List of best-selling films in the United States

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This list of best-selling films in the United States is a list of the best-selling home video film titles sold in the United States. This list only includes physical media (such as VHS, DVD and Blu-ray), and does not include digital purchases or video rentals.

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Best-selling films

This is a list of the best-selling film titles sold in the United States across all physical home video formats, including VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc (BD).

TitleVideo releaseAll formatsVHSDVDBlu-rayRevenue (est.)
March 3, 199548,500,00032,000,000 [1] 11,900,000 [2] 3,680,000 [3] $852,000,000 [4] [2] [3]
November 4, 200340,600,000520,000 [5] 38,800,000 [2] 1,320,000 [6] $801,400,000 [5] [2] [6]
October 28, 199436,000,00028,000,000 [7] 5,070,000 [8] 2,960,000 [3] $598,000,000 [9] [8] [3]
October 1, 199334,630,00030,000,000 [10] 2,820,000 [11] 1,810,000 [12] $748,000,000 [13] [14] [12]
October 30, 199234,000,00022,000,000 [15] 7,500,000 [16] 4,500,000 [3] $554,000,000 [17] [16] [3]
September 1, 199830,300,00025,000,000 [18] 4,900,000 [19] [20] 390,000 [21] $655,000,000 [22] [23] [21]
October 29, 199626,650,00021,000,000 [24] 4,920,000 [25] 730,000 [25] $401,000,000 [17] [25]
April 22, 201026,500,000—19,000,000 [26] 7,450,000 [3] $400,000,000 [27] [3]
October 4, 199426,000,00024,000,000 [7] 1,480,000 [28] 520,000 [29] $345,000,000 [30] [28] [29]
November 1, 200226,000,0006,500,000 [31] 19,500,000 [31] 16,000 [32] $727,000,000 [31] [32]
May 18, 199038,870,00023,000,00013,400,000 [33] 2,470,000 [33] $565,000,000 [34] [33]
October 4, 198825,800,00017,000,000 [15] 7,280,000 [35] 1,470,000 [35] $293,000,000 [35]
November 2, 200125,300,00015,400,000 [1] 9,900,000 [2] —$450,000,000 [1] [2]
November 22, 199624,300,00022,000,000 [18] 1,960,000 [36] [37] 384,000 [37] $588,000,000 [38] [36] [37]
November 7, 200623,400,000—23,100,000 [39] 320,000 [39] $334,000,000 [39]
March 18, 201422,400,000—14,600,000 [40] 7,785,000 [3] $415,651,000 [40] [3]
December 9, 200821,800,000—19,200,000 [41] 2,620,000 [3] $317,000,000 [41] [3]
April 10, 199221,100,00015,900,000 [42] 4,580,000 [43] 590,000 [44] $264,000,000 [45] [43] [44]
November 20, 200120,800,00012,800,000 [1] 7,390,000 [46] 650,000 [47] $337,000,000 [1] [46] [47]
November 5, 200420,700,0002,000,000 [48] 18,710,000 [48] [49] —$348,000,000 [48] [49]

Best-selling films by format

VHS

This is a list of the best-selling VHS titles in the United States.

