The following is a non-definitive list of the all-time highest-grossing films. Films that were released in the current year, 2009, are highlighted for convenience. [edit] Worldwide highest-grossing films before inflation 2008 and 2007 are tied at six with the most films on the list, then 2004 with five. Eighty percent of the films in the top 50 were released after 2000, while no film prior to 1977 appears in the list because inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends are not considered. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). Because it is not adjusted for inflation, this list tends to favour films in more recent years; an inflation-adjusted list can be found at List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada. - Background color indicates film is presently in theaters
List of worldwide highest-grossing films | Rank | Title | Studio(s) | Worldwide Gross | Year | Ref. | | 1 | Titanic (1997) | 20th Century Fox/Paramount | $1,842,879,955 | 1997 | [# 1] | | 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line Cinema | $1,119,110,941 | 2003 | [# 2] | | 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Walt Disney Pictures | $1,066,179,725 | 2006 | [# 3] | | 4 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $1,001,921,825 | 2008 | [# 4] | | 5 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Warner Bros. | $974,733,550 | 2001 | [# 5] | | 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Walt Disney Pictures | $960,996,492 | 2007 | [# 6] | | 7 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner Bros. | $938,212,738 | 2007 | [# 7] | | 8 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $929,230,924 | 2009 | [# 8] | | 9 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line Cinema | $925,282,504 | 2002 | [# 9] | | 10 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | 20th Century Fox | $924,317,558 | 1999 | [# 10] | | 11 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks Animation | $919,838,758 | 2004 | [# 11] | | 12 | Jurassic Park | Universal Studios | $914,691,118 | 1993 | [# 12] | | 13 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. | $895,921,036 | 2005 | [# 13] | | 14 | Spider-Man 3 | Sony Pictures/Columbia | $890,871,626 | 2007 | [# 14] | | 15 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky | $878,701,244 | 2009 | [# 15] | | 16 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | $878,643,482 | 2002 | [# 16] | | 17 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line Cinema | $870,761,744 | 2001 | [# 17] | | 18 | Finding Nemo | Disney/Pixar | $864,625,978 | 2003 | [# 18] | | 19 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | 20th Century Fox | $848,754,768 | 2005 | [# 19] | | 20 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures | $833,229,011 | 2009 | [# 20] | | 21 | Spider-Man | Columbia Pictures | $821,708,551 | 2002 | [# 21] | | 22 | Independence Day | 20th Century Fox | $817,400,891 | 1996 | [# 22] | | 23 | Shrek the Third | DreamWorks Animation | $798,958,162 | 2007 | [# 23] | | 24 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. | $795,634,069 | 2004 | [# 24] | | 25 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal Studios | $792,910,554 | 1982 | [# 25] | | 26 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount Pictures | $786,636,033 | 2008 | [# 26] | | 27 | The Lion King | Walt Disney Pictures | $783,841,776 | 1994 | [# 27] | | 28 | Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures | $783,766,341 | 2004 | [# 28] | | 29 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | 20th Century Fox | $775,398,007 | 1977 | [# 29] | | 30 | The Da Vinci Code | Columbia | $758,239,851 | 2006 | [# 30] | | 31 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Walden Media/Disney | $745,011,272 | 2005 | [# 31] | | 32 | The Matrix Reloaded | Warner Bros. | $742,128,461 | 2003 | [# 32] | | 33 | Transformers | DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures | $709,709,780 | 2007 | [# 33] | | 34 | Forrest Gump | Paramount | $677,387,716 | 1994 | [# 34] | | 35 | The Sixth Sense | Hollywood Pictures | $672,806,292 | 1999 | [# 35] | | 36 | Up | Disney/Pixar | $672,379,556 | 2009 | [# 36] | | 37 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky | $655,388,158 | 2006 | [# 37] | | 38 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Walt Disney Pictures | $654,264,015 | 2003 | [# 38] | | 39 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | 20th Century Fox | $649,398,328 | 2002 | [# 39] | | 40 | Kung Fu Panda | DreamWorks Animation | $631,736,484 | 2008 | [# 40] | | 41 | The Incredibles | Disney/Pixar | $631,442,092 | 2004 | [# 41] | | 42 | Hancock | Columbia Pictures | $624,386,746 | 2008 | [# 42] | | 43 | Ratatouille | Disney/Pixar | $623,707,397 | 2007 | [# 43] | | 44 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Universal Studios | $618,638,999 | 1997 | [# 44] | | 45 | The Passion of the Christ | Icon Productions | $611,899,420 | 2004 | [# 45] | | 46 | Mamma Mia! | Universal Pictures | $609,841,637 | 2008 | [# 46] | | 47 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | DreamWorks Animation | $603,900,309 | 2008 | [# 47] | | 48 | Casino Royale | Sony/MGM/Columbia | $594,239,066 | 2006 | [# 48] | | 49 | War of the Worlds | DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures | $591,745,540 | 2005 | [# 49] | | 50 | Men in Black | Sony/Columbia | $589,390,539 | 1997 | [# 50] | [edit] Issues with calculation Due to the long-term effects of inflation, notably the significant increase of movie theater ticket prices, the list unadjusted for inflation gives far more weight to more recent films; a film in 1910, given much lower ticket prices at that time, would have to sell close to 100 times as many tickets as a 2007 film in order for the two to have equal gross takings.[1] Further complications are added by changing currency values. The unadjusted list, while commonly found in the press, is therefore largely meaningless for comparing films widely separated in time, as many films from earlier eras will never appear on a modern unadjusted list, despite achieving higher commercial success when adjusted for price increases.[2] Some have suggested that studios prefer not to make inflation adjustments because doing so would reduce the grossing numbers and eliminate the ability to advertise new box-office "records". [2] In the United States, Box Office Mojo, the Guinness Book of World Records, and Entertainment Weekly, claim that Gone With The Wind is domestically the highest-grossing film of all time when adjusted for inflation. The relationship between movie ticket prices and inflation do not necessarily parallel one another. For example, in 1970 movie tickets cost $1.55 or about $6.68 in inflation-adjusted 2004 dollars; by 1980, inflation-adjusted movie-ticket prices had dropped to about $2.69 or about $5.50 in inflation-adjusted 2004 dollars.[3] Social, political, and economic factors influence the number of people willing to pay to go to the movies as well. These factors can be determined by calculating the per capita ticket-purchasing rate for a particular year. Normalizing this to the reference year normalizes all social, economical, and political factors such as the availability of expendable cash, number of theater screens, relative cost of tickets, competition from television, the rapid releases of movies on DVDs, the improvement of home theater equipment and film bootlegging. For example, in 1946 the per capita movie ticket purchasing rate for the average person was 34 tickets a year. In 2004, this average rate had dropped to only five tickets per person per year, in response mainly to competition from television.[4] As the motion picture industry is highly oriented towards marketing currently released films, inflation unadjusted figures are always used in marketing campaigns so that new blockbuster films can much more easily achieve a high sales ranking, and thus be promoted as a "top film of all time". Since inflation adjusted sales figures are therefore not widely publicized by the film industry, inflation adjusted sales rankings and ticket sales comparisons across the last 100 years are difficult to compile. [edit] Highest-grossing films by year This is a list of the highest-grossing films by year.