The following lists represent the highest-grossing films in Romania. This lists only accounts for the films' theatrical box office earning and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. home video rental and sales and television broadcast).
In 2009 there was a significant increase in the Romanian box office due to rising of inflation, the appearance of new theaters in several cities of the country and a higher effort in promoting the films.[1] In April 2014, Cinema City International, who is the main cinema operator in Romania, plans 22 new cinema openings in Romania between 2014 and 2016.[2]
The most represented year on the list is 2024 with 12 films. Titanic is the first film in Romania to surpass the 1 million lei mark,[3] Avatar is the first film to surpass the 10 and 20 million lei mark, and Avatar: The Way of Water is the first film to surpass the 30 million lei mark.
This is a list by Romania's National Center for Cinematography sorted by the highest ticket sales[4] and adjusted gross as of 2023 with the average ticket price of 23.7.[5]
This list is ranked only in Romanian Lei. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the first film to gross over 1 million lei in a weekend, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is the first to gross over 2 million lei in a weekend, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is the first to gross over 3 million lei in a weekend and The Fate of the Furious is the first to gross over 4, 5, 6 and 7 million lei in a weekend.
The charts are based on films that premiered on a Romanian release date and not the film's worldwide release date.
This is the list of highest-grossing animated films. Six of these films are also in the Top 50 Romania's highest-grossing films list. 2024 is the most represented year with 5 films.
This is the list of highest-grossing Romanian films. Child's Pose is the first Romanian film to surpass the 1 million lei mark, Selfie 69 is the first romanian film to surpass the 2 million lei mark, Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time is the first romanian film to surpass the 3 million lei mark, Oh, Ramona! is the first romanian film to surpass the 4 and 5 lei marks, 5Gang: A Different Kind of Christmas is the first romanian film to surpass the 6 million lei mark, and Miami Bici is the first romanian film to surpass the 7, 8, 9 and 10 million lei marks, Teambuilding is the first romanian film to surpass 20 million lei mark. 2023 & 2024 are the most represented years with 6 films each. Ten of this films are in the Top 50 Romania's highest-grossing films.
This is the list of highest-grossing franchises and film series in Romania ranked in Romanian lei. Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest-grossing franchise, with over 180 million lei. Avatar has the highest per-film average, with over 29 million lei. Fast & Furious & Marvel Cinematic Universe are the only franchises with 3 films to have crossed the 10 million lei mark, while Jumanji, Spider-Man, Avatar, Miami Bici, DC Extended Universe and Aquaman have two films to have crossed the 10 million lei mark, and Avatar is the only franchise with two films to have crossed the 20 million lei mark.
*Gross from only the 1997 release.