#1 of 2,408 Highest-grossing fantasy movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
Fantasy box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Fantasy Movies of All Time, Page 10
Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing fantasy 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. 2,408 fantasy films in our database report a worldwide gross, $195.4B in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. 36 films crossed $1 billion and 398 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $173.3B across 1,255 fantasy releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 2,408
- combined worldwide
- $195.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 398
- earned in the US & Canada
- 38%
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All 2,408 Fantasy Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 451 to 500 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 451
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $48M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $76.2M
Aug 19, 2016 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $76.2M worldwide - 452
Dec 22, 2010 US and Canada: $426.9K Rest of the world: $75.7M Worldwide: $76.1M - 453
Dec 21, 2001 US and Canada: $47.1M Rest of the world: $28.9M Worldwide: $76M - 454
Apr 22, 2022 US and Canada: $34.2M Rest of the world: $41.6M Worldwide: $75.9M - 455
Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: $27.2M Rest of the world: $48.4M Worldwide: $75.6M - 456
Sep 14, 2007 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $64.1M Worldwide: $75.1M - 457
Mar 30, 1988 US and Canada: $74.7M Rest of the world: $187.9K Worldwide: $74.9M - 458
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $31.1M Rest of the world: $43.6M Worldwide: $74.7M - 459
Dec 22, 1989 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: $30.3M Worldwide: $74.1M - 460
Jul 21, 2006 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: $30.5M Worldwide: $72.8M - 461
Mar 23, 2018 US and Canada: $32M Rest of the world: $40.7M Worldwide: $72.7M - 462
Jul 10, 2026 US and Canada: $32.2M Rest of the world: $40.1M Worldwide: $72.4M - 463
Nov 8, 2019 US and Canada: $31.6M Rest of the world: $40.8M Worldwide: $72.4M - 464
Feb 8, 2019 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $72.2M - 465
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005)Jun 10, 2005 US and Canada: $39.2M Rest of the world: $32.8M Worldwide: $72M Jun 10, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $72M worldwide - 466
Jun 22, 1977 US and Canada: $71.2M Rest of the world: $120 Worldwide: $71.2M - 467
Feb 16, 2001 US and Canada: $64.2M Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $71.2M - 468
Feb 12, 1993 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: $816 Worldwide: $71.1M - 469
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70M - 470
Mar 9, 1984 US and Canada: $69.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $69.8M - 471
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)Nov 16, 2007 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $37.4M Worldwide: $69.5M Nov 16, 2007 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Family $69.5M worldwide - 472
Nov 25, 1998 US and Canada: $18.3M Rest of the world: $50.8M Worldwide: $69.1M - 473
May 14, 1982 US and Canada: $39.6M Rest of the world: $29.3M Worldwide: $68.9M - 474
Jul 29, 2006 US and Canada: $48.7K Rest of the world: $68.7M Worldwide: $68.7M - 475
Apr 6, 2001 US and Canada: $17.1M Rest of the world: $51.4M Worldwide: $68.4M - 476
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)Dec 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68M
Dec 24, 2020 · Chinese · Drama, Fantasy, Action $68M worldwide - 477
Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $67.9M - 478
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $19.1M Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $67.3M - 479
Aug 15, 2014 US and Canada: $45.1M Rest of the world: $21.9M Worldwide: $67M - 480
Jan 10, 2017 US and Canada: $423.6K Rest of the world: $65.8M Worldwide: $66.2M - 481
Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019)Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.4M
Mar 1, 2019 · Japanese · Family, Animation, Fantasy $65.4M worldwide - 482
Dec 18, 1987 US and Canada: $32.9M Rest of the world: $32.1M Worldwide: $65.1M - 483
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)Nov 11, 2005 US and Canada: $29.3M Rest of the world: $35.8M Worldwide: $65.1M Nov 11, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.1M worldwide - 484
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $60.7M Worldwide: $64.7M - 485
Mar 21, 2014 US and Canada: $60.8M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $64.7M - 486
Feb 27, 2015 US and Canada: $165.4K Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $64.3M - 487
Thunder and the House of Magic (2014)Sep 5, 2014 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $64.2M Sep 5, 2014 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $64.2M worldwide - 488
Feb 28, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64M - 489
Jun 12, 1987 US and Canada: $63.8M Rest of the world: $165 Worldwide: $63.8M - 490
