The following table lists known estimated
box office
A box office or ticket office is a place where ticket (admission), tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a Wicket gate, wicket. ...
ticket sales for various high-grossing films that have sold at least tickets worldwide.
Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of
box office territories. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.
List
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, USA, Canada, Europe, Morocco, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil
,
, -
, ''
Independence Day
An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...
''
, 1996
, 124,051,234
, USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Brazil
,
, -
, ''
The Sting
''The Sting'' is a 1973 American caper film. Set in 1936, it involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had dir ...
''
, 1973
, 123,048,854
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea
,
, -
, ''
Shrek 2
''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Sti ...
''
, 2004
, 123,023,527
, USA, Canada, Europe, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, South Korea
,
, -
, ''
Thunderball''
, 1965
, 122,235,389
, UK, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy,
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
,
, -
, ''
The Dark Knight Rises
''The Dark Knight Rises'' is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final instal ...
''
, 2012
, 121,771,548
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back''
, 1980
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea
,
, -
,
''Hi, Mom''
, 2021
, 121,000,000
, China
,
, -
, ''Great Shanghai 1937'' (''Da Shang Hai 1937'')
, 1986
, 121,000,000
, China
,
, -
,
, 1982
, 120,000,000
, China
,
, -
, ''She an''
, 1983
, 120,000,000
, China
,
, -
, ''
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi''
, 1983
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea
,
, -
, ''
Grease''
, 1978
, 117,075,584
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (; The name Cleopatra is pronounced , or sometimes in both British and American English, see and respectively. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology). She was ...
''
, 1963
, 116,470,333
, USA, Canada, Soviet Union, Europe, South Korea
,
, -
, ''
The Dark Knight
''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005), and the second inst ...
''
, 2008
,
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story''
, 2016
,
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''Mirage'' (''Hai shi shen lou'')
, 1987
, 113,000,000
, China
,
, -
, ''
Spider-Man 3
''Spider-Man 3'' is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, and Laura Ziskin Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it was directe ...
''
, 2007
,
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Jurassic World Dominion
''Jurassic World Dominion'' is a 2022 American Science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Emily Carmichael (filmmaker), Emily Carmichael from a story by Derek Connolly and Tre ...
''
, 2022
, 111,500,000
, Worldwide
,
, -
,
, 1983
, 110,000,000
, China
,
, -
, ''
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
''
, 2019
,
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea, China, Japan, India, Brazil
,
, -
, ''
Raiders of the Lost Ark
''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film stars Harrison Ford as Indiana ...
''
, 1981
, 107,227,185
, USA, Canada, Europe, Brazil, Seoul
,
, -
, ''
Spider-Man: Homecoming''
, 2017
,
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' is a 2022 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Doctor Strange. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel ...
''
, 2022
, 106,300,000
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
The Wandering Earth
''The Wandering Earth'' () is a 2019 Chinese science fiction film directed by Frant Gwo, loosely based on the 2000 short story of the same name by Liu Cixin. The film stars Wu Jing, Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai and Qu ...
''
, 2019
, 105,965,100
, China, United States, Canada
,
, -
, ''
Spider-Man 2
''Spider-Man 2'' is a 2004 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of Spider-Man. Directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story conceived by Michael Chabon and the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles ...
''
, 2004
,
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
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* Mary Poppins (character), a nanny with magical powers
* Mary Poppins (franchise), based on the fictional nanny
** Mary Poppins (book series), ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fanta ...
''
, 1964
, 105,507,268
, USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain
,
, -
, ''
Minions: The Rise of Gru''
, 2022
, 104,600,000
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
The Sixth Sense
''The Sixth Sense'' is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient ( Haley Joel Osment) claims he can see and talk to the dead.
Released ...
''
, 1999
, 103,747,446
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey''
, 2012
,
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Bobby''
, 1973
,
, India, Soviet Union
,
, -
, ''
Oppenheimer''
, 2023
, 102,100,000
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Forrest Gump
''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the Forrest Gump (novel), 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the title rol ...
