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 3,001 to 3,050 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Feb 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.7K
Oct 14, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.4K
Dec 7, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.2K
Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $34.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.1K
May 9, 1969 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.1K
Nov 13, 2015 US and Canada: $7.9K Rest of the world: $26.1K Worldwide: $34K
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7K
May 22, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K
Sep 17, 1975 US and Canada: $33.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.4K
Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: $33.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.2K
Oct 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8K
Apr 8, 2005 US and Canada: $32.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.8K
Apr 2, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.1K
Nov 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.5K
Apr 13, 2012 US and Canada: $26.7K Rest of the world: $4.7K Worldwide: $31.4K
Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: $31.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.3K
Apr 15, 1983 US and Canada: $30.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.4K
Apr 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.2K
Apr 3, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.8K
Mar 7, 2025 US and Canada: $20.2K Rest of the world: $9.5K Worldwide: $29.7K
Jun 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2K
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: $29.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $29.1K
Feb 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28K
Jan 27, 1984 US and Canada: $27.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.9K
Oct 2, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.8K
Sep 28, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.7K
Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.6K
Sep 19, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.3K
Jul 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.6K
Sep 3, 1999 US and Canada: $26.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.6K
Sep 15, 2017 US and Canada: $12.8K Rest of the world: $12.5K Worldwide: $25.3K
Jul 31, 2009 US and Canada: $25.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.1K
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $23.9K Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $25.1K
Apr 16, 2018 US and Canada: $24.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.8K
Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.8K
Dec 16, 2018 US and Canada: $15.8K Rest of the world: $9K Worldwide: $24.7K
Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.6K
May 13, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.4K
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.3K
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.3K
Oct 4, 1978 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.1K
May 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $23.4K Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).