List of fastest-grossing films
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The success of a film is assessed by trade publications (such as Box Office Mojo and Variety) primarily by its theatrical box office earnings. Although several other revenue streams also generate revenue (such as theatrical exhibition, home video, television broadcast rights and merchandising), theatrical box office earnings take prominence, mostly because of the availability of the data compared to sales figures for home video and broadcast rights, but also because of historical practice. The success at the box office is measured in a number of ways, and these look at both the total gross as well as the speed with which that gross is attained. This list focuses on the latter. Included on this list are charts showing the films that reached certain milestones in the fastest time. All charts are ranked first by the number of days they took to reach the milestone, and second by their total gross on the day they exceeded the milestone. The charts are not adjusted for inflation, which does erode the achievements of earlier films.
Fastest-grossing films – worldwide
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|+Fastest film to reach milestones ! scope="col" | Milestone ! scope="col" | Date ! Global release date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to !Films to hit ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| $500 million
|{{dts|2019|April|26|format=mdy}} |{{dts|2019|April|24|format=mdy}}{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=marvel2019.htm|title=Avengers: Endgame (2019) - International Box Office Results|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2019-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427184144/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=marvel2019.htm|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;" |{{Duration in days|24 Apr 2019|26 Apr 2019}} |style="text-align:right;" |>200 |
| $1 billion
|{{dts|2019|April|28|format=mdy}} |{{dts|2019|April|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;" |{{Duration in days|24 Apr 2019|28 Apr 2019}} |style="text-align:right;" |>50 |
| $1.5 billion
|{{dts|2019|May|1|format=mdy}} |{{dts|2019|April|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;" | {{Duration in days|24 April 2019|1 May 2019}} |style="text-align:right;" |13 |
| $2 billion
|{{dts|2019|May|4|format=mdy}} |{{dts|2019|April|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;" |{{Duration in days|24 April 2019|4 May 2019}} |style="text-align:right;" |7 |
| $2.5 billion
|{{dts|2019|April|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 20 |style="text-align:right;" |2 | style="text-align:right;"|{{Round|{{#expr:({{formatnum:728,447,735|R}}+{{formatnum:1,774,700,000|R}})/{{formatnum:1,000,000,000|R}}}}|3}} billion |
=Fastest to $500 million=
By 1980, Star Wars became the first movie to reach a $500 million worldwide gross (not adjusting for inflation).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aD1EBgAAQBAJ&q=500+million&pg=PA173|title=Contemporary American Cinema|last1=Ruth|first1=Williams, Linda|last2=Michael|first2=Hammond|date=2006-05-01|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education (UK)|isbn=9780335228430|language=en}} The list below is restricted to the 10 movies that reached the milestone the fastest, not taking into account early, single-show premieres.
=Fastest to $1 billion=
Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide on March 1, 1998, in {{duration in days|18 Dec 1997|1 Mar 1998}} days of release.{{cite web|url=https://www.monkeysfightingrobots.co/film-history-march-1st-titanic/|title=Today In Film History: March 1st, 1998 - Titanic Becomes First Film To Gross $1 Billion Worldwide|website=www.monkeysfightingrobots.co|date=March 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507145148/https://www.monkeysfightingrobots.co/film-history-march-1st-titanic/|archive-date=May 7, 2018|url-status=live}} The list below is restricted to the 10 movies that reached the milestone the fastest.
=Fastest to $1.5 billion=
Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1.5 billion worldwide no later than June 23, 1998, within {{duration in days|18 Dec 1997|23 Jun 1998}} days of release.{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1998-06-23/news/25730091_1_box-office-titanic-heads-tom-borys|title=After 26 Weeks, 'Titanic' Heads for the Bottom – philly-archives|date=June 23, 1998|website=Articles.philly.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610101716/http://articles.philly.com/1998-06-23/news/25730091_1_box-office-titanic-heads-tom-borys|archive-date=2016-06-10|access-date=2016-01-12}} The list below is restricted to the 10 movies that reached the milestone the fastest.
