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A packed theater audience watching a film on the big screen — the seats behind the $2,942,318,540 worldwide lifetime gross at the top of Box Office Mojo's all-time chart.
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The Cover Story · Lists & Quizzes

The 10 Highest-Grossing Films of All Time, in the Dollars They Actually Earned

"Avengers: Endgame" holds the crown by $18,607,832 — Mojo's unadjusted worldwide chart puts a 2019 Marvel film first, a 2009 film second, and a $5,887,402 photo finish at fifth.

By Bea Sandoval · November 9, 2026  ·  Read the story →
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HollywoodEvery May, TV Networks Sell Most of Their Ad Time Before a Single Episode Airs. Here Is How the Upfronts Work.MusicRadio Airplay Charts Count Spins Detected by Listening Software, Station by Station. Here Is How a Play Becomes a Number.GamesConsole Makers Brag About "Attach Rate," the Games Bought per Console. Here Is How the Number Is Built and Bent.The ExplainersA Guinness World Record Isn't Official Until an Adjudicator Verifies It Against Written Rules. Here's How Entertainment Records Are Checked.

Cover photograph: a theater audience watching a feature on the big screen. Photo: U.S. Navy / MCS2 Arturo Chavez / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.

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Every story in Edition Nº 005 · Evening — “Dune: Part Three” departures, the Oscars race calendar, the Globes’ new AI rule, two AI film festivals, Broadway’s spring openings, and Micah Reed on dating apps
  1. 01The 10 Highest-Grossing Films of All Time, in the Dollars They Actually EarnedThe 10 Highest-Grossing Films of All Time, in the Dollars They Actually EarnedLists & Quizzes
  2. 02Every May, TV Networks Sell Most of Their Ad Time Before a Single Episode Airs. Here Is How the Upfronts Work.Every May, TV Networks Sell Most of Their Ad Time Before a Single Episode Airs. Here Is How the Upfronts Work.Hollywood
  3. 03Radio Airplay Charts Count Spins Detected by Listening Software, Station by Station. Here Is How a Play Becomes a Number.Radio Airplay Charts Count Spins Detected by Listening Software, Station by Station. Here Is How a Play Becomes a Number.Music
  4. 04Console Makers Brag About "Attach Rate," the Games Bought per Console. Here Is How the Number Is Built and Bent.Console Makers Brag About "Attach Rate," the Games Bought per Console. Here Is How the Number Is Built and Bent.Games
  5. 05A Guinness World Record Isn't Official Until an Adjudicator Verifies It Against Written Rules. Here's How Entertainment Records Are Checked.A Guinness World Record Isn't Official Until an Adjudicator Verifies It Against Written Rules. Here's How Entertainment Records Are Checked.The Explainers
  6. 06Political Ads Get the Cheapest Rate a TV Station Offers, by Law, in the Weeks Before an Election. Here Is the FCC Rule.Political Ads Get the Cheapest Rate a TV Station Offers, by Law, in the Weeks Before an Election. Here Is the FCC Rule.Hollywood
  7. 07Broadway Lotteries Sell a Limited Block of Cheap Seats by Draw, Show by Show. Here Is How the Digital Lotteries Actually Run.Broadway Lotteries Sell a Limited Block of Cheap Seats by Draw, Show by Show. Here Is How the Digital Lotteries Actually Run.Hollywood
  8. 08The 10 Most-Certified Singles in U.S. HistoryThe 10 Most-Certified Singles in U.S. HistoryMusic
  9. 09The 10 Best-Selling Game Consoles of All Time, by Manufacturer-Reported TotalsThe 10 Best-Selling Game Consoles of All Time, by Manufacturer-Reported TotalsGames
  10. 1019%AI Is Eating the First Rung of Every LadderOpinion