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BY THE NUMBERS MENU
ALL-TIME TOP FILM RENTALS
By LEONARD KLADY
Only a year after Fox's reissue of "Star Wars" took over the number one slot in Daily Variety's all-time rental champs from long-time champion "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," ending a 14-year reign, Paramount's "Titanic" has now claimed the throne. Based on studio and industry estimates, the champs list is one of the best yardsticks of a film's profitibility, since rentals are specifically the portion of a film's B.O. gross returned to the studio (and, by extension, profit participants). Following the film's title is the pic's director, producer and distributor. The asterisk (*) denotes new entries from the last time this chart was published. Rentals for films currently in release will be updated in the next publication of the list.
The List: (* denotes new entry)
- *Titanic (J. Cameron; J. Cameron/J. Landau; Par; 1997) 324,425,520
- Star Wars (G. Lucas; G. Kurtz; Fox; 1977) 270,918,000
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (S. Spielberg; S. Spielberg/K. Kennedy; U; 1982) 228,168,939
- Jurassic Park (S. Spielberg; K. Kennedy/G. Molen; U; 1993) 212,953,417
- Return of the Jedi (R. Marquand; H. Kazanjian/G. Lucas; Fox; 1983) 191,648,000
- Independence Day (R. Emmerich; D. Devlin; Fox; 1996) 177,190,000
- The Empire Strikes Back (I. Kershner; G. Lucas/G. Kurtz; Fox; 1980) 173,814,000
- The Lion King (Anim; R. Allers/R. Minkoff; D. Hahn; BV; 1994) 173,057,366
- Forrest Gump (R. Zemeckis; W. Finerman/S. Tisch/S. Starkey; Par; 1994) 156,000,000
- Batman (T. Burton; J. Peters/P. Guber; WB; 1989) 150,500,000
- Home Alone (C. Columbus; J. Hughes; Fox; 1990) 140,099,000
- Twister (J. deBont; K. Kennedy/I. Bryce/M. Crichton; WB; 1996) 133,464,330
- Ghostbusters (I. Reitman; Col; 1984) 132,720,000
- The Lost World (S. Spielberg; G. Molen/C. Wilson; U; 1997) 130,086,760
- Jaws (S. Spielberg; R. Zanuck/D. Brown; U; 1975) 129,549,325
- Men in Black (B. Sonnenfeld; W. Parkes/L. MacDonald; Sony; 1997) 117,844,613
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (S. Spielberg; F. Marshall/H. Kazanjian/G. Lucas; Par; 1981) 115,598,000
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (S. Spielberg; R. Watts/G. Lucas/F. Marshall; Par; 1989) 115,500,000
- Terminator 2 (J. Cameron; J. Cameron/G.A. Hurd /M. Kassar; TriStar, 1991) 112,500,000
- Aladdin (Anim; J. Musker/R. Clements; BV; 1992) 111,740,683
- Mrs. Doubtfire (C. Columbus; M. Williams/R. Williams/M. Radcliffe; Fox; 1993) 111,000,000
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (S. Spielberg; R. Watts/G. Lucas/F. Marshall; Par; 1984) 109,000,000
- Beverly Hills Cop (M. Brest; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1984) 108,000,000
- Back to the Future (R. Zemeckis; B. Gale/N. Canton/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall/K. Kennedy; U; 1985) 105,496,267
- Batman Forever (J. Schumacher; T. Burton/P. MacGregor-Scott; WB; 1995) 105,100,000
- * Armageddon (M. Bay; J. Bruckheimer; BV; 1998) 104,806,521
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (C. Columbus; J. Hughes; Fox; 1991) 103,377,614
- Toy Story (J. Lasseter; R. Guggenheim/B. Arnold; BV; 1995) 103,200,000
- Batman Returns (T. Burton; D. Di Novi/T. Burton; WB; 1992) 100,100,000
