Highest-grossing fantasy movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
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.
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
Ranks 801 to 850 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Nov 17, 1989 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M
May 28, 1999 US and Canada: $11.9M Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $18.6M
Dec 21, 2018 US and Canada: $105.7K Rest of the world: $18.4M Worldwide: $18.5M
Apr 12, 1985 US and Canada: $18.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.4M
Jul 6, 2018 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: $677.6K Worldwide: $18.2M
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: $7.2M Worldwide: $18.1M
Jun 25, 1980 US and Canada: $18M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18M
Mar 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18M
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: $10.1M Worldwide: $17.9M
Mar 12, 1999 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.8M
Nov 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.7M
Aug 7, 1987 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: $769 Worldwide: $17.3M
Nov 13, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.3M
Jun 7, 1996 US and Canada: $17.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.3M
Oct 11, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.2M
Nov 24, 2010 US and Canada: $195.5K Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $17.2M
Aug 28, 1992 US and Canada: $17.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.1M
Oct 7, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17M
Dec 12, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.9M
Jul 29, 1983 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9M
Sep 3, 1982 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9M
Apr 18, 1986 US and Canada: $15.5M Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $16.8M
Apr 27, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.8M
Oct 6, 2000 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $16.6M
Aug 13, 1993 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.6M
Aug 3, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.6M
Mar 28, 2025 US and Canada: $12.9M Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $16.5M
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $15.3M Worldwide: $16.4M
Apr 5, 1991 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: $468 Worldwide: $16.4M
Mar 10, 1989 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.3M
Apr 6, 2001 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $11.4M Worldwide: $16.2M
May 14, 1999 US and Canada: $16.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1M Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).