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.

Rank	Peak	Film	Year	Worldwide gross
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	$795,325,286
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	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	2016	$553,810,228
15	4	Ted	2012	$549,368,315
16	5	American Sniper	2014	$547,326,372
17	11	Detective Chinatown 2	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	$494,656,445
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	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

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
1	Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle †	2025	$795,325,286	$134,413,314
2	Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train	2020	$512,704,063	$50,272,044
3	Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc †	2025	$181,115,803	$43,438,461
4	Sausage Party	2016	$140,705,322	$97,685,686
5	Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time	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	1988	$49,000,000	$553,171
11	The End of Evangelion	1997	$22,537,729	$1,302,300
12	Pink Floyd – The Wall	1982	$22,265,763	$22,244,207
13	Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song	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	2019	$19,790,000	$420,595
16	Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower	2017	$17,422,935	$193,833
17	Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth	1997	$15,455,713
18	Waltz with Bashir	2008	$13,912,289	$2,283,849
19	The Peasants	2023	$10,064,347	$155,188
20	A Scanner Darkly	2006	$7,659,918	$5,501,616
21	Memoir of a Snail	2024	$7,634,622	$669,798
22	Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos	2011		$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	2017	$3,149,387
30	Cowboy Bebop: The Movie	2001	$3,007,903	$1,000,000
31	Renaissance	2006	$2,401,413
32	Resident Evil: Damnation	2012	$2,325,035
33	Ghost in the Shell	1995	$2,287,714	$889,074
34	Appleseed	2004	$1,650,432	$129,135
35	Resident Evil: Vendetta	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	2019	$1,136,431

Highest-grossing R-rated films by year

Year	Title	Worldwide gross	Budget
1969	Easy Rider
1970	MASH*
1971	The French Connection
1972	The Godfather
1973	The Exorcist
1974	Blazing Saddles
1975	One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
1976	The Omen
1977	Saturday Night Fever
1978	National Lampoon's Animal House
1979	Alien
1980	The Blues Brothers
1981	Stripes
1982	An Officer and a Gentleman
1983	Flashdance
1984	Beverly Hills Cop
1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II
1986	Platoon
1987	Fatal Attraction
1988	Rain Man
1989	Lethal Weapon 2
1990	Pretty Woman
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992	The Bodyguard
1993	Schindler's List
1994	True Lies
1995	Die Hard with a Vengeance
1996	The Rock
1997	Air Force One
1998	Saving Private Ryan
1999	The Matrix
2000	Gladiator
2001	Hannibal
2002	8 Mile
2003	The Matrix Reloaded
2004	The Passion of the Christ
2005	Wedding Crashers
2006	The Departed
2007	300
2008	Sex and the City
2009	The Hangover
2010	The King's Speech
2011	The Hangover Part II
2012	Ted
2013	The Wolf of Wall Street
2014	American Sniper
2015	Fifty Shades of Grey
2016	Deadpool	$
2017	It	$
2018	Deadpool 2	$
2019	Joker	$	$55,000,000
2020	Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train	$512,704,063	$15,765,750
2021	Detective Chinatown 3	$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
Mom and Dad	1945	1956*	$80,000,000
Mom and Dad	1945	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

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.