This list of best-selling films in the United States is a list of the best-selling home video film titles sold in the United States. This list only includes physical media (such as VHS, DVD and Blu-ray), and does not include digital purchases or video rentals.
Best-selling films
This is a list of the best-selling film titles sold in the United States across all physical home video formats, including VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc (BD).
| Title
|
Video release
|
All formats
|
VHS
|
DVD
|
Blu-ray
|
Revenue (est.)
|
|
|
March 3, 1995
|
48,500,000
|
32,000,000[1]
|
11,900,000 [2]
|
3,680,000[3]
|
$852,000,000[4][2][3]
|
|
|
November 4, 2003
|
40,600,000
|
520,000[5]
|
38,800,000[2]
|
1,320,000[6]
|
$801,400,000[5][2][6]
|
|
|
October 28, 1994
|
36,000,000
|
28,000,000[7]
|
5,070,000[8]
|
2,960,000[3]
|
$598,000,000[9][8][3]
|
|
|
October 1, 1993
|
34,630,000
|
30,000,000[10]
|
2,820,000[11]
|
1,810,000[12]
|
$748,000,000[13][14][12]
|
|
|
October 30, 1992
|
34,000,000
|
22,000,000[15]
|
7,500,000[16]
|
4,500,000[3]
|
$554,000,000[17][16][3]
|
|
|
September 1, 1998
|
30,300,000
|
25,000,000[18]
|
4,900,000[19][20]
|
390,000[21]
|
$655,000,000[22][23][21]
|
|
|
October 29, 1996
|
26,650,000
|
21,000,000[24]
|
4,920,000[25]
|
730,000[25]
|
$401,000,000[17][25]
|
|
|
April 22, 2010
|
26,500,000
|
—
|
19,000,000[26]
|
7,450,000[3]
|
$400,000,000[27][3]
|
|
|
October 4, 1994
|
26,000,000
|
24,000,000[7]
|
1,480,000[28]
|
520,000[29]
|
$345,000,000[30][28][29]
|
|
|
November 1, 2002
|
26,000,000
|
6,500,000[31]
|
19,500,000[31]
|
16,000[32]
|
$727,000,000[31][32]
|
|
|
May 18, 1990
|
38,870,000
|
23,000,000
|
13,400,000[33]
|
2,470,000[33]
|
$565,000,000[34][33]
|
|
|
October 4, 1988
|
25,800,000
|
17,000,000[15]
|
7,280,000[35]
|
1,470,000[35]
|
$293,000,000[35]
|
|
|
November 2, 2001
|
25,300,000
|
15,400,000[1]
|
9,900,000[2]
|
—
|
$450,000,000[1][2]
|
|
|
November 22, 1996
|
24,300,000
|
22,000,000[18]
|
1,960,000[36][37]
|
384,000[37]
|
$588,000,000[38][36][37]
|
|
|
November 7, 2006
|
23,400,000
|
—
|
23,100,000[39]
|
320,000[39]
|
$334,000,000[39]
|
|
|
March 18, 2014
|
22,400,000
|
—
|
14,600,000[40]
|
7,785,000[3]
|
$415,651,000[40][3]
|
|
|
December 9, 2008
|
21,800,000
|
—
|
19,200,000[41]
|
2,620,000[3]
|
$317,000,000[41][3]
|
|
|
April 10, 1992
|
21,100,000
|
15,900,000[42]
|
4,580,000[43]
|
590,000[44]
|
$264,000,000[45][43][44]
|
|
|
November 20, 2001
|
20,800,000
|
12,800,000[1]
|
7,390,000[46]
|
650,000[47]
|
$337,000,000[1][46][47]
|
|
|
November 5, 2004
|
20,700,000
|
2,000,000[48]
|
18,710,000[48][49]
|
—
|
$348,000,000[48][49]
|
VHS
This is a list of the best-selling VHS titles in the United States.
| Title
|
Distributor
|
VHS release
|
Sales
|
Revenue (est.)
