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This article is about the best-selling films on home video. For the best-selling films at the US box office, see List of highest-grossing films in the United States and List of films by box office admissions.

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 only includes physical media (such as VHS, DVD and Blu-ray), and does not include digital purchases or video rentals.

Best-selling films

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This is a list of the best-selling film titles sold in the United States across all physical 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 48,500,000 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 36,000,000 28,000,000[7] 5,070,000[8] 2,960,000[3] $598,000,000[9][8][3]
Aladdin
 October 1, 1993 34,630,000 30,000,000[10] 2,820,000[11] 1,810,000[12] $748,000,000[13][14][12]
Beauty and the Beast
 October 30, 1992 34,000,000 22,000,000[15] 7,500,000[16] 4,500,000[3] $554,000,000[17][16][3]
Titanic
 September 1, 1998 30,300,000 25,000,000[18] 4,900,000[19][20] 390,000[21] $655,000,000[22][23][21]
Toy Story
 October 29, 1996 26,650,000 21,000,000[24] 4,920,000[25] 730,000[25] $401,000,000[17][25]
Avatar
 April 22, 2010 26,500,000 — 19,000,000[26] 7,450,000[3] $400,000,000[27][3]
Jurassic Park
 October 4, 1994 26,000,000 24,000,000[7] 1,480,000[28] 520,000[29] $345,000,000[30][28][29]
Spider-Man
 November 1, 2002 26,000,000 6,500,000[31] 19,500,000[31] 16,000[32] $727,000,000[31][32]
The Little Mermaid
 May 18, 1990 38,870,000 23,000,000 13,400,000[33] 2,470,000[33] $565,000,000[34][33]
Cinderella
 October 4, 1988 25,800,000 17,000,000[15] 7,280,000[35] 1,470,000[35] $293,000,000[35]
Shrek
 November 2, 2001 25,300,000 15,400,000[1] 9,900,000[2] — $450,000,000[1][2]
Independence Day
 November 22, 1996 24,300,000 22,000,000[18] 1,960,000[36][37] 384,000[37] $588,000,000[38][36][37]
Cars
 November 7, 2006 23,400,000 — 23,100,000[39] 320,000[39] $334,000,000[39]
Frozen
 March 18, 2014 22,400,000 — 14,600,000[40] 7,785,000[3] $415,651,000[40][3]
The Dark Knight
December 9, 2008 21,800,000 — 19,200,000[41] 2,620,000[3] $317,000,000[41][3]
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
 April 10, 1992 21,100,000 15,900,000[42] 4,580,000[43] 590,000[44] $264,000,000[45][43][44]
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
 November 20, 2001 20,800,000 12,800,000[1] 7,390,000[46] 650,000[47] $337,000,000[1][46][47]
Shrek 2
 November 5, 2004 20,700,000 2,000,000[48] 18,710,000[48][49] — $348,000,000[48][49]