=Fastest to $2 billion=
=Fastest to $2.5 billion=
Fastest-grossing films – US and Canada
Figures listed here do not take into account dates for limited-release premieres, but they do take into account the grosses from the previews or "midnight showings" that occur the day before the "official opening day".{{efn|For example, Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered on December 14, 2015 at three locations.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-premiere-preparation-1201659677/|title='Star Wars' Premiere: Fans, Security to Bring the Force|last1=Rainey|first1=James|last2=Sage|first2=Alyssa|work=Variety|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213071052/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-premiere-preparation-1201659677/|archive-date=December 13, 2015|url-status=live}} but it officially opened in North America on Friday, December 18. However, "midnight" shows occurred late on Thursday, and they totaled up to $57 million.}}
On this series of charts, films are ranked first by the number of days they took to reach the milestone, and second by their total gross on the day they exceeded the milestone. The milestones used by trade publications such as Box Office Mojo or The Numbers, are multiples of $50 million. Therefore, the charts below reflect these milestones. Note that in the case of a tie, the highest-grossing film is listed as the fastest-grossing film.
=Fastest to $50 million=
It is believed that the 1915 silent-era film The Birth of a Nation was the first movie that might have grossed over $50 million.{{cite book |last=Monaco |first=James |title=How to Read a Film:Movies, Media, and Beyond |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-19-975579-0 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=bgbOsjnppAcC&pg=PA262 262] |quote=The Birth of a Nation, costing an unprecedented and, many believed, thoroughly foolhardy $110,000, eventually returned $20 million and more. The actual figure is hard to calculate because the film was distributed on a "states' rights" basis in which licenses to show the film were sold outright. The actual cash generated by The Birth of a Nation may have been as much as $50 million to $100 million, an almost inconceivable amount for such an early film.}} Gone with the Wind is the first film to definitively gross over $50 million in the United States, taking its lifetime total to $58.3 million with its 1954 re-release.{{sfn|Block|Wilson|2010|page=518}} More than 1,800 films have grossed over $50 million.{{cite web |title=All Time Domestic Box Office Results |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm?page=1&p=.htm |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Box Office Mojo}} {{As of|2024|09}}, 56 did so during their opening day (including previews). The list below is restricted to the biggest 10 during their opening day.
=Fastest to $100 million=
The first movie to reach $100 million at the US and Canadian box office was The Sound of Music, during its initial 1965 release.{{cite web |title=The Sound of Music |publisher=American Film Institute |url=http://www.afi.com/wise/films/sound_of_music/sound.html |access-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104202727/http://www.afi.com/wise/films/sound_of_music/sound.html |archive-date=November 4, 2015 |url-status=live }} More than 800 films have crossed this threshold since, over 70 of which just during their first 3 days of release. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
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|+Fastest-grossing films to $100 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|April|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 1{{efn|It took 17 hours from the first release to reach the $100 million threshold.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/avengers-endgame-fastest-film-to-hit-100m-box-office-1202601937/|title=More 'Avengers: Endgame' Records Broken: Russo Brothers-Directed Marvel Pic Is The Fastest To $100M|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=2019-04-26|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en|access-date=2019-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427133354/https://deadline.com/2019/04/avengers-endgame-fastest-film-to-hit-100m-box-office-1202601937/|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live}}|name=|group=}} | style="text-align:right;"| $157,461,641 |
| 2
|{{dts|2021|December|17|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" |$121,964,712 |
| 3
|{{dts|2015|December|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;" | 1{{efn|It took 21 hours from the first release to reach the $100 million threshold.{{cite web |author=B. Alan Orange |url=https://movieweb.com/star-wars-7-force-awakens-box-office-opening-day-record/ |title=Star Wars: The Force Awakens Destroys Opening Day Box Office Record with $120.5M |publisher=MovieWeb |date=2015-12-19 |access-date=2018-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507003206/https://movieweb.com/star-wars-7-force-awakens-box-office-opening-day-record/ |archive-date=May 7, 2018 |url-status=live }}}} | style="text-align:right;" | $119,119,282 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|April|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | $106,334,939 |
| 5
|{{dts|2017|December|15|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | $104,684,491 |