|
Revenue (est. inflation)
|
| The Lion King
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
March 3, 1995
|
32,000,000[1]
|
$520,000,000[4]
|
$1,073,000,000
|
| Aladdin
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
October 1, 1993
|
30,000,000[10]
|
$625,000,000[13]
|
$1,360,000,000
|
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
October 28, 1994
|
28,000,000[7]
|
$430,000,000[9]
|
$912,000,000
|
| Titanic
|
Paramount Home Video
|
September 1, 1998
|
25,000,000[18]
|
$500,000,000[22]
|
$965,000,000
|
| Jurassic Park
|
Universal Studios Home Video
|
October 4, 1994
|
24,000,000[7]
|
$315,000,000[30]
|
$632,000,000
|
| Beauty and the Beast
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
October 30, 1992
|
22,000,000[15][42]
|
$318,000,000[17]
|
$713,000,000
|
| Independence Day
|
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
|
November 22, 1996
|
22,000,000[18]
|
$550,000,000[38]
|
$1,103,000,000
|
| Toy Story
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
October 29, 1996
|
21,000,000[24]
|
$290,000,000[17]
|
$581,000,000
|
| Pocahontas
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
February 27, 1996
|
17,100,000[17]
|
$216,000,000[17]
|
$433,000,000
|
| Cinderella
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
October 4, 1988
|
17,000,000[15]
|
$108,000,000[35]
|
$287,000,000
|
| Toy Story 2
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
October 17, 2000
|
16,600,000[1]
|
$290,000,000[1]
|
$547,000,000
|
| Forrest Gump
|
Paramount Home Video
|
April 27, 1995
|
16,000,000[7]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
April 10, 1992
|
15,900,000[42]
|
$150,000,000[45]
|
$336,000,000
|
| Shrek
|
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
|
November 2, 2001
|
15,400,000[1]
|
$254,000,000[1]
|
$451,000,000
|
| The Return of Jafar
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
May 20, 1994
|
15,000,000[50]
|
$345,000,000[51]
|
$732,000,000
|
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
|
MCA Home Video
|
October 25, 1988
|
15,000,000[52]
|
$300,000,000[18]
|
$830,000,000
|
| The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
October 27, 1998
|
15,000,000[53]
|
$300,000,000[54]
|
$579,000,000
|
| Fantasia
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
November 1, 1991
|
14,200,000[45]
|
$209,000,000[17]
|
$482,000,000
|
| Mrs. Doubtfire
|
Fox Video
|
April 26, 1994
|
14,000,000[7]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Pinocchio
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
March 26, 1993
|
13,400,000[42]
|
$335,000,000[55]
|
$711,000,000
|
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas
|
Universal Studios Home Video
|
November 20, 2001
|
12,800,000[1]
|
$206,000,000[1]
|
$366,000,000
|
| Home Alone
|
Fox Video
|
August 22, 1991
|
11,000,000[42]
|
$275,000,000[56]
|
$635,000,000
|
| Bambi
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
September 28, 1989
|
10,600,000[45]
|
$168,000,000[57]
|
$426,000,000
|
| Tarzan
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
February 1, 2000
|
10,500,000[1]
|
$210,000,000[1]
|
$396,000,000
|
| Batman
|
Warner Home Video
|
November 15, 1989
|
10,500,000[42]
|
$190,000,000[18]
|
$482,000,000
|
| Aladdin and the King of Thieves
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
August 13, 1996
|
10,300,000[17]
|
$257,000,000[58]
|
$515,000,000
|
| The Little Mermaid
|
Buena Vista Home Video
|
May 18, 1990
|
23,000,000
|
$270,000,000[34]
|
$541,000,000
|
| Babe
|
MCA/Universal Home Video
|
March 19, 1996
|
10,000,000[59]
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
DVD
This is a list of the best-selling DVD titles in the United States.
