Top 50 Highest Grossing Movies of All Time

Here are the top 50 highest grossing movies of all time worldwide box office (top 20 Top Lifetime Grosses Movies at the Worldwide Box Office). Within this realm, certain films rise above the rest, capturing the hearts and minds of audiences on a global scale. The “Top 50 Highest Grossing Movies of All Time (Worldwide Box Office)” serves as a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and the immense impact of cinema on our collective consciousness. These films, spanning various genres and narratives, have not only captivated audiences but have also shattered box office records, solidifying their place in cinematic history.

With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9 billion, Avatar is proclaimed to be the “highest-grossing” film, but such claims usually refer to theatrical revenues only and do not take into account home video and television income, which can form a significant portion of a film’s earnings

From epic adventures set in fantastical worlds to intimate dramas exploring the depths of the human experience, the top-grossing movies represent a diverse array of cinematic achievements. Each film on this esteemed list has not only achieved commercial success but has also left an indelible mark on popular culture, inspiring generations of filmmakers and audiences alike. As we delve into the intricacies of these cinematic triumphs, we embark on a journey through the highest echelons of the global box office, celebrating the timeless allure and enduring impact of cinema’s most monumental achievements.

List of Highest Grossing Movies of All Time at Worldwide Box Office:

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross	Year
1	Avatar	$2,923,706,026	2009
2	Avengers: Endgame	$2,799,439,100	2019
3	Avatar: The Way of Water	$2,320,250,281	2022
4	Titanic	$2,264,750,694	1997
5	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	$2,071,310,218	2015
6	Avengers: Infinity War	$2,048,359,754	2018
7	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$1,922,598,800	2021
8	Jurassic World	$1,671,537,444	2015
9	The Lion King	$1,656,943,394	2019
10	The Avengers	$1,518,815,515	2012
11	Furious 7	$1,515,341,399	2015
12	Top Gun: Maverick	$1,495,696,292	2022
13	Frozen II	$1,453,683,476	2019
14	Barbie	$1,445,638,421	2023
15	Avengers: Age of Ultron	$1,405,018,048	2015
16	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	$1,361,992,475	2023
17	Black Panther	$1,349,926,083	2018
18	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$1,342,480,797	2011
19	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	$1,334,407,706	2017
20	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	$1,310,469,037	2018
21	Frozen	$1,285,048,126	2013
22	Beauty and the Beast	$1,263,521,126	2017
23	Incredibles 2	$1,242,805,35	2018
24	The Fate of the Furious	$1,238,764,765	2017
25	Iron Man 3	$1,214,811,252	2013
26	Minions	$1,159,444,662	2015
27	Captain America: Civil War	$1,153,337,496	2016
28	Aquaman	$1,152,028,393	2018
29	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,151,456,948	2003
30	Skyfall	$1,142,504,419	2012
31	Spider-Man: Far From Home	$1,132,679,685	2019
32	Captain Marvel	$1,131,416,446	2019
33	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$1,123,794,079	2011
34	Transformers: Age of Extinction	$1,104,054,072	2014
35	Jurassic Park	$1,103,086,582	1993
36	The Dark Knight Rises	$1,085,289,416	2012
37	Joker	$1,078,958,629	2019
38	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	$1,077,022,372	2019
39	Toy Story 4	$1,073,841,394	2019
40	Inside Out 2*	$1,073,723,097	2024
41	Toy Story 3	$1,067,316,101	2010
42	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest	$1,066,179,747	2006
43	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	$1,058,682,142	2016
44	Aladdin	$1,054,304,000	2019
45	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$1,046,721,266	2011
46	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	$1,046,515,409	1999
47	Despicable Me 3	$1,034,800,131	2017
48	Finding Dory	$1,029,266,989	2016
49	Zootopia	$1,025,521,689	2016
50	Alice in Wonderland	$1,025,468,216	2010

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11. Furious 7 (2015)

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Date: April 3, 2015
Directed by: James Wan
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham
Budget: $190 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,515,342,457

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12. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Genre: Action, Drama
Release Date: May 27, 2022
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer
Budget: $170–177 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,495,696,292

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13. Frozen II (2019)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: November 22, 2019
Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff
Budget: $150 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,453,683,476

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14. Barbie (2023)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Release Date: July 21, 2023
Directed by: Greta Gerwig
Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon
Budget: $128–145 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,445,638,421

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15. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Linda Cardellini, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson
Budget: $444–495.2 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,405,018,048

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16. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: April 5, 2023
Directed by: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black
Budget: $100 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,361,992,475

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17. Black Panther (2018)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,349,926,083

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18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release Date: 15 July 2011
Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
Budget: $250 million (shared with Part 1)
Worldwide Gross: $1,342,480,797

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19. Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Directed by: Rian Johnson
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Budget: $300 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,334,407,706

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21. Frozen (2013)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: November 27, 2013
Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Budget: $150 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,285,048,126

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22. Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Directed by: Bill Condon
Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad
Budget: $160–255 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,266,115,964

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23. Incredibles 2 (2018)

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,243,225,667

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24. The Fate of the Furious (2017)

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Date: April 14, 2017
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez
Budget: $250–270 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,238,764,765

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25. Iron Man 3 (2013)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Directed by: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,215,577,205

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26. Minions (2015)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: July 10, 2015
Directed by: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Pierre Coffin
Budget: $74 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,159,457,503

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27. Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle,Jeremy Renn er, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Marisa Tomei, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, Martin Freeman, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl
Budget: $250 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,155,046,416

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28. Aquaman (2018)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: December 21, 2018
Directed by: James Wan
Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson
Budget: $160–200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,152,028,393

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29. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release Date: 18 December 2003
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom
Budget: $94 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,151,456,948

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30. Skyfall (2012)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Release Date: 9 November 2012
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
Budget: $150–200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,142,504,419

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32. Captain Marvel (2019)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: March 8, 2019
Directed by: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law
Budget: $152–175 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,131,416,446

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33. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: June 29, 2011
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel
Budget: $195 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,123,794,079

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34. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci
Budget: $210 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,104,054,072

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35. Jurassic Park (1993)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: June 9, 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Budget: $63 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,103,086,582

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36. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman
Budget: $250–300 million (gross); $230 million (net)
Worldwide Gross: $1,085,289,416

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37. Joker (2019)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Date: October 4, 2019
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy
Budget: $55–70 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,078,958,629

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38. Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: December 20, 2019
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver
Budget: $416 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,077,022,372

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39. Toy Story 4 (2019)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: June 21, 2019
Directed by: Josh Cooley
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,073,841,394

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40. Inside Out 2 (2024)

Genre: Animated, Adventure
Release Date: June 14, 2024
Directed by: Kelsey Mann
Starring: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,073,723,097

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41. Toy Story 3 (2010)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: June 18, 2010
Directed by: Lee Unkrich
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,067,316,101

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43. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen
Budget: $200–265 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,058,682,142

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44. Aladdin (2019)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Date: May 24, 2019
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari
Budget: $183 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,054,304,000

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45. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Directed by: Rob Marshall
Starring: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush
Budget: $410.6 million (gross); $378.5 million (net)
Worldwide Gross: $1,046,721,266

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46. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: May 19, 1999
Directed by: George Lucas
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Budget: $115 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,046,515,409

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47. Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Directed by: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon
Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove
Budget: $80 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,034,800,131

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48. Finding Dory (2016)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Directed by: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson
Budget: $200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,029,266,989

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49. Zootopia (2016)

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Directed by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate
Budget: $150 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,025,521,689

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50. Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release Date: March 5, 2010
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Budget: $150–$200 million
Worldwide Gross: $1,025,468,216

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