Best-selling films by format

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VHS

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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] $1,040,000,000
Aladdin Buena Vista Home Video October 1, 1993 30,000,000[10] $625,000,000[13] $1,320,000,000
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Buena Vista Home Video October 28, 1994 28,000,000[7] $430,000,000[9] $884,000,000
Titanic Paramount Home Video September 1, 1998 25,000,000[18] $500,000,000[22] $935,000,000
Jurassic Park Universal Studios Home Video October 4, 1994 24,000,000[7] $315,000,000[30] $612,000,000
Beauty and the Beast Buena Vista Home Video October 30, 1992 22,000,000[15][42] $318,000,000[17] $690,000,000
Independence Day 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment November 22, 1996 22,000,000[18] $550,000,000[38] $1,068,000,000
Toy Story Buena Vista Home Video October 29, 1996 21,000,000[24] $290,000,000[17] $563,000,000
Pocahontas Buena Vista Home Video February 27, 1996 17,100,000[17] $216,000,000[17] $420,000,000
Cinderella Buena Vista Home Video October 4, 1988 17,000,000[15] $108,000,000[35] $278,000,000
Toy Story 2 Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 17, 2000 16,600,000[1] $290,000,000[1] $530,000,000
Forrest Gump Paramount Home Video April 27, 1995 16,000,000[7] Un­known Un­known
One Hundred and One Dalmatians Buena Vista Home Video April 10, 1992 15,900,000[42] $150,000,000[45] $326,000,000
Shrek DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 2, 2001 15,400,000[1] $254,000,000[1] $437,000,000
The Return of Jafar Buena Vista Home Video May 20, 1994 15,000,000[50] $345,000,000[51] $709,000,000
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial MCA Home Video October 25, 1988 15,000,000[52] $300,000,000[18] $805,000,000
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 27, 1998 15,000,000[53] $300,000,000[54] $561,000,000
Fantasia Buena Vista Home Video November 1, 1991 14,200,000[45] $209,000,000[17] $468,000,000
Mrs. Doubtfire Fox Video April 26, 1994 14,000,000[7] Un­known Un­known
Pinocchio Buena Vista Home Video March 26, 1993 13,400,000[42] $335,000,000[55] $689,000,000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Universal Studios Home Video November 20, 2001 12,800,000[1] $206,000,000[1] $354,000,000
Home Alone Fox Video August 22, 1991 11,000,000[42] $275,000,000[56] $615,000,000
Bambi Buena Vista Home Video September 28, 1989 10,600,000[45] $168,000,000[57] $413,000,000
Tarzan Buena Vista Home Entertainment February 1, 2000 10,500,000[1] $210,000,000[1] $384,000,000
Batman Warner Home Video November 15, 1989 10,500,000[42] $190,000,000[18] $467,000,000
Aladdin and the King of Thieves Buena Vista Home Video August 13, 1996 10,300,000[17] $257,000,000[58] $499,000,000
The Little Mermaid Buena Vista Home Video May 18, 1990 23,000,000 $270,000,000[34] $525,000,000
Babe MCA/Universal Home Video March 19, 1996 10,000,000[59] Un­known Un­known

DVD

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This is a list of the best-selling DVD titles in the United States.

Title Distributor DVD release Sales Revenue Source(s)
Finding Nemo Buena Vista Home Entertainment November 4, 2003 38,800,000 $677,000,000 [2]
Cars Buena Vista Home Entertainment November 7, 2006 23,100,000 $326,000,000 [39]
Spider-Man Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment November 1, 2002 19,500,000 $565,000,000 [31]
The Dark Knight Warner Home Video December 9, 2008 19,200,000 $283,000,000 [41]
Avatar 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment April 22, 2010 19,000,000 $235,000,000 [26][27]
Shrek 2 DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 5, 2004 18,200,000 $316,000,000 [2]
Transformers DreamWorks Home Entertainment October 16, 2007 17,000,000 $295,000,000 [60]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 2, 2003 16,600,000 $316,000,000 [2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 5, 2006 16,500,000 $318,000,000 [61]
The Incredibles Buena Vista Home Entertainment March 15, 2005 15,600,000 $285,000,000 [2]
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment December 4, 2007 15,500,000 $314,000,000 [62]
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment November 1, 2005 15,100,000 $269,000,000 [2]
Despicable Me Universal Studios Home Entertainment December 14, 2010 15,100,000 $202,000,000 [63]
The Matrix Warner Home Video September 21, 1999 15,000,000 $375,000,000 [64][65]
Ratatouille Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 6, 2007 15,000,000 $189,000,000 [66]
The Polar Express Warner Home Video November 22, 2005 14,800,000 $223,000,000 [2]
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers New Line Home Entertainment August 26, 2003 14,700,000 $280,000,000 [2]
Frozen Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment March 18, 2014 14,600,000 $250,000,000 [40]
Up Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 10, 2009 13,800,000 $232,000,000 [67]
Twilight Summit Entertainment March 21, 2009 13,500,000 $238,000,000 [68]
300 Warner Home Video July 31, 2007 13,400,000 $277,000,000 [69]
The Little Mermaid Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 7, 1999 13,400,000 $218,000,000 [33]
Happy Feet Warner Home Video March 27, 2007 13,100,000 $207,000,000 [70]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Home Entertainment May 25, 2004 12,500,000 $257,000,000 [2]
WALL-E Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 18, 2008 12,500,000 $204,000,000 [71]
Monsters, Inc. Buena Vista Home Entertainment September 17, 2002 12,300,000 $215,000,000 [2]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Buena Vista Home Entertainment April 4, 2006 12,200,000 $447,000,000 [72]
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring New Line Home Entertainment August 6, 2002 12,000,000 $257,000,000 [2]
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Entertainment October 7, 2003 11,900,000 $220,000,000 [2]
Madagascar DreamWorks Home Entertainment November 1, 2005 11,900,000 $213,000,000 [2]
Shrek the Third Paramount Home Entertainment November 13, 2007 11,800,000 $177,000,000 [73]
Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment November 30, 2004 11,600,000 $174,000,000 [74]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Home Video December 11, 2007 11,500,000 $254,000,000 [75]
The Hangover Warner Home Video December 15, 2009 11,500,000 $200,000,000 [76]
The Jungle Book Buena Vista Home Entertainment December 7, 1999 11,300,000 $281,000,000 [77]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Warner Home Video March 7, 2006 11,100,000 $542,000,000 [78]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Paramount Home Entertainment October 20, 2009 11,000,000 $222,000,000 [79]
Toy Story 3 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment November 2, 2010 10,800,000 $192,000,000 [80]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Summit Entertainment December 4, 2010 10,800,000 $181,000,000 [81]
Iron Man Paramount Home Entertainment September 30, 2008 10,700,000 $182,000,000 [82]
The Passion of the Christ 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment August 31, 2004 10,500,000 $189,000,000 [2]
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit Entertainment March 20, 2010 10,400,000 $204,000,000 [83]

