510 CHAPTER 11FILMMAKING TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
TABLE 11.4 Highest-Grossing Films WorldwideRank Title Year Worldwide gross in billions (USD)1 Avatar 2009 $2,782,275,172
2 Titanic 1997 $1,843,201,268
3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows——Part 2 2011 $1,326,916,310
4 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 $1,119,219,561
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 $1,119,110,941
6 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest 2006 $1,066,179,725
7 Toy Story 3 2010 $1,063,171,911
8 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 $1,039,571,802
9 Alice in Wonderland 2010 $1,024,299,904
10 The Dark Knight 2008 $1,001,921,825
11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 2001 $974,755,371
12 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End 2007 $963,420,425
13 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows——Part 1 2010 $955,417,476
14 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 $939,885,929
15 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 $934,416,487
16 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 $925,282,504
17 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999 $924,317,558
18 Shrek 2 2004 $919,838,758
19 Jurassic Park 1993 $914,691,118
20 The Lion King 1994 $899,251,267
21 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 $896,911,078
22 Spider-Man 3 2007 $890,871,626
23 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 $886,686,817
24 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 $878,979,634
25 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 $870,761,744
26 Finding Nemo 2003 $867,893,978
27 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 2005 $848,754,768
28 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2009 $836,303,693
29 Inception 2010 $823,576,195
30 Spider-Man 2002 $821,708,551
31 Independence Day 1996 $817,400,891
32 Shrek the Third 2007 $798,958,162
33 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 $796,688,549
34 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 $792,910,554
35 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $786,636,033
36 Spider-Man 2 2004 $783,766,341
37 Star Wars 1977 $775,398,007
38 2012 2009 $769,304,749