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 of America; the MPAA writes "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian".

Highest-grossing R-rated films

RankPeakFilmWorldwide grossYear
11Joker $1,074,251,3112019
21Deadpool 2$785,046,9202018
31Deadpool$782,612,1552016
41The Matrix Reloaded$741,846,4592003
53It$700,381,7482017
63Logan$619,021,4362017
72The Passion of the Christ$610,061,5172004
83The Hangover Part II$586,764,3052011
94Fifty Shades of Grey$569,651,4672015
106The Mermaid$553,810,2282016
114Ted$549,368,3152012
125American Sniper$547,426,3722014
1311Detective Chinatown 2$544,061,9162018
147The Revenant$532,950,5032015
151'$520,884,8471991
165Troy$497,409,8522004
172Saving Private Ryan$482,349,6031998
1818It Chapter Two$473,093,2282019
196The Hangover$467,517,1162009
203The Matrix$465,343,7871999
211Pretty Woman$463,406,2681990
225Gladiator$460,583,9602000
2313Lucy$458,863,6002014
249300$456,068,1812007
257The Last Samurai$454,627,2632003
261The Exorcist$441,306,1451973
2725A Star Is Born$434,888,8662018
287'$433,371,1122003
299The Matrix Revolutions$427,344,0312003
306The Intouchables$426,588,5102011
3131Bad Boys for Life $425,514,7022020
3218Django Unchained$425,368,2382012
3314Sex and the City$415,253,6412008
3423'$414,351,5462015
3517The King's Speech$414,242,4582010
364The Bodyguard$411,006,7401992
3730'$410,902,6622017
3820Prometheus$403,354,4692012
3923The Wolf of Wall Street$392,000,6942013
4039Once Upon a Time in Hollywood $389,314,8672019
4131Fifty Shades Darker$381,545,8462017
425True Lies$378,882,4111994
4316Slumdog Millionaire$377,910,5442008
4430$375,209,3622015
4538Fifty Shades Freed$371,985,0182018
467There's Something About Mary$369,884,6511998
4728Gone Girl$369,330,3632014
48481917 $368,275,2552019
496Die Hard with a Vengeance$366,236,5381995
5044The Nun$365,550,1192018

Highest-grossing R-rated films by year

YearTitleWorldwide grossBudget
1973The Exorcist
1977Saturday Night Fever
1978National Lampoon's Animal House
1979Alien
1980The Blues Brothers
1981Stripes
1982An Officer and a Gentleman
1983Flashdance
1984Beverly Hills Cop
1985'
1986Platoon
1987Fatal Attraction
1988Rain Man
1989Lethal Weapon 2
1990Pretty Woman
1991'
1992The Bodyguard
1993Schindler's List
1994True Lies
1995Die Hard with a Vengeance
1996The Rock
1997Air Force One
1998Saving Private Ryan
1999The Matrix
2000Gladiator
2001Hannibal
20028 Mile
2003The Matrix Reloaded
2004The Passion of the Christ
2005Wedding Crashers
2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2007300
2008Sex and the City
2009The Hangover
2010The King's Speech
2011The Hangover Part II
2012Ted
2013The Wolf of Wall Street
2014American Sniper
2015Fifty Shades of Grey
2016Deadpool$
2017It$
2018Deadpool 2$
2019Joker $$55,000,000
2020Bad Boys for Life $$

Timeline of highest-grossing R-rated films

At least seven films have held the record of highest-grossing R-rated film at a certain time.
TitleEstablishedRecord-setting gross
The Exorcist1973$441,306,145
Pretty Woman1990$463,406,268
1991$520,884,847
The Matrix Reloaded2003$741,846,459
Deadpool2016$782,612,155
Deadpool 22018$785,046,920
Joker 2019$1,074,251,311

Top 25 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. A franchise must have at least two R-rated films to be listed.