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HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS By Genre (Type) or Sub-Genre |
A few other sites post
all-time box-office information, including the Internet
Movie DataBase, Boxoffice.com, Boxofficemojo.com,
and The-numbers.com. |
All-Time
Highest Grossing Films By Genre (Type or Sub-Genre): These
are the top, highest-grossing (domestic) films in all the various
sub-categories or genres (types of films). Box-Office Index
Top 100 (Domestic) | Top 100 (Inflation-Adjusted) | Top 100 (Worldwide) | Film Franchises - Box-Office
Summer Blockbusters | Top Films (By Decade and Year) | Highest-Grossing Films By Genre Type
(Based upon domestic gross revenue, unadjusted for inflation) (as of end of 2012) |
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Avatar (2009) | 
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(Martial Arts) |
The Karate Kid (2010) | 
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King Kong (2005) | 
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Shrek 2 (2004) | 
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Pokemon: The First Movie (1999) | 
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | 
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Superbad (2007) | 
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Ghostbusters (1984) | 
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The Hangover (2009) | 
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) | 
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Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) | 
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& Religious |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) | 
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Jurassic Park (1993) | 
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The Departed (2006) | 
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Magic Mike (2012) | 
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Titanic (1997) | 
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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) | 
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011) | 
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Taiwan) | 
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(Found Footage) |
The Blair Witch Project (1999) | 
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I Am Legend (2007) | 
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Scream (1996) | 
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Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) | 
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Skyfall (2012) |
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(Plot Twisting) |
Inception (2010) | 
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Grease (1978) | 
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Showgirls (1995) | 
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Sin City (2005) | 
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | 
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Toy Adaptation |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | 
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) | 
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Avatar (2009) |
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The Artist (2011) | 
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(Baseball) |
A League of Their Own (1992) | 
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(Boxing) |
Rocky IV (1985) | 
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(and Football) |
The Blind Side (2009) | 
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Marvel's The Avengers (2012) | 
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The Sixth Sense (1999) | 
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) | 
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | 
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Fatal Attraction (1987) | 
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) | 
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Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 
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Dances With Wolves (1990) | 
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