As of 2024, Pixels, a 2015 science fiction action comedy film, was the all-time highest-grossing short film, with a worldwide box office revenue of $244 million. It was followed closely by The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, a 2010 action adventure fantasy film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Jon Turteltaub, with $218 million, and Smile, a 2022 psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn with $217 million.
All-time highest-grossing short films, 2024
| Rank | Movie | Released | Worldwide Box Office (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pixels | 2015 | 244041804 |
| 2 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 2010 | 217986320 |
| 3 | Smile | 2022 | 217038821 |
| 4 | District 9 | 2009 | 212453431 |
| 5 | 12 Monkeys | 1995 | 168841459 |
| 6 | Spies in Disguise | 2019 | 165124093 |
| 7 | Lights Out | 2016 | 148806510 |
| 8 | Mama | 2013 | 148095566 |
| 9 | Tom and Jerry | 2021 | 132370100 |
| 10 | This is the End | 2013 | 126539117 |
| 11 | The Nut Job | 2014 | 122529966 |
| 12 | Smile 2 | 2024 | 112621369 |
| 13 | Frankenweenie | 2012 | 81150788 |
| 14 | Night Swim | 2024 | 54723338 |
| 15 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | 2003 | 54540662 |
| 16 | 9 | 2009 | 48559999 |
| 17 | Napoleon Dynamite | 2004 | 46122713 |
| 18 | Oculus | 2014 | 44115496 |
| 19 | Boogie Nights | 1997 | 43111725 |
| 20 | A Goofy Movie | 1995 | 35336439 |
| 21 | Sling Blade | 1996 | 34175000 |
| 22 | Heart and Souls | 1993 | 16479685 |
| 23 | Hello, My Name is Doris | 2016 | 14662703 |
| 24 | The Long Walk Home | 1990 | 13798030 |
| 25 | The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTale… | 2008 | 13248444 |
| 26 | Come Play | 2020 | 12624174 |
| 27 | Office Space | 1999 | 12179708 |
| 28 | A.X.L. | 2018 | 8259753 |
| 29 | What We Do in the Shadows | 2014 | 8137272 |
| 30 | Marcel the Shell with Shoes On | 2022 | 7111769 |
| 31 | Battle for Terra | 2009 | 6387498 |
| 32 | Baghead | 2023 | 5607151 |
| 33 | Joe's Apartment | 1996 | 4616355 |
| 34 | Crossing Over | 2009 | 4614344 |
| 35 | Cockpit | 2012 | 3692388 |
| 36 | Tom and Jerry: The Movie | 1993 | 3560469 |
| 37 | Obvious Child | 2014 | 3324070 |
| 38 | Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | 2022 | 2561270 |
| 39 | Freeheld | 2015 | 1732228 |
| 40 | Miao Xian Sheng | 2020 | 1530000 |
| 41 | Boiling Point | 2021 | 1284158 |
| 42 | Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho | 2014 | 1166737 |
| 43 | The Climb | 2020 | 1027043 |
| 44 | Brian and Charles | 2022 | 863056 |
| 45 | Your Monster | 2024 | 723394 |
| 46 | London to Brighton | 2009 | 610776 |
| 47 | Oh Lucy! | 2018 | 609104 |
| 48 | Precious Cargo | 2016 | 575822 |
| 49 | Cerdita | 2022 | 529329 |
| 50 | Guang | 2020 | 490000 |
| 51 | Home Education: Le Regole del Male | 2023 | 462339 |
| 52 | Bottle Rocket | 1996 | 407576 |
| 53 | Shiva Baby | 2021 | 349271 |
| 54 | Baskin | 2016 | 318156 |
| 55 | Initiation | 2021 | 251929 |
| 56 | Keep The Change | 2017 | 222061 |
| 57 | Pleasure | 2021 | 170777 |
| 58 | Kill Switch | 2017 | 163348 |
| 59 | Krisha | 2016 | 144822 |
| 60 | Sameblod | 2017 | 113774 |
| 61 | Tin & Tina | 2023 | 112413 |
| 62 | Adult Life Skills | 2016 | 103702 |
| 63 | Leifeng Man | 2016 | 84321 |
| 64 | Psiconautas, los niños olvidados | 2017 | 54852 |
| 65 | Assassin | 2023 | 51530 |
| 66 | Sound of Noise | 2012 | 24565 |
| 67 | The Sound of Silence | 2019 | 22152 |
| 68 | Gayby | 2012 | 20947 |
| 69 | We Die Young | 2019 | 17886 |
| 70 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | 1954 | 15558 |
| 71 | Jesus Henry Christ | 2012 | 13714 |
| 72 | Before I Disappear | 2014 | 8251 |
| 73 | Sound of Violence | 2021 | 8150 |
| 74 | Earth Mama | 2023 | 6403 |
| 75 | Welcome to Pine Hill | 2013 | 6115 |
| 76 | THX 1138 | 1970 | 5000 |
| 77 | Never Steady, Never Still | 2018 | 4861 |
| 78 | Modern Life is Rubbish | 2018 | 4154 |
| 79 | Straight Up | 2020 | 4075 |
| 80 | Yes, God, Yes | 2020 | 27 |
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