List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States

The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States, a market known in the film industry as the North American box office and the domestic box office,^[1][2] and where "gross" is defined in US dollars.

Adjusted for ticket-price inflation

This chart was compiled based on data from Box Office Mojo, by dividing the gross by the average ticket price to calculate an estimate of the total number of admissions.^[3] Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation.

Many of the films on this list released prior to the availability of home video have had multiple releases.

   Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 02 December 2016 in theaters around the world.

Rank	Title	Year	Est. tickets[3]	Adjusted gross
1	Gone with the Wind	1939	202,044,600	$1,739,604,006
2	Star Wars	1977	178,119,600	$1,533,609,756
3	The Sound of Music	1965	142,415,400	$1,226,196,594
4	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	141,854,300	$1,221,365,523
5	Titanic	1997	135,654,500	$1,167,985,245
6	The Ten Commandments	1956	131,000,000	$1,127,910,000
7	Jaws	1975	128,078,800	$1,102,758,468
8	Doctor Zhivago	1965	124,135,500	$1,068,806,655
9	The Exorcist	1973	110,599,200	$952,259,112
10	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	109,000,000	$938,490,000
11	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	2015	108,115,100	$930,871,011
12	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	1961	99,917,300	$860,287,953
13	The Empire Strikes Back	1980	98,180,600	$845,334,966
14	Ben-Hur	1959	98,000,000	$843,780,000
15	Avatar	2009	7007972553000000000♠[nb 1] 97,255,300	$837,368,133
16	Return of the Jedi	1983	94,059,400	$809,851,434
17	Jurassic Park	1993	91,922,000	$791,448,420
18	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	1999	90,312,700	$777,592,347
19	The Sting	1973	89,142,900	$767,520,369
20	The Lion King	1994	89,101,100	$767,160,471
21	Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981	88,526,800	$762,215,748
22	The Graduate	1967	85,576,700	$736,815,387
23	Fantasia	1941	83,043,500	$715,004,535
24	Jurassic World	2015	79,051,900	$680,636,859
25	The Godfather	1972	78,922,600	$679,523,586
26	Forrest Gump	1994	78,545,600	$676,277,616
27	Mary Poppins	1964	78,181,800	$673,145,298
28	Grease	1978	76,969,200	$662,704,812
29	The Avengers	2012	76,768,200	$660,974,202
30	Thunderball	1965	74,800,000	$644,028,000
31	The Dark Knight	2008	74,455,400	$641,060,994
32	The Jungle Book	1967	73,679,900	$634,383,939
33	Sleeping Beauty	1959	72,676,100	$625,741,221
34	Ghostbusters	1984	71,160,400	$612,691,044
35	Shrek 2	2004	71,050,900	$611,748,249
36	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	1969	70,557,900	$607,503,519
37	Love Story	1970	69,998,100	$602,683,641
38	Spider-Man	2002	69,484,700	$598,263,267
39	Independence Day	1996	69,268,900	$596,405,229
40	Home Alone	1990	67,734,200	$583,191,462
41	Pinocchio	1940	67,403,300	$580,342,413
42	Cleopatra	1963	67,183,500	$578,449,935
43	Beverly Hills Cop	1984	67,150,000	$578,161,500
44	Goldfinger	1964	66,300,000	$570,843,000
45	Airport	1970	66,111,300	$569,218,293
46	American Graffiti	1973	65,714,300	$565,800,123
47	The Robe	1953	65,454,500	$563,563,245
48	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	2006	64,628,400	$556,450,524
49	Around the World in 80 Days	1956	64,615,400	$556,338,594
50	Bambi	1942	63,712,400	$548,563,764
51	Blazing Saddles	1974	63,227,500	$544,388,775
52	Batman	1989	62,954,600	$542,039,106
53	Cinderella	1950	62,879,300	$541,390,773
54	The Bells of St. Mary's	1945	62,745,100	$540,235,311
55	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	61,639,700	$530,717,817
56	Finding Nemo	2003	61,623,900	$530,581,779
57	The Towering Inferno	1974	61,375,700	$528,444,777
58	Spider-Man 2	2004	60,158,700	$517,966,407
59	My Fair Lady	1964	60,000,000	$516,600,000
60	The Greatest Show on Earth	1952	60,000,000	$516,600,000
61	National Lampoon's Animal House	1978	59,890,300	$515,655,483
62	The Passion of the Christ	2004	59,704,800	$514,058,328
63	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith	2005	59,324,600	$510,784,806
64	Back to the Future	1985	59,050,700	$508,426,527
65	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	57,725,300	$497,014,833
66	The Dark Knight Rises	2012	57,601,400	$495,948,054
67	The Sixth Sense	1999	57,579,100	$495,756,051
68	Superman	1978	57,358,100	$493,853,241
69	Tootsie	1982	56,903,900	$489,942,579
70	Smokey and the Bandit	1977	56,832,900	$489,331,269
71	Finding Dory	2016	56,165,500	$483,584,955
72	West Side Story	1961	55,970,300	$481,904,283
73	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	2001	55,913,000	$481,410,930
74	Lady and the Tramp	1955	55,734,900	$479,877,489
75	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	1977	55,575,500	$478,505,055
76	Lawrence of Arabia	1962	55,383,600	$476,852,796
77	The Rocky Horror Picture Show	1975	55,069,400	$474,147,534
78	Rocky	1976	55,040,000	$473,894,400
79	The Best Years of Our Lives	1946	55,000,000	$473,550,000
80	The Poseidon Adventure	1972	54,902,000	$472,706,220
81	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	54,799,300	$471,821,973
82	Twister	1996	54,688,100	$470,864,541
83	Men in Black	1997	54,616,700	$470,249,787
84	The Bridge on the River Kwai	1957	54,400,000	$468,384,000
85	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	2009	53,900,900	$464,086,749
86	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	1963	53,875,400	$463,867,194
87	Swiss Family Robinson	1960	53,808,000	$463,286,880
88	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	1975	53,685,400	$462,231,294
89	M*A*S*H	1970	53,684,200	$462,220,962
90	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	1984	53,532,800	$460,917,408
91	Avengers: Age of Ultron	2015	53,527,100	$460,868,331
92	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	2002	53,468,500	$460,363,785
93	Mrs. Doubtfire	1993	52,684,400	$453,612,684
94	Aladdin	1992	52,442,300	$451,528,203
95	Toy Story 3	2010	52,201,900	$449,458,359
96	Ghost	1990	51,465,200	$443,115,372
97	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	2013	51,114,600	$440,096,706
98	Duel in the Sun	1946	51,020,400	$439,285,644
99	The Hunger Games	2012	50,838,300	$437,717,763
100	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	50,648,900	$436,087,029

