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.
- Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 23 November 2012 in theaters around the world.
| Rank | Title | Studio | Initial Gross |
Unadjusted | Adjusted | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Gross | ||||||
| 1 | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | $749,766,139 | $760,507,625 | $823,665,545 | 2009 |
| 2 | Titanic | Paramount Pictures | $600,788,188 | $658,672,302 | $927,681,938 | 1997 |
| 3 | The Avengers | Walt Disney Pictures Marvel Studios |
$623,357,910 | $623,357,910 | $623,357,910 | 2012 |
| 4 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $533,345,358 | $534,858,444 | $575,716,226 | 2008 |
| 5 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
$431,088,301 | $474,544,677 | $644,878,814 | 1999 |
| 6 | Star Wars | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
$221,300,000 | $460,998,007 | $1,358,385,744 | 1977 |
| 7 | The Dark Knight Rises | Warner Bros. | $447,937,000 | $447,937,000 | $447,937,000 | 2012 |
| 8 | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks DreamWorks Animation/PDI |
$441,226,247 | $441,226,247 | $542,904,177 | 2004 |
| 9 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Universal Pictures | $359,200,000 | $435,110,554 | $998,397,301 | 1982 |
| 10 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Walt Disney Pictures | $423,315,812 | $423,315,812 | $488,022,059 | 2006 |
| 11 | The Lion King | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
$312,855,561 | $422,783,777 | $608,200,061 | 1994 |
| 12 | Toy Story 3 | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$415,004,880 | $415,004,880 | $442,300,333 | 2010 |
| 13 | The Hunger Games | Lionsgate Color Force |
$408,010,692 | $408,010,692 | $408,010,692 | 2012 |
| 14 | Spider-Man | Columbia Pictures | $403,706,375 | $403,706,375 | $521,643,908 | 2002 |
| 15 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks |
$402,111,870 | $402,111,870 | $435,605,600 | 2009 |
| 16 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Warner Bros. | $381,011,219 | $381,011,219 | $393,636,443 | 2011 |
| 17 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
$380,270,577 | $380,270,577 | $452,514,859 | 2005 |
| 18 | Finding Nemo | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$339,714,978 | $380,231,184 | $469,707,488 | 2003 |
| 19 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line Cinema | $377,027,325 | $377,845,905 | $477,176,899 | 2003 |
| 20 | Spider-Man 2 | Columbia Pictures | $373,585,825 | $373,585,825 | $459,676,427 | 2004 |
| 21 | The Passion of the Christ | Icon Productions | $370,274,604 | $370,782,930 | $456,207,053 | 2004 |
| 22 | Jurassic Park | Universal Pictures | $357,067,947 | $357,067,947 | $574,467,298 | 1993 |
| 23 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks |
$352,390,543 | $352,390,543 | $364,067,389 | 2011 |
| 24 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line Cinema | $339,789,881 | $342,551,365 | $442,367,817 | 2002 |
| 25 | Spider-Man 3 | Columbia Pictures | $336,530,303 | $336,530,303 | $377,199,107 | 2007 |
| 26 | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Pictures | $334,191,110 | $334,191,110 | $356,171,328 | 2010 |
| 27 | Forrest Gump | Paramount Pictures | $329,694,499 | $329,694,499 | $516,970,449 | 1994 |
| 28 | Shrek the Third | DreamWorks Animation/PDI | $322,719,944 | $322,719,944 | $361,719,802 | 2007 |
| 29 | Transformers | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks |
$319,246,193 | $319,246,193 | $357,826,258 | 2007 |
| 30 | Iron Man | Paramount Pictures | $318,412,101 | $318,412,101 | $343,707,900 | 2008 |
| 31 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Warner Bros. | $317,575,550 | $317,575,550 | $416,829,100 | 2001 |
| 32 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount Pictures Lucasfilm |
$317,101,119 | $317,101,119 | $342,292,769 | 2008 |
