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This list of best-selling films in the United States is a list of the best-selling home video film titles sold in the United States. This list only includes physical media (such as VHS, DVD and Blu-ray), and does not include digital purchases or video rentals.

Best-selling films

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This is a list of the best-selling film titles sold in the United States across all physical home video formats, including VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc (BD).

Title Video release All formats VHS DVD Blu-ray Revenue (est.)
March 3, 1995 48,500,000 32,000,000[1] 11,900,000 [2] 3,680,000[3] $852,000,000[4][2][3]
November 4, 2003 40,600,000 520,000[5] 38,800,000[2] 1,320,000[6] $801,400,000[5][2][6]
October 28, 1994 36,000,000 28,000,000[7] 5,070,000[8] 2,960,000[3] $598,000,000[9][8][3]
October 1, 1993 34,630,000 30,000,000[10] 2,820,000[11] 1,810,000[12] $748,000,000[13][14][12]
October 30, 1992 34,000,000 22,000,000[15] 7,500,000[16] 4,500,000[3] $554,000,000[17][16][3]
September 1, 1998 30,300,000 25,000,000[18] 4,900,000[19][20] 390,000[21] $655,000,000[22][23][21]
October 29, 1996 26,650,000 21,000,000[24] 4,920,000[25] 730,000[25] $401,000,000[17][25]
April 22, 2010 26,500,000 N/a 19,000,000[26] 7,450,000[3] $400,000,000[27][3]
October 4, 1994 26,000,000 24,000,000[7] 1,480,000[28] 520,000[29] $345,000,000[30][28][29]
November 1, 2002 26,000,000 6,500,000[31] 19,500,000[31] 16,000[32] $727,000,000[31][32]
May 18, 1990 25,870,000 10,000,000[33] 13,400,000[34] 2,470,000[34] $565,000,000[35][34]
October 4, 1988 25,800,000 17,000,000[15] 7,280,000[36] 1,470,000[36] $293,000,000[36]
November 2, 2001 25,300,000 15,400,000[1] 9,900,000[2] N/a $450,000,000[1][2]
November 22, 1996 24,300,000 22,000,000[18] 1,960,000[37][38] 384,000[38] $588,000,000[39][37][38]
November 7, 2006 23,400,000 N/a 23,100,000[40] 320,000[40] $334,000,000[40]
March 18, 2014 22,400,000 N/a 14,600,000[41] 7,785,000[3] $415,651,000[41][3]
December 9, 2008 21,800,000 N/a 19,200,000[42] 2,620,000[3] $317,000,000[42][3]
April 10, 1992 21,100,000 15,900,000[33] 4,580,000[43] 590,000[44] $264,000,000[45][43][44]
November 20, 2001 20,800,000 12,800,000[1] 7,390,000[46] 650,000[47] $337,000,000[1][46][47]
November 5, 2004 20,700,000 2,000,000[48] 18,710,000[48][49] N/a $348,000,000[48][49]

Best-selling films by format

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VHS

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This is a list of the best-selling VHS titles in the United States.

