List of highest-grossing films in Spain

This list charts the most successful films at cinemas in Spain by box office sales, in euros and admissions. It also lists the most popular Spanish productions. Highest-grossing films The following are the highest-grossing films in Spain. Rank Title Year Gross (€m) 1 Avatar 2009 79.4 2 Spanish Affair2014 56.2 3 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 51.0 4 Inside Out 2 2024 45.5 5 Titanic1998 42.7 6 The Impossible 2012 42.4 7 The Lion King 2019 37.2 8 Spanish Affair 2 2015 36.1 9 Barbie 2023 33.7 10 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 33.6

Highest-grossing Spanish films The ten highest-grossing Spanish films of all time by domestic box office gross revenue are listed as follows: +Highest-grossing Spanish films of all time in Spain RankTitle Year Domestic gross(million €) 1 Spanish Affair2014 56.2 2 The Impossible 2012 42.4 3 Spanish Affair 2 2015 36.14Torrente for President202628.1 5 The Others 2001 27.3 6 A Monster Calls 2016 26.5 7 The Orphanage 2007 25.1 8 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure 2003 22.8 9 Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella 2001 22.1 10 Agora 2009 21.4 11 Perfect Strangers 2017 21.3

Highest-grossing Spanish films worldwide The highest-grossing Spanish films of all time by worldwide box office gross revenue are listed as follows: +Highest-grossing Spanish films of all time worldwide RankTitle Year LanguageDirectorGross(million $)Ref 1 Fast & Furious 6 2013 EnglishJustin Lin 788.7 2 The Others 2001 EnglishAlejandro Amenábar 209.9 3 The Impossible 2012English/SpanishJ. A. Bayona 198.1 4 Midnight in Paris2006EnglishWoody Allen 151.7 5 Mama2013EnglishAndy Muschietti 146.4 6 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer2006EnglishTom Tykwer 135.0 7 Vicky Cristina Barcelona2008English/SpanishWoody Allen 96.4 8 Volver2006SpanishPedro Almodóvar 85.6 9 Spanish Affair2014 Spanish Emilio Martínez-Lázaro 78.7 10 The Orphanage 2007SpanishJ. A. Bayona 78.6

Progression of highest-grossing film Below is the list of films that were listed in the annual yearbooks as having the highest gross since 1965. The gross reported is that by the end of the year the record was subsequently broken. The film may have continued to gross more in later years. Variety reported a gross of 577.6 million Pesetas ($3.4 million) for Gone With the Wind in 1986. The official gross since 1965 at that date was 455.9 million Pesetas, which suggests a gross of 121.7 million Pesetas prior to 1965.

Title Year of record Gross (₧)Ref Doctor Zhivago 1966 203,645,611 The Godfather 1974 223,416,080 The Towering Inferno 1975 280,996,150 Jaws 1976 436,893,775 Star Wars 1978 542,047,776 Superman 1979 696,935,714 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1983 1,810,278,534 Basic Instinct 1992 2,203,132,927 Jurassic Park 1993 2,922,217,164 The Lion King 1995 3,087,503,868 Titanic 1998 6,332,537,226 Title Year of record Gross (€)Ref Avatar 2010 74,528,952 Avatar (including Avatar: Special Edition) 2010 76,982,912 Progression of highest-grossing Spanish film Title Year of record Gross (₧)Ref La ciudad no es para mí 1966 71,096,671 La Residencia 1971 83,026,348 No desearás al vecino del quinto 1971 118,374,888 Furtivos 1975 251,594,053 La guerra de papá 1978 356,531,484 El crimen de Cuenca 1982 458,147,877 Los santos inocentes 1984 523,745,360 La vaquilla 1987 526,322,389 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988 1,164,784,419 Airbag 1998 1,198,425,511 Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law 1998 1,811,710,690 Title Year of record Gross (€)Ref Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella 2001 22,050,842 The Others 2001 27,254,163The Impossible 2012 42,408,164 Spanish Affair 2014 55,379,948

Most admissions The following are the films with the most cinema admissions in Spain since 1965 as at the end of 2023. Rank Title Year Admissions 1 Titanic1998 11,417,167 2 Avatar 2009 9,489,978 3 Spanish Affair2014 9,397,647 4 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 7,728,164 5 Doctor Zhivago 1966 7,258,351 6 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 7,153,941 7 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 6,929,263 8 Star Wars 1977/1997 6,901,869 9 The Sixth Sense 1999 6,762,590 10 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 6,737,482

Most admissions for Spanish productions The following are the Spanish films with the most cinema admissions in Spain since 1965 as at the end of 2023. Rank Title Year Admissions 1 Spanish Affair2014 9,397,647 2 The Others 2001 6,410,785 3 The Impossible 2012 6,129,976 4 Spanish Affair 2 2015 5,693,198 5 For A Few Dollars More 1966 5,521,025 6 Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella 2001 5,321,969 7 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure 2003 4,985,983 8 A Monster Calls 2016 4,613,696 9 The Orphanage 2007 4,420,987 10 No desearás al vecino del quinto 1970 4,371,624