''
, 1994
, 101,939,833
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Brazil
,
, -
, ''
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies''
, 2014
,
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
First Blood
''First Blood'' is a 1982 American war action film starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film was co-written by Michael Kozoll, William Sackheim, and Stallone, deriving from the 1972 no ...
''
, 1982
, 101,187,271
, USA, Canada, China, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, South Korea
,
, -
, ''
Goldfinger''
, 1964
, 100,150,318
, UK, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea
,
, -
, ''
Mughal-e-Azam
''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian Epic film, epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Empire, Mughal Prince ...
'' (''The Great Mughal'')
, 1960
, 100,041,453
, India, USA, Canada, UK
,
, -
, ''
Mother India
''Mother India'' is a 1957 Indian epic drama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's earlier film '' Aurat'' (1940), it is the story of a poverty-stricken village wo ...
''
, 1957
, 100,011,812
, India, France, UK
,
, -
, ''
Amphibian Man''
, 1962
, 100,000,000
, Soviet Union
,
, -
, ''Dong fang jian''
, 1982
, 100,000,000
, China
,
, -
, ''
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya''
, 1942
, 100,000,000
, Japan and its
occupied territories
,
, -
,
, 1992
, 100,000,000
, China
,
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The known ticket sales for the following films are below the threshold of 100 million tickets sold.
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, -
! Film
! Year
! Known ticket sales ({{estimation)
! Territories included
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, -
, ''
The Mermaid''
, 2016
, 99,550,813
, China, Hong Kong, USA, Canada
, {{efn, ''The Mermaid'' admissions:
*China – 92,642,600
*Hong Kong – 6,122,449
*United States and Canada – 376,800
*United Kingdom – 32,164
, -
, ''
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' ( ; also ) is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the third installment in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The novel follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third yea ...
, 2004
, 99,518,550
, USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Australia
,
, -
, ''
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''
, 2005
, 98,302,094
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Born to Defence''
, 1986
, 97,000,000
, China
,
, -
, ''
The Towering Inferno
''The Towering Inferno'' is a 1974 American disaster film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Irwin Allen, featuring an ensemble cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novels '' The ...
''
, 1974
, 96,183,040
, USA, Canada, Europe, Brazil, South Korea
, {{efn, ''The Towering Inferno'':
*United States and Canada – 61,375,700
*United Kingdom and Brazil – 22,157,230
*France, Germany, Spain – 11,971,792
*South Korea – 678,233
*Switzerland (2012–2017) – 85
, -
, ''
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug''
, 2013
, {{formatnum:{{sum, 59885368, 20755438, 6718247, 4701246, 2288265, 732296}
, Worldwide
, {{efn, ''The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'':
*Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 59,885,368
*Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Romania, Ukraine – 20,755,438
*Germany and Norway – 6,718,247
*France – 4,701,246
*South Korea – 2,288,265
*Argentina – 732,296
, -
, ''
Detective Chinatown 3
''Detective Chinatown 3'' () is a 2021 Chinese comedy mystery buddy film directed and written by Chen Sicheng, starring Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran. It is a sequel to ''Detective Chinatown 2'' (2018) and is the third installment in the ''Dete ...
''
, 2021
, 95,005,800
, China
,
, -
, ''
War and Peace
''War and Peace'' (; pre-reform Russian: ; ) is a literary work by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the work comprises both a fictional narrative and chapters in which Tolstoy discusses history and philosophy. An ...
'' (''Part I'' and ''Part II'')
, 1966
, 94,500,000
, Soviet Union
,
[{{Cite web , title=Война и мир: Андрей Болконский , trans-title=War and Peace: Andrei Bolkonsky , url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/45817/ , access-date=2022-04-02 , website=]Kinopoisk
Kinopoisk (, a portmanteau of "cinema" and "search") is a Russian online database of information related to films, TV shows including cast, production team, biographies, plot summaries, ratings, and reviews. Since 2018 (as КиноПоиск HD) a ...
