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Friday, March 7, 2025

Worldwide Box Office – Adjusted for Inflation

Worldwide Box Office, Adjusted for Inflation:

Top 100

These are the top films of all-time based on worldwide box office after being adjusted for inflation. The number right before the movie title indicates the adjusted worldwide box office numbers in millions. See the bottom of the page for resources used to compile this list.

1) 5192.10: Titanic (1997)
2) 4349.40: Avatar (2009)
3) 4341.00: Gone with the Wind (1939)
4) 3753.70: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
5) 3731.10: The Ten Commandments (1956)
6) 3589.90: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
7) 3095.40: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
8) 3093.10: The Sound of Music (1965)
9) 2980.22: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
10) 2970.22: Ben-Hur (1959)

11) 2860.20: Jurassic Park (1993)
12) 2846.50: Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
13) 2712.00: Jaws (1975)
14) 2680.60: The Exorcist (1973)
15) 2634.30: Doctor Zhivago (1965)
16) 2625.10: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
17) 2588.80: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
18) 2384.50: The Lion King (1994)
19) 2349.50: Jurassic World (2015)
20) 2344.40: Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

21) 1736.00: Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
22) 2231.60: The Avengers (2012)
23) 2179.40: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
24) 2173.00: Independence Day (1996)
25) 2169.00: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
26) 2140.00: 101 Dalmatians (1961)
27) 2124.90: The Lion King (2019)
28) 2103.40: Furious 7 (The Fast and the Furious 7) (2015)
29) 2025.10: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (aka “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”) (2001)
30) 2020.00: The Jungle Book (1967)

31) 1999.00: Ne Zha 2 (2025)
32) 1987.70: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part II (2011)
33) 1980.40: Mary Poppins (1964)
34) 1947.70: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
35) 1938.60: Grease (1978)
36) 1924.90: Forrest Gump (1994)
37) 1904.10: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
38) 1878.80: The Graduate (1967)
39) 1860.00: Frozen II (2019)
40) 1858.70: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

41) 1851.00: The Sting (1973)
42) 1840.60: Frozen (2013)
43) 1820.00: Enter the Dragon (1973)
44) 1797.50: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
45) 1778.30: Finding Nemo (2003)
46) 1776.60: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
47) 1745.70: Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
48) 1741.70: Thunderball (1965)
49) 1741.10: Goldfinger (1964)
50) 1740.40: Shrek 2 (2004)

51) 1736.70: Iron Man 3 (2013)
52) 1730.00: The Godfather (1972)
53) 1730.00: Bambi (1942)
54) 1727.50: Black Panther (2018)
55) 1723.70: Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
56) 1696.20: Inside Out 2 (2024)
57) 1673.70: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
58) 1666.50: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
59) 1664.70: Spider-Man (2002)
60) 1663.70: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

61) 1661.70: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
62) 1645.40: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
63) 1644.80: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
64) 1641.50: The Dark Knight (2008)
65) 1639.60: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
66) 1636.40: Skyfall (2012)
67) 1621.60: Minions (2015)
68) 1618.80: The Fate of the Furious (Fast and the Furious 8) (2017)
69) 1615.50: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
70) 1592.50: The Incredibles 2 (2018)

71) 1590.80: Toy Story 3 (2010)
72) 1587.80: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
73) 1583.70: Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
74) 1575.00: Cinderella (1950)
75) 1565.10: Barbie (2023)
76) 1562.60: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
77) 1560.10: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
78) 1558.30: Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
79) 1557.70: The Sixth Sense (1999)
80) 1549.40: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

81) 1522.70: Alice in Wonderland (2010)
82) 1521.50: Spider-Man 3 (2007)
83) 1508.80: Men in Black (1997)
84) 1507.90: Superman: The Movie (1978)
85) 1507.40: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
86) 1501.20: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
87) 1483.00: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
88) 1483.00: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
89) 1471.50: Aquaman (2018)
90) 1463.90: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

91) 1450.90: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
92) 1447.30: Captain Marvel (2019)
93) 1446.10: The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
94) 1430.10: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
95) 1427.10: Aladdin (1992)
96) 1420.90: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
97) 1420.40: Despicable Me 2 (2013)
98) 1404.70: Ghost (1990)
99) 1400.40: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
100) 1397.20: Finding Dory (2016)

Resources:

Dave’s Movie Database: Box Office Lists
Box Office Mojo (7/18/2019). “All Time Worldwide Grosses”
Games Radar (1/6/2023). “The 30 highest-grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation”
Internet Movie Database (2025). “Highest Grossing Blockbusters of All Time, Adjusted for Inflation”
Reddit (2017). “The Highest Grossing Movies of All Time Adjusted for Inflation”
Rotten Tomatoes (12/12/2023). “The 50 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time: Your Top Box Office Earners Ever Worldwide”
TheStreet.com (6/24/2019). “Top 30 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time Adjusted for Inflation”
UltimateMovingRankings.com (2024). “All Time Top Worldwide Box Office Grossing Movies…”
Wikipedia (2023). “Highest-Grossing Films Worldwide”
Wikipedia (2023). “Highest-Grossing Films Worldwide, adjusted for inflation”

Originally posted 7/19/2019; last updated 3/7/2025.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Domestic Box Office: Estimated Tickets Sold

Domestic Box Office:

Estimated Tickets Sold

These are the top 100 movies when domestic sales are converted into estimated number of tickets sold. The number is in millions.