[5][6] Gross numbers prior to 1977 include every release of the film. | Year | Movie | Worldwide gross | Budget | % ROI | Distributor | | 1918 | Mickey | $&0000000018000000.00000018,000,000 | $&0000000000125000.000000125,000 | &0000000000014300.00000014,300 | States Rights Independent Exchanges Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) | | 1919 | The Miracle Man | $&0000000003000000.0000003,000,000 | $&0000000000120000.000000120,000 | &0000000000002400.00000002,400 | Paramount Pictures | | 1920 | Way Down East | $&0000000004500000.0000004,500,000 | $&0000000000700000.000000700,000 | &0000000000000543.00000000,543 | United Artists | | 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | $&0000000009200000.0000009,200,000 | $&0000000000800000.000000800,000 | &0000000000001050.00000001,050 | Metro Pictures Corporation | | 1922 | Robin Hood | $&0000000002500000.0000002,500,000 | $&0000000001000000.0000001,000,000 | &0000000000000150.00000000,150 | United Artists | | 1923 | The Covered Wagon | $&0000000003800000.0000003,800,000 | $&0000000000782000.000000782,000 | &0000000000000386.00000000,386 | Paramount Pictures | | 1924 | The Sea Hawk | | | | Associated First National Pictures | | 1925 | The Big Parade | $&0000000005000000.0000005,000,000 | $&0000000000245000.000000245,000 | &0000000000001941.00000001,941 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | 1926 | Aloma of the South Seas | $&0000000003000000.0000003,000,000 | | | Paramount Pictures | | 1927 | The Jazz Singer | $&0000000003000000.0000003,000,000 | $&0000000000422000.000000422,000 | &0000000000000611.00000000,611 | Warner Bros. | | 1928 | The Road to Ruin | $&0000000002500000.0000002,500,000 | $&0000000000002500.0000002,500 | &0000000000010000.00000010,000 | True-Life Photoplays | | 1929 | The Broadway Melody | $&0000000004400000.0000004,400,000 | $&0000000000379000.000000379,000 | &0000000000001061.00000001,061 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | 1930 | Tom Sawyer | $&0000000011000000.00000011,000,000 | | | Paramount Pictures | | 1931 | Frankenstein | $&0000000012000000.00000012,000,000 | $&0000000000291000.000000291,000 | &0000000000004024.00000004,024 | Universal Studios | | 1932 | Shanghai Express | $&0000000003700000.0000003,700,000 | | | Paramount Pictures | | 1933 | I'm No Angel | $&0000000002900000.0000002,900,000 | $&0000000000225000.000000225,000 | &0000000000001189.00000001,189 | Paramount Pictures | | 1934 | The Painted Veil | $&0000000001700000.0000001,700,000 | $&0000000000947000.000000947,000 | &0000000000000080.00000000,080 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | 1935 | Top Hat | $&0000000003200000.0000003,200,000 | $&0000000000609000.000000609,000 | &0000000000000425.00000000,425 | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1936 | Camille | $&0000000002800000.0000002,800,000 | $&0000000001486000.0000001,486,000 | &0000000000000088.00000000,088 | MGM | | 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | $&0000000066596803.00000066,596,803 | $&0000000001488000.0000001,488,000 | &0000000000004376.00000004,376 | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1938 | You Can't Take It With You | $&0000000005300000.0000005,300,000 | $&0000000001644736.0000001,644,736 | &0000000000000222.00000000,222 | Columbia Pictures Corporation | | 1939 | Gone with the Wind | $&0000000390600000.000000390,600,000 | $&0000000003900000.0000003,900,000 | &0000000000009915.00000009,915 | Selznick International Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1939) New Line Cinema (1998) Warner Bros. (video) | | 1940 | Pinocchio | $&0000000084300000.00000084,300,000 | $&0000000002600000.0000002,600,000 | &0000000000003142.00000003,142 | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1941 | Sergeant York | $&0000000016400000.00000016,400,000 | $&0000000002000000.0000002,000,000 | &0000000000000720.00000000,720 | Warner Brothers | | 1942 | Bambi | $&0000000026800000.00000026,800,000 | | | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | $&0000000005400000.0000005,400,000 | $&0000000002627000.0000002,627,000 | &0000000000000106.00000000,106 | MGM | | 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis | $&0000000007600000.0000007,600,000 | $&0000000001707561.0000001,707,561 | &0000000000000345.00000000,345 | MGM | | 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's | $&0000000021300000.00000021,300,000 | | | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1946 | Song of the South | $&0000000056400000.00000056,400,000 | $&0000000002125000.0000002,125,000 | &0000000000002554.00000002,554 | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1947 | Golden Earrings | $&0000000007000000.0000007,000,000 | $&0000000001000000.0000001,000,000 | &0000000000000600.00000000,600 | Paramount Pictures | | 1948 | Easter Parade | $&0000000006800000.0000006,800,000 | $&0000000002503654.0000002,503,654 | &0000000000000172.00000000,172 | MGM | | 1949 | Samson and Delilah | $&0000000029300000.00000029,300,000 | | | Paramount Pictures | | 1950 | Cinderella | $&0000000085000000.00000085,000,000 | $&0000000002900000.0000002,900,000 | &0000000000002831.00000002,831 | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1951 | Quo Vadis | $&0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 | $&0000000007623000.0000007,623,000 | &0000000000000294.00000000,294 | MGM | | 1952 | This Is Cinerama | $&0000000041600000.00000041,600,000 | | | Cinerama Releasing Corporation | | 1953 | Peter Pan | $&0000000087400000.00000087,400,000 | $&0000000004000000.0000004,000,000 | &0000000000002085.00000002,085 | RKO Radio Pictures | | 1954 | Rear Window | $&0000000026000000.00000026,000,000 | $&0000000001000000.0000001,000,000 | &0000000000002500.00000002,500 | Paramount Pictures (1954-83) Universal Studios (since 1983) USA Films (2000 re-release) | | 1955 | Lady and the Tramp | $&0000000093600000.00000093,600,000 | $&0000000004000000.0000004,000,000 | &0000000000002240.00000002,240 | Buena Vista Distribution | | 1956 | The Ten Commandments | $&0000000085400000.00000085,400,000 | $&0000000013500000.00000013,500,000 | &0000000000000533.00000000,533 | Paramount Pictures | | 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | $&0000000033300000.00000033,300,000 | $&0000000003000000.0000003,000,000 | &0000000000001010.00000001,010 | Columbia Pictures | | 1958 | South Pacific | $&0000000036800000.00000036,800,000 | $&0000000006000000.0000006,000,000 | &0000000000000513.00000000,513 | 20th Century Fox | | 1959 | Ben-Hur | $&0000000073000000.00000073,000,000 | $&0000000015000000.00000015,000,000 | &0000000000000387.00000000,387 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | 1960 | Let's Make Love | $&0000000044800000.00000044,800,000 | | | 20th Century Fox | | 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | $&0000000224000000.000000224,000,000 | $&0000000004000000.0000004,000,000 | &0000000000005500.00000005,500 | Buena Vista Pictures | | 1962 | Dr. No | $&0000000059600000.00000059,600,000 | $&0000000001000000.0000001,000,000 | &0000000000005860.00000005,860 | United Artists | | 1963 | From Russia with Love | $&0000000078900000.00000078,900,000 | $&0000000002000000.0000002,000,000 | &0000000000003845.00000003,845 | United Artists | | 1964 | Goldfinger | $&0000000124900000.000000124,900,000 | $&0000000003000000.0000003,000,000 | &0000000000004063.00000004,063 | United Artists | | 1965 | The Sound of Music | $&0000000163200000.000000163,200,000 | $&0000000008200000.0000008,200,000 | &0000000000001890.00000001,890 | 20th Century Fox | | 1966 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | $&0000000028000000.00000028,000,000 | $&0000000007500000.0000007,500,000 | &0000000000000273.00000000,273 | Warner Bros. | | 1967 | The Jungle Book | $&0000000205800000.000000205,800,000 | $&0000000020000000.00000020,000,000 | &0000000000000929.00000000,929 | Buena Vista Distribution Company (USA) Walt Disney Company (UK) | | 1968 | Funny Girl | $&0000000058500000.00000058,500,000 | $&0000000014100000.00000014,100,000 | &0000000000000315.00000000,315 | Columbia Pictures | | 1969 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | $&0000000096700000.00000096,700,000 | $&0000000006000000.0000006,000,000 | &0000000000001512.00000001,512 | 20th Century Fox | | 1970 | Love Story | $&0000000106400000.000000106,400,000 | $&0000000002200000.0000002,200,000 | &0000000000004736.00000004,736 | Paramount Pictures | | 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | $&0000000116000000.000000116,000,000 | $&0000000007200000.0000007,200,000 | &0000000000001511.00000001,511 | United Artists | | 1972 | The Godfather | $&0000000135000000.000000135,000,000 | $&0000000006000000.0000006,000,000 | &0000000000002150.00000002,150 | Paramount Pictures | | 1973 | The Exorcist | $&0000000402500000.000000402,500,000 | $&0000000012000000.00000012,000,000 | &0000000000002880.00000002,880 | Warner Bros. | | 1974 | Blazing Saddles | $&0000000119500000.000000119,500,000 | $&0000000002600000.0000002,600,000 | &0000000000004496.00000004,496 | Warner Bros. | | 1975 | Jaws | $&0000000470600000.000000470,600,000 | $&0000000007000000.0000007,000,000 | &0000000000006623.00000006,623 | Universal Studios | | 1976 | Rocky | $&Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ","Expression error: Unrecognised 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$&0000000538375067.000000538,375,067 | $&0000000033000000.00000033,000,000 | &0000000000001531.00000001,531 | 20th Century Fox | | 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $&0000000384100000.000000384,100,000 | $&0000000020000000.00000020,000,000 | &0000000000001821.00000001,821 | Paramount Pictures (USA) Cinema International Corporation (UK) | | 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | $&0000000792910554.000000792,910,554 | $&0000000010500000.00000010,500,000 | &0000000000007109.00000007,109 | Universal Studios | | 1983 | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | $&0000000572900000.000000572,900,000 | $&0000000032500000.00000032,500,000 | &0000000000001663.00000001,663 | 20th Century Fox | | 1984 | Ghostbusters | $&0000000434286000.000000434,286,000 | $&0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 | &0000000000002795.00000002,795 | Columbia Pictures | | 1985 | Back to the Future | $&0000000350600000.000000350,600,000 | $&0000000019000000.00000019,000,000 | &0000000000001745.00000001,745 | Universal Studios | | 1986 | Top Gun | $&0000000344800000.000000344,800,000 | $&0000000015000000.00000015,000,000 | &0000000000002199.00000002,199 | Paramount Pictures (USA) United International Pictures (UK) | | 1987 | Fatal Attraction | $&0000000320100000.000000320,100,000 | $&0000000014000000.00000014,000,000 | &0000000000002186.00000002,186 | Paramount Pictures | | 1988 | Rain Man | $&0000000412800000.000000412,800,000 | $&0000000025000000.00000025,000,000 | &0000000000001551.00000001,551 | United Artists | | 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $&0000000474200000.000000474,200,000 | $&0000000048000000.00000048,000,000 | &0000000000000888.00000000,888 | Paramount Pictures | | 1990 | Ghost | $&0000000505700000.000000505,700,000 | $&0000000022000000.00000022,000,000 | &0000000000002199.00000002,199 | Paramount Pictures | | 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $&0000000519800000.000000519,800,000 | $&0000000102000000.000000102,000,000 | &0000000000000410.00000000,410 | TriStar Pictures | | 1992 | Aladdin | $&0000000504100000.000000504,100,000 | $&0000000028000000.00000028,000,000 | &0000000000001700.00000001,700 | Walt Disney Pictures | | 1993 | Jurassic Park | $&0000000914691118.000000914,691,118 | $&0000000095000000.00000095,000,000 | &0000000000000863.00000000,863 | Universal Studios | | 1994 | The Lion King | $&0000000783841776.000000783,841,776 | $&0000000045000000.00000045,000,000 | &0000000000000880.00000000,880 | Walt Disney Pictures | | 1995 | Toy Story | $&0000000365000000.000000365,000,000 | $&0000000090000000.00000090,000,000 | &0000000000000405.00000000,405 | Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar | | 1996 | Independence Day | $&0000000816969268.000000816,969,268 | $&0000000075000000.00000075,000,000 | &0000000000000989.00000000,989 | 20th Century Fox | | 1997 | Titanic | $&0000001848813795.0000001,848,813,795 | $&0000000200000000.000000200,000,000 | &0000000000000823.00000000,823 | Paramount Pictures/ 20th Century Fox | | 1998 | Armageddon | $&0000000553709788.000000553,709,788 | $&0000000140000000.000000140,000,000 | &0000000000000296.00000000,296 | Touchstone Pictures | | 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | $&0000000924317558.000000924,317,558 | $&0000000115000000.000000115,000,000 | &0000000000000704.00000000,704 | 20th Century Fox | | 2000 | Mission: Impossible II | $&0000000546388105.000000546,388,105 | $&0000000125000000.000000125,000,000 | &0000000000000337.00000000,337 | Paramount Pictures (USA) United International Pictures (UK) | | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | $&0000000976556263.000000976,556,263 | $&0000000125000000.000000125,000,000 | &0000000000000681.00000000,681 | Warner Bros. | | 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | $&0000000926287400.000000926,287,400 | $&0000000094000000.00000094,000,000 | &0000000000000885.00000000,885 | New Line Cinema | | 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $&0000001119263306.0000001,119,263,306 | $&0000000094000000.00000094,000,000 | &0000000000001197.00000001,197 | New Line Cinema | | 2004 | Shrek 2 | $&0000000919838758.000000919,838,758 | $&0000000125000000.000000125,000,000 | &0000000000000636.00000000,636 | DreamWorks Animation | | 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $&0000000896016159.000000896,016,159 | $&0000000150000000.000000150,000,000 | &0000000000000497.00000000,497 | Warner Bros. | | 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | $&0000001066179725.0000001,066,179,725 | $&0000000225000000.000000225,000,000 | &0000000000000374.00000000,374 | Walt Disney Pictures | | 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | $&0000000960996492.000000960,996,492 | $&0000000300000000.000000300,000,000 | &0000000000000220.00000000,220 | Walt Disney Pictures | | 2008 | The Dark Knight | $&0000001001842429.0000001,001,842,429 | $&0000000185000000.000000185,000,000 | &0000000000000442.00000000,442 | Warner Bros. | | 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 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box office | No. of films | Average of films | Highest-grossing film of series | | 1 | Harry Potter | Warner Bros. | $5,412,410,933 | 6[A] | $902,068,489 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ($974,733,550) | | 2 | James Bond | MGM (1983–), UA (1962–1995), Columbia Pictures (2006–2008) | $5,029,014,110 | 22 | $223,381,818 | Casino Royale ($594,239,066) | | 3 | Star Wars | 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm | $4,279,632,749 | 7 | $611,376,107 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($924,317,558) | | 4 | The Lord of the Rings | New Line Cinema | $2,915,155,189 | 3 | $972,181,581 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,263,306) | | 5 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Walt Disney Pictures | $2,681,440,232 | 3 | $893,813,410 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,200,651) | | 6 | Batman | Warner Bros. | $2,627,539,384 | 6 | $368,448,234 | The Dark Knight ($1,001,842,429) | | 7 | Spider-Man | Columbia Pictures | $2,496,346,518 | 3 | $831,906,025 | Spider-Man 3 ($890,449,338) | | 8 | Shrek | DreamWorks Animation | $2,203,206,138 | 3 | $720,571,552 | Shrek 2 ($920,665,658) | | 9 | Indiana Jones | Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm | $1,978,055,564 | 4 | $570,568,233 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($783,357,249) | | 10 | Ice Age | 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky | $1,913,334,848 | 3[A] | $637,778,283 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($878,178,430) | | 11 | Jurassic