- Ghost (J. Zucker; L. Weinstein; Par; 1990) 98,200,000
- The Fugitive (A. Davis; A. Kopelson; WB; 1993) 97,000,000
- Grease (R. Kleiser; R. Stigwood/A. Carr; Par; 1978) 96,300,000
- Liar Liar (T. Shadyac; B. Grazer; U; 1997) 95,931,900
- Tootsie (S. Pollack; S. Pollack/D. Richards; Col; 1982) 94,910,000
- Mission: Impossible (B. DePalma; T. Cruise/P. Wagner; Par; 1996) 93,067,933
- Apollo 13 (R. Howard; B. Grazer; U; 1995) 92,642,370
- * Saving Private Ryan (S. Spielberg; S. Spielberg/I. Bruce; M. Gordon/G. Levinsohn; DreamWorks; 1998) 89,619,599
- The Exorcist (W. Friedkin; W.P. Blatty; WB; 1973) 89,000,000
- Rain Man (B. Levinson; M. Johnson/P. Guber/J. Peters; MGM/UA; 1989) 86,813,000
- The Godfather (F. Coppola; A. Ruddy; Par; 1972) 86,691,000
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (K. Reynolds; J. Watson/P. Densham/R.B. Lewis; WB; 1991) 86,000,000
- Superman (R. Donner; P. Spengler; WB; 1978) 82,800,000
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (S. Spielberg; J. & M. Phillips; Col; 1977) 82,750,000
- Pretty Woman (G.K. Marshall; A. Milchan/S. Reuther; BV; 1990) 81,905,530
- Dances With Wolves (K. Costner; J. Wilson/K. Costner; Orion; 1990) 81,537,971
- Three Men and a Baby (L. Nimoy; T. Fields/R. Cort; BV; 1987) 81,356,000
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (R. Zemeckis; R. Watts/F. Marshall/S. Spielberg/K. Kennedy; BV 1988) 81,244,000
- Gone With the Wind (V. Fleming; D. Selznick; MGM; 1939) 81,148,362
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Anim; D. Hand; W. Disney; RKO; BV; 1937) 80,886,993
- Beverly Hills Cop II (T. Scott; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1987) 80,857,776
- Lethal Weapon 3 (R. Donner; J. Silver/R. Donner; WB; 1992) 80,000,000
- True Lies (J. Cameron; J. Cameron/S. Austin; Fox; 1994) 80,000,000
- The Sound of Music (R. Wise; Fox; 1965) 79,975,000
- Gremlins (J. Dante; M. Finnell/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall; K. Kennedy; WB; 1984) 79,500,000
- Lethal Weapon 2 (R. Donner; R. Donner/J. Silver; WB; 1989) 79,500,000
- Top Gun (T. Scott; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; Par; 1986) 79,400,000
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (G.P. Cosmatos; B. Feitshans/A. Vajna/M. Kassar; TriStar; 1985) 78,919,250
- The Sting (G.R. Hill; T. Bill/J. & M. Phillips; U; 1973) 78,212,000
- Air Force One (W. Petersen; W. Petersen/G. Katz/A. Bernstein/J. Shestack; Sony; 1997) 77,734,801
- The Firm (S. Pollack; S. Rudin/J. Davis; Par; 1993) 77,047,044
- Rocky IV (S. Stallone; R. Chartoff/I. Winkler/UA; MGM/UA; 1985) 76,023,246
- Jerry Maguire (C. Crowe; J. Brooks/L.Mark/R. Sakai/C. Crowe; Sony; 1996) 74,937,042
- * There's Something About Mary (P. Farrelly/B. Farrelly; F. Beddor/M. Steinberg/C. Wessler/B. Thomas; Fox; 1998) 74,537,493
- The Santa Clause (J. Pasquin; B. Reilly/J. Silver/R. Newmyer; BV; 1994) 74,348,689
- Saturday Night Fever (J. Badham; R. Stigwood; Par; 1977) 74,100,000
- Back to the Future Part II (R. Zemeckis; B. Gale/N. Canton/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall/K. Kennedy; U; 1989) 72,319,630
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (J. Johnston; R. Finkelman Cox/T.G. Smith; BV; 1989) 72,007,000
- A Few Good Men (R. Reiner; D. Brown/R. Reiner/A. Scheinman; Col; 1992) 71,000,000
