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 1,901 to 1,950 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Nov 29, 1973 US and Canada: $61K Rest of the world: $56.2K Worldwide: $117.2K
Oct 2, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $116.5K
Jun 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $115.5K
Aug 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $112.8K
Oct 31, 1941 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $112.6K
Sep 9, 1994 US and Canada: $112.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $112.5K
Jul 20, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.7K
Oct 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.6K
Sep 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.6K
Apr 13, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.1K
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107K
Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $103.9K
Aug 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $103.4K
Mar 31, 1999 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.7K
Dec 13, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.6K
Jan 13, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.5K
May 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.5K
Dec 12, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.3K
Nov 20, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $99.9K
Jul 20, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $97.8K
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $97.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $97.5K
Dec 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $97.5K
Jun 20, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $95.6K
Mar 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.7K
Apr 26, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.4K
Mar 8, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.2K
Nov 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.2K
Apr 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93.6K
Jul 7, 2006 US and Canada: $68.8K Rest of the world: $23.3K Worldwide: $92.1K
Dec 12, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $91K
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.3K
Aug 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.9K
Jul 10, 2026 US and Canada: $70.6K Rest of the world: $15.8K Worldwide: $86.5K
Nov 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.9K
Aug 20, 1993 US and Canada: $84.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $84.9K
Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83.6K
May 20, 1988 US and Canada: $82.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $82.6K
Dec 25, 1993 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.3K
Nov 22, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82K
Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81K
Jan 11, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $79K
Jan 26, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.9K
Jun 28, 2024 US and Canada: $46.9K Rest of the world: $31.6K Worldwide: $78.5K Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).