The question is often asked: "What is the highest grossing film of all time?" Well, the only way to answer that in any meaningful way is to adjust the grosses of films according to inflation. About 10 years ago came across a list compiling the worldwide, inflation-adjusted, highest grossing films of all time. Haven't been able to find one since. Since I was sure I wasn't the only one who wanted to know the answer to this question, I decided to do a bit
(well, a lot) of research. That research is finally at the point where I can present the list.
1 Gone with the Wind $3,861,930,040
2 Titanic $2,805,989,777
3 Avatar $2,799,266,304
4 Star Wars $2,200,588,551
5 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs $2,116,034,366
6 The Sound of Music $1,955,702,430
7 Jaws $1,913,326,919
8 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $1,900,347,427
9 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial $1,711,251,022
10 The Exorcist $1,601,950,175
11 Doctor Zhivago $1,551,416,549
12 Jurassic World $1,531,458,390
13 Jurassic Park $1,494,058,811
14 The Avengers $1,429,417,286
15 Furious 7 $1,400,888,412
16 Pinocchio $1,386,198,614
17 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $1,340,222,465
18 The Lion King $1,323,600,330
19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace $1,311,252,518
20 Avengers: Age of Ultron $1,292,765,253
21 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 $1,286,260,019
22 The Godfather $1,272,986,513
23 The Empire Strikes Back $1,262,094,726
24 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid $1,219,404,873
25 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone $1,204,434,742