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, 15 or 18 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

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 18 December 2025 in theaters around the world.

Rank	Peak	Film	Year	Worldwide gross	Ref.
1	1	Deadpool & Wolverine	2024	$1,338,073,645
2	1	Joker	2019	$1,078,751,311
3	2	Oppenheimer	2023	$976,968,205
4	4	Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle †	2025	$789,900,000
5	1	Deadpool 2	2018	$785,896,632
6	1	Deadpool	2016	$782,612,155
7	1	The Matrix Reloaded	2003	$741,847,937
8	3	It	2017	$704,242,888
9	6	Detective Chinatown 3^NA	2021	$686,257,563
10	3	Logan	2017	$619,021,436
11	2	The Passion of the Christ	2004	$612,054,428
12	3	The Hangover Part II	2011	$586,764,305
13	4	Fifty Shades of Grey	2015	$569,651,467
14	6	The Mermaid^NA	2016	$553,810,228
15	4	Ted	2012	$549,368,315
16	5	American Sniper	2014	$547,326,372
17	11	Detective Chinatown 2^NA	2018	$544,068,574
18	7	The Revenant	2015	$532,938,302
19	1	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	1991	$515,390,883
20	16	Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train	2020	$512,704,063
21	21	The Conjuring: Last Rites †	2025	$494,553,512
22	2	Saving Private Ryan	1998	$485,035,085
23	4	Troy	2004	$483,152,040
24	18	It Chapter Two	2019	$473,123,154
25	12	Lucy	2014	$469,058,574
26	5	Gladiator	2000	$465,516,248
27	6	The Hangover	2009	$465,487,583
28	3	The Matrix	1999	$465,377,200
29	1	Pretty Woman	1990	$463,406,268
30	28	Gladiator II	2024	$462,180,717
31	9	300	2007	$456,068,181
32	7	The Last Samurai	2003	$454,627,263
33	25	1917	2019	$446,064,352
34	28	John Wick: Chapter 4	2023	$440,157,245
35	24	A Star Is Born	2018	$434,888,866
36	7	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	2003	$433,371,112
37	1	The Exorcist	1973	$430,872,776
38	8	The Matrix Revolutions	2003	$427,344,031
39	16	The Intouchables^NA	2011	$426,590,315
40	31	Bad Boys for Life	2020	$426,505,244
41	18	Django Unchained	2012	$425,368,238
42	22	Mad Max: Fury Road	2015	$415,261,382
43	14	Sex and the City	2008	$415,253,641
44	19	Kingsman: The Secret Service	2015	$414,351,546
45	16	The King's Speech	2010	$414,242,458
46	3	The Bodyguard	1992	$411,006,740
47	31	Kingsman: The Golden Circle	2017	$410,902,662
48	23	The Wolf of Wall Street	2013	$407,039,432
49	45	Bad Boys: Ride or Die	2024	$404,527,051
50	21	Prometheus	2012	$403,354,469

^NAHave achieved less than 3% of their total gross in the United States and Canada.

Highest-grossing R-rated animated 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. 2016, 2024 and 2025 are the most frequent year with two films, and over two-thirds were released after the year 2000.

