Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is the latest to make it to the coveted $1 billion club after Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling starrer brought Hollywood out of its slumber in 2023. Among the elite list of 54 billion-dollar grossing films are sequels, Disney remakes and iconic franchises such as Star Wars, Avatar, James Bond, The Lord of the Rings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and others. Here are the top 10 films:
Directed by James Cameron, and starring Zoe Saldana & Sam Worthington, it was released in 2009 and to date has grossed $2,923,706,026 worldwide.
Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo, and starring Scarlett Johansson, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle, Brie Larson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Karen Gillan, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Paul Rudd, it was released in 2019 and to date has grossed $2,799,439,100 worldwide.
Directed by James Cameron, and featuring the characters of Kiri, Neytiri, Neteyam, Lo’ak, Tuk, and Jake Sully, it was released in 2022 and has grossed to date $2,320,250,281 worldwide.
Directed by James Cameron, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, it was released in 1997 and has grossed to date $2,264,750,694 worldwide.
Directed by JJ Abrams, and starring John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max von Sydow, it debuted in 2015 and has grossed to date $2,071,310,218 worldwide.
Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo, and starring Danai Gurira as Okoye, Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, and Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier, it debuted in 2018 and has grossed to date $2,052,415,039 worldwide.
Directed by Jon Watts, and starring Zendaya and Tom Holland as Spider-Man, it was released in 2021 and has grossed to date $1,921,847,111 worldwide.
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, and starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins and Judy Greer, it debuted in 2015 and has grossed to date $1,671,537,444 worldwide.
Directed by Jon Favreau, and featuring the characters of Zazu (voice: John Oliver), and young Simba (voice: JD McCrary) and voices from Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen and Chiwetel Ejiofor, it debuted in 2019 and has grossed to date $1,663,079,059 worldwide.
Directed by Josh Whedon, and starring Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk, it debuted in 2012 and has grossed to date $1,520,538,536 worldwide.