Top 10 All-Time Highest-Grossing Movies Worldwide (as of the 17th of December 2025):

1. Avatar (2009) - $2.92 billion

2. Avengers: Endgame (2019) - $2.79 billion

3. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - $2.34 billion

4. Titanic (1997) - $2.26 billion

5. Ne Zha 2 (2025) - $2.15 billion

6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - $2.07 billion

7. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - $2.05 billion

8. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - $1.92 billion

9. Inside Out 2 (2024) - $1.69 billion

10. Jurassic World (2015) - $1.67 billion

So in the current top 10:

Avatar movies: 2 (Avatar #1, Avatar: The Way of Water #3)

Avengers movies: 2 (Avengers: Endgame #2, Avengers: Infinity War #6)

Resolution criteria

This market resolves based on the count of Avatar and Avengers films in the top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time at the worldwide box office, as measured by Box Office Mojo's all-time worldwide lifetime gross rankings at the 31st of December 2030. The resolution will be determined by checking the official Box Office Mojo top 10 list at https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/top_lifetime_gross/?area=XWW at the time of resolution. Avatar films include all theatrical releases in the Avatar franchise. Avengers films include all theatrical releases in the Avengers franchise (including Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, The Avengers, and Avengers: Age of Ultron).

Background

As of the 17th of December 2025, Avatar (2009) was the most commercially successful movie of all time at $2.92 billion, followed by Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). The Avengers franchise has the best average performance with $1.9 billion per film, while the Avatar franchise has grossed more than $5.2 billion worldwide. Currently, both franchises have two films each in the top 10 all-time highest-grossing films.

Considerations

The top 10 list is dynamic and subject to change as new films are released and re-releases occur. Avatar previously lost its top position to Avengers: Endgame in 2019, but reclaimed it after a 2021 re-release in China, and further expanded its lead with a 2022 re-release that added $30 million globally. Future releases in either franchise could alter the composition of the top 10.

The "Other" option will cover the case where we have "Equal number of Avatar movies and Avengers movies in Top 10 WW A-T".

Top Lifetime Grosses - Box Office Mojo