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 1,801 to 1,850 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Feb 23, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
Feb 10, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
Feb 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Apr 25, 2008 US and Canada: $10.5K Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $4.6M
Jul 29, 1994 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
Mar 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Oct 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
May 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Nov 30, 2018 US and Canada: $29.5K Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $4.5M
Jul 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
Dec 14, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: $847.5K Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $4.5M
Jul 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Aug 16, 1994 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4M
Nov 2, 2016 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $4.4M
Oct 23, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Aug 25, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Dec 9, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Aug 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
Oct 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
Jun 24, 1983 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3M
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: $466.4K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $4.3M
Apr 9, 2021 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $4.3M
Oct 24, 2008 US and Canada: $655.5K Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $4.2M
Aug 13, 1999 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2M
Dec 7, 2012 US and Canada: $23.4K Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $4.2M
Oct 25, 1988 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2M
Feb 1, 2019 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $4.2M
Oct 22, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
May 18, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).