This is a list of the highest-grossing R-rated films. An R-rated film is a film that has been assessed as having material which may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17 by the Motion Picture Association; the MPA writes "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian". The R-rating applies to the United States, with similar ratings given in TV-MA for television and home-video releases, as well as other countries such as 18A in Canada and 15 or 18 in the United Kingdom. All lists in this article are unadjusted for inflation.
The following are the top 50 highest grossing R-rated films of all time. Only Joker sits among the 50 highest grossing films of all time.
Rank | Film | Year | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
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1 | Joker | 2019 | $1,078,751,311 | [1] [2] |
2 | Oppenheimer | 2023 | $969,992,295 | [3] |
3 | Deadpool 2 | 2018 | $785,896,609 | [4] |
4 | Deadpool | 2016 | $782,612,155 | [5] |
5 | The Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | $741,847,937 | [6] |
6 | It | 2017 | $700,381,748 | [7] |
7 | Detective Chinatown 3 NA | 2021 | $686,257,563 | [8] |
8 | Logan | 2017 | $619,021,436 | [9] |
9 | The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | $612,054,428 | [10] |
10 | The Hangover Part II | 2011 | $586,764,305 | [11] |
11 | Fifty Shades of Grey | 2015 | $569,651,467 | [12] |
12 | Ted | 2012 | $549,368,315 | [13] |
13 | American Sniper | 2014 | $547,326,372 | [14] |
14 | Detective Chinatown 2 NA | 2018 | $544,068,574 | [14] |
15 | The Revenant | 2015 | $532,938,302 | [14] |
16 | The Mermaid NA | 2016 | $525,018,479 | [14] |
17 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 | $515,390,883 | [14] |
18 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | 2020 | $507,127,293 | [15] |
19 | Gladiator | 2000 | $503,162,313 | [16] |
20 | Saving Private Ryan | 1998 | $485,035,085 | [14] |
21 | The Intouchables NA | 2011 | $484,857,330 | [14] |
22 | Troy | 2004 | $483,152,040 | [14] |
23 | It Chapter Two | 2019 | $473,093,228 | [17] |
24 | The Hangover | 2009 | $465,487,583 | [14] |
25 | The Matrix | 1999 | $465,377,200 | [14] |
26 | Pretty Woman | 1990 | $463,406,268 | [18] |
27 | Lucy | 2014 | $458,863,600 | [19] |
28 | 300 | 2007 | $456,068,181 | [20] |
29 | The Last Samurai | 2003 | $454,627,263 | [21] |
30 | The Exorcist | 1973 | $441,306,145 | [22] |
31 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | 2023 | $440,157,245 | [23] |
32 | A Star Is Born | 2018 | $434,888,866 | [24] |
33 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | 2003 | $433,371,112 | [25] |
34 | The Matrix Revolutions | 2003 | $427,344,031 | [26] |
35 | Bad Boys for Life | 2020 | $426,505,244 | [27] |
36 | Django Unchained | 2012 | $425,368,238 | [28] |
37 | Mad Max: Fury Road | 2015 | $415,261,382 | [29] |
38 | Sex and the City | 2008 | $415,253,641 | [30] |
39 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | 2015 | $414,351,546 | [31] |
40 | The King's Speech | 2010 | $414,242,458 | [32] |
41 | The Bodyguard | 1992 | $411,006,740 | [33] |
42 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | 2017 | $410,902,662 | [34] |
43 | Prometheus | 2012 | $403,354,469 | [35] |
44 | Enter the Dragon | 1973 | $400,000,000 | [36] |
45 | The Wolf of Wall Street | 2013 | $392,000,694 | [37] |
46 | 1917 | 2019 | $384,987,108 | [38] |
47 | Fifty Shades Darker | 2017 | $381,545,846 | [39] |
48 | True Lies | 1994 | $378,882,411 | [40] |
49 | Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | $377,910,544 | [41] |
50 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | 2019 | $377,426,903 | [42] |
NANot American films, achieving less than 3% of their total gross in the United States and Canada.
The following is a list of R-rated and TV-MA rated adult animated films that have surpassed $1 million at the box office. 2016 is the most frequent year with two films, and over two-thirds were released after the year 2000.
NANot American films, achieving less than 3% of their total gross in the United States and Canada.