Title Distributor VHS release Sales Revenue (est.) Revenue (est. inflation)
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Video March 3, 1995 32,000,000[1] $520,000,000[4] $1,099,000,000
Aladdin October 1, 1993 30,000,000[10] $625,000,000[13] $1,390,000,000
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs October 28, 1994 28,000,000[7] $430,000,000[9] $934,000,000
Titanic September 1, 1998 25,000,000[18] $500,000,000[22] $988,000,000
Jurassic Park Universal Studios Home Video October 4, 1994 24,000,000[7] $315,000,000[30] $647,000,000
Beauty and the Beast Buena Vista Home Video October 30, 1992 22,000,000[15][33] $318,000,000[17] $730,000,000
Independence Day 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment November 22, 1996 22,000,000[18] $550,000,000[39] $1,129,000,000
Toy Story Buena Vista Home Video October 29, 1996 21,000,000[24] $290,000,000[17] $595,000,000
Pocahontas February 27, 1996 17,100,000[17] $216,000,000[17] $443,000,000
Cinderella October 4, 1988 17,000,000[15] $108,000,000[36] $294,000,000
Toy Story 2 Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 17, 2000 16,600,000[1] $290,000,000[1] $560,000,000
Forrest Gump Paramount Home Video April 27, 1995 16,000,000[7] Unknown Unknown
One Hundred and One Dalmatians Buena Vista Home Video April 10, 1992 15,900,000[33] $150,000,000[45] $344,000,000
Shrek DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 2, 2001 15,400,000[1] $254,000,000[1] $462,000,000
The Return of Jafar Buena Vista Home Video May 20, 1994 15,000,000[50] $345,000,000[51] $749,000,000
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial MCA Home Video October 25, 1988 15,000,000[52] $300,000,000[18] $850,000,000
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 27, 1998 15,000,000[53] $300,000,000[54] $593,000,000
Fantasia Buena Vista Home Video November 1, 1991 14,200,000[45] $209,000,000[17] $494,000,000
Mrs. Doubtfire Fox Video April 26, 1994 14,000,000[7] Unknown Unknown
Pinocchio Buena Vista Home Video March 26, 1993 13,400,000[33] $335,000,000[55] $728,000,000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Studios Home Video November 20, 2001 12,800,000[1] $206,000,000[1] $375,000,000
The Aristocats Buena Vista Home Video April 24, 1996 12,800,000[7] Unknown Unknown
The Hunchback of Notre Dame March 4, 1997 12,500,000[7] $200,000,000[56][57] $395,000,000
Home Alone Fox Video August 22, 1991 11,000,000[33] $275,000,000[58] $650,000,000
Bambi Buena Vista Home Video September 28, 1989 10,600,000[45] $168,000,000[59] $436,000,000
Tarzan Buena Vista Home Entertainment February 1, 2000 10,500,000[1] $210,000,000[1] $406,000,000
Batman Warner Home Video November 15, 1989 10,500,000[33] $190,000,000[18] $493,000,000
Aladdin and the King of Thieves Buena Vista Home Video August 13, 1996 10,300,000[17] $257,000,000[60] $528,000,000
The Little Mermaid May 18, 1990 10,000,000[33] $270,000,000[35] $554,000,000
Babe MCA/Universal Home Video March 19, 1996 10,000,000[61] Unknown Unknown
Oliver & Company Buena Vista Home Video September 24, 1996 10,000,000[7] Unknown Unknown

DVD

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This is a list of the best-selling DVD titles in the United States.

Title Distributor DVD release Sales Revenue Source(s)
Finding Nemo Buena Vista Home Entertainment November 4, 2003 38,800,000 $677,000,000 [2]
Cars November 7, 2006 23,100,000 $326,000,000 [40]
Spider-Man Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment November 1, 2002 19,500,000 $565,000,000 [31]
The Dark Knight Warner Home Video December 9, 2008 19,200,000 $283,000,000 [42]
Avatar 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment April 22, 2010 19,000,000 $235,000,000 [26][27]
Shrek 2 DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 5, 2004 18,200,000 $316,000,000 [2]
Transformers October 16, 2007 17,000,000 $295,000,000 [62]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 2, 2003 16,600,000 $316,000,000 [2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest December 5, 2006 16,500,000 $318,000,000 [63]
The Incredibles March 15, 2005 15,600,000 $285,000,000 [2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment December 4, 2007 15,500,000 $314,000,000 [64]
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment November 1, 2005 15,100,000 $269,000,000 [2]
Despicable Me Universal Studios Home Entertainment December 14, 2010 15,100,000 $202,000,000 [65]
The Matrix Warner Home Video September 21, 1999 15,000,000 $375,000,000 [66][67]
Ratatouille Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 6, 2007 15,000,000 $189,000,000 [68]
The Polar Express Warner Home Video November 22, 2005 14,800,000 $223,000,000 [2]
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Home Entertainment August 26, 2003 14,700,000 $280,000,000 [2]
Frozen Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment March 18, 2014 14,600,000 $250,000,000 [41]
Up November 10, 2009 13,800,000 $232,000,000 [69]
Twilight Summit Entertainment March 21, 2009 13,500,000 $238,000,000 [70]
300 Warner Home Video July 31, 2007 13,400,000 $277,000,000 [71]
The Little Mermaid Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 3, 2006 13,400,000 $218,000,000 [34]
Happy Feet Warner Home Video March 27, 2007 13,100,000 $207,000,000 [72]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Home Entertainment May 25, 2004 12,500,000 $257,000,000 [2]
WALL-E Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 18, 2008 12,500,000 $204,000,000 [73]
Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista Home Entertainment September 17, 2002 12,300,000 $215,000,000 [2]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe April 4, 2006 12,200,000 $447,000,000 [74]
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Home Entertainment August 6, 2002 12,000,000 $257,000,000 [2]
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 7, 2003 11,900,000 $220,000,000 [2]
Madagascar DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 15, 2005 11,900,000 $213,000,000 [2]
Shrek the Third Paramount Home Entertainment November 13, 2007 11,800,000 $177,000,000 [75]
Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment November 30, 2004 11,600,000 $174,000,000 [76]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Home Video December 11, 2007 11,500,000 $254,000,000 [77]
The Hangover December 15, 2009 11,500,000 $200,000,000 [78]
The Jungle Book Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 2, 2007 11,300,000 $281,000,000 [79]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Home Video March 7, 2006 11,100,000 $542,000,000 [80]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Paramount Home Entertainment October 20, 2009 11,000,000 $222,000,000 [81]
Toy Story 3 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 2, 2010 10,800,000 $192,000,000 [82]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Summit Entertainment December 4, 2010 10,800,000 $181,000,000 [83]
Iron Man Paramount Home Entertainment September 30, 2008 10,700,000 $182,000,000 [84]
The Passion of the Christ 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment August 31, 2004 10,500,000 $189,000,000 [2]
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit Entertainment March 20, 2010 10,400,000 $204,000,000 [85]

