The Highest Grossing Movie Every Year 1915–2026

From The Birth of a Nation to Toy Story 5 — the highest grossing movie at the worldwide box office every single year, from the very first blockbuster in cinema history to 2026. 112 years. 112 films. The complete financial history of Hollywood — year by year, decade by decade, billion by billion. From silent films generating thousands of dollars in 1915 to modern blockbusters generating billions worldwide — this is the definitive record of how the global film industry became the most profitable entertainment business in human history. The worldwide box office revenue of these films represents one of the greatest financial stories ever told. 🎬 Every year covered: 1915 to 2026. 💰 From $10M in 1915 to $2.798 Billion in 2019 — the greatest financial evolution in entertainment history. 📈 112 years of worldwide box office revenue — the complete timeline of Hollywood's financial dominance. Box office highlights: The Birth of a Nation (1915): $10M — the film that invented Hollywood Gone with the Wind (1939): $402M worldwide — still the highest grossing film of all time adjusted for inflation Jaws (1975): $471M worldwide — the film that invented the summer blockbuster Star Wars (1977): $775M worldwide — changed cinema forever E.T. (1982): $792M worldwide box office revenue Titanic (1997): $2.187B worldwide — first film to cross $2 Billion Avatar (2009): $2.923B worldwide gross — the highest grossing film of all time Avengers: Endgame (2019): $2.798B worldwide — the greatest superhero box office achievement in history Ne Zha 2 (2025): $2.267B worldwide — the year Chinese cinema dominated the global box office Toy Story 5 (2026): $400M+ and counting Films included: The Birth of a Nation, Wings, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Gone with the Wind, Cinderella, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, The Sound of Music, The Godfather, Jaws, Star Wars, E.T., The Lion King, Titanic, The Phantom Menace, The Lord of the Rings, Shrek 2, The Dark Knight, Avatar, The Avengers, Frozen, Jurassic World, The Force Awakens, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Avatar: The Way of Water, Barbie, Inside Out 2, Ne Zha 2, Toy Story 5… and many more. Subscribe for more complete timelines — sports, history, music, cinema, and culture. 🎬 XV Timeline — Everything, in order. #BoxOffice #Hollywood #HighestGrossing #MovieTimeline #FilmIndustry #BoxOfficeRevenue #WorldwideGross #Blockbuster #Avengers #Avatar #Titanic #StarWars #Cinema #HollywoodMoney #FilmHistory #MovieHistory