Top 10 Highest-Grossing Movies of All Time

All of us have our favourite movies that we can rewatch, again and again and again. And movies have a lot of power – in bringing millions of people back to the theatres, in telling the story of a time, and in inspiring people in many different ways. At the end of the day, movies are special. In this blog, we will take you through the top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time, in both Hollywood and Bollywood.

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List of the top 10 highest-grossing Hollywood movies of all time

1. Avatar

• Release date: 2009
• Gross revenue: $2.924 billion
• Jake is part of the Marine corps. who are looking to inhabit a new planet. However, Jake ends up being accepted by the local Navi population and then he decides to take up arms against humans so that the alien planet, Pandora, survives.

1. Avengers: Endgame

• Release date: 2019
• Gross revenue: $2.79 billion
• Thanos has disintegrated half of the universe with his dream of reducing the population. As the world suffers from this terrible fate, an uncanny hero comes back into the real life, giving the Avengers a fighting chance to get it all back, once again. 

1. Avatar: The Way of Water

• Release date: 2022
• Gross revenue: $2.32 billion
• The sequel to the first Avatar movie takes you on the journey of Jake and his Navi family, as they try to escape the clutches of the human race who will stop at nothing until they are sure that Jake and his family are dead.

1. Titanic

• Release date: 1997
• Gross revenue: $2.265 billion
• Rose is being forced to marry a wealthy man, but falls in love with Jack, aboard the ship titled as the unsinkable Titanic. The ship hits an iceberg and suddenly, everyone on the ship is on borrowed time.

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

• Release date: 2015
• Gross revenue: $2.071 billion
• As the threat of a new world order looms, Finn, Rey, and Poe must find the last remaining Jedi if they are to have a fighting chance.

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1. Avengers: Infinity War

• Release date: 2018
• Gross revenue: $2.052 billion
• Thanos is very near to fulfilling his dream of wiping out half the universe. All he needs are the infinity stones, and the Avengers are his last-standing obstacle. Will Thanos succeed with his plan or will the Avengers win, despite all the odds?

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home

• Release date: 2021
• Gross revenue: $1.921 billion
• Spider-Man asks Doctor Strange to help him conceal his identity. However, the casting spell goes terribly wrong and unwanted guests from different universes start appearing.

1. Jurassic World

• Release date: 2015
• Gross revenue: $1.672 billion
• A theme park of genetically modified dinosaurs is a huge tourist attraction until one of the dinosaurs escapes and wreaks havoc.

1. The Lion King

• Release date: 2019
• Gross revenue: $1.663 billion
• Mufasa is killed and Simba, his son, escapes his father’s kingdom. But years later, Simba encounters another Lioness, who inspires him to take back what is rightfully his.

1. Marvel’s The Avengers

• Release date: 2012
• Gross revenue: $1.521 billion
• Nick Fury is compelled to bring together Earth’s mightiest heroes, as they face an intergalactic army, the Chitauri, led by the God of Mischief, Loki. The Avengers must learn to work together as a team if they are to have any chance of stopping the alien attack.

Well, that was the list of the highest-grossing Hollywood movies of all time. It is clear to see that Star Wars, The Avengers and the Avatar series are some of the biggest successes in Hollywood and the audiences keep going back for more. Even to this date, whenever these movies are on the TV, people will definitely want to sit and catch these incredible movies. 

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Now, let’s take a closer look, at our own movie industry – Bollywood. Bollywood has also given us some of the biggest hits of all time in India, and these successful movies have only gone on to churn out newer stars, popular songs and made themselves household names in India.

List of the top 10 highest-grossing Bollywood movies of all time

1. Dangal

• Release date: 2016
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹1924 crore
• Society does not want women to participate in sports and athletic events. But ex-wrestler Mahavir Phogat has a different plan in his mind. Will Mahavir and his daughters be able to win it all at the Commonwealth Games, despite the immense pressure on them?

1. Jawan

• Release date: 2023
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹1167 crore
• This is the story of a man who is set out to fix the problems in our society, whilst taking care of the promise that he made years ago. In his journey, he faces a massive outlaw, who has no fear of the law and willingly causes extreme suffering to many.

1. Pathaan

• Release date: 2023
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹1042 crore
• Pathaan is an Indian special forces agent who is eager to stop a Pakistani terrorist attack on the country. However, he faces a special foe who will stop at nothing to get his will and have his revenge on India.

1. Animal

• Release date: 2023
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹904 crore
• Animal is an action movie which focuses on the father-son duo relationship. A father who is ever absent because of his work and a son who is devoted to his father can create quite the conflict between the two, often to new extremes.

1. Bajrangi Bhaijaan

• Release date: 2015
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹858 crore
• A young and mute Pakistani girl gets lost in the Indian heartland and is unable to figure out a way to go back home. However, she meets an Indian man with a huge heart who takes it upon himself to help her get back home.

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1. Secret Superstar

• Release date: 2017
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹830 crore
• This is the story of a talented singer who is also a teenager, who grows up in an abusive household. She hides her talent from her parents and her identity from the world, amassing huge success on her YouTube channel. An established and flamboyant superstar gets to know her and promises her a huge opportunity, but will she take it?

1. PK

• Release date: 2014
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹742 crore
• An alien gets stranded in India and his only way of communicating back to his land, his spaceship, is lost. He gets help from a journalist and her friends, but his questions and childlike wonder at the way the world works make everyone take a step back and take notes.

1. Gadar 2

• Release date: 2023
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹689 crore
• Amidst the constant skirmish between India and Pakistan, Tara Singh goes missing. It is believed that he has been captured by the Pakistani army. His son, Jeete, starts on a mission to rescue Tara Singh but ends up entering a highly puzzling and difficult world, from which he must escape with his father.

1. Sultan

• Release date: 2016
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹614 crore
• A middle-aged wrestler gives up on the sport after the untimely death of his son. However, as time passes by, he needs money and wants to regain the respect that he once had. And to get it all back, he needs to start winning again.

1. Sanju

• Release date: 2018
• Worldwide gross revenue: ₹580 crore
• Sanju is a biopic based on the real-life incidents of actor Sanjay Dutt, who was once revered in the industry, but had his skirmishes with the law, faced a jail sentence and a difficult personal life.

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Thus, these are some of the top-grossing movies in the Hollywood and Bollywood industries. Now you can stream your favourite movies with an Airtel DTH connection, with the HD set-top box or the Airtel Xstream Android TV Box!