Blu-ray

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This is a list of the best-selling Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in the United States.

Rank[3] Title Distributor BD release Sales Revenue
1FrozenWalt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentMarch 18, 20147,600,000$161,000,000
2Avatar20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentApril 22, 20107,470,000$164,000,000
3Despicable Me 2Universal Studios Home EntertainmentDecember 10, 20135,940,000$115,000,000
4Beauty and the BeastWalt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentOctober 5, 20104,500,000$102,000,000
5Star Wars: The Force AwakensApril 5, 20165,920,000$152,000,000
6The AvengersSeptember 25, 20125,260,000$120,000,000
7The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture TrilogyNew Line Home EntertainmentApril 6, 20104,336,413$257,128,953
8Jurassic WorldUniversal Studios Home EntertainmentOctober 20, 20154,315,469$96,753,967
9Snow White and the Seven DwarfsWalt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentOctober 6, 20093,993,495$100,639,067
10Guardians of the GalaxyDecember 9, 20143,950,000$83,000,000

LaserDisc

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This is a list of the best-selling LaserDisc (LD) titles in the United States.

Title Distributor LD release Sales Source(s)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day LIVE Home Video 1993 350,000 [86]
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Video 1995 150,000 [17]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Buena Vista Home Video 1994 100,000
True Lies Fox Video 1995 100,000 [86]

UMD

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This is a list of the best-selling films on Sony's proprietary Universal Media Disc (UMD) format for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) platform in the United States.

Title Distributor UMD release Sales Source(s)
Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005 1,000,000 [87]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005 470,000 [88][89]

Best-selling film series (VHS)

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Series VHS debut Sales Revenue (est.)
Aladdin October 1, 1993 55,300,000[10][50][17] $1,230,000,000[13][51][60]
The Lion King March 3, 1995 47,000,000[1][53] $820,000,000[4][54]
The Land Before Time September 14, 1989 45,000,000[53] $1,000,000,000[90]
Toy Story October 29, 1996 36,100,000[17][1] $580,000,000[17][1]
Star Wars Trilogy September 1, 1982 35,000,000[91] $873,000,000[92]

Best-selling films by year

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This is a list of the best-selling video titles sold on physical media (including VHS, DVD and Blu-ray) in the United States by year.

