List of highest-grossing R-rated films

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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, 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.

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 10 April 2026 in theaters around the world.
Rank Peak Film Year Worldwide gross Ref.
1 1 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 $1,338,073,645 [1][2]
2 1 Joker 2019 $1,078,751,311 [3][4]
3 2 Oppenheimer 2023 $976,968,205 [5][6]
4 4 Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle 2025 $800,413,549 [7][8]
5 1 Deadpool 2 2018 $785,896,632 [9]
6 1 Deadpool 2016 $782,612,155 [10]
7 1 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 $741,847,937 [11]
8 3 It 2017 $704,242,888 [12]
9 6 Detective Chinatown 3NA 2021 $686,257,563 [13]
10 3 Logan 2017 $619,021,436 [14]
11 2 The Passion of the Christ 2004 $612,054,428 [15]
12 3 The Hangover Part II 2011 $586,764,305 [16]
13 4 Fifty Shades of Grey 2015 $569,651,467 [17]
14 6 The MermaidNA 2016 $553,810,228 [18]
15 4 Ted 2012 $549,368,315 [19]
16 5 American Sniper 2014 $547,326,372 [18]
17 11 Detective Chinatown 2NA 2018 $544,068,574 [18]
18 7 The Revenant 2015 $532,938,302 [18]
19 1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 $515,390,883 [18]
20 16 Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train 2020 $512,704,063 [20]
21 21 The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025 $499,156,445 [21][22]
22 2 Saving Private Ryan 1998 $485,035,085 [18]
23 4 Troy 2004 $483,152,040 [18]
24 18 It Chapter Two 2019 $473,123,154 [23]
25 12 Lucy 2014 $469,058,574 [24]
26 5 Gladiator 2000 $465,516,248 [25]
27 6 The Hangover 2009 $465,487,583 [18]
28 3 The Matrix 1999 $465,377,200 [18]
29 1 Pretty Woman 1990 $463,406,268 [26]
30 28 Gladiator II 2024 $462,180,717 [27]
31 9 300 2007 $456,068,181 [28]
32 7 The Last Samurai 2003 $454,627,263 [29]
33 25 1917 2019 $446,064,352 [30]
34 28 John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 $440,157,245 [31]
35 24 A Star Is Born 2018 $434,888,866 [32]
36 7 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $433,371,112 [33]
37 1 The Exorcist 1973 $430,872,776 [34]
38 8 The Matrix Revolutions 2003 $427,344,031 [35]
39 16 The IntouchablesNA 2011 $426,590,315 [18]
40 31 Bad Boys for Life 2020 $426,505,244 [36]
41 18 Django Unchained 2012 $425,368,238 [37]
42 22 Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 $415,261,382 [38]
43 14 Sex and the City 2008 $415,253,641 [39]
44 19 Kingsman: The Secret Service 2015 $414,351,546 [40]
45 16 The King's Speech 2010 $414,242,458 [41]
46 3 The Bodyguard 1992 $411,006,740 [42]
47 31 Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 $410,902,662 [43]
48 23 The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 $407,039,432 [44]
49 45 Bad Boys: Ride or Die 2024 $404,527,051 [45]
50 21 Prometheus 2012 $403,354,469 [46]

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

Highest-grossing R-rated animated 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.[47]
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. 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 $800,413,549 $134,519,077 [7][8]
2 Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train 2020 $512,704,063 $50,272,044 [20]
3 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc † 2025 $181,115,803 $43,438,461 [48][49]
4 Sausage Party 2016 $140,705,322 $97,685,686 [50]
5 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeNA 2021 $93,763,012 $810,744 [51]
6 Fritz the Cat 1972 $90,000,000 $25,000,000 [52]
7 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut 1999 $83,137,603 $52,037,603 [53]
8 Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village 2023 $59,554,259 $16,945,424 [54][55]
9 Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training 2024 $50,439,672 $17,657,658 [56][57]
10 AkiraNA 1988 $49,000,000 $553,171 [58]
11 The End of EvangelionNA 1997 $22,537,729 $1,302,300 [59]
12 Pink Floyd – The WallNA 1982 $22,265,763 $22,244,207 [60]
13 Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring SongNA 2020 $20,150,000 $200,000
14 Heavy Metal 1981 $20,063,636 $546,545 [61][62]
15 Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - II. Lost ButterflyNA 2019 $19,790,000 $420,595 [63]
16 Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage FlowerNA 2017 $17,422,935 $193,833 [64]
17 Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & RebirthNA 1997 $15,455,713 [65]
18 Waltz with BashirNA 2008 $13,912,289 $2,283,849 [66]
19 The PeasantsNA 2023 $10,064,347 $155,188 [67]
20 A Scanner Darkly 2006 $7,659,918 $5,501,616 [68]
21 Memoir of a SnailNA 2024 $7,634,622 $669,798 [69]
22 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of MilosNA 2011 $7,579,282 $177,802 [70]
23 American Pop 1981 $6,000,000 [71]
24 Anomalisa 2015 $5,706,168 $3,759,286 [72]
25 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters 2007 $5,520,368 $5,520,368 [73]
26 Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul 2020 $4,971,635 [74]
27 Batman: The Killing Joke 2016 $4,462,034 $3,775,000 [75]
28 Waking Life 2001 $3,176,880 [76]
29 SprigganNA 2017 $3,149,387 [77]
30 Cowboy Bebop: The MovieNA 2001 $3,007,903 $1,000,000 [78]
31 RenaissanceNA 2006 $2,401,413 [79]
32 Resident Evil: DamnationNA 2012 $2,325,035 [80]
33 Ghost in the ShellNA[81] 1995 $2,287,714 $889,074 [82][83]
34 AppleseedNA 2004 $1,650,432 $129,135 [84]
35 Resident Evil: VendettaNA 2017 $1,596,320 [85][86]
36 Heavy Traffic 1974 $1,500,000 [87]
37 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King 2012 $1,348,352 [88]
38 I Lost My BodyNA 2019 $1,136,431 [89]

