25 Highest Grossing Movies of All Time

[@zeusathena26]

They should go by ticket sales, not amount of money made. Because ticket cost keep going up, & up. A better gauge would be # of tickets they sale.

[@wht5764]

Agreed

[@melvinprado2736]

The problem is that the producers sees only the money.

[@amyhill9127]

And also not every place charges the same price for tickets.

[@zeusathena26]

@@amyhill9127 exactly. Of course today's movies make more than the movie released in the 50's, or 70's, or 90's. We don't charge 50 cents now, we charge up to $50 bucks in some places. Adjusting to how many tickets sold, not the amount of dollars is the better way. They can still brag about how much cash they made, while refusing to pay their writers for it.

[@captainsquiggs]

Damn, that's what I was coming in to say.

[@wht5764]

I am so glad to have list 25 back

[@kristeetrisler4942]

Thought you weren't on the channel anymore VERY glad you are here.

[@list25]

I came back in September!

[@kristeetrisler4942]

@@list25 just thank you.

[@matiaspereira9382]

Update without re-releases: 1 - The Avengers 4 (2019) - $2.797 billion 2 - Avatar 1 (2009) - $2.743 billion 3 - Avatar 2 (2022) - $2.319 billion 4 - Star Wars 7 (2015) - $2.068 billion 5 - The Avengers 3 (2018) - $2.048 billion 6 - Spider-Man No Way Home (2021) - $1.912 billion 7 - Titanic (1997) - $1.843 billion 8 - Jurassic Park 4 (2015) - $1.670 billion 9 - The Lion King (2019) - $1.656 billion 10 - The Avengers 1 (2012) - $1.518 billion 11 - Fast and Furious 7 (2015) - $1.515 billion 12 - Top Gun 2 (2022) - $1.488 billion 13 - Frozen 2 (2019) - $1.450 billion 14 - The Avengers 2 (2015) - $1.402 billion 15 - Black Panther 1 (2018) - $1.346 billion 16 - Harry Potter 8 (2011) - $1.341 billion 17 - Star Wars 8 (2017) - $1.332 billion 18 - Jurassic Park 5 (2018) - $1.308 billion 19 - Frozen 1 (2013) - $1.280 billion 20 - Beauty and the Beast (2017) - $1.263 billion 21 - The Incredibles 2 (2018) - $1.242 billion 22 - Fast and Furious 8 (2017) - $1.236 billion 23 - Iron Man 3 (2013) - $1.214 billion 24 - Super Mario Bros (2023) - $1.161 billion* 25 - Minions 1 (2015) - $1.159 billion *Still in theatres

[@thegingergyrl455]

You in the Avatar hoodie ….love ya , Mike❤!

[@whyarewealwaysyelling]

❤ Mike ❤️ You're #1 on my list!

[@stephaniegraham5341]

I saw Endgame opening weekend in a sold out theater. I was SO exhausted by the end of the film due to the audience participation of the film. There was such a wide range of emotions. It’s an experience I will never forget.

[@sarahm8740]

so nice to see you again! glad to get a laugh too about your disclaimer on the facts to come!! LOL Love it & love your videos

[@Arlecchino_Gatto]

The Avatar movies are my favorite of all time.

[@serenapenner3581]

I can not choose just 1, I love most of these movies but certainly agree that Avatar deserves the top spot❣

[@maryrosekent8223]

I’m so old that Christopher Reeve is still my Superman.

[@marypasco2213]

❤

[@vermontvoice13]

I’m stoked that both Frozen films are on the list, even though I knew they were lol. I love both of them and I’m honestly surprised “live action” Lion King beats both films

[@anneholden9908]

By far, my favorite is the lion king!

[@valoriegibbons378]

How do they compare to older films if the monies were brought up to current inflation rates? Just wondering.

[@lizburgess4398]

Mike, the background music in this video is from The Sims. The first one. It warms my heart! Where did you find it?

[@list25]

It's actually not. It's from KZbin's Audio Library.

[@lizburgess4398]

@@list25 so can I get it? I just love it, and my computer can't load the original game.

[@list25]

Yup. Check the description. It should have the track title in there.

[@wildshadowstar]

Is it bad of me that I haven’t seen Avatar in its entirety?