- * Godzilla (R. Emmerich; D. Devlin; Sony; 1998) 70,850,116
- National Lampoon's Animal House (J. Landis; M. Simmons/I. Reitman; U; 1978) 70,826,000
- The Flintstones (B. Levant; B. Cohen; U; 1994) 70,753,383
- The Rock (M. Bay; J. Bruckheimer/D. Simpson; BV; 1996) 70,600,000
- Crocodile Dundee (P. Faiman; J. Cornell; Par; 1986) 70,227,000
- Fatal Attraction (A. Lyne; S; Jaffee/S. Lansing; Par; 1987) 70,000,000
- Platoon (O. Stone; A. Kopelson; Orion; 1986) 69,937,092
- Beauty and the Beast (Anim; G. Trousdale/D. Wise; D. Hahn; BV; 1991) 69,415,000
- Look Who's Talking (A. Heckerling; J. Krane; TriStar; 1989) 68,872,000
- 101 Dalmatians (Anim; W. Reitherman; H. Luske; W. Disney; BV; 1961) 68,648,000
- * As Good As It Gets (J. Brooks; B. Johnson/K. Zea/J. Brooks; Sony; 1997) 67,926,368
- Pocahontas (J. Pentecost; M. Gabriel/E. Goldberg; BV; 1995) 67,848,010
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (S. Barron; K. Dawson/S. Fields/D. Chan/R. Chow; New Line; 1990) 67,650,000
- Die Hard 2 (R. Harlin; L. Gordon/J. Silver/C. Gordon; Fox; 1990) 67,512,000
- * Deep Impact (M. Leder; R. Zanuck/D. Brown; Par; 1998) 67,422,722
- * Mulan (Anim; B. Cook/T. Bancroft; P. Coats) 66,333,297
- Rocky III (S. Stallone; I. Winkler/R. Chartoff; MGM/UA; 1982) 66,262,796
- Superman II (R. Lester; P. Spengler; WB; 1981) 65,100,000
- Ransom (R. Howard; S. Rudin/B. Grazer/B.K. Hagopian; BV; 1996) 65,070,443
- Coming to America (J. Landis; G. Folsey, Jr./R. Wachs; Par; 1988) 65,000,000
- Hook (S. Spielberg; K. Kennedy/F. Marshall/G. Molen; TriStar; 1991) 65,000,000
- Sleepless in Seattle (N. Ephron; G. Foster; TriStar; 1993) 64,930,137
- Dumb and Dumber (P. Farrelly; C. Wessler/B. Krevoy/S. Stabler; New Line; 1994) 63,600,000
- Total Recall (P. Verhoeven; B. Feitshans/R. Shusett/M. Kassar/A. Vajna; TriStar; 1990) 63,511,048
- * Dr. Dolittle (B. Thomas; J. Davis; J. Singer; D. Friendly; Fox; 1998) 63,382,444
- Sister Act (E. Ardolino; T. Schwartz/S. Rudin; BV; 1992) 62,420,000
- 101 Dalmatians (S. Herek; J. Hughes/R. Mestres; BV; 1996) 61,585,660
- On Golden Pond (M. Rydell; B. Gilbert/ITC/IPC;U/AFD; 1981) 61,175,028
- * Lethal Weapon 4 (R. Donner; J. Silver/R. Donner; WB; 1998) 61,025,268
- Jungle Book (Anim; W. Reitherman; W. Disney; BV; 1967) 60,964,000
- Doctor Zhivago (D. Lean; C. Ponti; MGM/UA; 1965) 60,954,000
- City Slickers (R. Underwood; I. Smith/B. Crystal; Col; 1991) 60,750,000
- Dick Tracy (W. Beatty; BV; 1990) 60,611,145
- Ghostbusters II (I. Reitman; Col; 1981) 60,490,000
- The Mask (C. Russell; B. Engelman; New Line; 1994) 60,000,000
- Kramer vs. Kramer (R. Benton; S. Jaffe; Col; 1979) 59,986,335
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (M. Forman; S. Zaentz/M. Douglas; UA; 1975) 59,939,701
- The Silence of the Lambs (J. Demme; E. Saxon/K. Utt/R. Bozman; Orion; 1991) 59,882,870
- 9 to 5 (C. Higgins; B. Gilbert; Fox; 1980) 59,068,000
- Speed (J. deBont; M. Gordon; Fox; 1994) 59,000,000
- Smokey and the Bandit (H. Needham; M. Engelberg; U; 1977) 58,949,938
- * Tomorrow Never Dies (R. Spottiswoode; M. Wilson/B. Broccoli; MGM; 1997) 58,889,122
- My Best Friend's Wedding (P.J. Hogan; J. Zucker/R. Bass; Sony; 1997) 58,555,396
- The Hunt for Red October (J. McTiernan; M. Neufeld; Par; 1990) 58,500,000
- Batman and Robin (J. Schumacher; P. MacGregor-Scott; WB; 1997) 58,492,667
