List of best-selling films in the United States
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 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 home video formats, including VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc (BD).
| Title | Video release | All formats | VHS | DVD | Blu-ray | Revenue (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lion King | March 3, 1995 | 47,500,000 | 32,000,000[1] | 11,900,000 [2] | 3,680,000[3] | $852,000,000[4][2][3] |
| Finding Nemo | November 4, 2003 | 40,600,000 | 520,000[5] | 38,800,000[2] | 1,320,000[6] | $801,400,000[5][2][6] |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | October 28, 1994 | 35,000,000 | 27,000,000[7] | 5,070,000[8] | 2,960,000[3] | $598,000,000[9][8][3] |
| Beauty and the Beast | October 30, 1992 | 34,000,000 | 22,000,000[10] | 7,500,000[11] | 4,500,000[3] | $554,000,000[12][11][3] |
| Titanic | September 1, 1998 | 30,300,000 | 25,000,000[13] | 4,900,000[14][15] | 390,000[16] | $655,000,000[17][18][16] |
| Aladdin | October 1, 1993 | 29,600,000 | 25,000,000[19] | 2,820,000[20] | 1,810,000[21] | $748,000,000[22][23][21] |
| Avatar | April 22, 2010 | 26,500,000 | N/A | 19,000,000[7] | 7,450,000[3] | $400,000,000[24][3] |
| Spider-Man | November 1, 2002 | 26,000,000 | 6,500,000[25] | 19,500,000[25] | 16,000[26] | $727,000,000[25][26] |
| The Little Mermaid | May 18, 1990 | 25,900,000 | 10,000,000[27] | 13,400,000[28] | 2,470,000[28] | $565,000,000[29][28] |
| Cinderella | October 4, 1988 | 25,800,000 | 17,000,000[10] | 7,280,000[30] | 1,470,000[30] | $293,000,000[30] |
| Shrek | November 2, 2001 | 25,300,000 | 15,400,000[1] | 9,900,000[2] | N/A | $450,000,000[1][2] |
| Toy Story | October 29, 1996 | 25,200,000 | 19,500,000[12] | 4,920,000[31] | 730,000[31] | $401,000,000[12][31] |
| Independence Day | November 22, 1996 | 24,300,000 | 22,000,000[13] | 1,960,000[32][33] | 384,000[33] | $588,000,000[34][32][33] |
| Cars | November 7, 2006 | 23,400,000 | N/A | 23,100,000[35] | 320,000[35] | $334,000,000[35] |
| Jurassic Park | October 4, 1994 | 23,000,000 | 21,000,000[13] | 1,480,000[36] | 520,000[37] | $345,000,000[38][36][37] |
| The Dark Knight | December 9, 2008 | 21,800,000 | N/A | 19,200,000[39] | 2,620,000[3] | $317,000,000[39][3] |
| Frozen | March 18, 2014 | 21,600,000 | N/A | 14,000,000[40] | 7,600,000[3] | $401,000,000[40][3] |
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | April 10, 1992 | 21,100,000 | 15,900,000[27] | 4,580,000[41] | 590,000[42] | $264,000,000[43][41][42] |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | November 20, 2001 | 20,800,000 | 12,800,000[1] | 7,390,000[44] | 650,000[45] | $337,000,000[1][44][45] |
| Shrek 2 | November 5, 2004 | 20,700,000 | 2,000,000[46] | 18,710,000[46][47] | N/A | $348,000,000[46][47] |
Best-selling films by format
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] | $872,000,000 |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Buena Vista Home Video | October 28, 1994 | 27,000,000[7] | $430,000,000[9] | $742,000,000 |
| Aladdin | Buena Vista Home Video | October 1, 1993 | 25,000,000[19] | $625,000,000[22] | $1,110,000,000 |
| Titanic | Paramount Home Video | September 1, 1998 | 25,000,000[13] | $500,000,000[17] | $784,000,000 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Buena Vista Home Video | October 30, 1992 | 22,000,000[10] | $318,000,000[12] | $579,000,000 |
| Independence Day | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment | November 22, 1996 | 22,000,000[13] | $550,000,000[34] | $897,000,000 |
| Jurassic Park | Universal Studios Home Video | October 4, 1994 | 21,000,000[13] | $315,000,000[38] | $514,000,000 |
| Toy Story | Buena Vista Home Video | October 29, 1996 | 19,500,000[12] | $290,000,000[12] | $473,000,000 |
| Pocahontas | Buena Vista Home Video | February 27, 1996 | 17,100,000[12] | $216,000,000[12] | $352,000,000 |
| Cinderella | Buena Vista Home Video | October 4, 1988 | 17,000,000[10] | $108,000,000[30] | $233,000,000 |
| Toy Story 2 | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | October 17, 2000 | 16,600,000[1] | $290,000,000[1] | $445,000,000 |
