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Fastest Movies to Earn $250 Million at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)



Other Domestic Fastest records: Fastest to $50m - Fastest to $100m - Fastest to $150m - Fastest to $350m - Fastest to $400m - Fastest to $450m - Fastest to $500m - Fastest to $550m - Fastest to $600m - Fastest to $650m - Fastest to $700m - Fastest to $750m - Fastest to $800m - Fastest to $850m - Fastest to $900m

This chart contains the movies that reached $250 Million at the domestic box office, ranked first by the number of days they took to reach the milestone, and second by their total gross on the day they exceeded the milestone.

←Fastest to $200m Fastest to $300m→
Rank Date Movie Days to
Milestone		 Cumulative Gross
After Passing
Milestone
101 Dec 14, 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 31 $253,269,579
102 Mar 29, 2024 Dune: Part Two 31 $252,642,707
103 Jun 26, 2009 Up 31 $250,234,554
104 Aug 16, 2010 Inception 32 $250,001,841
105 Jul 23, 2013 Monsters University 33 $250,940,258
106 Jan 11, 2006 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch a… 34 $250,357,188
107 Aug 3, 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man 35 $250,740,648
108 Jan 24, 2017 Sing 35 $250,431,160
109 Jan 23, 1998 Titanic 36 $256,392,349
110 Jan 23, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 36 $250,093,000
111 Jul 16, 1993 Jurassic Park 37 $252,527,270
112 Jan 27, 2005 Meet the Fockers 37 $250,346,140
113 Dec 30, 2013 Frozen 39 $256,016,197
114 Aug 9, 1996 Independence Day 40 $256,756,659
115 Feb 2, 2015 American Sniper 40 $250,397,650
116 Aug 19, 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Blac… 42 $251,297,000
117 Jan 23, 2014 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 42 $250,053,591
118 Jan 27, 2015 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 42 $250,000,941
119 Jan 25, 2008 I am Legend 43 $250,049,656
120 Dec 21, 2018 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch 44 $250,527,870
121 Dec 29, 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 44 $250,105,000
122 Jul 8, 2011 The Hangover Part II 44 $250,013,174
123 May 16, 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 45 $250,532,304
124 Aug 18, 2017 Despicable Me 3 50 $250,339,055
125 Jan 3, 2003 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 51 $250,720,000
126 Jul 30, 2009 The Hangover 56 $250,696,417
127 Apr 4, 2014 The Lego Movie 58 $250,196,189
128 Dec 31, 2004 The Incredibles 59 $251,657,004
129 Jul 6, 2009 Star Trek 60 $250,088,417
130 Dec 3, 2013 Gravity 61 $250,000,975
131 Jul 20, 2001 Shrek 66 $251,922,192
132 Aug 19, 1994 The Lion King 68 $251,364,916
133 Oct 18, 1999 The Sixth Sense 74 $250,208,911
134 Sep 16, 1994 Forrest Gump 75 $256,260,919
135 Jan 25, 2002 Monsters, Inc. 87 $250,676,747
136 Sep 17, 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 101 $253,549,427
137 Mar 5, 2010 The Blind Side 107 $250,181,633
138 Apr 27, 2007 Night at the Museum 127 $250,027,721
139 Mar 22, 1991 Home Alone 129 $253,061,346
140 Dec 3, 2010 Despicable Me 150 $250,004,040
141 Jan 2, 1998 Men in Black 187 $250,107,128
142 Jan 6, 1984 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi 229 $250,380,055
143 Aug 13, 1982 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope 1909 $311,092,510
144 Feb 28, 1997 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back 6130 $262,895,196
145 Sep 2, 2022 Jaws 17242 $268,028,710

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.