Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films of All Time (Worldwide Box Office)

The culmination of 22 MCU films earned $2.799 billion in its initial run. Opening weekend alone was $1.2 billion globally — a record that still stands. It held the all-time record for 48 days before Avatar's Chinese re-release overtook it. Source: Box Office Mojo.

Cameron's sequel earned $2.320 billion, silencing skeptics who said nobody wanted a sequel 13 years later. It became only the third film ever to cross $2 billion and the sixth to cross $2 billion adjusted. Legs were extraordinary: earned more in its second month than its first in many markets. Source: Box Office Mojo.

The original Cameron box office king earned $2.264 billion worldwide, holding the all-time record for 12 years (1998-2010). It was the first film to gross $1 billion, the first to gross $2 billion (with re-releases), and launched Leonardo DiCaprio into permanent A-list orbit. Source: Box Office Mojo.

The Star Wars revival earned $2.071 billion, including a record $247M domestic opening weekend at the time. It proved that nostalgia plus competent filmmaking equals generational box office. Still the highest-grossing domestic release ever at $936.7M. Source: Box Office Mojo.

The "Thanos wins" entry earned $2.052 billion, becoming the first MCU film to cross $2 billion. Its $640.5M global opening weekend was a record at the time. The snap heard around the world drove unprecedented repeat viewings. Source: Box Office Mojo.

Earned $1.921 billion during a pandemic, making it the most remarkable box office achievement of the COVID era. Its $260M domestic opening during Omicron proved audiences would brave anything for the right event film. Three Spider-Men > one. Source: Box Office Mojo.

Pixar's sequel about teenage emotions earned $1.699 billion, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time. It dethroned Frozen II and proved that Pixar still owns the family market when the concept is right. Opening weekend was $154M domestic. Source: Box Office Mojo.

The dinosaur franchise revival earned $1.671 billion, including the first-ever $500M global opening weekend. Chris Pratt training velociraptors was absurd enough to work. It proved that brand recognition plus CGI spectacle remains a reliable formula. Source: Box Office Mojo.

The photorealistic remake earned $1.663 billion despite mixed critical reception (52% on Rotten Tomatoes). Proof that nostalgia and visual spectacle trump reviews. It's technically the highest-grossing "animated" film if you count the CG as animation — Disney does not. Source: Box Office Mojo.