The New York Times have created an interesting visual graph of US Box Office receipts from 1986 to 2007.
Click on the image below to check it out:
The visual aspect gives an insight into how films open, as well as their longevity at the box office.
Plus, it also looks like a doodling from Jackson Pollock 😉
> NY Times Movie section
> A list of the highest grossing films of all time at Wikipedia
> Box Office Mojo