List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada


The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada, a market known in the film industry as the North American box office and the domestic box office, and where "gross" is defined in US dollars.

Not adjusted for inflation

This is a list of the highest-grossing films in the U.S. and Canada, a market known in the film industry as the North American box office, or as the domestic box office within the U.S. itself. The chart is ranked by lifetime gross, and for comparison, the figures adjusted for the effects of inflation are also listed, using the U.S. consumer price index; a film's earnings from its initial release are also included to provide a basis for comparison between films released around the same time.
These films fall outside the top 100 when considering only initial gross, and would be replaced by Home Alone, , and The Matrix Reloaded.

Adjusted for ticket-price inflation

This chart ranks films by gross adjusted for ticket price inflation to 2019 levels, based on data from Box Office Mojo. It was compiled by multiplying the average ticket price in the current year by an estimate of the total number of admissions. Where the number of admissions in unknown, they are estimated by dividing the nominal gross by the average ticket price in the year of release to provide an estimate. Admissions better reflect the popularity of older films, since they are less susceptible to the effects of inflation.
Many of the films on this list were released prior to the availability of home video and have had multiple releases.
RankTitleYearEst. ticketsAdjusted gross
1Gone with the Wind1939202,286,200$
2Star Wars1977178,119,500$
3The Sound of Music1965142,485,200$
4E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982141,854,300$
5Titanic1997135,549,800$
6The Ten Commandments1956131,000,000$
7Jaws1975128,078,800$
8Doctor Zhivago1965124,135,500$
9The Exorcist1973110,599,200$
10Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937109,000,000$
11'2015108,115,100$
12One Hundred and One Dalmatians196199,917,300$
13The Empire Strikes Back198098,105,100$
14Ben-Hur195998,046,900$
15Avatar2009 97,309,600$
16'201995,268,900$
17Return of the Jedi198394,059,400$
18Jurassic Park199391,664,200$
19'199990,312,100$
20The Lion King199489,146,400$
21The Sting197389,142,900$
22Raiders of the Lost Ark198188,543,400$
23The Graduate196785,576,800$
24Fantasia194183,043,500$
25The Godfather197278,922,500$
26Forrest Gump199478,637,100$
27Mary Poppins196478,181,800$
28Grease197877,098,600$
29The Avengers201276,881,200$
30Jurassic World201576,789,600$
31Black Panther201876,272,300$
32Thunderball196574,800,000$
33The Dark Knight200874,506,000$
34The Jungle Book196773,679,900$
35Sleeping Beauty195972,676,000$
36'201872,419,700$
37Ghostbusters198471,173,700$
38Shrek 2200471,050,900$
39Spider-Man200270,626,300$
40Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid196970,557,900$
41Love Story197069,998,100$
42Independence Day199669,268,900$
43Home Alone199067,734,200$
44'201767,594,500$
45Pinocchio194067,403,300$
46Cleopatra196367,183,500$
47Beverly Hills Cop198467,150,000$
48Goldfinger196466,300,000$
49Incredibles 2201866,299,200$
50Airport197066,111,300$
51American Graffiti197365,714,300$
52The Robe195365,454,500$
53'200664,628,400$
54Around the World in 80 Days195664,615,400$
55Bambi194263,712,400$
56Blazing Saddles197463,239,600$
57Batman198962,972,300$
58The Bells of St. Mary's194562,745,100$
59'200361,639,700$
60Finding Nemo200361,586,500$
61The Towering Inferno197461,375,700$
62Rogue One: A Star Wars Story201660,441,600$
63The Lion King201960,322,700$
64Cinderella195060,301,400$
65Spider-Man 2200460,158,700$
66My Fair Lady196460,062,200$
67The Greatest Show on Earth195260,000,000$
68National Lampoon's Animal House197859,890,300$
69The Passion of the Christ200459,704,800$
70'200559,324,600$
71Back to the Future198559,240,400$
72'200257,725,400$
73The Dark Knight Rises201257,581,800$
74The Sixth Sense199957,579,100$
75Superman197857,384,000$
76Tootsie198256,903,900$
77Smokey and the Bandit197756,832,900$
78Beauty and the Beast201756,798,200$
79Finding Dory201656,158,100$
80Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone200156,143,200$
81West Side Story196156,012,800$
82Close Encounters of the Third Kind197755,922,700$
83Lady and the Tramp195555,734,900$
84Lawrence of Arabia196255,437,000$
85The Rocky Horror Picture Show197555,069,400$
86Rocky197655,040,000$
87The Best Years of Our Lives194655,000,000$
88' 201954,968,000$
89The Poseidon Adventure197254,902,000$
90'200154,799,300$
91Twister199654,688,100$
92Men in Black199754,616,700$
93The Bridge on the River Kwai195754,400,000$
94'200953,900,900$
95It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World196353,875,400$
96Swiss Family Robinson196053,808,000$
97One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest197553,685,400$
98M*A*S*H197053,684,200$
99Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom198453,532,800$
100200253,468,500$

Factors in determining "adjusted gross"

No one yet has calculated a truly precise and definite referential adjusted gross for a film, since doing so would have to take into account most of the following:
Further explanation of issues with calculating an adjusted gross can be found in the article for List of highest-grossing films.

Franchises and film series not adjusted for inflation

This is a list of highest-grossing franchises and film series in the U.S. and Canada.

Franchises and film series adjusted for inflation

This chart was compiled based on data from Box Office Mojo, by dividing the gross by the average ticket price to calculate an estimate of the total number of admissions.