The success of a film is assessed by trade publications (such as Box Office Mojo and Variety) primarily by its theatrical box office earnings. Although several other revenue streams also generate revenue (such as theatrical exhibition, home video, television broadcast rights and merchandising), theatrical box office earnings take prominence, mostly because of the availability of the data compared to sales figures for home video and broadcast rights, but also because of historical practice. The success at the box office is measured in a number of ways, and these look at both the total gross as well as the speed with which that gross is attained. This list focuses on the latter. Included on this list are charts showing the films that reached certain milestones in the fastest time. All charts are ranked first by the number of days they took to reach the milestone, and second by their total gross on the day they exceeded the milestone. The charts are not adjusted for inflation, which does erode the achievements of earlier films.
Fastest-grossing films – worldwide +Fastest film to reach milestones Milestone Date Global release date Title Days to milestoneFilms to hit milestone Gross on day of milestone/$$500 million Avengers: Endgame>200643.7 million$1 billion Avengers: Endgame>50 1.224 billion$1.5 billion Avengers: Endgame 171.6641 billion$2 billion Avengers: Endgame8>2 billion$2.5 billionMay 13, 2019 Avengers: Endgame 203 billion
Fastest to $500 million By 1980, Star Wars became the first movie to reach a $500 million worldwide gross (not adjusting for inflation). The list below is restricted to the 10 movies that reached the milestone the fastest, not taking into account early, single-show premieres. +Fastest-grossing films to $500 million worldwideRankDateGlobal release dateTitleDays to milestoneGross on day of milestone/$1Avengers: Endgame643.7 million2Spider-Man: Brand New Day932 million3Avengers: Infinity War640.9 million4Spider-Man: No Way Home600.8 million5Zootopia 2556.4 million6The Fate of the Furious541.9 million7Star Wars: The Force Awakens529 million8Jurassic World525.5 million9Ne Zha 2 553 million10Detective Chinatown 3551 million
Fastest to $1 billion Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide on March 1, 1998, in days of release. The list below is restricted to the 10 movies that reached the milestone the fastest. +Fastest-grossing films to $1 billion worldwide Rank DateGlobal release date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone/$1Avengers: Endgame 1.224 billion2Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1.052 billion3 Avengers: Infinity War>1.02 billion4 Ne Zha 2 1.1 billion5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 1.0906 billion6Spider-Man: No Way Home billion7 Jurassic World >1 billion8Avatar: The Way of Water1.0298 billion9 Zootopia 2 1.08 billion10 Furious 7 billion
Fastest to $1.5 billion Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1.5 billion worldwide no later than June 23, 1998, within days of release. The list below is restricted to the 10 movies that reached the milestone the fastest. +Fastest-grossing films to $1.5 billion worldwide Rank DateGlobal release date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone/$1 Avengers: Endgame 1.6641 billion2 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1.67 billion3 Ne Zha 2 1.54 billion4 Avengers: Infinity War >1.5 billion5 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 1.51 billion6Avatar: The Way of Water 1.5165 billion7Spider-Man: No Way Home billion8 Avatar >1.5 billion9 Zootopia 2 billion10 Jurassic World 1.522 billion
Fastest to $2 billion +Fastest-grossing films to $2 billion worldwide Rank DateGlobal release date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone/$1Avengers: Endgame>2 billion2Spider-Man: Brand New Day2.022 billion3 Ne Zha 2 2.03 billion4Avatar: The Way of Water 2.024 billion5 Avatar 2.039 billion6 Avengers: Infinity War 2.002 billion7 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2.008 billion8Titanic 2.03 billion
Fastest to $2.5 billion +Fastest-grossing films to $2.5 billion worldwide Rank DateGlobal release date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone/$1May 13, 2019 Avengers: Endgame 20 billion2Spider-Man: Brand New Day2.506 billion3 Avatar billion
Fastest-grossing films – US and Canada
Figures listed here do not take into account dates for limited release premieres, but they do take into account the grosses from the previews or "midnight showings" that occur the day before the "official opening day".
On this series of charts, films are ranked first by the number of days they took to reach the milestone, and second by their total gross on the day they exceeded the milestone. The milestones used by trade publications such as Box Office Mojo or The Numbers, are multiples of $50 million. Therefore, the charts below reflect these milestones. Note that in the case of a tie, the highest-grossing film is listed as the fastest-grossing film.
