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 2,151 to 2,200 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Feb 7, 2015 US and Canada: $17.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.5K
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.5K
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.1K
2013 US and Canada: $17K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17K
Jan 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.8K
Jun 28, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.8K
Sep 26, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.7K
Sep 4, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.7K
Feb 12, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.4K
Jul 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.4K
Apr 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.3K
Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16K
Jul 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.6K
Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K
Dec 30, 1973 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.1K
Apr 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.6K
Feb 20, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.3K
Nov 18, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2K
Oct 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14K
Mar 8, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K
1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K
Oct 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K
Feb 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K
Nov 7, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K
Jul 29, 2022 US and Canada: $11.3K Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $13.7K
Sep 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.7K
Jun 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6K
Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
Mar 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
Jan 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5K
Feb 9, 1965 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.4K
Sep 22, 2000 US and Canada: $13.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3K
Sep 23, 1977 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.2K
Jun 1, 1988 US and Canada: $13K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13K
Mar 28, 1980 US and Canada: $12.5K Rest of the world: $416 Worldwide: $12.9K
Feb 16, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.8K
Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.6K
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5K
Oct 15, 2004 US and Canada: $12.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.3K
Oct 6, 1921 US and Canada: $12.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.2K
Nov 13, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.1K
Oct 9, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12K
Nov 18, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8K
Oct 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8K Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).