[@jcfreak4ever1]

Say whaaaaa...????? 😲😳

[@j.p.6932]

1:36 I never understood why they did Iron Spider - at least the way they did. The suit (at least when not wearing a mask) clearly is just a fabric with rubber coating, and the whole nanoparticle storage & assembly of that and the later Iron Man suits went from willing suspension of disbelief to ludicrous - they might as well have said it was magic.

[@lauramaeda7214]

Love this channel and you are one of the best narrator for these lists. Some narrators are so bad they must be a relative of the creator. Bad pronunciation and obviously just badly reading from a prompted.. Not fond of Captain America as a character . Love the rest of Marvel, Indiana Jones and the original Star Wars trilogy. Love almost any kind of trivia.

[@jcfreak4ever1]

First of all, Mike, LOVING that hoodie!! 😍 Out of the movies you listed, I loved quite a few, so I can't pick just one! lol The live action Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King were pretty good, and Titanic pretty sad but good, but the ones I really loved were The Incredibles 2, Frozen, Frozen 2, Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water! Those ones were _amazing!!!_ Especially Avatar and its sequel! Plus, I find myself singing Let It Go or Into the Unknown to myself every so often, I love those songs so much! (squee!!) 🤩

[@twannifufu]

If you count for inflation, “Gone With The Wind” is the most successful film of all time, grossing over $3 billion in 2023 moneys. Outside of inflation, it still has more ticket sales than any other film in history.

[@patticampana9458]

I believe the Original(first movie's are the best). Loved Thor:Ragnorak, Justice League and original Star Wars were very good. How about doing one on the highest grossing Horror movies? I really wish they would quit remaking great movies. They are never the same ☹️. Some of these movies made more money because ticket prices keep going up. Love your videos. Thanks for putting something different and sometimes intelligent on you tube. Your one of a kind✌️

[@joijackson2010]

I keep breaking my promise to my friends to finally watch any of the frozen movies I have heard good things about them.🎉

[@andeeharry]

I discovered Black Panther recently...1 and 2. I loved the films....hopefully they do more

[@fi2ks]

May.9.23: I have still not seen despicable me.

[@joijackson2010]

I guess I gotta watch a Star Wars movie so I can find something to talk about 😂

[@list25]

There are plenty to choose from, and I recommend them all

[@DucNguyen-bd5ir]

That shirt is either a Navi reference or a referencing to Kicking and Screaming with Will Ferrell.

[@list25]

Na'vi.

[@maryrosekent8223]

Have you done the most popular foreign-language films in the U.S.?

[@garycarpenter2980]

Where did you get that jacket 🧥 it looks like you're dressed like a character from Avatar and a blue 💙 tiger 🐅 I kinda like it I've got an shirt from the movie and it glows in the dark...... you should do a video on the best songs from a blockbuster movies 🎥🎼

[@tampabayj]

Mario should be on this list. Already over 1bil.

[@list25]

Wasn't out when I filmed lol

[@andeeharry]

Yes....Frozen had a lot of power and pulled me into it. I am not a musical fan, but I did love it at the time. I can't get into it now though

[@yeswecanusa2008]

Omg Mike, you are such a nerd! (This is a compliment!) It is fun watching your enthusiasm for Avengers and Star Wars.

[@kylethoren1949]

I'm with you 100% on The Force Awakens. Your writer needs a new job!

[@darthanakinII]

The Super Mario Brothers movie better be in this list

[@malagastehlaate230]

Titanic... #4... probably the only movie on the list I haven't seen..... and still have no intention of seeing... I don't know... was it the hype over it ? Was it the fact that it was supposed to be some silly love story... don't know. Just know it's the last movie I want to watch ever. I still do not want to see it. However #1 Avatar... remains and still is my go to movie when I want to see something truly stunning and beautiful... when I want to test new equipment and see how amazing the colors are on it... how rich it can be. Way of Water was good... (I saw it 1 time so far need to watch it a few more)... but Avatar is still one of my favorite movies. Even if my sister gives me crap about it saying it's just a blue Pocahontas...

[@joshlunt7827]

Love The Lion King ❤

[@j.p.6932]

18:58 I saw Avatar in the theater and in 3D, and while entertaining, I wasn’t wowed. I was more impressed with A Beautiful Mind.