Factors in determining "adjusted gross"

No one yet has calculated a truly precise and definite referential adjusted gross for a film, since doing so would have to take into account most (or all) of the following:

• Box office gross on initial release
• Ticket price at time of release, or its relative price to other commodities in a given year,^[5] in relation to general inflation and gross domestic product.^[6] Related to that:
• economic conditions that may help or hurt the entertainment industry as a whole (theaters in 2008 lowered ticket prices to attract more viewers though the average ticket cost $7.00)^[5]
• Population at time of release—to be used to calculate:
• Availability of films (number of theaters and screens, number of prints)
• Competition of other media (television, internet, home video, film piracy)^[5]
• Total number of films in the marketplace at a given time^[5]
• Screen quotas (no influence on U.S. box office)
• Price differences: matinee and evening tickets,^[7] roadshow tickets,^[7] or difference between rural and urban cinemas^[6]
• Length of release (number of weeks)^[7]

Further explanation of issues with calculating an adjusted gross can be found in the article for List of highest-grossing films.

Not adjusted for inflation

This is a list of the highest-grossing films in the U.S. and Canada,^[8] a market known in the film industry as the North American box office, or as the domestic box office within the U.S. itself.^[1][2] The chart is ranked by lifetime gross, and for comparison, the figures adjusted for the effects of inflation are also listed, using the U.S. consumer price index;^[9] a film's earnings from its initial release are also included to provide a basis for comparison between films released around the same time.

   Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 02 December 2016 in theaters around the world.

