ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORDS (by ticket sales)
The charts below show the top ten movies of all-time box office records, as they would have been calculated at the end of each calendar year. The amounts shown are the estimated number of tickets sold domestically. (U.S. and Canada)
Many high-ranking films have been released multiple times over the past century, and the ticket amounts reflect that. Several films, such as Avatar and The Birth of a Nation, sold tickets at premium prices. Their ticket sale numbers may be lower than would be expected from looking at their total gross.
Follow this link to see the all-time box office records tables in raw gross.

1919
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- Mickey (22.3m)
- Where Are My Children? (20m)
- The Miracle Man (18.9m)
- The Birth of a Nation (15m)
- Stella Maris (14.1m)
- Madame DuBarry (13.7m)
- Broken Blossoms (12.6m)
1920
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Mickey (32.3m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- Where Are My Children? (20m)
- Way Down East (20m)
- The Miracle Man (18.9m)
- The Birth of a Nation (15m)
- Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (15m)
1921
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (23.8m)
- Where Are My Children? (20m)
- Way Down East (20m)
- The Kid (19m)
- The Miracle Man (18.9m)
1922-24
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (23.8m)
- Where Are My Children? (20m)
- Way Down East (20m)
- Oliver Twist (20m)
- The Kid (19m)
1925
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (23.8m)
- The Freshman (20.7m)
- Where Are My Children? (20m)
- Way Down East (20m)
1926
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (30m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- What Price Glory (25.2m)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (23.8m)
- Aloma of the South Seas (22.4m)
1927
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.4m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- What Price Glory (25.2m)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (23.8m)
- Aloma of the South Seas (22.4m)
1928-30
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.4m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- What Price Glory (25.2m)
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (23.8m)
1931-32
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
- What Price Glory (25.2m)
1933-35
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31.4m)
- Cavalcade (30.4m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
- Intolerance (25.8m)
- Daddy Long Legs (25.8m)
1936
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- San Francisco (33.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31.4m)
- Cavalcade (30.4m)
- The Great Ziegfeld (27.6m)
- Madame DuBarry (26.7m)
1937
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- San Francisco (33.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31.4m)
- Cavalcade (30.4m)
- Lost Horizon (28m)
- The Great Ziegfeld (27.6m)
1938
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (57.6m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- San Francisco (33.2m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31.4m)
- Cavalcade (30.4m)
- Lost Horizon (28m)
1939
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (57.6m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- San Francisco (33.2m)
- The Real Glory (32.9m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31.4m)
- Cavalcade (30.4m)
1940
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (57.6m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Boom Town (37.8m)
- San Francisco (33.2m)
- The Real Glory (32.9m)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (31.4m)
- Cavalcade (30.4m)
1941
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (57.6m)
- Sergeant York (56m)
- Gone with the Wind (45m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
- The Circus (34.2m)
- The Spoilers (34.2m)
- Boom Town (37.8m)
- San Francisco (33.2m)
- The Real Glory (32.9m)
1942
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (57.6m)
- Sergeant York (56m)
- Gone with the Wind (47.1m)
- Mrs. Miniver (44.1m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- Random Harvest (38.1m)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (38.1m)
- The Big Parade (37.7m)
- Fantasia (37.1m)
- Tom Sawyer (35m)
1943
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (57.6m)
- Sergeant York (56m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- Gone with the Wind (47.1m)
- Mrs. Miniver (44.1m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Outlaw (39m)
- The Song of Bernadette (38.3m)
- Random Harvest (38.1m)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (38.1m)
1944
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (62m)
- Sergeant York (56m)
- Fantasia (50.5m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- Gone with the Wind (47.1m)
- Going My Way (45m)
- Mrs. Miniver (44.1m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Outlaw (39m)
- The Song of Bernadette (38.3m)
1945
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (62m)
- Sergeant York (56m)
- Fantasia (50.5m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- Gone with the Wind (47.1m)
- Mom and Dad (45.7m)
- Going My Way (45m)
- Mrs. Miniver (44.1m)
- Mickey (41.8m)
- The Outlaw (39m)
1946
- Fantasia (62.5m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (62m)
- Sergeant York (56m)
- Fantasia (50.5m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- The Jolson Story (49.4m)