| 6
|{{dts|2024|July|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $157,834,493 |
| 7
|{{dts|2015|June|13|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $151,598,780 |
| 8
|{{dts|2012|May|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Avengers | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $150,371,975 |
| 9
|{{dts|2022|May|7|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $148,527,634 |
| 10
|{{dts|2018|February|17|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $141,936,512 |
=Fastest to $150 million=
The first movie to reach $150 million at the US and Canadian box office was Gone with the Wind, during 1967 re-release.{{efn|The Sound of Music grossed $139 million upon its initial 1965 release,{{sfn|Block|Wilson|2010|page=434}} and was the highest-grossing film until the 1967 re-release of Gone with the Wind,{{sfn|Block|Wilson|2010|page=475}} which brought the latter's lifetime gross to $152 million.{{sfn|Block|Wilson|2010|page=518}}}} More than 400 films have crossed this threshold since, 29 of which just in their first 3 days of release. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
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|+Fastest-grossing films to $150 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|April|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 1 | style="text-align:right;"| $157,461,641 |
| 2
|{{dts|2021|December|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" |$195,905,991 |
| 3
|{{dts|2018|April|28|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $188,466,551 |
| 4
|{{dts|2015|December|19|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $187,413,486 |
| 5
|{{dts|2017|December|16|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $168,677,696 |
| 6
|{{dts|2024|July|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $157,834,493 |
| 7
|{{dts|2015|June|13|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $151,598,780 |
| 8
|{{dts|2012|May|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Avengers | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | $150,371,975 |
| 9
|{{dts|2018|February|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $202,003,951 |
| 10
|{{dts|2019|July|21|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Lion King | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $191,770,759 |
=Fastest to $200 million=
The first movie to reach this milestone was Jaws, on its 1976 re-release.{{cite book |first=Michelle C. |last=Pautz |date=2017 |title=Civil Servants on the Silver Screen: Hollywood's Depiction of Government and Bureaucrats |series=Politics, Literature, & Film |publisher=Lexington Books |isbn=9781498539135 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=1DFEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA34 34]}}{{efn|Jaws was the first film to gross $200 million. It grossed $190 million upon its initial 1975 release,{{cite book |first=Kathryn |last=Kalinak |date=2015 |title=Sound: Dialogue, Music, and Effects |series=Behind the Silver Screen Series |volume=10 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |isbn=9780813564289 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ow5nCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA85 85]}} and a further $16 million gross rental from its 1976 reissue.{{cite book |editor-first=Graeme |editor-last=Turner |date=2002 |title=The Film Cultures Reader |publisher=Psychology Press |first=Thomas |last=Schatz |chapter=14: The New Hollywood |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Poi6pcu2IngC&pg=PA184 184]–205}}}} More than 200 films have grossed over $200 million at the US and Canadian box office, 32 of which reached it in their first 7-days. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
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|+Fastest-grossing films to $200 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|April|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 2 | style="text-align:right;"| $266,725,763 |
| 2
|{{dts|2021|December|19|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" |$260,138,569 |
| 3
|{{dts|2018|April|29|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $257,698,183 |
| 4
|{{dts|2015|December|20|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $247,966,675 |
| 5
|{{dts|2017|December|17|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $220,009,584 |
| 6
|{{dts|2024|July|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $211,435,291 |
| 7
|{{dts|2015|June|14|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $208,806,270 |
| 8
|{{dts|2012|May|6|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Avengers | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $207,438,708 |
| 9
|{{dts|2018|February|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $202,003,951 |
| 10
|{{dts|2019|July|22|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Lion King | style="text-align:right;" | 4 | style="text-align:right;" |$212,820,978 |
=Fastest to $250 million=
The first movie to reach this milestone was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope with its 1978 reissue.{{sfn|Block|Wilson|2010|page=519}} More than 100 films have grossed over $250 million at the US and Canadian box office, 14 of which did so in the first week. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
