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 2,201 to 2,250 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Feb 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K
Mar 1, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.5K
Nov 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.4K
Jan 9, 1987 US and Canada: $11.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.4K
Nov 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.4K
Mar 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K
Aug 26, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K
Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $11.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.2K
Jun 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.1K
Feb 20, 2015 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11K
Jul 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.9K
Jan 16, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.5K
Dec 23, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.4K
Feb 24, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1K
Feb 25, 1998 US and Canada: $9.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.7K
Aug 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
Nov 6, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
Jan 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
Jan 25, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.6K
Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4K
Jun 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
May 17, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
Nov 23, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K
Aug 24, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
Sep 29, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.9K
May 20, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8K
Jan 26, 2007 US and Canada: $8.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.6K
Mar 1, 2000 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5K
Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5K
Apr 13, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
Sep 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
Jan 13, 2017 US and Canada: $8.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4K
May 10, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.3K
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2K
Dec 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2K
Nov 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8K
Sep 14, 1990 US and Canada: $8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8K
May 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8K
Jul 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.7K Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).