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These records pertain to United States box office, or the revenue produced by a film while in theaters.
Mainstream cinema
Top 5 overall intake records
Rank
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Film
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18, 2015
|
$916,257,964[1]
|
2
|
Avatar
|
20th Century Fox
|
December 18, 2009
|
$760,507,625[1]
|
3
|
Titanic
|
Paramount Pictures
|
December 19, 1997
|
$658,672,302[1]
|
4
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 12, 2015
|
$635,936,805[1]
|
5
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4, 2012
|
$623,357,910[1]
|
Top 5 overall intake records adjusted for inflation
Information taken from Box Office Mojo[2]
Rank
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Film
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Distributor
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Release year
|
Inflation-adjusted gross (USD)
|
Unadjusted gross (USD)
|
1
|
Gone with the Wind
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MGM
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1939
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$1,685,052,200
|
$198,676,459
|
2
|
Star Wars
|
20th Century Fox
|
1977
|
$1,485,517,400
|
$460,998,007
|
3
|
The Sound of Music
|
20th Century Fox
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1965
|
$1,187,744,200
|
$158,671,368
|
4
|
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
|
Universal Pictures
|
1982
|
$1,183,065,200
|
$435,110,554
|
5
|
Titanic
|
Paramount Pictures
|
1997
|
$1,129,857,100
|
$658,672,302
|
Top 5 multiple day records
Three-day (non-specific)
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18–20, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$247,966,675
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2
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 12–15, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$208,806,270
|
3
|
Marvel's The Avengers
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Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4–6, 2012 (Fri–Sun)
|
$207,438,708
|
4
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1–3, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$191,271,109
|
5
|
Captain America: Civil War
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
April 6-8, 2016 (Fri–Sun)
|
$181,791,000
|
Three-day (Fri–Sun)
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18–20, 2015
|
$247,966,675
|
2
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 12–15, 2015
|
$208,806,270
|
3
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4–6, 2012
|
$207,438,708
|
4
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1–3, 2015
|
$191,271,109
|
5
|
Captain America: Civil War
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
April 6-8, 2016
|
$181,791,000
|
Four-day (non-specific)
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18–21, 2015 (Fri–Mon)
|
$288,076,417
|
2
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 12–15, 2015 (Fri–Mon)
|
$234,151,090
|
3
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4–7, 2012 (Fri–Mon)
|
$226,337,707
|
4
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1–4, 2015 (Fri–Mon)
|
$204,499,664
|
5
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 15–17, 2011
|
$187,225,000
|
Five-day (non-specific)
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18–22, 2015 (Fri–Tues)
|
$325,438,146
|
2
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 12–16, 2015 (Fri–Tues)
|
$258,493,605
|
3
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4–8, 2012 (Fri–Tues)
|
$244,014,897
|
4
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1–4, 2015 (Fri–Tues)
|
$217,632,476
|
5
|
The Dark Knight
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 18–22, 2008 (Fri–Tues)
|
$203,773,518
|
Seven-day (non-specific)
Rank
|
Film[3]
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18–24, 2015 (Fri–Thurs)
|
$391,051,239
|
2
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 6–12, 2015 (Fri–Thurs)
|
$296,211,655
|
3
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4–10, 2015 (Fri–Thurs)
|
$270,019,373
|
4
|
The Dark Knight
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 18–24, 2015 (Fri–Thurs)
|
$238,615,211
|
5
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1–7, 2015 (Fri–Thurs)
|
$235,655,468
|
Ten-day (non-specific)
Rank
|
Film[4]
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18–27, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$544,573,329
|
2
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 6–15, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$402,800,065
|
3
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4–13, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$373,071,647
|
4
|
The Dark Knight
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 18–27, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$313,781,677
|
5
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1–10, 2015 (Fri–Sun)
|
$313,402,397
|
Top 5 daily intake records
Non-Specific
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box Office Intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18, 2015 (Friday)
|
$119,119,282
|
2
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 15, 2011 (Friday)
