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Saturday, May 18, 2013

All Time Highest Grossing Movies Worldwide

The chart below contains figures for all movies to make over $250 million globally.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

  Year Released Title Worldwide Box Office
1 2009 Avatar $2,783,918,982
2 1997 Titanic $2,185,672,302
3 2012 Marvel's The Avengers $1,514,279,547
4 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II $1,328,111,219
5 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $1,141,408,667
6 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon $1,123,794,076
7 2012 Skyfall $1,108,694,081
8 2012 The Dark Knight Rises $1,079,343,943
9 2010 Toy Story 3 $1,063,759,456
10 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $1,060,615,812
11 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $1,043,663,875
12 2010 Alice in Wonderland $1,024,391,110
13 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $1,014,703,568
14 1999 Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace $1,007,044,677
15 2008 The Dark Knight $1,002,891,358
16 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $974,755,371
17 2013 Iron Man 3 $962,995,076
18 1993 Jurassic Park $962,034,387
19 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $960,996,492
20 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I $956,399,711
21 1994 The Lion King $952,880,140
22 2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $942,943,935
23 2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $934,416,487
24 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $927,048,984
25 2004 Shrek 2 $919,838,758
26 2003 Finding Nemo $906,465,556
27 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $896,911,078
28 2007 Spider-Man 3 $890,875,303
29 2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $886,968,695
30 2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift $879,765,137
31 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $878,979,634
32 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $869,390,266
33 2005 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith $848,998,877
34 2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $836,519,699
35 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 $832,660,037
36 2010 Inception $832,584,416
37 2002 Spider-Man $821,565,375
38 1996 Independence Day $817,400,878
39 2007 Shrek the Third $798,958,162
40 1977 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope $797,900,000
41 2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $796,688,549
42 1982 ET: The Extra-Terrestrial $792,965,326
43 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $786,686,679
44 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $786,558,145
45 2004 Spider-Man 2 $783,705,001
46 2009 2012 $766,812,167
47 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man $757,890,267
48 2006 The Da Vinci Code $757,236,138
49 2010 Shrek Forever After $752,600,867
50 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe $748,806,957
51 2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $746,921,271
52 2003 The Matrix Reloaded $738,576,929
53 2009 Up $731,542,621
54 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 $709,938,657
55 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon $709,823,634
56 2007 Transformers $708,272,592
57 2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $699,590,681
58 2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol $694,713,230
59 2012 The Hunger Games $684,510,692
60 1994 Forrest Gump $679,400,525
61 1999 The Sixth Sense $672,806,292
62 2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 $664,837,547
63 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $658,311,224
64 2002 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones $656,695,615
65 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown $651,899,282
66 2004 The Incredibles $632,107,545
67 2008 Kung Fu Panda $631,910,531
68 2011 Fast Five $628,638,927
69 2012 Men in Black 3 $624,821,154
70 2008 Hancock $624,346,274
71 2010 Iron Man 2 $623,561,331
72 2007 Ratatouille $619,721,924
73 2004 The Passion of the Christ $611,899,420
74 2012 Life of Pi $607,829,705
75 2008 Mamma Mia! $602,500,560
