List of highest-grossing non-English films
These are the highest-grossing, primarily non-English language films in the world.
Film and language
In terms of gross revenue, English-language films are vastly over-represented among the highest-grossing films of all time. Among the top 100 highest-grossing films, 99 of them are in English, except for Chinese film Wolf Warrior 2. The primary source of highest-grossing films is, and has long been, the major film studios of the United States ; nearly all of these films are English-language films since the United States is primarily an English-speaking nation.One factor behind the relative success of English-language films is that the English language is widely considered to be a universal language—it is the first language of 400 million people, the second language of another 400 million, and a foreign language of an additional 700 million; English is thus understood by 1,500 million people, which is almost 20% of all the people in the world. The Chinese language, especially the standard variant, has over twice as many native speakers as English, but a lot fewer foreign-language speakers.
Another major factor is the difference in cinema ticket prices around the world, with developing countries having lower ticket prices than developed countries, due to lower currency value, less average income and lower living costs. A number of Chinese, Indian and Soviet films are estimated to have sold more than 100million tickets at the box office, but at relatively low ticket prices compared to Hollywood films, thus limiting the amount of gross revenue generated. As of 2017, the average cinema ticket price was in the United States, compared to in China and in India.
The world's largest markets in terms of box office admissions are China, then India and then the United States. The former Soviet Union was a similarly large box office market, with relatively lower ticket prices than North America due to lower living costs. Indian Bollywood films had a large overseas audience in the Soviet Union between the 1950s and 1980s, and were significantly more popular than Hollywood films there.
List of highest-grossing films by box office revenue
| Rank | English title | Original title | Primary language | Country of origin | Worldwide gross | Year | |
| 1 | Wolf Warrior 2 | 战狼2 | Mandarin |  China | $870 million | 2017 | |
| 2 | Ne Zha | 哪吒之魔童降世 | Mandarin | China | $728 million | 2019 | |
| 3 | The Wandering Earth | 流浪地球 | Mandarin | China | $700 million | 2019 | |
| 4 | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ |  United States | $612 million | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | Mandarin | China | $557 million | 2018 | |
| 6 | The Mermaid | 美人鱼 | Mandarin | $553 million | 2016 | ||
| 7 | Detective Chinatown 2 | 唐人街探案 2 | Mandarin | China | $549 million | 2018 | |
| 8 | Dying to Survive | 我不是药神 | Mandarin | China | $451 million | 2018 | |
| 9 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | Mandarin | China | $444 million | 2019 | |
| 10 | The Intouchables | Intouchables | French |  France | $427 million | 2011 | |
| 11 | The Captain | 中国机长 | Mandarin | China | $416 million | 2019 | |
| 12 | Monster Hunt | 捉妖記 | Mandarin | $386 million | 2015 | ||
| 13 | Hello Mr. Billionaire | 西虹市首富 | Mandarin | China | $371 million | 2018 | |
| 14 | Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し | Japanese |  Japan | 2001 | ||
| 15 | Monster Hunt 2 | 捉妖记2 | Mandarin | $362 million | 2018 | ||
| 16 | Your Name | 君の名は。 | Japanese | Japan | 2016 | ||
| 17 | Dangal | दंगल | Hindi |  India | $340 million | 2016 | |
| 18 | Never Say Die | 羞羞的铁拳 | Mandarin | China | $334 million | 2017 | |
| 19 | Crazy Alien | 疯狂的外星人 | Mandarin | China | $327 million | 2019 | |
| 20 | ' | 前任3：再见前任 | Mandarin | China | $303 million | 2017 | |
| 21 | ' | India | 2017 | ||||
| 22 | Parasite | 기생충 | Korean |  South Korea | $268.8 million | 2019 | |
| 23 | ' | 鬼吹燈之尋龍訣 | Mandarin | China | $259 million | 2015 | |
| 24 | Lost in Hong Kong | 港囧 | Mandarin | China | $256 million | 2015 | |
| 25 | Pegasus | 飞驰人生 | Mandarin | China | $255 million | 2019 | |
| 26 | Kung Fu Yoga | 功夫瑜伽 | China | $254 million | 2017 | ||
| 27 | ' | 西游伏妖篇 | Mandarin | China | $247 million | 2017 | |
| 28 | The Bravest | 烈火英雄 | Mandarin | China | $245.2 million | 2019 | |
| 29 | Welcome to the Sticks | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis | French | France | $245 million | 2008 | |
| 30 | Howl's Moving Castle | ハウルの動く城 | Japanese | Japan | $235 million | 2005 | |
| 31 | Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Italian |  Italy | $230 million | 1997 | |
| 32 | Goodbye Mr. Loser | 夏洛特烦恼 | Mandarin | China | $228 million | 2015 | |
| 33 | Youth | 芳华 | Mandarin | China | $226 million | 2017 | |
| 34 | Better Days | 少年的你 | Mandarin | China | 225 million | 2019 | |
| 35 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 臥虎藏龍 | Mandarin | $213 million | 2000 | ||
| 36 | ' | 西游·降魔篇 | Mandarin | $207 million | 2013 | ||
| 37 | Us and Them | 后来的我们 | Mandarin | China | $202 million | 2018 | |
| 38 | Ponyo | 崖の上のポニョ | Japanese | Japan | $201 million | 2009 | |
| 39 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy | Afrikaans Juǀʼhoan |  South Africa | $200 million | 1980 | |
| 40 | Lost in Thailand | 人在囧途之泰囧 | Mandarin | China | $197 million | 2012 | |
| 41 | Breakup Buddies | 心花路放 | Mandarin | China | $195 million | 2014 | |
| 42 | ' | 叶问4：完结篇 | Mandarin | China | $193.1 million | 2019 | |
| 43 | The Monkey King 2 | 西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精 | Mandarin | $193 million | 2016 | ||
| 44 | The White Storm 2 - Drug Lords | 扫毒2天地对决 | Mandarin | China | $189 million | 2019 | |
| 45 | Jian Bing Man | 煎饼侠 | Mandarin | China | $187 million | 2015 | |
| 46 | Stand by Me Doraemon | スタンド・バイ・ミー ドラえもん | Japanese | Japan | $183 million | 2014 | |
| 47 | The Monkey King | 西游記之大鬧天宮 | $181 million | 2014 | |||
| 48 | Hero | 英雄 | Mandarin | China | $177 million | 2002 | |
| 49 | Amélie | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain | French | France | $173.9 million | 2001 | |
| 50 | Operation Mekong | 湄公河行動 | Mandarin | $173.1 million | 2016 |
Box office admissions
A number of non-English markets have traditionally given box office figures in ticket sales, rather than gross revenue, thus only ticket sales numbers are available for a number of older non-English films in various markets. This list varies from revenue-based rankings due to the huge difference in the price of admission tickets from place to place as well as from one moment in time to another.The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing non-English films that have sold at least 70million tickets worldwide.