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $22.7M Worldwide: $63.6M - 491
Aug 19, 2011 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: $42.2M Worldwide: $63.5M - 492
Jan 23, 2009 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $45.5M Worldwide: $62.8M - 493
Feb 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.5M - 494
Jul 3, 2002 US and Canada: $51.4M Rest of the world: $10.8M Worldwide: $62.3M - 495
Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $34.7K Rest of the world: $62.1M Worldwide: $62.1M - 496
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: $54.1M Worldwide: $61.8M Dec 25, 2009 · English · Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy $61.8M worldwide - 497
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)Aug 4, 2015 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: $53.8M Worldwide: $61.8M Aug 4, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $61.8M worldwide - 498
Aug 27, 1999 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $29M Worldwide: $61.7M - 499
Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: $42.7M Rest of the world: $18.8M Worldwide: $61.5M - 500
Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)Mar 4, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.2M Mar 4, 2017 · Japanese · Family, Adventure, Fantasy $61.2M worldwide
Archive
Fantasy Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $40.9B
2010s 10 years · $90B
- 2019 $15.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $8.2B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $13.4B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $10.4B #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- 2015 $7.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $6.9B #1 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
- 2013 $8.2B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $6.7B #1 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- 2011 $5.8B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $7.4B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $46.3B
- 2009 $8.5B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $4B #1 Hancock (2008)
- 2007 $7.3B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $3.8B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $4.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $4.2B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $4.3B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $3B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $4.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $2.1B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $11.9B
- 1999 $3.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $987.9M #1 City of Angels (1998)
- 1997 $736.5M #1 Liar Liar (1997)
- 1996 $770.2M #1 Phenomenon (1996)
- 1995 $1.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $764.7M #1 The Mask (1994)
- 1993 $645.5M #1 Last Action Hero (1993)
- 1992 $600.2M #1 Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
- 1991 $1.2B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $791.6M #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $4.4B
- 1989 $678.8M #1 Ghostbusters II (1989)
- 1988 $805.7M #1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- 1987 $521.8M #1 *batteries not included (1987)
- 1986 $240.7M #1 The Golden Child (1986)
- 1985 $295.4M #1 Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- 1984 $651.5M #1 Ghostbusters (1984)
- 1983 $694.5M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $262.9M #1 Conan the Barbarian (1982)
- 1981 $175.2M #1 Time Bandits (1981)
- 1980 $75.3M #1 Xanadu (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.2B
- 1979 $49.8M #1 All That Jazz (1979)
- 1978 $169.9M #1 Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- 1977 $954.3M #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $21.8K #1 Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
- 1975 $14.2M #1 The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1975)
- 1974 $38.2M #1 Herbie Rides Again (1974)
- 1973 $345K #1 The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
- 1972 $356.8K #1 The Master and Margarita (1972)
- 1971 $688.6K #1 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- 1970 $61.6K #1 Donkey Skin (1970)
1960s 10 years · $125.1M
- 1969 $1.1M #1 Satyricon (1969)
- 1968 $8.8M #1 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- 1967 $4.2K #1 Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
- 1966 $3.3K #1 The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
- 1965 $33K #1 Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
- 1964 $103.1M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $12M #1 The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- 1962 $31.9K #1 Pitfall (1962)
- 1961 $90 #1 Mothra (1961)
- 1960 $3K #1 Testament of Orpheus (1960)
1950s 7 years · $236M
1940s 8 years · $171.6M
- 1948 $44 #1 The Bishop's Wife (1948)
- 1947 $11.6M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $38M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $2.7K #1 Anchors Aweigh (1945)
- 1944 $306 #1 The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
- 1942 $27 #1 I Married a Witch (1942)
- 1941 $112.6K #1 Dumbo (1941)
- 1940 $121.9M #1 Pinocchio (1940)