Park | Universal Studios | $1,902,110,926 | 3 | $634,036,975 | Jurassic Park ($914,691,118) | | 12 | The Matrix | Warner Bros. | $1,623,967,842 | 3 | $541,322,614 | The Matrix Reloaded ($738,599,701) | | 13 | Transformers | DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures | $1,541,501,603 | 2[A] | $770,750,802 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($833,229,011) | | 14 | X-Men | 20th Century Fox | $1,536,473,200 | 4 | $384,118,300 | X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555) | | 15 | Star Trek | Paramount Pictures | $1,449,218,912 | 11 | $131,747,174 | Star Trek ($382,318,911) | | 16 | Terminator | Orion Pictures, Carolco Pictures, Intermedia, The Halcyon Company | $1,402,938,567 | 4 | $350,734,642 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day ($519,843,345) | | 17 | Mission: Impossible | Paramount Pictures | $1,401,934,476 | 3 | $467,131,492 | Mission: Impossible II ($546,388,105) | | 18 | Mummy series (1999-2008) | Universal Studios | $1,250,075,319 | 3 | $416,691,773 | The Mummy Returns ($433,013,274) | | 19 | The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, often called the Dan Brown saga. | Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment | $1,242,618,311 | 2[A] | $621,309,156 | The Da Vinci Code ($758,239,851) | | 20 | The Chronicles of Narnia | Walden Media with Walt Disney Pictures (and 20th Century Fox in 2010) | $1,164,662,885 | 2 | $582,331,343 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($745,011,272) | - A As of August 2009 with latest movie still playing
[edit] Biggest opening day gross, before inflation This is a list of the highest-grossing movies on opening day (US and Canada).[8] Biggest Opening Day of all time | Rank | Movie name | Studio(s) | Domestic Gross (unadjusted) | Inflation-adjusted (2009 USD) | Year | | 1 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit Entertainment | $72,740,052 | $72,740,052 | 2009 | | 2 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $67,165,092 | $66,518,873 | 2008 | | 3 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Paramount Pictures | $62,016,476 | $62,016,476 | 2009 | | 4 | Spider-man 3 | Columbia Pictures | $59,841,919 | $61,529,101 | 2007 | | 5 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $58,471,512 | $58,471,512 | 2009 | | 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Walt Disney Pictures | $55,830,600 | $59,040,744 | 2006 | | 7 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | 20th Century Fox | $50,013,859 | $54,580,788 | 2005 | | 8 | X-Men: The Last Stand | 20th Century Fox | $45,102,265 | $47,695,552 | 2006 | | 9 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner Bros. | $44,232,338 | $45,479,423 | 2007 | | 10 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Walt Disney Pictures | $42,910,392 | $44,120,206 | 2007 | [edit] Record-holding highest-grossing films throughout film history (United States and Canada), before inflation This list includes those films which have held the record for highest grossing film released in the United States and Canada.[9] List of highest-grossing films throughout history (unadjusted) | Since | Movie name | # of years held | Gross (at time of record) | | 1915 | The Birth of a Nation | 6 | $9,283,673 | | 1921 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 16 | $10,000,000 | | 1937 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 2 | $66,596,803 [10] | | 1939 | Gone with the Wind | 34 | $189,523,031 | | 1973 | The Exorcist | 2 | $232,671,011 | | 1975 | Jaws | 2 | $260,000,000 | | 1977/1997 | Star Wars | 6 (non-consecutive) | $307,263,857 | | 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 15 | $359,197,037 | | 1997 | Titanic | 12 | $600,788,188 | [edit] Record-holding highest worldwide openings This list includes those films which have held the record for Worldwide openings.[11] [edit] See also [edit] External links Adjusted for inflation: Unadjusted for inflation: Other all-time highest-grossing films: [edit] References Worldwide highest-grossing films before inflation |