| Title
|
Distributor
|
DVD release
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
Source(s)
|
| Finding Nemo
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
November 4, 2003
|
38,800,000
|
$677,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Cars
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
November 7, 2006
|
23,100,000
|
$326,000,000
|
[39]
|
| Spider-Man
|
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
|
November 1, 2002
|
19,500,000
|
$565,000,000
|
[31]
|
| The Dark Knight
|
Warner Home Video
|
December 9, 2008
|
19,200,000
|
$283,000,000
|
[41]
|
| Avatar
|
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
|
April 22, 2010
|
19,000,000
|
$235,000,000
|
[26][27]
|
| Shrek 2
|
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
|
November 5, 2004
|
18,200,000
|
$316,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Transformers
|
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
|
October 16, 2007
|
17,000,000
|
$295,000,000
|
[60]
|
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
December 2, 2003
|
16,600,000
|
$316,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
December 5, 2006
|
16,500,000
|
$318,000,000
|
[61]
|
| The Incredibles
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
March 15, 2005
|
15,600,000
|
$285,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
|
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
|
December 4, 2007
|
15,500,000
|
$314,000,000
|
[62]
|
| Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
|
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
|
November 1, 2005
|
15,100,000
|
$269,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Despicable Me
|
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
|
December 14, 2010
|
15,100,000
|
$202,000,000
|
[63]
|
| The Matrix
|
Warner Home Video
|
September 21, 1999
|
15,000,000
|
$375,000,000
|
[64][65]
|
| Ratatouille
|
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
|
November 6, 2007
|
15,000,000
|
$189,000,000
|
[66]
|
| The Polar Express
|
Warner Home Video
|
November 22, 2005
|
14,800,000
|
$223,000,000
|
[2]
|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
New Line Home Entertainment
|
August 26, 2003
|
14,700,000
|
$280,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Frozen
|
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
|
March 18, 2014
|
14,600,000
|
$250,000,000
|
[40]
|
| Up
|
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
|
November 10, 2009
|
13,800,000
|
$232,000,000
|
[67]
|
| Twilight
|
Summit Entertainment
|
March 21, 2009
|
13,500,000
|
$238,000,000
|
[68]
|
| 300
|
Warner Home Video
|
July 31, 2007
|
13,400,000
|
$277,000,000
|
[69]
|
| The Little Mermaid
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
October 3, 2006
|
13,400,000
|
$218,000,000
|
[33]
|
| Happy Feet
|
Warner Home Video
|
March 27, 2007
|
13,100,000
|
$207,000,000
|
[70]
|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
New Line Home Entertainment
|
May 25, 2004
|
12,500,000
|
$257,000,000
|
[2]
|
| WALL-E
|
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
|
November 18, 2008
|
12,500,000
|
$204,000,000
|
[71]
|
| Monsters, Inc.
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
September 17, 2002
|
12,300,000
|
$215,000,000
|
[2]
|
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
April 4, 2006
|
12,200,000
|
$447,000,000
|
[72]
|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
New Line Home Entertainment
|
August 6, 2002
|
12,000,000
|
$257,000,000
|
[2]
|
| The Lion King
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
October 7, 2003
|
11,900,000
|
$220,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Madagascar
|
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
|
November 1, 2005
|
11,900,000
|
$213,000,000
|
[2]
|
| Shrek the Third
|
Paramount Home Entertainment
|
November 13, 2007
|
11,800,000
|
$177,000,000
|
[73]
|
| Spider-Man 2
|
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
|
November 30, 2004
|
11,600,000
|
$174,000,000
|
[74]
|
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
|
Warner Home Video
|
December 11, 2007
|
11,500,000
|
$254,000,000
|
[75]
|
| The Hangover
|
Warner Home Video
|
December 15, 2009
|
11,500,000
|
$200,000,000
|
[76]
|
| The Jungle Book
|
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
|
October 2, 2007
|
11,300,000
|
$281,000,000
|
[77]
|
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
Warner Home Video
|
March 7, 2006
|
11,100,000
|
$542,000,000
|
[78]
|
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
Paramount Home Entertainment
|
October 20, 2009
|
11,000,000
|
$222,000,000
|
[79]
|
| Toy Story 3
|
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
|
November 2, 2010
|
10,800,000
|
$192,000,000
|
[80]
|
| The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
|
Summit Entertainment
|
December 4, 2010
|
10,800,000
|
$181,000,000
|
[81]
|
| Iron Man
|
Paramount Home Entertainment
|
September 30, 2008
|
10,700,000
|
$182,000,000
|
[82]
|
| The Passion of the Christ
|
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
|
August 31, 2004
|
10,500,000
|
$189,000,000
|
[2]
|
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
Summit Entertainment
|
March 20, 2010
|
10,400,000
|
$204,000,000
|
[83]
|
Blu-ray
This is a list of the best-selling Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in the United States.