- Gone with the Wind (47.1m)
- Mom and Dad (45.7m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (45.6m)
- Going My Way (45m)
1947-48
- Gone with the Wind (68.7m)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Fantasia (62.5m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (62m)
- Sergeant York (56m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- The Jolson Story (49.4m)
- Forever Amber (47.8m)
- Mom and Dad (45.7m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (45.6m)
1949-51
- Gone with the Wind (68.7m)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Fantasia (62.5m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (62m)
- Sergeant York (57.1m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- The Jolson Story (49.4m)
- Forever Amber (47.8m)
- Mom and Dad (45.7m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (45.6m)
1952
- Gone with the Wind (68.7m)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- Fantasia (62.5m)
- Sergeant York (57.1m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- The Jolson Story (49.4m)
- Forever Amber (47.8m)
- Mom and Dad (45.7m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (45.6m)
1953
- Fantasia (69.6m)
- Gone with the Wind (68.7m)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- The Robe (63m)
- Sergeant York (57.1m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- The Jolson Story (49.4m)
- Forever Amber (47.8m)
- Mom and Dad (45.7m)
1954-55
- Gone with the Wind (100.3m)
- Fantasia (69.6m)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- The Robe (63m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (60m)
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (57.8m)
- Sergeant York (57.1m)
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (49.7m)
- The Jolson Story (49.4m)
1956
- Gone with the Wind (100.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (90m)
- Fantasia (78.2m)
- Around the World in 80 Days (64.6)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- The Robe (63m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (60m)
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (57.8m)
- Sergeant York (57.1m)
1957
- Gone with the Wind (100.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (97.3m)
- Fantasia (78.2m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (66.6m)
- Around the World in 80 Days (64.6)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- The Robe (63m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (60m)
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (57.8m)
1958
- The Ten Commandments (104.6m)
- Gone with the Wind (100.3m)
- Fantasia (78.2m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (66.6m)
- Around the World in 80 Days (64.6)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- The Robe (63m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (60m)
1959
- The Ten Commandments (111.9m)
- Gone with the Wind (100.3m)
- Fantasia (78.2m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (66.6m)
- Around the World in 80 Days (64.6)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- The Robe (63m)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (60m)
1960
- The Ten Commandments (120.1m)
- Gone with the Wind (100.3m)
- Ben-Hur (93.4m)
- Fantasia (78.2m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (66.6m)
- Around the World in 80 Days (64.6)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
- The Robe (63m)
1961-62
- The Ten Commandments (120.1m)
- Gone with the Wind (119.0m)
- Ben-Hur (93.4m)
- Fantasia (78.2m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- Swiss Family Robinson (69.8m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (66.6m)
- Around the World in 80 Days (64.6)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (63.9m)
1963
- The Ten Commandments (120.1m)
- Gone with the Wind (119.0m)
- Ben-Hur (93.4m)
- Fantasia (82.3m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- Swiss Family Robinson (69.8m)
- Cleopatra (68m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (66.6m)
- Around the World in 80 Days (64.6)
- Duel in the Sun (64.6m)
1964
- The Ten Commandments (120.1m)
- Gone with the Wind (119.0m)
- Ben-Hur (93.4m)
- Fantasia (82.3m)
- My Fair Lady (77.4m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- Mary Poppins (74m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (71.9m)
- Swiss Family Robinson (69.8m)
- Cleopatra (68m)
1965
- The Sound of Music (125.2m)
- The Ten Commandments (120.1m)
- Gone with the Wind (119.0m)
- Doctor Zhivago (94.6m)
- Ben-Hur (93.4m)
- Fantasia (82.3m)
- My Fair Lady (77.4m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- Mary Poppins (74m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (71.9m)
1966
- The Ten Commandments (125.6m)
- The Sound of Music (125.2m)
- Gone with the Wind (119.0m)
- Doctor Zhivago (94.6m)
- Ben-Hur (93.4m)
- Fantasia (82.3m)
- My Fair Lady (77.4m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- Mary Poppins (74m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (71.9m)
1967-68
- Gone with the Wind (186.2m)
- The Ten Commandments (125.6m)
- The Sound of Music (125.2m)
- Doctor Zhivago (94.6m)
- Ben-Hur (93.4m)
- Fantasia (82.3m)
- The Graduate (81.9m)
- My Fair Lady (77.4m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
- Mary Poppins (74m)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (71.9m)
1969-70
- Gone with the Wind (186.2m)
- The Ten Commandments (125.6m)
- The Sound of Music (125.2m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- Doctor Zhivago (94.6m)
- Fantasia (86.3m)
- The Graduate (81.9m)
