#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 17
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 801 to 850 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 801
Jun 22, 1979 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $1.3K Worldwide: $66.5M - 802
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)Jun 30, 1995 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $66.4M
Jun 30, 1995 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $66.4M worldwide - 803
Aug 17, 2018 US and Canada: $36.1M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $66.3M - 804
Jan 10, 2017 US and Canada: $423.6K Rest of the world: $65.8M Worldwide: $66.2M - 805
Jun 7, 2002 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $36M Worldwide: $66.2M - 806
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $65.8M Jul 16, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.8M worldwide - 807
Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019)Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.4M
Mar 1, 2019 · Japanese · Family, Animation, Fantasy $65.4M worldwide - 808
Aug 3, 2007 US and Canada: $43.8M Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $65.3M - 809
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)Nov 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.2M Nov 20, 2020 · Japanese · Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi $65.2M worldwide - 810
Jul 18, 2008 US and Canada: $30.1M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $65.1M - 811
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)Nov 11, 2005 US and Canada: $29.3M Rest of the world: $35.8M Worldwide: $65.1M Nov 11, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.1M worldwide - 812
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $60.7M Worldwide: $64.7M - 813
Jun 7, 1985 US and Canada: $63.7M Rest of the world: $827.7K Worldwide: $64.5M - 814
Thunder and the House of Magic (2014)Sep 5, 2014 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $64.2M Sep 5, 2014 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $64.2M worldwide - 815
Feb 28, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64M - 816
Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: $40.3M Rest of the world: $23.5M Worldwide: $63.8M - 817
Dec 22, 1965 US and Canada: $63.6M Rest of the world: $11.4K Worldwide: $63.6M - 818
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $22.7M Worldwide: $63.6M - 819
Aug 19, 2011 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: $42.2M Worldwide: $63.5M - 820
Jul 10, 1981 US and Canada: $63.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $63.5M - 821
Mar 29, 2013 US and Canada: $26.6M Rest of the world: $36.7M Worldwide: $63.4M - 822
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)Dec 20, 1996 US and Canada: $63.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $63.1M Dec 20, 1996 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Crime $63.1M worldwide - 823
Mar 21, 2003 US and Canada: $23.1M Rest of the world: $39.8M Worldwide: $62.9M - 824
Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: $30.3M Rest of the world: $32.5M Worldwide: $62.8M - 825
Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $45.5M Worldwide: $62.8M - 826
Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $32.6M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $62.8M - 827
Feb 11, 2000 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $62.5M - 828
Jun 19, 2009 US and Canada: $43.3M Rest of the world: $19M Worldwide: $62.4M - 829
Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: $44.3M Rest of the world: $17.9M Worldwide: $62.2M - 830
Jun 25, 2004 US and Canada: $19.2M Rest of the world: $43M Worldwide: $62.2M - 831
Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $34.7K Rest of the world: $62.1M Worldwide: $62.1M - 832
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $61.8M Dec 25, 2009 · English · Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy $61.8M worldwide - 833
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)Aug 4, 2015 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: $53.8M Worldwide: $61.8M Aug 4, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $61.8M worldwide - 834
Aug 19, 2005 US and Canada: $19.5M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $61.7M - 835
Feb 15, 2002 US and Canada: $37.6M Rest of the world: $24.2M Worldwide: $61.7M - 836
Aug 27, 1999 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $29M Worldwide: $61.7M - 837
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)Jul 29, 1983 US and Canada: $61.4M Rest of the world: $299 Worldwide: $61.4M Jul 29, 1983 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Romance $61.4M worldwide - 838
Dec 19, 2019 US and Canada: $372.6K Rest of the world: $61M Worldwide: $61.4M - 839
Jan 10, 2014 US and Canada: $18.8M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $61.3M - 840
Sep 30, 2015 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: $51M Worldwide: $61.2M - 841
Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)Mar 4, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.2M Mar 4, 2017 · Japanese · Family, Adventure, Fantasy $61.2M worldwide - 842
Nov 5, 2010 US and Canada: $18.3M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $60.7M - 843
Mar 10, 2023 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $28.7M Worldwide: $60.7M - 844
Mar 25, 2000 US and Canada: $626.2K Rest of the world: $60.1M Worldwide: $60.7M - 845
The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)Dec 20, 2002 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $20.6M Worldwide: $60.7M Dec 20, 2002 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $60.7M worldwide - 846
Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: $23M Rest of the world: $37.7M Worldwide: $60.7M - 847
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: $21.9M Rest of the world: $38.4M Worldwide: $60.3M Oct 6, 2017 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $60.3M worldwide - 848
Dec 6, 1985 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.1M - 849
Feb 18, 2005 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $43M Worldwide: $60M - 850
Jun 1, 2018 US and Canada: $31.4M Rest of the world: $28.5M Worldwide: $59.9M
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)