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Highest grossing original movies of all time (not a sequel, prequel, spin-off, remake or adaptation of existing IP) – Live Action

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LOS ANGELES - JULY 13: The movie "Ghost", directed by Jerry Zucker and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. Seen here, (from left) Demi Moore as Molly Jensen and Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat in ghost form. Initial theatrical release July 13, 1990. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

There were some Chinese films which are supposed to be in this list as well, but they were never released outside of China, so most other people haven’t heard of them. So I limited it to English language films only.

  1. Avatar (2009) – $2.847 billion

  2. Titanic (1997) – $2.195 billion

  3. Inception (2010) – $836.8 million

  4. Independence Day (1996) – $817.4 million

  5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) – $792.9 million

  6. Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) – $775.8 million

  7. Gravity (2013) – $723.2 million

  8. Interstellar (2014) – $701.8 million

  9. The Sixth Sense (1999) – $672.8 million

  10. Hancock (2008) – $629.4 million

  11. Armageddon (1998) – $553.7 million

  12. Ted (2012) – $549.4 million

  13. Dunkirk (2017) – $526.9 million

  14. Ghost (1990) – $505.7 million

  15. Twister (1996) – $495.7 million

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