Rank	Film	Year	Worldwide gross	Domestic gross	Ref.
1	Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle †	2025	$789,900,000	$134,303,197
2	Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train	2020	$512,704,063	$50,272,044
3	Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc †	2025	$174,744,973	$43,417,418
4	Sausage Party	2016	$140,705,322	$97,685,686
5	Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time^NA	2021	$93,763,012	$810,744
6	Fritz the Cat	1972	$90,000,000	$25,000,000
7	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut	1999	$83,137,603	$52,037,603
8	Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village	2023	$59,554,259	$16,945,424
9	Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training	2024	$50,439,672	$17,657,658
10	Akira^NA	1988	$49,000,000	$553,171
11	The End of Evangelion^NA	1997	$22,537,729	$1,302,300
12	Pink Floyd – The Wall^NA	1982	$22,265,763	$22,244,207
13	Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song^NA	2020	$20,150,000	$200,000
14	Heavy Metal	1981	$20,063,636	$546,545
15	Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - II. Lost Butterfly^NA	2019	$19,790,000	$420,595
16	Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower^NA	2017	$17,422,935	$193,833
17	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth^NA	1997	$15,455,713
18	Waltz with Bashir^NA	2008	$13,912,289	$2,283,849
19	The Peasants^NA	2023	$10,064,347	$155,188
20	A Scanner Darkly	2006	$7,659,918	$5,501,616
21	Memoir of a Snail^NA	2024	$7,634,622	$669,798
22	Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos^NA	2011	$7,579,282	$177,802
23	American Pop	1981	$6,000,000
24	Anomalisa	2015	$5,706,168	$3,759,286
25	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters	2007	$5,520,368	$5,520,368
26	Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul	2020	$4,971,635
27	Batman: The Killing Joke	2016	$4,462,034	$3,775,000
28	Waking Life	2001	$3,176,880
29	Spriggan^NA	2017	$3,149,387
30	Cowboy Bebop: The Movie^NA	2001	$3,007,903	$1,000,000
31	Renaissance^NA	2006	$2,401,413
32	Resident Evil: Damnation^NA	2012	$2,325,035
33	Ghost in the Shell^NA	1995	$2,287,714	$889,074
34	Appleseed^NA	2004	$1,650,432	$129,135
35	Resident Evil: Vendetta^NA	2017	$1,596,320
36	Heavy Traffic	1974	$1,500,000
37	Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King	2012	$1,348,352
38	I Lost My Body^NA	2019	$1,136,431

^NANot American films, achieving less than 3% of their total gross in the United States and Canada.

Highest-grossing R-rated films by year

† indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 12 December 2025.

Year	Title	Worldwide gross	Budget	Ref.
1969	Easy Rider	$16,900,000	$400,000
1970	M*A*S*H	$30,000,000	$3,025,000
1971	The French Connection	$26,300,000	$1,800,000
1972	The Godfather	$86,300,000	$7,200,000
1973	The Exorcist	$441,306,145	$11,000,000
1974	Blazing Saddles	$45,200,000	$2,600,000
1975	One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest	$59,200,000	$400,000
1976	The Omen	$60,922,980	$2,800,000
1977	Saturday Night Fever	$237,113,184	$3,500,000
1978	National Lampoon's Animal House	$120,091,123	$3,000,000
1979	Alien	$101,718,022	$11,000,000
1980	The Blues Brothers	$115,229,890	$30,000,000
1981	Stripes	$85,297,000	$10,000,000
1982	An Officer and a Gentleman	$129,795,554	$6,000,000
1983	Flashdance	$92,921,203	$7,000,000
1984	Beverly Hills Cop	$316,360,478	$15,000,000
1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	$300,400,432	$25,500,000
1986	Platoon	$138,545,632	$6,000,000
1987	Fatal Attraction	$320,145,693	$14,000,000
1988	Rain Man	$354,825,435	$25,000,000
1989	Lethal Weapon 2	$227,853,986	$30,000,000
1990	Pretty Woman	$463,406,268	$14,000,000
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	$520,884,847	$102,000,000
1992	The Bodyguard	$411,006,740	$25,000,000
1993	Schindler's List	$322,243,445	$22,000,000
1994	True Lies	$378,882,411	$115,000,000
1995	Die Hard with a Vengeance	$366,236,538	$90,000,000
1996	The Rock	$335,062,621	$75,000,000
1997	Air Force One	$315,156,409	$85,000,000
1998	Saving Private Ryan	$482,349,603	$70,000,000
1999	The Matrix	$465,343,787	$63,000,000
2000	Gladiator	$460,583,960	$103,000,000
2001	Hannibal	$351,692,268	$87,000,000
2002	8 Mile	$242,875,078	$41,000,000
2003	The Matrix Reloaded	$741,847,937	$150,000,000
2004	The Passion of the Christ	$611,899,420	$30,000,000
2005	Wedding Crashers	$288,467,645	$40,000,000
2006	The Departed	$291,465,034	$90,000,000
2007	300	$456,068,181	$65,000,000
2008	Sex and the City	$418,765,321	$65,000,000
2009	The Hangover	$465,764,086	$35,000,000
2010	The King's Speech	$410,867,243	$15,000,000
2011	The Hangover Part II	$586,764,305	$80,000,000
2012	Ted	$549,368,315	$50,000,000
2013	The Wolf of Wall Street	$392,000,694	$100,000,000
2014	American Sniper	$547,426,372	$59,000,000
2015	Fifty Shades of Grey	$569,651,467	$40,000,000
2016	Deadpool	$782,612,155	$58,000,000
2017	It	$704,242,888	$35,000,000
2018	Deadpool 2	$734,546,611	$110,000,000
2019	Joker	$1,074,251,311	$55,000,000
2020	Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train	$512,704,063	$15,765,750
2021	Detective Chinatown 3^NA	$686,257,563	$116,630,000
2022	Bullet Train	$239,141,352	$90,000,000
2023	Oppenheimer	$976,120,348	$100,000,000
2024	Deadpool & Wolverine	$1,338,073,645	$200,000,000
2025	Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle	$789,900,000	$20,000,000

