Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all-time, with a global gross of almost $2.8 billion, and eleven 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. The most represented year on the chart is 2009 with seven films, while 2011 currently stands at five with some films still playing. Top 50 Hollywood Ranks According to Their box office collections.

Rank	Title	Worldwide gross Box Office	Year
1	Avatar	$2,782,275,172	2009
2	Titanic	$1,843,201,268	1997
3	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$1,328,111,219	2011
4	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	$1,123,746,996	2011
5	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$1,119,929,521	2003
6	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$1,066,179,725	2006
7	Toy Story 3	$1,063,171,911	2010
8	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	$1,043,871,802	2011
9	Alice in Wonderland	$1,024,299,904	2010
10	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	$1,010,658,295	1999
11	The Dark Knight	$1,001,921,825	2008
12	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	$974,755,371	2001
13	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	$963,420,425	2007
14	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	$956,399,711	2010
15	The Lion King	$951,583,777	1994
16	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$939,885,929	2007
17	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$934,416,487	2009
18	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	$925,282,504	2002
19	Shrek 2	$919,838,758	2004
20	Jurassic Park	$914,691,118	1993
21	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$896,911,078	2005
22	Spider-Man 3	$890,871,626	2007
23	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$886,686,817	2009
24	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$878,979,634	2002
25	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	$870,761,744	2001
26	Finding Nemo	$867,893,978	2003
27	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	$848,754,768	2005
28	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	$836,303,693	2009
29	Inception	$823,576,195	2010
30	Spider-Man	$821,708,551	2002
31	Independence Day	$817,400,891	1996
32	Shrek the Third	$798,958,162	2007
33	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	$796,688,549	2004
34	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	$792,910,554	1982
35	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$786,636,033	2008
36	Spider-Man 2	$783,766,341	2004
37	Star Wars	$775,398,007	1977
38	2012	$769,304,749	2009
39	The Da Vinci Code	$758,239,851	2006
40	Shrek Forever After	$752,600,867	2010
41	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$745,011,272	2005
42	The Matrix Reloaded	$742,128,461	2003
43	Up	$731,342,744	2009
44	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	$709,827,462	2009
45	Transformers	$709,709,780	2007
46	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	$702,287,133	2011
47	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	$698,491,347	2010
48	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol	$679,266,000	2011
49	Forrest Gump	$677,387,716	1994
50	The Sixth Sense	$672,806,292	1999