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

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

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Not adjusted for inflation

This is a list of the highest-grossing films in the U.S. and Canada in US dollars, ranked by lifetime gross. [3] This ranking does not adjust for inflation.

The list also includes the initial gross without adjustments.

The list also includes the lifetime gross with adjustment for inflation based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index. [4]

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RankTitleInitial gross
(unadjusted)
Lifetime grossYear
UnadjustedAdj. to 2024 [4]
1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $936,662,225$936,662,225$1,230,834,597 2015
2 Avengers: Endgame $858,373,000$858,373,000$1,084,587,242 2019
3 Spider-Man: No Way Home $804,793,477$814,811,535$944,581,145 2021
4 Avatar $749,766,139$785,221,649$1,137,846,922 2009
5 Top Gun: Maverick $718,732,821$718,732,821$772,265,911 2022
6 Black Panther $700,426,566$700,426,566$868,320,759 2018
7 Avatar: The Way of Water $684,075,767$684,075,767$735,027,510 2022
8 Avengers: Infinity War $678,815,482$678,815,482$824,460,897 2018
9 Titanic $600,788,188$674,276,105$1,558,679,383 1997
10 Jurassic World $652,270,625$653,406,625$874,483,425 2015
11 Inside Out 2 $652,980,194$652,980,194$652,980,194 2024
12 Deadpool & Wolverine $636,745,858$636,745,858$636,745,858 2024
13 Barbie $636,238,421$636,238,421$656,598,606 2023
14 The Avengers $623,357,910$623,357,910$875,252,771 2012
15 Star Wars: The Last Jedi $620,181,382$620,181,382$769,528,486 2017
16 Incredibles 2 $608,581,744$608,581,744$754,782,164 2018
17 The Super Mario Bros. Movie $574,934,330$574,934,330$593,332,731 2023
18 The Lion King $543,638,043$543,638,043$686,742,797 2019
19 The Dark Knight $533,345,358$534,987,076$848,212,345 2008
20 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $532,177,324$533,539,991$688,096,412 2016
21 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker $515,202,542$515,202,542$625,782,302 2019
22 Beauty and the Beast $504,014,165$504,481,165$646,618,184 2017
23 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace $431,088,301$487,576,624$1,041,186,627 1999
24 Finding Dory $486,295,561$486,295,561$639,330,976 2016
25 Frozen II $477,373,578$477,373,578$580,005,293 2019
26 Wicked $473,231,120$473,231,120$473,231,120 2024
27 Star Wars $221,280,994 * $460,998,007$2,027,798,550 1977
28 Moana 2 $460,405,297$460,405,297$460,405,297 2024
29 Avengers: Age of Ultron $459,005,868$459,005,868$607,378,145 2015
30 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever $453,829,060$453,829,060$487,631,429 2022
31 The Dark Knight Rises $448,139,099$448,149,584$655,539,065 2012
32 Shrek 2 $441,426,807$444,978,202$812,429,210 2004
33 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $359,197,037$439,251,124$1,617,119,950 1982
34 Toy Story 4 $434,038,008$434,038,008$548,375,782 2019
35 Captain Marvel $426,829,839$426,829,839$539,316,009 2019
36 The Lion King $312,855,561 * $424,979,720$1,017,081,684 1994
37 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $424,668,047$424,668,047$581,913,332 2013
38 A Minecraft Movie $423,949,195$423,949,195$423,949,195 2025
39 Lilo & Stitch $423,726,069$423,726,069$423,726,069 2025
40 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $423,315,812$423,315,812$735,760,969 2006
41 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom $417,719,760$417,719,760$523,050,998 2018
42 Toy Story 3 $415,004,880$415,004,880$607,241,532 2010
43 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith $380,270,577$414,378,291$709,487,658 2005
44 Wonder Woman $412,563,408$412,845,172$525,307,402 2017
45 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness $411,331,607$411,331,607$441,968,655 2022
46 Iron Man 3 $409,013,999$409,013,994$556,124,061 2013
