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Global theatrical box office records shifted dramatically in 2025 and 2026, reshaping the all-time top 10 chart. In September 2026, Marvel Studios' Avengers Endgame: Encore re-release added $142.9 million worldwide, lifting Avengers:…
Endgame to $2.943 billion and reclaiming the #1 spot from James Cameron's Avatar ($2.924 billion). Meanwhile, 2026 blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day surged to $2.523 billion worldwide and broke the all-time North American record at $959.01 million. Animated hits also reached unprecedented heights: China's Ne Zha 2 ($2.218 billion) became the first animated film to cross $2 billion, while Disney's Zootopia 2 ($1.870 billion) entered the global top 10. Together, these 10 releases have generated over $22.2 billion in worldwide ticket sales. This ranking orders the 10 highest-grossing films in history by nominal worldwide theatrical box office revenue as of November 2026. Avengers: Endgame leads at $2.943 billion following its 2026 Encore re-release, ahead of Avatar at $2.924 billion and Spider-Man: Brand New Day at $2.523 billion. Films are ranked strictly by nominal worldwide theatrical box office gross in U.S. dollars as recorded by Wikipedia's List of highest-grossing films and Box Office Mojo data through November 13, 2026. Figures include original theatrical runs and subsequent re-releases, while excluding home video, streaming, television broadcast rights, and merchandise revenue. Comparison scores weight worldwide theatrical gross (88%), US and Canada domestic gross (7%), and production-budget return efficiency (5%).
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| Item | Domestic gross | Worldwide gross | Budget efficiency |
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| #1Avengers: Endgame | 94 | 100 | 72 |
| #2Avatar | 82 | 99 | 86 |
| Spider-Man: Brand New Day |
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and released on April 26, 2019, Avengers: Endgame concluded the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Infinity Saga with an initial theatrical haul of nearly $2.8 billion. Produced on an estimated budget of $356 million to $400 million, the 181-minute ensemble superhero epic earned $858.37 million in the United States and Canada during its original run.
Written and directed by James Cameron and released in December 2009 by 20th Century Fox, Avatar pioneered modern 3D filmmaking and performance-capture visual effects on a $237 million production budget. It became the first film in history to cross $2 billion at the global box office and held the all-time worldwide record from 2010 until 2019, and again from 2021 until October 2026.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and released in the United States on July 31, 2026, Spider-Man: Brand New Day stars Tom Holland alongside Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, and Mark Ruffalo. Produced on a $225 million budget by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, the Phase 6 MCU release became the highest-grossing film of 2026 and the highest-grossing Spider-Man film ever made.
Released on December 16, 2022, 13 years after the original film, Avatar: The Way of Water returned audiences to Pandora with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet. Produced by Lightstorm Entertainment on an estimated $350 million to $460 million budget, the 192-minute sequel introduced groundbreaking underwater performance-capture technology.
Written and directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, Titanic premiered in late 1997 on a then-record $200 million production budget. It became the first film in cinema history to surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office, earning $1.84 billion in its original run and holding the all-time #1 title for 12 years until Avatar arrived.
Written and directed by Jiaozi and released in China on January 29, 2025, for Chinese New Year, Ne Zha 2 shattered global animation and single-market box office records. Produced on an $80 million (600 million yuan) budget by Chengdu Coco Cartoon and Beijing Enlight Pictures, the 144-minute fantasy adventure sold an estimated 327.5 million tickets globally, including 325 million in China alone.
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Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and released on April 27, 2018, Avengers: Infinity War united the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy against Josh Brolin's Thanos in his quest for the 6 Infinity Stones. Shot back-to-back with Avengers: Endgame entirely with IMAX digital cameras on a $325 million to $400 million budget, the 149-minute film became the fourth movie overall and the first superhero release to cross $2 billion globally.
Directed by Jon Watts and released on December 17, 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home brought together Tom Holland's Peter Parker with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Men alongside villains from earlier franchises. Produced on a $200 million budget by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, the film earned $1,922,598,800 worldwide, including $814,811,535 in the United States and Canada.
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and released in the United States on November 26, 2025, Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia 2 reunited Ginnifer Goodwin's Judy Hopps and Jason Bateman's Nick Wilde alongside Ke Huy Quan as Gary De'Snake. Produced on a $150 million budget, the buddy-cop animated comedy opened to a record $560.3 million worldwide—the largest global debut ever for an animated film—including $271.6 million in China's opening weekend.
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| #4Avatar: The Way of Water | 72 | 79 | 58 |
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| #5Titanic | 70 | 77 | 82 |
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| #6Ne Zha 2 | 24 | 75 | 100 |
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| #7Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 98 | 70 | 44 |
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| #8Avengers: Infinity War | 71 | 69 | 60 |
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| #9Spider-Man: No Way Home | 85 | 65 | 78 |
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| #10Zootopia 2 | 45 | 63 | 88 |
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