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Top 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time: The film industry has always served as a significant source of entertainment, inspiration, and cultural influence.
Thousands of films are released every year, but only a select few break through the clutter to attain financial success and become box office giants, earning the title of the highest-grossing film.
As of May 2025, Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro has released the latest list of the world’s highest-grossing films of all time, revealing updated lifetime earnings and new entries into the top 10.
This year, Marvel Studios dominates the top 10 with the list of highest-grossing films, featuring Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Avengers: Infinity War.
According to a report by Statista, the studio’s dominance extends beyond the box office, with Spider-Man: No Way Home setting a YouTube record for trailer views—355 million on debut day.
James Cameron’s Avatar and its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, have been holding the top spots every year, showcasing the director’s unparalleled success in creating visually groundbreaking and globally appealing films.
A few films achieved box office success within a year of release, like Inside Out 2, which premiered on June 14, 2024, and grossed $1,698,863,816, making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time until February 2025. It was surpassed by Ne Zha 2, a Chinese movie with a worldwide gross collection of $1,898,599,023.
In a notable mention, Aamir Khan’s Dangal, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is the highest-grossing Hindi movie in India and one of the many globally. With a worldwide lifetime gross of $303,726,694 and a lifetime domestic gross of $12,391,761, it ranks 568 globally, according to BoxOffice Mojo by IMDb Pro listing.
| Rank | Movie Title | Director(s) | Worldwide Gross | Domestic Gross | Release Year |
| 1 | Avatar | James Cameron | $2,923,710,708 | $785,221,649 | 2009 |
| 2 | Avengers: Endgame | Anthony & Joe Russo | $2,799,439,100 | $858,373,000 | 2019 |
| 3 | Avatar: The Way of Water | James Cameron | $2,320,250,281 | $684,075,767 | 2022 |
| 4 | Titanic | James Cameron | $2,264,812,968 | $674,354,882 | 1997 |
| 5 | Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens | J.J. Abrams | $2,071,310,218 | $936,662,225 | 2015 |
| 6 | Avengers: Infinity War | Anthony & Joe Russo | $2,052,415,039 | $678,815,482 | 2018 |
| 7 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Jon Watts | $1,921,407,902 | $814,866,759 | 2021 |
| 8 | Ne Zha 2 | Yang Yu (Jiaozi) | $2,100,000,000+ | $19,625,569 | 2025 |
| 9 | Inside Out 2 | Kelsey Mann | $1,699,000,000 | $652,882,941 | 2024 |
| 10 | Jurassic World | Colin Trevorrow | $1,671,537,444 | $653,406,625 | 2015 |
Source: Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro
Please Note: Data as of May 5, 16:28 PDT
