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 1,101 to 1,150 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Oct 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9M
Mar 7, 1986 US and Canada: $5.9M Rest of the world: $2.5K Worldwide: $5.9M
Jul 10, 2009 US and Canada: $257.4K Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $5.9M
Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: $467.6K Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $5.8M
Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8M
Aug 17, 1984 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8M
Oct 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M
Dec 1, 2022 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: $35.2K Worldwide: $5.7M
Mar 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7M
Dec 30, 2015 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $5.7M
Apr 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.6M
Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: $210.2K Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $5.6M
Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $2.9M Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $5.6M
Aug 9, 1991 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
Feb 4, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
Apr 22, 2016 US and Canada: $118.9K Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $5.5M
Sep 14, 2018 US and Canada: $2.2K Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $5.5M
Sep 3, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
Sep 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.5M
Jan 17, 1986 US and Canada: $5.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.5M
Jun 9, 1993 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: $32.9K Worldwide: $5.4M
Nov 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.4M
Aug 30, 2019 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: $72.9K Worldwide: $5.3M
Jan 23, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
Sep 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Mar 29, 2024 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $5.2M
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $5.2M
Jun 7, 2002 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $5.2M
Feb 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Jun 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Aug 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Sep 1, 2020 US and Canada: $81.2K Rest of the world: $5.1M Worldwide: $5.2M
2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Jan 4, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
Mar 11, 2022 US and Canada: $17.6K Rest of the world: $5.1M Worldwide: $5.1M
Jul 17, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
Sep 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
Dec 6, 2001 US and Canada: $267K Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $5M
Sep 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
Dec 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).