Timeline of highest-grossing R-rated films

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

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

^*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

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.

Highest-grossing R-rated film series and franchises

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 X-Men $3,525,828,218 4 $881,457,055 Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,382) Deadpool series $2,906,806,782 3 $968,935,594 Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,382) 1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) $1,338,073,382 2 Deadpool 2 (2018) $785,896,609 3 Deadpool (2016) $782,836,791 Logan (2017) $619,021,436

2 The Conjuring Universe † $2,898,434,165 11 $263,494,015 Last Rites ($494,553,512) The Conjuring series † $1,344,211,430 4 $336,052,858 Last Rites ($494,553,512) 1 Last Rites † (2025) $494,553,512 2 The Conjuring 2 (2016) $322,811,702 3 The Conjuring (2013) $320,415,166 4 The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) $206,431,050 Annabelle series $795,434,744 3 $265,144,915 Creation ($306,592,201) 1 Creation (2017) $306,592,201 2 Annabelle (2014) $257,589,952 3 Comes Home (2019) $231,252,591 The Nun series $635,549,870 2 $317,774,935 The Nun ($366,082,797) 1 The Nun (2018) $366,082,797 2 The Nun II (2023) $269,467,073 The Curse of La Llorona (2019) $123,233,739 Wolves at the Door (2016) $4,382

3 Alien $1,995,371,782 9 $221,707,976 Prometheus ($403,354,469) Main series $1,687,653,807 7 $241,093,401 Prometheus ($403,354,469) 1 Prometheus (2012) $403,354,469 2 Romulus (2024) $350,865,342 3 Covenant (2017) $240,892,187 4 Alien (1979) $188,034,787 5 Aliens (1986) $183,316,455 6 Resurrection (1997) $161,376,069 7 Alien 3 (1992) $159,814,498 Alien vs. Predator $307,717,975 2 $153,858,988 Alien vs. Predator ($177,427,090) 1 Alien vs. Predator (2004) $177,427,090 2 Requiem (2007) $130,290,885

4 The Matrix $1,789,251,650 4 $447,312,913 The Matrix Reloaded ($741,847,937) 1 Reloaded (2003) $741,847,937 2 The Matrix (1999) $463,517,383 3 Revolutions (2003) $427,343,298 4 Resurrections (2021) $156,543,032

5 The Hangover $1,416,248,289 3 $472,082,763 The Hangover Part II ($586,764,305) 1 The Hangover Part II (2011) $586,764,305 2 The Hangover (2009) $467,483,912 3 The Hangover Part III (2013) $362,000,072

6 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba † $1,412,597,994 4 $353,149,499 Infinity Castle ($789,900,000) 1 Infinity Castle (2025) † $789,900,000 2 Mugen Train (2020) $512,704,063 3 To the Swordsmith Village (2023) $59,554,259 4 To the Hashira Training (2024) $50,439,672

7 Detective Chinatown $1,356,285,654 3 $452,095,218 Detective Chinatown 3 ($686,257,563) 1 Detective Chinatown 3 (2021) $686,257,563 2 Detective Chinatown 2 (2018) $544,185,156 3 Detective Chinatown (2016) $125,842,935

8 Fifty Shades $1,322,263,368 3 $440,754,456 Grey ($568,810,483) 1 Grey (2015) $568,810,483 2 Darker (2017) $381,543,436 3 Freed (2018) $371,909,449

