MOVIES
Grosses
Highest Grossing Sequels
This list features sequels who have the most improved box-office over their predecessor in film history.
RANK | FILM | WORLDWIDE GROSS | YEAR |
1 | Avengers: Endgame | $2,717,503,922 | 2019 |
2 | Avatar: The Way of Water | $2,320,250,281 | 2022 |
3 | Ne Zha 2 | $2,213,230,000 | 2025 |
4 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens | $2,056,046,835 | 2015 |
5 | Avengers: Infinity War | $2,048,359,754 | 2018 |
6 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | $1,921,206,586 | 2021 |
7 | Inside Out 2 | $1,698,831,782 | 2024 |
8 | Jurassic World | $1,669,927,641 | 2015 |
9 | Zootopia 2 | $1,657,039,651 | 2025 |
10 | Furious 7 | $1,460,466,031 | 2015 |
11 | Top Gun: Maverick | $1,454,001,110 | 2022 |
12 | Frozen II | $1,451,653,316 | 2019 |
13 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $1,395,316,979 | 2015 |
14 | Deadpool & Wolverine | $1,338,071,348 | 2024 |
15 | Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi | $1,322,581,071 | 2017 |
16 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II | $1,311,412,625 | 2011 |
17 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | $1,308,323,302 | 2018 |
18 | Incredibles 2 | $1,242,805,359 | 2018 |
19 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | $1,235,347,064 | 2025 |
20 | Iron Man 3 | $1,214,630,956 | 2013 |
21 | The Fate of the Furious | $1,189,009,332 | 2017 |
22 | Captain America: Civil War | $1,151,899,586 | 2016 |
23 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | $1,132,298,674 | 2019 |
24 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | $1,123,837,908 | 2003 |
25 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | $1,123,794,079 | 2011 |
26 | Skyfall | $1,110,526,981 | 2012 |
27 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | $1,104,054,072 | 2014 |
28 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,082,228,107 | 2012 |
29 | Toy Story 4 | $1,071,177,215 | 2019 |
30 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | $1,069,951,814 | 2019 |
31 | Toy Story 3 | $1,068,879,522 | 2010 |
32 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest | $1,066,179,725 | 2006 |
33 | Moana 2 | $1,059,161,122 | 2024 |
34 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | $1,046,513,456 | 1999 |
35 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | $1,045,713,802 | 2011 |
36 | Despicable Me 3 | $1,032,809,657 | 2017 |
37 | Finding Dory | $1,025,006,125 | 2016 |
38 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | $1,014,938,545 | 2012 |
39 | The Dark Knight | $1,010,086,005 | 2008 |
40 | Jurassic World: Dominion | $1,004,004,592 | 2022 |
41 | Despicable Me 2 | $975,216,835 | 2013 |
42 | Despicable Me 4 | $971,457,493 | 2024 |
43 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | $961,632,807 | 2017 |
44 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End | $960,996,492 | 2007 |
45 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | $959,358,436 | 2013 |
46 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $952,224,986 | 2022 |
47 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I | $943,476,160 | 2010 |
48 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | $940,323,039 | 2014 |
49 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $937,706,494 | 2022 |
50 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $937,444,235 | 2007 |
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