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 3,101 to 3,150 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Nov 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K
Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K
Jul 5, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K
Mar 14, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.3K
Oct 2, 1986 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.3K
May 7, 2004 US and Canada: $15.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2K
Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.1K
Nov 13, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15K
Aug 1, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15K
Jun 26, 2015 US and Canada: $14.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.4K
Jun 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2K
Jul 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2K
Jan 15, 1954 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14K
1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K
Oct 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K
Nov 7, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K
Mar 18, 2016 US and Canada: $13.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.7K
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.7K
Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.7K
Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3K
Nov 21, 1963 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3K
Sep 23, 1977 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.2K
Mar 28, 1980 US and Canada: $12.5K Rest of the world: $416 Worldwide: $12.9K
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.8K
Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.7K
Dec 3, 1987 US and Canada: $12.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.7K
Mar 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.7K
Dec 16, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.7K
Jan 20, 1945 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5K
Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.2K
Jul 13, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9K
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.5K
Jan 9, 1987 US and Canada: $11.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.4K
Jan 25, 2019 US and Canada: $11.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.3K
Aug 29, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K
Jun 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K
Apr 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11K
Oct 11, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9K
May 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9K
Sep 22, 1955 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.7K
Jun 10, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.7K
Sep 10, 1991 US and Canada: $10.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.5K
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.5K Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).