| Rank[3]
|
Title
|
Distributor
|
BD release
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Frozen |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
March 18, 2014 |
7,600,000 |
$161,000,000
|
| 2 |
Avatar |
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
April 22, 2010 |
7,470,000 |
$164,000,000
|
| 3 |
Despicable Me 2 |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
December 10, 2013 |
5,940,000 |
$115,000,000
|
| 4 |
Beauty and the Beast |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
October 5, 2010 |
4,500,000 |
$102,000,000
|
| 5 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
April 5, 2016 |
5,920,000 |
$152,000,000
|
| 6 |
The Avengers |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
September 25, 2012 |
5,260,000 |
$120,000,000
|
| 7 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy |
New Line Home Entertainment |
April 6, 2010 |
4,336,413 |
$257,128,953
|
| 8 |
Jurassic World |
Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
October 20, 2015 |
4,315,469 |
$96,753,967
|
| 9 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
October 6, 2009 |
3,993,495 |
$100,639,067
|
| 10 |
Guardians of the Galaxy |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
December 9, 2014 |
3,950,000 |
$83,000,000
|
LaserDisc
This is a list of the best-selling LaserDisc (LD) titles in the United States.
UMD
This is a list of the best-selling films on Sony's proprietary Universal Media Disc (UMD) format for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) platform in the United States.
Best-selling films by year
This is a list of the best-selling video titles sold on physical media (including VHS, DVD and Blu-ray) in the United States by year.
1984–1985
1988–1996
| Rank
|
Title
|
Release
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
Inflation
|
Ref
|
| 1
|
The Lion King
|
March 3, 1995
|
32,000,000[90]
|
$520,000,000[4]
|
$1,073,000,000
|
[24]
|
| 2
|
Aladdin
|
October 1, 1993
|
30,000,000[10]
|
$500,000,000[91]
|
$1,090,000,000
|
[24]
|
| 3
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
|
October 28, 1994
|
28,000,000
|
$430,000,000[9]
|
$912,000,000
|
[92]
|
| 4
|
Jurassic Park
|
October 4, 1994
|
24,000,000
|
$315,000,000[30]
|
$632,000,000
|
[92]
|
| 5
|
Beauty and the Beast
|
October 30, 1992
|
22,000,000
|
$318,000,000[17]
|
$713,000,000
|
[24]
|
| Independence Day
|
November 22, 1996
|
22,000,000
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
[92]
|
| 7
|
Toy Story
|
October 29, 1996
|
21,000,000[24]
|
$290,000,000[17]
|
$581,000,000
|
[92]
|
| 8
|
Pocahontas
|
February 27, 1996
|
17,100,000
|
$216,000,000[17]
|
$433,000,000
|
[17]
|
| 9
|
Cinderella
|
October 4, 1988
|
17,000,000
|
$108,000,000[35]
|
$287,000,000
|
[15]
|
| 10
|
Forrest Gump
|
April 27, 1995
|
16,000,000
|
Unknown
|
[92]
|
1993–1995
1996–1997
| Rank
|
1996
|
1997[92]
|
| Title
|
Sales
|
Ref
|
Title
|
Sales
|
| 1
|
Independence Day
|
22,000,000
|
[97]
|
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
|
15,000,000
|
| 2
|
Toy Story
|
21,000,000
|
Men in Black
|
14,000,000
|
| 3
|
Pocahontas
|
17,000,000
|
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
|
12,500,000
|
| 4
|
The Aristocats
|
12,800,000
|
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
