Box office and Oscar often disagree over best movies

The disparity between movies the public embraces and those that Oscar voters revere has grown dramatically. Here are the Top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation, with year of release, domestic gross in current dollars — and that year's Oscar winner for best picture.

1. 1977 — "Star Wars," $1.04 billion (best picture: "Annie Hall")

2. 1982 — "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," $861.6 million ("Gandhi")

3. 1997 — "Titanic," $825.8 million ("Titanic")

4. 1980 — "The Empire Strikes Back," $614.8 million ("Ordinary People")

5. 1983 — "Return of the Jedi," $596.1 million ("Terms of Endearment")

6. 1993 — "Jurassic Park," $553.3 million ("Schindler's List")

7. 1999 — "Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace," $546.1 million ("American Beauty")

8. 1981 — ''Raiders of the Lost Ark," $539.5 million ("Chariots of Fire")

9. 1994 — "Forrest Gump," $514.9 million ("Forrest Gump")

10. 1994 — "The Lion King," $490.3 million ("Forrest Gump")

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Sources: www.the-numbers.com, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.