, language=ru[{{Cite web , title=Война и мир: Наташа Ростова (1966) , trans-title=War and Peace: Natasha Rostova (1966) , url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/45818/ , access-date=2022-04-02 , website=]Kinopoisk
Kinopoisk (, a portmanteau of "cinema" and "search") is a Russian online database of information related to films, TV shows including cast, production team, biographies, plot summaries, ratings, and reviews. Since 2018 (as КиноПоиск HD) a ...
, language=ru
, -
, ''
Operation Red Sea
''Operation Red Sea'' () is a 2018 action war film directed by Dante Lam and starring Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing, Du Jiang and Jiang Luxia. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is loosely based on the evacuation of Chinese commu ...
''
, 2018
, 93,789,703
, China, USA, Canada, UK, Norway
, {{efn, ''Operation Red Sea'' admissions:
*China – 93,610,000
*United States and Canada – 168,400
*United Kingdom and Norway – 11,303
, -
, ''
The Magnificent Seven
''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay, credited to William Roberts, is a remake – in an Old West-style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself init ...
''
, 1960
, 92,337,583
, USA, Soviet Union, Europe, South Korea
, {{efn, ''The Magnificent Seven'':
*United States – 3,214,000
*Soviet Union – 67{{nbspmillion
*France and Italy – 14,337,826
*United Kingdom – 7.7{{nbspmillion
*South Korea – 80,870
*Czech Republic, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain (1999–2017) – 4,887
, -
, ''
The Graduate
''The Graduate'' is a 1967 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novella by Charles Webb. It stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddoc ...
''
, 1967
, 92,191,889
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea
, {{efn, ''The Graduate'':
*United States and Canada – 85,514,900
*France and Germany – 6,363,215
*South Korea – 284,142
*Czech Republic, Switzerland, United Kingdom (1997–2017) – 29,632
, -
, ''
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'' (''Conqueror of Destiny'')
, 1978
, 91,800,000
, India, Soviet Union
, {{efn, ''Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'':
*India – 66,600,000
[{{cite web, url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA, title=Box Office 1978, website=]Box Office India
Box Office India is an Indian film website dedicated to tracking, reporting, and analyzing the financial performance of films released in the Hindi entertainment industry.
Established in 2003, Box Office India has become a prominent source of ...
, date=20 October 2013, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020102521/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA, archive-date=20 October 2013, df=dmy-all
*Soviet Union – 25,200,000
[{{cite web, title=Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия), author=Sergey Kudryavtsev, date=3 August 2008, author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic), url=https://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609183351/https://kinanet.livejournal.com/1469857.html, archive-date=9 June 2019, access-date=9 June 2019, url-status=live]
, -
, ''
Yesenia''
, 1971
, 91,400,000
, Soviet Union
,
[{{cite web, title=Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате, author=Sergey Kudryavtsev, website=]LiveJournal
LiveJournal (), stylised as LiVEJOURNAL, is a Russian-owned social networking service where users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. American programmer Brad Fitzpatrick started LiveJournal on April 15, 1999, as a way of keeping his high school ...
, date=4 July 2006, author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic), url=https://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621072441/https://kinanet.livejournal.com/13882.html, archive-date=21 June 2019, access-date=21 June 2019, url-status=live
, -
, ''
The Passion of the Christ
''The Passion of the Christ'' is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay he wrote with Benedict Fitzgerald. It stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as the Bl ...
''
, 2004
, 91,129,404
, Worldwide
, {{efn, ''The Passion of the Christ'' admissions:
*United States and Canada – 59,625,500
*France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 9,484,483
*South Korea – 2,523,700
*Other territories – 19,495,721
, -
, ''
Love Story''
, 1970
, 90,966,483
, USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea, Denmark
, {{efn, ''Love Story'':
*United States and Canada – 69,998,100
*France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 20,726,522
*South Korea – 241,771
*Denmark (2003) – 90
, -
, ''
Bohemian Rhapsody
"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock music, rock band Queen (band), Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''A Night at the Opera (Queen album), A Night at the Opera'' (1975). Written by Queen's lead si ...