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|+Fastest-grossing films to $250 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|April|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 2 | style="text-align:right;"| $266,725,763 |
| 2
|{{dts|2021|December|19|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" |Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" |$260,138,569 |
| 3
|{{dts|2018|April|29|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | $257,698,183 |
| 4
|{{dts|2015|December|21|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;" | 4 | style="text-align:right;" | $288,076,417 |
| 5
|{{dts|2018|February|20|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 5 | style="text-align:right;" | $263,013,041 |
| 6
|{{dts|2017|December|19|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 5 | style="text-align:right;" | $261,820,146 |
| 7
|{{dts|2024|July|30|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 5 | style="text-align:right;" | $261,190,114 |
| 8
|{{dts|2015|June|16|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 5 | style="text-align:right;" | $258,493,605 |
| 9
|{{dts|2019|July|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Lion King | style="text-align:right;" | 6 | style="text-align:right;" | $260,250,600 |
| 10
|{{dts|2019|Dec|25|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | style="text-align:right;" | 6 | style="text-align:right;" | $259,209,866 |
=Fastest to $300 million=
The first movie to reach this milestone was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope with its 1981 reissue.{{sfn|Block|Wilson|2010|page=519}} More than 100 films have grossed over $300 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
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|+Fastest-grossing films to $300 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|April|28|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 3 | style="text-align:right;"| $357,115,007 |
| 2
|{{dts|2021|December|21|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" |Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 5 | style="text-align:right;" |$328,685,544 |
| 3
|{{dts|2015|December|22|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 5 | style="text-align:right;"| $325,438,146 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|May|1|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;"| 5 | style="text-align:right;"| $305,864,408 |
| 5
|{{dts|2024|August|2|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 8 | style="text-align:right;" | $326,875,919 |
| 6
|{{dts|2015|June|19|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;"| 8 | style="text-align:right;"| $325,326,090 |
| 7
|{{dts|2017|December|22|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;"| 8 | style="text-align:right;"| $321,365,440 |
| 8
|{{dts|2018|February|23|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;"| 8 | style="text-align:right;"| $320,812,422 |
| 9
|{{dts|2019|December|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" |Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | style="text-align:right;" | 8 | style="text-align:right;" | $315,866,789 |
| 10
|{{dts|2012|May|12|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Avengers | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $342,148,409 |
=Fastest to $350 million=
The first movie to pass this threshold was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on April 15, 1983, after 314 days of release.{{Cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/08/09/ID4-tops-250-million-at-box-office/8167839563200/|title=ID4' tops $250 million at box office|work=UPI|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174914/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/08/09/ID4-tops-250-million-at-box-office/8167839563200/|archive-date=May 16, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.moviemuser.co.uk/2010/08/04/what-films-have-held-the-highest-grossing-movie-ever-record-movie-a-day-et-the-extra-terrestrial/|title=What Films Have Held The Highest Grossing Movie Ever Record? - Movie-A-Day: ET: The Extra Terrestrial - Movie Muser|date=2010-08-04|work=Movie Muser|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516180850/http://www.moviemuser.co.uk/2010/08/04/what-films-have-held-the-highest-grossing-movie-ever-record-movie-a-day-et-the-extra-terrestrial/|archive-date=May 16, 2018|url-status=live}} {{As of|2024|09}}, 71 films have grossed over $350 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
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|+Fastest-grossing films to $350 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|April|28|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 3 | style="text-align:right;"| $357,115,007 |
| 2
|{{dts|2015|December|23|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 6 | style="text-align:right;"| $363,460,329 |
| 3
|{{dts|2021|December|22|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 6 | style="text-align:right;" | $356,531,855 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|May|4|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 8 | style="text-align:right;" | $369,760,540 |
| 5
|{{dts|2018|February|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $368,297,777 |
| 6
|{{dts|2024|August|3|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $364,981,268 |