Rank	Title	Initial gross (unadjusted)	Unadjusted	Adjusted	Year
			Lifetime gross
1	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	$936,662,225	$936,662,225	$936,662,225	2015
2	Avatar	$749,766,139	$760,507,625	$840,058,659	2009
3	Titanic	$600,788,188	$658,672,302	$946,872,616	1997
4	Jurassic World	$652,270,625	$652,270,625	$652,270,625	2015
5	The Avengers	$623,357,910	$623,357,910	$643,597,390	2012
6	The Dark Knight	$533,345,358	$534,858,444	$588,736,709	2008
7	Finding Dory	$486,293,573	$486,293,573	$486,293,573	2016
8	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	$431,088,301	$474,544,677	$658,259,667	1999
9	Star Wars	$221,300,000*	$460,998,007	$1,385,421,200	1977
10	Avengers: Age of Ultron	$459,005,868	$459,005,868	$459,005,868	2015
11	The Dark Knight Rises	$448,139,099	$448,139,099	$462,689,492	2012
12	Shrek 2	$441,226,247	$441,226,247	$553,709,401	2004
13	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	$359,200,000	$435,110,554	$1,018,268,038	1982
14	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	$424,668,047	$424,668,047	$432,130,071	2013
15	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$423,315,812	$423,315,812	$497,734,983	2006
16	The Lion King	$312,855,561	$422,783,777	$620,304,845	1994
17	Toy Story 3	$415,004,880	$415,004,880	$451,103,275	2010
18	Iron Man 3	$409,013,994	$409,013,994	$416,200,954	2013
19	Captain America: Civil War	$408,084,349	$408,084,349	$408,084,349	2016
20	The Hunger Games	$408,010,692	$408,010,692	$421,258,176	2012
21	Spider-Man	$403,706,375	$403,706,375	$532,025,996	2002
22	Jurassic Park	$357,067,947	$402,453,882	$632,084,142	1993
23	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$402,111,870	$402,111,870	$444,275,299	2009
24	Frozen	$400,738,009	$400,738,009	$407,779,548	2013
25	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$381,011,219	$381,011,219	$401,470,845	2011
26	Finding Nemo	$339,714,978	$380,843,261	$480,196,975	2003
27	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith	$380,270,577	$380,270,577	$461,521,097	2005
28	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$377,027,325	$377,845,905	$486,673,975	2003
29	Spider-Man 2	$373,585,825	$373,585,825	$468,825,199	2004
30	The Passion of the Christ	$370,274,604	$370,782,930	$465,286,776	2004
31	Despicable Me 2	$368,061,265	$368,061,265	$374,528,627	2013
32	The Secret Life of Pets	$368,015,345	$368,015,345	$368,015,345	2016
33	The Jungle Book	$364,001,123	$364,001,123	$364,001,123	2016
34	Deadpool	$363,070,709	$363,070,709	$363,070,709	2016
35	Inside Out	$356,461,711	$356,461,711	$356,461,711	2015
36	Furious 7	$353,007,020	$353,007,020	$353,007,020	2015
37	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$352,390,543	$352,390,543	$371,313,290	2011
38	American Sniper	$350,126,372	$350,126,372	$350,569,321	2014
39	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$339,789,881	$342,551,365	$451,172,102	2002
40	Zootopia	$341,268,248	$341,268,248	$341,268,248	2016
41	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1	$337,135,885	$337,135,885	$337,562,399	2014
42	Spider-Man 3	$336,530,303	$336,530,303	$384,706,363	2007
43	Minions	$336,045,770	$336,045,770	$336,045,770	2015
44	Alice in Wonderland	$334,191,110	$334,191,110	$363,260,076	2010
45	Guardians of the Galaxy	$333,176,600	$333,176,600	$333,598,105	2014
46	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	$330,360,194	$330,360,194	$330,360,194	2016
47	Forrest Gump	$329,694,499	$330,252,182	$527,817,912	1994
48	Suicide Squad	$325,100,054	$325,100,054	$325,100,054	2016
49	Shrek the Third	$322,719,944	$322,719,944	$368,918,979	2007
50	Transformers	$319,246,193	$319,246,193	$364,947,943	2007
51	Iron Man	$318,412,101	$318,412,101	$350,548,593	2008
52	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$317,575,550	$317,575,550	$425,125,097	2001
53	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$317,101,119	$317,101,119	$349,105,297	2008
54	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$313,364,114	$315,544,750	$422,116,753	2001
55	Iron Man 2	$312,128,345	$312,128,345	$339,278,224	2010
56	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	$302,191,252	$310,676,740	$409,426,535	2002
57	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$309,420,425	$309,420,425	$353,715,565	2007
58	Return of the Jedi	$252,583,617	$309,306,177	$693,059,383	1983
59	Independence Day	$306,169,268	$306,169,268	$462,729,407	1996
60	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	$305,413,918	$305,413,918	$393,535,336	2003
61	Skyfall	$304,360,277	$304,360,277	$314,242,391	2012
62	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$303,003,568	$303,003,568	$312,841,631	2012
63	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$301,959,197	$301,959,197	$333,621,120	2009
64	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$300,531,751	$300,531,751	$326,672,923	2010
65	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$296,607,170	$296,607,170	$327,707,906	2009
66	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	$295,983,305	$295,983,305	$321,728,839	2010
67	The Sixth Sense	$293,506,292	$293,506,292	$417,627,910	1999
68	Up	$293,004,164	$293,004,164	$323,727,107	2009
69	Inception	$292,576,195	$292,576,195	$318,025,368	2010
70	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	$292,324,737	$292,324,737	$301,816,075	2012
71	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$292,004,738	$292,004,738	$333,806,732	2007
72	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$291,710,957	$291,710,957	$354,039,384	2005
73	Man of Steel	$291,045,518	$291,045,518	$296,159,604	2013
74	The Empire Strikes Back	$181,400,000*	$290,475,067	$731,375,684	1980
75	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$290,013,036	$290,013,036	$351,978,677	2005
76	Monsters, Inc.	$255,873,250	$289,916,256	$377,675,141	2001
77	Home Alone	$285,761,243	$285,761,243	$518,460,859	1990
78	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2	$281,723,902	$281,723,902	$281,723,902	2015
79	The Matrix Reloaded	$281,576,461	$281,576,461	$362,820,031	2003
80	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	$281,287,133	$281,287,133	$296,391,753	2011
81	Meet the Fockers	$279,261,160	$279,261,160	$350,454,060	2004
82	The Hangover	$277,322,503	$277,322,503	$306,401,146	2009
83	Gravity	$274,092,705	$274,092,705	$278,908,905	2013
84	Monsters University	$268,492,764	$268,492,764	$273,210,565	2013
85	Shrek	$267,665,011	$267,665,011	$358,311,948	2001
86	The Amazing Spider-Man	$262,030,663	$262,030,663	$270,538,399	2012
87	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$261,988,482	$261,988,482	$345,262,527	2002
88	The Incredibles	$261,441,092	$261,441,092	$328,091,067	2004
89	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$260,044,825	$260,044,825	$357,932,230	2000
90	Jaws	$191,741,308*	$260,000,000	$1,099,400,575	1975
91	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	$259,766,572	$259,766,572	$260,095,206	2014
92	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	$258,366,855	$258,366,855	$262,906,730	2013
93	The Lego Movie	$257,760,692	$257,760,692	$258,086,788	2014
94	Star Trek	$257,730,019	$257,730,019	$284,754,293	2009
95	I Am Legend	$256,386,216	$256,386,216	$293,089,234	2007
96	The Blind Side	$255,959,475	$255,959,475	$282,798,098	2009
97	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	$255,119,788	$255,119,788	$255,442,543	2014
98	The Hangover: Part II	$254,464,305	$254,464,305	$268,128,586	2011
99	Despicable Me	$251,513,985	$251,513,985	$273,391,441	2010
100	Batman	$251,188,924	$251,188,924	$480,327,169	1989

Franchises and film series adjusted for inflation

This chart was compiled based on data from Box Office Mojo, by dividing the gross by the average ticket price to calculate an estimate of the total number of admissions.

   Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 02 December 2016 in theaters around the world.

Highest-grossing franchises and film series^[§]

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank Series Total adjusted for inflation No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Star Wars $5,909,917,200 8 $738,739,650 Star Wars ($1,533,609,800) Original trilogy $3,188,146,500 3 $1,062,715,500 Star Wars ($1,533,609,800) 1 Star Wars (1977) $1,533,609,800 2 The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $844,685,200 3 Return of the Jedi (1983) $809,851,500 Prequel trilogy $1,748,735,200 3 $582,911,733 The Phantom Menace ($777,587,000) 1 I: The Phantom Menace (1999) $777,587,000 2 III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) $510,784,700 3 II: Attack of the Clones (2002) $460,363,500 Sequel trilogy $930,871,000 1 $930,871,000 The Force Awakens ($930,871,000) 1 VII: The Force Awakens (2015) $930,871,000 The Clone Wars (2008) $42,164,500

2 James Bond $5,790,269,452 26 $222,702,671 Thunderball ($644,028,000) Eon series $5,477,065,800 24 $228,211,075 Thunderball ($644,028,000) Sean Connery's Bond $2,144,982,300 6 $357,497,050 Thunderball ($644,028,000) 1 Thunderball (1965) $644,028,000 2 Goldfinger (1964) $570,843,000 3 You Only Live Twice (1967) $309,133,300 4 From Russia with Love (1963) $229,570,000 5 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) $228,658,400 6 Dr. No (1962) $162,749,600 Roger Moore's Bond $1,168,073,900 7 $166,867,700 Moonraker ($241,176,400) 1 Moonraker (1979) $241,176,400 2 Octopussy (1983) $185,575,900 3 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) $180,843,500 4 Live and Let Die (1973) $172,092,200 5 For Your Eyes Only (1981) $169,762,000 6 A View to a Kill (1985) $122,063,000 7 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) $96,560,900 Daniel Craig's Bond $944,707,900 4 $236,176,975 Skyfall ($325,819,600) 1 Skyfall (2012) $325,819,600 2 Casino Royale (2006) $218,941,000 3 Quantum of Solace (2008) $201,901,400 4 Spectre (2015) $198,045,900 Pierce Brosnan's Bond $893,313,000 4 $223,328,250 Die Another Day ($237,498,500) 1 Die Another Day (2002) $237,498,500 2 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $231,705,300 3 The World Is Not Enough (1999) $213,991,300 4 GoldenEye (1995) $210,117,900 Timothy Dalton's Bond $187,898,300 2 $93,949,150 The Living Daylights ($112,713,700) 1 The Living Daylights (1987) $112,713,700 2 Licence to Kill (1989) $75,184,600 George Lazenby's Bond $138,090,400 1 $138,090,400 On Her Majesty's Secret Service ($138,090,400) 1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) $138,090,400 Casino Royale (1967) $161,687,252 Never Say Never Again (1983) $151,516,400

3 Marvel Cinematic Universe $4,454,418,100 14 $318,172,721 The Avengers ($661,947,300) Phase One $1,928,819,600 6 $321,469,933 The Avengers ($661,947,300) 1 The Avengers (2012) $661,947,300 2 Iron Man (2008) $381,817,000 3 Iron Man 2 (2010) $338,371,200 4 Thor (2011) $193,440,600 5 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $191,587,900 6 The Incredible Hulk (2008) $161,655,600 Phase Two $1,905,196,700 6 $317,532,783 Avengers: Age of Ultron ($460,866,700) 1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $460,866,700 2 Iron Man 3 (2013) $420,239,900 3 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) $354,538,800 4 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) $268,592,400 5 Thor: The Dark World (2013) $213,018,800 6 Ant-Man (2015) $187,940,100 Phase Three $620,401,800 2 $310,200,900 Captain America: Civil War ($402,562,600) 1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) $402,562,600 2 Doctor Strange (2016) $217,839,200

4 Batman $3,264,243,684 12 $272,020,307 The Dark Knight ($639,456,300) Burton/Schumacher series $1,495,894,394 5 $299,178,879 Batman ($542,039,300) Main series $1,445,443,100 4 $361,360,775 Batman ($542,039,300) 1 Batman (1989) $542,039,300 2 Batman Forever (1995) $364,254,700 3 Batman Returns (1992) $337,826,700 4 Batman & Robin (1997) $201,322,400 Catwoman (2004) $50,451,294 Nolan series $1,411,056,200 3 $470,352,067 The Dark Knight ($639,456,300) 1 The Dark Knight (2008) $639,456,300 2 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $495,779,300 3 Batman Begins (2005) $275,820,600 DC Extended Universe $329,424,000 1 $329,424,000 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($329,424,000) 1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $329,424,000 Batman: The Movie (1966) $12,419,590 Mask of the Phantasm (1993) $11,630,100 The Killing Joke (2016) $3,819,400

5 Wizarding World $3,236,047,700 9 $359,560,856 Sorcerer's Stone ($481,410,800) Harry Potter series $3,050,383,900 8 $381,297,988 Sorcerer's Stone ($481,410,800) 1 Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $481,410,800 2 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) $413,193,100 3 Goblet of Fire (2005) $388,959,100 4 Chamber of Secrets (2002) $386,725,700 5 Order of the Phoenix (2007) $365,430,300 6 Half-Blood Prince (2009) $348,456,400 7 Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $345,982,100 8 Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) $318,476,900 9 IMAX Marathon (2016) $1,749,500 Fantastic Beasts series $185,663,800 1 $185,663,800 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ($185,663,800) 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) $185,663,800

