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| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
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Star Wars 3 | John Williams | $380 mil |
| #2 | Chronicles of Narnia | Harry Gregson Williams | $291 mil | |
| #3 |
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Harry Potter/Goblet of Fire | John Williams | $289 mil |
| #4 |
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War Of The Worlds | John Williams | $234 mil |
| #5 |
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King Kong | James Newton Howard | $218 mil |
| #6 | Wedding Crashers | Rolfe Kent | $209 mil | |
| #7 |
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Charlie & Chocolate Factory | Danny Elfman | $206 mil |
| #8 |
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Batman Begins | James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer | $205 mil |
| #9 | Madagascar | Hans Zimmer | $193 mil | |
| #10 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | John Powell | $186 mil |
[ See Also: First Day Box Office Record Holder$ - Historical Thru 2005 ]
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| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 
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Shrek 2 | Harry Gregson Williams | $438 mil |
| #2 |
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Spider Man 2 | Danny Elfman | $373 mil |
| #3 |
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Passion Of The Christ | John Debney | $370 mil |
| #4 |
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Meet The Fockers | Randy Newman | $279 mil |
| #5 |
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The Incredibles | Michael Giacchino | $261 mil |
| #6 |
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Harry Potter/Azkaban | John Williams | $249 mil |
| #7 | Day After Tomorrow | Harald Kloser, et al. | $186 mil | |
| #8 |
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Bourne Supremacy | John Powell | $176 mil |
| #9 | Polar Express | Alan Silvestri | $173 mil | |
| #10 | National Treasure | Trevor Rabin | $173 mil |
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| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
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Finding Nemo | Tom Newman | $320 mil |
| #2 |
|
Matrix Reloaded | Don Davis | $277 mil |
| #3 |
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Bruce Almighty | John Debney | $238 mil |
| #4 |
|
X2 - X-Men United | John Ottman | $214 mil |
| #5 |
|
Pirates of the Caribbean | Klaus Badelt, et al. | $209 mil |
| #6 |
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Terminator 3 | Marco Beltrami | $142 mil |
| #7 |
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Anger Management | Teddy Castellucci | $135 mil |
| #8 |
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Bringing Down the House | Lalo Shiffrin | $132 mil |
| #9 |
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The Hulk | Danny Elfman | $130 mil |
| #10 |
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2 Fast 2 Furious | David Arnold | $125 mil |
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| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
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Spider-Man | Danny Elfman | $403 mil |
| #2 |
|
Lord of the Ring: Two Towers | Howard Shore | $339 mil |
| #3 |
|
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones | John Williams | $310 mil |
| #4 |
|
Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets | John Williams | $261 mil |
| #5 |
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Xandy Janko | $241 mil |
| #6 |
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Signs | James Newton Howard | $227 mil |
| #7 |
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Austin Powers: Goldmember | George Clinton, et al. | $213 mil |
| #8 |
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Men In Black II | Danny Elfman | $190 mil |
| #9 |
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Ice Age | David Newan | $176 mil |
| #10 |
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Chicago | Danny Elfman, et al. | $170 mil |
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| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
|
Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone | John Williams | $317 mil |
| #2 |
|
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship | Howard Shore | $313 mil |
| #3 | |
Shrek | Miscellanea | $267 mil |
| #4 | Monster's Inc | Randy Newman | $255 mil | |
| #5 |
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Rush Hour 2 | Lalo Shifrin | $226 mil |
| #6 |
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The Mummy Returns | Alan Silvestri | $201 mil |
| #7 |
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Pearl Harbor | Klaus Badelt, et al. | $198 mil |
| #8 | n/a | Ocean's Eleven | [Non-Original Music] | $183 mil |
| #9 |
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Jurassic Park III | Don Davis (John Williams themes) | $181 mil |
| #10 |
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Planet of the Apes | Danny Elfman | $179 mil |
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| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
