#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 33
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 1,601 to 1,650 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 1601
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)Sep 23, 1993 US and Canada: $669.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $669.3K
Sep 23, 1993 · English · Fantasy, Animation, Family $669.3K worldwide - 1602
Nov 15, 2024 US and Canada: $218.3K Rest of the world: $445K Worldwide: $663.3K - 1603
Dec 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $662.9K - 1604
Sep 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $660.9K - 1605
Jan 27, 1993 US and Canada: $659.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $659.8K - 1606
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)May 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $645.6K
May 7, 2011 · Japanese · Animation, Fantasy, Family $645.6K worldwide - 1607
Nov 13, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $640.7K - 1608
Our Masha and the Magic Nut (2009)Dec 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $636.6K
Dec 10, 2009 · Russian · Fantasy, Animation, Family $636.6K worldwide - 1609
Oct 16, 2025 US and Canada: $146.5K Rest of the world: $489.6K Worldwide: $636.1K - 1610
Aug 20, 2021 US and Canada: $626.9K Rest of the world: $3K Worldwide: $629.9K - 1611
Apr 18, 2014 US and Canada: $22.9K Rest of the world: $605.9K Worldwide: $628.8K - 1612
Nov 24, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $627.6K - 1613
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $627K - 1614
Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure (2024)Aug 16, 2024 US and Canada: $613K Rest of the world: $11.4K Worldwide: $624.4K Aug 16, 2024 · English · Animation, Action, Comedy $624.4K worldwide - 1615
Feb 11, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $624.3K - 1616
Nov 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $622.6K - 1617
Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose (1993)Dec 5, 1993 US and Canada: $619.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $619.9K Dec 5, 1993 · Japanese · Romance, Animation, Action $619.9K worldwide - 1618
Apr 10, 2015 US and Canada: $45.4K Rest of the world: $570.1K Worldwide: $615.5K - 1619
Mar 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $615.4K - 1620
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $615.3K - 1621
Oct 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $612.7K - 1622
Jan 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $604.5K - 1623
Sep 25, 2020 US and Canada: $588.9K Rest of the world: $11.9K Worldwide: $600.7K - 1624
May 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.4K - 1625
Jan 31, 2020 US and Canada: $50.9K Rest of the world: $542K Worldwide: $592.9K - 1626
Apr 26, 2019 US and Canada: $50.9K Rest of the world: $542K Worldwide: $592.9K - 1627
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)Mar 4, 2000 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $591K Mar 4, 2000 · Japanese · Animation, Adventure, Fantasy $591K worldwide - 1628
Dec 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $577.2K - 1629
Sep 4, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $574.3K - 1630
Oct 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $571.9K - 1631
Oct 13, 2006 US and Canada: $66.5K Rest of the world: $500.2K Worldwide: $566.6K - 1632
Aug 18, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $565.1K - 1633
National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage (2022)Feb 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $564K Feb 17, 2022 · English · Fantasy, Drama $564K worldwide - 1634
Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $153.4K Rest of the world: $405.6K Worldwide: $559K - 1635
May 23, 2014 US and Canada: $293.7K Rest of the world: $265K Worldwide: $558.6K - 1636
Oct 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $556.9K - 1637
Jun 22, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $547.9K - 1638
Aug 7, 1981 US and Canada: $546.5K Rest of the world: $1K Worldwide: $547.6K - 1639
Aug 11, 2017 US and Canada: $3.3K Rest of the world: $543.3K Worldwide: $546.6K - 1640
Feb 19, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $540.9K - 1641
Mar 21, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $536.5K - 1642
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $534.7K - 1643
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $523.4K - 1644
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)Mar 10, 1990 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $521.9K Mar 10, 1990 · Japanese · Fantasy, Animation, Family $521.9K worldwide - 1645
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989)Mar 11, 1989 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $521.9K Mar 11, 1989 · Japanese · Animation, Fantasy, Adventure $521.9K worldwide - 1646
Dec 21, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $516.7K - 1647
Oct 8, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $513.7K - 1648
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)Jan 21, 2017 US and Canada: $248.3K Rest of the world: $262.8K Worldwide: $511.1K Jan 21, 2017 · Japanese · Fantasy, Action, Animation $511.1K worldwide - 1649
Oct 5, 2007 US and Canada: $22.4K Rest of the world: $485.6K Worldwide: $508.1K - 1650
Jun 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $508K
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)