What Was the Most Popular Movie the Year You Were Born?
Since the dawn of Hollywood, movies have not only served as entertainment, but also as time capsules, forever preserving specific moments in history. This is what makes going back and discovering the films that defined an era so much fun — and even more so, the movies that were dominating theaters and breaking records the year we were born.
We rounded up the top box-office hits of the last six decades and put together a definitive list of the most popular movie, year over year. Stretching all the way from the Golden Age of Hollywood to modern times, this list is filled with everything from classic movies you know and love to surprise hits you might’ve forgotten about (or never even seen!)
Keep scrolling for a countdown of the highest grossing films of the last 60+ years and discover what film America was obsessing over the year you were born.
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Gone With The Wind 1939
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Rebecca 1940
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Sergeant York 1941
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Mrs Miniver 1942
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For Whom The Bell Tolls 1943
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Going My Way 1944
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The Bells Of St Marys 1945
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Song Of The South 1946
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Unconquered 1947
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The Red Shoes 1948
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Samson And Delilah 1949
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King Solomons Mines 1950
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Quo Vadis 1951
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The Greatest Show On Earth 1952
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The Robe 1953
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Rear Window 1954
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Cinerama Holiday 1955
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The Ten Commandments 1956
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Bridge On The River Kwai 1957
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South Pacific 1958
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Ben Hur 1959
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Spartacus 1960
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West Side Story 1961
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Lawrence Of Arabia 1962
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Cleopatra 1963
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My Fair Lady 1964
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Sound Of Music 1965
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The Bible In The Beginning 1966
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The Graduate 1967
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2001 A Space Odyssey 1968
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Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid 1969
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Love Story 1970
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Fiddler On The Roof 1971
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The Godfather 1972
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The Sting 1973
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Blazing Saddles 1974
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Jaws 1975
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Rocky 1976
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Star Wars 1977
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Grease 1978
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Kramer Vs Kramer 1979
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Empire Strikes Back 1980
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark 1981
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Et The Extra Terrestrial 1982
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Return Of The Jedi 1983
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Beverly Hills Cop 1984
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Back To The Future 1985
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Top Gun 1986
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Beverly Hills Cop Two 1987
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Rain Man 1988
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Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 1989
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Ghost 1990
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Terminator 2 Judgement Day 1991
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Aladdin 1992
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Jurassic Park 1993
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The Lion King 1994
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Die Hard With A Vengeance 1995
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Independence Day 1996
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Titanic 1997
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Armageddon 1998
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The Phantom Menace 1999
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Mission Impossible Two 2000
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Harry Potter And The Sorcerors Stone 2001
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