“Aquaman” (2018)
Worldwide gross: $1,148,528,393
“Captain America: Civil War” (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1,155,046,416
“Minions” (2015)
Worldwide gross: $1,159,444,662
“Iron Man 3” (2013)
Worldwide gross: $1,215,577,205
“The Fate of the Furious” (2017)
Worldwide gross: $1,236,005,118
“Incredibles 2” (2018)
Worldwide gross: $1,243,225,667
“Beauty and the Beast” (2017)
Worldwide gross: $1,266,115,964
“Frozen” (2013)
Worldwide gross: $1,284,540,518
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” (2018)
Worldwide gross: $1,310,466,296
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017)
Worldwide gross: $1,334,407,706
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two” (2011)
Worldwide gross: $1,342,359,942
“Black Panther” (2018)
Worldwide gross: $1,349,926,083
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (2023)
Worldwide gross: $1,352,756,895
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015)
Worldwide gross: $1,405,018,048
“Frozen II” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,453,683,476
“Top Gun: Maverick” (2022)
Worldwide gross: $1,495,696,292
“Furious 7” (2015)
Worldwide gross: $1,515,341,399
“Marvel’s The Avengers” (2012)
Worldwide gross: $1,520,538,536
“The Lion King” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1,663,075,401
“Jurassic World” (2015)
Worldwide gross: $1,671,537,444
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021)
Worldwide gross: $1,921,847,111
“Avengers: Infinity War” (2018)
Worldwide gross: $2,052,415,039
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2015)
Worldwide gross: $2,071,310,218
“Titanic” (1997)
Worldwide gross: $2,264,743,305
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022)
Worldwide gross: $2,320,250,281
“Avengers: Endgame” (2019)
Worldwide gross: $2,799,439,100
“Avatar” (2009)
Worldwide gross: $2,923,706,026
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.