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 2,051 to 2,100 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Oct 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39.1K
Aug 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.7K
Mar 26, 2010 US and Canada: $33.5K Rest of the world: $5.2K Worldwide: $38.7K
Jan 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.5K
Jun 21, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.3K
Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38K
Aug 15, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.7K
May 13, 1997 US and Canada: $37.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.6K
Sep 2, 2005 US and Canada: $36.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.6K
Sep 2, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.6K
Jul 27, 2018 US and Canada: $31.2K Rest of the world: $4.5K Worldwide: $35.7K
Feb 5, 2016 US and Canada: $23.7K Rest of the world: $11.6K Worldwide: $35.3K
Apr 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.2K
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7K
May 16, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7K
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K
Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: $33.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.2K
Oct 27, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.9K
Oct 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.8K
Jan 27, 2022 US and Canada: $32.3K Rest of the world: $368 Worldwide: $32.7K
Feb 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.1K
Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32K
Dec 25, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32K
Nov 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.5K
Feb 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.2K
Jul 8, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31K
Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.9K
Jun 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.8K
Apr 2, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.5K
Jan 23, 1982 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.5K
Apr 15, 1983 US and Canada: $30.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.4K
Oct 4, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.4K
Jul 1, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.1K
May 25, 1947 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.5K
Mar 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.4K
Jun 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.2K
May 23, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.4K
Apr 28, 1989 US and Canada: $27.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.8K
Jun 18, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.8K
Oct 26, 2007 US and Canada: $9K Rest of the world: $18.8K Worldwide: $27.8K
Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.7K
Mar 29, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.7K
May 2, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.7K
Aug 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.6K Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).