1984–1985

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Best-selling video cassettes (July 1984 to June 1985)[93][94]
Rank Title Original release Sales
1 Jane Fonda's Workout 1982 150,000+
2 Gone with the Wind 1939 150,000+
3 Purple Rain 1984 100,000+
4 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984 < 100,000

1990

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Rank[95] Title Sales
1 The Little Mermaid 9,000,000
3 Peter Pan 7,000,000
5 Pretty Woman 6,900,000
7 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 6,000,000

1993

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Rank[96] Title Sales
1 Aladdin 30,000,000[10]
2 Pinocchio 13,500,000[97]
3 Beauty and the Beast Unknown
4 Barney Unknown
5 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Unknown
6 Free Willy Unknown
7 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Unknown
8 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Unknown
9 Sister Act Unknown
10 Ghost Unknown

1994

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Rank Title[98]
1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2 Jurassic Park
3 The Fox and the Hound
4 Mrs. Doubtfire
5 The Return of Jafar
6 Aladdin
7 Barney
8 Once Upon a Forest
9 Free Willy
10 The Fugitive

1995

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Rank Title[99]
1 The Lion King
2 Forrest Gump
3 Cinderella
4 The Santa Clause
5 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6 The Mask
7 Casper
8 Angels in the Outfield
9 Speed
10 Batman Forever

1996

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Rank Title Sales Ref
1 Independence Day 22,000,000 [100]
2 Toy Story 21,000,000
3 Pocahontas 17,000,000
4 The Aristocats 12,800,000
5 Aladdin and the King of Thieves 10,300,000 [17]
6 Oliver & Company 10,000,000 [100]
7 Twister 9,500,000
8 Babe 8,000,000+ [101]
9 Muppet Treasure Island 8,000,000 [100]
10 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 6,000,000

1988–1996

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Rank Title Release Sales Revenue Inflation Ref
1 The Lion King March 3, 1995 32,000,000[102] $520,000,000[4] $1,099,000,000 [24]
2 Aladdin October 1, 1993 30,000,000[10] $500,000,000[103] $1,110,000,000 [24]
3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs October 28, 1994 28,000,000 $430,000,000[9] $934,000,000 [104]
4 Jurassic Park October 4, 1994 24,000,000 $315,000,000[30] $647,000,000 [104]
5 Beauty and the Beast October 30, 1992 22,000,000 $318,000,000[17] $730,000,000 [24]
Independence Day November 22, 1996 22,000,000 Unknown Unknown [104]
7 Toy Story October 29, 1996 21,000,000[24] $290,000,000[17] $595,000,000 [104]
8 Pocahontas February 27, 1996 17,100,000 $216,000,000[17] $443,000,000 [17]
9 Cinderella October 4, 1988 17,000,000 $108,000,000[36] $294,000,000 [15]
10 Forrest Gump April 27, 1995 16,000,000 Unknown [104]

1997

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Rank[104] Title Sales
1 101 Dalmatians 15,000,000
2 Men in Black 14,000,000
3 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 12,500,000
4 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 12,000,000
5 The Empire Strikes Back 10,000,000
6 Return of the Jedi 10,000,000
7 Star Wars 10,000,000
8 Liar Liar 9,000,000
9 Space Jam 8,500,000
10 George of the Jungle 7,200,000

2006

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Rank[105] Title Sales Revenue
1Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest14,476,924$274,307,204
2Cars13,198,050$208,489,867
3The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe11,541,429$332,737,406
4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire10,506,129$207,907,139
5Wedding Crashers8,426,280$138,091,895
6King Kong7,593,120$140,091,801
7Over the Hedge7,571,037$120,893,405
8Ice Age: The Meltdown7,323,372$119,646,977
9Walk the Line7,099,384$120,356,749
10The Little Mermaid6,873,207$105,855,230

2007

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Rank[106] Title Sales Revenue
1Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End13,699,490$279,046,391
2Transformers13,251,378$251,422,293
3Happy Feet12,225,634$196,875,349
430012,110,490$243,204,618
5Ratatouille11,233,232$169,016,024
6Shrek the Third10,889,584$162,691,569
7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix9,905,305$200,157,478
8Night at the Museum8,585,495$145,161,282
9The Departed7,458,254$138,809,474
10Spider-Man 36,845,349$114,754,483

2008

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Rank[107] Title Sales Revenue
1The Dark Knight10,944,319$191,678,575
2Iron Man8,400,343$151,418,634
3Alvin and the Chipmunks7,559,643$127,641,260
4Kung Fu Panda7,486,642$115,040,292
5WALL-E7,413,548$117,131,222
6I Am Legend7,043,136$126,160,041
7National Treasure: Book of Secrets5,863,257$92,955,147
8Enchanted5,322,631$86,315,101
9Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull5,314,370$103,340,817
10Bee Movie4,712,821$75,473,010

