#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 8
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 351 to 400 of 3,340. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 351
Mar 23, 2018 US and Canada: $59.9M Rest of the world: $231.1M Worldwide: $290.9M - 352
Jan 12, 2018 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $249.2M Worldwide: $290.1M - 353
Mar 21, 2014 US and Canada: $150.9M Rest of the world: $137.9M Worldwide: $288.9M - 354
Mar 9, 2012 US and Canada: $73.1M Rest of the world: $211.1M Worldwide: $284.1M - 355
Jul 17, 2013 US and Canada: $83M Rest of the world: $199.5M Worldwide: $282.6M - 356
Aug 9, 2002 US and Canada: $142.1M Rest of the world: $135.3M Worldwide: $277.4M - 357
Aug 10, 2012 US and Canada: $113.2M Rest of the world: $162.9M Worldwide: $276.1M - 358
Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $164.2M Worldwide: $275.7M - 359
Jun 14, 2002 US and Canada: $153.3M Rest of the world: $122.4M Worldwide: $275.7M - 360
Mar 16, 2018 US and Canada: $58.3M Rest of the world: $216.7M Worldwide: $275M - 361
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)Jun 15, 2001 US and Canada: $131.2M Rest of the world: $143.5M Worldwide: $274.7M
Jun 15, 2001 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $274.7M worldwide - 362
Aug 13, 2010 US and Canada: $103.1M Rest of the world: $171.4M Worldwide: $274.5M - 363
Jun 21, 2002 US and Canada: $145.8M Rest of the world: $128.2M Worldwide: $274M - 364
Jun 16, 2023 US and Canada: $108.1M Rest of the world: $163.3M Worldwide: $271.4M - 365
Mar 7, 2008 US and Canada: $94.8M Rest of the world: $175M Worldwide: $269.8M - 366
May 24, 2013 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $160.9M Worldwide: $268.4M - 367
Dec 12, 2014 US and Canada: $65M Rest of the world: $203.2M Worldwide: $268.2M - 368
Jul 28, 1995 US and Canada: $88.2M Rest of the world: $176M Worldwide: $264.2M - 369
Nov 3, 2000 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $138.8M Worldwide: $264.1M - 370
May 9, 1997 US and Canada: $63.8M Rest of the world: $200.1M Worldwide: $263.9M - 371
Dec 15, 1995 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $162.3M Worldwide: $262.8M - 372
Mar 11, 2005 US and Canada: $128.2M Rest of the world: $134.3M Worldwide: $262.5M - 373
Jun 1, 1990 US and Canada: $119.4M Rest of the world: $141.9M Worldwide: $261.3M - 374
Nov 1, 2019 US and Canada: $62.3M Rest of the world: $198.9M Worldwide: $261.1M - 375
Jul 3, 2013 US and Canada: $89.3M Rest of the world: $171.2M Worldwide: $260.5M - 376
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)Jun 27, 2003 US and Canada: $100.8M Rest of the world: $158.3M Worldwide: $259.2M Jun 27, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $259.2M worldwide - 377
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $362.7K Rest of the world: $257.4M Worldwide: $257.8M - 378
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $165.3M Worldwide: $257.2M - 379
May 28, 1993 US and Canada: $84M Rest of the world: $171M Worldwide: $255M - 380
Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $191M Worldwide: $255M - 381
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)Apr 27, 2017 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: $234M Worldwide: $254.2M
Apr 27, 2017 · Telugu · Action, Fantasy, Adventure $254.2M worldwide - 382
Aug 4, 1995 US and Canada: $63.7M Rest of the world: $190.5M Worldwide: $254.1M - 383
Men in Black: International (2019)Jun 14, 2019 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $173.9M Worldwide: $253.9M Jun 14, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $253.9M worldwide - 384
Mar 2, 2007 US and Canada: $168.3M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $253.6M - 385
Jun 7, 2019 US and Canada: $65.8M Rest of the world: $186.6M Worldwide: $252.4M - 386
Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $77M Rest of the world: $174.4M Worldwide: $251.4M - 387
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $75M Rest of the world: $175.4M Worldwide: $250.4M - 388
Oct 24, 2003 US and Canada: $85.3M Rest of the world: $165.1M Worldwide: $250.4M - 389
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $97.5M Rest of the world: $152.9M Worldwide: $250.4M - 390
Jul 17, 1998 US and Canada: $94.1M Rest of the world: $156.2M Worldwide: $250.3M - 391
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)Feb 3, 2017 US and Canada: $880.3K Rest of the world: $246.7M Worldwide: $247.6M
Feb 3, 2017 · Chinese · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $247.6M worldwide - 392
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $116.1M Worldwide: $246.2M - 393
Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $123.5M Rest of the world: $122.2M Worldwide: $245.7M - 394
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $82.1M Rest of the world: $163.6M Worldwide: $245.6M Jun 3, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $245.6M worldwide - 395
Back to the Future Part III (1990)May 25, 1990 US and Canada: $88.3M Rest of the world: $156.8M Worldwide: $245.1M May 25, 1990 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy $245.1M worldwide - 396
Jul 25, 2014 US and Canada: $72.7M Rest of the world: $172.1M Worldwide: $244.8M - 397
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)Jul 11, 2008 US and Canada: $101.7M Rest of the world: $142.5M Worldwide: $244.2M Jul 11, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $244.2M worldwide - 398
May 31, 2013 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: $183.1M Worldwide: $243.6M - 399
May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $166.6M Worldwide: $240.9M - 400
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $186M Worldwide: $240.7M
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)