List of highest-grossing R-rated films

This is a list of the highest-grossing R-rated films. An R-rated film is a film that has been assessed as having material which may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17 by the Motion Picture Association; the MPA writes "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian". The R-rating applies to the United States, with similar ratings given in TV-MA for television and home video releases, as well as other countries such as 14A and 18A in Canada, (/wiki/BritishBoardofFilmClassification) or (/wiki/18(BritishBoardofFilmClassification)) in the United Kingdom and MA 15+ and R 18+ in Australia. All lists in this article are unadjusted for inflation except where specifically noted.

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List of highest-grossing R-rated films

Three of the six highest-grossing R-rated films consist of the Deadpool trilogy, co-produced by and starring Ryan Reynolds (pictured in 2018).

This is a list of the highest-grossing R-rated films. An R-rated film is a film that has been assessed as having material which may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17 by the Motion Picture Association; the MPA writes "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian". The R-rating applies to the United States, with similar ratings given in TV-MA for television and home video releases, as well as other countries such as 14A and 18A in Canada, (/wiki/BritishBoardofFilmClassification) or (/wiki/18(BritishBoardofFilmClassification)) in the United Kingdom and MA 15+ and R 18+ in Australia. All lists in this article are unadjusted for inflation except where specifically noted.

Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men Universe are the highest-grossing R-rated film and its live-action franchise, respectively. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime film series is the highest-grossing R-rated animated and non-English-language film franchise with Infinity Castle became the highest-grossing R-rated animated and non-English-language film of all time, sitting among the top five highest-grossing R-rated films.

Highest-grossing R-rated films

List of highest-grossing R-rated films

The following are the top 50 highest grossing R-rated films of all time. As the only two R-rated films to gross $1 billion worldwide, Deadpool & Wolverine and Joker sit among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 27 March 2026 in theaters around the world.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Peak</th><th>Film</th><th>Year</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Deadpool & Wolverine</td><td>2024</td><td>$1,338,073,645</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>Joker</td><td>2019</td><td>$1,078,751,311</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>Oppenheimer</td><td>2023</td><td>$976,968,205</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle</td><td>2025</td><td>$800,413,549</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>Deadpool 2</td><td>2018</td><td>$785,896,632</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>Deadpool</td><td>2016</td><td>$782,612,155</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>The Matrix Reloaded</td><td>2003</td><td>$741,847,937</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>It</td><td>2017</td><td>$704,242,888</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>Detective Chinatown 3NA</td><td>2021</td><td>$686,257,563</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>Logan</td><td>2017</td><td>$619,021,436</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>The Passion of the Christ</td><td>2004</td><td>$612,054,428</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>The Hangover Part II</td><td>2011</td><td>$586,764,305</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>Fifty Shades of Grey</td><td>2015</td><td>$569,651,467</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>6</td><td>The MermaidNA</td><td>2016</td><td>$553,810,228</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>4</td><td>Ted</td><td>2012</td><td>$549,368,315</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>American Sniper</td><td>2014</td><td>$547,326,372</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>11</td><td>Detective Chinatown 2NA</td><td>2018</td><td>$544,068,574</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>7</td><td>The Revenant</td><td>2015</td><td>$532,938,302</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>Terminator 2: Judgment Day</td><td>1991</td><td>$515,390,883</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>16</td><td>Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train</td><td>2020</td><td>$512,704,063</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>21</td><td>The Conjuring: Last Rites</td><td>2025</td><td>$499,156,445</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>2</td><td>Saving Private Ryan</td><td>1998</td><td>$485,035,085</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>4</td><td>Troy</td><td>2004</td><td>$483,152,040</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>18</td><td>It Chapter Two</td><td>2019</td><td>$473,123,154</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>12</td><td>Lucy</td><td>2014</td><td>$469,058,574</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>5</td><td>Gladiator</td><td>2000</td><td>$465,516,248</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>6</td><td>The Hangover</td><td>2009</td><td>$465,487,583</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>3</td><td>The Matrix</td><td>1999</td><td>$465,377,200</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>1</td><td>Pretty Woman</td><td>1990</td><td>$463,406,268</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>28</td><td>Gladiator II</td><td>2024</td><td>$462,180,717</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>9</td><td>300</td><td>2007</td><td>$456,068,181</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>7</td><td>The Last Samurai</td><td>2003</td><td>$454,627,263</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>25</td><td>1917</td><td>2019</td><td>$446,064,352</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>28</td><td>John Wick: Chapter 4</td><td>2023</td><td>$440,157,245</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>24</td><td>A Star Is Born</td><td>2018</td><td>$434,888,866</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>7</td><td>Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines</td><td>2003</td><td>$433,371,112</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>1</td><td>The Exorcist</td><td>1973</td><td>$430,872,776</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>8</td><td>The Matrix Revolutions</td><td>2003</td><td>$427,344,031</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>16</td><td>The IntouchablesNA</td><td>2011</td><td>$426,590,315</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>31</td><td>Bad Boys for Life</td><td>2020</td><td>$426,505,244</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>18</td><td>Django Unchained</td><td>2012</td><td>$425,368,238</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>22</td><td>Mad Max: Fury Road</td><td>2015</td><td>$415,261,382</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>14</td><td>Sex and the City</td><td>2008</td><td>$415,253,641</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>19</td><td>Kingsman: The Secret Service</td><td>2015</td><td>$414,351,546</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>16</td><td>The King's Speech</td><td>2010</td><td>$414,242,458</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>3</td><td>The Bodyguard</td><td>1992</td><td>$411,006,740</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>31</td><td>Kingsman: The Golden Circle</td><td>2017</td><td>$410,902,662</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>23</td><td>The Wolf of Wall Street</td><td>2013</td><td>$407,039,432</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>45</td><td>Bad Boys: Ride or Die</td><td>2024</td><td>$404,527,051</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>21</td><td>Prometheus</td><td>2012</td><td>$403,354,469</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Highest-grossing R-rated animated films