47 Captain America: Civil War $408,084,349$408,084,349$532,283,814 2016
48 The Hunger Games $408,010,692$408,010,692$579,052,412 2012
49 Jurassic Park $356,763,175$407,185,075$1,048,157,600 1993
50 Spider-Man $403,706,375 [nb 1] $404,634,002$804,971,591 2002
51 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $404,515,480$404,515,480$502,418,898 2017
52 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $402,111,870$402,111,870$613,633,919 2009
53 Frozen $400,738,009$400,953,009$558,567,171 2013
54 Spider-Man: Far From Home $390,532,085$390,882,621$493,757,476 2019
55 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 $389,813,101$389,813,101$495,868,266 2017
56 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377,027,325$381,878,219$705,400,810 2003
57 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381,311,319$381,593,754$381,593,754 2023
58 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $381,011,219$381,447,587$548,814,084 2011
59 Finding Nemo $339,714,978$380,843,261$701,130,507 2003
60 Jurassic World Dominion $376,851,080$376,851,080$404,919,929 2022
61 Spider-Man 2 $373,585,825$374,747,694$686,037,611 2004
62 The Passion of the Christ $370,274,604$370,782,930$679,708,324 2004
63 Minions: The Rise of Gru $369,695,210$369,695,210$397,231,071 2022
64 The Batman $369,345,583$369,345,583$396,855,403 2022
65 The Secret Life of Pets $368,384,330$368,384,330$492,649,872 2016
66 Despicable Me 2 $368,061,265$368,061,265$533,865,119 2013
67 The Jungle Book $364,001,123$364,001,123$838,807,623 2016
68 Deadpool $363,070,709$363,070,709$481,483,971 2016
69 Despicable Me 4 $361,004,205$361,004,205$361,004,205 2024
70 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 $358,995,815$358,995,815$370,483,995 2023
71 Inside Out $356,461,711$356,921,711$484,553,227 2015
72 Aladdin $355,559,216$355,559,216$449,254,497 2019
73 Superman $353,905,715$353,905,715$353,905,715 2025
74 Furious 7 $353,007,020$353,007,020$467,034,784 2015
75 Transformers: Dark of the Moon $352,390,543$352,390,543$503,887,496 2011
76 American Sniper $350,126,372$350,126,372$490,443,559 2014
77 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $339,789,881$345,518,923$659,740,289 2002
78 Thor: Love and Thunder $343,256,830$343,256,830$368,823,492 2022
79 Zootopia $341,268,248$341,268,248$450,895,001 2016
80 Jurassic World Rebirth $339,440,960$339,440,960$339,440,960 2025
81 Spider-Man 3 $336,530,303$337,607,351$557,941,101 2007
82 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 $337,135,885$337,135,885$463,654,731 2014
83 Minions $336,045,770$336,045,770$463,510,148 2015
84 Joker $335,451,311$335,477,657$407,571,348 2019
85 Aquaman $335,061,807$335,104,314$422,980,247 2018
86 Spider-Man: Homecoming $334,201,140$334,576,561$426,362,310 2017
87 Alice in Wonderland $334,191,110$334,191,110$479,309,534 2010
88 Guardians of the Galaxy $333,176,600$333,718,600$469,443,741 2014
89 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $330,360,194$330,360,194$435,577,178 2016
90 Forrest Gump $329,694,499$330,252,182$895,242,786 1994
91 Oppenheimer $329,862,540$330,078,895$340,634,784 2023
92 It $327,481,748$328,874,981$415,631,563 2017
93 Suicide Squad $325,100,054$325,100,054$434,649,343 2016
94 Deadpool 2 $324,591,735$324,591,735$395,120,139 2018
95 Shrek the Third $322,719,944$322,719,944$534,011,979 2007
96 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $313,364,114$319,372,078$627,118,397 2001
97 Transformers $319,246,193$319,246,193$528,263,953 2007
98 Iron Man $318,604,126$319,034,126$505,377,725 2008
99 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $317,575,550$317,871,467$640,088,890 2001
100 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $317,101,119$317,101,119$502,790,032 2008

* These films fall outside the top 100 when considering only initial gross, and would be replaced by Jumanji: The Next Level ($316.83m) and Thor: Ragnarok ($315.05m).

