“Barbie” is the latest film to cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, a feat accomplished by only 52 other films in history. The oldest film on the list is Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” which didn’t crack the $1 billion mark until the film’s 20th anniversary re-release in 2013. The first film to ever crack $1 billion was James Cameron’s Oscar-winning “Titanic,” which still sits at #3 on the list with a whopping $2.2 billion. Cameron, of course, dominates the list with three films in the Top 5 including “Avatar,” still the highest-grossing film ever made.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has more films in the $1 billion club than any other franchise with 10, while Disney has more films on the list than any other studio with 24 thanks to Marvel, Pixar, “Star Wars” and Disney animation and live-action remakes.
Only two “Harry Potter” movies cracked $1 billion – “The Sorcerer’s Stone” and “Deathly Hallows – Part 2” — while DC has four films on the list.
And only four films directed by women have ever grossed over $1 billion: Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” is the only solo female effort, while “Captain Marvel” (Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck) and the two “Frozen” films (Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck) also appear on the list.
Check out the list of every movie that has grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office below, in descending order of their worldwide totals.
Note: These worldwide box office totals do not account for inflation.
“Avatar” (2009) – $2,923,706,026
“Avengers: Endgame” (2019) – $2,799,439,100
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022) – $2,320,250,281
“Titanic” (1997) – $2,264,743,305
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015) – $2,071,310,218
“Avengers: Infinity War” (2018) – $2,052,415,039
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) – $1,921,847,111
“Jurassic World” (2015) – $1,671,537,444
“The Lion King” (2019) – $1,663,075,401
“The Avengers” (2012) – $1,520,538,536
“Furious 7” (2015) – $1,515,341,399
“Top Gun: Maverick” (2022) – $1,495,696,292
“Frozen II” (2019) – $1,453,683,476
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015) – $1,405,018,048
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (2023) – $1,352,756,895
“Black Panther” (2018) – $1,349,926,083
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” (2011) – $1,342,359,942
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017) – $1,334,407,706
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (2018) – $1,310,466,296
“Frozen” (2013) – $1,284,540,518
“Beauty and the Beast” (2017) – $1,266,115,964
“Incredibles 2” (2018) – $1,243,225,667
“The Fate of the Furious” (2017) – $1,236,005,118
“Iron Man 3” (2013) – $1,215,577,205
“Minions” (2015) – $1,159,444,662
“Captain America: Civil War” (2016) – $1,155,046,416
“Aquaman” (2018) – $1,148,528,393
“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) – $1,147,633,833
“Skyfall” (2012) – $1,142,471,295
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019) – $1,131,927,996
“Captain Marvel” (2019) – $1,131,416,446
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (2011) – $1,123,794,079
“Jurassic Park” (1993) – $1,109,802,321
“Transformers: Age of Extinction” (2014) – $1,104,054,072
“The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) – $1,081,169,825
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (2019) – $1,077,022,372
“Joker” (2019) – $1,074,458,282
“Toy Story 4” (2019) – $1,073,841,394
“Toy Story 3” (2010) – $1,067,316,101
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) – $1,066,179,747
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) – $1,058,682,142
“Aladdin” (2019) – $1,054,304,000
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011) – $1,046,721,266
“Despicable Me 3” (2017) – $1,034,800,131
“Barbie” (2023) – $1,031,481,000
“Finding Dory” (2016) – $1,029,266,989
“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (1999) – $1,027,082,707
“Zootopia” (2016) – $1,025,521,689
“Alice in Wonderland” (2010) – $1,025,468,216
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001) – $1,023,842,938
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012) – $1,017,030,651
“The Dark Knight” (2008) – $1,006,234,167
“Jurassic World Dominion” (2022) – $1,001,978,080
