Beauty Dis. $478,208,400 $51,600,000 1959

29 Shrek 2 DW $467,515,100 $441,226,247 2004

30 Ghostbusters Col. $465,407,400 $238,632,124 1984

31 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Fox $464,270,700 $102,308,889 1969

32 Love Story Par. $460,587,800 $106,397,186 1970

33 Spider-Man Sony $457,209,600 $403,706,375 2002

34 Independence Day Fox $455,789,200 $306,169,268 1996

35 Home Alone Fox $445,691,000 $285,761,243 1990

36 Pinocchio Dis. $443,513,900 $84,254,167 1940

37 Cleopatra (1963) Fox $442,067,200 $57,777,778 1963

38 Beverly Hills Cop Par. $441,847,100 $234,760,478 1984

39 Goldfinger UA $436,254,000 $51,081,062 1964

40 Airport Uni. $435,012,200 $100,489,151 1970

41 American Graffiti Uni. $432,400,000 $115,000,000 1973

42 The Robe Fox $430,690,900 $36,000,000 1953

43 Around the World in 80 Days UA $425,169,200 $42,000,000 1956

44 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest BV $423,315,800 $423,315,812 2006

45 Bambi RKO $419,227,900 $102,247,150 1942

46 Blazing Saddles WB $416,037,000 $119,500,000 1974

47 Batman WB $414,241,400 $251,188,924 1989

48 The Bells of St. Mary’s RKO $412,862,700 $21,333,333 1945

49 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $404,920,900 $377,027,325 2003

50 The Towering Inferno Fox $403,851,900 $116,000,000 1974

51 Spider-Man 2 Sony $395,844,600 $373,585,825 2004

52 My Fair Lady WB $394,800,000 $72,000,000 1964

53 The Greatest Show on Earth Par. $394,800,000 $36,000,000 1952

54 National Lampoon’s Animal House Uni. $394,078,000 $141,600,000 1978

55 The Passion of the Christ NM $392,858,700 $370,782,930 2004

56 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $390,965,700 $380,270,577 2005

57 Back to the Future Uni. $388,553,300 $210,609,762 1985

58 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $379,208,200 $341,786,758 2002

59 The Sixth Sense BV $378,870,700 $293,506,292 1999

60 Superman WB $377,416,500 $134,218,018 1978

61 Tootsie Col. $374,427,900 $177,200,000 1982

62 Smokey and the Bandit Uni. $373,960,700 $126,737,428 1977

63 Finding Nemo BV $370,700,600 $339,714,978 2003

64 West Side Story MGM $368,284,500 $43,656,822 1961

65 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone WB $367,907,400 $317,575,550 2001

66 Lady and the Tramp Dis. $366,735,500 $93,602,326 1955

67 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Col. $365,687,100 $132,088,635 1977

68 Lawrence of Arabia Col. $364,423,800 $44,824,144 1962

69 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fox $362,356,800 $112,892,319 1975

70 Rocky UA $362,163,000 $117,235,147 1976

71 The Best Years of Our Lives RKO $361,900,000 $23,650,000 1946

72 The Poseidon Adventure Fox $361,254,900 $84,563,118 1972

73 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $359,951,800 $314,776,170 2001

74 Twister WB $359,847,900 $241,721,524 1996

75 Men in Black Sony $359,377,700 $250,690,539 1997

76 The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. $357,952,000 $27,200,000 1957

77 It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World MGM $354,500,200 $46,332,858 1963

78 Swiss Family Robinson Dis. $354,056,600 $40,356,000 1960

79 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest UA $353,249,600 $108,981,275 1975

80 M.A.S.H. Fox $353,242,100 $81,600,000 1970

81 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Par. $352,245,900 $179,870,271 1984

82 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $351,822,500 $310,676,740 2002

83 Mrs. Doubtfire Fox $346,663,200 $219,195,243 1993

84 Aladdin BV $345,070,600 $217,350,219 1992

85 Ghost Par. $338,641,200 $217,631,306 1990

86 Duel in the Sun Selz. $335,714,300 $20,408,163 1946

87 Spider-Man 3 Sony $334,344,300 $334,344,283 2007

88 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl BV $333,269,700 $305,413,918 2003

89 House of Wax WB $332,500,000 $23,750,000 1953

90 Rear Window Par. $331,334,200 $36,764,313 1954

91 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Uni. $328,407,500 $229,086,679 1997

92 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Par. $325,160,500 $197,171,806 1989

93 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriS $320,159,000 $204,843,345 1991

94 Shrek the Third P/DW $316,740,300 $316,740,255 2007

95 Sergeant York WB $316,650,600 $16,361,885 1941

96 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Uni. $316,542,900 $260,044,825 2000

97 Toy Story 2 BV $314,764,300 $245,852,179 1999

98 Top Gun Par. $313,546,200 $176,786,701 1986

99 Shrek DW $311,172,400 $267,665,011 2001

100 The Matrix Reloaded WB $307,259,200 $281,576,461 2003