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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2014 | $107M | $338M | -$26M | -$32M | |
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2003 | $76M | $182M | -$21M | -$32M | |
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2022 | $377M | $1B | -$42M | -$33M | |
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2014 | $203M | $709M | -$32M | -$33M | |
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2023 | $103M | $210M | -$34M | -$34M | |
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2012 | $65M | $183M | -$27M | -$34M | |
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1998 | $130M | $285M | -$21M | -$34M | |
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2014 | $48M | $162M | -$27M | -$35M | |
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2023 | $83M | $398M | -$37M | -$36M | |
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2006 | $2M | $135M | -$24M | -$36M | |
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2013 | $89M | $286M | -$29M | -$36M | |
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2010 | $118M | $294M | -$28M | -$37M | |
|
A Writer's Odyssey
COVID-era
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2021 | $160K | $150M | -$31M | -$37M |
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2018 | $172M | $350M | -$33M | -$37M | |
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2013 | $71M | $348M | -$30M | -$38M | |
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Godzilla vs. Kong
COVID-era
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2021 | $101M | $470M | -$37M | -$38M |
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2015 | $74K | $123M | -$30M | -$39M | |
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2025 | $201M | $415M | -$40M | -$40M | |
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2013 | $123M | $376M | -$33M | -$40M | |
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2004 | $120M | $300M | -$28M | -$41M | |
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2015 | $177M | $386M | -$34M | -$41M | |
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Cruella
COVID-era
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2021 | $86M | $234M | -$37M | -$41M |
|
1999 | $67M | $212M | -$24M | -$42M | |
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2000 | $73M | $190M | -$25M | -$42M | |
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2011 | $177M | $371M | -$34M | -$43M | |
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2010 | $201M | $592M | -$38M | -$46M | |
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2008 | $114M | $310M | -$35M | -$46M | |
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2016 | $100M | $303M | -$37M | -$46M | |
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2010 | $76M | $262M | -$35M | -$47M | |
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2023 | $154M | $496M | -$50M | -$48M | |
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2025 | $190M | $634M | -$49M | -$49M | |
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2013 | $58M | $188M | -$38M | -$49M | |
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2005 | $76M | $231M | -$33M | -$50M | |
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2019 | $86M | $405M | -$47M | -$53M | |
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2014 | $84M | $374M | -$44M | -$55M | |
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2008 | $135M | $265M | -$41M | -$55M | |
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2018 | $101M | $428M | -$46M | -$56M | |
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2013 | $202M | $540M | -$45M | -$56M | |
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2025 | $190M | $382M | -$58M | -$58M | |
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2014 | $44M | $203M | -$44M | -$58M | |
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2016 | $87M | $296M | -$46M | -$58M | |
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2015 | $154M | $379M | -$47M | -$59M | |
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2014 | $39M | $215M | -$46M | -$59M | |
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2013 | $83M | $283M | -$46M | -$59M | |
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2016 | $800K | $174M | -$46M | -$61M | |
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2010 | $19M | $83M | $34M | -$62M | |
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1998 | $94M | $250M | -$36M | -$66M | |
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2010 | $104M | $416M | -$49M | -$67M | |
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2010 | $68M | $279M | -$48M | -$67M | |
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2010 | $43M | $237M | -$48M | -$67M | |
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2011 | $85M | $299M | -$50M | -$67M | |
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2009 | $119M | $293M | -$49M | -$68M | |
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2023 | $157M | $442M | -$72M | -$70M | |
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2016 | $82M | $246M | -$56M | -$71M | |
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2016 | $55M | $241M | -$56M | -$71M | |
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2014 | $73M | $245M | -$55M | -$71M | |
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2017 | $84M | $296M | -$57M | -$72M | |
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2019 | $115M | $353M | -$61M | -$72M | |
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2017 | $2M | $227M | -$58M | -$72M | |
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2018 | $68M | $305M | -$61M | -$74M | |
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2019 | $114M | $492M | -$64M | -$75M | |
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2006 | $134M | $398M | -$51M | -$75M | |
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2014 | $65M | $268M | -$61M | -$78M | |
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2011 | $78M | $374M | -$58M | -$78M | |
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2007 | $70M | $372M | -$56M | -$80M | |
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2013 | $93M | $286M | -$62M | -$82M | |
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2018 | $58M | $275M | -$66M | -$82M | |
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2016 | $159M | $343M | -$66M | -$82M | |
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2014 | $59M | $243M | -$63M | -$83M | |
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Eternals
Recovery period
|
2021 | $165M | $402M | -$81M | -$89M |
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2023 | $124M | $440M | -$90M | -$89M | |
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2016 | $103M | $390M | -$71M | -$90M | |
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2008 | $50M | $212M | -$64M | -$91M | |
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2017 | $153M | $384M | -$77M | -$95M | |
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2017 | $229M | $661M | -$81M | -$96M | |
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2022 | $96M | $407M | -$94M | -$98M | |
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2017 | $132M | $306M | -$79M | -$99M | |
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2017 | $46M | $335M | -$80M | -$100M | |
|
Dune: Part One
Recovery period
|
2021 | $108M | $402M | -$89M | -$100M |
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2009 | $138M | $325M | -$77M | -$107M | |
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2019 | $111M | $387M | -$90M | -$108M | |
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2016 | $47M | $439M | -$87M | -$111M | |
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2010 | $172M | $400M | -$83M | -$116M | |
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2018 | $60M | $291M | -$95M | -$117M | |
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Tenet
COVID-era
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2020 | $59M | $365M | -$101M | -$119M |
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2012 | $84M | $302M | -$89M | -$120M | |
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2012 | $58M | $350M | -$93M | -$123M | |
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2014 | $100M | $371M | -$96M | -$124M | |
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2008 | $142M | $420M | -$89M | -$124M | |
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2006 | $200M | $391M | -$85M | -$126M | |
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2023 | $173M | $571M | -$132M | -$131M | |
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2022 | $168M | $393M | -$128M | -$134M | |
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2016 | $127M | $357M | -$108M | -$139M | |
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2013 | $102M | $411M | -$108M | -$142M | |
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2009 | $125M | $371M | -$106M | -$152M | |
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2023 | $146M | $705M | -$166M | -$165M | |
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2024 | $172M | $462M | -$182M | -$179M | |
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2025 | $197M | $599M | -$264M | -$264M | |
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2018 | $2M | $544M | -$325M | -$404M | |
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2024 | $282M | $715M | -$536M | -$545M |