In the current week, Barbie's earnings surpassed $1 billion, granting it access to an exceptionally exclusive group. Excluding inflation, these movies remain the sole ones to have achieved box office revenues exceeding $1 billion.
Jurassic World Dominion” (2022)
Worldwide gross: $1,001,978,080
“The Dark Knight” (2008)
Worldwide gross: $1,006,234,167
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012)
Worldwide gross: $1,017,030,651
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001)
Worldwide gross: $1,023,842,938
“Alice In Wonderland” (2010)
Worldwide gross: $1,025,468,216
“Zootopia” (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1,025,521,689
“Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace” (1999)
Worldwide gross: $1,027,082,707
“Finding Dory” (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1,029,266,989
“Barbie” (2023)
Worldwide gross: $1,031,481,000
“Despicable Me 3” (2017)
Worldwide gross: $1,034,800,131
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011)
Worldwide gross: $1,046,721,266
“Aladdin” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,054,304,000
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1,058,682,142
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006)
Worldwide gross: $1,066,179,747
“Toy Story 3” (2010)
Worldwide gross: $1,067,316,101
“Toy Story 4” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,073,841,394
“Joker” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,074,458,282
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,077,022,372
“The Dark Knight Rises” (2012)
Worldwide gross: $1,081,169,825
“Transformers: Age of Extinction” (2014)
Worldwide gross: $1,104,054,072
“Jurassic Park” (1993)
Worldwide gross: $1,109,802,321
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” (2011)
Worldwide gross: $1,123,794,079
“Captain Marvel” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,131,416,446
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,131,927,996
“Skyfall” (2012)
Worldwide gross: $1,142,471,295
“Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003)
Worldwide gross: $1,147,633,833
1) There are more movie theaters and seats now than in the past.
2) Ticket prices has increased, not factoring in inflation.
3) The internet allows the movie marketing to reach more people and build even more hype across social media.
Also not a single movie without CGI.