|
$91,071,119
|
3
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1, 2015 (Friday)
|
$84,424,532
|
4
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 12, 2015 (Friday)
|
$81,953,950
|
5
|
The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4, 2012 (Friday)
|
$80,813,985
|
Sunday
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box Office Intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 20, 2015
|
$60,553,189
|
2
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 14, 2015
|
$57,207,490
|
3
|
The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 6, 2012
|
$57,066,733
|
4
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1, 2015
|
$50,319,942
|
5
|
The Dark Knight
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 20, 2008
|
$43,596,151
|
Monday
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box Office Intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 21, 2015
|
$40,109,742
|
2
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 28, 2015
|
$31,362,029
|
3
|
Spider-Man 2
|
Sony Pictures
|
July 5, 2004
|
$27,661,137
|
4
|
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
Paramount Pictures
|
May 26, 2008
|
$26,779,538
|
5
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 28, 2007
|
$25,069,370
|
Tuesday
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box Office Intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 22, 2015
|
$37,361,729
|
2
|
The Amazing Spider-Man
|
Sony Pictures
|
July 3, 2012
|
$35,016,884
|
3
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 29, 2015
|
$29,528,583
|
4
|
Transformers
|
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures
|
July 3, 2007
|
$27,851,016
|
5
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 16, 2015
|
$24,342,515
|
Wednesday
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box Office Intake (USD)
|
1
|
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
|
Summit Entertainment
|
June 30, 2010
|
$68,533,840
|
2
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures
|
June 24, 2009
|
$62,016,476
|
3
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 15, 2009
|
$58,175,412
|
4
|
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 11, 2007
|
$44,232,338
|
5
|
Spider-Man 2
|
Sony Pictures
|
June 30, 2004
|
$40,442,604
|
Thursday
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box Office Intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
|
20th Century Fox
|
May 19, 2005
|
$50,013,859
|
2
|
The Matrix Reloaded
|
Warner Bros.
|
May 15, 2003
|
$37,508,303
|
3
|
The Hangover Part II
|
Warner Bros.
|
May 26, 2011
|
$31,610,367
|
4
|
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
|
20th Century Fox
|
May 16, 2002
|
$30,141,471
|
5
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures
|
June 25, 2009
|
$29,094,472
|
Friday
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 18, 2015
|
$119,119,282
|
2
|
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
|
Warner Bros.
|
July 15, 2011
|
$91,071,119
|
3
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 1, 2015
|
$84,424,532
|
4
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 12, 2015
|
$81,953,950
|
5
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4, 2012
|
$80,813,985
|
Saturday
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Jurassic World
|
Universal Pictures
|
June 13, 2015
|
$69,644,830
|
2
|
Marvel's The Avengers
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 5, 2012
|
$69,557,990
|
3
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 19, 2015
|
$68,294,204
|
4
|
Iron Man 3
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 4, 2013
|
$62,273,218
|
5
|
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
December 26, 2015
|
$56,586,000
|
Top 5 holiday specific weekend intakes
Memorial Day Weekend
Rank
|
Film
|
Distributor
|
Release date
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
1
|
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
Walt Disney Studios
|
May 25–28, 2007
|
$139,802,190
|
2
|
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
|
Paramount Pictures
|
May 23–26, 2008
|
$126,917,373
|
3
|
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
20th Century Fox
|
May 26–29, 2006
|
$122,861,157
|
4
|
Fast & Furious 6
|
Universal Pictures
|
May 24–27, 2013
|
$117,036,995
|
5
|
X-Men: Days of Future Past
|
20th Century Fox
|
May 23–26, 2014
|
$110,576,604
|
Animated films
Record
|
Film
|
Year/number of films
|
Box office intake (USD)
|
Highest-grossing animated film
|
Shrek 2
|
2004
|
$441,226,247
|
Highest-grossing computer animated film
|
Highest-grossing animated film adjusted for ticket-price inflation
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
|
1937
|
$910,150,000
|
Highest-grossing traditional animated film
|
The Lion King
|
1994
|
$422,783,777
|
Highest-grossing anime animated film
|
Pokémon: The First Movie
|
1999
|
$85,744,662
|
Highest-grossing stop-motion animated film
|
Chicken Run
|
2000
|
$106,834,564
|
Highest-grossing animated film franchise
|
Shrek
|
5
|
$1,419,608,493
|
Top 5 highest-grossing franchises and film series
Highest-grossing franchises and film series[5]
|
References
(*Box Office Mojo, 2007), [1]. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
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