76 2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $599,516,844
77 2006 Casino Royale $596,365,000
78 2005 The War of the Worlds $591,745,532
79 2008 Quantum of Solace $591,692,078
80 1997 Men in Black $587,790,539
81 2010 Tangled $586,581,936
82 2011 The Hangover Part II $586,464,305
83 2007 I am Legend $585,410,052
84 2008 Iron Man $582,443,126
85 2006 Night at the Museum $574,480,841
86 1983 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi $572,700,000
87 2011 The Smurfs $563,066,551
88 2011 Cars 2 $560,155,383
89 2001 Monsters, Inc. $559,757,719
90 2011 Puss in Boots $554,987,477
91 2012 Brave $554,606,532
92 1998 Armageddon $554,600,000
93 2005 King Kong $550,517,357
94 2012 Ted $549,376,732
95 2000 Mission: Impossible 2 $546,209,889
96 2004 The Day After Tomorrow $544,272,402
97 2010 Despicable Me $543,495,033
98 2013 The Croods $537,028,413
99 2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $535,698,089
100 1980 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back $534,171,960
101 2005 Madagascar $532,680,671
102 2008 WALL-E $532,590,994
103 2007 The Simpsons Movie $527,071,022
104 2009 Sherlock Holmes $524,028,679
105 1990 Ghost $517,600,000
106 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $516,816,151
107 2004 Meet the Fockers $516,567,575
108 1999 Toy Story 2 $511,358,276
109 1992 Aladdin $504,050,219
110 2004 Troy $497,398,577
111 1996 Twister $495,900,000
112 2010 How to Train Your Dragon $494,870,991
113 2010 Clash of the Titans $493,214,888
114 2009 Angels & Demons $490,875,846
115 2011 Rio $487,519,809
116 2013 Oz the Great and Powerful $485,233,735
117 1998 Saving Private Ryan $485,035,085
118 2001 Shrek $484,399,218
119 2003 Bruce Almighty $483,473,962
120 2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes $482,860,185
121 2005 Mr. And Mrs. Smith $478,336,279
122 1990 Home Alone $476,684,675
123 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $474,459,076
124 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $474,171,806
125 2012 Wreck-It Ralph $473,412,677
126 1975 Jaws $470,700,000
127 2009 The Hangover $469,553,471
128 2006 Cars $461,667,967
129 1999 The Matrix $460,279,930
130 2006 X-Men: The Last Stand $459,359,555
131 1996 Mission: Impossible $457,697,994
132 2000 Gladiator $457,683,805
133 2007 National Treasure: The Book of Secrets $457,325,804
134 2003 The Last Samurai $456,810,575
135 2007 300 $455,079,824
136 1991 Beauty and the Beast $451,421,625
137 2001 Ocean's Eleven $450,728,529
138 2011 Thor $449,326,618
139 2001 Pearl Harbor $449,239,855
140 1999 Tarzan $448,191,819
141 2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $443,483,213
142 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum $442,161,562
143 2002 Men in Black 2 $441,767,803
144 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire $441,286,003
145 2012 Les Miserables $440,057,317
146 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $433,058,296
147 2001 The Mummy Returns $433,007,640
148 1990 Pretty Woman $432,645,872
149 2002 Die Another Day $431,942,139
150 2010 The King's Speech $430,821,166
151 2000 Cast Away $427,230,516
152 2012 Les Intouchables $426,480,871
153 2003 The Matrix Revolutions $424,259,759
154 1990 Dances with Wolves $424,200,000
155 2012 Django Unchained $421,938,077
156 2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $419,490,286
157 2010 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader $418,186,950
158 1999 The Mummy $416,385,488
159 2008 Sex and the City $415,247,258
160 2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $413,054,631
161 1988 Rain Man $412,800,000
162 1989 Batman $411,348,924
163 1992 The Bodyguard $410,900,000
164 2002 Signs $408,265,690
165 2003 X2 $407,711,549
166 1973 The Exorcist $402,735,134
167 2012 Snow White and the Huntsman $400,695,022
168 2012 Prometheus $399,005,706
169 2008 Twilight $397,923,934
170 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $397,912,118
171 2010 Tron: Legacy $397,562,763
172 2006 Mission: Impossible III $397,501,348
173 2006 Superman Returns $390,874,000
174 1939 Gone with the Wind $390,525,192
175 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $390,500,000
176 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark $389,925,971
