The 30 highest-grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation

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We've brought together the 30 highest-grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation – Avatar is the highest grossing movie not adjusted to inflation but instead comes second here when you take into account the changing value of the American dollar. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man: No Way Home is the most recent entries to break into our list, proving that there's still plenty of life left in cinema. Expect 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avatar: The Way of Water to crack the top 30 in the coming weeks too as it inches🐲 towards t🌌he $2 billion mark.

1. Gone with the Wind

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Director(s): Victor Fleming, George Cukor (uncredited),🐎 Sam Wood(uncredited)

Stars: Cla🎀🐠rk Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Barbara O'Neil

How much it made (adjusted for inflation): $3.9 billion

Widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, Gone With The Wind is the quintessential love st🦩ory. Set during the American Civil War, it follows a plantation owner’s♉ daughter’s quest for love, with iconic performances from Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. Its depictions of race are problematic, though Gone with the Wind remains a part of cinematic history.

2. Avatar

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Director(s): 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:James Cameron

Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, ෴Michelle Rodriguez

How much it made (adjusted for inflation): $3.5 billion

Cameron’s technological masterpiece🦩 spearheaded the rise of 3D films, creating a cinematic experience like no other upon its release in 2009. Set in the mid 22nd Century, humans are colonising the moon of Pandora to mine unobtainium, but the impact on the local Na’vi tribe leads to conflict💫 and courtship. A 2022 re-release helped boster its box office takings further, cementing it as the highest grossing movie of all time when not adjusting for inflation

3. Titanic (1997)

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Director(s): James Cameron

Stars: Leonardo DiCa🍸🤪prio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates

How much it made (adjusted for inflation): $3.2 billion

Cameron recreated the final voyage of the fateful Titanic in this breathtaking blockbಌuster. It was the love story between Jack and Rose that captured the public’s imagination and resulted in 11 Oscars, an unforgettable lead song, and the first film to ever make over $1 billion at the box office.

6. The Sound of Music (1965)

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Director(s): Robert Wise 

Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher P🍃lummer, Eleanor P💖arker, Richard Haydn

How much it made (adjusted for inflation): $2.6 billion

The story of Maria and the von Trapp family struck a chord with audiences worldwide, becoming the highest g๊rossing movie of all time upon its release, and bagging it five Academy Awards in the process. The soundtrack – written by Rodgers and Hammerstein – would go on to becom﷽e one of the best-selling movie soundtracks in history.

7. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Director(s): Steven Spielberg 

Stars: H🤪enry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace

How much it made (adjusted for inflation): $2.6 billion

Based loosely on the imaginary friend Speilberg created when his parents divorced, E.T. is a tale of friendship and courage. The story follows Elliot and his attempts to help E.T. return home, and as well as winning four Oscars it is widely considered one of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best sci-fi movies ever made.