|
12,000,000
|
| 5
|
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
|
10,300,000
|
[17]
|
The Empire Strikes Back
|
10,000,000
|
| 6
|
Oliver & Company
|
10,000,000
|
[97]
|
Return of the Jedi
|
10,000,000
|
| 7
|
Twister
|
9,500,000
|
Star Wars
|
10,000,000
|
| 8
|
Babe
|
8,000,000+
|
[98]
|
Liar Liar
|
9,000,000
|
| 9
|
Muppet Treasure Island
|
8,000,000
|
[97]
|
Space Jam
|
8,500,000
|
| 10
|
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
|
6,000,000
|
George of the Jungle
|
7,200,000
|
2006
| Rank[99]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
14,476,924 |
$274,307,204
|
| 2 |
Cars |
13,198,050 |
$208,489,867
|
| 3 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
11,541,429 |
$332,737,406
|
| 4 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
10,506,129 |
$207,907,139
|
| 5 |
Wedding Crashers |
8,426,280 |
$138,091,895
|
| 6 |
King Kong |
7,593,120 |
$140,091,801
|
| 7 |
Over the Hedge |
7,571,037 |
$120,893,405
|
| 8 |
Ice Age: The Meltdown |
7,323,372 |
$119,646,977
|
| 9 |
Walk the Line |
7,099,384 |
$120,356,749
|
| 10 |
The Little Mermaid |
6,873,207 |
$105,855,230
|
2007
| Rank[100]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
13,699,490 |
$279,046,391
|
| 2 |
Transformers |
13,251,378 |
$251,422,293
|
| 3 |
Happy Feet |
12,225,634 |
$196,875,349
|
| 4 |
300 |
12,110,490 |
$243,204,618
|
| 5 |
Ratatouille |
11,233,232 |
$169,016,024
|
| 6 |
Shrek the Third |
10,889,584 |
$162,691,569
|
| 7 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
9,905,305 |
$200,157,478
|
| 8 |
Night at the Museum |
8,585,495 |
$145,161,282
|
| 9 |
The Brave One |
7,458,254 |
$138,809,474
|
| 10 |
Spider-Man 3 |
6,845,349 |
$114,754,483
|
2008
| Rank[101]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
The Dark Knight |
10,944,319 |
$191,678,575
|
| 2 |
Iron Man |
8,400,343 |
$151,418,634
|
| 3 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks |
7,559,643 |
$127,641,260
|
| 4 |
Kung Fu Panda |
7,486,642 |
$115,040,292
|
| 5 |
WALL-E |
7,413,548 |
$117,131,222
|
| 6 |
I Am Legend |
7,043,136 |
$126,160,041
|
| 7 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
5,863,257 |
$92,955,147
|
| 8 |
Enchanted |
5,322,631 |
$86,315,101
|
| 9 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
5,314,370 |
$103,340,817
|
| 10 |
Bee Movie |
4,712,821 |
$75,473,010
|
2009
| Rank[102]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
11,154,737 |
$251,247,838
|
| 2 |
Twilight |
10,405,491 |
$198,416,222
|
| 3 |
Up |
10,160,995 |
$199,248,148
|
| 4 |
Star Trek |
8,717,856 |
$142,561,921
|
| 5 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
8,547,218 |
$118,628,758
|
| 6 |
The Hangover |
8,068,523 |
$148,835,183
|
| 7 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
7,789,128 |
$107,713,190
|
| 8 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
5,646,233 |
$101,074,698
|
| 9 |
Monsters vs. Aliens |
5,430,970 |
$99,548,530
|
| 10 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
5,229,856 |
$90,338,613
|
2010
| Rank[103]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Avatar |
15,984,303 |
$308,421,543
|
| 2 |
Toy Story 3 |
10,967,197 |
$209,605,460
|
| 3 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
