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 2,301 to 2,350 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Apr 14, 2017 US and Canada: $196.5K Rest of the world: $844.2K Worldwide: $1M
Oct 30, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
Oct 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
Oct 27, 2006 US and Canada: $425K Rest of the world: $609.3K Worldwide: $1M
Jun 13, 2025 US and Canada: $996.5K Rest of the world: $26.4K Worldwide: $1M
Jul 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
Jun 18, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M
Sep 8, 1977 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M
Dec 18, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $996.3K
Aug 5, 2005 US and Canada: $870.1K Rest of the world: $124.7K Worldwide: $994.8K
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $992.2K
Oct 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $992.1K
Aug 2, 2019 US and Canada: $400.2K Rest of the world: $588.5K Worldwide: $988.7K
Oct 31, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $980.8K
Jun 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $977K
Feb 5, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $965.1K
Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $688.5K Rest of the world: $272.7K Worldwide: $961.2K
Jul 3, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $943.5K
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $938.7K
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $6.1K Rest of the world: $927.8K Worldwide: $933.8K
Aug 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $929.1K
Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $919.4K
Jan 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $916K
Sep 12, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $915.4K
Aug 30, 1997 US and Canada: $910.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $910.8K
Jun 10, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $907.9K
Feb 5, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $904.1K
Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $901.6K
Jun 23, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $901.6K
Oct 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $897.4K
Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $894.5K
Mar 11, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $892.8K
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $891K
Nov 13, 2010 US and Canada: $568.7K Rest of the world: $318.5K Worldwide: $887.2K
Mar 3, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $886.7K
Oct 19, 1989 US and Canada: $882.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $882.3K
Oct 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $871.3K Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).