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Cumulative worldwide gross

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Running total

in 2025 money
1James Cameron$15.66bn
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1 Nov 2026

On the granularity: these lines are annual points through 2019, monthly from 2020 to 2025, then daily snapshots from 5 August 2026 (the latest one live), not a smooth uniform sample. Segments are drawn straight between real points, nothing is interpolated or invented. Film markers and drop-in chips inherit the same honesty: a pre-2020 film shows only its year, never a false day-level date.

Every gross figure carries the same confidence tier shown above; read the methodology for what that tier means and how box office coverage varies by person.