2009

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Rank[108] Title Sales Revenue
1Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen11,154,737$251,247,838
2Twilight10,405,491$198,416,222
3Up10,160,995$199,248,148
4Star Trek8,717,856$142,561,921
5Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince8,547,218$118,628,758
6The Hangover8,068,523$148,835,183
7Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa7,789,128$107,713,190
8X-Men Origins: Wolverine5,646,233$101,074,698
9Monsters vs. Aliens5,430,970$99,548,530
10Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs5,229,856$90,338,613

2010

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Rank[109] Title Sales Revenue
1Avatar15,984,303$308,421,543
2Toy Story 310,967,197$209,605,460
3The Twilight Saga: New Moon8,564,722$186,703,432
4The Twilight Saga: Eclipse8,209,155$154,745,017
5The Blind Side7,925,127$113,533,863
6Iron Man 26,931,591$157,661,923
7Despicable Me6,675,913$127,226,540
8How to Train Your Dragon6,255,514$136,006,186
9Alice in Wonderland5,229,486$101,783,950
10Inception5,204,776$104,473,794

2011

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Rank[110] Title Sales Revenue
1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 19,918,642$143,167,689
2Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 28,137,963$128,580,195
3Tangled8,096,773$144,241,933
4Cars 25,838,012$107,894,962
5Transformers: Dark of the Moon4,742,541$89,875,729
6Bridesmaids4,738,083$72,368,721
7Rio4,728,294$76,558,227
8Megamind4,073,992$63,076,062
9The Help3,836,404$73,441,093
10The Hangover Part II3,809,848$59,482,742

2012

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Rank[111] Title Sales Revenue
1The Hunger Games10,260,319$180,306,529
2The Avengers9,380,157$190,683,937
3Brave8,031,037$145,230,978
4The Dark Knight Rises7,681,848$124,340,808
5The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 17,025,392$132,531,680
6The Lorax6,386,831$107,251,718
7Ted5,327,684$101,882,232
8Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows5,090,104$77,689,629
9Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted3,965,694$65,665,489
10Puss in Boots3,635,289$65,695,382

2013

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Rank[112] Title Sales Revenue
1Despicable Me 29,256,658$170,985,093
2The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 26,330,303$95,048,591
3The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey6,243,460$98,989,683
4Monsters University5,492,411$111,012,114
5Skyfall5,158,688$95,600,230
6Fast & Furious 65,067,428$103,474,129
7Wreck-It Ralph4,775,100$112,300,386
8Man of Steel4,548,095$90,507,424
9Hotel Transylvania3,828,329$77,045,672
10Taken 23,589,443$61,043,038

2014

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Rank[113] Title Sales Revenue
1Frozen18,146,499$335,295,426
2The Hunger Games: Catching Fire6,223,060$110,892,615
3Guardians of the Galaxy5,300,895$95,542,781
4The Lego Movie4,864,495$105,187,209
5The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug4,666,637$95,121,267
6How to Train Your Dragon 23,661,804$62,111,911
7Maleficent3,652,429$66,967,622
8Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles3,644,860$79,849,311
9Transformers: Age of Extinction3,587,127$57,979,925
10Thor: The Dark World3,424,818$63,725,360

2015

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Rank[114] Title Sales Revenue
1Jurassic World5,830,947$116,230,988
2Inside Out5,281,960$95,451,757
3Minions5,241,405$94,062,288
4Big Hero 65,058,550$96,750,237
5The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 14,533,392$73,036,788
6American Sniper4,299,577$73,823,666
7Furious 74,188,485$66,411,157
8Avengers: Age of Ultron3,671,021$68,150,184
9The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies3,394,509$70,269,361
10Home3,369,212$59,815,243

2016

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Rank[115] Title Sales Revenue
1Star Wars: The Force Awakens7,433,275$174,271,258
2Finding Dory5,479,887$91,542,276
3Zootopia4,783,887$96,827,503
4Deadpool4,756,364$84,593,757
5Captain America: Civil War3,903,614$73,300,722
6The Secret Life of Pets3,564,882$78,158,675
7Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice3,548,159$73,864,026
8The Good Dinosaur3,065,028$58,193,536
9The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 22,831,212$49,456,053
10Suicide Squad2,501,924$63,717,229