177 1978 Grease $387,513,770
178 2009 Star Trek $385,680,446
179 2006 Happy Feet $385,000,317
180 1985 Back to the Future $383,874,862
181 2007 Live Free or Die Hard $383,531,464
182 2002 Ice Age $383,257,136
183 2009 Monsters vs. Aliens $381,687,380
184 2012 Taken 2 $377,807,404
185 1998 Godzilla $376,000,000
186 2008 Slumdog Millionaire $375,802,989
187 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine $374,825,760
188 2011 The Adventures of Tintin $373,993,951
189 2005 Batman Begins $373,298,774
190 2007 His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass $372,234,864
191 2000 What Women Want $372,100,000
192 2009 Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins $371,628,539
193 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger $370,569,776
194 2004 Shark Tale $367,825,111
195 2005 Hitch $366,784,257
196 2001 Jurassic Park III $365,900,000
197 1994 True Lies $365,300,000
198 1995 Toy Story $364,530,148
199 1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance $364,480,746
200 1999 Notting Hill $363,728,226
201 1998 A Bug's Life $363,095,319
202 2009 Fast & Furious $363,064,265
203 2004 Ocean's Twelve $362,989,076
204 2001 Planet of the Apes $362,211,740
205 1999 The World is Not Enough $361,730,660
206 2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks $360,578,644
207 1998 There's Something About Mary $360,099,999
208 2010 The Karate Kid $359,091,618
209 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $358,994,850
210 2002 Minority Report $358,824,714
211 1994 The Flintstones $358,500,000
212 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation $357,811,412
213 1986 Top Gun $356,800,601
214 1995 Goldeneye $356,429,941
215 1999 American Beauty $356,258,047
216 2000 Dinosaur $356,148,063
217 2011 X-Men: First Class $355,408,305
218 1993 The Fugitive $353,715,317
219 1992 Basic Instinct $352,700,000
220 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding $352,242,522
221 1994 The Mask $351,620,129
222 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? $351,500,000
223 2002 Catch Me if You Can $351,106,800
224 2012 Doctor Seuss' The Lorax $350,428,693
225 2001 Hannibal $350,100,280
226 1998 Deep Impact $349,464,664
227 2004 I, Robot $348,601,023
228 2001 Rush Hour 2 $347,425,832
229 2004 National Treasure $347,405,002
230 1995 Pocahontas $347,100,000
231 2012 Hotel Transylvania $347,013,010
232 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas $345,141,403
233 2008 Wanted $343,399,857
234 2007 Enchanted $340,384,141
235 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies $339,504,276
236 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind $337,700,000
237 2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked $337,307,389
238 1995 Batman Forever $336,529,144
239 1996 The Rock $336,069,511
240 2006 Over the Hedge $336,002,981
241 2010 Prince of Persia: Sands of Time $335,059,676
242 1995 Apollo 13 $334,100,000
243 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $333,080,271
244 1989 Back to the Future Part II $332,000,000
245 2010 Black Swan $331,266,710
246 2005 Fantastic Four $330,717,080
247 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $329,809,326
248 2000 The Perfect Storm $328,711,434
249 1995 Se7en $328,125,643
250 1986 Crocodile Dundee $328,000,000
251 2006 The Devil Wears Prada $326,551,094
252 2012 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island $325,860,290
253 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame $325,500,000
254 2009 Disney's A Christmas Carol $323,743,744
255 2010 Robin Hood $322,459,006
256 2010 Megamind $321,887,208
257 1993 Schindler's List $321,307,716
258 1987 Fatal Attraction $320,100,000
259 2010 The Last Airbender $319,713,881
260 1992 Lethal Weapon 3 $319,700,000
261 2004 The Polar Express $319,049,659
262 2001 A Beautiful Mind $316,708,996
263 1984 Beverly Hills Cop $316,300,000
264 2009 Inglourious Basterds $316,142,592
265 1997 Air Force One $315,268,353
266 2009 The Proposal $314,709,717
267 2005 Chicken Little $314,432,738
268 1997 As Good as it Gets $314,111,923
269 2008 Bolt $313,953,759
270 2012 The Expendables II $312,573,423
271 2007 Ocean's Thirteen $311,744,465
