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7.3

1. Avatar (2009)

Worldwide Gross: 2,782,275,172 $

Director: James Cameron
Country:

Release: December 18th 2009

schwarzerabt's rating:

6541

6.9

7.5

2. Titanic (1997)

Worldwide Gross: 1,843,201,268 $

Director: James Cameron
Country:

Release: December 19th 1997

schwarzerabt's rating:

1789

7.9

8.1

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Worldwide Gross: 1,327,335,400 $

Director: David Yates
Country:

Release: July 15th 2011

747

6.2

6.3

4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Worldwide Gross: 1,119,241,043 $

Director: Michael Bay
Country:

Release: June 29th 2011

6314

8.1

8.9

5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kin... (2003)

Worldwide Gross: 1,119,110,941 $

Director: Peter Jackson
Country:

Release: December 17th 2003

schwarzerabt's rating:

6005

7.1

7.2

6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Worldwide Gross: 1,066,179,725 $

Director: Gore Verbinski
Country:

Release: July 7th 2006

schwarzerabt's rating:

2042

8.2

8.5

7. Toy Story 3 (2010)

Worldwide Gross: 1,063,171,911 $

Director: Lee Unkrich
Country:

Release: June 18th 2010

1315

6.5

6.6

8. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Worldwide Gross: 1,039,571,802

Director: Rob Marshall
Country:

Release: May 20th 2011

3017

6.5

9. Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Worldwide Gross: 1,024,299,904 $

Director: Tim Burton
Country:

Release: March 5th 2010

schwarzerabt's rating:

4836

8.4

8.9

10. The Dark Knight (2008)

Worldwide Gross: 1,001,921,825 $

Director: Christopher Nolan
Country:

Release: July 18th 2008

schwarzerabt's rating:

4665

7.2

11. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Worldwide Gross: 974,755,371 $

Director: Chris Columbus
Country:

Release: November 16th 2001

schwarzerabt's rating:

4197

6.9

12. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Worldwide Gross: 963,420,425 $

Director: Gore Verbinski
Country:

Release: May 25th 2007

schwarzerabt's rating:

2002

7.6

13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Worldwide Gross: 955,417,476 $

Director: David Yates
Country:

Release: November 19th 2010

3691

7.1

7.3

14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Worldwide Gross: 939,885,929 $

Director: David Yates
Country:

Release: July 11th 2007

2650

7.1

7.3

15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Worldwide Gross: 934,416,487 $

Director: David Yates
Country:

Release: July 15th 2009

6443

7.9

8.7

16. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Worldwide Gross: 925,282,504 $

Director: Peter Jackson
Country:

Release: December 18th 2002

schwarzerabt's rating:

4145

6.1

6.4

17. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Worldwide Gross: 924,317,558 $

Director: George Lucas
Country:

Release: May 19th 1999

schwarzerabt's rating:

4780

6.8

7.3

18. Shrek 2 (2004)

Worldwide Gross: 919,838,758 $

Director: Andrew Adamson
Country:

Release: May 19th 2004

5723

7.9

19. Jurassic Park (1993)

Worldwide Gross: 914,691,118 $

Director: Steven Spielberg
Country:

Release: June 11th 1993

schwarzerabt's rating:

5101

7.9

8.3

20. The Lion King (1994)

Worldwide Gross: 912,378,094 $

Director: Rob Minkoff & Roger Allers
Country:

Release: June 15th 1994

schwarzerabt's rating:

4658

7.1

7.5

21. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Worldwide Gross: 896,911,078 $

Director: Mike Newell
Country:

Release: November 18th 2005

3712

6.3

22. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Worldwide Gross: 890,871,626 $

Director: Sam Raimi
Country:

Release: May 4th 2007

1142

6.6

23. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

Worldwide Gross: 886,686,817 $

Director: Carlos Saldanha & Mike Thurmeier
Country:

Release: July 1st 2009

schwarzerabt's rating:

4465

6.8

7.2

24. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Worldwide Gross: 878,979,634 $

Director: Chris Columbus
Country:

Release: November 15th 2002

schwarzerabt's rating:

6971

8.8

25. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the... (2001)

Worldwide Gross: 870,761,744 $

Director: Peter Jackson
Country:

Release: December 19th 2001

schwarzerabt's rating:

5925

7.6

8.1

26. Finding Nemo (2003)

Worldwide Gross: 867,893,978 $

Director: Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich
Country:

Release: May 30th 2003

schwarzerabt's rating:

3824

6.8

7.7

27. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Worldwide Gross: 848,754,768 $

Director: George Lucas
Country:

Release: May 19th 2005

schwarzerabt's rating:

1559

5.8

5.9

28. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Worldwide Gross: 836,303,693 $

Director: Michael Bay
Country:

Release: June 24th 2009

3413

8.5

8.8

29. Inception (2010)

Worldwide Gross: 825,532,764 $

Director: Christopher Nolan
Country:

Release: July 16th 2010

schwarzerabt's rating:

6100

6.8

7.4

30. Spider-Man (2002)

Worldwide Gross: 821,708,551 $

Director: Sam Raimi
Country:

Release: May 3rd 2002

schwarzerabt's rating:

