List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada

The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada, a market known in the US film industry as the "North American box office" and the "domestic box office",[1][2] where "gross" is defined in US dollars.

Not adjusted for inflation

This is a list of the highest-grossing films in the U.S. and Canada,[3] a market known in the film industry as the North American box office, or as the domestic box office within the U.S. itself.[1][2] The chart is ranked by lifetime gross, and for comparison, the figures adjusted for the effects of inflation are also listed, using the U.S. consumer price index;[4] a film's earnings from its initial release are also included to provide a basis for comparison between films released around the same time.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 19 April 2024 in theaters around the world.
RankTitleInitial gross
(unadjusted)
Lifetime grossYear
UnadjustedAdjusted
1Star Wars: The Force Awakens$936,662,225$936,662,225$1,192,668,1742015
2Avengers: Endgame$858,373,000$858,373,000$1,050,955,7402019
3Spider-Man: No Way Home$804,793,477$814,115,070$914,616,1642021
4Avatar$749,766,139$785,221,649$1,102,563,9142009
5Top Gun: Maverick$718,732,821$718,732,821$748,319,0482022
6Black Panther$700,426,566$700,426,566$841,395,3722018
7Avatar: The Way of Water$684,075,767$684,075,767$712,235,3562022
8Avengers: Infinity War$678,815,482$678,815,482$798,895,5412018
9Titanic$600,788,188$674,276,105$1,510,346,9601997
10Jurassic World$652,270,625$653,406,625$847,366,9432015
11Barbie$636,238,421$636,238,421$636,238,4212023
12The Avengers$623,357,910$623,357,910$848,112,4322012
13Star Wars: The Last Jedi$620,181,382$620,181,382$745,666,5062017
14Incredibles 2$608,581,744$608,581,744$731,377,4472018
15The Super Mario Bros. Movie$574,934,330$574,934,330$574,934,3302023
16The Lion King$543,638,043$543,638,043$665,447,8832019
17The Dark Knight$533,345,358$534,987,076$821,910,4912008
18Rogue One: A Star Wars Story$532,177,324$533,539,991$666,759,5252016
19Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker$515,202,542$515,202,542$606,377,6862019
20Beauty and the Beast$504,014,165$504,481,165$626,567,4772017
21Finding Dory$486,295,561$486,295,561$619,506,2352016
22Frozen II$477,373,578$477,373,578$562,020,1572019
23Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace$431,088,301$474,544,677$996,274,9641999
24Star Wars$221,280,994*$460,998,007$1,964,919,4121977
25Avengers: Age of Ultron$459,005,868$459,005,868$588,544,2162015
26Black Panther: Wakanda Forever$453,829,060$453,829,060$472,510,6752022
27The Dark Knight Rises$448,139,099$448,149,584$635,211,7352012
28Shrek 2$441,226,247$444,407,187$786,776,0492004
29E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial$359,197,037$439,251,124$1,566,975,3691982
30Toy Story 4$434,038,008$434,038,008$531,371,4322019
31Captain Marvel$426,829,839$426,829,839$522,592,5902019
32The Hunger Games: Catching Fire$424,668,047$424,668,047$563,869,0312013
33Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$423,315,812$423,315,812$712,946,0712006
34The Lion King$312,855,561$422,783,777$983,415,5831994
35Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom$417,719,760$417,719,760$506,831,9332018
36Toy Story 3$415,004,880$415,004,880$588,411,8392010
37Wonder Woman$412,563,408$412,845,172$509,018,3702017
38Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness$411,331,607$411,331,607$428,263,8382022
39Iron Man 3$409,013,999$409,013,994$538,879,4482013
40Captain America: Civil War$408,084,349$408,084,349$515,778,4532016
41The Hunger Games$408,010,692$408,010,692$561,096,8232012
42Jurassic Park$356,763,175$407,185,075$1,015,655,7301993
43Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle$404,515,480$404,515,480$486,839,6052017
44Spider-Man$403,706,375[nb 1]$403,706,375$779,111,7082002
45Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$402,111,870$402,111,870$594,606,0082009