[@3Pugh]

Now do the top 25 but adjusted for inflation.

[@redjeeper943]

I wonder what it would look like if you used all movies and adjusted for inflation since say movies that had sound came out?

[@jesspayant1667]

If they can't account for ticket sales, could this list be done accounting for inflation?

[@SamIamIam]

Marvel fan here!

[@kendellstewart2090]

I have never watched Avatar and never will

[@list25]

You should give it a chance

[@brendakrieger7000]

It's been 10 years since I've been to a movie theater. I don't watch a lot of films anymore🎬📽

[@list25]

Oh no. You should. Films are great fun

[@brendakrieger7000]

@@list25 Thanks! I'll get to some soon!

[@daleholbert8032]

Like the hoodie

[@bubbamom1]

Marvel rocks!!!

[@tarzapopohead]

For GEn X now matter what they say Titanic will always be the highest in 100 years.

[@DrakoDragonis]

Out of all 25, I've only seen two. Titanic & Harry Potter.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

That's two more than me lol. Though I've seen bits of Frozen (grandkids).

[@andeeharry]

So we talk about Star Wars, the Force awakens and end up with an advert for Dettol sand santizer that will help remove germs lol.....

[@Kylipsa]

You really needed factor in inflation for more accurate count since Gone with the Wind has stayed the highest grossing film of all time and it wasn't even on the list. I'm a little disappointed in you guys on this one 😢. Always have to adjust for inflation when talking money. P.S. Don't get it twisted cause I Love you guys and it's great to see your back!

[@clydekimsey7503]

The pattern here is none of these were live action dramas that rely on quality writing and acting

[@marypasco2213]

A*V*A*T*A*R ❤ Haven't seen ".....The Way of Water", yet. Would really like to. Have not seen "Fast n Furious", most of the "Avengers", "Minions"(& "Despicable Me 2), and a few more. Since I have retired, after 34 years, maybe I'll have the time(?). 🤞

[@ScratchthechalkBoard]

Realized Green Goblin and Doc Ock are from the original Spider-Man films wtf they didn't touch Garfields lol

[@amynjoey82]

Anyone ever notice that Avatar is just a retelling of Dances With The Wolves using Marines and Aliens instead of US Cavalry and The Sioux Lakota Tribe? 🤔🤔🤔

[@charlesbullghost5491]

But right about know? I rather watch hilarious very crazy horror movie, Cocaine bear movie. I actually watched twice already. Have a great fabulous wonderful day.

[@joshlunt7827]

Love Minions ❤

[@violetvillard1347]

Well Mike out of all the movies listed I can only say I saw 3: Harry Potter, Maverick & Titanic. I saw Titanic every weekend for 3 months, and saw it at its premiere at my hometown theater. Yes I even own the 2 VHS Tape set. As you may of guesses I love this movie. I waited decades to see Maverick, and I'm so glad to have seen 6 times over Xmas Eve & Xmas Day, TY Paramount+!! The HP movie well its a no brainer... I own all the books & movies. What I was surprised at was that NONE of the Lord of the Rings movies made this list!! It was predominantly comics & Star Wars. (I'm Star Trek BTW)

[@pennykeller3048]

I'm a star wars fan. I should really try and watch all of them in a row. But I don't know if it will make sense if I do that since 4,5 and 6 came out first

[@list25]

I did the marathon when Episode 9 came out. It was awesome. 27 hours in a theater.

[@j.p.6932]

16:39 James Cameron saying, “I’m king of the world!” Was one of the most cringe inducing moments in Oscar acceptance history. The line in the movie was cheesy enough; let alone a grown man saying that in real life and quoting himself.

[@floridaboy.californiaman.649]

Love all the Avengers.

[@andeeharry]

Avatar Way of the Water...ranks 3? I was following this the day it came out and feels like it was a conspiracy theory on on. There was glitches in the cinemas, there was loads of problems, some cinemas refuse to play it, others resorted in seat fillers to fill in the empty seats, misleading data handling, racism issues (culture appropriation) struggling to get a success, boycott, There was loads of delays, some countries refuse to have it, a court battle between James Cameron and China. I am glad it got to rank 3 somehow, since the earnings were hard to come by.....all that years of waiting and it got 2.3 billion....they needed 2billion to get a success and despite thier earnings, it has been said that very little profit came from it. I wonder what will happen to the others.

