Money and cultureWorldwide gross
Highest-grossing film
$2,927,449,455
- Record holder
- Avengers: Endgame
How the record evolved
The last record set in each decade, up to the current record (highlighted).
| Year | Record | Holder |
|---|---|---|
| current | $2,927,449,455 | Avengers: Endgame |
| $2,923,710,708 | Avatar | |
| $2,799,439,100 | Avengers: Endgame | |
| $1,843,373,318 | Titanic | |
| $619,000,000 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |
| $410,000,000 | Star Wars | |
| $114,600,000 | The Sound of Music | |
| $32,000,000 | Gone with the Wind | |
| $5,200,000 | The Birth of a Nation |
Put them in order
Sort these records from the oldest to the most recent.
- $5,200,000The Birth of a Nation
- $2,927,449,455Avengers: Endgame
- $1,843,373,318Titanic
- $410,000,000Star Wars
What to remember
Avengers: Endgame reached cinemas in 2019 and sits at the top of the worldwide box office with $2,927,449,455. That figure counts theatrical earnings only, worldwide: home video, television rights and merchandise are left out. Trade publications rely on these cinema takings to measure a film's success, mostly because the data is available.
The record has moved up in steps. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation led with $5,200,000. Gone with the Wind, The Sound of Music, Star Wars and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial each pushed the bar higher, and Titanic reached $1,843,373,318 in 1998.
The latest decade is the closest race: Avatar stood at $2,923,710,708 in 2025, just under the total given for Endgame. Between the 1915 film and the 2019 one the ratio is 562.97.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of highest-grossing films” (revision used 1379737814). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Ajznponar, Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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