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16 of the top 100 grossing films of all time (U.S.) were produced in the Bay Area

Film	Box Office Gross
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope	$460.9
Shrek 2	$436.5
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace	$431.1
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith	$350.0*
Finding Nemo	$339.7
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones	$310.7
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi	$309.1
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back	$290.2
Shrek	$267.7
The Incredibles	$261.4
Monsters, Inc.	$255.9
Toy Story 2	$245.8
Raiders of the Lost Ark	$242.4
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	$197.2
Toy Story	$191.8
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	$179.9

*As of June 22, 2005

Lucasfilm's ILM and Skywalker Sound participated in the production of 12 of the top 20 grossing films of all time (U.S.)

Film	Box Office Gross	ILM / Skywalker Sound Participation
Titanic	$600.8	ILM/SkySound
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope	$460.9	ILM/SkySound
Shrek 2	$436.5	SkySound
E.T.	$436.5	ILM/SkySound
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace	$431.1	ILM/SkySound
Jurassic Park	$357.1	ILM/SkySound
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith	$350.0*	ILM/SkySound
Finding Nemo	$339.7	SkySound
Forrest Gump	$329.7	ILM/SkySound
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$317.6	ILM
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones	$310.7	ILM/SkySound
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi	$309.1	ILM/SkySound

*As of June 22, 2005

Bay Area film studios have won 65 Academy Awards

Studio	Film Title	Total Academy Awards Won
American Zoetrope	Apocolypse Now	2
	The Black Stallion	1
	Bram Stoker's Dracula	3
	The Godfather	3 Including Best Picture
	The Godfather, Part II	6 Including Best Picture
	Lost in Translation	1
	Sleepy Hollow	1
Saul Zaentz Co.	Amadeus	8 Including Best Picture
	The English Patient	9 Including Best Picture
	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	5 Including Best Picture
Lucasfilm	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	1
	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	1
	Raiders of the Lost Ark	5
	Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope	7
	Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back	2
Pixar	Finding Nemo	1 Including Best Animated Feature
	The Incredibles	2 Including Best Animated Feature
	Monsters, Inc.	1
	Toy Story	1
	Various Short Films	4 Each for Best Short Film, Animation
PDI/Dreamworks	Shrek	1