| 7
|{{dts|2015|June|20|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $364,438,555 |
| 8
|{{dts|2017|December|23|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $350,537,855 |
| 9
|{{dts|2012|May|13|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | The Avengers | style="text-align:right;" | 10 | style="text-align:right;" | $373,071,647 |
| 10
|{{dts|2019|December|29|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" |Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | style="text-align:right;" |10 | style="text-align:right;" |$362,186,406 |
=Fastest to $400 million=
The first movie to reach this milestone was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope on Feb 7, 1997,{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/02/01/20-years-ago-star-wars-special-edition-made-star-wars-special-again/#130bfb992a61|title=20 Years Ago, 'Star Wars: Special Edition' Made 'Star Wars' Special Again|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517010522/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/02/01/20-years-ago-star-wars-special-edition-made-star-wars-special-again/#130bfb992a61|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live}} during its 20-year anniversary re-release. {{As of|2024|09}}, 48 films have grossed over $400 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $400 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|April|30|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 5 | style="text-align:right;"| $427,099,795 |
| 2
|{{dts|2015|December|25|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 8 | style="text-align:right;"| $440,181,717 |
| 3
|{{dts|2021|December|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 8 | style="text-align:right;" | $405,520,983 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|May|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $416,462,994 |
| 5
|{{dts|2018|February|25|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 10 | style="text-align:right;" | $403,613,257 |
| 6
|{{dts|2015|June|21|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 10 | style="text-align:right;" | $402,800,095 |
| 7
|{{dts|2024|August|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 11 | style="text-align:right;" | $407,760,045 |
| 8
|{{dts|2017|December|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 12 | style="text-align:right;" | $423,361,767 |
| 9
|{{dts|2020|January|1|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" |Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | style="text-align:right;" | 13 | style="text-align:right;" | $407,782,706 |
| 10
|{{dts|2024|June|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Inside Out 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 13 | style="text-align:right;" | $400,782,196 |
=Fastest to $450 million=
The first movie to reach this milestone was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope on Mar 7, 1997,{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/02/01/20-years-ago-star-wars-special-edition-made-star-wars-special-again/#7fc661112a61|title=20 Years Ago, 'Star Wars: Special Edition' Made 'Star Wars' Special Again|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517010522/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/02/01/20-years-ago-star-wars-special-edition-made-star-wars-special-again/#7fc661112a61|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live}} during its 20-year anniversary re-release. {{As of|2024|09}}, 28 films have grossed over $450 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $450 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|May|1|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style=text-align:right;" | 6 | style="text-align:right;" | $452,351,786 |
| 2
|{{dts|2015|December|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $496,913,249 |
| 3
|{{dts|2021|December|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 10 | style="text-align:right;" |$470,413,982 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|May|6|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 10 | style="text-align:right;" | $453,107,350 |
| 5
|{{dts|2017|December|28|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 14 | style="text-align:right;" | $464,698,228 |
| 6
|{{dts|2015|June|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 15 | style="text-align:right;" | $460,533,690 |
| 7
|{{dts|2024|August|9|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 15 | style="text-align:right;" | $455,750,762 |
| 8
|{{dts|2018|March|2|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 15 | style="text-align:right;" | $451,657,573 |
| 9
|{{dts|2024|June|29|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" |Inside Out 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 16 | style="text-align:right;" |$451,270,367 |
| 10
|{{dts|2023|August|6|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" |Barbie | style="text-align:right;" | 17 | style="text-align:right;" | $459,390,060 |
=Fastest to $500 million{{Anchor|Fastest to $500 million US}}=