6 Middle-earth $2,475,846,868 7 $353,692,410 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($530,705,936) Peter Jackson series $2,360,714,868 6 $393,452,478 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($530,705,936) The Lord of the Rings $1,499,045,168 3 $499,681,723 The Return of the King ($530,705,936) 1 The Return of the King (2003) $530,705,936 2 The Two Towers (2002) $496,725,303 3 The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $471,613,929 The Hobbit $864,682,500 3 $288,227,500 An Unexpected Journey ($325,748,200) 1 An Unexpected Journey (2012) $325,748,200 2 The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $271,344,900 3 The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $267,589,400 The Lord of the Rings (1978) $112,119,200

7 Star Trek $2,442,225,700 13 $187,863,515 Star Trek ($297,458,400) The Original Series $1,225,112,900 6 $204,185,483 The Motion Picture ($282,169,500) 1 The Motion Picture (1979) $282,169,500 2 IV: The Voyage Home (1986) $248,570,400 3 II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) $231,102,200 4 III: The Search for Spock (1984) $195,957,100 5 VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) $154,082,300 6 V: The Final Frontier (1989) $113,231,400 Kelvin Timeline $693,231,100 3 $231,077,033 Star Trek ($297,458,400) 1 Star Trek (2009) $297,458,400 2 Into Darkness (2013) $235,057,800 3 Beyond (2016) $160,714,900 The Next Generation $523,881,700 4 $130,970,425 First Contact ($178,583,300) 1 First Contact (1996) $178,583,300 2 Generations (1994) $155,370,500 3 Insurrection (1998) $126,555,800 4 Nemesis (2002) $63,372,100

8 Jurassic Park $2,174,352,931 4 $543,588,233 Jurassic Park ($788,415,731) 1 Jurassic Park (1993) $788,415,731 2 Jurassic World (2015) $680,613,600 3 The Lost World (1997) $429,724,700 4 Jurassic Park III (2001) $275,598,900

9 X-Men $2,135,664,200 9 $237,296,022 Deadpool ($364,142,600) Main series $1,418,434,700 6 $236,405,783 The Last Stand ($308,070,400) 1 The Last Stand (2006) $308,070,400 2 X2 (2003) $306,918,200 3 X-Men (2000) $251,271,000 4 Days of Future Past (2014) $242,225,100 5 First Class (2011) $156,571,600 6 Apocalypse (2016) $153,378,400 Deadpool (2016) $364,142,600 Wolverine series $353,086,900 2 $176,543,450 Origins: Wolverine ($207,613,100) 1 Origins: Wolverine (2009) $207,613,100 2 The Wolverine (2013) $145,473,800

10 Spider-Man $2,037,117,700 5 $407,423,540 Spider-Man ($598,263,700) Raimi series $1,537,382,500 3 $512,460,833 Spider-Man ($598,263,700) 1 Spider-Man (2002) $598,263,700 2 Spider-Man 2 (2004) $517,966,800 3 Spider-Man 3 (2007) $421,152,000 Webb series $499,735,200 2 $249,867,600 The Amazing Spider-Man ($289,967,000) 1 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) $289,967,000 2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) $209,768,200

11 Indiana Jones $2,028,778,497 4 $507,194,624 Raiders of the Lost Ark ($762,128,497) 1 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $762,128,497 2 Temple of Doom (1984) $460,917,600 3 Last Crusade (1989) $425,476,000 4 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $380,256,400

12 Superman $1,951,396,342 8 $243,924,543 Superman ($493,853,500) Original series $1,059,810,942 5 $211,962,188 Superman ($493,853,500) Christopher Reeve films $1,027,313,200 4 $256,828,300 Superman ($493,853,500) 1 Superman (1978) $493,853,500 2 Superman II (1980) $335,064,400 3 Superman III (1983) $163,865,000 4 The Quest for Peace (1987) $34,530,300 Supergirl (1984) $32,618,042 DC Extended Universe $628,457,600 2 $314,228,800 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($329,424,000) 1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $329,424,000 2 Man of Steel (2013) $299,033,600 Superman Returns (2006) $263,007,500

13 Shrek $1,845,419,100 5 $369,083,820 Shrek 2 ($611,748,500) Main series $1,681,346,300 4 $420,336,575 Shrek 2 ($611,748,500) 1 Shrek 2 (2004) $611,748,500 2 Shrek (2001) $407,172,400 3 Shrek the Third (2007) $403,869,000 4 Shrek Forever After (2010) $258,556,400 Puss in Boots (2011) $164,072,800

14 Rocky $1,719,233,900 7 $245,604,843 Rocky ($473,894,200) Main series $1,610,458,100 6 $268,409,683 Rocky ($473,894,200) 1 Rocky (1976) $473,894,200 2 Rocky III (1982) $366,039,100 3 Rocky IV (1985) $304,684,600 4 Rocky II (1979) $292,198,600 5 Rocky Balboa (2006) $90,296,900 6 Rocky V (1990) $83,344,700 Creed (2015) $108,775,800

15 Pirates of the Caribbean $1,637,438,400 4 $409,359,600 Dead Man's Chest ($556,450,200) 1 Dead Man's Chest (2006) $556,450,200 2 The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $436,087,000 3 At World's End (2007) $387,225,300 4 On Stranger Tides (2011) $257,675,900

