It is also interesting to note that ESB, which LFL has actually slighted for having the lowest box office returns, is actually second-highest when adjusted for inflation, after the juggernaut of ANH.
It is extremely important to recognize the box office haul in terms of its period in history. What happened in 1977 was extraordinary, and if Gone With The Wind didn't have a 38-year head start in an age where theatrical re-releases were common, I daresay that Star Wars would have actually eclipsed it.