The first movie to reach $500 million in the US and Canada was Titanic on March 20, 1998, after 98 days of release.{{Cite news|url=https://collider.com/avatar-reaches-500-million-in-only-32-days-worldwide-gross-an-astounding-162-billion/|title=AVATAR Reaches $500 Million In Only 32 Days; Worldwide Gross an Astounding $1.62 billion|date=2010-01-18|work=Collider|access-date=2018-05-16|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517005548/http://collider.com/avatar-reaches-500-million-in-only-32-days-worldwide-gross-an-astounding-162-billion/|archive-date=May 17, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeguru.com/titanic600.shtml|title=TITANIC : Countdown to $600 Million|last=Pandya|first=Gitesh|website=www.boxofficeguru.com|access-date=2018-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407181608/http://www.boxofficeguru.com/titanic600.shtml|archive-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=live}} {{As of|2024|09}}, 22 films have grossed over $500 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $500 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|May|3|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style=text-align:right;"| 8 | style="text-align:right;"| $514,631,412 |
| 2
|{{dts|2015|December|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 10 | style="text-align:right;"| $540,058,914 |
| 3
|{{dts|2021|December|28|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 12 | style="text-align:right;" | $516,531,392 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|May|11|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 15 | style="text-align:right;" | $501,998,715 |
| 5
|{{dts|2017|December|30|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 16 | style="text-align:right;" | $503,651,719 |
| 6
|{{dts|2018|March|4|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 17 | style="text-align:right;" | $501,706,972 |
| 7
|{{dts|2015|June|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 17 | style="text-align:right;" | $500,373,420 |
| 8
|{{dts|2024|August|13|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 19 | style="text-align:right;" | $506,937,007 |
| 9
|{{dts|2024|July|4|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Inside Out 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 21 | style="text-align:right;" | $503,823,699 |
| 10
|{{dts|2023|August|11|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Barbie | style="text-align:right;" | 22 | style="text-align:right;" | $502,625,566 |
=Fastest to $550 million=
The first movie to reach $550 million in the US and Canada was Titanic on April 17, 1998, after 121 days of release. {{As of|2024|09}}, seventeen films have grossed over $550 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $550 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|May|4|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;" | 9 | style="text-align:right;" | $576,158,461 |
| 2
|{{dts|2015|December|28|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;" | 11 | style="text-align:right;" | $571,420,943 |
| 3
|{{dts|2021|December|30|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 14 | style="text-align:right;" | $557,577,074 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|May|14|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 18 | style="text-align:right;" | $552,716,088 |
| 5
|{{dts|2018|January|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 22 | style="text-align:right;" | $555,486,075 |
| 6
|{{dts|2018|March|9|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 24 | style="text-align:right;" | $561,697,180 |
| 7
|{{dts|2015|July|3|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 24 | style="text-align:right;" | $556,538,010 |
| 8
|{{dts|2024|August|20|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 26 | style="text-align:right;" | $553,509,894 |
| 9
|{{dts|2024|July|11|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Inside Out 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 28 | style="text-align:right;" | $551,844,077 |
| 10
|{{dts|2023|August|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Barbie | style="text-align:right;" | 29 | style="text-align:right;" | $552,141,482 |
=Fastest to $600 million=
The first movie to reach $600 million in the US and Canada was Titanic on August 28, 1998, after 255 days of release. {{As of|2024|09}}, sixteen films have grossed over $600 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $600 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|May|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;" | 10 | style="text-align:right;" | $621,277,849 |
| 2
|{{dts|2015|December|29|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;" | 12 | style="text-align:right;" | $600,949,526 |
| 3
|{{dts|2022|January|2|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;" | 17 | style="text-align:right;" | $613,600,664 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|May|22|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;" | 26 | style="text-align:right;" | $601,381,683 |
| 5
|{{dts|2018|March|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;" | 31 | style="text-align:right;" | $605,027,218 |
| 6
|{{dts|2015|July|17|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;" | 36 | style="text-align:right;" | $603,031,100 |
| 7
|{{dts|2018|January|20|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | style="text-align:right;" | 37 | style="text-align:right;" | $602,589,476 |
| 8
|{{dts|2024|September|02|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Deadpool & Wolverine | style="text-align:right;" | 39 | style="text-align:right;" | $603,907,246 |
