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The following are two non-definitive lists of the all-time highest-grossing films.

List unadjusted for inflation

The list is based on the total worldwide box office receipts, updated to March 22, 2006.

It includes box office takings only, not the ancillary earnings (video rentals, TV broadcasts, etc.), and serves only as a guide.

Amounts are in United States dollars, and are not adjusted for inflation. Given population growth and, to a far greater extent, inflation (in particular the considerable inflation of movie theater ticket prices), these numbers are not a very good indicator of the popularity of movies over time. For example, the film which has sold the highest number of tickets ever is Gone with the Wind
, despite the population in 1939 being far lower than it is today, yet it does not feature anywhere on this list.

List adjusted for inflation

This is the inflation-adjusted list, based on worldwide box office receipts.

Inevitably, a single inflation-adjustment cannot account for global inflationary fluctuations, and it also favours re-released films. Further, it treats all receipts as if they were earned in the initial year of release, which is clearly incorrect.

However, it does provide a more accurate (if estimated) long-term picture of financial success as it ignores current inflationary trends. Every decade since the 1930s is represented, with the exception of the 1950s.

The table has been compiled using the US consumer price index, adjusted to 2005 figures.

As with the above, this list does not include television or video sales.

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