Highest Earning Films Of The Last Twenty Years

This information was true on 15th Of August, 2013, and the total amounts are world wide estimated, gathered over several different websites. 

The List:

2012 - The Avengers
Budget: $220,000,000
Box Office Total: $1,514,279,000   

2011 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part II

Budget: $250,000,000

Box Office Total: $1,328,111,000

2010 - Toy Story 3
Budget: $200,000,000
Box Office Total: $1,063,759,000 

2009 - Avatar

Budget: $240,000,000

Box Office Total: $2,783,918,000 

2008 - The Dark Knight
Budget: $185,000,000
Box Office Total: $1,002,891,000 

2007 - Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End

Budget: $300,000,000

Box Office Total: $960,996,000

2006 - Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Budget: $225,000,000
Box Office Total: $1,060,615,000

2005 - Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith
Budget: $113,000,000
Box Office Total: $848,754,000

2004 - Shrek 2
Budget: $150,000,000
Box Office Total: $919,828,000 

2003 - Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King
Budget: $94,000,000
Box Office Total: $1,141,408,000   

2002 - Spider-Man
Budget: $140,000,000
Box Office Total: $821,708,000   

2001 - Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone
Budget: $125,000,000
Box Office Total: $974,755,000   

2000 - Mission Impossible II
Budget: $125,000,000
Box Office Total: $546,388,000   

1999 - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Budget: $115,000,000
Box Office Total: $1,007,044,000

1998 - Armageddon
Budget: $140,000,000
Box Off Total: $553,709,000 

1997 - Titanic
Budget: $200,000,000
Box Office Total: $2,185,672,000

1996 - Independence Day
Budget: $75,000,000
Box Office Total: $817,400,000

1995 - Die Hard with a Vengeance
Budget: $90,000,000
Box Office Total: $366,101,000 

1994 - Forrest Gump
Budget: $55,000,000
Box Office Total: $677,387,000

1993 - Jurassic Park
Budget: $63,000,000
Box Office Total: $962,504,000   

1992 - Aladdin
Budget: $28,000,000
Box Office Total: $504,050,219