| 9
|{{dts|2023|January|24|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avatar: The Way of Water | style="text-align:right;" | 40 | style="text-align:right;" | $601,998,602 |
| 10
|{{dts|2024|July|23|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Inside Out 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 40 | style="text-align:right;" | $600,969,628 |
=Fastest to $650 million=
The first movie to reach $650 million in the US and Canada was Avatar on February 13, 2010, after 58 days of release. {{As of|2024|09}}, eleven films have grossed over $650 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $650 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2019|May|8|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 13 | style="text-align:right;"| $652,935,585 |
| 2
|{{dts|2015|December|31|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 14 | style="text-align:right;"| $651,965,583 |
| 3
|{{dts|2022|January|8|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;"| 23 | style="text-align:right;"| $658,870,933 |
| 4
|{{dts|2018|June|9|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Infinity War | style="text-align:right;"| {{Duration in days|27 Apr 2018|9 June 2018}} | style="text-align:right;"| $652,709,699 |
| 5
|{{dts|2018|April|1|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;"| 45 | style="text-align:right;"| $650,923,549 |
| 6
|{{dts|2010|February|13|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avatar | style="text-align:right;"| 58 | style="text-align:right;"| $651,346,762 |
| 7
|{{dts|2023|February|16|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avatar: The Way of Water | style="text-align:right;" | 62 | style="text-align:right;" | $650,432,427 |
| 8
|{{dts|2022|July|31|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Top Gun: Maverick | style="text-align:right;" | 66 | style="text-align:right;" | $650,311,290 |
| 9
|{{dts|2024|September|02|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Inside Out 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 81 | style="text-align:right;" | $650,825,110 |
| 10
|{{dts|2015|September|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Jurassic World | style="text-align:right;"| 104 | style="text-align:right;"| $650,010,785 |
=Fastest to $700 million=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $700 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2016|January|02|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 16 | style="text-align:right;"| $720,729,671 |
| 2
|{{dts|2019|May|11|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 16 | style="text-align:right;"| $704,178,577 |
| 3
|{{dts|2022|January|17|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;"| 32 | style="text-align:right;"| $702,574,237 |
| 4
|{{dts|2010|February|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avatar | style="text-align:right;"| 72 | style="text-align:right;"| $702,621,374 |
| 5
|{{dts|2022|September|05|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Top Gun: Maverick | style="text-align:right;"| 102 | style="text-align:right;"| $701,250,369 |
| 6
|{{dts|2018|August|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Black Panther | style="text-align:right;"| 171 | style="text-align:right;"| $700,006,415 |
=Fastest to $750 million=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $750 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2016|January|04|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 18 | style="text-align:right;"| $750,208,942 |
| 2
|{{dts|2019|May|18|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 23 | style="text-align:right;"| $761,769,075 |
| 3
|{{dts|2022|February|8|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;"| 54 | style="text-align:right;"| $750,429,025 |
| 4
|{{dts|2010|August|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avatar | style="text-align:right;"| 253 | style="text-align:right;"| $750,999,186 |
=Fastest to $800 million=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $800 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2016|January|09|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 23 | style="text-align:right;"| $800,329,495 |
| 2
|{{dts|2019|May|27|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 32 | style="text-align:right;"| $803,395,591 |
| 3
|{{dts|2022|March|26|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Spider-Man: No Way Home | style="text-align:right;"| 100 | style="text-align:right;"| $800,029,736 |
=Fastest to $850 million=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $850 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2016|January|17|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 31 | style="text-align:right;"| $852,274,958 |
| 2
|{{dts|2019|July|12|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Avengers: Endgame | style="text-align:right;"| 78 | style="text-align:right;"| $850,108,592 |
=Fastest to $900 million=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+Fastest-grossing films to $900 million ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Days to ! scope="col" | Gross on day |
| 1
|{{dts|2016|February|5|format=mdy}} ! scope="row" | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | style="text-align:right;"| 50 | style="text-align:right;"| $900,844,232 |
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