Īnother complication is release in multiple formats for which different ticket prices are charged. Ticket prices have also risen at different rates of inflation around the world, further complicating the process of adjusting worldwide grosses. For example, in 1970, tickets cost $1.55 or about $6.68 in inflation-adjusted 2004 dollars by 1980, prices had risen to about $2.69, a drop to $5.50 in inflation-adjusted 2004 dollars. To compensate for the devaluation of the currency, some charts make adjustments for inflation, but not even this practice fully addresses the issue, since ticket prices and inflation do not necessarily parallel one another. The unadjusted list, while commonly found in the press, is therefore largely meaningless for comparing films widely separated in time, as many films from earlier eras will never appear on a modern unadjusted list, despite achieving higher commercial success when adjusted for price increases. Inflation rates around the world vary, complicating inflation adjustment.īecause of the long-term effects of inflation, notably the significant increase of movie theater ticket prices, the list unadjusted for inflation gives far more weight to later films. Highest-grossing films adjusted for inflation Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 10 March 2023 in theaters around the world.

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