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 2,851 to 2,900 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Feb 24, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $89.6K
Mar 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.6K
Oct 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.2K
Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $85.8K
Jun 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.9K
May 6, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.6K
Sep 27, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.3K
Jun 26, 1925 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.1K
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82K
Nov 21, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.9K
Jul 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.8K
Apr 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.2K
May 31, 2019 US and Canada: $11.3K Rest of the world: $69.7K Worldwide: $81K
Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81K
Jan 23, 1998 US and Canada: $80.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $80.8K
Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.9K
Jul 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79.1K
Jan 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.5K
Jan 3, 2013 US and Canada: $46.7K Rest of the world: $30.9K Worldwide: $77.6K
Mar 8, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.7K
Oct 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $75.5K
Jun 23, 2017 US and Canada: $50.5K Rest of the world: $24.2K Worldwide: $74.7K
Jul 13, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.5K
Aug 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.5K
Jan 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $72.1K
May 6, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.9K
Jun 21, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.7K
Oct 6, 2000 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.2K
Feb 2, 2018 US and Canada: $70K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $70K
Aug 26, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $69.4K
Mar 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.7K
Mar 10, 2013 US and Canada: $68.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $68.2K
May 15, 1989 US and Canada: $67.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.9K
Oct 11, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.7K
Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.4K
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.2K
Aug 28, 2015 US and Canada: $67.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.1K
Mar 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.4K
Dec 18, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.1K
Apr 19, 2002 US and Canada: $65.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $65.9K
Apr 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.8K
Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).