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Buena Vista Home Video | April 10, 1992 | 15,900,000[27] | $150,000,000[43] | $273,000,000 |
| Shrek | DreamWorks Home Entertainment | November 2, 2001 | 15,400,000[1] | $254,000,000[1] | $367,000,000 |
| The Return of Jafar | Buena Vista Home Video | May 20, 1994 | 15,000,000[48] | $345,000,000[49] | $595,000,000 |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | MCA Home Video | October 25, 1988 | 15,000,000[50] | $300,000,000[13] | $675,000,000 |
| The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | October 27, 1998 | 15,000,000[51] | $300,000,000[52] | $471,000,000 |
| Fantasia | Buena Vista Home Video | November 1, 1991 | 14,200,000[43] | $209,000,000[12] | $392,000,000 |
| Pinocchio | Buena Vista Home Video | March 26, 1993 | 13,400,000[27] | $335,000,000[53] | $578,000,000 |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal Studios Home Video | November 20, 2001 | 12,800,000[1] | $206,000,000[1] | $297,000,000 |
| Home Alone | FoxVideo | August 22, 1991 | 11,000,000[27] | $275,000,000[54] | $516,000,000 |
| Bambi | Buena Vista Home Video | September 28, 1989 | 10,600,000[43] | $168,000,000[55] | $347,000,000 |
| Tarzan | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | February 1, 2000 | 10,500,000[1] | $210,000,000[1] | $322,000,000 |
| Batman | Warner Home Video | November 15, 1989 | 10,500,000[27] | $190,000,000[13] | $392,000,000 |
| Aladdin and the King of Thieves | Buena Vista Home Video | August 13, 1996 | 10,300,000[12] | $257,000,000[56] | $419,000,000 |
| The Little Mermaid | Buena Vista Home Video | May 18, 1990 | 10,000,000[27] | $270,000,000[29] | $440,000,000 |
DVD
This is a list of the best-selling DVD titles in the United States.
| Title | DVD release | Sales | Revenue | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finding Nemo | November 4, 2003 | 38,800,000 | $677,000,000 | [2] |
| Cars | November 7, 2006 | 23,100,000 | $326,000,000 | [35] |
| Spider-Man | November 1, 2002 | 19,500,000 | $565,000,000 | [25] |
| The Dark Knight | December 9, 2008 | 19,200,000 | $283,000,000 | [39] |
| Avatar | April 22, 2010 | 19,000,000 | $235,000,000 | [7][24] |
| Shrek 2 | November 5, 2004 | 18,200,000 | $316,000,000 | [2] |
| Transformers | October 16, 2007 | 17,000,000 | $295,000,000 | [57] |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | December 2, 2003 | 16,600,000 | $316,000,000 | [2] |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | December 5, 2006 | 16,500,000 | $318,000,000 | [58] |
| The Incredibles | March 15, 2005 | 15,600,000 | $285,000,000 | [2] |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | December 4, 2007 | 15,500,000 | $314,000,000 | [59] |
| Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | November 1, 2005 | 15,100,000 | $269,000,000 | [2] |
| Despicable Me | December 14, 2010 | 15,100,000 | $202,000,000 | [60] |
| The Matrix | September 21, 1999 | 15,000,000 | $375,000,000 | [61][62] |
| Ratatouille | November 6, 2007 | 15,000,000 | $189,000,000 | [63] |
| The Polar Express | November 22, 2005 | 14,800,000 | $223,000,000 | [2] |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | August 26, 2003 | 14,700,000 | $280,000,000 | [2] |
| Frozen | March 18, 2014 | 14,000,000 | $240,000,000 | [40] |
| Up | November 10, 2009 | 13,800,000 | $232,000,000 | [64] |
| Twilight | March 21, 2009 | 13,500,000 | $238,000,000 | [65] |
| 300 | July 31, 2007 | 13,400,000 | $277,000,000 | [66] |
| The Little Mermaid | October 3, 2006 | 13,400,000 | $218,000,000 | [28] |
| Happy Feet | March 27, 2007 | 13,100,000 | $207,000,000 | [67] |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | May 25, 2004 | 12,500,000 | $257,000,000 | [2] |
| WALL-E | November 18, 2008 | 12,500,000 | $204,000,000 | [68] |
| Monsters, Inc. | September 17, 2002 | 12,300,000 | $215,000,000 | [2] |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | April 4, 2006 | 12,200,000 | $447,000,000 | [69] |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | August 6, 2002 | 12,000,000 | $257,000,000 | [2] |
| The Lion King | October 7, 2003 | 11,900,000 | $220,000,000 | [2] |
| Madagascar | November 1, 2005 | 11,900,000 | $213,000,000 | [2] |
