Most Profitable Movies
Ranked by inflation-adjusted estimated profit from highest to lowest.
This ranking includes films released during the COVID-era disruption window of March 13, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and the recovery window of July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. Those titles are labeled in the table.
| Poster | Movie | Year | Domestic BO | Worldwide | Profit/Loss (Est.) | Profit (Inflation Adj) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2000 | $69M | $216M | $3M | $9M | |
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2002 | $40M | $103M | $4M | $9M | |
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2019 | $297K | $99M | $7M | $9M | |
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2019 | $471K | $70M | $7M | $9M | |
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2024 | $69M | $127M | $7M | $9M | |
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2018 | $160M | $656M | $2M | $9M | |
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2017 | $486K | $83M | $7M | $9M | |
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2018 | $4M | $159M | $6M | $9M | |
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2001 | $67M | $148M | $3M | $8M | |
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2022 | $4M | $65M | $7M | $8M | |
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2018 | $1M | $98M | $6M | $8M | |
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2015 | $130M | $246M | $3M | $8M | |
|
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Recovery period
|
2021 | $225M | $432M | $2M | $8M |
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1999 | $140M | $300M | $716K | $8M | |
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2008 | $34M | $109M | $4M | $8M | |
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2016 | $86M | $156M | $5M | $8M | |
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2013 | $145M | $354M | $3M | $7M | |
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2022 | $103M | $239M | $4M | $7M | |
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2010 | $52M | $127M | $4M | $7M | |
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2016 | $60M | $118M | $4M | $7M | |
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2014 | $416K | $65M | $5M | $7M | |
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2013 | $376K | $116M | $5M | $7M | |
|
2013 | $229M | $467M | -$146K | $6M | |
| 2025 | $32M | $81M | $6M | $6M | ||
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2010 | $100M | $204M | $2M | $6M | |
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2009 | $72M | $268M | $48M | $6M | |
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2013 | $56M | $226M | $3M | $6M | |
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2018 | $36M | $120M | $4M | $5M | |
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2017 | $147M | $491M | $214K | $5M | |
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2014 | $102M | $192M | $2M | $5M | |
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2014 | $64M | $121M | $3M | $5M | |
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2008 | $80M | $225M | $1M | $5M | |
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2015 | $311K | $69M | $3M | $5M | |
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2012 | $19M | $198M | $2M | $5M | |
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2022 | $68M | $169M | $2M | $4M | |
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2004 | $51M | $155M | $612K | $4M | |
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Cliff Walkers
COVID-era
|
2021 | $153K | $181M | $3M | $4M |
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2015 | $43M | $203M | $682K | $3M | |
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2003 | $101M | $259M | -$2M | $3M | |
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2018 | $201M | $529M | -$2M | $3M | |
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2006 | $51M | $121M | $404K | $2M | |
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2009 | $32M | $109M | $302K | $2M | |
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2023 | $92M | $191M | $291K | $2M | |
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2018 | $127M | $468M | -$2M | $2M | |
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2015 | $131K | $99M | $1M | $2M | |
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1998 | $74M | $165M | -$1M | $1M | |
| 2025 | $45M | $104M | $1M | $1M | ||
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2016 | $155M | $544M | -$4M | $824K | |
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2008 | $95M | $270M | -$2M | $704K | |
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2007 | $116M | $229M | -$3M | $339K | |
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2016 | $710K | $194M | -$1M | $288K | |
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2011 | $76M | $137M | -$2M | $2K | |
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2026 | $404M | $1B | $698M | $0 | |
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2026 | $430M | $1B | $540M | $0 | |
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2026 | $428M | $2B | $538M | $0 | |
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2026 | $372M | $1B | $517M | $0 | |
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2026 | $344M | $684M | $387M | $0 | |
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2026 | $137M | $794M | $297M | $0 | |
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2026 | $263M | $475M | $269M | $0 | |
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2026 | $168M | $450M | $230M | $0 | |
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2026 | $178M | $345M | $197M | $0 | |
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2026 | $197M | $390M | $194M | $0 | |
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2026 | $462M | $1B | $188M | $0 | |
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2026 | $221M | $691M | $153M | $0 | |
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2026 | $128M | $239M | $138M | $0 | |
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2026 | $126M | $401M | $130M | $0 | |
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2026 | $396M | $911M | $128M | $0 | |
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2026 | $122M | $208M | $125M | $0 | |
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2026 | $96M | $192M | $109M | $0 | |
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2026 | $73M | $213M | $106M | $0 | |
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2026 | $343M | $541M | $69M | $0 | |
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2026 | $28M | $153M | $66M | $0 | |
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2026 | $108M | $231M | $64M | $0 | |
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2026 | $20M | $137M | $57M | $0 | |
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2026 | $355M | $927M | $54M | $0 | |
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2026 | $24M | $109M | $49M | $0 | |
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2026 | $103M | $195M | $37M | $0 | |
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2026 | $18M | $45M | $24M | $0 | |
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2026 | $65M | $135M | $20M | $0 | |
| 2026 | $4M | $118M | $15M | $0 | ||
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2026 | $48M | $132M | $14M | $0 | |
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2026 | $84M | $242M | -$26M | $0 | |
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2026 | $71M | $169M | -$27M | $0 | |
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2026 | $166M | $390M | -$41M | $0 | |
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2025 | $94M | $153M | -$196K | -$196K | |
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2007 | $132M | $302M | -$3M | -$248K | |
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2016 | $437K | $71M | -$385K | -$516K | |
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2011 | $191M | $560M | -$6M | -$740K | |
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2008 | $100M | $204M | -$3M | -$792K | |
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2019 | $4M | $176M | -$2M | -$837K | |
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2010 | $32M | $103M | -$1M | -$857K | |
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2019 | $140M | $366M | -$3M | -$991K | |
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2009 | $113M | $219M | -$3M | -$1M | |
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2015 | $19M | $106M | -$1M | -$1M | |
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2018 | $99M | $198M | -$3M | -$1M | |
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2019 | $73M | $155M | -$2M | -$1M | |
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2015 | $287K | $81M | -$1M | -$1M | |
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2000 | $40M | $144M | -$2M | -$2M | |
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2012 | $60M | $179M | -$3M | -$2M | |
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2014 | $2M | $99M | -$2M | -$2M |