9 Terminator $1,292,704,949 4 $323,176,237 Judgment Day ($519,843,345) 1 Judgment Day (1991) $519,843,345 2 Rise of the Machines (2003) $433,371,112 3 Dark Fate (2019) $261,119,292 4 The Terminator (1984) $78,371,200

10 Joker $1,285,216,627 3 $428,405,542 Joker ($1,074,354,306) 1 Joker (2019) $1,074,354,306 2 Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) $206,400,287 3 The Killing Joke (2016) $4,462,034

11 Resident Evil $1,284,423,262 11 $116,765,751 The Final Chapter ($314,101,190) Original series $1,237,978,176 6 $206,329,696 The Final Chapter ($314,101,190) 1 The Final Chapter (2017) $314,101,190 2 Afterlife (2010) $300,228,084 3 Retribution (2012) $240,647,629 4 Extinction (2007) $149,871,103 5 Apocalypse (2004) $129,342,769 6 Resident Evil (2002) $103,787,401 Animated series $4,530,171 4 $1,132,543 Damnation ($2,325,035) 1 Damnation (2012) $2,325,035 2 Vendetta (2017) $1,623,063 3 Degeneration (2008) $538,912 4 Death Island (2023) $43,161 Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) $41,914,915

12 Bad Boys $1,243,628,584 4 $310,907,146 For Life ($425,514,702) 1 For Life (2020) $425,514,702 2 Ride or Die (2024) $403,367,302 3 Bad Boys II (2003) $273,339,556 4 Bad Boys (1995) $141,407,024

13 It $1,177,366,042 2 $588,683,021 It ($704,242,888) 1 It (2017) $704,242,888 2 It Chapter Two (2019) $473,123,154

14 John Wick $1,166,143,148 5 $233,228,630 John Wick: Chapter 4 ($440,146,694) Main Series $1,028,926,563 4 $257,231,641 John Wick: Chapter 4 ($440,146,694) 1 Chapter 4 (2023) $440,146,694 2 Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) $328,349,387 3 Chapter 2 (2017) $174,348,632 4 John Wick (2014) $86,081,850 Ballerina (2025) $137,216,585

15 Saw $1,128,720,386 10 $112,872,039 Saw III ($164,874,275) 1 Saw III (2006) $164,874,275 2 Saw II (2005) $147,748,505 3 Saw IV (2007) $139,352,633 4 Saw 3D (2010) $136,150,434 5 Saw V (2008) $113,864,059 6 Saw X (2023) $111,828,698 7 Saw (2004) $103,096,345 8 Jigsaw (2017) $102,952,888 9 Saw VI (2009) $68,233,629 10 Spiral (2021) $40,618,920

16 Die Hard $1,052,554,898 4 $263,138,725 Die Hard with a Vengeance ($366,101,666) 1 Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) $366,101,666 2 A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) $304,654,182 3 Die Hard 2 (1990) $241,031,094 4 Die Hard (1988) $140,767,956

17 American Pie $989,475,386 4 $247,368,847 American Pie 2 ($287,553,595) 1 American Pie 2 (2001) $287,553,595 2 American Pie (1999) $235,483,004 3 American Reunion (2012) $234,989,584 4 American Wedding (2003) $231,449,203

18 Final Destination $983,714,779 6 $163,952,463 Bloodlines ($315,730,814) 1 Bloodlines (2025) $315,730,814 2 The Final Destination (2009) $187,384,627 3 Final Destination 5 (2011) $157,887,643 4 Final Destination 3 (2006) $118,890,272 5 Final Destination (2000) $112,880,294 6 Final Destination 2 (2003) $90,941,129

19 Gladiator $927,696,965 2 $463,848,483 Gladiator ($465,516,248) 1 Gladiator (2000) $465,516,248 2 Gladiator II (2024) $462,180,717

20 Hannibal $927,409,175 5 $185,481,835 Hannibal ($351,692,268) 1 Hannibal (2001) $351,692,268 2 The Silence of the Lambs (1991) $275,726,716 3 Red Dragon (2002) $209,196,298 4 Hannibal Rising (2007) $82,169,884 5 Manhunter (1986) $8,624,009

See also

• Lists of highest-grossing films
  • List of highest-grossing horror films