The 19 Billion Dollar Movies: Including Batman, Bond & Potter

The worldwide highest grossing movies of all time that have reached the billion dollar mark and above.

The Box Office's Billion Dollar Movies
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After recently taking a look at the list of movies that have hit the billion dollar mark at the global box office, we thought it would be interesting to produce a list of these special commercial successes which have layered production companies back pockets with a pretty green bill or two.

Some of these movies came as little surprise to us, as they were marketed extremely well and had all of the commercial elements that would lead to an extremely financially successful movie. However, there are others that we were surprised to see on the list, but then again, not all commercially successful movies are all that greatly put together, although, with the CGI storm which is delivered in these movies, the typical audience viewer will likely be entertained by those lesser brilliantly master-pieced movies.

The billion dollar hitters include an entire array of sequels, on-top of Disney magic originals, David Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Christopher Nolan and even Michael Bay directorial pieces. These movies are not always, or in fact, very rarely adored by critics, however, clearly audiences were stunned by these movies, as they all saw a flooding of audiences fighting for tickets at the cinemas.

It looks to be an interesting year in 2015, as we see a whole line-up of possibilities for as to which movies may reach the billion dollar mark. The biggest hopes being Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (due out 18th December, 2015 in the US & UK), Avengers: Age of Ultron (due out 1st May, 2015 in the US & 24th April, 2015 in the UK) and Jurassic World (due out 12th June, 2015 in the US & UK).

Without further delay, here are the billion dollar hitters.

Movies Grossing A Billion Dollars or More (at the Box Office)

(Listed highest to lowest- based on Box Office Mojo's estimated box office records)

No.1 - Avatar (2009)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $2,787,965,087

US Domestic Box Office Gross: $749,766,139

Budget: $237 million plus $9 million (re-release)

No.2 - Titanic (1997)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $2,186,772,302

US Domestic Box Office Gross: $600,788,188

Budget: $200 million

No.3 - Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,518,594,910

US Domestic Box Office Gross: $623,357,910

Budget: $220 million

No.4 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,341,511,219

US Domestic Box Office Gross: $381,011,219

Budget: $250 million (shared with part 1)

No.5 - Frozen (2013)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,274,219,009

US Domestic Box Office Gross: $400,738,009

Budget: $150 million

No.6 - Iron Man 3 (2013)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,215,439,994

US Domestic Box Office Gross: $409,013,994

Budget: $200 million

No.7 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,123,794,079

US Domestic Gross: $352,390,543

Budget: $195 million

No.8 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,119,929,521

US Domestic Box Office Gross: $377,027,325

Budget: $94 million

No.9 - Skyfall (2012)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,108,561,013
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $304,360,277
Budget: $200 million

No.10 - Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,087,404,499
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $245,439,076
Budget: $210 million

No.11 - The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,084,439,099
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $448,139,099
Budget: $250 million

No.12 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,066,179,725
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $423,315,812
Budget: $225 million

No.13 - Toy Story 3 (2010)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,063,171,911
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $415,004,880
Budget: $200 million

No.14 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,045,713,802
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $241,071,802
Budget: $250 million

No.15 - Jurassic Park (1993)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,029,153,882
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $357,067,947
Budget: $63 million

No.16 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,027,044,677
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $431,088,295
Budget: $115 million

No.17 - Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,025,467,110
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $334,191,110
Budget: $200 million

No.18 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,017,003,568
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $303,003,568
Budget: $200-$315 million

No.19 - The Dark Knight (2008)

Worldwide Box Office Gross: $1,004,558,444
US Domestic Box Office Gross: $533,345,358
Budget: $185 million


Any surprises on this list? Were there any movies that you were surprised didn't hit a billion dollars at the box office? Let us know in the comments box below.