The table below lists the top-grossing Columbia movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the Columbia films released that year. The "Domestic Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for Columbia movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on the movie name to see information on the individual film.
The table below shows the highest-grossing Columbia movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the Columbia movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | $72,725,257 | Absence of Malice | |
| B | 9 | $4,500,000 | $62,290,074 | The Blue Lagoon |
| C | 10 | $20,000,000 | $535,644,031 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| D | 5 | $9,000,000 | $51,025,116 | The Deep |
| E | 2 | $18,900,077 | Eyes of Laura Mars | |
| F | 5 | $60,749,044 | Funny Girl | |
| G | 3 | $11,047,019 | The Golden Voyage of Sinbad | |
| H | 8 | $9,300,000 | $43,181,231 | Heavy Metal |
| I | 4 | $29,008,265 | Ice Castles | |
| K | 1 | $106,260,072 | Kramer vs. Kramer | |
| L | 4 | $4,022,374 | Lost Horizon | |
| M | 9 | $7,000,000 | $74,729,250 | Midnight Express |
| N | 4 | $29,972,163 | Neighbors | |
| O | 5 | $25,782,304 | Only When I Laugh | |
| P | 4 | $9,600,000 | Pepe | |
| R | 4 | $5,000,000 | $8,000,000 | Robin and Marian |
| S | 8 | $10,000,000 | $225,800,000 | Stir Crazy |
| T | 8 | $1,900,000 | $55,939,277 | Taxi Driver |
| U | 2 | $11,715,321 | Used Cars | |
| V | 1 | |||
| W | 5 | $16,000,000 | $94,262,197 | When Harry Met Sally… |
