Worldwide Inflation-Adjusted Highest Grossing Films Of All Time

The question is often asked: "What is the highest grossing film of all time?" Well, the only way to answer that in any meaningful way is to adjust the grosses of films according to inflation. About 10 years ago (2000-2001) I came across a list
compiling the worldwide, inflation-adjusted, highest grossing films of all time. I haven't been able to find one since. Since I was sure I wasn't the only one who wanted to know the answer to this question, I decided to do a bit
(well, a lot) of research. That research is finally at the point where I can present the list.

Rank	Name	Worldwide Adjusted Gross (2010 USD)	Year
1	Gone with the Wind	$3,863,788,929	1939
2	Avatar	$2,902,602,470	2009
3	Titanic	$2,857,015,789	1997
4	Avengers: Endgame	$2,389,942,949	2019
5	Star Wars	$2,200,788,186	1977
6	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	$2,116,034,366	1937
7	The Sound of Music	$1,956,236,500	1965
8	Jaws	$1,917,487,684	1975
9	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	$1,900,542,084	2015
10	Avengers: Infinity War	$1,780,163,939	2018
11	Avatar: The Way of Water	$1,748,701,324	2022
12	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	$1,713,194,529	1982
13	The Exorcist	$1,601,950,175	1973
14	Doctor Zhivago	$1,551,416,549	1965
15	Jurassic World	$1,531,458,390	2015
16	Jurassic Park	$1,505,708,979	1993
17	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$1,490,968,236	2021
18	The Avengers	$1,429,417,286	2012
19	The Lion King	$1,415,555,670	2019
20	Furious 7	$1,400,888,412	2015
21	Pinocchio	$1,386,198,614	1940
22	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,341,332,956	2003
23	The Lion King	$1,323,600,330	1994
24	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	$1,311,252,518	1999
25	Avengers: Age of Ultron	$1,292,765,253	2015
26	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	$1,286,417,715	2011
27	The Godfather	$1,276,236,878	1972
28	The Empire Strikes Back	$1,264,743,110	1980
29	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	$1,219,404,873	1969
30	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	$1,217,794,910	2001
31	Frozen	$1,213,576,492	2013
32	Grease	$1,204,007,158	1978
33	Black Panther	$1,180,941,361	2018
34	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	$1,176,291,016	2017
35	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$1,156,672,786	2006
36	Independence Day	$1,139,417,248	1996
37	Iron Man 3	$1,138,469,482	2013
38	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	$1,133,082,553	2018
39	Airport	$1,132,890,862	1970
40	Beauty and the Beast	$1,129,403,695	2017
41	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$1,119,984,189	2002
42	Ben-Hur	$1,112,705,618	1959
43	The Fate of the Furious	$1,104,808,395	2017
44	Top Gun: Maverick	$1,098,299,896	2022
45	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$1,089,292,465	2011
46	Finding Nemo	$1,083,641,354	2003
47	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$1,082,869,217	2001
48	Incredibles 2	$1,079,086,963	2018
49	Shrek 2	$1,065,001,876	2004
50	Minions	$1,064,468,384	2015
51	Toy Story 3	$1,063,168,784	2010
52	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	$1,062,024,242	1977
53	Blazing Saddles	$1,060,282,534	1974
54	Skyfall	$1,056,826,491	2012
55	The Ten Commandments	$1,053,350,772	1956
56	Captain America: Civil War	$1,048,616,784	2016
57	Barbie	$1,030,710,714	2023*
58	Alice in Wonderland	$1,025,615,644	2010
59	The Dark Knight Rises	$1,020,184,541	2012
60	The Dark Knight	$1,019,226,154	2008
61	My Fair Lady	$1,015,947,871	1964
62	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$1,013,689,960	2007
63	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$1,006,669,701	2011
64	Spider-Man	$1,003,013,065	2002

Year is the year of first release
* means the film is still charting

The following procedures were followed whilst compiling this list:

Since reports for US earnings can vary slightly (<1% usually) depending on the source, for consistency all US earnings are taken from Box Office Mojo.
All foreign currencies were converted to U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate effective at the time.
Total grosses for each year (foreign and US combined) were inflation-adjusted according to rates calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics. The inflation rate was calculated as at 17/11/2010. Releases since then have been "deflated" to this level.
Grosses last updated October 17th, 2023.

Only films with billion-dollar grosses are listed above. If you believe a film has been omitted, feel free to email me: mogul[at]calculatorgames[dot]info.

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