Highest-Grossing Films/Games/Shows of All Time (inflation-adjusted in 2014 dollars)
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- Commonly considered as one of the most influential video games of all time, the goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.$13.93 billion (arcade & console versions)
- Navigate Pac-Man through a maze escaping ghosts and eating Pac-Dots.$12.81 billion (arcade & console versions)
- StarsJohnpaul WilliamsRyu, Ken and a roster of six international newcomers compete to get the chance to take on the evil dictator M. Bison, the leader of the Shadaloo organization, who plans to brainwash the best fighters to work in his organization.$10.61 billion (arcade & console versions)
- DirectorMarc MessengerTerran GregoryJeffrey KaplanStarsMichele Marie ArkoTracy W. BushGrant GeorgeFirst entry in the MMORPG series. Four years have passed since the mortal races stood together against the might of the Burning Legion. Peace is fading. The lands of the world of Azeroth have once again become host to a World of Warcraft.$8.45 billion (online & offline revenues)
- DirectorKeizo OhtaTakayuki ShimamuraYoshikazu YamashitaStarsJosh MillmanA collection of short and funny sport mini games, played with motion-control controllers.$6.08 billion ($17.37 billion with console hardware)
- Lineage takes place in a backdrop of medieval fantasy. The hero, a member of the royal bloodline, heads for his homeland - the Kingdom of Aden - with his guardian knights, determined to avenge the death of his father and win back his kingdom. The game scenario is based on the comic book Lineage by Il-sook Shin, but the story has been expanded upon throughout the years, focusing first on the development of pledges dedicated to the prince or princess of their choice, and now on the uprising that the pretender king is planning with the dark elves. The game is steeped in detail and great care is taken to leave the game's medieval feel intact.$5.74 billion
- CreatorJames L. BrooksMatt GroeningSam SimonStarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightHarry ShearerThe satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.$5.35 billion
- DirectorHiroshi MatsunagaStarsSteve HeinkeOctober MooreWii Fit lets you use the Wii platform to get a variety of workouts, including yoga, aerobics, skiing, jogging and step. The game also offers more unique activities such as the Super Hula Hoop, the Tightrope Walk, and a Penguin Slide.$5.04 billion
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoArcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.$4.42 billion (arcade & console versions)
- StarsEarl BaylonEdward BoscoGreg Chun$4.01 billion
- StarsBrice ArmstrongSteve OlsonStephanie NadolnyDragon Ball tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, a young peculiar boy with a tail who embarks on a quest to become stronger and learns of the Dragon Balls, when, once all 7 are gathered, grant any wish of choice.$4 billion
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.$3.35 billion (original & 3D versions)
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoA plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.$3.43 billion ($13.39 billion with console hardware)
- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.$3.3 billion
- DirectorYasuyuki OyagiStarsCharles MartinetSamantha KellyDeanna MustardMario and friends once again jump into the seat of their go-kart machines for the Wii installment of the venerable franchise. Now featuring an online racing mode, new motorbike vehicle types, and a special balancing system.$3.12 billion
- CreatorLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsThe continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.$3.1 billion
- DirectorTakashi TezukaWhile Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.$3.13 billion ($6.61 billion with console hardware)
- DirectorTakayuki ShimamuraYoshikazu YamashitaStarsJosh MillmanA sequel to the Nintendo Wii game Wii Sports (2006), with more games and challenges.$3.13 billion
- DirectorYasuyuki OyagiStarsCharles MartinetSamantha KellyDeanna MustardMario and friends once again jump into the seat of their go-kart machines for the Wii installment of the venerable franchise. Now featuring an online racing mode, new motorbike vehicle types, and a special balancing system.$3.12 billion
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.$2.78 billion
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.$2.71 billion
- DirectorJames AlgarSamuel ArmstrongDavid HandStarsHardie AlbrightStan AlexanderBobette AudreyThe story of a young deer growing up in the forest.$2.7 billion
- DirectorMotoi OkamotoWii Play is a compilation of nine mini-games, including duck-hunting, fishing, and billiards games, each designed to demonstrate the features and capabilities of the Wii Remote controller.$2.6 billion
- A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.$2.52 billion ($4.66 billion with console hardware)
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoTakashi TezukaKing Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.$2.49 billion
- DirectorSatoshi TajiriRole playing game for the Game Boy Color, introducing the second generation of Pokémon, where you are on a quest to master Pokémon battling.$2.45 billion
- DirectorShigeyuki AsukeTakumi KawagoeStarsDan FalconeKenny JamesSamantha KellyPrincess Peach's birthday is ruined by the evil Koopalings that trap Peach inside a cake. The cake is loaded onto Bowser's airship and takes off, with Mario, Luigi, and the two Toads giving chase.$2.39 billion
- Light gun shooter video game in which the player must hit a minimum number of targets (either ducks or clay pigeons) to advance to the next round or else get a game over. If the player loses, a dog appears to mock the player.$2.38 billion
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor ParkerA young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.$2.26 billion
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.$2.21 billion
- DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne BaxterMoses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.$2.1 billion
- DirectorShigeyuki AsukeMotoi OkamotoStarsCharles MartinetWill WalkerNicole MillsOn a relaxing walk with Mario, Princess Peach gets kidnapped by Bowser Jr, and Mario must travel across 8 different themed worlds to save her.$2.08 billion
- CreatorEiichirô OdaStarsMayumi TanakaAkemi OkamuraLaurent VerninMonkey D. Luffy sets off on an adventure with his pirate crew in hopes of finding the greatest treasure ever, known as the "One Piece."$2 billion
- CreatorJoe CaseyJoe KellyMan of ActionStarsTara StrongPaul EidingMeagan MooreThe story of Ben Tennyson, a typical kid who becomes very atypical after he discovers the Omnitrix, a mysterious alien device with the power to transform the wearer into ten different alien species.$2 billion (including films & games)
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsOmar SharifJulie ChristieGeraldine ChaplinThe life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.$1.99 billion
- StarsShawn FontenoNed LukeSteven OggThree very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.$1.94 billion
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.$1.94 billion
- DirectorEd LoggYour spaceship is trapped in an asteroid belt. Watch out for enemy spacecraft and maneuver your way out.$1.95 billion
- StarsShawn FontenoNed LukeSteven OggThree very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.$1.94 billion
- DirectorDave AnthonyStarsJames C. BurnsEmmanuelle ChriquiIce CubeFormer Marine Captain and CIA operative Alex Mason, upon interrogation by an unknown party, recounts his violent experiences with the Bay of Pigs, a radical Soviet conspiracy, and the Vietnam war.$1.85 billion
- DirectorWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La VerneExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.$1.74 billion
- DirectorNobuaki KomotoStarsMichael McConnohieSteve BlumJohnny Yong BoschWhen the Shadow Lord, the most feared force of all, is said to have returned, four kingdoms send out a call for adventurers far and wide to join the fight and defend the land of Vana'diel.$1.63 billion