The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing films that have sold at least tickets worldwide.
Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of box office territories. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.
Also note that high ticket sales among Chinese films during the late 1970s to 1980s were driven by low ticket prices, with a cinema ticket typically costing between ¥0.1 () and ¥0.3 () in China at the time.
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Film Year Tickets () Territories included 1980700,000,000China1981650,000,000China1983610,000,000China1979600,000,000China1980600,000,000ChinaThe Shaolin Brothers1983520,000,000ChinaShaolin Temple1982China, Hong Kong, South Korea1980500,000,000China1983500,000,000China1979470,000,000China Avengers: Endgame †2019450,100,000WorldwideThe Xi'an Incident1981450,000,000ChinaManhunt (Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare)1976434,420,000Japan, China, Soviet UnionTitanic1997WorldwideMysterious Buddha (Shen mi de da fo)1980400,000,000ChinaAvengers: Infinity War2018397,000,000WorldwideJi Hongchang1979380,000,000ChinaAvatar2009356,600,000WorldwideStar Wars1977338,400,000WorldwideKai Qiang, Wei Ta Song Xing1982330,000,000ChinaNe Zha 22025China, Americas, Europe, Russia, SKCaravan1971India, ChinaTunnel War1965300,000,000ChinaGone with the Wind1939WorldwideThe Sound of Music1965283,300,000WorldwideE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982WorldwideThe Jungle Book1967264,936,054WorldwideThe Ten Commandments1956262,000,000WorldwideBlack Panther2018261,200,000WorldwideDu Shiniang1981260,000,000ChinaA General Wearing the Sword (Pei jian jiang jun)1983260,000,000ChinaLittle Heroes (Young Heroes)1983260,000,000ChinaAvatar: The Way of Water2022258,100,000WorldwideThe Lion King2019255,800,000WorldwideSholay (Embers)1975250,021,329India, Soviet Union, Americas, EuropeDoctor Zhivago1965248,200,000WorldwideSpider-Man: No Way Home2021WorldwideJaws1975243,277,230WorldwideThe Fate of the Furious2017241,900,000WorldwideThe Burning of Imperial Palace1983240,000,000ChinaStar Wars: The Force Awakens2015WorldwideCaptain America: Civil War2016231,100,000WorldwideAwaara (The Vagabond)1951230,100,000India, Soviet Union, China, TurkeySnow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937WorldwideZootopia 22025USA, East Asia, Europe, BrazilThe Exorcist1973214,900,000WorldwideSpider-Man: Brand New Day †2026208,800,000WorldwideJurassic World2015WorldwideHoly Robe of the Shaolin Temple1985200,000,000ChinaOne Hundred and One Dalmatians1961199,800,000WorldwideThe Flying Son-in-Law (Fei lai de nü xu)1982199,500,000ChinaFurious 72015WorldwideThe Jungle Book2016193,700,000WorldwideJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle2017188,400,000WorldwideJurassic Park1993WorldwideFantasia1940182,128,748United States and FranceThe Avengers2012178,700,000WorldwideFrozen 22019177,007,599WorldwideBohemian Rhapsody2018176,500,000WorldwideSpider-Man: Far From Home2019174,100,000WorldwideCaptain Marvel2019173,600,000WorldwideSpider-Man: Homecoming2017172,200,000WorldwideThe Birth of a Nation1915171,428,571United StatesLan dun bao xian xiang (Blue Shield Safe)1983170,000,000ChinaBen-Hur1959WorldwideThe Super Mario Bros. Movie2023168,100,000WorldwideAvengers: Age of Ultron2015WorldwideThe Lion King1994WorldwideTop Gun: Maverick2022165,600,000WorldwideHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001WorldwideAladdin2019161,600,000WorldwideInside Out 22024161,300,000WorldwideJuvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers)1985161,000,000ChinaJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018WorldwideWolf Warrior 22017160,322,273China, North America, Europe, KoreaIncredibles 22018WorldwideStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace1999WorldwidePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017155,600,000WorldwideMission: Impossible – Fallout2018153,300,000WorldwideBarbie2023152,200,000WorldwideMother