- The Karate Kid Part II (J. Avildsen; J. Weintraub; Col; 1986) 58,310,000
- Good Morning, Vietnam (B. Levinson; M. Johnson/L. Brezner; BV; 1987) 58,038,108
- * The Waterboy (F. Coraci; R. Simonds/J. Giarraputo; BV; 1998) 58,172,386
- Twins (I. Reitman; U; 1988) 57,715,127
- Crocodile Dundee II (J. Cornell; J. Cornell/J. Scott; Par; 1988) 57,300,000
- The Birdcage (M. Nichols; M. Nichols; MGM/UA; 1996) 57,187,100
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (L. Nimoy; H. Bennett; Par; 1986) 56,820,071
- The Nutty Professor (T. Shadyac; Grazer/R. Simmons; U; 1996) 56,713,400
- Rocky (J. Avildsen; R. Chartoff/I. Winkler; UA; 1976) 56,524,972
- The Truman Show (P. Weir; S. Rudin/A. Niccol/E.S. Feldman; A. Schroeder; Par; 1998) 56,521,344
- The Bodyguard (M. Jackson; L. Kasdan/J. Wilson/K. Costner; WB; 1992) 56,260,000
- The Addams Family (B. Sonnenfeld; S. Rudin; Par; 1991) 56,200,000
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (R. Wise; G. Roddenberry; Par; 1979) 56,000,000
- Porky's (B. Clark; D. Carmody/B. Clark/M. Simon/Astral Bellevue Pathe; Fox; 1982) 55,559,000
- An Officer and a Gentleman (T. Hackford; M. Elfand/Lorimar; Par; 1982) 55,223,000
- American Graffiti (G. Lucas; F. Coppola; U; 1973) 55,128,175
- * Rush Hour (B. Ratner; R. Birnbaum; A. Sarkissian; J. Glickman; New Line; 1998) 54,123,698
- Clear and Present Danger (P. Noyce; M. Neufeld/R. Rehme; Par; 1994) 54,100,000
- Wayne's World (P. Spheeris; L. Michaels; Par; 1992) 54,000,000
- * Good Will Hunting (G. Van Sant; L. Bender; Miramax; 1997) 53,988,869
- Big (P. Marshall; J.L. Brooks/R. Greenhut; Fox; 1988) 53,700,000
- A League of Their Own (P. Marshall; R. Greenhut/E. Abbott; Col; 1992) 53,500,000
- Basic Instinct (P. Verhoeven; A. Marshall/M. Kassar; TriStar; 1992) 53,000,000
- Jumanji (J. Johnston; S. Kroopf/W. Teitler; Sony; 1995) 52,200,000
- Every Which Way but Loose (J. Fargo; R. Daley; WB; 1978) 51,900,000
- Face/Off (J. Woo; D. Permut/B. Osborne/T. Chang/C. Godsick; Par; 1997) 51,520,300
- Phenomenon (J. Turteltaub; B. Boyle/M. Taylor; BV; 1996) 51,100,000
- Indecent Proposal (A. Lyne; S. Lansing; Par; 1993) 50,846,697
- Driving Miss Daisy (B. Beresford; R. Zanuck/L.F. Zanuck; WB; 1989) 50,500,000
- Jaws 2 (J. Szwarc; R. Zanuck/D. Brown; U; 1978) 50,431,964
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (J. Sharman; M. White/L. Adler; Fox; 1975) 50,420,189
- Terms of Endearment (J.L. Brooks; J.L. Brooks; Par; 1983) 50,250,000
- Parenthood (R. Howard; B. Grazer; U; 1989) 50,004,367
- The Color Purple (S. Spielberg; S. Spielberg/K. Kennedy/F. Marshall/Q. Jones/Guber-Peters; WB; 1985) 49,800,000
- Michael (N. Ephron; S. Daniel/N. Ephron/J. Jacks; New Line; 1996) 49,542,300
- A Time to Kill (J. Schumacher; A. Milchan/M. Nathanson/H. Lowry/J. Grisham; WB; 1996) 49,502,617
- Maverick (R. Donner; B. Davey/R. Donner; WB; 1993) 49,500,000
- Heaven Can Wait (W. Beatty/B. Henry; W. Beatty; Par; 1978) 49,400,000
- The Pelican Brief (A.J. Pakula; A.J. Pakula/P.J. Brugge; WB; 1993) 49,300,000
- Casper (B. Silberling; C. Wilson; U; 1995) 49,160,810
- Back to the Future Part III (R. Zemeckis; B. Gale/N. Canton/S. Spielberg/F. Marshall/K. Kennedy; U; 1990) 49,071,998
- Contact (R. Zemeckis; R. Zemeckis/S. Starkey; WB; 1997) 49,033,708
- In the Line of Fire (W. Petersen; J. Apple; Col; 1993) 49,000,000