List of highest-grossing R-rated films

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime film series earned more than $1 billion of box-office gross internationally, the first R-rated animated film series to do so, with Infinity Castle being the highest-grossing R-rated animated film of all time.

Haruo Sotozaki (pictured in 2025) directed the most R-rated animated films on the list with four entires, mostly Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime films.

The following is a list of R-rated animated films that have surpassed $1 million at the box office; TV-MA-rated, the television equivalent of the Motion Picture Association R-rating, is also included but must be applied on the list. (/wiki/Listofanimatedfeaturefilmsof2016), (/wiki/2024infilm) and (/wiki/2025infilm) are the most frequent year with two films, and over two-thirds were released after the year 2000.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Film</th><th>Year</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Domestic gross</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle</td><td>2025</td><td>$800,413,549</td><td>$134,519,077</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train</td><td>2020</td><td>$512,704,063</td><td>$50,272,044</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc †</td><td>2025</td><td>$181,115,803</td><td>$43,438,461</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Sausage Party</td><td>2016</td><td>$140,705,322</td><td>$97,685,686</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeNA</td><td>2021</td><td>$93,763,012</td><td>$810,744</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Fritz the Cat</td><td>1972</td><td>$90,000,000</td><td>$25,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut</td><td>1999</td><td>$83,137,603</td><td>$52,037,603</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village</td><td>2023</td><td>$59,554,259</td><td>$16,945,424</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training</td><td>2024</td><td>$50,439,672</td><td>$17,657,658</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>AkiraNA</td><td>1988</td><td>$49,000,000</td><td>$553,171</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>The End of EvangelionNA</td><td>1997</td><td>$22,537,729</td><td>$1,302,300</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Pink Floyd – The WallNA</td><td>1982</td><td>$22,265,763</td><td>$22,244,207</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring SongNA</td><td>2020</td><td>$20,150,000</td><td>$200,000</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Heavy Metal</td><td>1981</td><td>$20,063,636</td><td>$546,545</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - II. Lost ButterflyNA</td><td>2019</td><td>$19,790,000</td><td>$420,595</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage FlowerNA</td><td>2017</td><td>$17,422,935</td><td>$193,833</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & RebirthNA</td><td>1997</td><td>$15,455,713</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Waltz with BashirNA</td><td>2008</td><td>$13,912,289</td><td>$2,283,849</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>The PeasantsNA</td><td>2023</td><td>$10,064,347</td><td>$155,188</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>A Scanner Darkly</td><td>2006</td><td>$7,659,918</td><td>$5,501,616</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Memoir of a SnailNA</td><td>2024</td><td>$7,634,622</td><td>$669,798</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of MilosNA</td><td>2011</td><td>$7,579,282</td><td>$177,802</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>American Pop</td><td>1981</td><td>$6,000,000</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Anomalisa</td><td>2015</td><td>$5,706,168</td><td>$3,759,286</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters</td><td>2007</td><td>$5,520,368</td><td>$5,520,368</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul</td><td>2020</td><td>$4,971,635</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Batman: The Killing Joke</td><td>2016</td><td>$4,462,034</td><td>$3,775,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Waking Life</td><td>2001</td><td>$3,176,880</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>SprigganNA</td><td>2017</td><td>$3,149,387</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Cowboy Bebop: The MovieNA</td><td>2001</td><td>$3,007,903</td><td>$1,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>RenaissanceNA</td><td>2006</td><td>$2,401,413</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Resident Evil: DamnationNA</td><td>2012</td><td>$2,325,035</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Ghost in the ShellNA</td><td>1995</td><td>$2,287,714</td><td>$889,074</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>AppleseedNA</td><td>2004</td><td>$1,650,432</td><td>$129,135</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Resident Evil: VendettaNA</td><td>2017</td><td>$1,596,320</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Heavy Traffic</td><td>1974</td><td>$1,500,000</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King</td><td>2012</td><td>$1,348,352</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>I Lost My BodyNA</td><td>2019</td><td>$1,136,431</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Highest-grossing R-rated films by year

