The following are lists of the highest-grossing films and domestic films in Taiwan, by their total gross in Taiwan (in New Taiwan dollar).
Rank | English title | Gross (NT$) | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Avatar | 1.1 billion [1] | 2009 |
2 | Avengers: Endgame | 910 million [2] | 2019 |
3 | Jurassic World | 827 million [3] | 2015 |
4 | Furious 7 | 819 million [4] | 2015 |
5 | Titanic | 789 million [5] | 1997 |
6 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 762 million [6] | 2011 |
7 | The Fate of the Furious | 650 million [7] | 2017 |
8 | Avengers: Infinity War | 641 million [8] | 2018 |
9 | Demon Slayer: Mugen Train | 633 million [9] | 2020 |
10 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | 621 million [10] | 2018 |
11 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | 620 million [11] | 2014 |
12 | Iron Man 3 | 605 million [12] | 2013 |
13 | The Avengers | 600 million [13] | 2012 |
14 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 570 million [14] | 2009 |
15 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 565 million [3] | 2015 |
16 | Life of Pi | 550 million [15] | 2012 |
17 | Cape No. 7 (Taiwan) | 530 million [16] | 2008 |
Captain America: Civil War | 530 million [17] | 2016 | |
19 | Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds | 513 million [8] | 2017 |
20 | Fast & Furious 6 | 480 million [12] | 2013 |
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days | 480 million [18] | 2018 | |
22 | Seediq Bale Part I: Sun Flag (Taiwan) | 472 million [19] | 2013 |
23 | Aquaman | 470 million [20] | 2018 |
24 | Jurassic Park | 460 million [21] | 1993 |
25 | 2012 | 450 million [14] | 2009 |
26 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | 447 million [22] | 2018 |
27 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 430 million [23] | 1997 |
David Loman (Taiwan) | 430 million [24] | 2013 | |
29 | You Are the Apple of My Eye (Taiwan) | 425 million [25] | 2011 |
30 | Deadpool | 420 million [17] | 2016 |
31 | Our Times (Taiwan) | 410 million [3] | 2015 |
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | 410 million [3] | 2015 | |
33 | Captain Marvel | 403 million [2] | 2019 |
34 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 400 million [26] | 2003 |
35 | Lucy | 380 million [11] | 2014 |
36 | Train to Busan | 376 million [27] | 2016 |
37 | Transformers | 375 million [6] | 2007 |
38 | Black Panther | 373 million [28] | 2018 |
39 | Ready Player One | 362 million [8] | 2018 |
40 | Independence Day | 360 million [29] | 1996 |
The Day After Tomorrow | 360 million [29] | 2004 | |
The Dark Knight Rises | 360 million [13] | 2012 | |
43 | TENET | 349 million [30] | 2020 |
44 | Ant-Man | 348 million [3] | 2015 |
45 | Fast Five | 340 million [31] | 2011 |
Kano (Taiwan) | 340 million [11] | 2014 | |
Rank | English title | Chinese title | Director | Gross ($NT) | Year |
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1 | Cape No. 7 | 海角七號 | Wei Te-sheng | 530 million [16] | 2008 |
2 | Seediq Bale Part I: Sun Flag | 賽德克·巴萊(上):太陽旗 | Wei Te-sheng | 472 million [19] | 2011 |
3 | David Loman | 大尾鱸鰻 | Chiu Li-kwan | 430 million [24] | 2013 |
4 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | 那些年,我們一起追的女孩 | Giddens Ko | 425 million [25] | 2011 |
5 | Our Times | 我的少女時代 | Frankie Chen | 410 million [3] | 2015 |
6 | Kano | KANO | Umin Boya | 340 million [11] | 2014 |
7 | Seediq Bale Part II: Rainbow Bridge | 賽德克·巴萊(下):彩虹橋 | Wei Te-sheng | 318 million [19] | 2011 |
8 | Din Tao: Leader of the Parade | 陣頭 | Fung Kai | 317 million [13] | 2012 |
9 | Zone Pro Site | 總舖師 | Chen Yu-hsun | 310 million [32] | 2013 |
10 | Lust, Caution | 色,戒 | Ang Lee | 280 million [33] | 2007 |
11 | Café. Waiting. Love | 等一個人咖啡 | Chiang Chin-lin | 270 million [34] | 2014 |
12 | Monga | 艋舺 | Doze Niu | 260 million [35] | 2010 |
13 | The Wonderful Wedding | 大囍臨門 | Huang Chao-liang | 250 million [24] | 2015 |
14 | More than Blue | 比悲傷更悲傷的故事 | Gavin Lin | 240 million [36] | 2018 |
15 | Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above | 看見台灣 | Chi Po-lin | 220 million [37] | 2013 |
15 | Twa-Tiu-Tiann | 大稻埕 | Yeh Tien-lun | 220 million [24] | 2014 |
17 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 臥虎藏龍 | Ang Lee | 200 million [38] | 2000 |
18 | Love | 愛 | Doze Niu | 180 million [38] | 2012 |
19 | David Loman 2 | 大尾鱸鰻2 | Chiu Li-kwan | 170 million [38] | 2016 |
20 | The Fierce Wife Final Episode | 犀利人妻最終回:幸福男·不難 | Pei-hua Wang | 150 million [38] | 2012 |
21 | Night Market Hero | 雞排英雄 | Tien-Lun Yeh | 140 million [38] | 2011 |
22 | GATAO 2-The New Leader Rising | 角頭2:王者再起 | Cheng-Kuo Yen | 127 million [38] | 2018 |
23 | Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault | 痞子英雄首部曲:全面開戰 | Tsai Yueh-hsun | 120 million [38] | 2012 |
24 | The Tenants Downstairs | 樓下的房客 | Adam Tsuei | 116 million [38] | 2016 |
25 | The Tag-Along 2 | 紅衣小女孩2 | Cheng Wei-hao | 105 million [38] | 2017 |
26 | Back to the Good Times | 花甲大人轉男孩 | Chu Yu-Ning | 102 million [38] | 2018 |
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