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 10 April 2026.
Year Title Worldwide gross Budget Ref.
1969 Easy Rider $16,900,000 $400,000 [90]
1970 M*A*S*H $30,000,000 $3,025,000 [91]
1971 The French Connection $26,300,000 $1,800,000 [92]
1972 The Godfather $86,300,000 $7,200,000 [93]
1973 The Exorcist $441,306,145 $11,000,000 [94]
1974 Blazing Saddles $45,200,000 $2,600,000 [95]
1975 One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest $59,200,000 $400,000 [96]
1976 The Omen $60,922,980 $2,800,000 [97]
1977 Saturday Night Fever $237,113,184 $3,500,000 [98]
1978 National Lampoon's Animal House $120,091,123 $3,000,000 [99]
1979 Alien $101,718,022 $11,000,000 [100]
1980 The Blues Brothers $115,229,890 $30,000,000 [101]
1981 Stripes $85,297,000 $10,000,000 [102]
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman $129,795,554 $6,000,000 [103]
1983 Flashdance $92,921,203 $7,000,000 [104]
1984 Beverly Hills Cop $316,360,478 $15,000,000 [105]
1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II $300,400,432 $25,500,000 [106]
1986 Platoon $138,545,632 $6,000,000 [107]
1987 Fatal Attraction $320,145,693 $14,000,000 [108]
1988 Rain Man $354,825,435 $25,000,000 [109]
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 $227,853,986 $30,000,000 [110]
1990 Pretty Woman $463,406,268 $14,000,000 [111]
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day $520,884,847 $102,000,000 [112]
1992 The Bodyguard $411,006,740 $25,000,000 [113]
1993 Schindler's List $322,243,445 $22,000,000 [114]
1994 True Lies $378,882,411 $115,000,000 [115]
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance $366,236,538 $90,000,000 [116]
1996 The Rock $335,062,621 $75,000,000 [117]
1997 Air Force One $315,156,409 $85,000,000 [118]
1998 Saving Private Ryan $482,349,603 $70,000,000 [119]
1999 The Matrix $465,343,787 $63,000,000 [120]
2000 Gladiator $460,583,960 $103,000,000 [121]
2001 Hannibal $351,692,268 $87,000,000 [122]
2002 8 Mile $242,875,078 $41,000,000 [123]
2003 The Matrix Reloaded $741,847,937 $150,000,000 [11]
2004 The Passion of the Christ $611,899,420 $30,000,000 [124]
2005 Wedding Crashers $288,467,645 $40,000,000 [125]
2006 The Departed $291,465,034 $90,000,000 [126]
2007 300 $456,068,181 $65,000,000 [127]
2008 Sex and the City $418,765,321 $65,000,000 [128]
2009 The Hangover $465,764,086 $35,000,000 [129][130]
2010 The King's Speech $410,867,243 $15,000,000 [41]
2011 The Hangover Part II $586,764,305 $80,000,000 [16]
2012 Ted $549,368,315 $50,000,000 [131]
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street $392,000,694 $100,000,000 [132]
2014 American Sniper $547,426,372 $59,000,000 [133]
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey $569,651,467 $40,000,000 [134]
2016 Deadpool $782,612,155 $58,000,000 [135]
2017 It $704,242,888 $35,000,000 [136][137][138]
2018 Deadpool 2 $734,546,611 $110,000,000 [139]
2019 Joker $1,074,251,311 $55,000,000 [140]
2020 Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train $512,704,063 $15,765,750 [20]
2021 Detective Chinatown 3NA $686,257,563 $116,630,000 [141]
2022 Bullet Train $239,141,352 $90,000,000 [142]
2023 Oppenheimer $976,120,348 $100,000,000 [143][144]
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine $1,338,073,645 $200,000,000 [145]
2025 Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle $800,413,549 $20,000,000 [7][8]
2026 Wuthering Heights † $240,401,072 $80,000,000 [146][147]

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 [148]
1969* $100,000,000
The Godfather 1972 1972 $243,862,778 [149]
The Exorcist 1973 1979** $329,017,945 [150]
Rain Man 1988 1988 $354,825,435 [151]
Pretty Woman 1990 1990 $463,406,268 [152]
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 1991 $516,950,043 [153]
The Matrix Reloaded 2003 2003 $741,847,937 [154]
Deadpool 2016 2016 $782,612,155 [135]
Deadpool 2 2018 2018 $785,896,609 [155]
Joker 2019 2019 $1,074,251,311 [140]
Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 2024 $1,338,073,645 [156]

*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

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