List of highest-grossing R-rated films

† indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 27 March 2026.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Worldwide gross</th><th>Budget</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1969</td><td>Easy Rider</td><td>$16,900,000</td><td>$400,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>MASH</td><td>$30,000,000</td><td>$3,025,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>The French Connection</td><td>$26,300,000</td><td>$1,800,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>The Godfather</td><td>$86,300,000</td><td>$7,200,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>The Exorcist</td><td>$441,306,145</td><td>$11,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>Blazing Saddles</td><td>$45,200,000</td><td>$2,600,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest</td><td>$59,200,000</td><td>$400,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>The Omen</td><td>$60,922,980</td><td>$2,800,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>Saturday Night Fever</td><td>$237,113,184</td><td>$3,500,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>National Lampoon's Animal House</td><td>$120,091,123</td><td>$3,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Alien</td><td>$101,718,022</td><td>$11,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>The Blues Brothers</td><td>$115,229,890</td><td>$30,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Stripes</td><td>$85,297,000</td><td>$10,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>An Officer and a Gentleman</td><td>$129,795,554</td><td>$6,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Flashdance</td><td>$92,921,203</td><td>$7,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Beverly Hills Cop</td><td>$316,360,478</td><td>$15,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Rambo: First Blood Part II</td><td>$300,400,432</td><td>$25,500,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Platoon</td><td>$138,545,632</td><td>$6,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Fatal Attraction</td><td>$320,145,693</td><td>$14,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Rain Man</td><td>$354,825,435</td><td>$25,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Lethal Weapon 2</td><td>$227,853,986</td><td>$30,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Pretty Woman</td><td>$463,406,268</td><td>$14,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Terminator 2: Judgment Day</td><td>$520,884,847</td><td>$102,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>The Bodyguard</td><td>$411,006,740</td><td>$25,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Schindler's List</td><td>$322,243,445</td><td>$22,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>True Lies</td><td>$378,882,411</td><td>$115,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Die Hard with a Vengeance</td><td>$366,236,538</td><td>$90,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>The Rock</td><td>$335,062,621</td><td>$75,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Air Force One</td><td>$315,156,409</td><td>$85,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Saving Private Ryan</td><td>$482,349,603</td><td>$70,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>The Matrix</td><td>$465,343,787</td><td>$63,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Gladiator</td><td>$460,583,960</td><td>$103,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Hannibal</td><td>$351,692,268</td><td>$87,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>8 Mile</td><td>$242,875,078</td><td>$41,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>The Matrix Reloaded</td><td>$741,847,937</td><td>$150,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>The Passion of the Christ</td><td>$611,899,420</td><td>$30,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Wedding Crashers</td><td>$288,467,645</td><td>$40,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>The Departed</td><td>$291,465,034</td><td>$90,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>300</td><td>$456,068,181</td><td>$65,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Sex and the City</td><td>$418,765,321</td><td>$65,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>The Hangover</td><td>$465,764,086</td><td>$35,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>The King's Speech</td><td>$410,867,243</td><td>$15,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>The Hangover Part II</td><td>$586,764,305</td><td>$80,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Ted</td><td>$549,368,315</td><td>$50,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>The Wolf of Wall Street</td><td>$392,000,694</td><td>$100,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>American Sniper</td><td>$547,426,372</td><td>$59,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Fifty Shades of Grey</td><td>$569,651,467</td><td>$40,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Deadpool</td><td>$782,612,155</td><td>$58,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>It</td><td>$704,242,888</td><td>$35,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Deadpool 2</td><td>$734,546,611</td><td>$110,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Joker</td><td>$1,074,251,311</td><td>$55,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train</td><td>$512,704,063</td><td>$15,765,750</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Detective Chinatown 3NA</td><td>$686,257,563</td><td>$116,630,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Bullet Train</td><td>$239,141,352</td><td>$90,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Oppenheimer</td><td>$976,120,348</td><td>$100,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Deadpool & Wolverine</td><td>$1,338,073,645</td><td>$200,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle</td><td>$800,413,549</td><td>$20,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Wuthering Heights †</td><td>$234,559,063</td><td>$80,000,000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Timeline of highest-grossing R-rated films