- Swiss Family Robinson (79.8m)
- My Fair Lady (77.4m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
1971
- Gone with the Wind (186.2m)
- The Ten Commandments (125.6m)
- The Sound of Music (125.2m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- Doctor Zhivago (94.6m)
- Fantasia (86.3m)
- The Graduate (81.9m)
- My Fair Lady (80.1m)
- Swiss Family Robinson (79.8m)
- South Pacific (75.6m)
1972
- Gone with the Wind (186.2m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- The Sound of Music (125.2m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- Fantasia (86.3m)
- The Graduate (81.9m)
- My Fair Lady (80.1m)
- Swiss Family Robinson (79.8m)
- The Godfather (78.6m)
1973
- Gone with the Wind (186.2m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- Fantasia (86.3m)
- Mary Poppins (85.5m)
- The Graduate (81.9m)
- My Fair Lady (80.1m)
- Swiss Family Robinson (79.8m)
1974
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- Fantasia (86.3m)
- The Sting (86m)
- Mary Poppins (85.5m)
- The Graduate (81.9m)
- My Fair Lady (80.1m)
1975-76
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (122m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (87.4m)
- Fantasia (86.3m)
- The Sting (86m)
- Mary Poppins (85.5m)
1977
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (122m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- Star Wars (99.2m)
- The Exorcist (94.6m)
- The Sting (91.9m)
- Fantasia (88.2m)
1978
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (122m)
- Star Wars (122m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (94.6m)
- The Sting (91.9m)
- Fantasia (88.2m)
1979
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Star Wars (126.9m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
- The Sting (91.9m)
- Fantasia (88.2m)
1980
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Star Wars (126.9m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
- The Sting (91.9m)
- Mary Poppins (90.7m)
1981
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- Star Wars (133.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
- The Sting (91.9m)
- Mary Poppins (90.7m)
1982-84
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- Star Wars (139.2m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- E.T. (122.2m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
- The Sting (91.9m)
1985-86
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- Star Wars (139.2m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
- Fantasia (92m)
1987-88
- Gone with the Wind (194.6m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- Star Wars (139.2m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (103.1m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
1989
- Gone with the Wind (195.2m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- Star Wars (139.2m)
- The Sound of Music (139.1m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (103.1m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
1990-92
- Gone with the Wind (195.2m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- Star Wars (139.2m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (103.1m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
1993-96
- Gone with the Wind (195.2m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- Star Wars (139.2m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
1997
- Gone with the Wind (195.2m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
- The Exorcist (100.7m)
1998-99
- Gone with the Wind (196.7m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Titanic (128.6m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
- Ben-Hur (101.2m)
2000-01
- Gone with the Wind (196.7m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (142.8m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Titanic (128.6m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- The Exorcist (108m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
2002-11
- Gone with the Wind (196.7m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (148.9m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Titanic (128.6m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- The Exorcist (108m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
2012-15
- Gone with the Wind (196.7m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (148.9m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- Titanic (135.9m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- The Exorcist (108m)
- Doctor Zhivago (103m)
2016
- Gone with the Wind (196.7m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (148.9m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- Titanic (135.9m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- The Force Awakens (110.3m)
- The Exorcist (108m)
2017-2022
- Gone with the Wind (196.7m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (148.9m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- Titanic (136m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- The Force Awakens (110.3m)
- The Exorcist (108m)
2023
- Gone with the Wind (196.7m)
- Star Wars (169.4m)
- E.T. (148.9m)
- The Sound of Music (139.3m)
- Titanic (137.3m)
- The Ten Commandments (131m)
- Jaws (125.9m)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (113m)
- The Force Awakens (110.3m)
- The Exorcist (108m)
Since 1919, seven different films have held the #1 spot:
The Spoilers (1919-1920)
Mickey (1921-1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938-1945)
Fantasia (1946)
Gone with the Wind (1947-1957; 1967-Present)
The Ten Commandments (1958-1964; 1966)
The Sound of Music (1965)