Adjusted for ticket-price inflation

This is a list of films ranked by ticket sales with adjustments for changes in ticket prices and/or inflation

For movies released 2019 and earlier: Box Office Mojo tracks average ticket prices at theaters from 1910 to 2020. [7] The list here starts with their "Adj. Lifetime Gross" based on 2020 ticket prices, [8] and then applies Template:Inflation to further adjust to the equivalent in 2024. [4]

For movies released 2020 and later: This list starts with the film's lifetime gross, [3] and then applies Template:Inflation as if the entire lifetime gross was earned in the year of release, to further adjust to the equivalent in 2024. [4]

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

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RankTitleYearEst. ticketsAdjusted gross
1 Gone with the Wind 1939202,286,200$2,302,923,954
2 Star Wars 1977178,119,500$2,027,798,550
3 The Sound of Music 1965 T 142,485,200$1,623,721,679
4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982142,045,058$1,617,119,950
5 Titanic 1997136,912,791$1,558,679,383
6 The Ten Commandments 1956131,000,000$1,491,367,369
7 Jaws 1975 T 128,641,358$1,477,315,408
8 Doctor Zhivago 1965124,135,500$1,413,218,581
9 The Exorcist 1973110,599,200$1,259,114,793
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937109,000,000$1,240,908,727
11 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015108,115,100$1,230,834,597
12 One Hundred and One Dalmatians 196199,917,300$1,137,506,877
13 The Empire Strikes Back 198098,273,100$1,118,788,508
14 Ben-Hur 195998,046,900$1,116,213,338
15 Avengers: Endgame 201995,268,900$1,084,587,242
16 Return of the Jedi 198394,717,598$1,078,309,957
17 Jurassic Park 199391,933,497$1,048,157,600
18 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 199991,144,539$1,041,186,627
19 The Lion King 199489,339,289$1,017,081,684
20 The Sting 197389,142,900$1,014,845,895
21 Raiders of the Lost Ark 198188,543,400$1,008,020,897
22 The Graduate 196785,576,800$974,246,549
23 Fantasia 194083,043,500$945,407,375
24 Spider-Man: No Way Home 202182,979,472$944,581,145
25 Avatar 2009 [11] 79,333,713$903,160,037
26 The Godfather 197279,056,084$900,011,948
27 Forrest Gump 199478,637,100$895,242,786
28 Mary Poppins 196478,181,800$890,059,430
29 Grease 197877,098,600$877,727,758
30 The Avengers 201276,881,200$875,252,771
31 Jurassic World 201576,812,326$874,483,425
32 Black Panther 201876,311,500$868,767,030
33 Thunderball 196574,800,000$851,559,383
34 The Dark Knight 200874,463,500$847,728,505
35 The Jungle Book 196773,679,900$838,807,623
36 Sleeping Beauty 195972,676,000$827,378,740
37 Avengers: Infinity War 201872,419,700$824,460,897
38 Shrek 2 200471,362,850$812,429,210
39 Ghostbusters 198471,313,213$811,914,359
40 Spider-Man 200270,707,781$804,971,591
41 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 196970,557,900$803,265,265
42 Love Story 197070,014,500$797,078,936
43 Independence Day 199669,268,900$788,590,665
44 Top Gun: Maverick 202267,843,975$772,265,911
45 Home Alone 199067,734,200$771,118,898
46 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 201767,594,500$769,528,486
47 Pinocchio 194067,403,300$767,351,772
48 Cleopatra 196367,183,500$764,849,463
49 Beverly Hills Cop 198467,150,000$764,468,083
50 Goldfinger 196466,300,000$754,791,272
51 Incredibles 2 201866,299,200$754,782,164
52 Airport 197066,111,300$752,643,019
53 American Graffiti 197365,714,300$748,123,379
54 The Robe 195365,454,500$745,165,691
55 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 200664,628,400$735,760,969
56 Around the World in 80 Days 195664,615,400$735,612,970
57 Avatar: The Way of Water 202264,572,561$735,027,510
58 Bambi 194263,712,400$725,332,781
59 Blazing Saddles 197463,239,600$719,950,198
60 Batman 198962,972,300$716,907,125
61 The Bells of St. Mary's 194562,745,100$714,320,570
62 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 T 59,324,600$709,487,658
63 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 200361,961,612$705,400,810
64 Finding Nemo 200361,586,500$701,130,507
65 The Towering Inferno 197461,375,700$698,730,658
66 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 201660,441,600$688,096,412
67 The Lion King 201960,322,700$686,742,797
68 Cinderella 195060,301,400$686,500,307
69 Spider-Man 2 200460,260,757$686,037,611
70 My Fair Lady 196460,062,200$683,777,139
71 The Greatest Show on Earth 195260,000,000$683,069,024
72 National Lampoon's Animal House 197859,890,300$681,820,146
73 The Passion of the Christ 200459,704,800$679,708,324
74 Back to the Future 198559,255,300$674,590,999
75 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 200257,950,830$659,740,289
76 Barbie 202357,682,540$656,598,606
77 The Dark Knight Rises 201257,581,800$655,539,065
78 The Sixth Sense 199957,579,100$655,508,327
79 Superman 197857,384,000$653,287,215
80 Inside Out 2 202457,357,031$652,980,194
81 Tootsie 198256,903,900$647,821,524
82 Beauty and the Beast 201756,848,000$647,185,131
83 Smokey and the Bandit 197756,832,900$647,013,226
84 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 200156,215,669$640,088,890
85 Finding Dory 201656,158,100$639,330,976
86 West Side Story 196156,012,800$637,676,811
87 Deadpool & Wolverine 202455,931,026$636,745,858
88 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 197755,922,700$636,651,069
89 Lady and the Tramp 195555,734,900$634,513,062
90 Lawrence of Arabia 196255,437,000$631,121,625
91 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 200155,085,361$627,118,397
92 The Rocky Horror Picture Show 197555,069,400$626,936,689
93 Rocky 197655,040,000$626,601,985
94 The Best Years of Our Lives 194655,000,000$626,146,605
95 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 201954,984,300$625,967,869
96 The Poseidon Adventure 197254,902,000$625,030,926
97 Twister 199654,688,100$622,595,785
98 Men in Black 199754,616,700$621,782,933
99 The Bridge on the River Kwai 195754,400,000$619,315,915
100 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 200953,900,900$613,633,919