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The Grinch... | James Horner | $259 mil |
| #2 |
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Mission: Impossible 2 | Hans Zimmer, et al. | $215 mil |
| #3 | |
Gladiator | Hanz Zimmer, et al. | $186 mil |
| #4 |
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The Perfect Storm | James Horner | $182 mil |
| #5 |
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Cast Away | Alan Silvestri | $167 mil |
| #6 |
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Meet The Parents | Randy Newman | $162 mil |
| #7 |
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X-Men | Michael Kamen | $157 mil |
| #8 |
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Scary Movie | David Kitay | $156 mil |
| #9 |
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What Lies Beneath | Alan Silvestri | $155 mil |
| #10 |
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What Women Want | Alan Silvestri | $153 mil |
| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
|
Star Wars: Phantom Menace | John Williams | $431 mil |
| #2 |
|
The Sixth Sense | James Newton Howard | $293 mil |
| #3 |
|
Toy Story 2 | Randy Newman | $245 mil |
| #4 | |
Austin Powers: The Spy... | George Clinton | $205 mil |
| #5 |
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The Matrix | Don Davis | $171 mil |
| #6 |
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Tarzan | Mark Mancina | $170 mil |
| #7 |
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Big Daddy | Teddy Castellucci | $163 mil |
| #8 |
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The Mummy | Jerry Goldsmith | $155 mil |
| #9 |
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Runaway Bride | James Newton Howard | $140 mil |
| #10 | |
Blair Witch Project | ? | $140 mil |
| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | |
Saving Private Ryan | John Williams | $216 mil |
| #2 | |
Armageddon | Trevor Rabin | $201 mil |
| #3 | |
Something About Mary | Jonathan Richman | $176 mil |
| #4 | |
A Bugs Life | Randy Newman | $161 mil |
| #5 | |
The Waterboy | Alan Pasqua | $161 mil |
| #6 | |
Dr. Dolittle | Richard Gibbs | $154 mil |
| #7 | |
Rush Hour | Lalo Scifrin | $141 mil |
| #8 | |
Deep Impact | James Horner | $140 mil |
| #9 | |
Godzilla | David Arnold | $136 mil |
| #10 | |
Patch Adams | Marc Shaiman | $134 mil |
| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
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Men In Black | Danny Elfman | $249.8 mil |
| #2 | |
Lost World: Jurrasic Park | John Williams | $241.7 mil |
| #3 |
|
Liar, Liar | John Debney | $181.4 mil |
| #4 |
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Air Force One | Jerry Goldsmith | $153.6 mil |
| #5 |
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My Best Friend's Wedding | James Newton Howard | $126.7 mil |
| #6 | |
Face/Off | John Powell | $112.2 mil |
| #7 |
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Batman & Robin | Elliot Goldenthal | $107.3 mil |
| #8 |
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George of the Jungle | Marc Shaiman | $105.2 mil |
| #9 |
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Titanic | James Horner | $104.8 mil |
| #10 |
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Con Air | Mark Mancina | $101.1 mil |
| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
|
Independence Day | David Arnold | $306.1 mil |
| #2 | |
Twister | Mark Mancina | $241.7 mil |
| #3 |
|
Mission: Impossible | Danny Elfman | $181.0 mil |
| #4 | |
Jerry Maguire | Nancy Wilson | $153.6 mil |
| #5 |
|
Ransom | Howard Shore | $136.4 mil |
| #6 | |
101 Dalmations | Michael Kamen | $136.2 mil |
| #7 | |
The Rock | Nick Glennie-Smith | $134.0 mil |
| #8 |
|
The Nutty Professor | David Newman | $128.8 mil |
| #9 | |
The Birdcage | Mark Mothersbaugh | $124.0 mil |
| #10 |
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A Time To Kill | Elliot Goldenthal | $108.7 mil |
| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | |
Batman III | Elliot Goldenthal | $183.9 mil |
| #2 |
|
Apollo 13 | James Horner | $172.1 mil |
| #3 |
|
Pocahantas | Alan Menken | $150.0 mil |
| #4 |
|
Toy Story | Randy Newman | $141.5 mil |
| #5 |
|
Ace Ventura II | Robert Folk | $104.4 mil |
| #6 |
|
Casper | James Horner | $100.3 mil |
| #7 | |
Die Hard III | Michael Kamen | $100.1 mil |
| #8 | |
Goldeneye | Eric Serra | $93.2 mil |
| #9 | |
Crimson Tide | Hans Zimmer | $93.4 mil |
| #10 |
|
Waterworld | James Newton Howard | $88.3 mil |
| Rank | |
Film | Composer | Total Domestic $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
|
The Lyon King | Hans Zimmer | $300.4 mil |
| #2 |
|
Forrest Gump | Alan Silvestri | $298.5 mil |
| #3 |
|
True Lies | Brad Fiedel | $146.3 mil |
| #4 | |
The Santa Clause | Michael Convertino | $137.8 mil |
| #5 |
|
The Flintstones | David Newman | $130.6 mil |
| #6 |
|
Clear and Present Danger | James Horner | $121.8 mil |
| #7 |
|
Speed | Mark Mancina | $121.3 mil |
| #8 | |
The Mask | Randy Edelman | $118.8 mil |
| #9 |
|
Maverick | Randy Newman | $101.6 mil |
| #10 | |
Interview With A Vampire | Elliot Goldenthal | $100.7 mil |
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