| 33 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line Cinema | $313,364,114 | $315,544,750 | $413,879,462 | 2001 |
| 34 | Iron Man 2 | Paramount Pictures | $312,128,345 | $312,128,345 | $332,657,464 | 2010 |
| 35 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
$302,191,252 | $310,676,740 | $401,436,883 | 2002 |
| 36 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Walt Disney Pictures | $309,420,425 | $309,420,425 | $346,813,071 | 2007 |
| 37 | Return of the Jedi | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
$252,583,617 | $309,306,177 | $679,534,849 | 1983 |
| 38 | Independence Day | 20th Century Fox | $306,169,268 | $306,169,268 | $453,699,590 | 1996 |
| 39 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Walt Disney Pictures | $305,413,918 | $305,413,918 | $385,855,789 | 2003 |
| 40 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $301,959,197 | $301,959,197 | $327,110,754 | 2009 |
| 41 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Summit Entertainment | $300,438,766 | $300,438,766 | $320,199,045 | 2010 |
| 42 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Summit Entertainment | $296,607,170 | $296,607,170 | $321,312,932 | 2009 |
| 43 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Warner Bros. | $295,983,305 | $295,983,305 | $315,450,542 | 2010 |
| 44 | The Sixth Sense | Hollywood Pictures | $293,506,292 | $293,506,292 | $409,478,215 | 1999 |
| 45 | Up | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$293,004,164 | $293,004,164 | $317,409,816 | 2009 |
| 46 | Inception | Warner Bros. | $292,576,195 | $292,576,195 | $311,819,342 | 2010 |
| 47 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner Bros. | $292,004,738 | $292,004,738 | $327,292,744 | 2007 |
| 48 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
Walt Disney Pictures Walden Media |
$291,710,957 | $291,710,957 | $347,130,571 | 2005 |
| 49 | The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century Fox Lucasfilm |
$181,400,000* | $290,475,067 | $717,103,435 | 1980 |
| 50 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Warner Bros. | $290,013,036 | $290,013,036 | $345,110,077 | 2005 |
| 51 | Home Alone | 20th Century Fox | $285,761,243 | $285,761,243 | $508,343,485 | 1990 |
| 52 | The Matrix Reloaded | Warner Bros. | $281,576,461 | $281,576,461 | $355,739,870 | 2003 |
| 53 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 | Summit Entertainment | $281,287,133 | $281,287,133 | $290,607,890 | 2011 |
| 54 | Meet the Fockers | Universal Pictures | $279,261,160 | $279,261,160 | $343,615,212 | 2004 |
| 55 | The Hangover | Warner Bros. | $277,322,503 | $277,322,503 | $300,421,958 | 2009 |
| 56 | Shrek | DreamWorks DreamWorks Animation/PDI |
$267,665,011 | $267,665,011 | $351,319,759 | 2001 |
| 57 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment |
$262,030,663 | $262,030,663 | $262,030,663 | 2012 |
| 58 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | $261,988,482 | $261,988,482 | $338,524,988 | 2002 |
| 59 | The Incredibles | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$261,441,092 | $261,441,092 | $321,688,616 | 2004 |
| 60 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal Pictures | $260,044,825 | $260,044,825 | $350,947,451 | 2000 |
| 61 | Jaws | Universal Pictures | $196,000,000* | $260,000,000 | $1,077,946,599 | 1975 |
| 62 | Star Trek | Paramount Pictures | $257,730,019 | $257,730,019 | $279,197,526 | 2009 |
| 63 | I Am Legend | Warner Bros. | $256,386,216 | $256,386,216 | $287,369,817 | 2007 |
| 64 | Monsters, Inc. | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$255,873,250 | $255,873,250 | $335,842,657 | 2001 |
| 65 | The Blind Side | Warner Bros. | $255,748,419 | $255,748,419 | $277,050,870 | 2009 |
| 66 | The Hangover: Part II | Warner Bros. | $254,464,305 | $254,464,305 | $262,896,258 | 2011 |
| 67 | Despicable Me | Universal Pictures Illumination Entertainment |
