Aqui vai a lista dos 20 filmes mais rentáveis nos cinemas de todos os tempos (claro não inclui o dinheiro da venda dos DVD’s e da mercadoria relacionada):
- Avatar (Avatar) 2009 – $2,782,275,172
- Titanic (Titanic) 1997 – $2,186,772,302
- Os Vingadores (Marvel’s The Avengers) 2012 – $1,511,757,910
- Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte: Parte 2 (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2) 2011 – $1,341,511,219
- Homem de Ferro 3 (Iron Man 3) 2013 – $1,215,439,994
- Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) 2011 – $1,123,746,996
- O Senhor dos Anéis: O Regresso do Rei (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) 2003 – $1,119,929,521
- 007: Skyfall (Skyfall) 2012 – $1,108,561,013
- O Cavaleiro das Trevas Renasce (The Dark Knight Rises) 2012 – $1,084,439,099
- Piratas das Caraíbas: O Cofre do Homem Morto (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) 2006 – $1,066,179,725
- Toy Story 3 (Toy Story 3) 2010 – $1,063,171,911
- Piratas das Caraíbas: Por Estranhas Marés (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) 2011 – $1,043,871,802
- Parque Jurássico (Jurassic Park) 1993 – $1,029,153,882
- Star Wars Episódio I: A Ameaça Fantasma (Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace) 1999 – $1,027,044,677
- Alice no País das Maravilhas (Alice in Wonderland) 2010 – $1,024,299,904
- O Hobbit: Uma Viagem Inesperada (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) 2012 – $1,017,003,568
- O Cavaleiro das Trevas (The Dark Knight) 2008 – $1,004,558,444
- O Rei Leão (The Lion King) 1994 – $987,483,777
- Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) 2001 – $974,755,371
- Piratas das Caraíbas: Nos Confins do Mundo (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End) 2007 – $963,420,425