Highest Grossing Blockbusters of All Time Adjusted for Inflation
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- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.Adjusted: ~4.19 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 402.3 Mio $
Budget: 3.85 Mio $ - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.Adjusted: ~3.82 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 2923.7 Mio $
Budget: 237 Mio $ - DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Adjusted: ~3.48 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 2264.7 Mio $
Budget: 200 Mio $ - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.Adjusted: ~3.44 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 775.5 Mio $
Budget: 11 Mio $ - DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.Adjusted: ~3.16 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 2799.4 Mio $
Budget: 356 Mio $ - DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.Adjusted: ~2.88 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 286.2 Mio $
Budget: 8.2 Mio $ - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.Adjusted: ~2.81 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 796.0 Mio $
Budget: 10.5 Mio $ - DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne BaxterMoses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.Adjusted: ~2.66 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 122.7 Mio $
Budget: 13 Mio $ - DirectorDavid LeanStarsOmar SharifJulie ChristieGeraldine ChaplinThe life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.Adjusted: ~2.52 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 245 Mio $
Budget: 11 Mio $ - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.Adjusted: ~2.49 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 2071.3 Mio $
Budget: 258 Mio $ - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.Adjusted: ~2.41 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1113.1 Mio $
Budget: 63 Mio $ - DirectorWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La VerneExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.Adjusted: ~2.36 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 418 Mio $
Budget: 1.5 Mio $ - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverJake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.Adjusted: ~2.32 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 2320.2 Mio $
Budget: 350 Mio $ - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.Adjusted: ~2.31 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 476.0 Mio $
Budget: 9 Mio $ - DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris HemsworthMark RuffaloThe Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.Adjusted: ~2.29 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 2052.4 Mio $
Budget: 316-400 Mio $ - DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.Adjusted: ~2.09 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 441.3 Mio $
Budget: 12 Mio $ - DirectorClyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeWolfgang ReithermanStarsRod TaylorBetty Lou GersonJ. Pat O'MalleyWhen a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.Adjusted: ~2.07 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: ~303 Mio $
Budget: 4 Mio $ - DirectorRoger AllersRob MinkoffStarsMatthew BroderickJeremy IronsJames Earl JonesLion prince Simba and his father are targeted by his bitter uncle, who wants to ascend the throne himself.Adjusted: ~2.01 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 968.5 Mio $
Budget: 45 Mio $ - DirectorJon WattsStarsTom HollandZendayaBenedict CumberbatchWith Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.Adjusted: ~2.0 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office 1921.8 Mio $
Budget: 200 Mio $ - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsChris PrattBryce Dallas HowardTy SimpkinsA new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.Adjusted: ~2.0 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1671.5 Mio $
Budget: 150 Mio $ - DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisSebastian CabotLouis PrimaBagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.Adjusted: ~1.95 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: ~378 Mio $
Budget: 4 Mio $ - DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen BoydAfter a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.Adjusted: ~1.94 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 146.9 Mio $
Budget: 15.2 Mio $ - DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie PortmanTwo Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.Adjusted: ~1.93 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1042.2 Mio $
Budget: 115 Mio $ - DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.Adjusted: ~1.9 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 550.9 Mio $
Budget: 23 Mio $ - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Adjusted: ~1.87 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1520.5 Mio $
Budget: 220 Mio $ - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellenGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.Adjusted: ~1.87 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1155.5 Mio $
Budget: 94 Mio $ - DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.Adjusted: ~1.81 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 817.4 Mio $
Budget: 75 Mio $ - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.Adjusted: ~1.8 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1024.2 Mio $
Budget: 125 Mio $ - DirectorRobert ClouseStarsBruce LeeJohn SaxonJim KellyA Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.Adjusted: ~1.76 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: ~400 Mio $
Budget: 0.85 Mio $ - DirectorJames WanStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerDwayne JohnsonDeckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.Adjusted: ~1.76 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1515.0 Mio $
Budget: 190 Mio $ - DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsIlene WoodsJames MacDonaldEleanor AudleyWhen Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.Adjusted: ~1.7 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 263.6 Mio $
Budget: 2.9 Mio $ - DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.Adjusted: ~1.7 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1356.8 Mio $
Budget: 150-200 Mio $ - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Adjusted: 1.67 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: ~290 Mio $
Budget: 8 Mio $ - DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryClaudine AugerAdolfo CeliJames Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.Adjusted: ~1.67 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 141.2 Mio $
Budget: 9-11 Mio $ - DirectorJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongDavid HandStarsHardie AlbrightStan AlexanderBobette AudreyThe story of a young deer growing up in the forest.Adjusted: ~1.67 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 267.5 Mio $
Budget: 0.9 Mio $ - DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.Adjusted: ~1.62 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1066.2 Mio $
Budget: 225 Mio $ - DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryGert FröbeHonor BlackmanWhile investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.Adjusted: ~1.62 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 125.0 Mio $
Budget: 3-4 Mio $ - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloWhen Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.Adjusted: ~1.6 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1405.0 Mio $
Budget: 365 Mio $ - DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJohn TravoltaOlivia Newton-JohnStockard ChanningGood girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?Adjusted: ~1.6 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 397.2 Mio $
Budget: 6 Mio $ - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo MortensenWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.Adjusted: ~1.6 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 948.7 Mio $
Budget: 94 Mio $ - DirectorChris BuckJennifer LeeStarsKristen BellIdina MenzelJosh GadAnna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa's powers in order to save their kingdom.Adjusted: ~1.6 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1453.4 Mio $
Budget: 150 Mio $ - DirectorRichard MarquandStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.Adjusted: ~1.6 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 482.2 Mio $
Budget: 32-42 Mio $ - DirectorChris BuckJennifer LeeStarsKristen BellIdina MenzelJonathan GroffFearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.Adjusted: ~1.6 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1397.0 Mio $
Budget: 150 Mio $ - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsTom HanksRobin WrightGary SiniseThe history of the United States from the 1950s to the '70s unfolds from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75, who yearns to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart.Adjusted: ~1.58 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 678.2 Mio $
Budget: 55 Mio $ - DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.Adjusted: ~1.57 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 898.5 Mio $
Budget: 93 Mio $ - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonHarry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.Adjusted: ~1.56 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 926.0 Mio $
Budget: 100 Mio $ - DirectorAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander GouldAfter his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.Adjusted: ~1.53 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 941.6 Mio $
Budget: 94 Mio $ - DirectorAndrew AdamsonKelly AsburyConrad VernonStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazShrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.Adjusted: ~1.5 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 928.7 Mio $
Budget: 150 Mio $ - DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles TellerAfter thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.Adjusted: ~1.5 Billion $
Real Worldwide Box Office: 1495.6 Mio $
Budget: 170 Mio $