16 Jaws $1,571,821,200 4 $392,955,300 Jaws ($1,102,758,600) 1 Jaws (1975) $1,102,758,600 2 Jaws 2 (1978) $298,928,200 3 Jaws 3-D (1983) $124,413,300 4 The Revenge (1987) $45,721,100

17 Transformers $1,519,804,900 5 $303,960,980 Revenge of the Fallen ($464,087,000) Live-action series $1,506,229,300 4 $376,557,325 Revenge of the Fallen ($464,087,000) 1 Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $464,087,000 2 Transformers (2007) $399,521,800 3 Dark of the Moon (2011) $381,086,300 4 Age of Extinction (2014) $261,534,200 The Transformers: The Movie (1986) $13,575,600

18 The Twilight Saga $1,514,863,312 5 $302,972,662 New Moon ($335,015,800) 1 New Moon (2009) $335,015,800 2 Eclipse (2010) $325,481,500 3 Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) $312,788,500 4 Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) $309,210,400 5 Twilight (2008) $229,774,400 6 Twilight/New Moon Combo (2010) $2,592,712

19 The Hunger Games $1,507,666,200 4 $376,916,550 Catching Fire ($440,097,100) 1 Catching Fire (2013) $440,097,100 2 The Hunger Games (2012) $437,932,700 3 Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) $350,658,600 4 Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) $278,977,800

20 The Fast and the Furious $1,492,180,000 7 $213,168,571 Furious 7 ($353,214,900) 1 Furious 7 (2015) $353,214,900 2 Fast & Furious 6 (2013) $245,230,700 3 Fast Five (2011) $224,186,700 4 The Fast and the Furious (2001) $219,865,200 5 Fast & Furious (2009) $185,947,600 6 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) $181,559,500 7 Tokyo Drift (2006) $82,175,400

Franchises and film series not adjusted for inflation

This is a list of highest-grossing franchises and film series in the U.S. and Canada.^[10]

   Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 02 December 2016 in theaters around the world.

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank Series Total box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Marvel Cinematic Universe $4,217,616,247 14 $301,258,303 The Avengers ($623,357,910) Phase Two $1,847,527,337 6 $307,921,223 Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868) 1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $459,005,868 2 Iron Man 3 (2013) $409,013,994 3 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) $333,176,600 4 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) $259,766,572 5 Thor: The Dark World (2013) $206,362,140 6 Ant-Man (2015) $180,202,163 Phase One $1,746,695,384 6 $291,115,897 The Avengers ($623,357,910) 1 The Avengers (2012) $623,357,910 2 Iron Man (2008) $318,412,101 3 Iron Man 2 (2010) $312,433,331 4 Thor (2011) $181,030,624 5 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $176,654,505 6 The Incredible Hulk (2008) $134,806,913 Phase Three $623,393,526 2 $311,696,763 Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349) 1 Captain America: Civil War (2016) $408,084,349 2 Doctor Strange (2016) $215,309,177

2 Star Wars $3,198,095,024 8 $399,761,878 The Force Awakens ($936,662,225) Prequel trilogy $1,165,491,994 3 $388,497,331 The Phantom Menace ($474,544,677) 1 I: The Phantom Menace (1999) $474,544,677 2 III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) $380,270,577 3 II: Attack of the Clones (2002) $310,676,740 Original trilogy $1,060,779,251 3 $353,593,084 Star Wars ($460,998,007) 1 Star Wars (1977) $460,998,007 2 Return of the Jedi (1983) $309,306,177 3 The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $290,475,067 Sequel trilogy $936,662,225 1 $936,662,225 The Force Awakens ($936,662,225) 1 VII: The Force Awakens (2015) $936,662,225 The Clone Wars (2008) $35,161,554

3 Wizarding World $2,575,260,375 9 $286,140,042 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($381,011,219) Harry Potter series $2,391,752,972 8 $298,969,122 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($381,011,219) 1 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) $381,011,219 2 Sorcerer's Stone (2001) $317,575,550 3 Half-Blood Prince (2009) $301,959,197 4 Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) $295,983,305 5 Order of the Phoenix (2007) $292,004,738 6 Goblet of Fire (2005) $290,013,036 7 Chamber of Secrets (2002) $261,988,482 8 Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $249,541,069 9 IMAX Marathon $1,676,376 Fantastic Beasts series $183,507,403 1 $183,507,403 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ($183,507,403) 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) $183,507,403

4 Batman $2,275,373,210 12 $189,614,434 The Dark Knight ($534,858,444) Nolan series $1,188,341,317 3 $396,113,772 The Dark Knight ($534,858,444) 1 The Dark Knight (2008) $534,858,444 2 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $448,139,099 3 Batman Begins (2005) $205,343,774 Burton/Schumacher series $745,579,308 5 $149,115,862 Batman ($251,188,924) Main series $705,376,929 4 $176,344,232 Batman ($251,188,924) 1 Batman (1989) $251,188,924 2 Batman Forever (1995) $184,031,112 3 Batman Returns (1992) $162,831,698 4 Batman & Robin (1997) $107,325,195 Catwoman (2004) $40,202,379 DC Extended Universe $330,360,194 1 $330,360,194 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($330,360,194) 1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $330,360,194 Mask of the Phantasm (1993) $5,617,391 The Killing Joke (2016) $3,775,000 Batman: The Movie (1966) $1,700,000