8,564,722 |
$186,703,432
|
| 4 |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
8,209,155 |
$154,745,017
|
| 5 |
The Blind Side |
7,925,127 |
$113,533,863
|
| 6 |
Iron Man 2 |
6,931,591 |
$157,661,923
|
| 7 |
Despicable Me |
6,675,913 |
$127,226,540
|
| 8 |
How to Train Your Dragon |
6,255,514 |
$136,006,186
|
| 9 |
Alice in Wonderland |
5,229,486 |
$101,783,950
|
| 10 |
Inception |
5,204,776 |
$104,473,794
|
2011
| Rank[104]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 |
9,918,642 |
$143,167,689
|
| 2 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
8,137,963 |
$128,580,195
|
| 3 |
Tangled |
8,096,773 |
$144,241,933
|
| 4 |
Cars 2 |
5,838,012 |
$107,894,962
|
| 5 |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon |
4,742,541 |
$89,875,729
|
| 6 |
Bridesmaids |
4,738,083 |
$72,368,721
|
| 7 |
Rio |
4,728,294 |
$76,558,227
|
| 8 |
Megamind |
4,073,992 |
$63,076,062
|
| 9 |
The Help |
3,836,404 |
$73,441,093
|
| 10 |
The Hangover Part II |
5,204,776 |
$104,473,794
|
2012
| Rank[105]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
The Hunger Games |
10,260,319 |
$180,306,529
|
| 2 |
The Avengers |
9,380,157 |
$190,683,937
|
| 3 |
Brave |
8,031,037 |
$145,230,978
|
| 4 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
7,681,848 |
$124,340,808
|
| 5 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 |
7,025,392 |
$132,531,680
|
| 6 |
The Lorax |
6,386,831 |
$107,251,718
|
| 7 |
Ted |
5,327,684 |
$101,882,232
|
| 8 |
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows |
5,090,104 |
$77,689,629
|
| 9 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted |
3,965,694 |
$65,665,489
|
| 10 |
Puss in Boots |
3,635,289 |
$65,695,382
|
2013
| Rank[106]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Despicable Me 2 |
9,256,658 |
$170,985,093
|
| 2 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 |
6,330,303 |
$95,048,591
|
| 3 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
6,243,460 |
$98,989,683
|
| 4 |
Monsters University |
5,492,411 |
$111,012,114
|
| 5 |
Skyfall |
5,158,688 |
$95,600,230
|
| 6 |
Fast & Furious 6 |
5,067,428 |
$103,474,129
|
| 7 |
Wreck-It Ralph |
4,775,100 |
$112,300,386
|
| 8 |
Man of Steel |
4,548,095 |
$90,507,424
|
| 9 |
Hotel Transylvania |
3,828,329 |
$77,045,672
|
| 10 |
Taken 2 |
3,589,443 |
$61,043,038
|
2014
| Rank[107]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Frozen |
18,146,499 |
$335,295,426
|
| 2 |
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
6,223,060 |
$110,892,615
|
| 3 |
Guardians of the Galaxy |
5,300,895 |
$95,542,781
|
| 4 |
The Lego Movie |
4,864,495 |
$105,187,209
|
| 5 |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
4,666,637 |
$95,121,267
|
| 6 |
How to Train Your Dragon 2 |
3,661,804 |
$62,111,911
|
| 7 |
Maleficent |
3,652,429 |
$66,967,622
|
| 8 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
3,644,860 |
$79,849,311
|
| 9 |
Transformers: Age of Extinction |
3,587,127 |
$57,979,925
|
| 10 |
Thor: The Dark World |
3,424,818 |
$63,725,360
|
2015
| Rank[108]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Jurassic World |
5,830,947 |
$116,230,988
|
| 2 |
Inside Out |
5,281,960 |
$95,451,757
|
| 3 |
Minions |
5,241,405 |
$94,062,288
|
| 4 |
Big Hero 6 |
5,058,550 |
