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Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films of All Time

By Dhiraj Sharma · Published November 11, 2026

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Avengers: Endgame leads the all-time worldwide box office at about 2.94 billion dollars, a total that retook the record from Avatar in 2026. Box Office Mojo's worldwide lifetime chart, checked on 11 November 2026, put the 2019 Marvel film at 2,942,649,778 dollars and James Cameron's 2009 film at 2,923,710,708 dollars ^[1]^[2].

These figures are nominal dollars: tickets sold, counted at the prices of their day, including later re-releases. They are not adjusted for inflation. On that unadjusted measure a recent blockbuster will almost always outrank a mid-twentieth-century hit that sold as many or more tickets. Gone with the Wind, often placed first when grosses are converted to current prices, is therefore discussed below rather than forced into the unadjusted top ten ^[2].

The list is current as of 11 November 2026. Two 2020s titles, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Zootopia 2, were still adding to their totals around that date, so their ranks could still move. Finepedia is not ranking artistic quality. For a different kind of cultural list, see the site's articles on best-selling books and best-selling albums ^[1]^[2].

Key Facts

Grosses are worldwide lifetime totals from Box Office Mojo as of 11 November 2026, in unadjusted US dollars, rounded in the table for readability. Exact reported totals appear in the entries.

Highest-Grossing Films at a Glance

Rank	Film	Year	Worldwide gross (unadjusted)	Notable fact
1	Avengers: Endgame	2019	2.94 billion dollars	Reclaimed first place after a 2026 encore release
2	Avatar	2009	2.92 billion dollars	Held the record for long stretches, helped by re-releases
3	Spider-Man: Brand New Day	2026	2.52 billion dollars	The newest film in the top ten; total still subject to change
4	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	2.33 billion dollars	The highest-grossing sequel in the Avatar series
5	Ne Zha 2	2025	2.27 billion dollars	A Chinese animated film whose gross is overwhelmingly foreign to the US
6	Titanic	1997	2.26 billion dollars	The oldest film in this unadjusted top ten
7	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	2015	2.07 billion dollars	The highest-grossing film in the Star Wars series on this chart
8	Avengers: Infinity War	2018	2.05 billion dollars	The first half of the story completed by Endgame
9	Spider-Man: No Way Home	2021	1.92 billion dollars	The previous worldwide peak for a Spider-Man film
10	Zootopia 2	2025	1.87 billion dollars	A 2025 sequel still close enough that later weeks could matter

1. Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame, released in 2019, is the highest-grossing film in unadjusted worldwide dollars as of 11 November 2026, at 2,942,649,778 dollars ^[1]. It first took the all-time lead in 2019, later yielded it back to Avatar after that film's re-releases, and moved ahead again in October 2026 when an encore release added enough to pass Avatar's 2.92 billion ^[2]^[3].

The film is the climax of a long series of Marvel titles rather than a stand-alone event, which is part of why its gross is so large: it was designed as a destination for an existing audience. About 30.5 percent of the Mojo lifetime total was earned in the US and Canada, with the rest overseas, a reminder that the worldwide record is no longer a domestic story ^[1].

Because the lead over Avatar is only about 19 million dollars, a further Avatar re-release could still change the order. Record tables at this level are close, and they move when studios put older titles back into cinemas ^[1]^[2].

2. Avatar

Avatar, directed by James Cameron and released in 2009, stands at 2,923,710,708 dollars worldwide ^[1]. It was the first film to pass 2 billion in unadjusted dollars and has returned to the top of the chart more than once through re-releases, including in the 2020s as later Avatar films arrived ^[2].

The film's staying power is unusual. Most blockbusters earn the vast majority of their money in the first run; Avatar has been treated as a catalogue title that can still fill 3D and large-format screens years later. Foreign markets account for about 73 percent of the lifetime gross on the Mojo table ^[1].

It remains, by a wide margin, the highest-grossing original (non-sequel) film in unadjusted terms, and the base for two sequels that themselves sit in this top ten and just outside it ^[1]^[2].

3. Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, released in 2026, is the only new film of that year inside the all-time top ten as of mid-November, at 2,523,147,515 dollars ^[1]. Deadline, citing the same chart, noted that the total was measured through 11 November 2026, which is why this entry should be read as a snapshot, not a final audited lifetime figure ^[3].

About 38 percent of that gross had been earned domestically and 62 percent overseas, a more even split than Avatar but still a majority outside North America ^[1]. The film sits well clear of the next titles already, so a drop out of the top ten is unlikely; a move on Avatar or Endgame would require an exceptional late run.

Its presence so high, so soon after release, is the clearest sign that the unadjusted record table is now a living chart of the 2020s as well as a museum of 2009-2019 event films ^[1]^[3].

4. Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water, the 2022 sequel, has a worldwide lifetime gross of 2,334,484,620 dollars ^[1]. That places it fourth, ahead of every non-Avatar, non-Marvel title except the later Chinese animated hit Ne Zha 2, and it confirms that the Avatar series is a commercial system, not a single phenomenon.