5 James Bond $2,135,650,120 26 $82,140,389 Skyfall ($304,360,277) Eon series $2,057,472,561 24 $85,728,023 Skyfall ($304,360,277) Daniel Craig's Bond $840,249,273 4 $210,062,318 Skyfall ($304,360,277) 1 Skyfall (2012) $304,360,277 2 Spectre (2015) $200,074,609 3 Quantum of Solace (2008) $168,368,427 4 Casino Royale (2006) $167,445,960 Pierce Brosnan's Bond $519,620,040 4 $129,905,010 Die Another Day ($160,942,139) 1 Die Another Day (2002) $160,942,139 2 The World Is Not Enough (1999) $126,943,684 3 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $125,304,276 4 GoldenEye (1995) $106,429,941 Roger Moore's Bond $346,530,989 7 $49,504,427 Moonraker ($70,308,099) 1 Moonraker (1979) $70,308,099 2 Octopussy (1983) $67,893,619 3 For Your Eyes Only (1981) $54,812,802 4 A View to a Kill (1985) $50,327,960 5 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) $46,838,673 6 Live and Let Die (1973) $35,377,836 7 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) $20,972,000 Sean Connery's Bond $242,444,854 6 $40,407,476 Thunderball ($63,595,658) 1 Thunderball (1965) $63,595,658 2 Goldfinger (1964) $51,081,062 3 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) $43,819,547 4 You Only Live Twice (1967) $43,084,787 5 From Russia with Love (1963) $24,796,765 6 Dr. No (1962) $16,067,035 Timothy Dalton's Bond $85,852,912 2 $42,926,456 The Living Daylights ($51,185,897) 1 The Living Daylights (1987) $51,185,897 2 Licence to Kill (1989) $34,667,015 George Lazenby's Bond $22,774,493 1 $22,774,493 On Her Majesty's Secret Service ($22,774,493) 1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) $22,774,493 Never Say Never Again (1983) $55,432,841 Casino Royale (1967) $22,744,718

6 Middle-earth $1,877,142,951 7 $268,163,279 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377,027,325) Peter Jackson series $1,846,671,531 6 $307,778,589 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($377,027,325) The Lord of the Rings $1,030,181,320 3 $343,393,773 The Return of the King ($377,027,325) 1 The Return of the King (2003) $377,027,325 2 The Two Towers (2002) $339,789,881 3 The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $313,364,114 The Hobbit $816,490,211 3 $272,163,404 An Unexpected Journey ($303,003,568) 1 An Unexpected Journey (2012) $303,003,568 2 The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $258,366,855 3 The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $255,119,788 The Lord of the Rings (1978) $30,471,420

7 X-Men $1,817,894,919 9 $201,988,324 Deadpool ($363,070,709) Main series $1,142,384,201 6 $190,397,367 The Last Stand ($234,362,462) 1 The Last Stand (2006) $234,362,462 2 Days of Future Past (2014) $233,921,534 3 X2 (2003) $214,949,694 4 X-Men (2000) $157,299,717 5 Apocalypse (2016) $155,442,489 6 First Class (2011) $146,408,305 Deadpool (2016) $363,070,709 Wolverine series $312,440,009 2 $156,220,005 Origins: Wolverine ($179,883,157) 1 Origins: Wolverine (2009) $179,883,157 2 The Wolverine (2013) $132,556,852

8 Spider-Man $1,578,707,099 5 $315,741,420 Spider-Man ($403,706,375) Raimi series $1,113,822,503 3 $371,274,168 Spider-Man ($403,706,375) 1 Spider-Man (2002) $403,706,375 2 Spider-Man 2 (2004) $373,585,825 3 Spider-Man 3 (2007) $336,530,303 Webb series $464,884,596 2 $232,442,298 The Amazing Spider-Man ($262,030,663) 1 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) $262,030,663 2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) $202,853,933

9 Jurassic Park $1,464,983,061 4 $366,245,765 Jurassic World ($652,270,625) 1 Jurassic World (2015) $652,270,625 2 Jurassic Park (1993) $402,453,882 3 The Lost World (1997) $229,086,679 4 Jurassic Park III (2001) $181,171,875

10 The Hunger Games $1,451,538,526 4 $362,884,632 Catching Fire ($424,668,047) 1 Catching Fire (2013) $424,668,047 2 The Hunger Games (2012) $408,010,692 3 Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) $337,135,885 4 Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) $281,723,902

11 Shrek $1,419,608,493 5 $283,921,699 Shrek 2 ($441,226,247) Main series $1,270,347,989 4 $317,586,997 Shrek 2 ($441,226,247) 1 Shrek 2 (2004) $441,226,247 2 Shrek the Third (2007) $322,719,944 3 Shrek (2001) $267,665,011 4 Shrek Forever After (2010) $238,736,787 Puss in Boots (2011) $149,260,504

12 Star Trek $1,400,952,742 13 $107,765,596 Star Trek ($257,730,019) Kelvin Timeline $645,357,020 3 $215,119,007 Star Trek ($257,730,019) 1 Star Trek (2009) $257,730,019 2 Into Darkness (2013) $228,778,661 3 Beyond (2016) $158,848,340 The Original Series $474,454,642 6 $79,075,774 The Voyage Home ($109,713,132) 1 IV: The Voyage Home (1986) $109,713,132 2 The Motion Picture (1979) $82,258,456 3 II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) $78,912,963 4 III: The Search for Spock (1984) $76,471,046 5 VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) $74,888,996 6 V: The Final Frontier (1989) $52,210,049 The Next Generation $281,141,080 4 $70,285,270 First Contact ($92,027,888) 1 First Contact (1996) $92,027,888 2 Generations (1994) $75,671,125 3 Insurrection (1998) $70,187,658 4 Nemesis (2002) $43,254,409

