Record #00030Culture & Entertainment archive
Highest-Grossing Film at the Global Box Office
Avatar (2009) has amassed approximately US$2.924 billion at the worldwide box office under the recorded accounting scope, holding the all-time theatrical gross record; re-releases may change the total.
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Current Record
$2,923,706,026US dollars
Current record value
- Holder
- Avatar
- Location
- —
- Start date
- 2023-03-14
- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteDirected by James Cameron and released in 2009, Avatar held the top spot for nine years.
Avengers: Endgame briefly overtook it in 2019; Avatar reclaimed the title after its 2021 re-release in China.
Guinness World Records gives $2,923,706,026 based on The Numbers as of 14 March 2023; Box Office Mojo listed $2,923,710,708 as of 23 September 2026.
Record history
1 Milestones- $2,923,706,026 US dollarsAvatarCurrent Record
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Only the editorial summary changes; original verification is retained.
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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