# List of films by box office admissions

The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing films that have sold at least 100 million tickets worldwide.
Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of box office territories. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.

## List

| Film | Year | Known ticket sales (est.) | Territories with known ticket sales data |
| Legend of the White Snake (Bai she zhuan) | 1980 | 700,000,000 | China |
| In-Laws (Full House of Joy) [zh] | 1981 | 650,000,000 | China |
| Wudang (The Undaunted Wudang)  [ru; de] | 1983 | 610,000,000 | China |
| Gunshots in the CIB (Bao mi ju de qiang sheng)  [ca] | 1979 | 600,000,000 | China |
| Murder in 405  [zh] (405 mou sha an) | 1980 | 600,000,000 | China |
| The Disciple of the Shaolin Temple (Shaolin Brothers) | 1983 | 520,000,000 | China |
| Shaolin Temple | 1982 | 500,994,065 | China, Hong Kong, South Korea |
| Sesame Official (Qi pin zhi ma guan) [zh] | 1980 | 500,000,000 | China |
| Deadly Fury (Pride's Deadly Fury) | 1984 | 500,000,000 | China |
| Cong Nu Li Dao Jiang Jun | 1979 | 470,000,000 | China |
| The Xi'an Incident | 1981 | 450,000,000 | China |
| Manhunt (Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare) | 1976 | 434,420,000 | Japan, China, Soviet Union |
| Mysterious Buddha (Shen mi de da fo) | 1980 | 400,000,000 | China |
| Titanic | 1997 | 389,792,470 | Worldwide |
| Ji Hongchang | 1979 | 380,000,000 | China |
| Avengers: Endgame | 2019 | 351,491,996 | Worldwide |
| Star Wars | 1977 | 338,400,000 | Worldwide |
| Avatar | 2009 | 331,298,685 | Worldwide |
| Kai Qiang, Wei Ta Song Xing | 1982 | 330,000,000 | China |
| Caravan | 1971 | 319,000,000 | India, China |
| Ne Zha 2 | 2025 | 302,487,000 | China, USA |
| Tunnel War | 1965 | 300,000,000 | China |
| Gone with the Wind | 1939 | 285,663,720 | Worldwide |
| The Sound of Music | 1965 | 283,300,000 | Worldwide |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | 276,998,207 | Worldwide |
| Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | 265,084,467 | Worldwide |
| The Ten Commandments | 1956 | 262,000,000 | Worldwide |
| Du Shiniang | 1981 | 260,000,000 | China |
| A General Wearing the Sword (Pei jian jiang jun) | 1983 | 260,000,000 | China |
| Little Heroes (Young Heroes) | 1983 | 260,000,000 | China |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | 2022 | 253,466,674 | Worldwide |
| Sholay (Embers) | 1975 | 250,021,329 | India, Soviet Union, Brazil, Europe, USA |
| Doctor Zhivago | 1965 | 248,200,000 | Worldwide |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | 2021 | 245,287,629 | Worldwide |
| Jaws | 1975 | 243,277,230 | Worldwide |
| The Burning of Imperial Palace | 1983 | 240,000,000 | China |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | 239,302,925 | Worldwide |
| Awaara (The Vagabond) | 1951 | 230,100,000 | India, Soviet Union, China, Turkey |
| The Lion King | 2019 | 227,008,637 | Worldwide |
| The Exorcist | 1973 | 214,900,000 | Worldwide |
| Jurassic World | 2015 | 206,287,661 | Worldwide |
| Holy Robe of the Shaolin Temple | 1985 | 200,000,000 | China |
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | 1961 | 199,800,000 | Worldwide |
| Fei lai de nü xu (Son-in-Law Flew Out of Nowhere) | 1982 | 199,500,000 | China |
| Furious 7 | 2015 | 199,183,691 | Worldwide |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | 178,346,628 | Worldwide |
| Frozen II | 2019 | 177,007,599 | Worldwide |
| The Birth of a Nation | 1915 | 171,428,571 | United States |
| Lan dun bao xian xiang (Blue Shield Safe) | 1983 | 170,000,000 | China |
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | 168,893,565 | Worldwide |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | 2023 | 168,100,000 | Worldwide |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | 167,048,864 | Worldwide |
| Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | 166,509,843 | Worldwide |
| The Avengers | 2012 | 166,366,729 | Worldwide |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 2001 | 164,512,878 | Worldwide |
| Inside Out 2 | 2024 | 161,300,000 | Worldwide |
| Juvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers) | 1985 | 161,000,000 | China |
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | 2018 | 160,547,160 | Worldwide |
| Wolf Warrior 2 | 2017 | 160,322,273 | Canada, China, Germany, South Korea, UK, USA |
| Incredibles 2 | 2018 | 159,064,742 | Worldwide |
| Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | 1999 | 158,978,082 | Worldwide |
| The Lion King | 1994 | 153,959,873 | Worldwide |
| Barbie | 2023 | 151,317,164 | Worldwide |
| Black Panther | 2018 | 149,894,217 | Worldwide |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | 149,735,814 | Worldwide |
| Frozen | 2013 | 142,925,342 | Worldwide |
| Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | 142,865,173 | Worldwide |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | 142,597,767 | Worldwide |
