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Poll: Wisdom of the Crowd?

The following list consists of the top twenty summer movies with highest number of tickets sold.* Which of these films has aged the worst over time?

Let's discuss the wisdom or maybe.. the lack thereof ... of the crowd over here.

Thanks to Dan Murrell for his sound Charting with Dan research that was mined for this poll. (*Ticket totals sold in a movie's first theatrical run - not including subsequent theatrical rereleases)

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    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    142.7 million tickets sold.
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    Jaws (1975)

    128 million tickets sold.
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    E.T. (1982)

    124.3 million tickets sold.
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    Jurassic Park (1993)

    86.2 million tickets sold.
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    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    84.8 million tickets sold.
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    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    80.9 million tickets sold
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    Jurassic World (2015)

    79 million tickets sold.
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    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    78.8 million tickets sold.
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    Forrest Gump (1994)

    78.5 million tickets sold.
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    77.2 million tickets sold.
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    The Avengers (2012)

    76.8 million tickets sold.
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    The Lion King (1994)

    74.6 million tickets sold.
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    The Dark Knight (2008)

    74.2 million tickets sold.
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    Shrek 2 (2004)

    71 million tickets sold.
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    Grease (1978)

    70.8 million tickets sold.
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    Spider-Man (2002)

    69.4 million tickets sold.
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    Independence Day (1996)

    69.2 million tickets sold.
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    Cleopatra (1963)

    67.1 million tickets sold.
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    Incredibles 2 (2018)

    66.2 million tickets sold.
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    American Graffiti (1973)

    65.7 million tickets sold.

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