2017

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Rank[116] Title Sales Revenue
1Moana4,394,672$116,286,634
2Beauty and the Beast4,255,929$85,131,977
3Rogue One: A Star Wars Story3,985,851$81,081,110
4Wonder Woman3,850,584$93,095,921
5Trolls3,530,413$73,822,484
6Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 23,342,461$64,933,483
7Sing3,298,699$62,868,456
8Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2,780,803$57,143,378
9Spider-Man: Homecoming2,612,740$57,143,378
10Logan2,284,265$46,549,464

2018

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Rank[117] Title Sales Revenue
1Black Panther4,491,947$91,442,758
2The Greatest Showman4,382,399$66,902,034
3Star Wars: The Last Jedi4,056,387$87,221,669
4Coco3,773,022$72,832,051
5Avengers: Infinity War3,741,298$112,828,246
6Incredibles 23,370,994$66,651,533
7Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle3,350,043$65,038,272
8Deadpool 23,345,571$58,730,229
9Thor: Ragnarok3,216,969$67,412,970
10Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom3,035,911$59,335,071

2019

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Rank[118] Title Sales Revenue
1Avengers: Endgame4,806,816$104,154,360
2Captain Marvel4,901,758$66,146,654
3Aquaman4,214,687$61,119,252
4Bohemian Rhapsody3,088,534$59,105,423
5Toy Story 42,820,074$53,605,464
6Spider-Man: Far From Home2,652,007$50,840,371
7Shazam!2,593,510$40,600,377
8Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse2,535,116$45,683,480
9The Lion King2,524,396$48,516,017
10John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum2,401,206$41,580,101

2020

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Rank[119] Title Sales Revenue
1Frozen 23,739,473$80,123,767
2Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2,691,715$66,690,252
3Joker2,511,092$52,246,944
4Jumanji: The Next Level2,421,044$48,420,597
5Trolls: World Tour2,152,432$48,760,415
6Sonic The Hedgehog1,950,402$41,585,643
719171,933,433$41,635,374
8Midway1,632,035$29,269,879
9Scoob!1,549,248$26,093,819
10Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-71,538,582$65,166,550

2021

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Rank[120] Title Sales Revenue
1Wonder Woman 19841,647,462$38,742,601
2The Croods: A New Age1,370,601$28,668,190
3Godzilla vs. Kong1,239,621$34,572,483
4F9: The Fast Saga1,231,883$28,917,323
5Raya and the Last Dragon1,000,001$22,827,081
6Black Widow875,874$21,548,641
7Venom: Let There Be Carnage851,538$23,987,825
8Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7829,825$35,370,498
9Free Guy632,279$16,965,010
10Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch582,238$9,368,257

2022

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Rank[121] Title Sales Revenue
1Spider-Man: No Way Home2,011,788$44,247,382
2Top Gun: Maverick1,970,839$46,376,059
3Jurassic World: Dominion1,265,746$30,079,421
4Dune1,011,202$19,115,182
5Ghostbusters: Afterlife976,369$19,364,466
6No Time to Die877,077$20,927,806
7Encanto873,833$12,270,459
8The Batman857,943$15,701,209
9Sing 2819,297$10,475,845
10Top Gun798,846$10,606,903

2023

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Rank[122] Title Sales Revenue
1The Super Mario Bros. Movie1,438,349$26,762,885
2John Wick: Chapter 41,293,563$24,994,527
3Avatar: The Way of Water832,617$21,447,379
4Top Gun: Maverick748,227$17,180,341
5Black Panther: Wakanda Forever746,910$9,611,417
6Fast X696,647$14,755,924
7Black Adam678,322$16,580,390
8Barbie651,894$11,335,434
9Oppenheimer650,441$17,315,254
10Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3617,603$15,393,349

2024

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Rank[123] Title Sales Revenue
1Deadpool & Wolverine806,490$20,989,401
2Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire643,507$14,924,202
3Dune: Part Two533,828$12,991,453
4Oppenheimer466,464$11,653,510
5The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes422,953$7,506,689
6Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire419,704$10,650,345
7Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom402,210$8,631,885
8Wonka401,731$8,322,844
9Despicable Me 4356,086$7,074,558
10Twisters351,264$8,518,129

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