272 2010 Little Fockers $310,650,574
273 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $310,332,636
274 1999 Runaway Bride $310,138,178
275 1996 Ransom $308,700,000
276 2009 The Blind Side $308,159,475
277 2002 Chicago $307,687,518
278 2012 Rise of The Guardians $306,608,775
279 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness $306,096,398
280 2000 Meet the Parents $304,599,899
281 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard $304,228,881
282 1996 101 Dalmatians $304,200,000
283 2012 Battleship $304,082,996
284 1998 Mulan $303,500,000
285 1997 Liar Liar $302,710,615
286 2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra $302,469,017
287 2012 Wrath of the Titans $301,970,083
288 1991 Hook $300,854,823
289 1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II $300,400,000
290 1985 Rocky IV $300,373,716
291 1978 Superman $300,200,000
292 2004 Van Helsing $300,150,546
293 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding $298,923,419
294 1999 Stuart Little $298,800,000
295 2008 Horton Hears a Who $297,133,947
296 1989 Look Who's Talking $297,100,000
297 2010 Shutter Island $296,831,073
298 2000 X-Men $296,339,717
299 2010 Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D $295,874,190
300 2010 Salt $295,713,467
301 2010 Sex and the City 2 $294,680,778
302 1998 Doctor Dolittle $294,156,605
303 2011 Real Steel $293,237,309
304 2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember $292,738,626
305 1984 Ghostbusters $291,632,124
306 1999 The Green Mile $290,701,374
307 2006 The Departed $290,539,042
308 2011 Bridesmaids $289,263,136
309 1988 Coming to America $288,800,000
310 2000 What Lies Beneath $288,693,989
311 2004 The Bourne Supremacy $288,587,450
312 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer $288,215,319
313 2007 Bee Movie $287,594,577
314 2009 G-Force $287,389,685
315 2001 American Pie 2 $286,500,000
316 1965 The Sound of Music $286,214,286
317 1998 Lethal Weapon 4 $285,400,000
318 2005 The Wedding Crashers $283,218,368
319 1994 Speed $283,200,000
320 2012 John Carter $283,058,679
321 1977 Saturday Night Fever $282,400,000
322 1995 Casper $282,300,000
323 2001 Bridget Jones's Diary $281,527,158
324 1998 Shakespeare in Love $279,500,000
325 2010 The Tourist $278,731,369
326 2000 Scary Movie $277,200,000
327 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II $276,665,036
328 2012 The Bourne Legacy $276,619,824
329 2002 Scooby-Doo $276,294,164
330 1991 The Silence of the Lambs $275,726,716
331 2002 Spirited Away $274,949,886
332 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $274,644,183
333 1996 Jerry Maguire $274,000,000
334 1996 The Nutty Professor $273,814,019
335 2012 Lincoln $272,997,427
336 2003 Bad Boys II $272,940,870
337 2010 Grown Ups $272,223,430
338 1993 The Firm $270,340,892
339 2008 10,000 B.C. $269,065,678
340 1972 The Godfather $268,500,000
341 2010 The Expendables $268,268,174
342 1942 Bambi $268,000,000
343 2007 American Gangster $267,985,456
344 2002 xXx $267,200,000
345 1992 Batman Returns $266,824,291
346 2003 Something's Gotta Give $266,685,242
347 1993 Indecent Proposal $266,600,000
348 1995 Waterworld $264,246,220
349 1997 The Fifth Element $263,900,000
350 2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason $263,894,551
351 2009 The Princess and the Frog $263,494,174
352 2008 The Incredible Hulk $263,417,913
353 1995 Jumanji $262,758,310
354 2008 Gran Torino $262,345,302
355 2010 Knight and Day $262,142,047
356 2006 Borat $261,572,744
357 1990 Total Recall $261,400,000
358 2005 Robots $260,700,012
359 2011 Super 8 $260,095,987
360 2000 Charlie's Angels $259,736,090
361 1985 Out of Africa $258,210,860
362 1997 The Full Monty $257,938,649
363 2000 Erin Brockovich $257,805,243
364 2004 The Village $257,641,634
365 1997 Bean $256,574,128
366 1993 Cliffhanger $255,000,000
367 2007 Rush Hour 3 $253,025,968
368 2007 Wild Hogs $253,013,584
369 2010 True Grit $252,276,928
370 2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It $252,091,016
371 2008 High School Musical 3: Senior Year $251,059,416
372 1998 You've Got Mail $250,800,000
373 1997 Hercules $250,700,000
374 1998 Enemy of the State $250,649,836
375 2003 Brother Bear $250,397,798
376 1996 Space Jam $250,200,000