''
, 2018
, 89,565,441
, UK, USA, Canada, Europe, Morocco, Japan, Korea, China, Australia
, {{efn, ''Bohemian Rhapsody'':
*Europe and Morocco – 41,128,562
**France, Germany, Spain – 12,653,475
**Russia – 3.97{{nbspmillion
**Other European countries and Morocco – 24,505,087
*United States and Canada – 23,974,900
*Japan – 9,414,183
*South Korea – 9,948,386
*China – 2,284,739
*Australia – 2,814,671
[{{cite web , title=Ticket prices , url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/cinema/industry-trends/box-office/ticket-prices , website=]Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...
, access-date=5 August 2019 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805143621/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/cinema/industry-trends/box-office/ticket-prices , archive-date=5 August 2019 , url-status=live
, -
, ''
Dying to Survive
''Dying to Survive'' is a 2018 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Wen Muye in his feature film debut. The film is based on the real-life story of Lu Yong (陆勇), a Chinese leukemia patient who smuggled cheap and generic cancer medicine from ...
''
, 2018
, 89,042,500
, China
,
, -
, ''
Lawrence of Arabia''
, 1962
, 87,915,353
, UK, USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, South Korea
, {{efn, ''Lawrence of Arabia'':
*Europe – 27,211,584
**United Kingdom ({{as of, 2004, lc=y) – 8.4{{nbspmillion
**United Kingdom (2012–2018), Denmark, Portugal, Switzerland – 27,190
**France, Germany, Italy – 16,812,198
**Spain – 1,972,196
*United States and Canada – 55,437,100
*Japan – 5,176,261
*South Korea – 90,408
, -
, ''
Detective Chinatown 2
''Detective Chinatown 2'' () is a 2018 Chinese comedy- mystery buddy film directed and written by Chen Sicheng, starring Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran. A sequel to 2015's '' Detective Chinatown'', the film was released in China on 16 February 201 ...
''
, 2018
, 87,905,381
, China, USA, Canada, UK, Germany
, {{efn, ''Detective Chinatown 2'':
*China – 87,665,700
*United States and Canada – 216,600
*United Kingdom – 20,927
*Germany – 2,154
, -
, ''
Fantasia''
, 1940
, 87,649,246
, USA, Canada, France
, {{efn, ''Fantasia'':
*United States and Canada – 83,043,500
*France – 4,605,746
, -
, ''
Pirates of the 20th Century''
, 1980
, 87,600,000
, Soviet Union
,
[{{cite web, title=Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате, author=Sergey Kudryavtsev, website=]LiveJournal
LiveJournal (), stylised as LiVEJOURNAL, is a Russian-owned social networking service where users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. American programmer Brad Fitzpatrick started LiveJournal on April 15, 1999, as a way of keeping his high school ...
, date=4 July 2006, author-link=Sergey Kudryavtsev (film critic), url=https://kinanet.livejournal.com/14172.html, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322203049/https://kinanet.livejournal.com/14172.html, archive-date=22 March 2019, access-date=22 March 2019, url-status=live
, -
, ''
Dangal''
, 2016
, 86,402,829
, India, East Asia, USA, Canada,
Arabian Gulf, Europe, Australia
, {{efn, ''Dangal'':
*India – 37,000,000
*China – 44,897,623
*United States and Canada – 1,432,000
*Arab states of the Persian Gulf – 923,400
[{{cite web, title=Dangal, url=http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3443, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606092407/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3443, archive-date=6 June 2017, website=]Box Office India
Box Office India is an Indian film website dedicated to tracking, reporting, and analyzing the financial performance of films released in the Hindi entertainment industry.
