This is a list of the highest-grossing R-rated films. An R-rated film is a film that has been assessed as having material which may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17 by the Motion Picture Association; the MPA writes "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian". The R-rating applies to the United States, with similar ratings given in TV-MA for television and home video releases, as well as other countries such as 14A and 18A in Canada, 15 or 18 in the United Kingdom, and MA 15+ and R 18+ in Australia. All lists in this article are unadjusted for inflation except where specifically noted.

The Odyssey is the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime film series is the highest-grossing R-rated animated and non-English-language film franchise, with Infinity Castle as the highest-grossing R-rated animated and non-English-language film of all time.

Highest-grossing R-rated films The following are the top 50 highest grossing R-rated films of all time. As the only three R-rated films to gross $1 billion worldwide, The Odyssey, Deadpool & Wolverine and Joker sit among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time.

Rank Peak Film Year Worldwide gross 11 The Odyssey † 2026 $1,769,683,138 21 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 $1,338,073,645 31 Joker 2019 $1,078,751,311 42 Oppenheimer 2023 $983,148,052 54 Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle 2025 $793,409,465 61 Deadpool 2 2018 $785,896,632 71Deadpool 2016 $782,612,155 81 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 $741,847,937 93 It 2017 $704,242,888 106Detective Chinatown 32021 $686,257,563 112 The Passion of the Christ 2004 $623,395,363 https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Passion-of-the-Christ-The-(2004) 123 Logan 2017 $619,021,436 133 The Hangover Part II 2011 $586,764,305 144 Fifty Shades of Grey 2015 $569,651,467 15 6 The Mermaid 2016 $553,810,228 16 4 Ted 2012 $549,368,315 175 American Sniper 2014 $547,326,372 18 11 Detective Chinatown 2 2018 $544,068,574 19 7 The Revenant 2015 $532,938,302 2020Obsession † 2026 $520,006,715 211 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 $518,867,637 2216 Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train 2020 $512,704,063 2321The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025 $499,156,445 243 Troy 2004 $497,409,852 252 Saving Private Ryan 1998 $485,035,085 2618 It Chapter Two 2019 $473,123,154 2712 Lucy 2014 $469,058,574 285 Gladiator 2000 $465,516,248 296 The Hangover 2009 $465,487,583 303 The Matrix 1999 $465,377,200 311 Pretty Woman 1990 $463,406,268 3228 Gladiator II 2024 $462,180,717 339 300 2007 $456,068,181 347 The Last Samurai 2003 $454,627,263 352519172019$446,064,352 3628 John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 $440,157,245 3724 A Star Is Born 2018 $434,888,866 387 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $433,371,112 391 The Exorcist 1973 $430,872,776 408 The Matrix Revolutions 2003 $427,344,031 4116 The Intouchables 2011 $426,590,315 4231 Bad Boys for Life 2020 $426,505,244 4318 Django Unchained 2012 $425,368,238 4422 Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 $415,261,382 4514 Sex and the City 2008 $415,253,641 4619 Kingsman: The Secret Service 2015 $414,351,546 4716 The King's Speech 2010 $414,242,458 483 The Bodyguard 1992 $411,006,740 4931 Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 $410,902,662 5023 The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 $407,039,432

R-rated animated films

The following is a list of R-rated animated films that have surpassed $1 million at the box office; TV-MA-rated, the television equivalent of the Motion Picture Association R-rating, is also included but must be applied on the list. 2016, 2024 and 2025 are the most frequent year with two films, and over two-thirds were released after the year 2000.