Blu-ray

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This is a list of the best-selling Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in the United States.

Rank[3] Title Distributor BD release Sales Revenue
1 Frozen Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment March 18, 2014 7,600,000 $161,000,000
2 Avatar 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment April 22, 2010 7,470,000 $164,000,000
3 Despicable Me 2 Universal Studios Home Entertainment December 10, 2013 5,940,000 $115,000,000
4 Beauty and the Beast Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment October 5, 2010 4,500,000 $102,000,000
5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment April 5, 2016 5,920,000 $152,000,000
6 The Avengers Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment September 25, 2012 5,260,000 $120,000,000
7 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy New Line Home Entertainment April 6, 2010 4,336,413 $257,128,953
8 Jurassic World Universal Studios Home Entertainment October 20, 2015 4,315,469 $96,753,967
9 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment October 6, 2009 3,993,495 $100,639,067
10 Guardians of the Galaxy Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment December 9, 2014 3,950,000 $83,000,000

LaserDisc

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This is a list of the best-selling LaserDisc (LD) titles in the United States.

Title Distributor LD release Sales Source(s)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day LIVE Home Video 1993 350,000 [84]
The Lion King Buena Vista Home Video 1995 150,000 [17]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Buena Vista Home Video 1994 100,000
True Lies Fox Video 1995 100,000 [84]

UMD

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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 Distributor UMD release Sales Source(s)
Spider-Man 2 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005 1,000,000 [85]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005 470,000 [86][87]

Best-selling films by year

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This is a list of the best-selling video titles sold on physical media (including VHS, DVD and Blu-ray) in the United States by year.

1984–1985

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Best-selling video cassettes (July 1984 to June 1985)[88][89]
Rank Title Original release Sales
1 Jane Fonda's Workout 1982 150,000+
2 Gone with the Wind 1939 150,000+
3 Purple Rain 1984 100,000+
4 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 1984 < 100,000

1988–1996

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Rank Title Release Sales Revenue Inflation Ref
1 The Lion King March 3, 1995 32,000,000[90] $520,000,000[4] $1,040,000,000 [24]
2 Aladdin October 1, 1993 30,000,000[10] $500,000,000[91] $1,050,000,000 [24]
3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs October 28, 1994 28,000,000 $430,000,000[9] $884,000,000 [92]
4 Jurassic Park October 4, 1994 24,000,000 $315,000,000[30] $612,000,000 [92]
5 Beauty and the Beast October 30, 1992 22,000,000 $318,000,000[17] $690,000,000 [24]
Independence Day November 22, 1996 22,000,000 Un­known Un­known [92]
7 Toy Story October 29, 1996 21,000,000[24] $290,000,000[17] $563,000,000 [92]
8 Pocahontas February 27, 1996 17,100,000 $216,000,000[17] $420,000,000 [17]
9 Cinderella October 4, 1988 17,000,000 $108,000,000[35] $278,000,000 [15]
10 Forrest Gump April 27, 1995 16,000,000 Un­known [92]

1993–1995

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Rank 1993[93] 1994[94] 1995[95]
Title Sales
1 Aladdin 30,000,000[10] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs The Lion King
2 Pinocchio 13,500,000[96] Jurassic Park Forrest Gump
3 Beauty and the Beast Un­known The Fox and the Hound Cinderella
4 Barney Un­known Mrs. Doubtfire The Santa Clause
5 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Un­known The Return of Jafar Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6 Free Willy Un­known Aladdin The Mask
7 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Un­known Barney Casper
8 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Un­known Once Upon a Forest Angels in the Outfield
9 Sister Act Un­known Free Willy Speed
10 Ghost Un­known The Fugitive Batman Forever