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | 140,827,080 | Worldwide |
| Spider-Man: Far From Home | 2019 | 140,345,269 | Worldwide |
| The Red Snowball Tree | 1974 | 140,000,000 | Soviet Union |
| Romance on Lushan Mountain | 1980 | 140,000,000 | China |
| Ne Zha | 2019 | 140,000,000 | China |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | 139,804,845 | Worldwide |
| The Jungle Book | 1967 | 137,915,958 | Worldwide |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | 2011 | 137,832,956 | Worldwide |
| Disco Dancer | 1982 | 135,000,000 | India, Soviet Union |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | 2006 | 134,528,334 | USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil, Japan, South Korea |
| Zorro | 1975 | 133,050,124 | Europe, China, Soviet Union |
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | 132,171,209 | Worldwide |
| A Policeman with a Special Identity | 1982 | 130,000,000 | China |
| Yellow River Fighter | 1988 | 130,000,000 | China |
| The Godfather | 1972 | 128,176,173 | USA, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, South Korea |
| Deadpool & Wolverine | 2024 | 127,100,000 | Worldwide |
| Spider-Man | 2002 | 126,654,574 | Worldwide |
| Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | 125,075,856 | India, China, USA, Canada, Europe, Japan |
| The Jungle Book | 2016 | 125,061,672 | USA, Canada, India, China, Europe, Morocco, South Korea |
| The Battle at Lake Changjin | 2021 | 125,000,000 | China |
| Beauty and the Beast | 2017 | 124,368,330 | USA, Canada, Europe, Morocco, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil |
| Independence Day | 1996 | 124,051,234 | USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Brazil |
| The Sting | 1973 | 123,048,854 | USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea |
| Shrek 2 | 2004 | 123,023,527 | USA, Canada, Europe, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, South Korea |
| Thunderball | 1965 | 122,235,389 | UK, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland |
| The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | 121,771,548 | Worldwide |
| Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | 121,693,138 | USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea |
| Hi, Mom | 2021 | 121,000,000 | China |
| Great Shanghai 1937 (Da Shang Hai 1937) | 1986 | 121,000,000 | China |
| At Middle Age (Ren dao zhong nian) [zh] | 1982 | 120,000,000 | China |
| She an | 1983 | 120,000,000 | China |
| Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | 1983 | 118,207,387 | USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea |
| Grease | 1978 | 117,075,584 | Worldwide |
| Cleopatra | 1963 | 116,470,333 | USA, Canada, Soviet Union, Europe, South Korea |
| The Dark Knight | 2008 | 116,062,961 | Worldwide |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | 2016 | 113,043,258 | USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea |
| Mirage (Hai shi shen lou) | 1987 | 113,000,000 | China |
| Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | 111,669,999 | Worldwide |
| Jurassic World Dominion | 2022 | 111,500,000 | Worldwide |
| Our Niu Baisui (Zan men de niu bai sui) [zh] | 1983 | 110,000,000 | China |
| Aladdin | 2019 | 109,617,189 | USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea, China, Japan, India, Brazil |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | 107,227,185 | USA, Canada, Europe, Brazil, Seoul |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | 2017 | 106,696,120 | Worldwide |
| Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 2022 | 106,300,000 | Worldwide |
| The Wandering Earth | 2019 | 105,965,100 | China, United States, Canada |
| Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | 105,707,690 | Worldwide |
| Mary Poppins | 1964 | 105,507,268 | USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | 2022 | 104,600,000 | Worldwide |
| The Sixth Sense | 1999 | 103,747,446 | Worldwide |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | 2012 | 102,947,949 | Worldwide |
| Bobby | 1973 | 102,900,000 | India, Soviet Union |
| Oppenheimer | 2023 | 102,100,000 | Worldwide |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | 101,939,833 | USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Brazil |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | 2014 | 101,523,762 | Worldwide |
| First Blood | 1982 | 101,187,271 | USA, Canada, China, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, South Korea |
| Goldfinger | 1964 | 100,150,318 | UK, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea |
| Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) | 1960 | 100,041,453 | India, USA, Canada, UK |
| Mother India | 1957 | 100,011,812 | India, France, UK |
| Amphibian Man | 1962 | 100,000,000 | Soviet Union |
| Dong fang jian | 1982 | 100,000,000 | China |
| The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | 1942 | 100,000,000 | Japan and its occupied territories |
| Zhou Enlai [zh] | 1992 | 100,000,000 | China |