A1The adjusted gross for Avatar includes revenue from the original release and all four reissues. Disney films are usually co-directed and some directors have served on several winning teams: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand, Ben Sharpsteen, Wolfgang Reitherman and Bill Roberts have all co-directed at least two films on the list. With a sizable budget and big names involved, the film managed to become the highest-grossing American release of 2021 that was not a sequel or based on existing intellectual property. [65] Its international release was delayed by World War I, and it was not released in many foreign territories until the 1920s; coupled with further re-releases in the United States, its $10million earnings as reported by Variety in 1932 are consistent with the earlier figure. Since . [43] In the modern marketplace, rental fees can vary greatlydepending on a number of factorsalthough the films from the major studios average out at 43%. Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law. But audiences went the other direction, giving Dead Mans Chesta 38.6% boost in domesticearnings and an 84.2% boost internationally. A shared universe is a particular type of crossover where a number of characters from a wide range of fictional works wind up sharing a fictional world. It was no slacker overseas, either: WhenReturnfinished its run, onlyTitanichad a greater number outside of the U.S. and Canada. The world had to wait some 12 years for James Cameron to follow up the biggest film of all time with what would become the new biggest film of all time. Audiences that had been holding their breath for an entire year after perhaps the biggest cliffhanger sinceEmpire Strikes Backcould not wait to buy their tickets and did they ever buy those ticketswhen they finally could. One by one the recordsfell, leading many to ignore the words if and can and focus instead on when Avatars previous record ($2.787 billion) as the highest-grossing movie would fall. Highest grossing movies of the year for now and ranked from highest grossing to lowest grossing. [107] This is partly due to inflation and market growth, but it is also due to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition such as being based on a well-known literary source or an established character. The space epic was only one of two films in 2018-19 to spend 10 straight weeks in thetop 10 (the other beingBlack Panther), and was the seventh MCU film to reach $1 billion at the box office globally. Star Wars Ep. Critics went from disdain for the concept before the first film was released to disdain for its epic-length and earnestness in the space of just two films,with the original movies score of 79% dropping to 53% on the Tomatometer for the sequel. Other Worldwide MPAA Ratings records: Top PG-13 Worldwide - Top PG Worldwide - Top G Worldwide - Top Not Rated Worldwide - Top GP Worldwide - Top NC-17 Worldwide - Top M/PG Worldwide This chart contains the top 100 R movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. But Guy Ritchies new version of the beloved 1992 animated film took advantage of other 2019 summerunder-performers likeGodzilla: King of the Monsters,Dark Phoenix,andMen In Black International,gobbling them all up and staying in the top five at the box office for seven straight weeks. All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) in the 21st century, and films that have not played during this period do not appear on the chart because of ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. It hit with audiences the opening weekend haul of$147 million was almost $50 million more than any previous entry as well as with critics (its the highest-rated movie in the series at 81% on the Tomatameter). Lifetime grosses (outside U.S. & Canada): Original release (excluding 2009 IMAX reissue): This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 18:23. If there was one movie in all of 2021 or, hell, even going back as far as 2020 that moviegoers were willing to risk going to the theater for, it was absolutelyNo Way Home, and boy did they ever show up. [73] Gone with the Wind itself may have been briefly overtaken by The Ten Commandments (1956), which closed at the end of 1960 with worldwide rentals of $5860million[76][77] compared to Gone with the Wind's $59million;[78] if it did claim the top spot its tenure there was short-lived, since Gone with the Wind was re-released the following year and increased its earnings to $67million. In 1984, Linda Lovelace testified to a United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on juvenile justice that the film had earned $600million;[82] this figure has been the subject of much speculation, since if it is accurate then the film would have made more money than Star Wars, and finished the 1970s as the highest-grossing film. For the list below, weve included global box office performance, as well as domestic, and release date. On the glass-half-full side, Jacksons first four Tolkien films grossed a combined $3.938 billion globally. J.A. Movies. [1] Number-one films [ edit] Highest-grossing films [ edit] Calendar gross [ edit] Highest-grossing films of 2021 by Calendar Gross [56] Speaking of gathering Marvel characters for an epic showdown, 2021 provided an unexpected box office champion that would swing triumphantly into the top 10. Now, the movie has overtaken the originalFrozento become the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Spider-Man: No Way Home wasnt unexpected because of the film itself, which was an ambitious, multiverse-expanding entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that brought together some of the most beloved characters in the web-slingers big-screen history in a funny, heartbreaking, thrilling spectacle. The Empire Strikes Back made 31.9% less than A New Hope,Attack of the Clones made 34.6% less than The Phantom Menace, and The Last Jedi fell 33.8% off The Force Awakens. The film is based on the Transformers