1996–1997

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Rank 1996 1997[92]
Title Sales Ref Title Sales
1 Independence Day 22,000,000 [97] One Hundred and One Dalmatians 15,000,000
2 Toy Story 21,000,000 Men in Black 14,000,000
3 Pocahontas 17,000,000 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 12,500,000
4 The Aristocats 12,800,000 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 12,000,000
5 Aladdin and the King of Thieves 10,300,000 [17] The Empire Strikes Back 10,000,000
6 Oliver & Company 10,000,000 [97] Return of the Jedi 10,000,000
7 Twister 9,500,000 Star Wars 10,000,000
8 Babe 8,000,000+ [98] Liar Liar 9,000,000
9 Muppet Treasure Island 8,000,000 [97] Space Jam 8,500,000
10 All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 6,000,000 George of the Jungle 7,200,000

2006

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Rank[99] 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

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Rank[100] 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

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Rank[101] 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

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Rank[102] 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

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Rank[103] 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

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Rank[104] 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

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Rank[105] 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

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Rank[106] 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

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Rank[107] 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

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Rank[108] 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

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Rank[109] 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

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Rank[110] 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

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Rank[111] 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

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Rank[112] 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

2020

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Rank[113] Title Sales Revenue
1 Frozen II 3,739,473 $80,123,767
2 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2,691,715 $66,690,252
3 Joker 2,511,092 $52,246,944
4 Jumanji: The Next Level 2,421,044 $48,420,597
5 Trolls: World Tour 2,152,432 $48,760,415
6 Sonic The Hedgehog 1,950,402 $41,585,643
7 1917 1,933,433 $41,635,374
8 Midway 1,632,035 $29,269,879
9 Scoob! 1,549,248 $26,093,819
10 Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 1,538,582 $65,166,550

2021

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Rank[114] Title Sales Revenue
1 Wonder Woman 1984 1,647,462 $38,742,601
2 The Croods: A New Age 1,370,601 $28,668,190
3 Godzilla vs. Kong 1,239,621 $34,572,483
4 F9: The Fast Saga 1,231,883 $28,917,323
5 Raya and the Last Dragon 1,000,001 $22,827,081
6 Black Widow 875,874 $21,548,641
7 Venom: Let There Be Carnage 851,538 $23,987,825
8 Harry Potter: The Complete Collection Years 1-7 829,825 $35,370,498
9 Free Guy 632,279 $16,965,010
10 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch 582,238 $9,368,257

2022

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Rank[115] Title Sales Revenue
1 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2,011,788 $44,247,382
2 Top Gun: Maverick 1,970,839 $46,376,059
3 Jurassic World: Dominion 1,265,746 $30,079,421
4 Dune 1,011,202 $19,115,182
5 Ghostbusters: Afterlife 976,369 $19,364,466
6 No Time to Die 877,077 $20,927,806
7 Encanto 873,833 $12,270,459
8 The Batman 857,943 $15,701,209
9 Sing 2 819,297 $10,475,845
10 Top Gun 798,846 $10,606,903

2023

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Rank[116] Title Sales Revenue
1 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 1,095,483 $20,996,811
2 John Wick: Chapter 4 999,841 $19,357,955
3 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 708,364 $8,942,994
4 Avatar: The Way of Water 684,028 $17,778,578
5 Black Adam 653,527 $16,061,654
6 Top Gun: Maverick 616,769 $14,194,841
7 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 520,501 $6,990,205
8 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 438,180 $11,079,746
9 Yellowstone: Season 5, Part 1 419,713 $6,613,782
10 Fast X 412,645 $8,950,984

Best-selling film series (VHS)

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Series VHS debut Sales Revenue (est.)
Aladdin October 1, 1993 55,300,000[10][50][17] $1,230,000,000[13][51][58]
The Lion King March 3, 1995 47,000,000[1][53] $820,000,000[4][54]
The Land Before Time September 14, 1989 45,000,000[53] $1,000,000,000[117]
Toy Story October 29, 1996 36,100,000[17][1] $580,000,000[17][1]
Star Wars Trilogy September 1, 1982 35,000,000[118] $873,000,000[119]

See also

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