13 The Twilight Saga $1,365,922,346 5 $273,184,469 Eclipse ($300,531,751) 1 Eclipse (2010) $300,531,751 2 New Moon (2009) $296,623,634 3 Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) $292,324,737 4 Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) $281,287,133 5 Twilight (2008) $192,769,854 6 Twilight/New Moon Combo $2,385,237

14 Transformers $1,325,037,329 5 $265,007,466 Revenge of the Fallen ($402,111,870) Live-action series $1,319,187,682 4 $329,796,921 Revenge of the Fallen ($402,111,870) 1 Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $402,111,870 2 Dark of the Moon (2011) $352,390,543 3 Transformers (2007) $319,246,193 4 Age of Extinction (2014) $245,439,076 The Transformers: The Movie (1986) $5,849,647

15 The Fast and the Furious $1,290,792,051 7 $184,398,864 Furious 7 ($353,007,020) 1 Furious 7 (2015) $353,007,020 2 Fast & Furious 6 (2013) $238,679,850 3 Fast Five (2011) $209,837,675 4 Fast & Furious (2009) $155,064,265 5 The Fast and the Furious (2001) $144,533,925 6 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) $127,154,901 7 Tokyo Drift (2006) $62,514,415

16 Pirates of the Caribbean $1,279,221,957 4 $319,805,489 Dead Man's Chest ($423,315,812) 1 Dead Man's Chest (2006) $423,315,812 2 At World's End (2007) $309,420,425 3 The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $305,413,918 4 On Stranger Tides (2011) $241,071,802

17 Superman $1,153,818,709 8 $144,227,339 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($330,360,194) DC Extended Universe $621,405,712 2 $310,702,856 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($330,360,194) 1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $330,360,194 2 Man of Steel (2013) $291,045,518 Original series $332,331,805 5 $66,466,361 Superman ($134,218,018) Christopher Reeve films $318,035,367 4 $79,508,842 Superman ($134,218,018) 1 Superman (1978) $134,218,018 2 Superman II (1980) $108,185,706 3 Superman III (1983) $59,950,623 4 The Quest for Peace (1987) $15,681,020 Supergirl (1984) $14,296,438 Superman Returns (2006) $200,081,192

18 Avengers $1,082,363,778 2 $541,181,889 The Avengers ($623,357,910) 1 The Avengers (2012) $623,357,910 2 Age of Ultron (2015) $459,005,868

19 Iron Man $1,039,859,426 3 $346,619,809 Iron Man 3 ($409,013,994) 1 Iron Man 3 (2013) $409,013,994 2 Iron Man (2008) $318,412,101 3 Iron Man 2 (2010) $312,433,331

20 Despicable Me $955,621,020 3 $318,540,340 Despicable Me 2 ($368,061,265) Main series $619,575,250 2 $309,787,625 Despicable Me 2 ($368,061,265) 1 Despicable Me 2 (2013) $368,061,265 2 Despicable Me (2010) $251,513,985 Minions (2015) $336,045,770

21 DC Extended Universe $946,505,766 3 $315,501,922 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($330,360,194) 1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $330,360,194 2 Suicide Squad (2016) $325,100,054 3 Man of Steel (2013) $291,045,518

22 Indiana Jones $942,303,167 4 $235,575,792 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,101,119) 1 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) $317,101,119 2 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) $248,159,971 3 Last Crusade (1989) $197,171,806 4 Temple of Doom (1984) $179,870,271

23 Mission: Impossible $934,861,826 5 $186,972,365 Mission: Impossible II ($215,409,889) 1 Mission: Impossible II (2000) $215,409,889 2 Ghost Protocol (2011) $209,397,903 3 Rogue Nation (2015) $195,042,377 4 Mission: Impossible (1996) $180,981,856 5 Mission: Impossible III (2006) $134,029,801

24 Toy Story $883,355,738 3 $294,451,913 Toy Story 3 ($415,004,880) 1 Toy Story 3 (2010) $415,004,880 2 Toy Story 2 (1999) $245,852,179 3 Toy Story (1995) $191,796,233 4 Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) $30,702,446

25 Finding Nemo $867,136,834 2 $433,568,417 Finding Dory ($486,293,573) 1 Finding Dory (2016) $486,293,573 2 Finding Nemo (2003) $380,843,261

Notes

1. ↑ The figure of 97,255,300 is an average value based on Box Office Mojo estimating the number of admissions by dividing gross revenue by the cost of an average ticket. However in the case of Avatar, ticket sales are a combination of the three formats of 2D, 3D and IMAX used during its theatrical run. Since box office admissions are not tracked, the total number of admissions cannot therefore be accurately determined simply by dividing the gross receipts by the average ticket price. Box Office Mojo revised estimate - by taking account of the ticket prices for all three different formats - is that Avatar sold 75 million tickets by April 21, 2010, by which time it had grossed $745 million of its $760 million total.^[4] An extra $15 million of sales would be equivalent to about 2 million more ticket sales, at the average 2D ticket price of $7.50 in 2009; using this revision, Avatar probably sold closer to 77,000,000 tickets.^[5]

References

^§ Franchise and series sources

External links

• "All Time North American Domestic Top 20". The Numbers'. Retrieved June 16, 2012. 
• "All-Time Box Office: USA". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 16, 2012.