#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 14
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 651 to 700 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 651
Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: $24.7M Rest of the world: $84.9M Worldwide: $109.6M - 652
Sep 12, 1997 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $109.4M - 653
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $107.5M Worldwide: $109.4M
Dec 22, 2017 · Korean · Action, Adventure, Drama $109.4M worldwide - 654
Nov 26, 2008 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $77.3M Worldwide: $109M - 655
Feb 4, 2011 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $108.6M - 656
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: $93.5M Worldwide: $108.6M
Dec 29, 2006 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Family $108.6M worldwide - 657
Sep 26, 2014 US and Canada: $50.8M Rest of the world: $57.4M Worldwide: $108.3M - 658
Mar 5, 2004 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $40.7M Worldwide: $108M - 659
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $60.7M Rest of the world: $47.1M Worldwide: $107.8M - 660
Jul 29, 2015 US and Canada: $58.9M Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $107.2M - 661
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $56M Rest of the world: $51.1M Worldwide: $107.1M - 662
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: $39.2M Worldwide: $106.4M Mar 13, 2009 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller $106.4M worldwide - 663
Feb 18, 2000 US and Canada: $57.3M Rest of the world: $49.1M Worldwide: $106.4M - 664
Nov 20, 2009 US and Canada: $42.2M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $105.6M - 665
Aug 26, 2005 US and Canada: $37.9M Rest of the world: $67.4M Worldwide: $105.3M - 666
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)Apr 29, 2005 US and Canada: $51.1M Rest of the world: $53.4M Worldwide: $104.5M Apr 29, 2005 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy $104.5M worldwide - 667
Oct 23, 1998 US and Canada: $53.4M Rest of the world: $51M Worldwide: $104.4M - 668
Sep 29, 2023 US and Canada: $40.8M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $104.3M - 669
Dec 25, 2007 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $63M Worldwide: $104M - 670
Oct 24, 2014 US and Canada: $50.9M Rest of the world: $52.8M Worldwide: $103.7M - 671
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II (2000)Nov 17, 2000 US and Canada: $76.5M Rest of the world: $26.8M Worldwide: $103.3M Nov 17, 2000 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $103.3M worldwide - 672
Dec 21, 2001 US and Canada: $80.9M Rest of the world: $22.1M Worldwide: $103M - 673
Oct 2, 2009 US and Canada: $75.6M Rest of the world: $26.8M Worldwide: $102.4M - 674
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)Oct 24, 1969 US and Canada: $102.3M Rest of the world: $3K Worldwide: $102.3M Oct 24, 1969 · English · Adventure, Drama, Crime $102.3M worldwide - 675
Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $41.8M Worldwide: $101.9M - 676
May 18, 2022 US and Canada: $812.9K Rest of the world: $100.4M Worldwide: $101.2M - 677
Jul 26, 2006 US and Canada: $59.9M Rest of the world: $41.2M Worldwide: $101.1M - 678
Feb 14, 2024 US and Canada: $43.8M Rest of the world: $56.7M Worldwide: $100.5M - 679
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $22.9M Worldwide: $100.1M Oct 16, 2009 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $100.1M worldwide - 680
Apr 4, 2008 US and Canada: $48M Rest of the world: $52.1M Worldwide: $100.1M - 681
Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $50.2M Rest of the world: $49.6M Worldwide: $99.8M - 682
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (2019)Aug 7, 2019 US and Canada: $296.8K Rest of the world: $99.2M Worldwide: $99.5M
Aug 7, 2019 · Cantonese · Action, Crime, Adventure $99.5M worldwide - 683
Dec 23, 1994 US and Canada: $33.4M Rest of the world: $66M Worldwide: $99.4M - 684
Apr 2, 2004 US and Canada: $59.6M Rest of the world: $39.8M Worldwide: $99.4M - 685
May 26, 2000 US and Canada: $56.9M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $99.3M - 686
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: $87.8K Rest of the world: $98.7M Worldwide: $98.8M
Sep 27, 2013 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Crime $98.8M worldwide - 687
Jun 12, 1987 US and Canada: $59.7M Rest of the world: $38.5M Worldwide: $98.3M - 688
Jan 21, 2005 US and Canada: $82.7M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $97.9M - 689
Aug 5, 2016 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $96.2M Worldwide: $97.6M - 690
Aug 17, 2018 US and Canada: $35.9M Rest of the world: $61.4M Worldwide: $97.3M - 691
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)Dec 6, 1991 US and Canada: $74.9M Rest of the world: $22M Worldwide: $96.9M Dec 6, 1991 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $96.9M worldwide - 692
Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink (2018)Feb 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $96.8M Feb 16, 2018 · Chinese · Comedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure $96.8M worldwide - 693
Dec 11, 1985 US and Canada: $76M Rest of the world: $20.8M Worldwide: $96.8M - 694
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)Aug 21, 2013 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $95.4M Aug 21, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $95.4M worldwide - 695
Sep 29, 2006 US and Canada: $55M Rest of the world: $40M Worldwide: $95M - 696
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: $69.3M Worldwide: $94.3M Dec 11, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Biography $94.3M worldwide - 697
Sep 30, 1994 US and Canada: $46.8M Rest of the world: $47.4M Worldwide: $94.2M - 698
Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $26.4M Rest of the world: $67.7M Worldwide: $94.1M - 699
Jun 22, 1955 US and Canada: $93.6M Rest of the world: $331.9K Worldwide: $93.9M - 700
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)Oct 12, 2018 US and Canada: $46.7M Rest of the world: $46.6M Worldwide: $93.3M Oct 12, 2018 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror $93.3M worldwide
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)