TitleDistributorVHS releaseSalesRevenue (est.)Revenue (est. inflation)
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Video March 3, 199532,000,000 [1] $520,000,000 [4] $1,073,000,000
Aladdin Buena Vista Home Video October 1, 199330,000,000 [10] $625,000,000 [13] $1,360,000,000
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Buena Vista Home Video October 28, 199428,000,000 [7] $430,000,000 [9] $912,000,000
Titanic Paramount Home Video September 1, 199825,000,000 [18] $500,000,000 [22] $965,000,000
Jurassic Park Universal Studios Home Video October 4, 199424,000,000 [7] $315,000,000 [30] $632,000,000
Beauty and the Beast Buena Vista Home Video October 30, 199222,000,000 [15] [42] $318,000,000 [17] $713,000,000
Independence Day 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment November 22, 199622,000,000 [18] $550,000,000 [38] $1,103,000,000
Toy Story Buena Vista Home Video October 29, 199621,000,000 [24] $290,000,000 [17] $581,000,000
Pocahontas Buena Vista Home Video February 27, 199617,100,000 [17] $216,000,000 [17] $433,000,000
Cinderella Buena Vista Home Video October 4, 198817,000,000 [15] $108,000,000 [35] $287,000,000
Toy Story 2 Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 17, 200016,600,000 [1] $290,000,000 [1] $547,000,000
Forrest Gump Paramount Home Video April 27, 199516,000,000 [7] Un­knownUn­known
One Hundred and One Dalmatians Buena Vista Home Video April 10, 199215,900,000 [42] $150,000,000 [45] $336,000,000
Shrek DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 2, 200115,400,000 [1] $254,000,000 [1] $451,000,000
The Return of Jafar Buena Vista Home Video May 20, 199415,000,000 [50] $345,000,000 [51] $732,000,000
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial MCA Home Video October 25, 198815,000,000 [52] $300,000,000 [18] $830,000,000
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 27, 199815,000,000 [53] $300,000,000 [54] $579,000,000
Fantasia Buena Vista Home Video November 1, 199114,200,000 [45] $209,000,000 [17] $482,000,000
Mrs. Doubtfire Fox Video April 26, 199414,000,000 [7] Un­knownUn­known
Pinocchio Buena Vista Home Video March 26, 199313,400,000 [42] $335,000,000 [55] $711,000,000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Studios Home Video November 20, 200112,800,000 [1] $206,000,000 [1] $366,000,000
Home Alone Fox Video August 22, 199111,000,000 [42] $275,000,000 [56] $635,000,000
Bambi Buena Vista Home Video September 28, 198910,600,000 [45] $168,000,000 [57] $426,000,000
Tarzan Buena Vista Home Entertainment February 1, 200010,500,000 [1] $210,000,000 [1] $396,000,000
Batman Warner Home Video November 15, 198910,500,000 [42] $190,000,000 [18] $482,000,000
Aladdin and the King of Thieves Buena Vista Home Video August 13, 199610,300,000 [17] $257,000,000 [58] $515,000,000
The Little Mermaid Buena Vista Home Video May 18, 199023,000,000$270,000,000 [34] $541,000,000
Babe MCA/Universal Home Video March 19, 199610,000,000 [59] Un­knownUn­known

DVD

This is a list of the best-selling DVD titles in the United States.

TitleDistributorDVD releaseSalesRevenueSource(s)
Finding Nemo Buena Vista Home Entertainment November 4, 200338,800,000$677,000,000 [2]
Cars Buena Vista Home Entertainment November 7, 200623,100,000$326,000,000 [39]
Spider-Man Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment November 1, 200219,500,000$565,000,000 [31]
The Dark Knight Warner Home Video December 9, 200819,200,000$283,000,000 [41]
Avatar 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment April 22, 201019,000,000$235,000,000 [26] [27]
Shrek 2 DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 5, 200418,200,000$316,000,000 [2]
Transformers DreamWorks Home Entertainment October 16, 200717,000,000$295,000,000 [60]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 2, 200316,600,000$316,000,000 [2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 5, 200616,500,000$318,000,000 [61]
The Incredibles Buena Vista Home Entertainment March 15, 200515,600,000$285,000,000 [2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment December 4, 200715,500,000$314,000,000 [62]
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment November 1, 200515,100,000$269,000,000 [2]
Despicable Me Universal Studios Home Entertainment December 14, 201015,100,000$202,000,000 [63]
The Matrix Warner Home Video September 21, 199915,000,000$375,000,000 [64] [65]
Ratatouille Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 6, 200715,000,000$189,000,000 [66]
The Polar Express Warner Home Video November 22, 200514,800,000$223,000,000 [2]
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Home Entertainment August 26, 200314,700,000$280,000,000 [2]
Frozen Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment March 18, 201414,600,000$250,000,000 [40]
Up Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 10, 2009 13,800,000$232,000,000 [67]
Twilight Summit Entertainment March 21, 200913,500,000$238,000,000 [68]
300 Warner Home Video July 31, 200713,400,000$277,000,000 [69]
The Little Mermaid Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 7, 199913,400,000$218,000,000 [33]
Happy Feet Warner Home Video March 27, 200713,100,000$207,000,000 [70]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Home Entertainment May 25, 200412,500,000$257,000,000 [2]
WALL-E Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 18, 200812,500,000$204,000,000 [71]
Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista Home Entertainment September 17, 200212,300,000$215,000,000 [2]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Buena Vista Home Entertainment April 4, 200612,200,000$447,000,000 [72]
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Home Entertainment August 6, 200212,000,000$257,000,000 [2]
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 7, 200311,900,000$220,000,000 [2]
Madagascar DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 1, 200511,900,000$213,000,000 [2]
Shrek the Third Paramount Home Entertainment November 13, 200711,800,000$177,000,000 [73]
Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment November 30, 200411,600,000$174,000,000 [74]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Home Video December 11, 200711,500,000$254,000,000 [75]
The Hangover Warner Home Video December 15, 200911,500,000$200,000,000 [76]
The Jungle Book Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 7, 199911,300,000$281,000,000 [77]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Home Video March 7, 200611,100,000$542,000,000 [78]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Paramount Home Entertainment October 20, 200911,000,000$222,000,000 [79]
Toy Story 3 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 2, 201010,800,000$192,000,000 [80]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Summit Entertainment December 4, 201010,800,000$181,000,000 [81]
Iron Man Paramount Home Entertainment September 30, 200810,700,000$182,000,000 [82]
The Passion of the Christ 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment August 31, 200410,500,000$189,000,000 [2]
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit Entertainment March 20, 201010,400,000$204,000,000 [83]

