These records pertain to United States box office, or the revenue produced by a film while in theaters.
With inflation considered, the number one box office intake record is held by Gone with the Wind. The intake for Gone with the Wind adjusted for inflation was $1,329,453,600. Unadjusted the intake was $198,676,459.
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