India1957150,000,000WorldwideMughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)1960150,000,000WorldwideBaahubali 2: The Conclusion2017150,000,000WorldwideThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003WorldwideThe Odyssey †2026146,100,000United States, United KingdomFrozen2013WorldwideThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001WorldwideStar Wars: The Last Jedi2017WorldwideNe Zha2019China, United Kingdom, IrelandThe Red Snowball Tree1974140,000,000Soviet UnionRomance on Lushan Mountain1980140,000,000ChinaDangal2016140,000,000WorldwideThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002WorldwideHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011WorldwideDisco Dancer1982135,000,000India, Soviet UnionSome Like It Hot1959USA, Europe, Soviet UnionPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006134,528,334Americas, Europe, Japan, KoreaZorro1975133,050,124Europe, China, Soviet UnionFinding Nemo2003WorldwideSkyfall2012130,400,000WorldwideA Policeman with a Special Identity1982130,000,000ChinaYellow River Fighter1988130,000,000ChinaStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Back1980129,984,978United States, Europe, Japan, SeoulMoana2016128,800,000WorldwideThe Godfather1972128,176,173United States, Europe, South KoreaSpider-Man2002WorldwideAvatar: Fire and Ash2025127,500,000WorldwideDeadpool & Wolverine2024127,100,000WorldwideStar Wars: Return of the Jedi1983126,255,825United States, Europe, Japan, SeoulThe Battle at Lake Changjin2021ChinaSpartacus1960USA, Canada, Europe, Soviet UnionBeauty and the Beast2017Americas, Europe, Morocco, AsiaIndependence Day1996124,051,234Americas, Europe, Japan, KoreaThe Sting1973123,048,854United States, Europe, South KoreaShrek 22004123,023,527Americas, Europe, South KoreaJumanji: The Next Level2019122,600,000WorldwideThunderball1965122,235,389Europe, United States, CanadaThe Dark Knight Rises2012121,771,548WorldwideHi, Mom2021China, Taiwan, SwitzerlandGreat Shanghai 1937 (Da Shang Hai 1937)1986121,000,000ChinaDespicable Me 32017120,392,387Worldwide1982120,000,000ChinaShe an1983120,000,000ChinaIron Man 32013118,200,000WorldwideGrease1978117,075,584WorldwideFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2019116,800,000WorldwideCleopatra1963116,470,333North America, Europe, USSR, KoreaThe Dark Knight2008WorldwideThe Sixth Sense1999Americas, Europe, Asia, AustraliaRogue One: A Star Wars Story2016WorldwideMirage (Hai shi shen lou)1987113,000,000ChinaSpider-Man 32007WorldwideJurassic World Dominion2022111,500,000Worldwide1983110,000,000ChinaRaiders of the Lost Ark1981107,227,185Americas, Europe, Brazil, Seoul CityThe Revenant2015106,800,000WorldwideDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022106,300,000WorldwideThe Wandering Earth2019China, United States, CanadaSpider-Man 22004WorldwideCrocodile Dundee1986105,877,673Australia, USA, Europe, Soviet UnionMary Poppins1964105,507,268United States, Canada, EuropeDetective Chinatown 22018105,500,000WorldwideBobby1973India, Soviet UnionMinions: The Rise of Gru2022104,600,000WorldwideThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012WorldwideOppenheimer2023102,700,000WorldwideThe Glacier Fox1978Japan, China, United StatesForrest Gump1994101,939,833Americas, Europe, South KoreaThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014WorldwideFirst Blood1982101,187,271North America, Europe, China, KoreaMoana 22024100,600,000WorldwideGoldfinger1964100,150,318UK, USA, Canada, Europe, KoreaThe War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya1942100,000,000JapanAmphibian Man1962100,000,000Soviet UnionSandakan No. 81974100,000,000Japan, ChinaDong fang jian1982100,000,000China1991100,000,000China
See also Lists of highest-grossing films List of highest-grossing films List of highest-grossing non-English films List of animated films by box office admissions
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