$96,750,237
|
| 5 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 |
4,533,392 |
$73,036,788
|
| 6 |
American Sniper |
4,299,577 |
$73,823,666
|
| 7 |
Furious 7 |
4,188,485 |
$66,411,157
|
| 8 |
Avengers: Age of Ultron |
3,671,021 |
$68,150,184
|
| 9 |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
3,394,509 |
$70,269,361
|
| 10 |
Home |
3,369,212 |
$59,815,243
|
2016
| Rank[109]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
7,433,275 |
$174,271,258
|
| 2 |
Finding Dory |
5,479,887 |
$91,542,276
|
| 3 |
Zootopia |
4,783,887 |
$96,827,503
|
| 4 |
Deadpool |
4,756,364 |
$84,593,757
|
| 5 |
Captain America: Civil War |
3,903,614 |
$73,300,722
|
| 6 |
The Secret Life of Pets |
3,564,882 |
$78,158,675
|
| 7 |
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice |
3,548,159 |
$73,864,026
|
| 8 |
The Good Dinosaur |
3,065,028 |
$58,193,536
|
| 9 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 |
2,831,212 |
$49,456,053
|
| 10 |
Suicide Squad |
2,501,924 |
$63,717,229
|
2017
| Rank[110]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Moana |
4,394,672 |
$116,286,634
|
| 2 |
Beauty and the Beast |
4,255,929 |
$85,131,977
|
| 3 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
3,985,851 |
$81,081,110
|
| 4 |
Wonder Woman |
3,850,584 |
$93,095,921
|
| 5 |
Trolls |
3,530,413 |
$73,822,484
|
| 6 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 |
3,342,461 |
$64,933,483
|
| 7 |
Sing |
3,298,699 |
$62,868,456
|
| 8 |
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |
2,780,803 |
$57,143,378
|
| 9 |
Spider-Man: Homecoming |
2,612,740 |
$57,143,378
|
| 10 |
Logan |
2,284,265 |
$46,549,464
|
2018
| Rank[111]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Black Panther |
4,491,947 |
$91,442,758
|
| 2 |
The Greatest Showman |
4,382,399 |
$66,902,034
|
| 3 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
4,056,387 |
$87,221,669
|
| 4 |
Coco |
3,773,022 |
$72,832,051
|
| 5 |
Avengers: Infinity War |
3,741,298 |
$112,828,246
|
| 6 |
Incredibles 2 |
3,370,994 |
$66,651,533
|
| 7 |
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle |
3,350,043 |
$65,038,272
|
| 8 |
Deadpool 2 |
3,345,571 |
$58,730,229
|
| 9 |
Thor: Ragnarok |
3,216,969 |
$67,412,970
|
| 10 |
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
3,035,911 |
$59,335,071
|
2019
| Rank[112]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Avengers: Endgame |
4,806,816 |
$104,154,360
|
| 2 |
Captain Marvel |
4,901,758 |
$66,146,654
|
| 3 |
Aquaman |
4,214,687 |
$61,119,252
|
| 4 |
Bohemian Rhapsody |
3,088,534 |
$59,105,423
|
| 5 |
Toy Story 4 |
2,820,074 |
$53,605,464
|
| 6 |
Spider-Man: Far From Home |
2,652,007 |
$50,840,371
|
| 7 |
Shazam! |
2,593,510 |
$40,600,377
|
| 8 |
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse |
2,535,116 |
$45,683,480
|
| 9 |
The Lion King |
2,524,396 |
$48,516,017
|
| 10 |
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum |
2,401,206 |
$41,580,101
|
2020
| Rank[113]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Frozen II |
3,739,473 |
$80,123,767
|
| 2 |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker |
2,691,715 |
$66,690,252
|
| 3 |
Joker |
2,511,092 |
$52,246,944
|
| 4 |
Jumanji: The Next Level |
2,421,044 |
$48,420,597
|
| 5 |
