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| ''[[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
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As with the above, this list does not include television or video sales.
As with the above, this list does not include television or video sales.

Revision as of 07:12, 13 October 2007

The following is a non-definitive list of the all-time highest-grossing films.

Highest Grossing Films

The list is based on the total box office receipts, updated on October 7, 2007. It includes box office takes only, not the ancillary earnings (video rentals, TV broadcasts, etc.), and serves only as a guide. Amounts are in United States dollars, and are not adjusted for inflation.

Due to the long term effects of inflation, notably the significant increase of movie theater ticket prices, the list unadjusted for inflation gives far more weight to more recent films; a film in 1910, given much lower ticket prices at that time, would have to sell close to 100 times as many tickets as a 2007 film in order for the two to have equal gross takings.[1] Further complications are added by the changing value of the US Dollar against other currencies, particularly the Pound and the Euro. The unadjusted list, while commonly found in the press, is therefore largely meaningless for comparing films widely separated in time.[2] It is possible that studios prefer not to make inflation adjustments because doing so would reduce the grossing numbers and eliminate the ability to advertise new box-office "records."[2]

2004 has more films in the top 50 than any other year, with 7. Only 3 films so far have passed the 1 billion dollar mark - Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Not adjusted for inflation.

Main source: BoxOfficeMojo

List of highest-grossing films (unadjusted)
Rank Movie name Studio(s) Worldwide Gross Year
1 Titanic 20th Century Fox / Paramount $1,845,034,188 1997
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema $1,118,888,979 2003
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Buena Vista/Walt Disney $1,066,179,725 2006
4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Warner Bros. $976,475,550 2001
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Buena Vista/Walt Disney $960,972,282 2007
6 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. $935,453,534 2007
7 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Cinema $926,287,400 2002
8 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 20th Century Fox $924,300,000 1999
9 Shrek 2 DreamWorks SKG $919,838,758 2004
10 Jurassic Park Universal $914,700,000 1993
11 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Bros. $896,013,036 2005
12 Spider-Man 3 Sony/Columbia $890,500,325 2007
13 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Warner Bros. $878,988,482 2002
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Cinema $871,368,364 2001
15 Finding Nemo Buena Vista/Walt Disney $864,625,978 2003
16 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox $849,997,605 2005
17 Spider-Man Sony/Columbia $821,708,551 2002
18 Independence Day 20th Century Fox $816,969,268 1996
19 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Bros. $795,541,069 2004
20 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Universal $792,900,000 1982
21 Shrek the Third Paramount/DreamWorks SKG $790,363,958 2007
22 The Lion King Buena Vista/Walt Disney $783,841,776 1994
23 Spider-Man 2 Sony/Columbia $783,766,341 2004
24 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 20th Century Fox $775,408,007 1977
25 The Da Vinci Code Sony/Columbia $758,239,851 2006
26 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Walt Disney/Buena Vista $744,783,957 2005
27 The Matrix Reloaded Warner Bros. $738,599,701 2003
28 Transformers Paramount/DreamWorks SKG $699,491,243 2007
29 Forrest Gump Paramount $679,400,000 1994
30 The Sixth Sense Buena Vista/Hollywood Pictures $672,806,292 1999
31 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Walt Disney/Buena Vista $654,264,015 2003
32 Ice Age: The Meltdown 20th Century Fox $651,564,512 2006
33 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 20th Century Fox $649,398,328 2002
34 The Incredibles Buena Vista/Walt Disney $631,442,092 2004
35 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal $618,638,999 1997
36 The Passion of the Christ Icon Entertainment $611,899,420 2004
37 Casino Royale Sony/MGM/Columbia $594,239,066 2006
38 War of the Worlds Paramount/DreamWorks SKG $591,745,528 2005
39 Men in Black Sony/Columbia $589,390,539 1997
40 Night at the Museum 20th Century Fox $573,138,045 2006
41 Armageddon Buena Vista $553,709,788 1998
42 King Kong Universal $549,358,447 2005
43 Mission Impossible II Paramount $546,388,105 2000
44 The Day After Tomorrow 20th Century Fox $542,771,772 2004
45 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 20th Century Fox $538,375,067 1980
46 Madagascar DreamWorks SKG $532,680,671 2005
47 Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista/Walt Disney $525,366,597 2001
48 Terminator 2: Judgment Day TriStar/Carolco $519,843,345 1991
49 The Simpsons Movie 20th Century Fox $519,541,791 2007
50 Meet the Fockers Universal $516,533,043 2004

As with the above, this list does not include television or video sales.

  * Gross includes re-released films.

Note: Original and re-release profits not calculated separately. This could greatly sway the results because inflation is not the same for profits made in different years.

Highest Grossing Film Series

Highest Grossing Film Series (unadjusted)
Rank Series & Studio(s) Total worldwide
box office 		No. of films Average of films Highest grossing film of series
1 Harry Potter (Warner Brothers) $4,480,907,506 5 $896,181,744 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ($976,475,550)
2 James Bond (EON Productions/MGM/UA) $4,355,700,000 21 $207,414,285 Casino Royale ($594,239,066)
3 Star Wars (20th Century Fox) $4,212,592,742 6 $702,098,790 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($924,300,000)
4 The Lord of the Rings (New Line Cinema) $2,916,544,743 3 $972,181,581 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,118,888,979)
5 Pirates of the Caribbean (Buena Vista/Walt Disney) $2,680,308,734 3 $893,436,245 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725)
6 Spider-Man (Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures) $2,495,718,076 3 $831,906,025 Spider-Man 3 ($890,449,338)
7 Shrek (Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks) $2,161,714,655 3 $720,571,552 Shrek 2 ($920,665,658)
8 Jurassic Park (Universal Pictures) $1,902,110,926 3 $634,036,975 Jurassic Park ($914,691,118)
9 Batman (Warner Brothers) $1,624,772,639 5 $324,954,528 Batman ($411,348,924)
10 The Matrix (Warner Brothers/Village Roadshow Pictures) $1,623,967,842 3 $541,322,614 The Matrix Reloaded ($738,599,701)

References

  1. ^ Domestic Grosses: Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation (1910 adjustor: $0.07, 2006 adjustor: $6.58.) Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  2. ^ a b Fallacy Files. Retrieved 2007-04-23.

See also

Adjusted for inflation:


Unadjusted for inflation:

Other all time highest grossing films::

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