List of highest-grossing R-rated films

Since 1953, eleven films have held the record of highest-grossing R-rated film.

<table><thead><tr><th>Title</th><th>Released</th><th>Record established</th><th>Record-setting gross</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mom and Dad</td><td>1945</td><td>1956</td><td>$80,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>$100,000,000</td></tr><tr><td>The Godfather</td><td>1972</td><td>1972</td><td>$243,862,778</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Exorcist</td><td>1973</td><td>1979</td><td>$329,017,945</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rain Man</td><td>1988</td><td>1988</td><td>$354,825,435</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pretty Woman</td><td>1990</td><td>1990</td><td>$463,406,268</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Terminator 2: Judgment Day</td><td>1991</td><td>1991</td><td>$516,950,043</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Matrix Reloaded</td><td>2003</td><td>2003</td><td>$741,847,937</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deadpool</td><td>2016</td><td>2016</td><td>$782,612,155</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deadpool 2</td><td>2018</td><td>2018</td><td>$785,896,609</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Joker</td><td>2019</td><td>2019</td><td>$1,074,251,311</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deadpool & Wolverine</td><td>2024</td><td>2024</td><td>$1,338,073,645</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Mom and Dad was released in 1945, but reached $80M in 1955. Some estimates put its total gross by the end of the 1960s to be $100 million.

The Godfather was overtaken by Jaws (rated PG) as the highest-grossing film of all-time in 1976. The Exorcist only overtook The Godfather on one of its many re-releases, beginning in 1976. It is not known on exactly which re-release The Exorcist surpassed The Godfather in worldwide gross, but in the United States and Canada it happened in 1979.

Top 20 highest grossing R-rated film series and franchises

List of highest-grossing R-rated films

Some of the listed franchises have also released films with other ratings. Only R-rated films are included here. Only franchises with at least two R-rated films are listed.

