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 2,451 to 2,500 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $567.3K
Nov 6, 1987 US and Canada: $562.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $562.2K
Jan 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $556.4K
Aug 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $554.6K
Aug 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $554.2K
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: $514.1K Worldwide: $553.2K
Jan 9, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $552.9K
Oct 18, 2024 US and Canada: $9.4K Rest of the world: $543.2K Worldwide: $552.7K
Dec 20, 1979 US and Canada: $547.5K Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $549.9K
Aug 7, 1981 US and Canada: $546.5K Rest of the world: $1K Worldwide: $547.6K
Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $546.8K
Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: $51K Rest of the world: $492.1K Worldwide: $543.1K
Oct 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $540.5K
Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $536.9K
Aug 3, 2018 US and Canada: $182K Rest of the world: $354.5K Worldwide: $536.5K
Jan 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $535.3K
Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $532.4K
Oct 31, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $530.9K
Dec 24, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $529.3K
Mar 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $526K
Feb 8, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $517.7K
Mar 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $511.1K
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $509.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509.5K
Aug 20, 1997 US and Canada: $505.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $505.3K
Mar 27, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $504.5K
Aug 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $501.6K
Sep 6, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $497.3K
Aug 21, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $496K
Sep 1, 2006 US and Canada: $444.1K Rest of the world: $51.6K Worldwide: $495.7K
Mar 10, 2023 US and Canada: $141.1K Rest of the world: $351.1K Worldwide: $492.2K
Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $490K
Apr 26, 2013 US and Canada: $380.6K Rest of the world: $107.4K Worldwide: $488K
Feb 5, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $483.6K
Jun 28, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $482.8K
Jul 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $475.7K
Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $7.9K Rest of the world: $467.6K Worldwide: $475.5K
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $474.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $474.9K
Jul 29, 1971 US and Canada: $432.8K Rest of the world: $41.1K Worldwide: $473.9K
Mar 15, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $470K
Mar 20, 1981 US and Canada: $469.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $469.8K
Jun 25, 2004 US and Canada: $8.6K Rest of the world: $457K Worldwide: $465.6K
Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).