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 2,351 to 2,400 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Sep 30, 2005 US and Canada: $867K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $867K
Jul 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $859.3K
Aug 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $856.1K
Mar 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $852.1K
Apr 20, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $851.6K
Dec 31, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $850.1K
Aug 15, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $849K
Jun 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $833.7K
Mar 19, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $831.8K
Apr 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $829.9K
Jun 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $823.2K
Apr 13, 2005 US and Canada: $553.4K Rest of the world: $256.3K Worldwide: $809.7K
Mar 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $801.1K
Mar 20, 1987 US and Canada: $800K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $800K
Jan 19, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $797.2K
Jun 12, 1986 US and Canada: $796.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $796.4K
Aug 25, 1989 US and Canada: $793.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $793.8K
Jan 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $776K
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $283K Rest of the world: $485.4K Worldwide: $768.4K
Nov 30, 2001 US and Canada: $623.4K Rest of the world: $140.4K Worldwide: $763.7K
Sep 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $763.3K
Jun 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $762.2K
Aug 26, 1983 US and Canada: $760.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $760.9K
Nov 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $759.9K
Nov 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $759.4K
Apr 24, 2026 US and Canada: $704.3K Rest of the world: $54.9K Worldwide: $759.2K
Oct 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $749.7K
May 6, 2011 US and Canada: $703.4K Rest of the world: $45.1K Worldwide: $748.5K
Oct 4, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $747.9K
Dec 28, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $742.3K
Nov 22, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $739.4K
Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $737.5K
Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $728.9K
Jul 11, 2014 US and Canada: $727.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $727.6K
Oct 25, 2019 US and Canada: $485.6K Rest of the world: $239.8K Worldwide: $725.4K
Apr 21, 1983 US and Canada: $724.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $724.9K
Dec 14, 1994 US and Canada: $722.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $722.2K
Mar 1, 2013 US and Canada: $549.6K Rest of the world: $156.2K Worldwide: $705.9K
Nov 8, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $703.7K
Aug 26, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $697.4K
Sep 17, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $696K
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $694.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $694.8K
Dec 20, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $688K Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).