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Series</th><th>Total worldwide box office</th><th>No. of films</th><th>Average of films</th><th>Highest-grossing film</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>X-Men</td><td>$3,525,828,218</td><td>4</td><td>$881,457,055</td><td>Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,382)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Deadpool series</td><td>$2,906,806,782</td><td>3</td><td>$968,935,594</td><td>Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,382)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)</td><td>$1,338,073,382</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Deadpool 2 (2018)</td><td>$785,896,609</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Deadpool (2016)</td><td>$782,836,791</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Logan (2017)</td><td>$619,021,436</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Conjuring Universe</td><td>$2,903,037,098</td><td>11</td><td>$263,912,463</td><td>Last Rites ($499,156,445)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Conjuring series</td><td>$1,348,814,363</td><td>4</td><td>$337,203,591</td><td>Last Rites ($499,156,445)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Last Rites (2025)</td><td>$499,156,445</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Conjuring 2 (2016)</td><td>$322,811,702</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>The Conjuring (2013)</td><td>$320,415,166</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)</td><td>$206,431,050</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Annabelle series</td><td>$795,434,744</td><td>3</td><td>$265,144,915</td><td>Creation ($306,592,201)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Creation (2017)</td><td>$306,592,201</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Annabelle (2014)</td><td>$257,589,952</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Comes Home (2019)</td><td>$231,252,591</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Nun series</td><td>$635,549,870</td><td>2</td><td>$317,774,935</td><td>The Nun ($366,082,797)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Nun (2018)</td><td>$366,082,797</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Nun II (2023)</td><td>$269,467,073</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>The Curse of La Llorona (2019)</td><td>$123,233,739</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wolves at the Door (2016)</td><td>$4,382</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Alien</td><td>$1,995,371,782</td><td>9</td><td>$221,707,976</td><td>Prometheus ($403,354,469)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Main series</td><td>$1,687,653,807</td><td>7</td><td>$241,093,401</td><td>Prometheus ($403,354,469)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Prometheus (2012)</td><td>$403,354,469</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Romulus (2024)</td><td>$350,865,342</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Covenant (2017)</td><td>$240,892,187</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Alien (1979)</td><td>$188,034,787</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Aliens (1986)</td><td>$183,316,455</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Resurrection (1997)</td><td>$161,376,069</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Alien 3 (1992)</td><td>$159,814,498</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alien vs. Predator</td><td>$307,717,975</td><td>2</td><td>$153,858,988</td><td>Alien vs. Predator ($177,427,090)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Alien vs. Predator (2004)</td><td>$177,427,090</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Requiem (2007)</td><td>$130,290,885</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The Matrix</td><td>$1,789,251,650</td><td>4</td><td>$447,312,913</td><td>The Matrix Reloaded ($741,847,937)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Reloaded (2003)</td><td>$741,847,937</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Matrix (1999)</td><td>$463,517,383</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Revolutions (2003)</td><td>$427,343,298</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Resurrections (2021)</td><td>$156,543,032</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba</td><td>$1,418,406,994</td><td>4</td><td>$354,601,749</td><td>Infinity Castle ($795,709,000)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Infinity Castle (2025)</td><td>$795,709,000</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Mugen Train (2020)</td><td>$512,704,063</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>To the Swordsmith Village (2023)</td><td>$59,554,259</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>To the Hashira Training (2024)</td><td>$50,439,672</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>The Hangover</td><td>$1,416,248,289</td><td>3</td><td>$472,082,763</td><td>The Hangover Part II ($586,764,305)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Hangover Part II (2011)</td><td>$586,764,305</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Hangover (2009)</td><td>$467,483,912</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>The Hangover Part III (2013)</td><td>$362,000,072</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Detective Chinatown</td><td>$1,356,285,654</td><td>3</td><td>$452,095,218</td><td>Detective Chinatown 3 ($686,257,563)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)</td><td>$686,257,563</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Detective Chinatown 2 (2018)</td><td>$544,185,156</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Detective Chinatown (2016)</td><td>$125,842,935</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Fifty Shades</td><td>$1,322,263,368</td><td>3</td><td>$440,754,456</td><td>Grey ($568,810,483)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Grey (2015)</td><td>$568,810,483</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Darker (2017)</td><td>$381,543,436</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Freed (2018)</td><td>$371,909,449</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Terminator</td><td>$1,292,704,949</td><td>4</td><td>$323,176,237</td><td>Judgment Day ($519,843,345)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Judgment Day (1991)</td><td>$519,843,345</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Rise of the Machines (2003)</td><td>$433,371,112</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Dark Fate (2019)</td><td>$261,119,292</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>The Terminator (1984)</td><td>$78,371,200</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Joker</td><td>$1,285,216,627</td><td>3</td><td>$428,405,542</td><td>Joker ($1,074,354,306)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Joker (2019)</td><td>$1,074,354,306</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)</td><td>$206,400,287</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>The