Established in 2003, Box Office India has become a prominent source of ...
, access-date=14 November 2017, date=6 June 2017
*Taiwan – 730,000
*Europe – 724,598
*Hong Kong – 357,105
[{{cite web, title=Dangal Box Office, url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dangal/box-office/, website=]Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama (lit. "Bollywood Madness" in Hindi), previously known as IndiaFM (or IndiaFM.com), is an Indian entertainment website, owned by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, which acquired the website in 2000.
The website provides n ...
, date=23 December 2016 , access-date=19 January 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115035625/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dangal/box-office/, archive-date=15 January 2018, url-status=live
*Australia – 190,580
*South Korea – 109,500
*Japan – 38,023
, -
, ''
King Kong
King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. The character has since become an international pop culture icon,Erb, Cynthia, 1998, ''Tracking Kin ...
''
, 1976
, 85,401,190
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Back to the Future
''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985 ...
''
, 1985
, 85,371,056
, USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea
, {{efn, ''Back to the Future'':
*United States, Canada, Denmark – 59,434,344
*France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 12,592,872
*United Kingdom – 9,719,533
*Japan – 3,264,758
[{{cite web , title=1985年(1月~12月) , url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1985.html , website=Eiren , publisher=Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan , language=ja , access-date=11 August 2019 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401042810/http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1985.html , archive-date=1 April 2019 , url-status=live]
*South Korea – 343,292
*Other European territories (2011–2018) – 16,257
, -
, ''
Finding Dory
''Finding Dory'' is a 2016 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Angus MacLane, produced by Lindsey Collins, and written b ...
''
, 2016
, 85,224,421
, USA, Canada, Europe, Morocco
, {{efn, ''Finding Dory'':
*United States and Canada – 56,158,100
*Europe and Morocco – 29,066,321
, -
, ''
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
''
, 1992
, 85,042,980
, USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong
, {{efn, ''Aladdin'' (1992):
*United States and Canada – 52,442,300
*France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 21,074,285
*United Kingdom – 5,102,807
[{{cite web , title=UK cinema ticket prices , url=https://www.terramedia.co.uk/reference/statistics/cinema/cinema_ticket_prices_1.htm , website=Terra Media , date=20 August 2014 , access-date=23 June 2019 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718064606/http://www.terramedia.co.uk/reference/statistics/cinema/cinema_ticket_prices_1.htm , archive-date=18 July 2016 , url-status=live ]
*Japan – 2,066,116
*Australia – 2,753,072
*South Korea – 647,266
*Denmark – 522,350
*Hong Kong – 419,030
[{{cite web , title=1993年全年十大最賣座香港影片如下(首輪) , url=http://www.hkbo.com.hk/top10.html?year=1993 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171446/http://www.hkbo.com.hk/top10.html?year=1993 , website=Hong Kong Box Office Limited , language=zh , access-date=5 June 2020 , archive-date=9 April 2018]
*Finland and Switzerland (1996–2015) – 676
, -
, ''
Bambi
''Bambi'' is a 1942 American Animated film, animated Coming of age, coming-of-age drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Loosely based on Felix Salten's 1923 novel ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'', the ...
''
, 1942
, 84,879,233
, USA, Canada, UK, France, Finland, Denmark, Spain
, {{efn, ''Bambi'':
*United States and Canada – 63,712,400
*United Kingdom – 9{{nbspmillion
*France – 12,159,335
*Finland, Denmark, Spain (1997–2017) – 7,498
, -
, ''
''Cinderella''''
, 1950
, 84,458,172
, USA, Canada, UK, France, Spain
, {{efn, ''Cinderella'' (1950):
*United States and Canada – 60,301,400
*United Kingdom and Spain – 10.93{{nbspmillion
*France – 13,226,772
, -
, ''
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears''
, 1980
, 84,400,000
, Soviet Union
,
, -
, ''
Ganga Jamna''
, 1961
, 83,800,000
, India, Soviet Union
, {{efn, ''Ganga Jamna'':
*India – 51,700,000
[{{cite news , url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ , title=Box Office 1961 , publisher=Boxofficeindia.com , access-date=2011-12-21 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212163809/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=167&catName=MTk2MQ , archive-date=2010-02-12 , url-status=live ]
*Soviet Union – 32,100,000
, -
, ''
Pinocchio
Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...
