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 2,101 to 2,150 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
Sep 1, 1989 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
Nov 6, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Sep 30, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Oct 20, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Nov 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
May 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Jul 1, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Feb 21, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Sep 12, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Oct 13, 1989 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
May 14, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Oct 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Oct 19, 1960 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $24.8K Worldwide: $1.9M
Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Feb 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Jan 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Mar 5, 2010 US and Canada: $676.8K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.8M
Apr 6, 2018 US and Canada: $104.3K Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $1.8M
Aug 15, 1997 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $91K Worldwide: $1.8M
Apr 3, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Oct 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Dec 15, 1995 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $45.7K Worldwide: $1.8M
Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $38.9K Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $1.8M
Dec 7, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Feb 20, 2004 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $20.3K Worldwide: $1.8M
Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Jun 18, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Oct 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Apr 20, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Feb 1, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Aug 29, 1990 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M
Oct 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Nov 20, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Jul 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).