Progression of most admissions Below is the list of films that were listed in the annual yearbooks as having the most admissions since 1965. The admissions reported below are those by the end of the year the record was set. The film may have had further admissions in future years. Until 1981, Peliculas varias (English: Various movies) was listed as the film with the most admissions with over 7 million. It was again listed at the top in 1990. The first yearbook with this data was 1975 which listed El Padrecito as second after Peliculas varias however, in the 1976 yearbook, Doctor Zhivago, which was missing from the 1975 list, was listed above El Padrecito and its admissions for 1976 suggest that it had more admissions as at the end of 1975. Title Year of record AdmissionsRef Doctor Zhivago 1975 6,070,003 El Padrecito 1980 6,181,018 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1983 6,875,209 Titanic 1998 10,653,520 Progression of most admissions for Spanish films Title Year of record AdmissionsRef La ciudad no es para mí 1966 4,280,409 For a Few Dollars More 1978 4,422,378 The Others 2001 6,242,330 Spanish Affair 2014 9,346,292

Most popular film by year This lists the highest-grossing films in Spain per year based on their gross for the calendar year as per the data published annually by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The highest-grossing Spanish productions are listed separately. Year Title (all productions) Gross (₧ million) Title (Spanish productions) Gross (₧ million)Ref 1968 The Professionals 42.5No somos de piedra35.7 1969 Helga 83.5They Came to Rob Las Vegas36.7 1970 La Residencia 65.9 La Residencia 65.9 1971 Airport 84.4No desearás al vecino del quinto80.9 1972 Fiddler on the Roof 105.1Adiós, cigüeña, adiós52.0 1973 Cabaret 125.8Experiencia prematrimonial66.3 1974 The Sting 148.5Tormento75.0 1975 The Towering Inferno 248.9Furtivos130.0 1976 A Clockwork Orange 288.1La trastienda156.6 1977 Rocky 252.5Asignatura pendiente193.0 1978 Emmanuelle 361.8La guerra de papá151.1 1979 Superman 655.3Los bingueros105.0 1980 Kramer vs. Kramer 410.6...y al tercer año, resucitó174.1 1981 El crimen de Cuenca 367.7 El crimen de Cuenca 367.7 1982 On Golden Pond 332.6La colmena236.4 1983 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1,388.6El pico156.2 1984 Gremlins 705.3Los santos inocentes466.6 1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II 820.6La vaquilla505.1 1986 Out of Africa 872.1Sé infiel y no mires con quién221.1 1987 Platoon678.2El Lute: camina o revienta354.7 1988 The Last Emperor 885.1Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown644.7 1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1,458.8Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown330.1 1990 Pretty Woman 1,209.7Aquí huele a muerto482.7 1991 Dances with Wolves 1,324.1High Heels729.9 1992 Basic Instinct 2,161.51492: Conquest of Paradise429.4 1993 Jurassic Park 2,578.5Belle Époque626.0 1994 The Lion King 1,970.2Todos los hombres sois iguales410.8 1995 Pocahontas 1,298.6Two Much764.1 1996 Independence Day 1,816.3Two Much369.0 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1,860.3Airbag1,152.3 1998 Titanic 6,215.3Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law1,706.2 1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3,796.4All About My Mother1,220.7 2000 The Sixth Sense 4,406.0La comunidad969.4|TBD | Year Title (all productions) Gross (€ million) Title (Spanish productions) Gross (€ million)Ref 2001 The Others26.6 The Others26.6 2002 Spider-Man 22.6El otro lado de la cama12.2 2003 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure 22.8 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure 22.8 2004 Shrek 2 28.8The Sea Inside19.4 2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 18.8Torrente 3: el protector18.2 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 27.9Alatriste16.5 2007 The Orphanage 24.3 The Orphanage 24.3 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 20.9The Oxford Murders8.2 2009 Up 24.6Agora20.4 2010 Avatar 50.4Tres metros sobre el cielo8.5 2011 Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis 19.3 Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis 19.3 2012 The Impossible 41.0 The Impossible 41.0 2013 The Croods 13.8Fast & Furious 69.4 2014 Spanish Affair 55.2 Spanish Affair 55.2 2015 Spanish Affair 2 31.5 Spanish Affair 2 31.5 2016 A Monster Calls 26.0 A Monster Calls 26.0 2017 Beauty and the Beast 22.0Tadeo Jones 2: El secreto del Rey Midas17.6 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 23.8Campeones18.8 2019 The Lion King 34.4Father There Is Only One13.6 2020 Father There Is Only One 2 10.6 Father There Is Only One 2 10.6 2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home 18.4¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias8.1 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water 24.4 Father There Is Only One 3 14.0 2023 Barbie 33.4Campeonex11.72024 Inside Out 2 45.5 Father There Is Only One 4 13.42025 Mufasa: The Lion King 12.3 Wolfgang 1.7

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See also

Lists of highest-grossing films External links Spanish Annual Film Yearbooks The Spanish Film Catalogue

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