''
, 1940
, 83,739,255
, USA, Canada, UK, France, Netherlands
, {{efn, ''Pinocchio'':
*United States and Canada – 67,403,300
*United Kingdom and France – 16,335,702
*Netherlands (1999) – 253
, -
, ''
The Greatest Show on Earth''
, 1952
, 82,490,000
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Ghostbusters
''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...
''
, 1984
, 82,375,218
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea
, {{efn, ''Ghostbusters'':
*United States and Canada – 71,173,700
*France, Germany, Italy – 8,046,600
*Denmark and Spain – 2,763,555
*South Korea – 344,420
*United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden (2002–2018) – 46,943
, -
, ''
The Incredibles
''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
''
, 2004
, {{formatnum:{{sum, 61022168, 12861883, 3502028, 3081842, 1155067}
, Worldwide
, {{efn, ''The Incredibles'':
*Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 61,022,168
*Brazil, Japan, Spain – 12,861,883
*Germany – 3,502,028
*Italy – 3,081,842
*South Korea – 1,155,067
, -
, ''
Home Alone
''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dar ...
''
, 1990
, 81,491,808
, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea
, {{efn, ''Home Alone'':
*United States, Canada, Spain – 70,521,419
*France, Germany, Italy – 10,032,435
*South Korea – 869,820
*United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, Switzerland (1996–2018) – 68,134
, -
, ''
Beverly Hills Cop
''Beverly Hills Cop'' is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, with a screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., and story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. It stars Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Det ...
''
, 1984
, 80,375,059
, USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea
, {{efn, ''Beverly Hills Cop'':
*United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402
*United Kingdom – {{formatnum:{{#expr:4469032/(170.56/100) round 0}
*France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810
*Japan – 894,454
*South Korea – 257,182
, -
, ''
The Best Years of Our Lives
''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (also known as ''Glory for Me'' and ''Home Again'') is a 1946 American drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Ru ...
''
, 1946
, 80,090,000
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
Superman: The Movie''
, 1978
, 79,982,453
, Worldwide
,
, -
, ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
''
, 2012
, {{formatnum:{{sum, 33677900, 20543241, 10125549, 6331883, 4853273, 4104269, 129123}
, Worldwide
, {{efn, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'':
*United States and Canada – 33,677,900
*China, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine – 20,543,241
*Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 10,125,549
*Argentina and Brazil – 6,331,883
*South Korea – 4,853,273
*France and Germany – 4,104,269
*Switzerland – 129,123
, -
, ''
The Bells of St. Mary's
''The Bells of St. Mary's'' is a 1945 American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest a ...
''
, 1945
, 79,683,163
,
, {{efn, ''The Bells of St. Mary's''
*United States and Canada – 62,745,100
*United Kingdom – 15.2{{nbspmillion
*France – 1,735,900
*South Korea – 2,043
*Spain (2015) – 120
, -
, ''
Sleeping Beauty
"Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...
''
, 1959
, 79,314,145
,
, {{efn, ''Sleeping Beauty'':
*United States and Canada – 72,676,100
*France – 6,586,592
*Seoul City (South Korea) – 42,868
*Finland, Italy, Finland (1996–2013) – 8,585
, -
, ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
''
,
1989
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
, 77,871,680
,
, {{efn, ''Batman'' (1989)
*United States and Canada – 62,972,300
*France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 9,215,368
*Argentina, Brazil, Sweden – 5,656,594
*Seoul City (South Korea) – 25,086
*Denmark and United Kingdom (2000–2018) – 2,332
, -
, ''
My Fair Lady
''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...
