Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all-time, with a global gross of almost $2.8 billion, and ten films have grossed in excess of $1 billion. All the films presented here have had a theatrical run in the last twenty years, and films that have not played during this period do not appear in the chart due to ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. Gone with the Wind—first released in 1939—has earned $3.3 billion globally when adjusted to contemporary prices, making it the best all-time performer at the box office.[10] The most represented an on the chart is 2009 with seven films, while 2011 currently stands at five with some films still playing.

film currently playing Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 10 February 2012 in theaters around the world.

Rank     Title     Worldwide gross     Year     

1     Avatar     $2,782,275,172     2009     [# 1]
2     Titanic     $1,843,201,268     1997     [# 2]
3     Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2     $1,328,111,219     2011     [# 3]
4     Transformers: Dark of the Moon     $1,123,746,996     2011     [# 4]
5     The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King     $1,119,929,521     2003     [# 5]
6     Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest     $1,066,179,725     2006     [# 6]
7     Toy Story 3     $1,063,171,911     2010     [# 7]
8     Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides     $1,043,871,802     2011     [# 8]
9     Alice in Wonderland     $1,024,299,904     2010     [# 9]
10     The Dark Knight     $1,001,921,825     2008     [# 10]
11     Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone     $974,755,371     2001     [# 11]
12     Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace film currently playing     $967,788,301     1999     [# 12]
13     Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End     $963,420,425     2007     [# 13]
14     Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1     $956,399,711     2010     [# 14]
15     The Lion King     $951,583,777     1994     [# 15]
16     Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix     $939,885,929     2007     [# 16]
17     Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince     $934,416,487     2009     [# 17]
18     The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers     $925,282,504     2002     [# 18]
19     Shrek 2     $919,838,758     2004     [# 19]
20     Jurassic Park     $914,691,118     1993     [# 20]
21     Harry Potter and the Goblet of feu     $896,911,078     2005     [# 21]
22     Spider-Man 3     $890,871,626     2007     [# 22]
23     Ice Age: Dawn of the dinosaures     $886,686,817     2009     [# 23]
24     Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets     $878,979,634     2002     [# 24]
25     The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring     $870,761,744     2001     [# 25]
26     Finding Nemo     $867,893,978     2003     [# 26]
27     Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith     $848,754,768     2005     [# 27]
28     Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen     $836,303,693     2009     [# 28]
29     Inception     $823,576,195     2010     [# 29]
30     Spider-Man     $821,708,551     2002     [# 30]
31     Independence jour     $817,400,891     1996     [# 31]
32     Shrek the Third     $798,958,162     2007     [# 32]
33     Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban     $796,688,549     2004     [# 33]
34     E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial     $792,910,554     1982     [# 34]
35     Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull     $786,636,033     2008     [# 35]
36     Spider-Man 2     $783,766,341     2004     [# 36]
37     Star Wars     $775,398,007     1977     [# 37]
38     2012     $769,304,749     2009     [# 38]
39     The Da Vinci Code     $758,239,851     2006     [# 39]
40     Shrek Forever After     $752,600,867     2010     [# 40]
41     The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe     $745,011,272     2005     [# 41]
42     The Matrix Reloaded     $742,128,461     2003     [# 42]
43     Up     $731,342,744     2009     [# 43]
44     The Twilight Saga: New Moon     $709,827,462     2009     [# 44]
45     Transformers     $709,709,780     2007     [# 45]
46     The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 film currently playing     $701,989,889     2011     [# 46]
47     The Twilight Saga: Eclipse     $698,491,347     2010     [# 47]
48     Forrest Gump     $677,387,716     1994     [# 48]
49     The Sixth Sense     $672,806,292     1999     [# 49]
50     Kung Fu Panda 2     $665,692,281     2011     [# 50]