#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 15
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 701 to 750 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 701
Dec 3, 2004 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: $81.8M Worldwide: $92.9M - 702
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: $45.8M Rest of the world: $46.4M Worldwide: $92.2M
Jan 23, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $92.2M worldwide - 703
Jan 7, 2011 US and Canada: $24.8M Rest of the world: $66.8M Worldwide: $91.6M - 704
Jul 12, 2019 US and Canada: $39M Rest of the world: $52.5M Worldwide: $91.5M - 705
Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $46.7M Worldwide: $91.5M - 706
Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $80.4M Rest of the world: $10.7M Worldwide: $91.1M - 707
Jan 14, 2005 US and Canada: $49.8M Rest of the world: $41M Worldwide: $90.8M - 708
Dec 25, 1999 US and Canada: $71.6M Rest of the world: $19.1M Worldwide: $90.7M - 709
Aug 9, 1989 US and Canada: $55M Rest of the world: $35.5M Worldwide: $90.5M - 710
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)Jul 27, 2018 US and Canada: $263K Rest of the world: $89.8M Worldwide: $90M
Jul 27, 2018 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Drama $90M worldwide - 711
Apr 14, 2022 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $86.2M Worldwide: $89.1M - 712
Jan 17, 2003 US and Canada: $66.9M Rest of the world: $22M Worldwide: $88.9M - 713
Feb 7, 2003 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $88.3M - 714
Jul 22, 1983 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $88M - 715
Apr 28, 2006 US and Canada: $71.7M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $87.5M - 716
Feb 5, 1953 US and Canada: $87.4M Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $87.4M - 717
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: $81.8M Worldwide: $87.3M - 718
Jan 26, 2007 US and Canada: $39.7M Rest of the world: $47.5M Worldwide: $87.2M - 719
Dec 19, 2008 US and Canada: $50.9M Rest of the world: $36.1M Worldwide: $87M - 720
Mar 30, 1984 US and Canada: $76.6M Rest of the world: $10M Worldwide: $86.6M - 721
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: $38.1M Rest of the world: $48.5M Worldwide: $86.6M
Aug 18, 2022 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $86.6M worldwide - 722
Nov 21, 2018 US and Canada: $30.8M Rest of the world: $55.7M Worldwide: $86.5M - 723
Jul 29, 2005 US and Canada: $63.9M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $86.4M - 724
Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: $529.8K Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $85.9M - 725
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)Aug 19, 2011 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $85.6M Aug 19, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $85.6M worldwide - 726
Jul 24, 2015 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $53.5M Worldwide: $85.5M - 727
Aug 17, 2001 US and Canada: $56.6M Rest of the world: $28.9M Worldwide: $85.5M - 728
Jul 27, 2016 US and Canada: $38.6M Rest of the world: $46.7M Worldwide: $85.3M - 729
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)Jul 11, 2001 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $53M Worldwide: $85.1M Jul 11, 2001 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $85.1M worldwide - 730
Nov 18, 1988 US and Canada: $48.5M Rest of the world: $36.4M Worldwide: $84.8M - 731
Dec 13, 1972 US and Canada: $84.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $84.6M - 732
Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: $42.1M Worldwide: $84.4M - 733
Dec 14, 2018 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $67.9M Worldwide: $83.9M - 734
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)Dec 7, 1979 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $72.1K Worldwide: $82.7M Dec 7, 1979 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery $82.7M worldwide - 735
Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: $70M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $82.5M - 736
Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $59.9M Worldwide: $82.3M - 737
Jul 20, 1988 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: $43.2M Worldwide: $81.6M - 738
Oct 24, 2019 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $80.3M Worldwide: $81.6M - 739
Dec 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.4M - 740
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: $47.7M Rest of the world: $33.3M Worldwide: $81M - 741
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025)Sep 26, 2025 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $48.8M Worldwide: $80.8M Sep 26, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $80.8M worldwide - 742
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)Jul 2, 2003 US and Canada: $26.5M Rest of the world: $54.3M Worldwide: $80.8M Jul 2, 2003 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $80.8M worldwide - 743
Jan 11, 2019 US and Canada: $42M Rest of the world: $38.7M Worldwide: $80.7M - 744
Mar 21, 2014 US and Canada: $51.2M Rest of the world: $29.2M Worldwide: $80.4M - 745
Jun 17, 1983 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $20.3M Worldwide: $80.3M - 746
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)Jun 4, 1982 US and Canada: $79.7M Rest of the world: $114.7K Worldwide: $79.8M Jun 4, 1982 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $79.8M worldwide - 747
Dec 12, 1986 US and Canada: $79.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $79.8M - 748
Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: $51.6M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $79.8M - 749
Jul 29, 2005 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $47.2M Worldwide: $79.3M - 750
May 17, 2019 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $56.1M Worldwide: $78.9M
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)