Actual Inflation Adjusted Box Office
Calculate it yourself at home. Tickets sold multiplied by 2026 ticket price produces inflation-adjusted box office figures.
As of September 26, 2026:
| Rank | Film | Tickets Sold | 2026 inflation adjusted |
| 1 | Spider-man Brand New Day | No adjusment | $2,480,000,000 |
| 2 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 164,331,195 | $2,464,967,925 |
| 3 | Titanic | 137,351,638 | $2,060,274,570 |
| 4 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 134,823,161 | $2,022,347,415 |
| 5 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force … | 110,251,653 | $1,653,774,795 |
| 6 | Avatar | 101,056,466 | $1,515,846,990 |
| 7 | Avengers: Endgame | 93,708,843 | $1,405,632,645 |
| 8 | Jurassic Park | 93,039,885 | $1,395,598,275 |
| 9 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom … | 91,464,019 | $1,371,960,285 |
| 10 | The Lion King | 90,561,635 | $1,358,424,525 |
| 11 | Forrest Gump | 80,380,309 | $1,205,704,635 |
| 12 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 79,301,629 | $1,189,524,435 |
| 13 | The Avengers | 78,311,295 | $1,174,669,425 |
| 14 | Jurassic World | 77,486,627 | $1,162,299,405 |
| 15 | Black Panther | 76,845,177 | $1,152,677,655 |
| 16 | Avengers: Infinity War | 74,513,225 | $1,117,698,375 |
| 17 | The Dark Knight | 74,375,133 | $1,115,626,995 |
| 18 | Shrek 2 | 70,314,442 | $1,054,716,630 |
| 19 | Spider-Man | 69,675,246 | $1,045,128,690 |
| 20 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last … | 68,963,108 | $1,034,446,620 |
| 21 | Top Gun: Maverick | 68,255,728 | $1,023,835,920 |
| 22 | Incredibles 2 | 66,803,704 | $1,002,055,560 |
| 23 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dea… | 64,628,368 | $969,425,520 |
| 24 | Avatar: The Way of Water | 64,323,531 | $964,852,965 |
| 25 | The Lord of the Rings: The Re… | 62,492,368 | $937,385,520 |
| 26 | Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of… | 62,176,399 | $932,645,985 |
| 27 | Finding Nemo | 61,464,763 | $921,971,445 |
| 28 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 61,141,637 | $917,124,555 |
| 29 | Spider-Man 2 | 60,347,237 | $905,208,555 |
| 30 | The Passion of the Christ | 59,704,842 | $895,572,630 |
| 31 | The Lion King | 59,349,131 | $890,236,965 |
| 32 | The Lord of the Rings: The Tw… | 58,549,642 | $878,244,630 |
| 33 | Barbie | 58,205,409 | $873,081,135 |
| 34 | Inside Out 2 | 57,734,765 | $866,021,475 |
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