[@branthefam6315]

It only took releasing Avatar in theaters how many times?

[@catherinespencer-mills1928]

I liked a number of them - except Titanic. Don't like the "stars," don't like the cheesy romancing.

[@timothygodwin7575]

If you don’t like titanic then you honestly didn’t look deep enough into the movie. Everything that James Cameron did in that movie was perfect. The way that he used storytelling to make the audience feel what it was like that night was perfect. The romance wasn’t cheesy at all. It was a way for the audience to feel the tragedy and loss that happened on the titanic. We needed to meet and fall in love with jack and rose so that we could feel a fraction of the loss that all those people felt that night. James Cameron did such an amazing job with that movie that honestly it should be considered the greatest storytelling in history. I have broken down this movie several times and I still haven’t peeled back all of the layers. There are so many things that James Cameron did to make the audience feel the heartbreak of that night. The most fascinating part is how he was able to do it in such a subtle way. You leave the movie feeling the same amount of loss and heartbreak as the passengers did and you don’t even realize why you feel that way. Like most people didn’t realize what created that connection between you and the actual passengers, you just end up feeling all of these emotions and don’t even know how he was able to make you feel that way. After breaking it down I started to notice what he actually did with the various scenes in order to create a part of that connection. When you put it all together you end up feeling the same pain as the passengers did because there are several different parts of the movie that created a small connection in a subtle way. On their own they don’t do much but when put together they make you feel what the passengers felt. I’m not going to give you a list of all the amazing ways James Cameron used storytelling to make the audience share the pain of the tragedy because that would take way to long. From what I’ve found the reason that so many people don’t like the movie is because they were to busy criticizing the movie to actually realize what was happened on screen. You were to busy talking about the cheesy romance to actually build the strong connection with jack and because of that you didn’t feel that loss like the passengers did. All the other things that you criticize about the movie have the same effect. You only watched the movie on a surface level and because of that you didn’t get the point or the sheer amazement of the movie at all. Titanic is not a lazy romance movie. It’s an amazing feat of engineering and storytelling. If you get caught up on the wrong things you end up missing the whole point and you also miss out on the true wonder that is the power of true storytelling. Titanic is a one of the best movies ever created because of how he used storytelling to build a true connection to the real event. We will probably never see a movie in the same league as titanic ever again. They used real effects and old school Hollywood magic a long with computer graphics that gives the movie a real tangibility but nowadays it’s pretty much all done on a computer which takes away that realistic feel. They also used a really great form of storytelling that not only told the story but also subtly and subliminally created connections and bonds in your mind that you didn’t even realize where happening. The way he was able to manipulate the brain into forging an actual connection with the real event is unreal. I’m truly sorry that you missed out on that experience because you’ll likely never get the chance to experience that ever again.

[@captainsquiggs]

Titanic should be the ONLY one that had a successful run, as ticket prices were still cheap. Nowadays, tickets cost about $20, if not more. So, for every fifth ticket sold, it's already made another $100; regardless if the movie sucked. That's why bombs could still make a ton of money.

[@greatlakesnarwhalmichellee4507]

Due to hating the song I've never watched either Frozen even though I bought the DVD

[@seeingtheforest9529]

You obviously didn't adjust for inflation.

[@ratzass2]

You should also tell the profit they made.

[@georginalynnrotteau-debie7936]

Endgame will always be My fav marvel movie i cry every time i see tony stark die

[@hardto3837]

List 25 should do a list of list shows that only go up to 10 😂

[@tnvpm]

I'm still trying to figure out the significance of your shirt in this video.

[@list25]

It's a Na'vi hoodie, from Avatar.

[@ScubaSteve1990]

Sorry to be controversial but I actually do not care for either of the avatar movies 🤷‍♂️

[@list25]

They're both fun and a good time

[@roseprevost5876]

Where did Mario fall on this list?

[@kubek]

I can't figure out how this discord works. So I'm not going to argue about star wars. As for list I haven't seen any of these animated movies.