Blu-ray

This is a list of the best-selling Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in the United States.

Rank [3] TitleDistributorBD releaseSalesRevenue
1 Frozen Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment March 18, 20147,600,000$161,000,000
2 Avatar 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment April 22, 20107,470,000$164,000,000
3 Despicable Me 2 Universal Studios Home Entertainment December 10, 20135,940,000$115,000,000
4 Beauty and the Beast Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment October 5, 20104,500,000$102,000,000
5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment April 5, 20165,920,000$152,000,000
6 The Avengers Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment September 25, 20125,260,000$120,000,000
7 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy New Line Home Entertainment April 6, 20104,336,413$257,128,953
8 Jurassic World Universal Studios Home Entertainment October 20, 20154,315,469$96,753,967
9 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment October 6, 20093,993,495$100,639,067
10 Guardians of the Galaxy Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment December 9, 20143,950,000$83,000,000

LaserDisc

This is a list of the best-selling LaserDisc (LD) titles in the United States.

TitleDistributorLD releaseSalesSource(s)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day LIVE Home Video 1993350,000 [84]
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Video 1995150,000 [17]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Buena Vista Home Video 1994100,000
True Lies Fox Video 1995100,000 [84]

UMD

This is a list of the best-selling films on Sony's proprietary Universal Media Disc (UMD) format for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) platform in the United States.

TitleDistributorUMD releaseSalesSource(s)
Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005 1,000,000 [85]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005470,000 [86] [87]

Best-selling films by year

This is a list of the best-selling video titles sold on physical media (including VHS, DVD and Blu-ray) in the United States by year.

1984–1985

Best-selling video cassettes (July 1984 to June 1985) [88] [89]
RankTitleOriginal releaseSales
1 Jane Fonda's Workout 1982150,000+
2 Gone with the Wind 1939 150,000+
3 Purple Rain 1984 100,000+
4 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984< 100,000

1988–1996

RankTitleReleaseSalesRevenueInflationRef
1 The Lion King March 3, 199532,000,000 [90] $520,000,000 [4] $1,073,000,000 [24]
2 Aladdin October 1, 199330,000,000 [10] $500,000,000 [91] $1,090,000,000 [24]
3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs October 28, 199428,000,000$430,000,000 [9] $912,000,000 [92]
4 Jurassic Park October 4, 199424,000,000$315,000,000 [30] $632,000,000 [92]
5 Beauty and the Beast October 30, 199222,000,000$318,000,000 [17] $713,000,000 [24]
Independence Day November 22, 199622,000,000Un­knownUn­known [92]
7 Toy Story October 29, 199621,000,000 [24] $290,000,000 [17] $581,000,000 [92]
8 Pocahontas February 27, 199617,100,000$216,000,000 [17] $433,000,000 [17]
9 Cinderella October 4, 198817,000,000$108,000,000 [35] $287,000,000 [15]
10 Forrest Gump April 27, 199516,000,000Un­known [92]

