The 15 most successful Oscar best picture winners, ranked
15. “The Best Years of Our Lives” (1946) $478.5 million - unadjusted $23 million
14. “Rocky” (1976) $478.8 million - unadjusted $117 million
13. “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) $481 million - unadjusted $44.8 million
12. “West Side Story” (1961) $486 million - unadjusted $43.6 million
11. “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952) $522 million - unadjusted $36 million
10. “My Fair Lady” (1964) $522 million - unadjusted $72 million
9. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) $536 million - unadjusted $377 million
8. “Around the World in 80 Days” (1956) $562 million - unadjusted $42 million
7. “Forrest Gump” (1994) $683 million - unadjusted $330 million
6. “The Godfather” (1972) $686 million - unadjusted $134 million
5. “The Sting” (1973) $775 million - unadjusted $156 million
4. “Ben-Hur” (1959) $852 million - unadjusted $74 million
3. “Titanic” (1997) $1.17 billion - unadjusted $658 million
2. “The Sound of Music” (1965) $1.23 billion - unadjusted $158 million
1. “Gone with the Wind” (1939) $1.75 billion - unadjusted: $198 million
And the lowest-grossing best picture winner?
That prize goes to "The Hurt Locker" (2009), which earned $19.5 million (unadjusted: $17 million).
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