#1 of 3,340 Highest-grossing adventure movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
Adventure box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Adventure Movies of All Time, Page 7
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.
- films with a reported gross
- 3,340
- combined worldwide
- $323.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 680
- earned in the US & Canada
- 38%
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All 3,340 Adventure Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 301 to 350 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 301
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)May 22, 2026 US and Canada: $177.7M Rest of the world: $167.9M Worldwide: $345.6M
May 22, 2026 · English · Action, Adventure, Family $345.6M worldwide - 302
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $158.8M Rest of the world: $184.6M Worldwide: $343.5M - 303
May 19, 2006 US and Canada: $155M Rest of the world: $184.8M Worldwide: $339.8M - 304
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)May 28, 2010 US and Canada: $90.8M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $336.4M May 28, 2010 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $336.4M worldwide - 305
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)Feb 10, 2012 US and Canada: $103.9M Rest of the world: $231.4M Worldwide: $335.3M Feb 10, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $335.3M worldwide - 306
Jun 7, 1996 US and Canada: $134.1M Rest of the world: $201M Worldwide: $335.1M - 307
Feb 17, 2017 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: $289.4M Worldwide: $334.9M - 308
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $269.8M Worldwide: $334.9M - 309
Sep 27, 2024 US and Canada: $143.9M Rest of the world: $190.6M Worldwide: $334.5M - 310
Jul 8, 2005 US and Canada: $154.7M Rest of the world: $178.8M Worldwide: $333.5M - 311
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)May 23, 1984 US and Canada: $179.9M Rest of the world: $153.2M Worldwide: $333.1M May 23, 1984 · English · Action, Adventure $333.1M worldwide - 312
Dec 19, 1997 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $207.7M Worldwide: $333M - 313
Back to the Future Part II (1989)Nov 22, 1989 US and Canada: $119.4M Rest of the world: $213.5M Worldwide: $332.9M Nov 22, 1989 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy $332.9M worldwide - 314
Nov 25, 2015 US and Canada: $123.1M Rest of the world: $209.1M Worldwide: $332.2M - 315
Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $121.6M Rest of the world: $209.9M Worldwide: $331.5M - 316
Jun 30, 2000 US and Canada: $182.6M Rest of the world: $146.1M Worldwide: $328.7M - 317
Sep 26, 1986 US and Canada: $174.8M Rest of the world: $153.4M Worldwide: $328.2M - 318
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $163M Rest of the world: $162.2M Worldwide: $325.2M Feb 6, 2015 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $325.2M worldwide - 319
Jul 10, 2026 US and Canada: $126.2M Rest of the world: $197.6M Worldwide: $323.9M - 320
Nov 27, 1996 US and Canada: $136.2M Rest of the world: $184.5M Worldwide: $320.7M - 321
Jul 1, 2010 US and Canada: $131.8M Rest of the world: $187.9M Worldwide: $319.7M - 322
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $85M Rest of the world: $229.9M Worldwide: $315M - 323
Nov 4, 2005 US and Canada: $135.4M Rest of the world: $179M Worldwide: $314.4M - 324
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)Jun 11, 1999 US and Canada: $206M Rest of the world: $107.7M Worldwide: $313.7M Jun 11, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $313.7M worldwide - 325
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $175.9M Rest of the world: $136.4M Worldwide: $312.3M - 326
Nov 21, 2008 US and Canada: $114.1M Rest of the world: $195.9M Worldwide: $310M - 327
Rise of the Guardians (2012)Nov 21, 2012 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $203.5M Worldwide: $306.9M Nov 21, 2012 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $306.9M worldwide - 328
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)Nov 16, 1977 US and Canada: $135.2M Rest of the world: $171.7M Worldwide: $306.9M Nov 16, 1977 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama $306.9M worldwide - 329
Jun 5, 1998 US and Canada: $120.6M Rest of the world: $183.7M Worldwide: $304.3M - 330
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $203.1M Worldwide: $303.1M - 331
May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $65.4M Rest of the world: $237.6M Worldwide: $303M - 332
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)Aug 7, 2009 US and Canada: $150.2M Rest of the world: $152.3M Worldwide: $302.5M Aug 7, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $302.5M worldwide - 333
Mar 30, 2012 US and Canada: $83.7M Rest of the world: $218.3M Worldwide: $302M - 334
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)Jun 15, 2007 US and Canada: $131.9M Rest of the world: $170M Worldwide: $301.9M Jun 15, 2007 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $301.9M worldwide - 335
Dec 11, 1991 US and Canada: $119.7M Rest of the world: $181.2M Worldwide: $300.9M - 336
Dec 15, 1978 US and Canada: $134.5M Rest of the world: $166M Worldwide: $300.5M - 337
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)May 22, 1985 US and Canada: $150.4M Rest of the world: $150M Worldwide: $300.4M May 22, 1985 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $300.4M worldwide - 338
Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $127.6M Rest of the world: $172.6M Worldwide: $300.2M - 339
May 7, 2004 US and Canada: $120.2M Rest of the world: $180M Worldwide: $300.2M - 340
Dec 17, 1999 US and Canada: $140M Rest of the world: $160.1M Worldwide: $300.1M - 341