Year | Title | Worldwide gross | Budget | Ref. |
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1969 | Easy Rider | $16,900,000 | $400,000 | [80] |
1970 | M*A*S*H | $30,000,000 | $3,025,000 | [81] |
1971 | The French Connection | $26,300,000 | $1,800,000 | [82] |
1972 | The Godfather | $86,300,000 | $7,200,000 | [83] |
1973 | The Exorcist | $441,306,145 ($329,017,945) | $11,000,000 | [84] |
1974 | Blazing Saddles | $45,200,000 | $2,600,000 | [85] |
1975 | One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest | $59,200,000 | $400,000 | [86] |
1976 | The Omen | $60,922,980 | $2,800,000 | [87] |
1977 | Saturday Night Fever | $237,113,184 | $3,500,000 | [88] |
1978 | National Lampoon's Animal House | $120,091,123 | $3,000,000 | [89] |
1979 | Alien | $101,718,022 | $11,000,000 | [90] |
1980 | The Blues Brothers | $115,229,890 | $30,000,000 | [91] |
1981 | Stripes | $85,297,000 | $10,000,000 | [92] |
1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | $129,795,554 | $6,000,000 | [93] |
1983 | Flashdance | $92,921,203 | $7,000,000 | [94] |
1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | $316,360,478 | $15,000,000 | [95] |
1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | $300,400,432 | $25,500,000 | [96] |
1986 | Platoon | $138,545,632 | $6,000,000 | [97] |
1987 | Fatal Attraction | $320,145,693 | $14,000,000 | [98] |
1988 | Rain Man | $354,825,435 | $25,000,000 | [99] |
1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | $227,853,986 | $30,000,000 | [100] |
1990 | Pretty Woman | $463,406,268 | $14,000,000 | [101] |
1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | $520,884,847 | $102,000,000 | [102] |
1992 | The Bodyguard | $411,006,740 | $25,000,000 | [103] |
1993 | Schindler's List | $322,243,445 | $22,000,000 | [104] |
1994 | True Lies | $378,882,411 | $115,000,000 | [105] |
1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | $366,236,538 | $90,000,000 | [106] |
1996 | The Rock | $335,062,621 | $75,000,000 | [107] |
1997 | Air Force One | $315,156,409 | $85,000,000 | [108] |
1998 | Saving Private Ryan | $482,349,603 | $70,000,000 | [109] |
1999 | The Matrix | $465,343,787 | $63,000,000 | [110] |
2000 | Gladiator | $460,583,960 | $103,000,000 | [111] |
2001 | Hannibal | $351,692,268 | $87,000,000 | [112] |
2002 | 8 Mile | $242,875,078 | $41,000,000 | [113] |
2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | $741,847,937 | $150,000,000 | [6] |
2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $611,899,420 | $30,000,000 | [114] |
2005 | Wedding Crashers | $288,467,645 | $40,000,000 | [115] |
2006 | The Departed | $291,465,034 | $90,000,000 | [116] |
2007 | 300 | $456,068,181 | $65,000,000 | [117] |
2008 | Sex and the City | $418,765,321 | $65,000,000 | [118] |
2009 | The Hangover | $465,764,086 | $35,000,000 | [119] [120] |
2010 | The King's Speech | $410,867,243 | $15,000,000 | [32] |
2011 | The Hangover Part II | $586,764,305 | $80,000,000 | [11] |
2012 | Ted | $549,368,315 | $50,000,000 | [121] |
2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | $392,000,694 | $100,000,000 | [122] |
2014 | American Sniper | $547,426,372 | $59,000,000 | [123] |
2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey | $569,651,467 | $40,000,000 | [124] |
2016 | Deadpool | $782,612,155 | $58,000,000 | [125] |
2017 | It | $700,381,748 | $35,000,000 | [126] [127] [128] |
2018 | Deadpool 2 | $734,546,611 | $110,000,000 | [129] |
2019 | Joker | $1,074,251,311 | $55,000,000 | [130] |
2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | $506,523,013 | $15,765,750 | [15] |
2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 NA | $686,257,563 | $116,630,000 | [131] |
2022 | Bullet Train | $239,141,352 | $90,000,000 | [132] |
2023 | Oppenheimer | $964,976,368 | $100,000,000 | [133] [134] |
2024 | The Beekeeper | $152,563,822 | $40,000,000 | [135] [136] |
Since 1953, ten films have held the record of highest-grossing R-rated film.
Title | Released | Record established | Record-setting gross | Ref. |
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Mom and Dad | 1945 | 1956* | $80,000,000 | [137] |
1969* | $100,000,000 | |||
The Godfather | 1972 | 1972 | $243,862,778 | [138] |
The Exorcist | 1973 | 1979** | $329,017,945 | [139] |
Rain Man | 1988 | 1988 | $354,825,435 | [140] |
Pretty Woman | 1990 | 1990 | $463,406,268 | [141] |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 | 1991 | $516,950,043 | [142] |
The Matrix Reloaded | 2003 | 2003 | $741,847,937 | [143] |
Deadpool | 2016 | 2016 | $782,612,155 | [125] |
Deadpool 2 | 2018 | 2018 | $785,896,609 | [125] |
Joker | 2019 | 2019 | $1,074,251,311 | [130] |
*Mom and Dad was released in 1945, but reach $80M in 1955. Some estimates put its total gross by the end of the 1960s to be $100 million.
**The Godfather was overtaken by Jaws (rated PG) as the highest-grossing film of all-time in 1976. The Exorcist only overtook The Godfather on one of its many re-releases, beginning in 1976. It is not known on exactly which re-release The Exorcist surpassed The Godfather in worldwide gross, but in the United States and Canada it happened in 1979.
Some of the listed franchises have also released films with other ratings. Only R-rated films are included here. Only franchises with at least two R-rated films are listed.
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