The sequel earned a slightly lower share of its money in North America than Endgame did, with about 70.5 percent of the total coming from foreign markets ^[1]. Large-format and high-frame-rate presentations were a deliberate part of its theatrical strategy, extending the first film's bet on special-venue tickets.

A third series film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, had already passed 1.48 billion by the same chart date and sat just outside the top 15, which is relevant context: the franchise was still commercially active in 2025-2026 ^[1].

5. Ne Zha 2

Ne Zha 2, a 2025 Chinese animated film, has earned 2,270,700,370 dollars worldwide, according to the same Mojo table ^[1]. Only about 23.3 million of that, or 1.0 percent, was classified as domestic (US and Canada). The rest, more than 2.24 billion, was earned abroad, overwhelmingly in the Chinese market ^[1].

That distribution is the most important fact on this list. A global all-time table that still treated "domestic" as the centre of the industry would miss a film that outgrossed Titanic while barely playing in North America. Ne Zha 2 is also a reminder that animation is not a children's sideline in commercial terms ^[1]^[2].

The total is already close to Titanic in sixth place. Because both catalogues can still be re-released, the order between fifth and sixth is not frozen ^[1].

6. Titanic

Titanic, released in 1997 and also directed by James Cameron, stands at 2,264,812,968 dollars ^[1]. It is the oldest film in this unadjusted top ten, and the only one whose first run belongs to the 1990s. Re-releases, including 3D and anniversary programmes, are part of the lifetime figure.

In inflation-adjusted discussions Titanic often ranks even more strongly, because a 1997 ticket cost less than a 2019 or 2026 ticket. Even without that adjustment it remains one of only a handful of films above 2.2 billion ^[2]. About 70 percent of the Mojo lifetime total is foreign ^[1].

Its position just below Ne Zha 2 is a useful coincidence: a late-twentieth-century event film and a mid-2020s Chinese animation now compete in the same band of the chart ^[1].

7. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens, released in 2015, has a worldwide lifetime gross of 2,071,310,218 dollars ^[1]. It is the highest-grossing film in the Star Wars series on the unadjusted worldwide chart, ahead of later numbered episodes, and it was the first Star Wars title to pass 2 billion.

It also has one of the largest domestic shares in this top ten, about 45.2 percent, reflecting the strength of the series in North America ^[1]. That makes it a different commercial shape from Avatar or Ne Zha 2, which depend far more on foreign markets.

The film reopened a series whose previous main-line entry had been in 2005. Its gross is therefore both a measure of nostalgia and of a carefully planned global launch ^[2].

8. Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War, released in 2018, stands at 2,052,415,039 dollars ^[1]. It is the first part of a two-film ending, and it was already a two-billion-dollar film before Endgame arrived the following year. Together the two titles dominate the upper part of the Marvel list.

About two-thirds of the lifetime total is foreign ^[1]. Like Endgame, it is a sequel to a sequel, and its audience was built over many previous releases. That industrial fact, more than any single marketing stunt, is what pushed mid-2010s comic-book films into the all-time band once occupied by Titanic and Avatar.

On this chart it sits just behind The Force Awakens, with a gap of only about 19 million dollars, another pairing close enough that a re-release could swap them ^[1].

9. Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home, released in 2021, has earned 1,921,426,073 dollars worldwide ^[1]. Until Brand New Day's 2026 run, it was the highest-grossing Spider-Man film and one of the few pandemic-era releases to reach the very top of the all-time table.

Its domestic share, about 42.4 percent, is high by the standards of this list and reflects a strong North American opening after cinemas had reopened in many markets ^[1]. The film also performed strongly overseas, passing 1.1 billion from foreign territories alone.

It now sits ninth, still clear of 1.9 billion, with Zootopia 2 close enough behind that the lower end of the top ten should be checked again if either film is reissued ^[1].

10. Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2, a 2025 Walt Disney Animation sequel, is tenth as of 11 November 2026, at 1,870,309,291 dollars ^[1]. About 77 percent of that total is foreign, a heavier overseas share than most of the American live-action titles above it, and its domestic gross was about 428 million ^[1].

The original Zootopia was already a major international success; the sequel's place in the all-time top ten shows how far family animation, especially when it travels well in Asia and Europe, can climb in unadjusted dollars. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, also from 2026, stood eleventh on the same day at about 1.80 billion and was the nearest challenger ^[1].

Because both Zootopia 2 and Brand New Day are recent, this tenth place is the most provisional on the list. The safe statement is that, as of 11 November 2026, ten films had reached at least 1.87 billion unadjusted dollars, and this was the tenth ^[1]^[3].

Conclusion

As of 11 November 2026, the unadjusted worldwide top ten is a mix of 1997-2019 catalogue titles and a few 2020s films that have already joined them, including a Chinese animated feature and a 2026 Spider-Man instalment still in its run ^[1]. Endgame's 2026 encore is a reminder that these records are not sealed at the end of the first theatrical wave.

Readers who want a different picture should look at inflation-adjusted rankings, which elevate older films, and at ticket-count estimates, which are harder to audit globally. The table above is only the standard industry list: nominal dollars, worldwide, as reported on a given day ^[2].