1. 202.29: Gone with the Wind (1939)
2. 178.12: Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
3. 142.49: The Sound of Music (1965)
4. 141.85: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
5. 135.55: Titanic (1997)
6. 131.00: The Ten Commandments (1956)
7. 128.16: Jaws (1975)
8. 124.14: Doctor Zhivago (1965)
9. 110.60: The Exorcist (1973)
10. 109.00: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

11. 108.12: Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
12. 99.92: 101 Dalmatians (1961)
13. 98.11: Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
14. 98.05: Ben-Hur (1959)
15. 97.31: Avatar (2009)
16. 95.27: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
17. 94.06: Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
18. 91.66: Jurassic Park (1993)
19. 90.31: Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
20. 89.15: The Lion King (1994)

21. 89.14: The Sting (1973)
22. 88.54: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
23. 85.58: The Graduate (1967)
24. 83.04: Fantasia (1941)
25. 82.04: Spider Man: No Way Home (2021)
26. 78.92: The Godfather (1972)
27. 78.64: Forrest Gump (1994)
28. 78.18: Mary Poppins (1964)
29. 77.10: Grease (1978)
30. 76.88: The Avengers (2012)

31. 76.79: Jurassic World (2015)
32. 76.27: Black Panther (2018)
33. 74.80: Thunderball (1965)
34. 74.51: The Dark Knight (2008)
35. 73.68: The Jungle Book (1967)
36. 72.68: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
37. 72.42: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
38. 72.10: Shrek 2 (2004)
39. 71.14: Ghostbusters (1984)
40. 70.63: Spider-Man (2002)

41. 70.56: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
42. 70.00: Love Story (1970)
43. 69.27: Independence Day (1996)
44. 67.73: Home Alone (1990)
45. 67.59: Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
46. 67.40: Pinocchio (1940)
47. 67.18: Cleopatra (1963)
48. 67.15: Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
49. 66.30: Goldfinger (1964)
50. 66.30: The Incredibles 2 (2018)

51. 66.11: Airport (1970)
52. 65.71: American Graffiti (1973)
53. 65.60: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
54. 64.45: The Robe (1953)
55. 64.63: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
56. 64.62: Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
57. 63.71: Bambi (1942)
58. 63.24: Blazing Saddles (1974)
59. 62.97: Batman (1989)
60. 62.75: The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)

61. 62.47: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
62. 61.64: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
63. 61.59: Finding Nemo (2003)
64. 61.40: Aladdin (1992)
65. 61.38: The Towering Inferno (1974)
66. 60.44: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
67. 60.32: The Lion King (2019)
68. 60.30: Cinderella (1950)
69. 60.16: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
70. 60.06: My Fair Lady (1964)

71. 60.00: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
72. 59.89: National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978): 59.89
73. 59.70: The Passion of the Christ (2004)
74. 59.32: Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
75. 59.27: Back to the Future (1985)
76. 58.60: Superman: The Movie (1978)
77. 57.73: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
78. 57.58: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
79. 57.58: The Sixth Sense (1999)
80. 56.90: Tootsie (1982)

81. 56.83: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
82. 56.80: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
83. 56.16: Finding Dory (2016)
84. 56.14: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
85. 56.01: West Side Story (1961)
86. 55.92: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
87. 55.73: Lady and the Tramp (1955)
88. 55.38: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
89. 55.07: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
90. 55.04: Rocky (1976)

91. 55.00: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
92. 54.97: Star Wars – Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
93. 54.90: The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
94. 54.80: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
95. 54.69: Twister (1996)
96. 54.62: Men in Black (1997): 54.62
97. 54.40: Saturday Night Fever (1977)
98. 54.40: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
99. 53.90: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
100. 53.88: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

Resources:

Dave’s Movie Database: Box Office Lists
Box Office Mojo (7/18/2019). “Domestic Grosses: Estimated Tickets Sold”
Box Office Mojo (5/25/2023). “Domestic: Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses”
Wikipedia (5/25/2023). “List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada: Adjusted for ticket-price inflation”

Originally posted 7/18/2019; last updated 5/25/2023.