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 2,551 to 2,600 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Dec 11, 1987 US and Canada: $370.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $370.7K
Oct 4, 2002 US and Canada: $8K Rest of the world: $361.2K Worldwide: $369.2K
Oct 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $368.9K
May 6, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $366K
Feb 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $365.4K
Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $363.5K
May 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $361.1K
Apr 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $360K
Dec 25, 1985 US and Canada: $358.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $358.6K
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $353.9K
Aug 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $351.2K
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $108.1K Rest of the world: $242K Worldwide: $350.1K
Jun 15, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $350K
Mar 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $349.8K
Oct 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $348.2K
Apr 23, 2010 US and Canada: $20.9K Rest of the world: $325.9K Worldwide: $346.9K
Sep 2, 1988 US and Canada: $346.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $346.3K
Nov 7, 2003 US and Canada: $156K Rest of the world: $189.7K Worldwide: $345.7K
May 20, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $343.3K
Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $341.2K
Nov 18, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $340.8K
Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $258.2K Rest of the world: $81K Worldwide: $339.2K
Apr 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $335.2K
May 2, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $322.7K
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $322.6K
Jun 8, 2012 US and Canada: $44.8K Rest of the world: $276.3K Worldwide: $321.1K
Oct 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $318.6K
Apr 22, 2019 US and Canada: $134.8K Rest of the world: $182.8K Worldwide: $317.5K
Jan 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $316.3K
Jul 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $315.9K
Jun 30, 1988 US and Canada: $315.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $315.4K
Jun 30, 1988 US and Canada: $315.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $315.4K
Aug 31, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $315.1K
Apr 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $313.8K
Feb 4, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $313.6K
Feb 15, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $311.5K
Feb 10, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $311.2K
Aug 2, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $310.3K
Oct 18, 2024 US and Canada: $40.1K Rest of the world: $269.8K Worldwide: $309.9K Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).