#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 18
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 851 to 900 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 851
Mar 6, 1981 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16M - 852
Feb 18, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16M - 853
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)Aug 13, 1993 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9M
Aug 13, 1993 · English · Thriller, Fantasy, Horror $15.9M worldwide - 854
Sep 1, 2000 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $15.8M - 855
May 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.8M - 856
Jun 30, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.8M - 857
Dec 22, 1982 US and Canada: $15.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.8M - 858
Sep 19, 1997 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.7M - 859
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $127.9K Rest of the world: $15.6M Worldwide: $15.7M - 860
Feb 7, 2014 US and Canada: $7.8M Rest of the world: $7.9M Worldwide: $15.6M - 861
The Snow Queen 2: Refreeze (2014)Dec 12, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.6M
Dec 12, 2014 · Russian · Family, Fantasy, Animation $15.6M worldwide - 862
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)Nov 1, 1991 US and Canada: $15.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.6M Nov 1, 1991 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $15.6M worldwide - 863
May 10, 1991 US and Canada: $15.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.5M - 864
Dec 4, 2022 US and Canada: $355.1K Rest of the world: $15.1M Worldwide: $15.4M - 865
Oct 12, 1990 US and Canada: $15.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.4M - 866
Jun 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.3M - 867
Jun 14, 2019 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $15.3M - 868
Oct 25, 1996 US and Canada: $15.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.3M - 869
Aug 27, 1993 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2M - 870
Sep 22, 2006 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $10.4M Worldwide: $15.1M - 871
Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.1M - 872
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)Jul 26, 1996 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.1M Jul 26, 1996 · English · Fantasy, Adventure, Drama $15.1M worldwide - 873
Oct 4, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8M - 874
Jun 27, 1986 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $14.7M - 875
Aug 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.7M - 876
Jan 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.7M - 877
Oct 23, 1998 US and Canada: $14.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.6M - 878
Sep 27, 2023 US and Canada: $84.4K Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $14.6M - 879
Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $14.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.5M - 880
Mar 17, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.5M - 881
Nov 21, 1984 US and Canada: $14.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.3M - 882
Oct 11, 1991 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 883
Jul 10, 1992 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 884
Jun 26, 1981 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 885
Aug 20, 1982 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M - 886
Oct 13, 2022 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $13.9M - 887
May 24, 1991 US and Canada: $13.9M Rest of the world: $6K Worldwide: $13.9M - 888
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)Sep 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
Sep 23, 2017 · Japanese · Drama, Family, Fantasy $13.9M worldwide - 889
Sep 30, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M - 890
Mar 18, 1988 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.8M - 891
Oct 4, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8M - 892
Nov 22, 1985 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.7M - 893
Nov 23, 1994 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.7M - 894
Mar 11, 1988 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.7M - 895
Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $13.6M - 896
Oct 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6M - 897
May 15, 1987 US and Canada: $13.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.5M - 898
May 6, 2016 US and Canada: $44K Rest of the world: $13.5M Worldwide: $13.5M - 899
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)Aug 11, 1995 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.4M Aug 11, 1995 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $13.4M worldwide - 900
Aug 25, 1995 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M
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)