1993–1995

Rank1993 [93] 1994 [94] 1995 [95]
TitleSales
1 Aladdin 30,000,000 [10] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Lion King
2 Pinocchio 13,500,000 [96] Jurassic Park Forrest Gump
3 Beauty and the Beast Un­known The Fox and the Hound Cinderella
4 Barney Un­known Mrs. Doubtfire The Santa Clause
5 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Un­known The Return of Jafar Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6 Free Willy Un­known Aladdin The Mask
7 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Un­known Barney Casper
8 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Un­known Once Upon a Forest Angels in the Outfield
9 Sister Act Un­known Free Willy Speed
10 Ghost Un­known The Fugitive Batman Forever

1996–1997

Rank19961997 [92]
TitleSalesRefTitleSales
1 Independence Day 22,000,000 [97] One Hundred and One Dalmatians 15,000,000
2 Toy Story 21,000,000 Men in Black 14,000,000
3 Pocahontas 17,000,000 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 12,500,000
4 The Aristocats 12,800,000 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 12,000,000
5 Aladdin and the King of Thieves 10,300,000 [17] The Empire Strikes Back 10,000,000
6 Oliver & Company 10,000,000 [97] Return of the Jedi 10,000,000
7 Twister 9,500,000 Star Wars 10,000,000
8 Babe 8,000,000+ [98] Liar Liar 9,000,000
9 Muppet Treasure Island 8,000,000 [97] Space Jam 8,500,000
10 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 6,000,000 George of the Jungle 7,200,000

2006

Rank [99] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 14,476,924$274,307,204
2 Cars 13,198,050$208,489,867
3 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 11,541,429$332,737,406
4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 10,506,129$207,907,139
5 Wedding Crashers 8,426,280$138,091,895
6 King Kong 7,593,120$140,091,801
7 Over the Hedge 7,571,037$120,893,405
8 Ice Age: The Meltdown 7,323,372$119,646,977
9 Walk the Line 7,099,384$120,356,749
10 The Little Mermaid 6,873,207$105,855,230

2007

Rank [100] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 13,699,490$279,046,391
2 Transformers 13,251,378$251,422,293
3 Happy Feet 12,225,634$196,875,349
4 300 12,110,490$243,204,618
5 Ratatouille 11,233,232$169,016,024
6 Shrek the Third 10,889,584$162,691,569
7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 9,905,305$200,157,478
8 Night at the Museum 8,585,495$145,161,282
9 The Brave One 7,458,254$138,809,474
10 Spider-Man 3 6,845,349$114,754,483

2008

Rank [101] TitleSalesRevenue
1 The Dark Knight 10,944,319$191,678,575
2 Iron Man 8,400,343$151,418,634
3 Alvin and the Chipmunks 7,559,643$127,641,260
4 Kung Fu Panda 7,486,642$115,040,292
5 WALL-E 7,413,548$117,131,222
6 I Am Legend 7,043,136$126,160,041
7 National Treasure: Book of Secrets 5,863,257$92,955,147
8 Enchanted 5,322,631$86,315,101
9 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 5,314,370$103,340,817
10 Bee Movie 4,712,821$75,473,010

2009

Rank [102] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 11,154,737$251,247,838
2 Twilight 10,405,491$198,416,222
3 Up 10,160,995$199,248,148
4 Star Trek 8,717,856$142,561,921
5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 8,547,218$118,628,758
6 The Hangover 8,068,523$148,835,183
7 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 7,789,128$107,713,190
8 X-Men Origins: Wolverine 5,646,233$101,074,698
9 Monsters vs. Aliens 5,430,970$99,548,530
10 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 5,229,856$90,338,613