- The Towering Inferno (J. Guillermin; I. Allen; Fox/WB; 1975) 48,838,000
- Love Story (A. Hiller; H. Minsky; Par; 1970) 48,700,000
- Dead Poets Society (P. Weir; S. Haft/P.J. Witt/T. Thomas; BV; 1989) 48,427,506
- Blazing Saddles (M. Brooks; M. Hertzberg; WB; 1974) 47,800,000
- Kindergarten Cop (I. Reitman; I. Reitman/B. Grazer; U; 1990) 47,365,485
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (C. Higgins; T. Miller/E. Milkis/R. Boyett/RKO; U; 1982) 47,333,927
- Bambi (Anim; W. Disney; RKO/BV; 1942) 47,265,000
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (F. Coppola; F. Coppola/F. Fuchs/C. Mulvehill; Col; 1992) 47,200,000
- Die Hard With a Vengeance (J. McTiernan; J. McTiernan/M. Tadross; Fox; 1995) 47,005,870
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (G. Trousdale/K. Wise; D. Hahn; BV; 1996) 46,900,000
- Sleeping With the Enemy (J. Ruben; L. Goldberg; Fox; 1991) 46,629,000
- * A Bug's Life (Anim; J. Lasseter; D. Anderson/K. Reher; BV; 1998) 46,300,000
- Goldeneye (M. Campbell; M. Wilson/B. Broccoli; MGM/UA; 1995) 46,099,300
- Space Jam (J. Pytka/T. Cervone; I. Reitman/J. Medjuck/D. Goldberg; WB; 1996) 46,077,380
- Eraser (C. Russell; Arnold Kopelson; Anne Kopelson; WB; 1996) 46,032,666
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (G.R. Hill; J. Foreman; Fox; 1969) 45,953,000
- Con Air (S. West; J. Bruckheimer; BV; 1997) 45,466,108
- Airport (G. Seaton; R. Hunter; U; 1970) 45,220,000
- Interview With the Vampire (N. Jordan; D. Geffen/S. Woolley; WB; 1994) 45,100,000
- Mary Poppins (R. Stevenson; W. Disney; BV; 1964) 45,000,000
- The First Wives Club (H. Wilson; S. Rudin; Par; 1996) 44,618,964
- George of the Jungle (S. Weisman; D. Hoberman/J. Kemer/J. Avnet; BV; 1997) 44,616,118
- Unforgiven (C. Eastwood; WB; 1992) 44,400,000
- Schindler's List (S. Spielberg, S. Spielberg/B. Lustig/G. Molen; U; 1993) 44,164,190
- The Naked Gun 2: The Smell of Fear (D. Zucker; R.K. Weiss; Par; 1991) 44,200,000
- The Graduate (M. Nichols; L. Turman; AvcoEmb; 1968) 44,090,729
- Crimson Tide (T. Scott; D. Simpson/J. Bruckheimer; BV; 1995) 43,865,850
- Presumed Innocent (A.J. Pakula; S. Pollack/M. Rosenberg; WB; 1990) 43,800,000
- Aliens (J. Cameron; G.A. Hurd; Fox; 1986) 43,753,000
- Hercules (Anim; J. Musker; A. Dewey/J. Musker/R. Clements; BV; 1997) 43,682,414
- Out of Africa (S. Pollack; S. Pollack; U; 1985) 43,448,253
- Cliffhanger (R. Harlin; A. Marshall; TriStar; 1993) 43,306,664
- The Karate Kid (J. Avildsen; J. Weintraub; Col; 1984) 43,120,000
- Seven (D. Fincher; A. Kopelson; New Line; 1995) 43,100,000
- Father of the Bride (C. Shyer; N. Meyers/C. Baum/H. Rosenman; BV; 1991) 43,027,000
- The Ten Commandments (C.B. DeMille; C.B. DeMille; Par; 1956) 43,000,000
- * The Mask of Zorro (M. Campbell; D. Claybourne/D. Foster; Sony; 1998) 42,879,818
- * Flubber (L. Mayfield; J. Hughes/R. Mestres; BV; 1997) 42,777,244
- Waterworld (K. Reynolds; C. Gordon/J. Davis/K. Costner; U; 1995) 42,358,180
- The Goodbye Girl (H. Ross; R. Stark; MGM/WB; 1977) 41,839,170
- The Jerk (C. Reiner; D. Picker/W.E. McEuen; U; 1979) 42,989,656
- Rocky II (S. Stallone; R. Chartoff/I. Winker; UA; 1979) 42,169,387
- The Poseidon Adventure (R. Neame; I. Allen; Fox; 1972) 42,000,000
- Arthur (S. Gordon; R. Greenhut; Orion/WB; 1981) 42,000,00
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