 If the number of total admissions are calculated, this is the most  popular movie of all time in the US. While having the advantage of  being released several times in theaters, the shocking thing is that  there were half as many Americans alive when it was released,  compared with _Titanic (1997)_ (qv), _Star Wars (1977)_ (qv) and  _Jaws (1975)_ (qv).