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	$2,805,989,777	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	E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial	$1,713,194,529	1982
12	The Exorcist	$1,601,950,175	1973
13	Doctor Zhivago	$1,551,416,549	1965
14	Jurassic World	$1,531,458,390	2015
15	Jurassic Park	$1,503,331,407	1993
16	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$1,490,968,236	2021
17	The Avengers	$1,429,417,286	2012
18	The Lion King	$1,415,555,670	2019
19	Furious 7	$1,400,888,412	2015
20	Pinocchio	$1,386,198,614	1940
21	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,340,222,465	2003
22	The Lion King	$1,323,600,330	1994
23	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	$1,311,252,518	1999
24	Avengers: Age of Ultron	$1,292,765,253	2015
25	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	$1,286,417,715	2011
26	The Godfather	$1,276,236,878	1972
27	The Empire Strikes Back	$1,264,743,110	1980
28	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	$1,219,404,873	1969
29	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	$1,217,794,910	2001
30	Frozen	$1,213,576,492	2013
31	Grease	$1,204,007,158	1978
32	Black Panther	$1,180,941,361	2018
33	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	$1,176,291,016	2017
34	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$1,156,672,786	2006
35	Independence Day	$1,139,417,248	1996
36	Iron Man 3	$1,138,469,482	2013
37	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	$1,133,082,553	2018
38	Airport	$1,132,890,862	1970
39	Beauty and the Beast	$1,129,403,695	2017
40	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$1,119,984,189	2002
41	Ben-Hur	$1,112,705,618	1959
42	The Fate of the Furious	$1,104,808,395	2017
43	Top Gun: Maverick	$1,098,299,896	2022
44	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$1,089,292,465	2011
45	Finding Nemo	$1,083,641,354	2003
46	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$1,082,869,217	2001
47	Incredibles 2	$1,079,086,963	2018
48	Shrek 2	$1,065,001,876	2004
49	Minions	$1,064,468,384	2015
50	Toy Story 3	$1,063,168,784	2010
51	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	$1,062,024,242	1977
52	Blazing Saddles	$1,060,282,534	1974
53	Skyfall	$1,056,826,491	2012
54	The Ten Commandments	$1,053,350,772	1956
55	Captain America: Civil War	$1,048,616,784	2016
56	Alice in Wonderland	$1,025,615,644	2010
57	The Dark Knight Rises	$1,020,184,541	2012
58	The Dark Knight	$1,019,226,154	2008
59	My Fair Lady	$1,015,947,871	1964
60	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$1,013,689,960	2007
61	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$1,006,669,701	2011
62	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 December 1st, 2022.

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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