What Was the Biggest Movie the Year You Were Born?

By Britt Stephens

Updated on 1/12/2017 at 10:30 AM

Everett Collection

Everett Collection

From Disney classics like Mary Poppins and Aladdin, action-packed blockbusters like Independence Day, and multiple films from the Star Wars franchise, we've rounded up the top-grossing film from each year between 1960 and 2006. Which movie made the most money the year you (and your friends and family) were born? Scroll through now to find out.

1960: Swiss Family Robinson — Everett Collection

1960: Swiss Family Robinson

Total gross: $40,356,000
Runner-up: Psycho

1961: West Side Story — Everett Collection

1961: West Side Story

Total gross: $43,656,822
Runner-up: The Guns of Navarone

1962: Lawrence of Arabia — Everett Collection

1962: Lawrence of Arabia

Total gross: $37,495,385
Runner-up: The Longest Day

1963: Cleopatra — Everett Collection

1963: Cleopatra

Total gross: $57,777,778
Runner-up: How the West Was Won

1964: Mary Poppins — Everett Collection

1964: Mary Poppins

Total gross: $31,000,000
Runner-up: My Fair Lady

1965: The Sound of Music — Everett Collection

1965: The Sound of Music

Total gross: $158,671,368
Runner-up: Doctor Zhivago

1966: The Bible: In the Beginning — Everett Collection

1966: The Bible: In the Beginning

Total gross: $34,900,023
Runner-up: Hawaii

1967: The Graduate — Everett Collection

1967: The Graduate

Total gross: $104,642,560
Runner-up: The Jungle Book

1968: Funny Girl — Everett Collection

1968: Funny Girl

Total gross: $52,000,000
Runner-up: 2001: A Space Odyssey

1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — Everett Collection

1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Total gross: $102,308,889
Runner-up: Midnight Cowboy

1970: Love Story — Everett Collection

1970: Love Story

Total gross: $106,397,186
Runner-up: Airport

1971: Fiddler on the Roof — Everett Collection

1971: Fiddler on the Roof

Total gross: $83,387,607
Runner-up: Billy Jack

1972: The Godfather — Everett Collection

1972: The Godfather

Total gross: $188,079,500
Runner-up: The Poseidon Adventure

1973: The Exorcist — Everett Collection

1973: The Exorcist

Total gross: $194,020,000
Runner-up: The Sting

1974: Blazing Saddles — Everett Collection

1974: Blazing Saddles

Total gross: $113,360,000
Runner-up: The Towering Inferno

1975: Jaws — Everett Collection

1975: Jaws

Total gross: $282,417,529
Runner-up: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1976: Rocky — Everett Collection

1976: Rocky

Total gross: $117,235,147
Runner-up: A Star Is Born

1977: Star Wars — Everett Collection

1977: Star Wars

Total gross: $307,263,857
Runner-up: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1978: Grease — Everett Collection

1978: Grease

Total gross: $209,934,000
Runner-up: Superman

1979: Kramer vs. Kramer — Everett Collection

1979: Kramer vs. Kramer

Total gross: $130,770,210
Runner-up: The Amityville Horror

1980: Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back — Everett Collection

1980: Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back

Total gross: $209,398,025
Runner-up: 9 to 5

1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark — Everett Collection

1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Total gross: $252,003,640
Runner-up: On Golden Pond

1982: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial — Everett Collection

1982: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial

Total gross: $359,197,037
Runner-up: Tootsie

1983: Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi — Everett Collection

1983: Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi

Total gross: $252,583,617
Runner-up: Terms of Endearment

1984: Beverly Hills Cop — Everett Collection

1984: Beverly Hills Cop

Total gross: $234,760,478
Runner-up: Ghostbusters

1985: Back to the Future — Everett Collection

1985: Back to the Future

Total gross: $210,609,762
Runner-up: Rambo: First Blood Part II

1986: Top Gun — Everett Collection

1986: Top Gun

Total gross: $176,781,728
Runner-up: Crocodile Dundee

1987: Three Men and a Baby — Everett Collection

1987: Three Men and a Baby

Total gross: $167,780,960
Runner-up: Fatal Attraction

1988: Rain Man — Everett Collection

1988: Rain Man

Total gross: $172,825,435
Runner-up: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1989: Batman — Everett Collection

1989: Batman

Total gross: $251,188,924
Runner-up: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1990: Home Alone — Everett Collection

1990: Home Alone

Total gross: $285,761,243
Runner-up: Ghost

1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day — Everett Collection

1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Total gross: $204,843,345
Runner-up: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1992: Aladdin — Everett Collection

1992: Aladdin

Total gross: $217,350,219
Runner-up: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1993: Jurassic Park — Everett Collection

1993: Jurassic Park

Total gross: $357,067,947
Runner-up: Mrs. Doubtfire

1994: Forrest Gump — Everett Collection

1994: Forrest Gump

Total gross: $329,694,499
Runner-up: The Lion King

1995: Toy Story — Everett Collection

1995: Toy Story

Total gross: $191,796,233
Runner-up: Batman Forever

1996: Independence Day — Everett Collection

1996: Independence Day

Total gross: $306,169,268
Runner-up: Twister

1997: Titanic — Everett Collection

1997: Titanic

Total gross: $600,788,188
Runner-up: Men in Black

1998: Saving Private Ryan — Everett Collection

1998: Saving Private Ryan

Total gross: $216,540,909
Runner-up: Armageddon

1999: Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace — Everett Collection

1999: Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace

Total gross: $431,088,295
Runner-up: The Sixth Sense

2000: How the Grinch Stole Christmas — Everett Collection

2000: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Total gross: $260,044,825
Runner-up: Cast Away

2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — Everett Collection

2001: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Total gross: $317,575,550
Runner-up: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2002: Spider-Man — Everett Collection

2002: Spider-Man

Total gross: $403,706,375
Runner-up: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — Everett Collection

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Total gross: $377,027,325
Runner-up: Finding Nemo

2004: Shrek 2 — Everett Collection

2004: Shrek 2

Total gross: $441,226,247
Runner-up: Spider-Man 2

2005: Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith — Everett Collection

2005: Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith

Total gross: $380,270,577
Runner-up: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest — Everett Collection

2006: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Total gross: $423,315,812
Runner-up: Night at the Museum