The decade of the 2020s in film directly dealt with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema. This witnessed a profound transformation in how movies are produced, distributed, and consumed globally. The pandemic led to widespread theater closures, delays in releases, and a rapid acceleration in the shift towards streaming services as a primary means of distribution.
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List of worldwide highest-grossing films
Rank | Title | Distributor(s) | Worldwide gross |
Year |
Ref. |
1 |
Avatar: The Way of Water |
20th Century |
$2,320,250,281 |
2022 |
[1] |
2 |
Spider-Man: No Way Home |
Sony |
$1,912,233,593 |
2021 |
[2] |
3 |
Inside Out 2 † |
Disney |
$1,628,039,921 |
2024 |
[3] |
4 |
Top Gun: Maverick |
Paramount |
$1,495,696,292 |
2022 |
[4] |
5 |
Barbie |
Warner Bros. |
$1,445,638,421 |
2023 |
[5] |
6 |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
Universal |
$1,362,027,222 |
2023 |
[6] |
7 |
Deadpool & Wolverine † |
Disney |
$1,147,848,023 |
2024 |
[7] |
8 |
Jurassic World: Dominion |
Universal |
$1,003,700,604 |
2022 |
[8] |
9 |
Oppenheimer |
Universal |
$970,506,816 |
2023 |
[9] |
10 |
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |
Disney |
$955,775,805 |
2022 |
[10] |
11 |
Minions: The Rise of Gru |
Universal |
$939,628,210 |
2022 |
[11] |
12 |
The Battle at Lake Changjin |
Huaxia Film Distribution |
$902,540,935 |
2021 |
[12] |
13 |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
Disney |
$859,208,836 |
2022 |
[13] |
14 |
Despicable Me 4 † |
Universal |
$849,602,685 |
2024 |
[14] |
15 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 |
Disney |
$845,555,777 |
2023 |
[15] |
16 |
Hi, Mom |
Lian Ray Pictures |
$841,674,419 |
2021 |
[16] |
17 |
No Time to Die |
MGM / Universal |
$774,153,007 |
2021 |
[17] |
18 |
The Batman |
Warner Bros. |
$770,962,583 |
2022 |
[18] |
19 |
Thor: Love and Thunder |
Disney |
$760,928,081 |
2022 |
[19] |
20 |
F9 |
Universal |
$726,229,501 |
2021 |
[20] |
21 |
Fast X |
$714,566,116 |
2023 |
[21] |
22 |
Dune: Part Two |
Warner Bros. |
$711,844,358 |
2024 |
[22] |
23 |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse |
Sony |
$690,615,475 |
2023 |
[23] |
24 |
Detective Chinatown 3 |
Wanda Pictures |
$686,257,563 |
2021 |
[24] |
25 |
Full River Red |
Beijing Joyful Premiere Culture |
$634,631,282 |
2023 |
[25] |
26 |
Wonka |
Warner Bros. |
$632,302,312 |
2023 |
[26] |
27 |
The Battle at Lake Changjin II |
Huaxia Film Distribution |
$626,571,697 |
2022 |
[27] |
28 |
The Wandering Earth 2 |
China Film Group Corporation |
$604,460,538 |
2023 |
[28] |
29 |
The Little Mermaid |
Disney |
$569,626,289 |
2023 |
[29] |
30 |
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire |
Warner Bros. / Toho |
$567,650,016 |
2024 |
[30] |
31 |
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One |
Paramount |
$567,535,383 |
2023 |
[31] |
32 |
Kung Fu Panda 4 |
Universal |
$546,062,086 |
2024 |
[32] |
33 |
No More Bets |
Mega Films Distribution |
$528,487,347 |
2023 |
[33] |
34 |
Venom: Let There Be Carnage |
Sony |
$506,863,592 |
2021 |
[34] |
35 |
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train |
Toho / Aniplex |
$504,311,383 |
2020 |
[35] |
36 |
Elemental |
Disney |
$495,851,987 |
2023 |
[36] |
37 |
Lost in the Stars |
One Pictures (Beijing) |
$486,153,324 |
2023 |
[37] |
38 |
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish |
Universal |
$484,675,943 |
2022 |
[38] |
39 |
The Eight Hundred |
CMC Pictures Holdings |
$484,210,000 |
2020 |
[39] |
40 |
YOLO |
China Film Group Corporation |
$480,589,313 |
2024 |
[40] |
41 |
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania |
Disney |
$476,071,180 |
2023 |
[41] |
42 |
Godzilla vs. Kong |
Warner Bros. / Toho |
$470,116,094 |
2021 |
[42] |
43 |
Pegasus 2 |
China Film Group Corporation |
$469,580,995 |
2024 |
[43] |
44 |
Moon Man |
Mahua FunAge |
$460,303,199 |
2022 |
[44] |
45 |
John Wick: Chapter 4 |
Lionsgate |
$440,146,694 |
2023 |
[45] |
46 |
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts |
Paramount |
$438,966,392 |
2023 |
[46] |
47 |
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom |
Warner Bros. |
$434,381,226 |
2023 |
[47] |
48 |
My People, My Homeland |
China Lion Film Distribution |
$433,241,288 |
2020 |
[48] |
49 |
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings |
Disney |
$432,243,292 |
2021 |
[49] |
50 |
Bad Boys for Life |
Sony |
$426,505,244 |
2020 |
[50] |
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Highest-grossing film per year
The beginning of the decade marked the first time ever in history that a non-Hollywood production topped the annual global box office.
More information Year, Title ...
Year |
Title |
Studio(s) |
Worldwide Gross |
2020 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train |
Toho / Aniplex |
$507,127,293 |
2021 |
Spider-Man: No Way Home |
Sony |
$1,912,233,593 |
2022 |
Avatar: The Way of Water |
20th Century |
$2,320,250,281 |
2023 |
Barbie |
Warner Bros. |
$1,445,638,421 |
2024 |
Inside Out 2 |
Disney |
$1,505,606,731 |
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