$251,513,985 | $251,513,985 | $268,056,413 | 2010 |
| 68 | Batman | Warner Bros. | $251,188,924 | $251,188,924 | $470,953,945 | 1989 |
| 69 | Night at the Museum | 20th Century Fox | $250,863,268 | $250,863,268 | $289,209,155 | 2006 |
| 70 | Men in Black | Columbia Pictures | $250,690,539 | $250,690,539 | $362,940,034 | 1997 |
| 71 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Warner Bros. | $249,541,069 | $249,541,069 | $307,046,305 | 2004 |
| 72 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Paramount Pictures Lucasfilm |
$212,222,025* | $248,159,971 | $623,813,396 | 1981 |
| 73 | Toy Story 2 | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$245,852,179 | $245,852,179 | $342,994,730 | 1999 |
| 74 | Cars | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$244,082,982 | $244,082,982 | $281,392,464 | 2006 |
| 75 | Bruce Almighty | Universal Pictures | $242,829,261 | $242,829,261 | $306,787,185 | 2003 |
| 76 | Twister | Warner Bros. | $241,721,524 | $241,721,524 | $358,197,141 | 1996 |
| 77 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | IFC Films | $241,438,208 | $241,438,208 | $311,971,220 | 2002 |
| 78 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Walt Disney Pictures | $241,071,802 | $241,071,802 | $249,059,980 | 2011 |
| 79 | Shrek Forever After | DreamWorks Animation/PDI | $238,736,787 | $238,736,787 | $254,438,840 | 2010 |
| 80 | Ghostbusters | Columbia Pictures | $229,242,989 | $238,632,124 | $533,111,779 | 1984 |
| 81 | Brave | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$236,619,922 | $236,619,922 | $236,619,922 | 2012 |
| 82 | Beverly Hills Cop | Paramount Pictures | $234,760,478 | $234,760,478 | $525,165,656 | 1984 |
| 83 | X-Men: The Last Stand | 20th Century Fox | $234,362,462 | $234,362,462 | $270,186,107 | 2006 |
| 84 | War of the Worlds | Paramount Pictures | $234,280,354 | $234,280,354 | $278,789,230 | 2005 |
| 85 | Cast Away | 20th Century Fox | $233,632,142 | $233,632,142 | $315,301,813 | 2000 |
| 86 | The Exorcist | Warner Bros. | $128,000,000* | $232,906,145 | $989,989,166 | 1973 |
| 87 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Universal Pictures | $229,086,679 | $229,086,679 | $331,662,804 | 1997 |
| 88 | Signs | Touchstone Pictures | $227,966,634 | $227,966,634 | $294,564,102 | 2002 |
| 89 | Hancock | Columbia Pictures | $227,946,274 | $227,946,274 | $246,055,143 | 2008 |
| 90 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Universal Pictures | $227,471,070 | $227,471,070 | $254,960,352 | 2007 |
| 91 | Rush Hour 2 | New Line Cinema | $226,164,286 | $226,164,286 | $296,848,595 | 2001 |
| 92 | WALL-E | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar |
$223,808,164 | $223,808,164 | $241,588,287 | 2008 |
| 93 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Walt Disney Pictures | $219,964,115 | $219,964,115 | $246,546,201 | 2007 |
| 94 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 20th Century Fox | $219,490,671 | $219,490,671 | $237,773,049 | 2009 |
| 95 | Mrs. Doubtfire | 20th Century Fox | $219,195,243 | $219,195,243 | $352,651,365 | 1993 |
| 96 | Beauty and the Beast | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios |
$145,863,363* | $218,967,620 | $309,267,951 | 1991 |
| 97 | Ted | Universal Pictures | $218,665,740 | $218,665,740 | $218,665,740 | 2012 |
| 98 | King Kong | Universal Pictures | $218,080,025 | $218,080,025 | $259,511,142 | 2005 |
| 99 | Ghost | Paramount Pictures | $217,631,306 | $217,631,306 | $387,146,470 | 1990 |
| 100 | How to Train Your Dragon | DreamWorks Animation/PDI | $217,581,231 | $217,581,231 | $231,891,854 | 2010 |
* These films fall outside the top 100 when considering only initial gross, and would be replaced by The Da Vinci Code ($217.53m), Aladdin ($217.35m), Alvin and the Chipmunks ($217.33m), Saving Private Ryan ($216.5m), and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($216.36m).
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