Highest-grossing adventure movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
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.
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
Ranks 1,551 to 1,600 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Jul 11, 1997 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3M
May 5, 2006 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $107.4K Worldwide: $8.2M
Oct 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2M
Sep 5, 1991 US and Canada: $8.2M Rest of the world: $170 Worldwide: $8.2M
Jul 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2M
Jan 8, 1998 US and Canada: $8.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.2M
Aug 3, 1984 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1M
Jun 10, 2025 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $8.1M
Feb 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1M
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1M
Feb 5, 1982 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8M
Aug 6, 1982 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8M
Aug 19, 1994 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.9M
Aug 31, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
Aug 4, 1995 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.9M
Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
Jan 25, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
Jul 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
Nov 12, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M
Feb 3, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M
Nov 10, 2023 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: $957.5K Worldwide: $7.8M
Apr 15, 1994 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7M
Jan 17, 1986 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7M
Sep 7, 2007 US and Canada: $969.9K Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $7.7M
Aug 17, 1979 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7M
Mar 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.6M
Jun 15, 2007 US and Canada: $480.8K Rest of the world: $7.1M Worldwide: $7.6M
Jun 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M
Jun 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M
Oct 23, 2020 US and Canada: $245.7K Rest of the world: $7.3M Worldwide: $7.5M
Dec 18, 1968 US and Canada: $7.5M Rest of the world: $578 Worldwide: $7.5M
Oct 21, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M
Feb 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M
Apr 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).