2010

Rank [103] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Avatar 15,984,303$308,421,543
2 Toy Story 3 10,967,197$209,605,460
3 The Twilight Saga: New Moon 8,564,722$186,703,432
4 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 8,209,155$154,745,017
5 The Blind Side 7,925,127$113,533,863
6 Iron Man 2 6,931,591$157,661,923
7 Despicable Me 6,675,913$127,226,540
8 How to Train Your Dragon 6,255,514$136,006,186
9 Alice in Wonderland 5,229,486$101,783,950
10 Inception 5,204,776$104,473,794

2011

Rank [104] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 9,918,642$143,167,689
2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 8,137,963$128,580,195
3 Tangled 8,096,773$144,241,933
4 Cars 2 5,838,012$107,894,962
5 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 4,742,541$89,875,729
6 Bridesmaids 4,738,083$72,368,721
7 Rio 4,728,294$76,558,227
8 Megamind 4,073,992$63,076,062
9 The Help 3,836,404$73,441,093
10 The Hangover Part II 5,204,776$104,473,794

2012

Rank [105] TitleSalesRevenue
1 The Hunger Games 10,260,319$180,306,529
2 The Avengers 9,380,157$190,683,937
3 Brave 8,031,037$145,230,978
4 The Dark Knight Rises 7,681,848$124,340,808
5 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 7,025,392$132,531,680
6 The Lorax 6,386,831$107,251,718
7 Ted 5,327,684$101,882,232
8 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 5,090,104$77,689,629
9 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 3,965,694$65,665,489
10 Puss in Boots 3,635,289$65,695,382

2013

Rank [106] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Despicable Me 2 9,256,658$170,985,093
2 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 6,330,303$95,048,591
3 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 6,243,460$98,989,683
4 Monsters University 5,492,411$111,012,114
5 Skyfall 5,158,688$95,600,230
6 Fast & Furious 6 5,067,428$103,474,129
7 Wreck-It Ralph 4,775,100$112,300,386
8 Man of Steel 4,548,095$90,507,424
9 Hotel Transylvania 3,828,329$77,045,672
10 Taken 2 3,589,443$61,043,038

2014

Rank [107] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Frozen 18,146,499$335,295,426
2 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 6,223,060$110,892,615
3 Guardians of the Galaxy 5,300,895$95,542,781
4 The Lego Movie 4,864,495$105,187,209
5 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 4,666,637$95,121,267
6 How to Train Your Dragon 2 3,661,804$62,111,911
7 Maleficent 3,652,429$66,967,622
8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3,644,860$79,849,311
9 Transformers: Age of Extinction 3,587,127$57,979,925
10 Thor: The Dark World 3,424,818$63,725,360

2015

Rank [108] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Jurassic World 5,830,947$116,230,988
2 Inside Out 5,281,960$95,451,757
3 Minions 5,241,405$94,062,288
4 Big Hero 6 5,058,550$96,750,237
5 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 4,533,392$73,036,788
6 American Sniper 4,299,577$73,823,666
7 Furious 7 4,188,485$66,411,157
8 Avengers: Age of Ultron 3,671,021$68,150,184
9 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3,394,509$70,269,361
10 Home 3,369,212$59,815,243

2016

Rank [109] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 7,433,275$174,271,258
2 Finding Dory 5,479,887$91,542,276
3 Zootopia 4,783,887$96,827,503
4 Deadpool 4,756,364$84,593,757
5 Captain America: Civil War 3,903,614$73,300,722
6 The Secret Life of Pets 3,564,882$78,158,675
7 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 3,548,159$73,864,026
8 The Good Dinosaur 3,065,028$58,193,536
9 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 2,831,212$49,456,053
10 Suicide Squad 2,501,924$63,717,229

2017

Rank [110] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Moana 4,394,672$116,286,634
2 Beauty and the Beast 4,255,929$85,131,977
3 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 3,985,851$81,081,110
4 Wonder Woman 3,850,584$93,095,921
5 Trolls 3,530,413$73,822,484
6 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 3,342,461$64,933,483
7 Sing 3,298,699$62,868,456
8 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2,780,803$57,143,378
9 Spider-Man: Homecoming 2,612,740$57,143,378
10 Logan 2,284,265$46,549,464

