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Fastest Movies to Earn $250 Million at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)



Other Domestic Fastest records: Fastest to $50m - Fastest to $100m - Fastest to $150m - Fastest to $350m - Fastest to $400m - Fastest to $450m - Fastest to $500m - Fastest to $550m - Fastest to $600m - Fastest to $650m - Fastest to $700m - Fastest to $750m - Fastest to $800m - Fastest to $850m - Fastest to $900m

This chart contains the movies that reached $250 Million at the domestic box office, ranked first by the number of days they took to reach the milestone, and second by their total gross on the day they exceeded the milestone.

←Fastest to $200m Fastest to $300m→
Rank Date Movie Days to
Milestone		 Cumulative Gross
After Passing
Milestone
101 Aug 22, 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy 24 $251,456,069
102 Jun 7, 2002 Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones 24 $250,707,578
103 Sep 27, 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 24 $250,315,014
104 Mar 30, 2016 Zootopia 27 $252,738,048
105 Aug 20, 2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps 27 $250,487,244
106 Jun 11, 2003 The Matrix Reloaded 28 $250,730,000
107 Dec 6, 2012 Skyfall 29 $250,620,080
108 Dec 18, 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 29 $250,332,197
109 Jan 10, 2020 Jumanji: The Next Level 30 $252,970,788
110 Dec 16, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 30 $250,661,379
111 Jun 27, 2003 Finding Nemo 31 $253,991,677
112 Dec 14, 2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 31 $253,269,579
113 Mar 29, 2024 Dune: Part Two 31 $252,642,707
114 Jun 26, 2009 Up 31 $250,234,554
115 Aug 16, 2010 Inception 32 $250,001,841
116 Jul 23, 2013 Monsters University 33 $250,940,258
117 Aug 3, 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man 34 $250,740,648
118 Jan 11, 2006 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch a… 34 $250,357,188
119 Jan 24, 2017 Sing 35 $250,431,160
120 Jan 23, 1998 Titanic 36 $256,392,349
121 May 23, 2025 Sinners 36 $250,202,106
122 Jul 16, 1993 Jurassic Park 37 $252,527,270
123 Jan 24, 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 37 $250,646,197
124 Jan 27, 2005 Meet the Fockers 37 $250,346,140
125 Jul 18, 2025 How to Train Your Dragon 38 $250,784,795
126 Dec 30, 2013 Frozen 39 $256,016,197
127 Aug 9, 1996 Independence Day 40 $256,756,659
128 Feb 2, 2015 American Sniper 40 $250,397,650
129 Aug 28, 2024 Twisters 41 $250,380,100
130 Aug 19, 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Blac… 42 $251,297,000
131 Jan 23, 2014 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 42 $250,053,591
132 Jan 27, 2015 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 42 $250,000,941
133 Jan 25, 2008 I am Legend 43 $250,049,656
134 Dec 21, 2018 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch 44 $250,527,870
135 Dec 29, 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 44 $250,105,000
136 Jul 8, 2011 The Hangover Part II 44 $250,013,174
137 May 16, 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 45 $250,532,304
138 Aug 18, 2017 Despicable Me 3 50 $250,339,055
139 Jan 3, 2003 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 51 $250,720,000
140 Jul 30, 2009 The Hangover 56 $250,696,417
141 Apr 4, 2014 The Lego Movie 58 $250,196,189
142 Dec 31, 2004 The Incredibles 59 $251,657,004
143 Jul 6, 2009 Star Trek 60 $250,088,417
144 Dec 3, 2013 Gravity 61 $250,000,975
145 Jul 20, 2001 Shrek 66 $251,922,192
146 Aug 19, 1994 The Lion King 68 $251,364,916
147 Oct 18, 1999 The Sixth Sense 74 $250,208,911
148 Sep 16, 1994 Forrest Gump 75 $256,260,919
149 Mar 7, 2025 Mufasa: The Lion King 80 $250,451,058
150 Jan 25, 2002 Monsters, Inc. 87 $250,676,747
151 Sep 17, 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 101 $253,549,427
152 Mar 5, 2010 The Blind Side 107 $250,181,633
153 Apr 27, 2007 Night at the Museum 127 $250,027,721
154 Mar 22, 1991 Home Alone 129 $253,061,346
155 Dec 3, 2010 Despicable Me 150 $250,004,040
156 Jan 2, 1998 Men in Black 187 $250,107,128
157 Jan 6, 1984 Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi 229 $250,380,055
158 Aug 13, 1982 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope 1909 $311,092,510
159 Feb 28, 1997 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back 6130 $262,895,196
160 Sep 2, 2022 Jaws 17242 $268,028,710

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.