toy line and was directed by Micheal Bay. At least eleven films have held the record of 'highest-grossing film' since The Birth of a Nation assumed the top spot in 1915. It may not have been able tocatch The Force Awakens for the all-time domestic leader, but by the time summer was over, it would pull in front of Avatar and become the king of the world at least for a while. The Abyss, Terminator 2, and True Lies were all the most expensive movies of their time upon release. Depending on how accurate the estimates are, the 1959 remake of Ben-Hur may also have captured the record from Gone with the Wind: as of the end of 1961 it had earned $47million worldwide,[79] and by 1963 it was trailing Gone with the Wind by just $2million with international takings of $65million,[80] ultimately earning $66million from its initial release. Still, it was just the 16th film ever to cross the $400 million line domestically in its initial run. MDMom and Dad does not generally feature in 'high-gross' lists such as those published by Variety due to its independent distribution. The movies run kicked off with the fifth-highest opening in history, earning $179.1 million on opening weekend (thats now the 11th-highest opening). Thumbnail image courtesy Sony Pictures Releasing, Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. 30 Most Popular Movies Right Now: What to Watch In Theaters and Streaming, Best Horror Movies of 2023 Ranked New Scary Movies to Watch, Fatal Attraction Series Stars Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan on the Sexy, Unsettling Psychological Thriller, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. [39] Titanic grossed a further $762,994 during limited re-releases in 2017 and 2020, but this sum is not represented in the adjusted total.[40]. Click on the year number for a list of all the films released that year. TFAThe gross for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is adjusted from the 2016 index. The highest grossing film at the global box office adjusted for inflation is "Gone With the Wind," making a total gross of $3.44 billion, according to Guinness World Records. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, On an Apple device? Speaking of Disney soundtracks, it was the 2017 live-action redo and not the Best Picture-nominated animatedBeauty and the Beastfrom 1991 that really broke the bank andremains inthe record books. Though it came up shy domestically of Despicable Me 2 ($336 million vs. $368 million) it can still boast the second-best overseas return for any animated film ($823.4 million), behind only Disneys Frozen, and stands as the companys biggest global success to date. | Titanic. This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. When those prices are adjusted for inflation, however, then Gone with the Windwhich was the highest-grossing film outright for twenty-five yearsis still the highest-grossing film of all time. In addition to the five aforementioned which Lucas directed, the franchise has also had The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and The Last Jedi (2015-2017, respectively), top a year. It became just the seventh film to clear a half-billion dollars in domestic box office. TS3Box Office Mojo revised the grosses for Pixar films in August 2016, resulting in the gross for Toy Story 3 being corrected from $1.063billion to $1.067billion. It began with the third-highest opening weekend for an animated film (after Pixar sequelsIncredibles 2andFinding Dory) $130.26 million and then became the highest-grossing film over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday, which was all the more impressive given it had opened the prior weekend. The culmination of the journey that began in 2001 also ushered in a new trend of splittingfinal chapters in halves. The movie bestedToy Story 3 by over $71 million at home even if it came up a bit short of that film internationally and showed Pixars sequel business was really starting to thrive. [30] Converting to a more representative system that counts ticket sales rather than gross is also fraught with problems because the only data available for older films are the sale totals. The future of Tom Hollands Peter Parker is still up in the air, but he has earned himself a rather secure spot on the all-time box office list. Vin Diesels return in the series fourth film is what really got theFast and Furiousfranchise engines revving, and Dwayne Johnsons addition in the fifth film added some humor and helped get the critics on board. While not quite as well-received as the first film critically (77% vs. 90% on the Tomatometer),Frozen IIvirtually demanded that parents bring their children for a second adventure. Help. Spielberg became the first director to break his own record when Jurassic Park overtook E.T., and Cameron emulated the feat when Avatar broke the record set by Titanic. Once revenue from home entertainment is factored in it is not immediately clear which film is the most successful. Twenty-two years after Steven Spielbergs Jurassic Parkbecame the Jaws for a new generation, it was time for that generations kids to have their own version of dinosaur mayhem. 13 in the worldwide box office rankings. A franchise is typically defined to be at least two works derived from a common intellectual property. In just under three weeks, The Force Awakens became the all-time domestic champion, passing Avatar and joining the $2 billion clubwithin54 days. It was not officially an Avengers film, butCivil War may as well have been. Another $745 million internationally made this the fourth MCU film to reach $1 billion. All charts are ranked by international theatrical box-office performance where possible, excluding income derived from home video, broadcasting rights, and merchandise. Other sources state that the takings for Forever Amber ($8million) and Life with Father ($6.5million)[61] were in fact worldwide rental grosses, so it is possible this is also true of Unconquered.