+Fastest films to reach milestones Milestone (in million $) Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone Films to hit milestoneRef.50 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1 $169,843,039 >1900100 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1 $169,843,039 >800150 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1 $169,843,039 >400200Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2 $271,368,679 >200250Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2 $271,368,679 >150300Spider-Man: Brand New Day 3 $360,091,572 >100350Spider-Man: Brand New Day 3 $360,091,572 84400Spider-Man: Brand New Day 4 $407,091,572 59450 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 6 $481,876,434 33500 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 7 $510,088,528 24550 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 8 $552,868,203 19600 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 9 $609,574,361 18650 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 10 $654,342,914 12700 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 13 $704,579,779 7750 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 16 $763,939,810 5800 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 19 $803,929,225 4850 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 24 $854,901,181 3900 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 36 $903,638,026 2
Fastest to $50 million It is believed that the 1915 silent-era film The Birth of a Nation was the first movie that might have grossed over $50 million. Gone with the Wind is the first film to definitively gross over $50 million in the United States, taking its lifetime total to $58.3 million with its 1954 re-release. More than 1,900 films have grossed over $50 million. , 64 did so during their opening day (including previews). The list below is restricted to the biggest 10 during their opening day. +Fastest-grossing films to $50 million No. Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1 $169,843,0392 Avengers: Endgame 1 $157,461,6413 Spider-Man: No Way Home 1 $121,964,7124 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 1 $119,119,2825 Avengers: Infinity War 1 $106,334,9396 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 1 $104,684,4917 Deadpool & Wolverine 1 $96,189,7108 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 1 $91,071,1199 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 1 $90,720,78410 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 1 $89,615,288
Fastest to $100 million The first movie to reach $100 million at the US and Canadian box office was The Sound of Music, during its initial 1965 release. More than 800 films have crossed this threshold since, 90 of which just during their first 3 days of release. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
+Fastest-grossing films to $100 million No. Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1 $169,843,0392 Avengers: Endgame 1 $157,461,6413 Spider-Man: No Way Home 1$121,964,7124 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 1 $119,119,2825 Avengers: Infinity War 1 $106,334,9396 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 1 $104,684,4917 Deadpool & Wolverine 2 $157,834,4938 Jurassic World 2 $151,598,7809 The Avengers 2 $150,371,97510 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2 $148,527,634
Fastest to $150 million The first movie to reach $150 million at the US and Canadian box office was Gone with the Wind, during 1967 re-release. More than 400 films have crossed this threshold since, 32 of which just in their first 3 days of release. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10. +Fastest-grossing films to $150 million No. Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 1 $169,843,0392 Avengers: Endgame 1 $157,461,6413 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2$195,905,9914 Avengers: Infinity War 2 $188,466,5515 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2 $187,413,4866 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2 $168,677,6967 Deadpool & Wolverine 2 $157,834,4938 Jurassic World 2 $151,598,7809 The Avengers 2 $150,371,97510 Black Panther 3 $202,003,951
Fastest to $200 million The first movie to reach this milestone was Jaws, on its 1976 re-release. More than 200 films have grossed over $200 million at the US and Canadian box office, 39 of which reached it in their first 7-days. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
+Fastest-grossing films to $200 million No. Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2$271,368,6792 Avengers: Endgame 2 $266,725,7633 Spider-Man: No Way Home 3$260,138,5694 Avengers: Infinity War 3 $257,698,1835 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3 $247,966,6756 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3 $220,009,5847 Deadpool & Wolverine 3 $211,435,2918 Jurassic World 3 $208,806,2709 The Avengers 3 $207,438,70810 Black Panther 3 $202,003,951
Fastest to $250 million The first movie to reach this milestone was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope with its 1978 reissue. More than 100 films have grossed over $250 million at the US and Canadian box office, 15 of which did so in the first week. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
+Fastest-grossing films to $250 million No. Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2 $271,368,6792 Avengers: Endgame 2 $266,725,7633Spider-Man: No Way Home 3$260,138,5694 Avengers: Infinity War 3 $257,698,1835 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4 $288,076,4176 Black Panther 5 $263,013,0417 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 5 $261,820,1468 Deadpool & Wolverine 5 $261,190,1149 Jurassic World 5 $258,493,60510 The Lion King 6 $260,250,600
Fastest to $300 million The first movie to reach this milestone was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope with its 1981 reissue. More than 100 films have grossed over $300 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
+Fastest-grossing films to $300 million No. Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 3 $360,091,5722 Avengers: Endgame 3 $357,115,0073Spider-Man: No Way Home 5$328,685,5444 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 5 $325,438,1465 Avengers: Infinity War 5 $305,864,4086 Deadpool & Wolverine 8 $326,875,919 7 Jurassic World 8 $325,326,0908 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 8 $321,365,4409 Black Panther 8 $320,812,42210Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 8 $315,866,789
Fastest to $350 million The first movie to pass this threshold was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on April 15, 1983, after 314 days of release. , 84 films have grossed over $350 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.
+Fastest-grossing films to $350 million No. Date Title Days to milestone Gross on day of milestone1Spider-Man: Brand New Day3$360,091,5722 Avengers: Endgame 3 $357,115,0073 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 6 $363,460,3294 Spider-Man: No Way Home 6 $356,531,8555 Avengers: Infinity War 8 $369,760,5406 Black Panther 9 $368,297,7777 Deadpool & Wolverine 9 $364,981,2688 Jurassic World 9 $364,438,5559 Star Wars: The Last Jedi 9 $350,537,85510 The Avengers 10 $373,071,647
Fastest to $400 million The first movie to reach this milestone was Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope on Feb 7, 1997, during its 20-year anniversary re-release. , 59 films have grossed over $400 million at the US and Canadian box office. The list below is restricted to the fastest 10.