46Frozen$400,738,009$400,953,009$541,246,8012013
47Spider-Man: Far From Home$390,532,085$390,532,085$478,107,0962019
48Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$389,813,101$389,813,101$480,492,0992017
49Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$381,311,319$381,593,754$381,593,7542023
50Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$381,011,219$381,447,587$531,796,1432011
51Finding Nemo$339,714,978$380,843,261$679,389,4512003
52Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith$380,270,577$380,270,577$654,437,3762005
53The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$377,027,325$379,021,990$681,152,4102003
54Jurassic World Dominion$376,851,080$376,851,080$392,363,9402022
55Spider-Man 2$373,585,825$373,585,825$663,638,7232004
56The Passion of the Christ$370,274,604$370,782,930$658,631,5402004
57Minions: The Rise of Gru$369,695,210$369,695,210$384,913,5032022
58The Batman$369,345,583$369,345,583$384,549,4842022
59The Secret Life of Pets$368,384,330$368,384,330$477,373,5032016
60Despicable Me 2$368,061,265$368,061,265$517,310,7242013
61The Jungle Book$364,001,123$364,001,123$812,797,3962016
62Deadpool$363,070,709$363,070,709$466,553,8402016
63Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3$358,995,815$358,995,815$358,995,8152023
64Inside Out$356,461,711$356,921,711$469,527,9242015
65Aladdin$355,559,216$355,559,216$435,323,7572019
66Furious 7$353,007,020$353,007,020$452,552,7022015
67Transformers: Dark of the Moon$352,390,543$352,390,543$488,262,6642011
68American Sniper$350,126,372$350,126,372$475,235,6052014
69Thor: Love and Thunder$343,256,830$343,256,830$357,386,8022022
70The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$339,789,881$342,952,511$636,795,8542002
71Zootopia$341,268,248$341,268,248$436,913,3912016
72The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1$337,135,885$337,135,885$449,277,4592014
73Spider-Man 3$336,530,303$336,530,303$539,596,4932007
74Minions$336,045,770$336,045,770$449,137,3602015
75Joker$335,451,311$335,477,657$394,933,1432019
76Aquaman$335,061,807$335,104,314$409,864,2342018
77Spider-Man: Homecoming$334,201,140$334,201,140$412,777,6442017
78Alice in Wonderland$334,191,110$334,191,110$464,446,8302010
79Guardians of the Galaxy$333,176,600$333,718,600$454,886,9602014
80Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice$330,360,194$330,360,194$422,070,5522016
81Forrest Gump$329,694,499$330,252,182$867,482,5851994
82Oppenheimer$329,862,540$329,862,540$329,862,5402023
83It$327,481,748$328,874,981$402,743,4212017
84Suicide Squad$325,100,054$325,100,054$421,171,4872016
85Deadpool 2$324,591,735$324,591,735$382,868,0272018
86Shrek the Third$322,719,944$322,719,944$517,453,0292007
87Transformers$319,246,193$319,246,193$511,883,2422007
88Iron Man$318,604,126$319,034,126$489,706,6832008
89 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$317,575,550$317,871,467$666,759,5252001
90Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$317,101,119$317,101,119$487,199,2312008
91Jumanji: The Next Level$316,831,246$316,831,246$377,168,0682019
92Return of the Jedi$252,583,617*$316,465,003$1,044,873,1051983
93The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring$313,364,114$316,115,420$604,516,6782001
94Thor: Ragnarok$315,058,289$315,058,289$378,613,1902017
95Iron Man 2$312,128,345$312,128,345$437,599,5482010
96Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones$302,191,252$310,676,740$589,836,0012002
97Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End$309,420,425$309,420,425$496,128,1002007
98Independence Day$306,169,268$306,169,268$764,137,5951996
99Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$305,413,918$305,413,918$558,731,6762003
100Skyfall$304,360,277$304,360,277$417,452,7802012

* These films fall outside the top 100 when considering only initial gross, and would be replaced by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($303m) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($301.95m).

