Yes. Someone's not reading the thread before posting.
Avatar is performing respectably in ticket sales, but would have to more than double its current run to even cause the leaders to break into a sweat. It's a hit movie, but the nominal box office is down to inflation and the 3D surcharge.
Found it!
1 Gone with the Wind MGM 202,044,600 $198,676,459 1939^
2 Star Wars Fox 178,119,600 $460,998,007 1977^
3 The Sound of Music Fox 142,415,400 $158,671,368 1965
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. 141,854,300 $435,110,554 1982^
5 The Ten Commandments Par. 131,000,000 $65,500,000 1956
6 Titanic Par. 128,345,900 $600,788,188 1997
7 Jaws Uni. 128,078,800 $260,000,000 1975
8 Doctor Zhivago MGM 124,135,500 $111,721,910 1965
9 The Exorcist WB 110,568,700 $232,671,011 1973^
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. 109,000,000 $184,925,486 1937^
11 101 Dalmatians Dis. 99,917,300 $144,880,014 1961^
12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox 98,180,600 $290,475,067 1980^
13 Ben-Hur MGM 98,000,000 $74,000,000 1959
14 Return of the Jedi Fox 94,059,400 $309,306,177 1983^
15 The Sting Uni. 89,142,900 $156,000,000 1973
16 Raiders of the Lost Ark Par. 88,141,900 $242,374,454 1981^
17 Jurassic Park Uni. 86,205,800 $357,067,947 1993
18 The Graduate AVCO 85,571,400 $104,901,839 1967^
19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox 84,825,800 $431,088,301 1999
20 Fantasia Dis. 83,043,500 $76,408,097 1941^
21 The Godfather Par. 78,922,600 $134,966,411 1972^
22 Forrest Gump Par. 78,545,600 $329,694,499 1994
23 Mary Poppins Dis. 78,181,800 $102,272,727 1964^
24 The Lion King BV 77,231,800 $328,541,776 1994^
25 Grease Par. 76,921,800 $188,389,888 1978^
26 Avatar Fox 75,980,500 $551,741,499 2009
27 Thunderball UA 74,800,000 $63,595,658 1965
28 The Dark Knight WB 74,282,100 $533,345,358 2008
I think it would be fair to just count the tickets sold to put these arguments to rest.