Rank Film Year Worldwide gross Domestic gross 1 Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle 2025$793,409,465$136,950,340 2 Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train2020$512,704,063$50,272,044 3 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc 2025$181,115,803 $43,438,461 4Sausage Party2016$140,705,322$97,685,686 5 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021$93,763,012$810,744 6Fritz the Cat1972$90,000,000$25,000,000 7South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut1999$83,137,603$52,037,603 8Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village2023$59,554,259$16,945,424 9Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training2024$50,439,672$17,657,658 10Akira1988$49,000,000$553,171 11 The End of Evangelion 1997$22,537,729$1,302,300 12Pink Floyd – The Wall1982$22,265,763$22,244,207 13 Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song 2020$20,150,000$200,000 14Heavy Metal1981$20,063,636$546,545 15 Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - II. Lost Butterfly 2019$19,790,000$420,595 16 Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower 2017$17,422,935$193,833 17 Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth 1997$15,455,713 18Waltz with Bashir2008$13,912,289$2,283,849 19The Peasants2023$10,064,347$155,188 20A Scanner Darkly2006$7,659,918$5,501,616 21 Memoir of a Snail 2024$7,634,622$669,798 22 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos 2011$177,802 23American Pop1981$6,000,000 24Anomalisa2015$5,706,168$3,759,286 25Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters2007$5,520,368$5,520,368 26 Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul 2020$4,971,635 27Batman: The Killing Joke2016$4,462,034$3,775,000 28Waking Life2001$3,176,880 29Spriggan2017$3,149,387 30Cowboy Bebop: The Movie2001$3,007,903$1,000,000 31Renaissance2006$2,401,413 32Resident Evil: Damnation2012$2,325,035 33Ghost in the Shell1995$2,287,714$889,074 34Appleseed2004$1,650,432$129,135 35Resident Evil: Vendetta2017$1,596,320 36Heavy Traffic1974$1,500,000 "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p 60 37Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King 2012$1,348,352 38 I Lost My Body 2019$1,136,431

Highest-grossing films by year

Year Title Worldwide gross Budget 1969Easy Rider 1970M*A*S*H 1971The French Connection 1972The Godfather 1973The Exorcist 1974Blazing Saddles 1975One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 1976The Omen 1977Saturday Night Fever 1978National Lampoon's Animal House 1979Alien 1980The Blues Brothers 1981Stripes 1982An Officer and a Gentleman 1983Flashdance 1984Beverly Hills Cop 1985Rambo: First Blood Part II 1986Platoon 1987Fatal Attraction 1988Rain Man 1989Lethal Weapon 2 1990Pretty Woman 1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1992The Bodyguard 1993Schindler's List 1994True Lies 1995Die Hard with a Vengeance 1996 The Rock 1997 Air Force One 1998 Saving Private Ryan 1999 The Matrix 2000 Gladiator 2001 Hannibal 2002 8 Mile 2003 The Matrix Reloaded 2004 The Passion of the Christ 2005 Wedding Crashers 2006 The Departed 2007 300 2008 Sex and the City 2009 The Hangover 2010 The King's Speech 2011 The Hangover Part II 2012Ted 2013The Wolf of Wall Street 2014American Sniper 2015Fifty Shades of Grey 2016 Deadpool$ 2017It$ 2018Deadpool 2$ 2019 Joker$$55,000,000 2020 Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train$512,704,063$15,765,750 2021 Detective Chinatown 3$686,257,563$116,630,000 2022 Bullet Train$239,141,352$90,000,000 2023 Oppenheimer $976,120,348$100,000,000 2024Deadpool & Wolverine $1,338,073,645$429,000,000 2025 Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle$793,409,465$20,000,000 2026 The Odyssey † $1,769,683,138$250,000,000

Timeline of highest-grossing films Since 1953, eleven films have held the record of highest-grossing R-rated film.

Title Released Record established Record-setting gross Mom and Dad19451956*$80,000,0001969*$100,000,000 The Godfather1972 1972 $243,862,778 The Exorcist1973 1979** $329,017,945 Rain Man1988 1988 $354,825,435 Pretty Woman1990 1990 $463,406,268 Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991 1991 $516,950,043 The Matrix Reloaded2003 2003 $741,847,937 Deadpool2016 2016 $782,612,155 Deadpool 22018 2018 $785,896,609 Joker2019 2019 $1,074,251,311 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 2024 $1,338,073,645 The Odyssey 2026 2026$1,769,683,138

Highest-grossing film franchises Some of the listed franchises have also released films with other ratings. Only R-rated films are included here. Only franchises with at least two R-rated films are listed.

+ Highest-grossing R-rated film series and franchises+

See also Lists of highest-grossing films List of highest-grossing horror films

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