Paramount’s action-adventure sequel Top Gun: Maverick is soaring internationally, taking its running international total to $544.5 million, and total to an estimated $572 million in US domestic. Which means that worldwide, Maverick is passing the $1.1 billion mark (without playing in China or Russia, two major markets), that’s the biggest global total of 2022 so far, including Chinese films.
After only 31 days on the big screen, “Top Gun: Maverick” has become Tom Cruise’s first movie to surpass $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
Now, we’re ranking all 49 movies that made over $1 billion at the box office, ranked by critics’ scores from best to worst.
[Updated: 7/04/2022]
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Tomatometer: 98% – Metascore: 92
Starring: Animation, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty
Directed By: Lee Unkrich
Zootopia (2016)
Tomatometer: 98% – Metascore: 78
Starring: Animation, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Idris Elba
Directed By: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Tomatometer: 97% – Metascore: 84
Starring: Animation, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale
Directed By: Josh Cooley
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Tomatometer: 96% – Metascore: 78
Starring: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell
Directed By: Joseph Kosinski
Black Panther (2018)
Tomatometer: 96% – Metascore: 88
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman
Directed By: Ryan Coogler
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
Tomatometer: 96% – Metascore: 85
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes
Directed By: David Yates
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Tomatometer: 94% – Metascore: 78
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson
Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
The Dark Knight (2008)
Tomatometer: 94% – Metascore: 84
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Finding Dory (2016)
Tomatometer: 94% – Metascore: 77
Starring: Animation, Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson
Directed By: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Tomatometer: 93% – Metascore: 80
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Tomatometer: 93% – Metascore: 71
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alfred Molina, Tobey Maguire
Directed By: Jon Watts
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Tomatometer: 93% – Metascore: 80
Starring: Animation, Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner
Directed By: Brad Bird
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King (2003)
Tomatometer: 93% – Metascore: 94
Starring: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis
Directed By: Peter Jackson
Skyfall (2012)
Tomatometer: 92% – Metascore: 81
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris
Directed By: Sam Mendes
Jurassic Park (1993)
Tomatometer: 92% – Metascore: 68
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Ariana Richards
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Tomatometer: 91% – Metascore: 84
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill
Directed By: Rian Johnson
The Avengers (2012)
Tomatometer: 91% – Metascore: 69
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Tomatometer: 90% – Metascore: 69
Starring: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau
Directed By: Jon Watts
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Tomatometer: 90% – Metascore: 75
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie
Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Frozen (2013)
Tomatometer: 90% – Metascore: 75
Starring: Animation, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Directed By: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Tomatometer: 87% – Metascore: 78
Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
Titanic (1997)
Tomatometer: 87% – Metascore: 75
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher
Directed By: James Cameron
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Tomatometer: 85% – Metascore: 68
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Tomatometer: 84% – Metascore: 65
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed
Directed By: Gareth Edwards
Avatar (2009)
Tomatometer: 82% – Metascore: 83
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
Directed By: James Cameron
Furious 7 (2015)
Tomatometer: 81% – Metascore: 67
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson
Directed By: James Wan
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Tomatometer: 81% – Metascore: 65
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris
Directed By: Chris Columbus
Captain Marvel (2019)
Tomatometer: 79% – Metascore: 64
Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn, Gemma Chan
Directed By: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Tomatometer: 79% – Metascore: 62
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce
Directed By: Shane Black
Frozen II (2019)
Tomatometer: 77% – Metascore: 64
Starring: Animation, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff
Directed By: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Tomatometer: 76% – Metascore: 66
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Tomatometer: 71% – Metascore: 65
Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Emma Thompson
Directed By: Bill Condon
Jurassic World (2015)
Tomatometer: 71% – Metascore: 59
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Robinson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins
Directed By: Colin Trevorrow
Joker (2019)
Tomatometer: 68% – Metascore: 59
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen
Directed By: Todd Phillips
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Tomatometer: 67% – Metascore: 56
Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez
Directed By: F. Gary Gray
Aquaman (2017)
Tomatometer: 65% – Metascore: 55
Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman
Directed By: James Wan
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Tomatometer: 64% – Metascore: 58
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish
Directed By: Peter Jackson
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
Tomatometer: 59% – Metascore: 49
Starring: Animation, Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove
Directed By: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon
Aladdin (2019)
Tomatometer: 57% – Metascore: 53
Starring: Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Chico Kenzari, Billy Magnussen
Directed By: Guy Ritchie
Minions (2015)
Tomatometer: 55% – Metascore: 56
Starring: Animation, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney
Directed By: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
Tomatometer: 53% – Metascore: 53
Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Kevin McNally
Directed By: Gore Verbinski
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Tomatometer: 52% – Metascore: 53
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran
Directed By: J.J. Abrams
The Lion King (2019)
Tomatometer: 52% – Metascore: 55
Starring: Animation, Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Alfre Woodard
Directed By: Jon Favreau
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Tomatometer: 51% – Metascore: 53
Starring: Animation, Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Directed By: Tim Burton
Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Tomatometer: 51% – Metascore: 51
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Samuel L. Jackson
Directed By: George Lucas
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Tomatometer: 47% – Metascore: 51
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rafe Spall, Toby Jones
Directed By: J.A. Bayona
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Tomatometer: 35% – Metascore: 42
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, John Malkovich, Josh Duhamel, Patrick Dempsey
Directed By: Michael Bay
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Tomatometer: 33% – Metascore: 45
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Sam Claflin
Directed By: Rob Marshall
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Tomatometer: 17% – Metascore: 32
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer
Directed By: Michael Bay