Killing Joke (2016)</td><td>$4,462,034</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Resident Evil</td><td>$1,284,423,262</td><td>11</td><td>$116,765,751</td><td>The Final Chapter ($314,101,190)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Original series</td><td>$1,237,978,176</td><td>6</td><td>$206,329,696</td><td>The Final Chapter ($314,101,190)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>The Final Chapter (2017)</td><td>$314,101,190</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Afterlife (2010)</td><td>$300,228,084</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Retribution (2012)</td><td>$240,647,629</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Extinction (2007)</td><td>$149,871,103</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Apocalypse (2004)</td><td>$129,342,769</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Resident Evil (2002)</td><td>$103,787,401</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Animated series</td><td>$4,530,171</td><td>4</td><td>$1,132,543</td><td>Damnation ($2,325,035)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Damnation (2012)</td><td>$2,325,035</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Vendetta (2017)</td><td>$1,623,063</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Degeneration (2008)</td><td>$538,912</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Death Island (2023)</td><td>$43,161</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)</td><td>$41,914,915</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Bad Boys</td><td>$1,243,628,584</td><td>4</td><td>$310,907,146</td><td>For Life ($425,514,702)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>For Life (2020)</td><td>$425,514,702</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ride or Die (2024)</td><td>$403,367,302</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Bad Boys II (2003)</td><td>$273,339,556</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Bad Boys (1995)</td><td>$141,407,024</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>It</td><td>$1,177,366,042</td><td>2</td><td>$588,683,021</td><td>It ($704,242,888)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>It (2017)</td><td>$704,242,888</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>It Chapter Two (2019)</td><td>$473,123,154</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>John Wick</td><td>$1,166,143,148</td><td>5</td><td>$233,228,630</td><td>John Wick: Chapter 4 ($440,146,694)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Main Series</td><td>$1,028,926,563</td><td>4</td><td>$257,231,641</td><td>John Wick: Chapter 4 ($440,146,694)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Chapter 4 (2023)</td><td>$440,146,694</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)</td><td>$328,349,387</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Chapter 2 (2017)</td><td>$174,348,632</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>John Wick (2014)</td><td>$86,081,850</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ballerina (2025)</td><td>$137,216,585</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Saw</td><td>$1,128,720,386</td><td>10</td><td>$112,872,039</td><td>Saw III ($164,874,275)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Saw III (2006)</td><td>$164,874,275</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Saw II (2005)</td><td>$147,748,505</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Saw IV (2007)</td><td>$139,352,633</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Saw 3D (2010)</td><td>$136,150,434</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Saw V (2008)</td><td>$113,864,059</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Saw X (2023)</td><td>$111,828,698</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Saw (2004)</td><td>$103,096,345</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Jigsaw (2017)</td><td>$102,952,888</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Saw VI (2009)</td><td>$68,233,629</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Spiral (2021)</td><td>$40,618,920</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Scream †</td><td>$1,089,365,201</td><td>7</td><td>$155,623,600</td><td>Scream (1996) ($176,947,102)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Scream 7 (2026) †</td><td>$176,947,102</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Scream (1996)</td><td>$173,046,663</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Scream 2 (1997)</td><td>$172,363,301</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Scream VI (2023)</td><td>$169,063,850</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Scream 3 (2000)</td><td>$161,838,076</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Scream (2022)</td><td>$138,874,789</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Scream 4 (2011)</td><td>$97,231,420</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Die Hard</td><td>$1,052,554,898</td><td>4</td><td>$263,138,725</td><td>Die Hard with a Vengeance ($366,101,666)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)</td><td>$366,101,666</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)</td><td>$304,654,182</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Die Hard 2 (1990)</td><td>$241,031,094</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Die Hard (1988)</td><td>$140,767,956</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>American Pie</td><td>$989,475,386</td><td>4</td><td>$247,368,847</td><td>American Pie 2 ($287,553,595)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>American Pie 2 (2001)</td><td>$287,553,595</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>American Pie (1999)</td><td>$235,483,004</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>American Reunion (2012)</td><td>$234,989,584</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>American Wedding (2003)</td><td>$231,449,203</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Final Destination</td><td>$983,938,704</td><td>6</td><td>$163,989,784</td><td>Bloodlines ($315,954,739)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Bloodlines (2025)</td><td>$315,954,739</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>The Final Destination (2009)</td><td>$187,384,627</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Final Destination 5 (2011)</td><td>$157,887,643</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Final Destination 3 (2006)</td><td>$118,890,272</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Final Destination (2000)</td><td>$112,880,294</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Final Destination 2 (2003)</td><td>$90,941,129</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Gladiator</td><td>$927,696,965</td><td>2</td><td>$463,848,483</td><td>Gladiator ($465,516,248)</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Gladiator (2000)</td><td>$465,516,248</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Gladiator II (2024)</td><td>$462,180,717</td></tr></tbody></table>