High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The following is a non-definitive list of the all-time highest-grossing films ranked by theatrical box office performance, excluding income derived from home video, broadcasting rights and merchandise. Included on the list are a chart of the top box-office earners, a chart of high-grossing films by calendar year, a timeline showing the transition of the highest-grossing film record, and a chart of the highest-grossing film franchises and series. All charts account for international grosses where possible, and are expressed in US dollars at their nominal value.