20 of the World’s Highest Grossing Movies of All Time

We all love good movies and it shows in the charts. Whether it’s a video game or a book adaptation or simply a new live-action or animated movie, some films just have such wide appeal that they are very nearly universally adored.

The best films of all time may be different for everyone, but most would agree that the best movies would always be either widely screened, thoroughly discussed, and most certainly well-praised. There is, however, a universal gatekeeper for the best movies – the worldwide gross sales.

To satisfy your curiosity and help you see how many of your best movies made it to the world’s universal list of the “best” based on box office records (inflation notwithstanding), we listed some of them just for you.

AVATAR (2009)
Total worldwide gross: $2,788,000,000
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver

AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019)
Total worldwide gross: $2,188,700,000
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper, Josh Brolin

TITANIC (1997)
Total worldwide gross: $2,187,500,000
Directed by: James Cameron
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner, Bill Paxton

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
Total worldwide gross: $2,068,200,000
Directed by: J. J. Abrams
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Max von Sydow

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)
Total worldwide gross: $2,048,400,000
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt

JURASSIC WORLD (2015)
Total worldwide gross: $1,671,700,000
Directed by: Colin Trevorrow
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, BD Wong, Irrfan Khan

MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS (2012)
Total worldwide gross: $1,518,800,000
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Samuel L. Jackson

FURIOUS 7 (2015)
Total worldwide gross: $1,516,000,000
Directed by: James Wan
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (2015)
Total worldwide gross: $1,405,400,000
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson

BLACK PANTHER (2018)
Total worldwide gross: $1,346,900,000
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (2011)
Total worldwide gross: $1,341,700,000
Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Kelly Macdonald, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, David Thewlis

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
Total worldwide gross: $1,332,500,000
Directed by: Rian Johnson
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Benicio del Toro

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM (2018)
Total worldwide gross: $1,309,500,000
Directed by: J. A. Bayona
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, BD Wong, Isabella Sermon, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeff Goldblum

FROZEN (2017)
Total worldwide gross: $1,276,500,000
Directed by: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers
Starring: Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)
Total worldwide gross: $1,263,500,000
Directed by: Bill Condon
Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson

INCREDIBLES 2 (2017)
Total worldwide gross: $1,242,800,000
Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huckleberry Milner, Samuel L. Jackson

THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS (2017)
Total worldwide gross: $1,236,000,000
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron

IRON MAN 3 (2013)
Total worldwide gross: $1,214,800,000
Directed by: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stéphanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau, Ben Kingsley

MINIONS (2015)
Total worldwide gross: $1,159,400,000
Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, Geoffrey Rush

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
Total worldwide gross: $1,153,300,000
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl

*Box office totals courtesy of Box Office Mojo.