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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1982 | $124M | $124M | $57M | $192M | |
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1981 | $119M | $119M | $54M | $192M | |
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1998 | $161M | $186M | $96M | $192M | |
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1983 | $108M | $108M | $59M | $191M | |
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2001 | $226M | $347M | $103M | $191M | |
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2014 | $337M | $755M | $138M | $191M | |
|
1980 | $103M | $103M | $49M | $191M | |
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2007 | $309M | $961M | $115M | $191M | |
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2017 | $138M | $278M | $145M | $190M | |
|
1986 | $115M | $115M | $64M | $189M | |
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1994 | $145M | $145M | $86M | $189M | |
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2005 | $186M | $487M | $112M | $189M | |
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1998 | $141M | $244M | $95M | $188M | |
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2014 | $127M | $459M | $138M | $188M | |
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1994 | $127M | $127M | $86M | $188M | |
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2022 | $454M | $859M | $164M | $188M | |
|
1989 | $107M | $107M | $72M | $188M | |
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2014 | $333M | $773M | $134M | $188M | |
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2013 | $137M | $319M | $135M | $187M | |
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2011 | $210M | $626M | $127M | $187M | |
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2007 | $217M | $365M | $119M | $187M | |
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1980 | $101M | $101M | $47M | $186M | |
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1989 | $96M | $175M | $71M | $186M | |
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1997 | $181M | $181M | $92M | $186M | |
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1995 | $172M | $224M | $87M | $186M | |
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1991 | $131M | $131M | $78M | $185M | |
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2007 | $256M | $585M | $114M | $184M | |
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2012 | $10M | $427M | $131M | $184M | |
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1999 | $163M | $235M | $94M | $183M | |
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1991 | $165M | $165M | $76M | $182M | |
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2001 | $72M | $282M | $99M | $182M | |
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2003 | $173M | $220M | $102M | $181M | |
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2006 | $125M | $327M | $112M | $180M | |
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2003 | $215M | $408M | $100M | $180M | |
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1998 | $202M | $554M | $88M | $180M | |
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2016 | $325M | $749M | $129M | $179M | |
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2009 | $108M | $193M | $119M | $179M | |
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1979 | $85M | $85M | $40M | $179M | |
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2018 | $117M | $366M | $139M | $179M | |
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2017 | $226M | $619M | $133M | $179M | |
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1985 | $87M | $226M | $59M | $178M | |
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2011 | $241M | $1B | $118M | $178M | |
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1993 | $158M | $158M | $79M | $178M | |
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2001 | $171M | $314M | $96M | $178M | |
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2009 | $220M | $443M | $116M | $177M | |
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2004 | $161M | $375M | $101M | $176M | |
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2008 | $319M | $585M | $114M | $176M | |
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2008 | $153M | $419M | $115M | $175M | |
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2008 | $228M | $629M | $113M | $175M | |
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2015 | $184M | $287M | $128M | $174M | |
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1981 | $95M | $95M | $49M | $174M | |
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1979 | $74M | $74M | $39M | $174M | |
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2007 | $227M | $443M | $109M | $173M | |
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2001 | $97M | $210M | $95M | $173M | |
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1996 | $103M | $173M | $84M | $172M | |
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2025 | $178M | $499M | $171M | $171M | |
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1988 | $112M | $112M | $62M | $171M | |
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2006 | $244M | $462M | $104M | $171M | |
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2022 | $371M | $940M | $153M | $171M | |
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1994 | $108M | $108M | $78M | $171M | |
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2022 | $369M | $772M | $150M | $171M | |
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2018 | $190M | $376M | $133M | $170M | |
|
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Recovery period
|
2021 | $214M | $507M | $140M | $170M |
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2025 | $2M | $500M | $169M | $169M | |
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2007 | $206M | $624M | $105M | $168M | |
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1988 | $109M | $109M | $61M | $168M | |
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2019 | $175M | $256M | $132M | $167M | |
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1992 | $140M | $140M | $72M | $166M | |
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2008 | $91M | $253M | $110M | $166M | |
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2022 | $117K | $627M | $150M | $165M | |
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1985 | $128M | $128M | $54M | $165M | |
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2012 | $216M | $747M | $114M | $165M | |
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2009 | $164M | $317M | $109M | $165M | |
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2017 | $102M | $307M | $125M | $165M | |
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2011 | $169M | $288M | $114M | $164M | |
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1992 | $122M | $122M | $71M | $164M | |
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1983 | $93M | $93M | $50M | $163M | |
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2020 | $206M | $427M | $128M | $163M | |
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2018 | $215M | $436M | $125M | $162M | |
| 2012 | $149M | $442M | $114M | $161M | ||
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2002 | $93M | $128M | $90M | $161M | |
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1993 | $127M | $127M | $71M | $159M | |
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1999 | $152M | $309M | $80M | $159M | |
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1979 | $75M | $75M | $36M | $159M | |
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2011 | $104M | $207M | $111M | $159M | |
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2014 | $84M | $257M | $116M | $158M | |
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2006 | $164M | $307M | $97M | $158M | |
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2012 | $125M | $609M | $109M | $158M | |
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2012 | $140M | $376M | $111M | $157M | |
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1991 | $124M | $124M | $65M | $156M | |
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2001 | $165M | $352M | $83M | $155M | |
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2002 | $190M | $442M | $83M | $155M | |
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2005 | $87M | $148M | $94M | $155M | |
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2018 | $2M | $579M | $118M | $153M | |
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2001 | $181M | $369M | $82M | $153M | |
| 2025 | $126M | $396M | $152M | $152M | ||
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2008 | $148M | $270M | $101M | $152M | |
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2009 | $302M | $934M | $95M | $152M | |
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1997 | $45M | $251M | $75M | $151M | |
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1998 | $57M | $229M | $76M | $151M |