The highest-grossing movie in the year you were born
1940
Pinocchio
Directed by Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts and Ben Sharpsteen
1941
Sergeant York
Directed by Howard Hawks
1942
Bambi
Directed by David Hand, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Norman Wright, Samuel Armstrong, Paul Satterfield and Graham Heid
1943
This is the Army
Directed by Michael Curtiz
1944
Going My Way
Directed by Leo McCarey
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
Directed by Leo McCarey
1946
Song of the South
Directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson
1947
Welcome Stranger
Directed by Elliott Nugent
1948
The Snake Pit
Directed by Anatole Litvak
1949
Samson and Delilah
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
1950
Cinderella
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske
1951
Quo Vadis
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
1953
Peter Pan
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske
1954
White Christmas
Directed by Michael Curtiz and Robert Alton
1955
Lady and the Tramp
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske
1956
The Ten Commandments
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Directed by David Lean
1958
South Pacific
Directed by Joshua Logan
1959
Ben Hur
Directed by William Wyler
1960
Let's Make Love
Directed by George Cukor
1961
101 Dalmatians
Directed by Clyde Geronimo, Wolfgang Reitherman and Hamilton Luske
1962
Dr. No
Directed by Terence Young
1963
From Russia with Love
Directed by Terence Young
1964
Goldfinger
Directed by Guy Hamilton
1965
The Sound of Music
Directed by Robert Wise
1966
The Bible... in the Beginning
Directed by John Huston
1967
The Jungle Book
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
1968
Funny Girl
Directed by William Wyler
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Directed by George Roy Hill
1970
Love Story
Directed by Arthur Hiller
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
Directed by Guy Hamilton
1972
The Godfather
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
1973
The Exorcist
Directed by William Friedkin
1974
Blazing Saddles
Directed by Mel Brooks
1975
Jaws
Directed by Steven Spielberg
1976
Rocky
Directed by John G. Avildsen
1977
Star Wars
Directed by George Lucas
1978
Grease
Directed by Randal Kleiser
1979
Moonraker
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Directed by Irvin Kershner
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Directed by Steven Spielberg
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Directed by Steven Spielberg
1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Directed by Richard Marquand.
1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Directed by Steven Spielberg
1985
Back to the Future
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
1986
Top Gun
Directed by Tony Scott
1987
Fatal Attraction
Directed by Adrian Lyne
1988
Rain Man
Directed by Barry Levinson
1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Directed by Steven Spielberg
1990
Home Alone
Directed by Chris Columbus
1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Directed by James Cameron
1992
Aladdin
Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
1993
Jurassic Park
Directed by Steven Spielberg
1994
The Lion King
Directed by Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers
1995
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Directed by John McTiernan
1996
Independence Day
Directed by Roland Emmerich
1997
Titanic
Directed by James Cameron
1998
Armageddon
Directed by Michael Bay
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Directed by George Lucas
2000
Mission: Impossible 2
Directed by John Woo
2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Directed by Chris Columbus
2002
Spider-Man
Directed by Sam Raimi
2003
Finding Nemo
Directed by Andrew Stanton
2004
Shrek 2
Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Directed by George Lucas
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Directed by Gore Verbinski
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