All-Time Worldwide Box office (TOP 100)

As of 20-OCTOBER-2010 (IMDb) (NO ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION)

Rank Title (Year of Release) Worldwide Box Office
1.      Avatar (2009) $2,780,339,004
2.      Titanic (1997) $1,835,300,000
3.      The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $1,129,219,252
4.      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,060,332,628
5.     Toy Story 3 (2010) $1,058,144,168
6.     Alice in Wonderland (2010) $1,023,285,206
7.    The Dark Knight (2008) $1,001,921,825
8.    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $968,657,891
9.    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $958,404,152
10.  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) $937,000,866
11. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) $933,956,980
12. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $922,379,000
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) $921,600,000
14. Jurassic Park (1993) $919,700,000
15. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) $892,194,397
16. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $887,773,705
17. Spider-Man 3 (2007) $885,430,303
18. Shrek 2 (2004) $880,871,036
19. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) $866,300,000
20. Finding Nemo (2003) $865,000,000
21. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $860,700,000
22. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $848,462,555
23. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $835,276,689
24. Inception (2010) $811,451,947
25. Independence Day (1996) $811,200,000
26. Spider-Man (2002) $806,700,000
27. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) $797,900,000
28. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $795,458,727
29. Shrek the Third (2007) $791,106,665
30. Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,577,893
31. The Lion King (1994) $783,400,000
32. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $783,011,114
33. 2012 (2009) $766,812,167
34. The Da Vinci Code (2006) $758,236,138
35. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $756,700,000
36. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) $738,809,845
37. The Matrix Reloaded (2003) $735,600,000
38. Shrek Forever After (2010) $731,071,987
39. Up (2009) $727,079,556
40. Transformers (2007) $700,759,914
41. New Moon (2009) $687,919,304
42. Eclipse (2010) $681,123,113
43. Forrest Gump (1994) $679,400,000
44. The Sixth Sense (1999) $661,500,000
45. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $653,200,000
46. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) $648,200,000
47. Kung Fu Panda (2008) $633,395,021
48. The Incredibles (2004) $624,037,578
49. Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) $623,829,763
50. Hancock (2008) $623,546,274
51. Iron Man 2 (2010) $616,757,433
52. Ratatouille (2007) $615,935,493
53. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $614,300,000
54. The Passion of the Christ (2004) $604,370,943
55. Mamma Mia! (2008) $601,204,210
56. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) $594,082,968
57. War of the Worlds (2005) $591,377,056
58. Casino Royale (2006) $587,607,184
59. Men in Black (1997) $587,200,000
60. I Am Legend (2007) $583,986,216
61. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) $572,700,000
62. Iron Man (2008) $571,827,600
63. Night at the Museum (2006) $571,063,268
64. Quantum of Solace (2008) $569,968,427
65. Armageddon (1998) $554,600,000
66. King Kong (2005) $547,051,260
67. Mission: Impossible II (2000) $545,300,000
68. Home Alone (1990) $533,800,000
69. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $533,800,000
70. WALL·E (2008) $532,506,889
71. Monsters, Inc. (2001) $528,900,000
72. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) $527,939,919
73. The Simpsons Movie (2007) $525,532,370
74. Sherlock Holmes (2009) $518,419,489
75. Ghost (1990) $517,600,000
76. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) $516,800,000
77. Aladdin (1992) $501,900,000
78. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) $494,800,000
79. Twister (1996) $494,700,000
80. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) $492,387,997
81. Clash of the Titans (2010) $491,592,114
82. Angels & Demons (2009) $485,975,846
83. Toy Story 2 (1999) $485,700,000
84. Troy (2004) $481,228,348
85. Saving Private Ryan (1998) $479,300,000
86. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) $471,856,431
87. Jaws (1975) $470,600,000
88. Pretty Woman (1990) $463,400,000
89. The Hangover (2009) $461,613,371
90. Bruce Almighty (2003) $458,900,000
91. 300 (2006) $456,592,590
92. The Matrix (1999) $456,300,000
93. Gladiator (2000) $456,200,000
94. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) $455,260,014
95. Shrek (2001) $455,100,000
96. Cars (2006) $454,752,771
97. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $453,961,501
98. Mission: Impossible (1996) $452,500,000
99. Pearl Harbor (2001) $450,400,000
100. Ocean's Eleven (2001) $444,200,000
Last update: 20 October 2010

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