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Right now, the average cost of a movie ticket in the United States is around $6.40 (according to Box Office Mojo). Sadly, it will never be this low again. Inflation, like time, waits for no one. Most film buffs know that if we were to "pull a government" and ignore inflation, "Titanic" would be king of the worldwide box office. "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" is number two, followed by "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Of course, all those movies are relatively recent. If you adjust box-office grosses to reflect the rising cost of movie tickets, who's the champ? We'll give you a hint: It ain't "Pluto
Nash." After adjusting for inflation, The Movie Times ranks "Gone With the Wind" the top-grossing film in the United States. The original "Star Wars" (now known as "A New Hope") is second, and, brace yourself for a shock, "The Sound of Music" takes the bronze. Keep in mind these rankings are for the United States only. Worldwide, "Gone with the Wind" still rules the plantation, but "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is in second place, while "Titanic" surfaces at number three. Estimates vary on the exact windfall from "Gone With the Wind," but the way we see it, after a flick passes the
billion-dollar mark, who gives a damn about Scarlett, Rhett, or exact figures?
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