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What movies have surpassed $1 billion at the box office?
Inside Out has joined the likes of Avatar, Jurassic Park, Titanic, Star Wars and Barbie in an exclusive club following its release in June.
Barbie is no longer the youngest member of the $1 billion club. Inside Out 2 has become the latest movie to rake in 10 figures at the box office since it released a little over two weeks ago, on 14 June.
In the realm of the movie industry, success can be defined in various ways, but when it comes to measuring triumph, there is usually one definitive answer: the box office revenue amassed following its grand premiere.
Amongst a vast landscape of cinematic creations, some behemoths tower above the rest, such as the awe-inspiring giants of Avatar, Avengers and Titanic. Yet, there equally some unexpected wonders, like the captivating tales of Rogue One and Alice in Wonderland, which stunned audiences worldwide.
We take a dive into the numbers to uncover which titles are the highest-grossing films ever made, and have reached the momentous milestone of surpassing $1 billion in earnings.
The highest grossing movies in history (>$1 billion):
Avatar - $2.924 billion
Avengers: Endgame - $2.799 billion
Avatar: The Sense of Water - $2.32 billion
Titanic - $2.265 billion
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $2.071 billion
Avengers: Infinity War - $2.052 billion
Spider-Man: No Way Home - $1.923 billion
Jurassic World - $1.672 billion
The Lion King (2019) - $1.663 billion
The Avengers - $1.521 billion
Fast and Furious 7 - $1.515 billion
Top Gun: Maverick - $1.496 billion
Frozen 2 - $1.454 billion
Barbie - $1.446 billion
Avengers: Age of Ultron - $1.405 billion
The Super Mario Bros. Movie - $1.362 billion
Black Panther - $1.35 billion
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - $1.342 billion
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - $1.334 billion
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - $1.31 billion
Frozen - $1.285 billion
Beauty and the Beast - $1.266 billion
The Incredibles 2 - $1.243 billion
The Fate of the Furious - $1.236 billion
Iron Man 3 - $1.216 billion
The Minions - $1.159 billion
Captain America: Civil War - $1.155 billion
Aquaman - $1.152 billion
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - $1.151 billion
Skyfall - $1.143 billion
Spider-Man: Far From Home - $1.133 billion
Captain Marvel - $1.131 billion
Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon - $1.124 billion
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $1.104 billion
Jurassic Park - $1.1.03 billion
The Dark Knight Rises - $1.085 billion
Joker - $1.079 billion
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - $1.077 billion
Toy Story 4 - $1.074 billion
Toy Story 3 - $1.067 billion
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest - $1.066 billion
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - $1.059 billion
Aladdin (2019) - $1.054 billion
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $1.047 billion
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - $1.047 billion
Despicable Me 3 - $1.035 billion
Finding Dory - $1.029 billion
Zootopia - $1.026 billion
Alice in Wonderland (2010) - $1.025 billion
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - $1.024 billion
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - $1.017 billion
Inside Out 2: $1.015 billion (at the time of writing)
The Dark Knight - $1.009 billion
Jurassic World: Dominion - $1.002 billion
Source | IMDb
In total, 54 films have grossed more than $1 billion at the box office. The original Inside Out movie, which was released in 2015, is estimated to have made just under $860 million at the box office.