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What movies have surpassed $1 billion at the box office?
Avatar, Jurassic Park, Titanic, Star Wars... We review the 53 films that have made history after raising more than a billion dollars.
In the realm of the movie industry, success takes on various interpretations, but when it comes to measuring triumph, one can find a definitive answer: the box office revenue amassed following a movie’s grand premiere.
Amongst this vast landscape of cinematic creations, there exist behemoths that tower above the rest, such as the awe-inspiring giants of Avatar, Avengers and Titanic. Yet, there also exist unanticipated wonders, like the captivating tales of Rogue One and Alice in Wonderland, which stunned audiences worldwide.
With fleeting memories immediately springing to mind at the very mention of the title, we delve into the accounting figures to share with you those that have reached the momentous milestone of surpassing one billion dollars in earnings. These are the highest-grossing films ever created.
The highest grossing movies in history (>$1 billion):
Avatar - $2.906 billion
Avengers: Endgame - $2.797 billion
Avatar: The Sense of Water - $2.319 billion
Titanic - $2.264 billion
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $2.071 billion
Avengers: Infinity War - $2.048 billion
Spider-Man: No Way Home - $1.921 billion
Jurassic World - $1.671 billion
The Lion King - $1.663 billion
The Avengers - $1.518 billion
Fast and Furious 7 - $1.515 billion
Top Gun: Maverick - $1.465 billion
Frozen 2 - $1.45 billion
Avengers: Age of Ultron - $1.402 billion
Black Panther - $1.347 billion
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - $1.342 billion
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - $1.332 billion
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - $1.31 billion
Frozen - $1.281 billion
Beauty and the Beast - $1.273 billion
The Incredibles 2 - $1.243 billion
Fast and Furious 8 - $1.236 billion
Iron Man 3 - $1.214 billion
The Minions - $1.159 billion
Super Mario Bros. The Movie - $1.2 billion (approximate figure at the time of writing this list, as the movie continues to gross each passing day)
Captain America: Civil War - $1.153 billion
Aquaman - $1.148 billion
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - $1.146 billion
Spider-Man: Far From Home - $1.131 billion
Captain Marvel - $1.128 billion
Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon - $1.123 billion
Skyfall - $1.108 billion
Transformers: Age of Extinction - $1.104 billion
Jurassic Park - $1.099 billion
The Dark Knight Rises - $1.081 billion
Joker - $1.0744 billion
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - $1.074 billion
Toy Story 4 - $1.073 billion
Toy Story 3 - $1.066 billion
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest - $1.066 billion
The Lion King (2019) - $1.064 billion
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - $1.056 billion
Aladdin (2019) - $1.05 billion
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $1.046 billion
Despicable Me 3 - $1.034 billion
Finding Dory - $1.028 billion
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - $1.027 billion
Alice in Wonderland (2010) - $1.025 billion
Zootopia - $1.024 billion
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - $1.022 billion
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - $1.017 billion
The Dark Knight - $1.006 billion
Jurassic World: Dominion - $1.001 billion
Source | IMDb