3820

6.4

6.7

31. Independence Day (1996)

Worldwide Gross: 817,400,891 $

Director: Roland Emmerich
Country:

Release: July 3rd 1996

schwarzerabt's rating:

2414

5.9

32. Shrek the Third (2007)

Worldwide Gross: 798,958,162 $

Director: Raman Hui & Chris Miller
Country:

Release: May 18th 2007

4577

7.2

7.7

33. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Worldwide Gross: 796,688,549 $

Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Country:

Release: June 4th 2004

4670

7.2

7.9

34. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Worldwide Gross: 792,910,554 $

Director: Steven Spielberg
Country:

Release: June 11th 1982

schwarzerabt's rating:

2343

6.4

35. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal... (2008)

Worldwide Gross: 786,636,033 $

Director: Steven Spielberg
Country:

Release: May 22nd 2008

5016

6.7

7.5

36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Worldwide Gross: 783,766,341 $

Director: Sam Raimi
Country:

Release: July 30th 2004

4256

8.8

37. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Worldwide Gross: 775,398,007 $

Director: George Lucas
Country:

Release: May 25th 1977

schwarzerabt's rating:

1512

5.3

5.8

38. 2012 (2009)

Worldwide Gross: 769,679,473 $

Director: Roland Emmerich
Country:

Release: November 13th 2009

3835

5.9

6.4

39. The Da Vinci Code (2006)

Worldwide Gross: 758,239,851 $

Director: Ron Howard
Country:

Release: May 19th 2006

schwarzerabt's rating:

867

6.2

6.5

40. Shrek Forever After (2010)

Worldwide Gross: 752,600,867 $

Director: Mike Mitchell
Country:

Release: May 21st 2010

3273

6.6

6.9

41. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witc... (2005)

Worldwide Gross: 745,013,115 $

Director: Adam Adamson
Country:

Release: December 9th 2005

schwarzerabt's rating:

4701

6.4

7.1

42. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Worldwide Gross: 742,128,461 $

Director: Lana Wachowski & Andy Wachowski
Country:

Release: May 15th 2003

schwarzerabt's rating:

2693

8.1

8.3

43. Up (2009)

Worldwide Gross: 731,342,744 $

Director: Bob Peterson & Pete Docter
Country:

Release: May 29th 2009

schwarzerabt's rating:

1698

4.5

44. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Worldwide Gross: 709,827,462 $

Director: Chris Weitz
Country:

Release: November 20th 2009

2983

6.7

7.2

45. Transformers (2007)

Worldwide Gross: 709,709,780 $

Director: Michael Bay
Country:

Release: July 3rd 2007

1249

5.3

4.8

46. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Worldwide Gross: 698,491,347 $

Director: David Slade
Country:

Release: June 30th 2010

6653

7.9

8.7

47. Forrest Gump (1994)

Worldwide Gross: 677,387,716 $

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Country:

Release: July 6th 1994

schwarzerabt's rating:

5269

7.5

8.2

48. The Sixth Sense (1999)

Worldwide Gross: 672,806,292 $

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Country:

Release: August 6th 1999

schwarzerabt's rating:

635

7.1

7.4

49. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Worldwide Gross: 663,024,542 $

Director: Jennifer Yuh
Country:

Release: May 26th 2011

2471

6.6

6.8

50. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

Worldwide Gross: 655,388,158 $

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Country:

Release: March 31st 2006

schwarzerabt's rating:

The movies with the biggest gross (not adapted to inflation), as seen at Box Office Mojo

Please note: similar lists are available for several actors and directors.

Latest list update: October 18th 2011

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Comments

Prelude

Posted: 4 years, 2 months ago at Mar 24 8:02

what criteria is this? your own personal most successful? from a list? from top box office sales?

schwarzerabt

Posted: 4 years, 1 month ago at Apr 17 13:52

It's the box office sales worldwide. my source is www.boxofficemojo.com - look there to see the full (and up-to-date) list! :-)

Steerpike

Posted: 2 years, 7 months ago at Oct 4 13:55

You should convert the dollars to the same standard. 1$ back in the 70's was worth a lot more than 1$ now. Convert the revenue into 2009 dollars.
That's why gone with the wind is always at the top of those lists. :D

schwarzerabt

Posted: 2 years, 7 months ago at Oct 6 6:33

Hello Steerpike,
I agree that with some points - This list doesn't say anything about how many people watched the movies in cinema or how much the revenue of the movies was worth at the time.

But on the other hand - how can I convert the gross? I need the mean ticket prices for each year. Then I need to calculate the gross for every single movie. The question is: is it worth it? It is a lot of work.

And what about the movies that are not on this list? There are a lot of movies that would be in this list if I would convert the grosses. For example Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Its converted gross would be 782,620,000 $, but it is not in this list because its "real" gross was only 184,925,486 $. And there are many others like this. So I would not be able to create a complete list.

I hope you can understand my problems...

Beech

Posted: 2 years, 4 months ago at Dec 26 12:26

Wow. It wasn't until #49 until the list hit a movie that I would watch again and until #74 that the list hit a movie I'd call "really good". Me and popularity don't seem to mix.

It's interesting to have the list for reference.