#1 of 3,340 Highest-grossing adventure movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
Adventure box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Adventure Movies of All Time, Page 10
Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing adventure movie in our database, with $2.9B worldwide, ahead of Avengers: Endgame (2019) at $2.8B and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) at $2.5B. 3,340 adventure films in our database report a worldwide gross, $323.3B in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. 56 films crossed $1 billion and 680 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $299.6B across 2,003 adventure releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 3,340
- combined worldwide
- $323.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 680
- earned in the US & Canada
- 38%
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All 3,340 Adventure Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 451 to 500 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 451
Jul 4, 2001 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $107.3M Worldwide: $200.7M - 452
The Hunt for Red October (1990)Mar 2, 1990 US and Canada: $122M Rest of the world: $78.5M Worldwide: $200.5M
Mar 2, 1990 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $200.5M worldwide - 453
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)Aug 7, 2013 US and Canada: $68.6M Rest of the world: $131.3M Worldwide: $199.9M Aug 7, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $199.9M worldwide - 454
Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $58.9M Rest of the world: $139.6M Worldwide: $198.5M - 455
Feb 8, 2013 US and Canada: $57.4K Rest of the world: $197.7M Worldwide: $197.8M - 456
Mar 1, 2013 US and Canada: $65.2M Rest of the world: $132.5M Worldwide: $197.7M - 457
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $45M Rest of the world: $152.2M Worldwide: $197.2M Apr 7, 2017 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $197.2M worldwide - 458
Jul 25, 2003 US and Canada: $111.8M Rest of the world: $85.3M Worldwide: $197.1M - 459
Oct 28, 1994 US and Canada: $71.6M Rest of the world: $125M Worldwide: $196.6M - 460
Nov 16, 2007 US and Canada: $82.3M Rest of the world: $114.1M Worldwide: $196.4M - 461
Aug 13, 2008 US and Canada: $110.5M Rest of the world: $85.2M Worldwide: $195.7M - 462
Feb 13, 2026 US and Canada: $103.3M Rest of the world: $92M Worldwide: $195.4M - 463
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $55.5M Rest of the world: $139.8M Worldwide: $195.2M - 464
Feb 5, 2016 US and Canada: $710K Rest of the world: $193M Worldwide: $193.7M - 465
Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $87.6M Worldwide: $192.9M - 466
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)Oct 5, 2005 US and Canada: $56.1M Rest of the world: $136.7M Worldwide: $192.8M Oct 5, 2005 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $192.8M worldwide - 467
Dec 24, 1970 US and Canada: $59M Rest of the world: $132M Worldwide: $191M - 468
Sep 27, 2019 US and Canada: $61.3M Rest of the world: $129M Worldwide: $190.3M - 469
May 25, 1988 US and Canada: $53.7M Rest of the world: $135.3M Worldwide: $189M - 470
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)Dec 25, 2013 US and Canada: $58.2M Rest of the world: $129.9M Worldwide: $188.1M Dec 25, 2013 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $188.1M worldwide - 471
Jun 16, 1978 US and Canada: $81.8M Rest of the world: $106.1M Worldwide: $187.9M - 472
Feb 14, 2003 US and Canada: $47.9M Rest of the world: $138.4M Worldwide: $186.3M - 473
Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $186.1M - 474
Nov 15, 2024 US and Canada: $97M Rest of the world: $89M Worldwide: $186M - 475
Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $116.9M Rest of the world: $69M Worldwide: $185.9M - 476
Nov 7, 2025 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $93.5M Worldwide: $184.6M - 477
Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $136.9M Worldwide: $184.3M - 478
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $72.8M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $183.8M - 479
May 20, 1994 US and Canada: $101.6M Rest of the world: $81.4M Worldwide: $183M - 480
Mar 30, 2012 US and Canada: $64.9M Rest of the world: $118.1M Worldwide: $183M - 481
Mar 13, 1998 US and Canada: $57M Rest of the world: $126M Worldwide: $183M - 482
May 12, 2006 US and Canada: $60.7M Rest of the world: $121M Worldwide: $181.7M - 483
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)Mar 26, 2004 US and Canada: $84.2M Rest of the world: $97M Worldwide: $181.2M Mar 26, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure, Mystery $181.2M worldwide - 484
Jul 12, 2002 US and Canada: $104.5M Rest of the world: $76.5M Worldwide: $181M - 485
Apr 19, 2002 US and Canada: $91M Rest of the world: $89.6M Worldwide: $180.6M - 486
Nov 3, 2006 US and Canada: $64.7M Rest of the world: $113.6M Worldwide: $178.3M - 487
Feb 7, 1997 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $178.1M - 488
Jun 11, 2010 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $100M Worldwide: $177.2M - 489
Dec 25, 2007 US and Canada: $93.5M Rest of the world: $81.9M Worldwide: $175.4M - 490
Jul 16, 1997 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $69.2M Worldwide: $174.5M - 491
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $67.5M Rest of the world: $106.9M Worldwide: $174.4M - 492
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)Nov 2, 2018 US and Canada: $54.9M Rest of the world: $119.1M Worldwide: $174M Nov 2, 2018 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Family $174M worldwide - 493
Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $800K Rest of the world: $173M Worldwide: $173.8M - 494
Sep 25, 2026 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $108M Worldwide: $172M - 495
Oct 2, 1998 US and Canada: $90.8M Rest of the world: $81M Worldwide: $171.8M - 496
Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $114.3M Worldwide: $171.7M - 497
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $104.9M Worldwide: $171.6M - 498
Dec 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171.3M - 499
Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: $158.5M Worldwide: $171.3M - 500
Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $65M Rest of the world: $105M Worldwide: $170M
Archive
Adventure Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $64.6B
2010s 10 years · $150.8B
- 2019 $20.5B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $17.2B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $18.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $17.6B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $18.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $13.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $13.7B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $15.4B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $8.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $8.6B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $71.5B
- 2009 $11.9B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $7.7B #1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- 2007 $7.9B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $7.1B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $7.3B #1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 2004 $6B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $7.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $5.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $5.9B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $4.4B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $23B
- 1999 $4.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $3.1B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $2.7B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $3.5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $2.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $2B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $1.1B #1 Cliffhanger (1993)
- 1992 $427.5M #1 Forever Young (1992)
- 1991 $1.1B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $1.6B #1 Dances with Wolves (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.9B
- 1989 $1.7B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $819.3M #1 Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
- 1987 $429.9M #1 Predator (1987)
- 1986 $841.3M #1 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- 1985 $1.4B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $810.9M #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $990M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $474.1M #1 First Blood (1982)
- 1981 $590.1M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $763.7M #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.4B
- 1979 $450.6M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $596.2M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1.4B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $52.6M #1 King Kong (1976)
- 1975 $513.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $60.5M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $35.5M #1 Live and Let Die (1973)
- 1972 $85.5M #1 The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- 1971 $476.6K #1 The Red Tent (1971)
- 1970 $251.8M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $759.7M
- 1969 $133.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $44.6M #1 Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 1967 $274.2M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $16.1K #1 The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966)
- 1965 $115.4M #1 Thunderball (1965)
- 1964 $27.3M #1 From Russia with Love (1964)
- 1963 $74.7M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $47.3M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $370.7K #1 The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
- 1960 $42.2M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $325.9M
- 1959 $74.6M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $172.8K #1 The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
- 1957 $27.2M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $42M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $93.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $43.9K #1 Knights of the Round Table (1954)
- 1953 $87.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $352.2K #1 Les Miserables (1952)
- 1951 $1.2K #1 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- 1950 $7.7K #1 The Flame and the Arrow (1950)