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)May 27, 2016 US and Canada: $77M Rest of the world: $222.8M Worldwide: $299.8M May 27, 2016 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Family $299.8M worldwide - 342
Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $154.5M Rest of the world: $144M Worldwide: $298.6M - 343
The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)Mar 20, 2015 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $166.8M Worldwide: $297M Mar 20, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $297M worldwide - 344
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)Jul 26, 2002 US and Canada: $213.3M Rest of the world: $83.6M Worldwide: $296.9M Jul 26, 2002 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $296.9M worldwide - 345
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $87.2M Rest of the world: $209.2M Worldwide: $296.5M Sep 30, 2016 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $296.5M worldwide - 346
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $84.4M Rest of the world: $211.7M Worldwide: $296.1M - 347
The Boy and the Heron (2023)Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $47.3M Rest of the world: $248.3M Worldwide: $295.6M
Nov 22, 2023 · Japanese · Animation, Adventure, Drama $295.6M worldwide - 348
Nov 2, 2007 US and Canada: $126.6M Rest of the world: $166.9M Worldwide: $293.5M - 349
Jul 24, 2009 US and Canada: $119.4M Rest of the world: $173.4M Worldwide: $292.8M - 350
Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $176.2M Rest of the world: $116.3M Worldwide: $292.5M
Archive
Adventure Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1923 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $20.5B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $64.6B
2010s 10 years · $150.8B
- 2019 $20.5B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $17.2B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $18.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $17.6B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $18.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $13.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $13.7B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $15.4B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $8.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $8.6B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $71.5B
- 2009 $11.9B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $7.7B #1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- 2007 $7.9B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $7.1B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $7.3B #1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 2004 $6B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $7.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $5.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $5.9B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $4.4B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $23B
- 1999 $4.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $3.1B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $2.7B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $3.5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $2.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $2B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $1.1B #1 Cliffhanger (1993)
- 1992 $427.5M #1 Forever Young (1992)
- 1991 $1.1B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $1.6B #1 Dances with Wolves (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.9B
- 1989 $1.7B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $819.3M #1 Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
- 1987 $429.9M #1 Predator (1987)
- 1986 $841.3M #1 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- 1985 $1.4B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $810.9M #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $990M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $474.1M #1 First Blood (1982)
- 1981 $590.1M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $763.7M #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $3.4B
- 1979 $450.6M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $596.2M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1.4B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $52.6M #1 King Kong (1976)
- 1975 $513.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $60.5M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $35.5M #1 Live and Let Die (1973)
- 1972 $85.5M #1 The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- 1971 $476.6K #1 The Red Tent (1971)
- 1970 $251.8M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $759.7M
- 1969 $133.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $44.6M #1 Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 1967 $274.2M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $16.1K #1 The Ghost of Monk’s Island (1966)
- 1965 $115.4M #1 Thunderball (1965)
- 1964 $27.3M #1 From Russia with Love (1964)
- 1963 $74.7M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $47.3M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $370.7K #1 The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
- 1960 $42.2M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $325.9M
- 1959 $74.6M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $172.8K #1 The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
- 1957 $27.2M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $42M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $93.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $43.9K #1 Knights of the Round Table (1954)
- 1953 $87.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $352.2K #1 Les Miserables (1952)
- 1951 $1.2K #1 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- 1950 $7.7K #1 The Flame and the Arrow (1950)