Top 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time

Only a handful of films in cinema history have crossed the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office. These figures reflect raw, unadjusted worldwide gross rather than inflation-adjusted totals, meaning ticket price increases over the decades give an advantage to more recent releases.

1. Avatar (2009) — $2.92 billion

James Cameron's science fiction epic still sits on top, helped by multiple theatrical re-releases over the years that pushed it back past Avengers: Endgame after briefly losing the top spot. It became the first film to cross $2 billion worldwide.

2. Avengers: Endgame (2019) — $2.80 billion

The Infinity Saga finale briefly held the all-time crown after its release, pitting the Avengers against Thanos in a culmination of over a decade of interconnected Marvel films.

3. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — $2.32 billion

Cameron's long-awaited sequel proved the Avatar franchise's box office power was no fluke, becoming just the third film in history to cross the $2.3 billion mark.

4. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — $2.07 billion

The franchise's return after a decade-long gap in the main saga became a genuine global cultural event, reintroducing Star Wars to a new generation of moviegoers.

5. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — $2.05 billion

Setting up Endgame's finale, Infinity War brought together dozens of Marvel characters in a single film and ended on one of the most talked-about cliffhangers in blockbuster history.

6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) — $1.92 billion

Released during the pandemic recovery period, No Way Home's multiverse storyline proved major franchise films could still draw massive global audiences back into theaters.

7. Jurassic World (2015) — $1.67 billion

The franchise revival brought dinosaurs back to the big screen after over a decade, becoming one of the biggest opening weekends in box office history at the time.

8. The Lion King (2019) — $1.66 billion

Disney's photorealistic computer-animated remake of its 1994 animated classic became one of the studio's biggest live-action remake successes.

9. The Avengers (2012) — $1.52 billion

The film that started the modern shared-universe blockbuster trend, bringing together Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and other Marvel heroes for the first time.

10. Furious 7 (2015) — $1.52 billion

Released following star Paul Walker's death during production, Furious 7 became an emotional global phenomenon and the highest-grossing entry in the Fast & Furious franchise at the time.

A Note on the Rankings

These figures are not adjusted for inflation; when adjusted, older films like Gone with the Wind (1939) and Titanic (1997) rank considerably higher. Rankings for films still in theatrical release can shift week to week, and totals between $2.2 and $2.3 billion in particular remain closely contested.