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Most Profitable Films Ever (Theatrical + Downstream Revenue)

Shown with estimated downstream revenue (home-video, TV, music, merchandise, theme parks)

RankFilm💰 Worldwide Gross 2025 inflation adj.🎬📀🎶🎢 Est. Downstream Revenue🏆 Est. Net Profit
1 🇺🇸Avatar (2009)$2.92 B$2.3 B (DVD/BD, 3D TV, merch, Pandora – Animal Kingdom)≈ $1.56 B
2 🇺🇸Avengers: Endgame (2019)$2.80 B$1.4 B (EST/VOD, Disney+, licensing, merch)≈ $0.99 B
3 🇨🇳Ne Zha 2 (2025)$2.20 B$600 M (China digital, TV, soundtrack, toys, theme-parks in planning)≈ $0.91 B
4 🇺🇸Frozen (2013)$1.29 B$1.9 B (DVD/Blu-ray, TV, soundtrack 10× platinum, merch > $5 B retail, Frozen Ever After ride)≈ $0.80 B
5 🇺🇸Avengers: Infinity War (2018)$2.05 B$1.1 B (merchandising, licensing)≈ $0.76 B
6 🇺🇸Titanic (1997)$2.26 B$1.7 B (home-video reissues, TV, soundtrack)≈ $0.73 B
7 🇺🇸The Avengers (2012)$1.52 B$1.0 B (merchandising, streaming/licensing)≈ $0.71 B
8 🇺🇸Jurassic World (2015)$1.67 B$900 M (merchandise, home-video, TV rights)≈ $0.70 B
9 🇺🇸Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)$2.32 B$1.0 B (early digital, 3D Blu-ray, Disney+ window)≈ $0.69 B
10 🇺🇸Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)$1.92 B$900 M (home-video, merch, streaming licensing)≈ $0.68 B

Notes:

  • 💰 Worldwide Gross: Box office revenue from theatrical release.
  • 🎬📀🎶🎢 Downstream Revenue: Home-video, TV licensing, streaming, music, merchandise, theme parks.
  • 🏆 Net Profit: (worldwide gross + downstream revenue) – (production budget + P&A + distribution fee)

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