2018

Rank [111] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Black Panther 4,491,947$91,442,758
2 The Greatest Showman 4,382,399$66,902,034
3 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4,056,387$87,221,669
4 Coco 3,773,022$72,832,051
5 Avengers: Infinity War 3,741,298$112,828,246
6 Incredibles 2 3,370,994$66,651,533
7 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 3,350,043$65,038,272
8 Deadpool 2 3,345,571$58,730,229
9 Thor: Ragnarok 3,216,969$67,412,970
10 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3,035,911$59,335,071

2019

Rank [112] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Avengers: Endgame 4,806,816$104,154,360
2 Captain Marvel 4,901,758$66,146,654
3 Aquaman 4,214,687$61,119,252
4 Bohemian Rhapsody 3,088,534$59,105,423
5 Toy Story 4 2,820,074$53,605,464
6 Spider-Man: Far From Home 2,652,007$50,840,371
7 Shazam! 2,593,510$40,600,377
8 Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2,535,116$45,683,480
9 The Lion King 2,524,396$48,516,017
10 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum 2,401,206$41,580,101

2020

Rank [113] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Frozen II 3,739,473$80,123,767
2 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2,691,715$66,690,252
3 Joker 2,511,092$52,246,944
4 Jumanji: The Next Level 2,421,044$48,420,597
5 Trolls: World Tour 2,152,432$48,760,415
6 Sonic The Hedgehog 1,950,402$41,585,643
7 1917 1,933,433$41,635,374
8 Midway 1,632,035$29,269,879
9 Scoob! 1,549,248$26,093,819
10 Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 1,538,582$65,166,550

2021

Rank [114] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Wonder Woman 1984 1,647,462$38,742,601
2 The Croods: A New Age 1,370,601$28,668,190
3 Godzilla vs. Kong 1,239,621$34,572,483
4 F9: The Fast Saga 1,231,883$28,917,323
5 Raya and the Last Dragon 1,000,001$22,827,081
6 Black Widow 875,874$21,548,641
7 Venom: Let There Be Carnage 851,538$23,987,825
8 Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 829,825$35,370,498
9 Free Guy 632,279$16,965,010
10 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch 582,238$9,368,257

2022

Rank [115] TitleSalesRevenue
1 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2,011,788$44,247,382
2 Top Gun: Maverick 1,970,839$46,376,059
3 Jurassic World: Dominion 1,265,746$30,079,421
4 Dune 1,011,202$19,115,182
5 Ghostbusters: Afterlife 976,369$19,364,466
6 No Time to Die 877,077$20,927,806
7 Encanto 873,833$12,270,459
8 The Batman 857,943$15,701,209
9 Sing 2 819,297$10,475,845
10 Top Gun 798,846$10,606,903

2023

Rank [116] TitleSalesRevenue
1 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 1,391,849$26,026,165
2 John Wick: Chapter 4 1,250,277$24,198,044
3 Avatar: The Way of Water 792,491$20,445,336
4 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 740,768$9,507,107
5 Top Gun: Maverick 719,656$16,746,032
6 Black Adam 677,328$16,569,263
7 Fast X 656,658$13,957,115
8 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 596,020$12,244,916
9 Barbie 556,377$9,779,141
10 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 550,572$7,486,094

2024

Rank [117] Title
1 Deadpool & Wolverine
2 Dune: Part Two
3 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
4 Oppenheimer
5 Twisters
6 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
7 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
8 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
9 Wonka
10 Despicable Me 4

Best-selling film series (VHS)

SeriesVHS debutSalesRevenue (est.)
Aladdin October 1, 199355,300,000 [10] [50] [17] $1,230,000,000 [13] [51] [58]
The Lion King March 3, 199547,000,000 [1] [53] $820,000,000 [4] [54]
The Land Before Time September 14, 198945,000,000 [53] $1,000,000,000 [118]
Toy Story October 29, 199636,100,000 [17] [1] $580,000,000 [17] [1]
Star Wars Trilogy September 1, 198235,000,000 [119] $873,000,000 [120]

See also

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