21 films that earned more than Avengers: Endgame at the US box office – after inflation
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Lion King, Jurassic Park, Avatar and Jaws are all ahead of Marvel’s latest superhero film in the adjusted rankings, but which film is at No 1?
Marvel’s superhero film, Avengers: Endgame, has broken plenty of records on its way to being one of the biggest cinema releases of all time. But it is likely to fall short of the box-office takings of a couple of major films.
It passed Avatar over the weekend to become the second highest-grossing film of all time in the United States, behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Avengers: Endgame has now made US$771 million in the US, but is unlikely to surpass Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which made US$936 million.
Yet after adjusting for inflation, the latest Marvel film is not even in the top 20 biggest films in the US – yet.
By the end of its run in cinemas, it will probably move up a few places on that adjusted list. But for now, 21 films are ahead of it when adjusting domestic grosses for ticket-price inflation.
Avengers: Endgame is also the second-biggest film of all time worldwide, behind James Cameron’s Avatar.
It has grossed US$2.6 billion globally – Avatar grossed US$2.8 billion – and it is unclear whether it can catch up.
However, after adjusting for inflation, it would be almost impossible. It’s difficult to calculate worldwide box-office inflation, but a rough estimate puts Avatar at about US$3.3 billion worldwide.
Below are the 21 films ahead of Avengers: Endgame at the US box office after adjusting for inflation, based on figures from Box Office Mojo.
21. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Adjusted domestic gross: US$797,776,400