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This is a listing of the highest-grossing films by year, based on their United States box-office gross. The films are listed by in-year release, rather than the gross they accumulated during a calendar year.^[1]

Six different directors have directed the highest-grossing film on multiple occasions: George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Sam Raimi, Robert Zemeckis, and Chris Columbus. Spielberg has the record, directing four of the yearly highest-grossing films: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Jurassic Park (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Lucas has directed three such films, all of which are part of the Star Wars franchise, which he created: the original Star Wars (1977), and two of its prequels The Phantom Menace (1999), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). James Cameron has also directed three such films: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009). Sam Raimi, Robert Zemeckis and Chris Columbus have directed two each: Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 3 (2007) for Raimi; Back to the Future (1985) and Forrest Gump (1994) for Zemeckis; Home Alone (1990) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) for Columbus.

Films that are a part of larger film or media franchises are frequently atop the highest-grossing films in the United States. The Star Wars franchise has had the highest-grossing film in 8 different years since 1977. In addition to the five aforementioned which Lucas directed, the franchise has also had The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and The Last Jedi (2015–2017, respectively), top a year. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had four films atop the yearly U.S. box office: The Avengers (2012), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). No Way Home also gave the Spider-Man film franchise its third leading film. Batman films, Harry Potter, Top Gun, and Toy Story are the other franchises with two films to top the U.S. box office in a single year.

By in-year release

The following is the annual listing:

Denotes current record

Denotes former record

Year	Film	Gross	Ref.
1977	Star Wars	$221,280,994	^[2]
1978	Grease	$159,978,870	^[3]
1979	Kramer vs. Kramer	$106,260,000	^[4]
1980	The Empire Strikes Back	$209,398,025	^[2]
1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$212,222,025	^[5]
1982	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	$359,197,037	^[6]
1983	Return of the Jedi	$252,583,617	^[7]
1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$234,760,478	^[8]
1985	Back to the Future	$210,609,762	^[9]
1986	Top Gun	$176,781,728	^[10]
1987	Three Men and a Baby	$167,780,960	^[11]
1988	Rain Man	$172,825,435	^[12]
1989	Batman	$251,188,924	^[13]
1990	Home Alone	$285,761,243	^[14]
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	$204,843,345	^[15]
1992	Aladdin	$217,350,219	^[16]
1993	Jurassic Park	$357,067,947	^[17]
1994	Forrest Gump	$329,694,499	^[18]
1995	Toy Story	$191,796,233	^[19]
1996	Independence Day	$306,169,268	^[20]
1997	Titanic	$600,788,188	^[21]
1998	Saving Private Ryan	$216,540,909	^[22]
1999	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace	$431,088,295	^[23]
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	$260,044,825	^[24]
2001	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	$317,575,550	^[25]
2002	Spider-Man	$403,706,375	^[26]
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	$377,027,325	^[27]
2004	Shrek 2	$441,226,247	^[28]
2005	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith	$380,270,577	^[29]
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	$423,315,812	^[30]
2007	Spider-Man 3	$336,530,303	^[31]
2008	The Dark Knight	$533,345,358	^[32]
2009	Avatar	$749,766,139	^[33]
2010	Toy Story 3	$415,004,880	^[34]
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$381,011,219	^[35]
2012	The Avengers	$623,357,910	^[36]
2013	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	$424,668,047	^[37]
2014	American Sniper	$350,126,372	^[38]
2015	Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens	$936,662,225	^[39]
2016	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	$532,177,324	^[40]
2017	Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi	$620,181,382	^[41]
2018	Black Panther	$700,059,566	^[42]
2019	Avengers: Endgame	$858,373,000	^[43]
2020	Bad Boys For Life	$206,305,244	^[44]
2021	Spider-Man: No Way Home	$804,793,477	^[45]
2022	Top Gun: Maverick	$718,732,821	^[46]
2023	Barbie	$636,236,401	^[47]
2024	Inside Out 2	$652,538,284	^[48]

References

^ "Domestic Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "'Star Wars' B.O. History". Variety. May 17, 1999. p. 30.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1978". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1979". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1981". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1982". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1983". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1984". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1985". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1986". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1987". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1988". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1989". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1990". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1991". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1992". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1993". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1994". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1995". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1996". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1997". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1998". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 1999". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2000". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2001". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2002". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2003". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2004". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2005". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2007". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2009". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2010". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2011". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2015". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2016". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2017". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2018". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2019". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2020". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2021". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2022". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2023". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^ "Domestic Box Office For 2024". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

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Films listed as number-one by in-year release
1970s–1980s	Star Wars (1977) Grease (1978) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Return of the Jedi (1983) Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Back to the Future (1985) Top Gun (1986) Three Men and a Baby (1987) Rain Man (1988) Batman (1989)
1990s−2000s	Home Alone (1990) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Aladdin (1992) Jurassic Park (1993) Forrest Gump (1994) Toy Story (1995) Independence Day (1996) Titanic (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Spider-Man (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Shrek 2 (2004) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Spider-Man 3 (2007) The Dark Knight (2008) Avatar (2009)
2010s−2020s	Toy Story 3 (2010) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) The Avengers (2012) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) American Sniper (2014) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Rogue One (2016) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Black Panther (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019) Bad Boys for Life (2020) Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Barbie (2023)
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