''
, 1964
, 76,998,806
,
, {{efn, ''My Fair Lady'':
*United States and Canada – 60,062,200
*United Kingdom ({{as of, 2012, lc=y) – 8.6{{nbspmillion
*France and Germany – 7,523,882
*Sweden – 811,000
*Switzerland (2000–2018) and United Kingdom (2017–2018) – 1,507
*Seoul City (South Korea) – 217
, -
, ''
The Diamond Arm
''The Diamond Arm'' ( ''Brilliantovaya ruka'') is a Soviet crime comedy film made by Mosfilm and first released in 1969. The film was directed by director Leonid Gaidai and starred several famous Soviet actors, including Yuri Nikulin, Andrei Mi ...
''
, 1969
, 76,700,000
,
,
, -
, ''
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style''
, 1967
, 76,540,000
,
,
, -
, ''
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' is a 1969 American Western (genre), Western buddy film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, k ...
''
, 1969
, 76,386,034
,
, {{efn, ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'':
*United States and Canada – 70,557,900
*France – 2,910,424
*Spain – 2.91{{nbspmillion
*South Korea – 6,100
*Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland (2001–2017) – 1,610
, -
, ''
Wedding in Malinovka''
, 1967
, 74,600,000
,
,
, -
, ''
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' is a 1977 American science fiction film, science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François ...
''
, 1977
, 74,596,637
,
, {{efn, ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'':
*United States and Canada – 55,922,700
*Other territories – 18,673,937
, -
, ''
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (''Who Am I to You?'')
, 1994
, 74,000,000
,
,
, -
, ''
Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves''
, 1980
, 73,800,000
,
, {{efn, ''Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves'' admissions:
*India – {{#expr:60/(2.49*0.72+4.03*0.28) round 0{{nbspmillion
[{{cite web , title=Box Office 1980 , url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029225849/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=186&catName=MTk4MA , archive-date=29 October 2008 , website=]Box Office India
Box Office India is an Indian film website dedicated to tracking, reporting, and analyzing the financial performance of films released in the Hindi entertainment industry.
Established in 2003, Box Office India has become a prominent source of ...
, access-date=29 October 2008
*Soviet Union – 52.8{{nbspmillion
, -
, ''
Mera Naam Joker
''Mera Naam Joker'' () is a 1970 Indian romantic drama film, directed, edited and produced by Raj Kapoor under his banner R. K. Films, and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The film stars Raj Kapoor as the eponymous character, with his son Rish ...
'' (''My Name is Joker'')
, 1970
, 73,100,000
,
,
, -
, ''
Seeta Aur Geeta'' (''Seeta and Geeta'')
, 1972
, 73,100,000
,
, {{efn, ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' admissions:
*India – {{#expr:35/(1.53*0.59+2.59*0.41) round 0{{nbspmillion
[{{cite web, url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg, title=Box Office 1972, website=]Box Office India
Box Office India is an Indian film website dedicated to tracking, reporting, and analyzing the financial performance of films released in the Hindi entertainment industry.
Established in 2003, Box Office India has become a prominent source of ...
, date=20 October 2013, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020102113/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=178&catName=MTk3Mg, archive-date=20 October 2013, df=dmy-all
*Soviet Union – 55.1{{nbspmillion
, -
, ''
Hello Mr. Billionaire''
, 2018
, {{formatnum:{{#expr:2547570000/35 round 0}
,
, {{Citation needed, date=October 2021
, -
, ''
Trishul'' (''Trident'')
, 1978
, 72,700,000
,
, {{efn, See ''{{Section link, Trishul (film), Box office''
, -
, ''
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (internationally titled ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro'') is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel En ...
