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Ranked: the 21 most profitable movies of all time

Blockbusters that made serious sums
Joint 19th: The Godfather – $1.7 billion (£1.4bn) profit
Joint 19th: Grease – $1.7 billion (£1.4bn) profit
Joint 19th: The Jungle Book – $1.7 billion (£1.4bn) profit
Joint 16th: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – $1.8 billion (£1.5bn) profit
Joint 16th: Jurassic World – $1.8 billion (£1.5bn) profit
Joint 16th: Spider-Man: No Way Home – $1.8 billion (£1.5m) profit
Joint 14th: The Lion King – $1.9 billion (£1.6bn) profit
Joint 14th: Jurassic Park – $1.9 billion (£1.6bn) profit
Joint 12th: 101 Dalmatians – $2 billion (£1.7bn) profit
Joint 12th: Avengers: Infinity War – $2 billion (£1.7bn) profit
11th: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens - $2.1 billion (£1.8bn) profit
10th: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – $2.3 billion (£1.9bn) profit
9th: Jaws – $2.5 billion (£2.1bn) profit
Joint 7th: The Exorcist – $2.7 billion (£2.3bn) profit
Joint 7th: Avengers: Endgame – $2.7 billion (£2.3bn) profit
6th: Avatar – $3.5 billion (£3bn) profit
Joint 4th: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope – $3.6 billion (£3bn) profit
Joint 4th: Titanic – $3.6 billion (£3bn) profit
3rd: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – $3.7 billion (£3.1bn) profit
2nd: Bambi – $4.8 billion (£4bn) profit
1st: Gone with the Wind – $8.3 billion (£7bn) profit
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Blockbusters that made serious sums

Okay, so you might know what some of the highest-grossing movies in cinematic history are. But do you know which blockbusters have been the most profitable? 

Ranging from 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, we’ve rounded up the most profitable films of all time, based on how much money they grossed at the global box office against their production budgets. 

Read on to find out if your favourite flick made the cut. All box office and budget figures are courtesy of Box Office Mojo and all dollar amounts are in US dollars, unless otherwise stated.

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Danielle McAdam

22 July 2022

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