TExcluding figures from the 2025 re-release.

Factors in determining "adjusted gross"

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

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]

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(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 2024 levels, due to the lack of updates on the original source. [8]

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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

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Notes

  1. Spider-Man grossed approximately $4 million from September 6–15, 2002, as a double feature with Men in Black II . Box Office Mojo incorrectly reports the domestic gross of this reissue as $6,632,970, even though it has the reissue grossing $3,971,552 by its own weekend reporting, [5] and allots half of it to its lifetime domestic gross for a total of $407,022,860. The Numbers reports a $4,052,137 gross from the reissue and does not include it in its lifetime gross. [6]

References

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  11. Box Office Mojo's inflation adjusted list estimates Avatar sold 97,309,600 tickets by dividing the gross revenue by the cost of an average ticket, which was $7.50 in 2009. However, in the case of Avatar, ticket sales were a combination of the three formats of standard projection, 3D and IMAX used during its theatrical run. Since box office admissions are not tracked, the total number of admissions cannot therefore be accurately determined simply by dividing the gross receipts by the average ticket price. Box Office Mojo revised its estimate by taking into account the ticket prices for all three different formats, and determined that Avatar sold 75 million tickets by April 21, 2010, with an average price of almost $10 a ticket, by which time it had grossed $745 million of its $760 million total. [9] An extra $15 million of sales would be equivalent to about 2 million more ticket sales, at the average 2D ticket price of $7.50 in 2009; using this revision, Avatar probably sold closer to 77,000,000 tickets. [10]
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