Note: Some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing non-English films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.
| English title | Original title | Primary language | Country of origin | Tickets sold | Year | Notes |
| 喜盈门 | Mandarin | China | 469 million | 1981 | ||
| Mysterious Buddha | 神秘的大佛 | Mandarin | China | 403 million | 1980 | |
| Caravan | Hindustani | India | 319 million | 1971 | ||
| Shaolin Temple | 少林寺 | Mandarin | 305 million | 1982 | ||
| Gunshots in the CIB | 保密局的枪声 | Mandarin | China | 300 million | 1979 | |
| Sholay | Hindustani | India | 250 million | 1975 | ||
| Awaara | Hindustani | India | 217 million | 1951 | ||
| Wolf Warrior 2 | 战狼2 | Mandarin | China | 159 million | 2017 | |
| The Red Snowball Tree | Калина красная | Russian |  Soviet Union | 140 million | 1974 | |
| Romance on Lushan Mountain | 庐山恋 | Mandarin | China | 140 million | 1980 | |
| Disco Dancer | Hindustani | India | 135 million | 1982 | ||
| Bobby | Hindustani | India | 116 million | 1973 | ||
| India | 105 million | 2017 | ||||
| The Wandering Earth | 流浪地球 | Mandarin | China | 104 million | 2019 | |
| Mother India | Hindustani | India | 100 million | 1957 | ||
| Mughal-e-Azam | India | 100 million | 1960 | |||
| Amphibian Man | Человек-амфибия | Russian | Soviet Union | 100 million | 1962 | |
| Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | Mandarin | China | million | 2018 | |
| The Mermaid | 美人鱼 | Mandarin | 92 million | 2016 | ||
| Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | Hindustani | India | 92 million | 1978 | ||
| Yesenia | Yesenia | Spanish |  Mexico | 91 million | 1971 | |
| The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | 91 million | 2004 | ||
| Dying to Survive | 我不是药神 | Mandarin | China | million | 2018 | |
| Pirates of the 20th Century | Пираты XX века | Russian | Soviet Union | 88 million | 1980 | |
| Detective Chinatown 2 | 唐人街探案 2 | Mandarin | China | 87 million | 2018 | |
| Dangal | दंगल | Hindi | India | 86 million | 2016 | |
| Ganga Jamna | India | 84 million | 1961 | |||
| Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | Москва слезам не верит | Russian | Soviet Union | 84 million | 1980 | |
| Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | Кавказская пленница | Russian | Soviet Union | 77 million | 1967 | |
| The Diamond Arm | Бриллиантовая рука | Russian | Soviet Union | 77 million | 1969 | |
| Wedding in Malinovka | Свадьба в Малиновке | Russian | Soviet Union | 75 million | 1967 | |
| Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves | 74 million | 1980 | ||||
| Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! | हम आपके हैं कौन | Hindi | India | 74 million | 1994 | |
| Mera Naam Joker | Hindustani | India | million | 1970 | ||
| Seeta Aur Geeta | Hindustani | India | 73 million | 1972 | ||
| Trishul | Hindi-Urdu | India | 73 million | 1978 | ||
| Hello Mr. Billionaire | 西虹市首富 | Mandarin | China | million | 2018 | |
| Air Crew | Экипаж | Russian | Soviet Union | 71 million | 1980 | |
| Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures | Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика | Russian | Soviet Union | 70 million | 1965 | |
| Coolie | Hindustani | India | 70 million | 1983 |
Home video sales revenue
The following table lists known home video sales for various high-grossing non-English films. Note that this list is incomplete and is thus not necessarily representative of the highest-grossing non-English films by video sales, therefore no rankings are given.| English title | Original title | Primary language | Country of origin | Video sales revenue | Year | |
| Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し | Japanese | Japan | 2001 | ||
| Princess Mononoke | もののけ姫 | Japanese | Japan | 1997 | ||
| My Neighbour Totoro | となりのトトロ | Japanese | Japan | 1988 | ||
| ' | ファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレン | Japanese | Japan | 2005 | ||
| Howl's Moving Castle | ハウルの動く城 | Japanese | Japan | 2001 | ||
| Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | 風の谷のナウシカ | Japanese | Japan | 1986 | ||
| Castle in the Sky | 天空の城ラピュタ | Japanese | Japan | 1984 | ||
| Akira | アキラ | Japanese | Japan | 1988 | ||
| ' | バイオハザード：ディジェネレーション | Japanese | Japan | 2008 | ||
| 劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 | Japanese | Japan | 1999 | |||
| Your Name | 君の名は。 | Japanese | Japan | 2016 |