Trolls: World Tour |
2,152,432 |
$48,760,415
|
| 6 |
Sonic The Hedgehog |
1,950,402 |
$41,585,643
|
| 7 |
1917 |
1,933,433 |
$41,635,374
|
| 8 |
Midway |
1,632,035 |
$29,269,879
|
| 9 |
Scoob! |
1,549,248 |
$26,093,819
|
| 10 |
Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 |
1,538,582 |
$65,166,550
|
2021
| Rank[114]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Wonder Woman 1984 |
1,647,462 |
$38,742,601
|
| 2 |
The Croods: A New Age |
1,370,601 |
$28,668,190
|
| 3 |
Godzilla vs. Kong |
1,239,621 |
$34,572,483
|
| 4 |
F9: The Fast Saga |
1,231,883 |
$28,917,323
|
| 5 |
Raya and the Last Dragon |
1,000,001 |
$22,827,081
|
| 6 |
Black Widow |
875,874 |
$21,548,641
|
| 7 |
Venom: Let There Be Carnage |
851,538 |
$23,987,825
|
| 8 |
Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 |
829,825 |
$35,370,498
|
| 9 |
Free Guy |
632,279 |
$16,965,010
|
| 10 |
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch |
582,238 |
$9,368,257
|
2022
| Rank[115]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Spider-Man: No Way Home |
2,011,788 |
$44,247,382
|
| 2 |
Top Gun: Maverick |
1,970,839 |
$46,376,059
|
| 3 |
Jurassic World: Dominion |
1,265,746 |
$30,079,421
|
| 4 |
Dune |
1,011,202 |
$19,115,182
|
| 5 |
Ghostbusters: Afterlife |
976,369 |
$19,364,466
|
| 6 |
No Time to Die |
877,077 |
$20,927,806
|
| 7 |
Encanto |
873,833 |
$12,270,459
|
| 8 |
The Batman |
857,943 |
$15,701,209
|
| 9 |
Sing 2 |
819,297 |
$10,475,845
|
| 10 |
Top Gun |
798,846 |
$10,606,903
|
2023
| Rank[116]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
1,438,349 |
$26,762,885
|
| 2 |
John Wick: Chapter 4 |
1,293,563 |
$24,994,527
|
| 3 |
Avatar: The Way of Water |
832,617 |
$21,447,379
|
| 4 |
Top Gun: Maverick |
748,227 |
$17,180,341
|
| 5 |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
746,910 |
$9,611,417
|
| 6 |
Fast X |
696,647 |
$14,755,924
|
| 7 |
Black Adam |
678,322 |
$16,580,390
|
| 8 |
Barbie |
651,894 |
$11,335,434
|
| 9 |
Oppenheimer |
650,441 |
$17,315,254
|
| 10 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 |
617,603 |
$15,393,349
|
2024
| Rank[117]
|
Title
|
Sales
|
Revenue
|
| 1 |
Oppenheimer |
383,314 |
$9,603,304
|
| 2 |
Dune: Part Two |
372,414 |
$9,152,826
|
| 3 |
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire |
371,912 |
$8,814,005
|
| 4 |
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom |
367,855 |
$8,034,879
|
| 5 |
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes |
365,450 |
$6,728,514
|
| 6 |
Wonka |
358,188 |
$7,605,030
|
| 7 |
Migration |
284,301 |
$5,659,512
|
| 8 |
Trolls Band Together |
283,924 |
$5,772,855
|
| 9 |
The Beekeeper |
224,344 |
$4,508,922
|
| 10 |
The Marvels |
217,455 |
$5,311,703
|
Best-selling film series (VHS)
| Series
|
VHS debut
|
Sales
|
Revenue (est.)
|
| Aladdin
|
October 1, 1993
|
55,300,000[10][50][17]
|
$1,230,000,000[13][51][58]
|
| The Lion King
|
March 3, 1995
|
47,000,000[1][53]
|
$820,000,000[4][54]
|
| The Land Before Time
|
September 14, 1989
|
45,000,000[53]
|
$1,000,000,000[118]
|
| Toy Story
|
October 29, 1996
|
36,100,000[17][1]
|
$580,000,000[17][1]
|
| Star Wars Trilogy
|
September 1, 1982
|
35,000,000[119]
|
$873,000,000[120]
|
See also
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