#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 5
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 201 to 250 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 201
Mar 16, 2018 US and Canada: $58.3M Rest of the world: $216.7M Worldwide: $275M - 202
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)Jun 15, 2001 US and Canada: $131.2M Rest of the world: $143.5M Worldwide: $274.7M
Jun 15, 2001 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $274.7M worldwide - 203
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: $119.8M Rest of the world: $154.5M Worldwide: $274.3M Sep 27, 2013 · English · Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy $274.3M worldwide - 204
Jun 16, 2023 US and Canada: $108.1M Rest of the world: $163.3M Worldwide: $271.4M - 205
Mar 7, 2008 US and Canada: $94.8M Rest of the world: $175M Worldwide: $269.8M - 206
May 24, 2013 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $160.9M Worldwide: $268.4M - 207
The Princess and the Frog (2009)Nov 25, 2009 US and Canada: $104.4M Rest of the world: $162.7M Worldwide: $267.1M Nov 25, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Romance, Animation $267.1M worldwide - 208
Dec 15, 1995 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $162.3M Worldwide: $262.8M - 209
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $165.3M Worldwide: $257.2M - 210
Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $191M Worldwide: $255M - 211
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)Apr 27, 2017 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: $234M Worldwide: $254.2M
Apr 27, 2017 · Telugu · Action, Fantasy, Adventure $254.2M worldwide - 212
Aug 4, 1995 US and Canada: $63.7M Rest of the world: $190.5M Worldwide: $254.1M - 213
Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $77M Rest of the world: $174.4M Worldwide: $251.4M - 214
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $75M Rest of the world: $175.4M Worldwide: $250.4M - 215
Oct 24, 2003 US and Canada: $85.3M Rest of the world: $165.1M Worldwide: $250.4M - 216
Nov 22, 2000 US and Canada: $95M Rest of the world: $153.1M Worldwide: $248.1M - 217
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)Feb 3, 2017 US and Canada: $880.3K Rest of the world: $246.7M Worldwide: $247.6M
Feb 3, 2017 · Chinese · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $247.6M worldwide - 218
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $82.1M Rest of the world: $163.6M Worldwide: $245.6M Jun 3, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $245.6M worldwide - 219
May 11, 2012 US and Canada: $79.7M Rest of the world: $165.8M Worldwide: $245.5M - 220
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $186M Worldwide: $240.7M - 221
Jun 23, 2006 US and Canada: $137.4M Rest of the world: $103.3M Worldwide: $240.7M - 222
Feb 7, 2020 US and Canada: $214.7K Rest of the world: $240.4M Worldwide: $240.6M - 223
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $85.9M Rest of the world: $148.9M Worldwide: $234.8M Dec 18, 2015 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $234.8M worldwide - 224
Feb 18, 2005 US and Canada: $76M Rest of the world: $154.9M Worldwide: $230.9M - 225
Nov 7, 2003 US and Canada: $178.1M Rest of the world: $52.2M Worldwide: $230.3M - 226
Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $128.4M Rest of the world: $100.8M Worldwide: $229.1M - 227
Feb 16, 2007 US and Canada: $115.8M Rest of the world: $112.9M Worldwide: $228.7M - 228
Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $83.5M Rest of the world: $143.4M Worldwide: $226.9M - 229
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: $88.8M Rest of the world: $137.7M Worldwide: $226.5M Feb 12, 2010 · English · Adventure, Fantasy $226.5M worldwide - 230
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)Jan 25, 2013 US and Canada: $55.7M Rest of the world: $170.6M Worldwide: $226.3M Jan 25, 2013 · English · Action, Fantasy, Horror $226.3M worldwide - 231
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $41.2M Rest of the world: $184.8M Worldwide: $226M Jul 21, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $226M worldwide - 232
Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: $210.4M Worldwide: $221.3M - 233
Jul 30, 2021 US and Canada: $117M Rest of the world: $103.9M Worldwide: $220.9M - 234
Sep 28, 2018 US and Canada: $83.3M Rest of the world: $134.7M Worldwide: $218M - 235
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $56.3M Rest of the world: $160.8M Worldwide: $217.1M - 236
Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: $58.6M Rest of the world: $157.3M Worldwide: $215.9M - 237
Nov 13, 1992 US and Canada: $82.5M Rest of the world: $133.3M Worldwide: $215.9M - 238
Jun 16, 1989 US and Canada: $112.5M Rest of the world: $102.9M Worldwide: $215.4M - 239
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $128.5M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $214M Dec 8, 2000 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Drama $214M worldwide - 240
Dec 25, 2014 US and Canada: $128M Rest of the world: $84.9M Worldwide: $212.9M - 241
Dec 25, 2008 US and Canada: $110.1M Rest of the world: $102.8M Worldwide: $212.9M - 242
Nov 24, 1999 US and Canada: $66.9M Rest of the world: $145.1M Worldwide: $212M - 243
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)Dec 17, 2004 US and Canada: $118.6M Rest of the world: $92.8M Worldwide: $211.5M Dec 17, 2004 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $211.5M worldwide - 244
Nov 15, 1989 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $99.8M Worldwide: $211.3M - 245
Nov 17, 2023 US and Canada: $103.3M Rest of the world: $107M Worldwide: $210.2M - 246
Aug 14, 2009 US and Canada: $16.5M Rest of the world: $189.7M Worldwide: $206.3M - 247
Nov 10, 2023 US and Canada: $84.5M Rest of the world: $121.6M Worldwide: $206.1M - 248
Nov 19, 1999 US and Canada: $101.1M Rest of the world: $105M Worldwide: $206.1M - 249
Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $18.1K Rest of the world: $205.6M Worldwide: $205.6M - 250
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)Mar 31, 2023 US and Canada: $93.5M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $205.5M Mar 31, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $205.5M worldwide
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)