''
, 2014
, {{formatnum:{{sum, 38959914, 14998134, 7747764, 4168353, 4100390, 1016878, 773416}
, Worldwide
, {{efn, ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'':
*Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 38,959,914
*China – 14,998,134
*Mexico and Ukraine – 7,747,764
*South Korea – 4,168,353
*Brazil – 4,100,390
*Spain – 1,016,878
*Argentina – 773,416
, -
, ''
Air Crew''
, 1980
, 71,100,000
,
,
, -
, ''
The Robe''
, 1953
, 70,823,911
,
, {{efn, ''The Robe'':
*United States and Canada – 65,454,500
*France – 3,819,355
*Spain – 1.5{{nbspmillion
*Seoul City (South Korea) – 50,056
, -
, ''
Around the World in 80 Days''
, 1956
, 70,823,722
,
,
, -
, ''
Coolie
Coolie (also spelled koelie, kouli, khuli, khulie, kuli, cooli, cooly, or quli) is a pejorative term used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian people, Indian or Chinese descent.
The word ''coolie'' was first used in the 16th cent ...
''
, 1983
, 70,000,000
,
,
, -
, ''
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...
''
, 1970
, 69,762,620
,
, {{efn, ''Airport'':
*United States and Canada – 66,111,300
*Spain – 3.11{{nbspmillion
*France – 541,320
, -
, ''
Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures''
, 1965
, 69,600,000
,
,
, -
, ''
American Graffiti
''American Graffiti'' is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by George Lucas, produced by Francis Ford Coppola, written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz and Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat ...
''
, 1973
, 68,807,242
,
, {{efn, ''American Graffiti'':
*United States, Canada, France, Spain, Sweden – 68,806,898
*Finland and Italy (1999–2014) – 344
, -
, ''
Tootsie
''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, D ...
''
, 1982
, 68,535,953
,
,
, -
, ''
West Side Story
''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...
''
, 1961
, 67,433,410
,
, {{efn, ''West Side Story'':
*United States and Canada – 56,012,800
*France and Netherlands – 11,420,610
, -
, ''
Lady and the Tramp
''Lady and the Tramp'' is a 1955 American Animated film, animated Musical film, musical romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Film Distribution. Based on Ward Greene's 1945 ''Cosmopolitan (magazine) ...
''
, 1955
, 67,351,673
,
, {{efn, ''Lady and the Tramp'':
*United States and Canada – 55,734,900
*France and Denmark – 11,616,773
, -
, ''
Apache Gold'' (''Winnetou'')
, 1963
, 66,000,082
,
, {{efn, ''Apache Gold'':
*Germany – {{nowrap, 10 million
*Soviet Union – {{nowrap, 56 million
*Denmark and Switzerland – 82
, -
, ''
Blazing Saddles
''Blazing Saddles'' is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Be ...
''
, 1974
, 64,327,656
,
, {{efn, ''Blazing Saddles'':
*United States and Canada – 63,239,600
*France – 1,088,046
*Switzerland (2013 & 2016) – 10
, -
, ''
National Lampoon's Animal House''
, 1978
, 61,975,502
,
,
, -
, ''
Smokey and the Bandit
''Smokey and the Bandit'' is a 1977 American action comedy road film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham ...
''
, 1977
, 60,795,601
,
, {{efn, ''Smokey and the Bandit'':
*United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553
*France and Germany – 2,181,048
[{{cite web , title=Smokey and the Bandit (1977) , url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=8041 , website=JP's Box-Office , access-date=29 February 2020 , language=fr]
See also
*
Lists of highest-grossing films
**
List of highest-grossing films
Films generate income from several revenue streams, including movie theater, theatrical exhibition, home video, Broadcasting rights, television broadcast rights, and merchandising. However, theatrical box office, box-office earnings are the p ...
**
List of highest-grossing non-English films
These are the highest-grossing, primarily non- English language films in the world. Chinese is the most frequent language with 39 films in the top-50 highest grossing non-English films, while Japanese is the second most frequent language with ...
*
List of animated films by box office admissions
Notes
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