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The Most Popular Movie Every Year Since 1970

Being the highest grossing movie of all time — an honor still held to this day, domestically, by 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens — is, undoubtedly, something to be proud about. However, an achievement that does not get quite as much attention, but should, is being the highest grossing movie in a certain year.
With help from TheNumbers.com, we were able to look at the North American (U.S.A. and Canada) box office data from 1970 to the present and discover what film proved to be the most financially successful of each year. Some of the results may surprise you.
By Jason Wiese
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Love Story (1970)
Love Story (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
2
Billy Jack (1971)
Billy Jack (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
3
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
5
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
6
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
8
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
9
Grease (1978)
Grease (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
10
Superman (1978)
Superman (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
11
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
14
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
15
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
16
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
18
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
19
Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
20
Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
21
Ghost (1990)
Ghost (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
22
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
24
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
25
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
26
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Forever (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
27
Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
28
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
29
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
30
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
31
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
32
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
33
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
34
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
35
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
36
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
37
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
38
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
39
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
40
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
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