| Shrek the Third | November 13, 2007 | 11,800,000 | $177,000,000 | [70] |
| Spider-Man 2 | November 30, 2004 | 11,600,000 | $174,000,000 | [71] |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | December 11, 2007 | 11,500,000 | $254,000,000 | [72] |
| The Hangover | December 15, 2009 | 11,500,000 | $200,000,000 | [73] |
| The Jungle Book | October 2, 2007 | 11,300,000 | $281,000,000 | [74] |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | March 7, 2006 | 11,100,000 | $542,000,000 | [75] |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | October 20, 2009 | 11,000,000 | $222,000,000 | [76] |
| Toy Story 3 | November 2, 2010 | 10,800,000 | $192,000,000 | [77] |
| The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | December 4, 2010 | 10,800,000 | $181,000,000 | [78] |
| Iron Man | September 30, 2008 | 10,700,000 | $182,000,000 | [79] |
| The Passion of the Christ | August 31, 2004 | 10,500,000 | $189,000,000 | [2] |
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon | March 20, 2010 | 10,400,000 | $204,000,000 | [80] |
Blu-ray
This is a list of the best-selling Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in the United States.
| Rank[3] | Title | BD release | Sales | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frozen | March 18, 2014 | 7,600,000 | $161,000,000 |
| 2 | Avatar | April 22, 2010 | 7,470,000 | $164,000,000 |
| 3 | Despicable Me 2 | December 10, 2013 | 5,940,000 | $115,000,000 |
| 4 | Beauty and the Beast | October 5, 2010 | 4,500,000 | $102,000,000 |
| 5 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | April 5, 2016 | 5,920,000 | $152,000,000 |
| 6 | The Avengers | September 25, 2012 | 5,260,000 | $120,000,000 |
| 7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy | April 6, 2010 | 4,336,413 | $257,128,953 |
| 8 | Jurassic World | October 20, 2015 | 4,315,469 | $96,753,967 |
| 9 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | October 6, 2009 | 3,993,495 | $100,639,067 |
| 10 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 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.
| Title | LD release | Sales | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1993 | 350,000 | [81] |
| The Lion King | 1995 | 150,000 | [12] |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1994 | 100,000 | |
| True Lies | 1995 | 100,000 | [81] |
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.
| Title | UMD release | Sales | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider-Man 2 | 2005 | 1,000,000 | [82] |
| Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | 2005 | 470,000 | [83][84] |
Best-selling films by year
This is a list of the best-selling video titles sold on DVD and/or Blu-ray Disc in the United States by year.
2006
| Rank[85] | 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[86] | 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[87] | 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[88] | 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[89] | 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[90] | 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[91] | 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[92] | 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[93] | 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[94] | 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[95] | 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[96] | 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[97] | 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[98] | 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 |
Best-selling film series (VHS)
| Series | VHS debut | Sales | Revenue (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | October 1, 1993 | 50,300,000[19][48][12] | $1,230,000,000[22][49][56] |
| The Lion King | March 3, 1995 | 47,000,000[1][51] | $820,000,000[4][52] |
| The Land Before Time | September 14, 1989 | 45,000,000[51] | $1,000,000,000[99] |
| Toy Story | October 29, 1996 | 36,100,000[12][1] | $580,000,000[12][1] |
| Star Wars Trilogy | September 1, 1982 | 35,000,000[100] | $873,000,000[101] |
See also
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