Adjusted for ticket-price inflation

This chart ranks films by gross adjusted for ticket price inflation up to 2020 levels, based on data from Box Office Mojo, which was last updated in 2019 based on an average domestic movie ticket price of $9.01, and applying the Template:Inflation for the following years up to 2023 levels, due to the lack of updates on the original source.[7] It was compiled by multiplying the average ticket price in the current year by an estimate of the total number of admissions. Where the number of admissions is unknown, they are estimated by dividing the nominal gross by the average ticket price in the year of release to provide an estimate (taking re-releases into account).[8] Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation.

Many of the films on this list were released prior to the availability of home video and have had multiple releases.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 19 April 2024 in theaters around the world.
RankTitleYearEst. ticketsAdjusted gross
1Gone with the Wind1939202,286,200$2,231,513,570
2Star Wars1977178,119,500$1,964,919,412
3The Sound of Music1965142,485,200$1,571,820,803
4E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982142,045,058$1,566,975,369
5Titanic1997136,912,791$1,510,346,960
6The Ten Commandments1956131,000,000$1,445,122,196
7Jaws1975128,641,358$1,419,100,255
8Doctor Zhivago1965124,135,500$1,369,396,690
9The Exorcist1973110,599,200$1,220,071,441
10Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937109,000,000$1,202,429,919
11Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015108,115,100$1,192,668,174
12One Hundred and One Dalmatians196199,917,300$1,102,234,412
13The Empire Strikes Back198098,105,100$1,082,243,188
14Ben-Hur195998,046,900$1,081,601,156
15Avengers: Endgame201995,268,900$1,050,955,740
16Return of the Jedi198394,717,598$1,044,873,105
17Jurassic Park199391,933,497$1,015,655,730
18Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace199990,312,100$996,274,964
19The Lion King199489,146,400$983,415,583
20The Sting197389,142,900$983,376,973
21Raiders of the Lost Ark198188,543,400$976,763,608
22The Graduate196785,576,800$944,036,555
23Fantasia194083,043,500$916,091,642
24Spider-Man: No Way Home202182,918,296$914,616,164
25Avatar2009[11] 79,333,713$875,154,333
26The Godfather197279,056,084$872,103,862
27Forrest Gump199478,637,100$867,482,585
28Mary Poppins196478,181,800$862,459,958
29Grease197877,108,871$850,510,673
30The Avengers201276,881,200$848,112,432
31Jurassic World201576,789,600$847,366,943
32Black Panther201876,309,258$841,395,372
33Thunderball196574,800,000$825,153,743
34The Dark Knight200874,506,000$821,910,491
35The Jungle Book196773,679,900$812,797,396
36Sleeping Beauty195972,676,000$801,722,906
37Avengers: Infinity War201872,419,700$798,895,541
38Shrek 2200471,050,900$786,776,049
39Ghostbusters198471,274,073$785,590,781
40Spider-Man200270,626,300$779,111,708
41Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid196970,557,900$778,357,156
42Love Story197069,998,100$772,181,740
43Independence Day199669,268,900$764,137,595
44Top Gun: Maverick202267,843,975$748,319,048
45Home Alone199067,734,200$747,207,602
46Star Wars: The Last Jedi201767,594,500$745,666,506
47Pinocchio194067,403,300$743,557,290
48Cleopatra196367,183,500$741,132,573
49Beverly Hills Cop198467,150,000$740,763,019
50Goldfinger196466,300,000$731,386,272
51Incredibles 2201866,299,200$731,377,447
52Airport197066,111,300$729,304,634
53American Graffiti197365,714,300$724,925,142
54The Robe195365,454,500$722,059,166
55Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest200664,628,400$712,946,071
56Around the World in 80 Days195664,615,400$712,802,662
57Avatar: The Way of Water202264,572,561$712,235,356
58Bambi194263,712,400$702,841,247
59Blazing Saddles197463,239,600$697,625,570
60Batman198962,972,300$694,676,859
61The Bells of St. Mary's194562,745,100$692,170,509
62The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King200361,746,326$681,152,410
63Finding Nemo200361,586,500$679,389,451
64The Towering Inferno197461,375,700$677,064,018
65Rogue One: A Star Wars Story201660,441,600$666,759,525
66The Lion King201960,322,700$665,447,883
67Cinderella195060,301,400$665,212,913
68Spider-Man 2200460,158,700$663,638,723
69My Fair Lady196460,062,200$662,574,186
70The Greatest Show on Earth195260,000,000$661,888,029
71National Lampoon's Animal House197859,890,300$660,677,877
72The Passion of the Christ200459,704,800$658,631,540
73Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith200559,324,600$654,437,376
74Back to the Future198559,265,274$653,508,526
75The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers200257,725,400$636,795,854
76Barbie202357,682,540$636,238,421
77The Dark Knight Rises201257,581,800$635,211,735
78The Sixth Sense199957,579,100$635,181,950
79Superman197857,384,000$633,029,711
80Tootsie198256,903,900$627,733,503
81Smokey and the Bandit197756,832,900$626,950,269
82Beauty and the Beast201756,798,200$626,567,477
83Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone200156,143,200$620,240,647
84Finding Dory201656,158,100$619,506,235
85West Side Story196156,012,800$617,903,363
86Close Encounters of the Third Kind197755,922,700$616,909,428
87Lady and the Tramp195555,734,900$614,837,718
88Lawrence of Arabia196255,437,000$611,551,444
89The Rocky Horror Picture Show197555,069,400$607,496,277
90Rocky197655,040,000$607,171,952
91The Best Years of Our Lives194655,000,000$606,730,693
92Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker201954,968,000$606,377,686
93The Poseidon Adventure197254,902,000$605,649,609
94The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring200154,799,300$604,516,678
95Twister199654,688,100$603,289,978
96Men in Black199754,616,700$602,502,332
97The Bridge on the River Kwai195754,400,000$600,111,813
98Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen200953,900,900$594,606,008
99It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World196353,875,400$594,324,705
100Swiss Family Robinson196053,808,000$593,581,184