[@shawncollins3624]

I love everyone of these movies save the frozen movies I do think endgame is better then avatar but all good movies except the frozen movies

[@fredricclack7137]

Avatar 🍼 💙

[@list25]

Why the bottle emoji? LoL

[@jameslink8]

Infinity War is way better than Endgame

[@happytheory4836]

I call Shenanigans… list is going to list anything released after 2000 (except Titanic of course) because the list didn’t adjust for inflation. Love you Mike ❤️ but did not love this list 💔

[@elisabethfinn6702]

When will they do ! Titanic 2 do it in reverse...where no one dies

[@darrencole97]

Star Wars The Force Awakens. I wanted all of the old people to actually die in the first 15 minutes because I didn’t need senior citizens hogging all of the screen time. They had their movies it annoys me that after all that time they thought we needed more of them. You wonder why it appeared to be a retelling of as you call it A New Hope or as I still call it Star Wars because it didn’t become A New Hope until Empire. When I was there in 1977 it was just called Star Wars I know at your age you don’t get this but all of us old people do.

[@dcastleb69]

Personally can't stand superhero movies; seems that's all they make anymore. Only movie on this list I loved and would watch over and over: Titanic.

[@timothygodwin7575]

Endgame should have kept the top spot. It deserved it. It got released and earned the top spot. Avatar getting rereleased years after it premiered shouldn’t even count. Endgame earned the title of highest grossing film. Rereleasing avatar to get the top spot back is cheating in my book. They should rerelease endgame so that it can take its rightful place back. I hate the movie avatar. I watched 4 times in theaters. The first time was my choice the other three times I was pretty much forced to go. I hated it every single time I had to sit through it. It is one of the worst movies I have ever watched so I honestly don’t get how it became the highest grossing film, I don’t think it deserves that title and the fact that they rereleased it just to steal that spot back from endgame makes it even more awful. I will never ever consider that movie the highest grossing. I will always consider endgame the highest grossing film because it earned that spot during its original release and didn’t need to be rereleased to get that title. You can make the worst movie in the world the highest grossing film if you cheat. Just take a horrible movie and rerelease it every year and eventually it will be the highest grossing film and that’s exactly what they did with avatar. They lost the top spot and then decided to rerelease it just to steal the spot back. It didn’t earn it on its original premiere date so it shouldn’t even count. Even if you like the movie avatar you have to admit that it was unfair to steal that title away from endgame like that. Avatar had years as the highest grossing film, when endgame came along it beat avatar and it should have stayed that way. Fair is fair. Endgame should have been able to keep that title until a new movie came out that surpassed it. I could sit here and type all day long about the idiotic injustice that was done to endgame. You shouldn’t be able to just rerelease a movie just so you can keep the top spot. It wouldn’t bother me as much if they had a good reason to rerelease the movie but they didn’t, they literally rereleased avatar just so they could keep the top spot. If endgame hadn’t surpassed avatar then I guarantee you they wouldn’t have released it but as soon as endgame came out on top they rereleased avatar just to steal the title back. They couldn’t even let endgame hold the title for more than a few months for god’s sake! A film should get that title based on its merits not based on cheating. Avatar had its time, it was endgames turn. Rereleases shouldn’t count towards the films gross earnings, especially if they are rereleasing it years after it premiered. Like, if they rereleased it within the same year or so then that would be one thing but after 2 years then the gross earnings should be locked in and unchangeable no matter how many times you release it. Just add another section to the gross earnings that says “the film grossed this much and when it got rereleased it also grossed an extra $$$” like it’s fine to mention that it grossed extra during a rerelease but it shouldn’t be added to the original gross earnings. Once the film leaves theaters then that should be its gross earnings, period. I know endgame also got rereleased but that was only a couple months after it’s original release date and that was with some extra bonus content. If the movie is good enough for people to come and see it at the theaters again during a rerelease even though it just came out a couple months ago then that’s impressive and should count towards gross earnings because they just saw the movie and decided it was so good that they want to see it again but if it’s been years since the original release then it shouldn’t count because it’s been years since people saw it in theaters so of course they would go see it again. Even a mediocre movie is worth a second watch if you haven’t seen it in years but it takes a great movie to be worth a second theater watch even though you just saw a couple months ago. Honestly I think I could earn my doctorate degree on this subject because there are so many things I could say about this ridiculous affair.

