1980 to 1989
RANK DOMESTIC OVERSEAS WORLD "" TITLES (1980-1989)
0001 $ 435.1 $ 357.8 $ 792.9 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
* nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Melissa Mathison
0002 $ 309.1 $ 165.8 $ 474.9 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
0003 $ 290.5 $ 247.9 $ 538.4 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
0004 $ 251.2 $ 160.2 $ 411.3 Batman (1989)
0005 $ 248.2 $ 141.8 $ 389.9 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
* nominee: Best Picture
0006 $ 238.6 $ 53.0 $ 291.6 Ghostbusters (1984)
0007 $ 234.8 $ 81.6 $ 316.4 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
0008 $ 210.6 $ 170.5 $ 381.1 Back to the Future (1985)
* nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
0009 $ 197.2 $ 277.0 $ 474.2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
0010 $ 179.9 $ 153.1 $ 333.0 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
1990 to 1999
RANK DOMESTIC OVERSEAS WORLD "" TITLES (1990-1999)
0001 $ 659.4 $ 1528.1 $ 2187.5 Titanic (1997)
0002 $ 474.5 $ 552.5 $ 1027.0 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
0003 $ 422.8 $ 564.7 $ 987.5 The Lion King (1994)
0004 $ 402.5 $ 675.0 $ 1077.5 Jurassic Park (1993)
0005 $ 330.3 $ 347.7 $ 677.9 Forrest Gump (1994)
* Winner: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
Eric Roth
0006 $ 306.2 $ 511.2 $ 817.4 Independence Day (1996)
0007 $ 293.5 $ 379.3 $ 672.8 The Sixth Sense (1999)
* nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
M. Night Shyamalan
0008 $ 285.8 $ 248.0 $ 533.8 Home Alone (1990)
0009 $ 250.7 $ 338.7 $ 589.4 Men in Black (1997)
0010 $ 245.9 $ 239.2 $ 485.0 Toy Story 2 (1999)