Factors in determining "adjusted gross"

No one yet has calculated a truly precise and definite referential adjusted gross for a film,[original research?] since doing so would have to take into account most (or all) of the following:

  • Box office gross on initial release
  • Ticket price at time of release, or its relative price to other commodities in a given year,[10] in relation to general inflation and gross domestic product.[12]
  • economic conditions that may help or hurt the entertainment industry as a whole (theaters in 2008 lowered ticket prices to attract more viewers though the average ticket cost $7.00)[10]
  • Population at time of release—to be used to calculate:
  • Availability of films (number of theaters and screens, number of prints)
  • Competition of other media (television, internet, home video, film piracy)[10]
  • Total number of films in the marketplace at a given time[10]
  • Screen quotas (no influence on U.S. box office)
  • Price differences: matinee and evening tickets,[13] roadshow tickets,[13] or difference between rural and urban cinemas[12]
  • Length of release (number of weeks)[13]

Further explanation of issues with calculating an adjusted gross can be found in the article for List of highest-grossing films.

Franchises and film series not adjusted for inflation

This is a list of highest-grossing franchises and film series in the U.S. and Canada.[14]

  † Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 19 April 2024 in theaters around the world.
(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
RankSeriesTotal box officeNo. of filmsAverage of filmsHighest-grossing film

Franchises and film series adjusted for inflation

This chart ranks films by gross adjusted for ticket price inflation up to 2020 levels, based on data from Box Office Mojo, and applying the Template:Inflation for the following years up to 2023 levels, due to the lack of updates on the original source.[7]

  † Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 19 April 2024 in theaters around the world.
Highest-grossing franchises and film series (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
RankSeriesTotal adjusted for inflationNo. of filmsAverage of filmsHighest-grossing film

See also

Notes

References

§ Franchise and series sources

External links