[@jantschierschky3461]

I believe because Hollywood just brings out so much crap these days, with a much bigger audience available and sky-high cost, even those brain-dead movies have success.

[@rosebrown4799]

I loved all of the marvel movies. I'm not a huge fan of Avatar.

[@garycarpenter2980]

You've got no taste whatsoever I really did like it

[@timothygodwin7575]

@@garycarpenter2980 I watched avatar 4 times in theaters and I hated it every single time. I was forced into going to watch it the last three times. It is by far the worst movie I have ever watched and it doesn’t deserve to be on this list at all. In my opinion anyone who likes avatar has no taste in movies.

[@garycarpenter2980]

@@timothygodwin7575 LOOK who's talking you have no taste whatsoever that's a great movie 🎥 I just love the special effects

[@timothygodwin7575]

@@garycarpenter2980 a movie should be more than special effects. You can have a movie without special effects, you can’t have one without storytelling. That movie just wasn’t interesting at all to me. I consider james Cameron one of the best directors and storytellers to have ever lived which is why i was so shocked at how bad that movie was. After 4 watches I should have enjoyed at least a few minutes of the movie but i didn’t enjoy any of it. None of it excited me, none of it interested me and the story itself was just bad in my opinion. I like most movies, i can enjoy almost all of them. I enjoy the great ones and i even enjoy the ones most people hate. It’s not hard for a movie to be enjoyable to me at all. The fact that i found avatar so awful says a lot about how bad it was. The truth is nobody has bad tastes in movies. If you like a movie and you really enjoy it then that’s all that matters. Even if everyone hates it as long as you like it then it’s a good movie. I just hate that movie and i don’t think it deserves to be the highest grossing film. I think it achieved that simply because of the graphics instead of the storytelling. I think storytelling is the backbone of a movie so that’s what it should be judged on in my opinion.

[@garycarpenter2980]

@@timothygodwin7575 I know the acting was pretty fair but the effects are what counts as well as the acting and the cast

[@davidsincere6037]

Sorry I didn't think very much of avatar at all.. Massively operated film! With a script that's not very good!

[@elisabethfinn6702]

Tom cruise is over rated

[@garrytemchuk7408]

Hated Avatar. Haven't seen the second one and have no intention of wasting 3 hours of my life. The original Avatar was just a glorified version of Fern Gully. I liked Fern Gully.

[@jacintepst8975]

There are only movies for kids on his list

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

I could never watch another Tom Cruise movie again. I just cringe at the fact that he's part of a huge scam that destroys people

[@nicholasbrooks7349]

I should list 25 is back from beinh some stupid dog channel

[@fredricclack7137]

⭐😴

[@chronolynx360]

Wrong, Lord of the rings is the number 1 movies!

[@gwilliams4269]

🤔🕊️

[@Panwere36]

I saw both *_Infinity War_* and *_Endgame_* in packed theaters. I saw *_Captain Marvel_* in a practically empty theater. Take from that what you want. I also don't think that the MCU will ever recover. Also.. no one in their right minds "loves" let alone "likes" Kathleen Kennedy's MaRey Sue Trilogy. Rey is a self-insert Mary Sue of Kennedy herself, and the world knows it. She wrecked the Franchise and gas light all of us fans claiming "..we had nothing to go on..." Lastly.. no. Avatar is garbage. It was a rip off of *_Dances With Wolves_* as well as a rip off of an obscure sci-fi novel ( *_Call Me Joe_* ) that actually was much better written. James Cameron did nothing original, except pander to the worst mentalities of certain people as to how a "white savior" is a good idea.

[@monkeydui7241]

Ok

[@emersonv]

How dare you ignore 101 dalmation starting off live action

[@chronolynx360]

Second! ❤

[@Tim_Lehmann]

Comment for the algorithm.

[@infantryspecter]

I agree the new Star Wars were just not even close to being as good as the previous ones.

[@j.p.6932]

1:36 I never understood why they did Iron Spider - at least the way they did. The suit (at least when not wearing a mask) clearly is just a fabric with rubber coating, and the whole nanoparticle storage & assembly of that and the later Iron Man suits went from willing suspension of disbelief to ludicrous - they might as well have said it was magic.