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 251 to 300 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $64.5M Rest of the world: $140.5M Worldwide: $205M
Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: $100.7M Rest of the world: $103.7M Worldwide: $204.4M
Apr 10, 1998 US and Canada: $78.7M Rest of the world: $120M Worldwide: $198.7M
Mar 1, 2013 US and Canada: $65.2M Rest of the world: $132.5M Worldwide: $197.7M
Nov 16, 2007 US and Canada: $82.3M Rest of the world: $114.1M Worldwide: $196.4M
May 31, 2019 US and Canada: $96.4M Rest of the world: $99M Worldwide: $195.3M
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $55.5M Rest of the world: $139.8M Worldwide: $195.2M
Feb 11, 2011 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $94M Worldwide: $194M
Feb 5, 2016 US and Canada: $710K Rest of the world: $193M Worldwide: $193.7M
Jan 15, 2020 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $184.3M Worldwide: $192.4M
Nov 22, 1991 US and Canada: $113.5M Rest of the world: $78M Worldwide: $191.5M
Nov 11, 1994 US and Canada: $145.5M Rest of the world: $45M Worldwide: $190.5M
May 17, 2024 US and Canada: $111.4M Rest of the world: $79.2M Worldwide: $190.5M
Sep 27, 2019 US and Canada: $61.3M Rest of the world: $129M Worldwide: $190.3M
Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $186.1M
Nov 15, 2024 US and Canada: $97M Rest of the world: $89M Worldwide: $186M
Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $116.9M Rest of the world: $69M Worldwide: $185.9M
Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $136.9M Worldwide: $184.3M
Sep 23, 2016 US and Canada: $72.8M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $183.8M
Mar 30, 2012 US and Canada: $64.9M Rest of the world: $118.1M Worldwide: $183M
Nov 26, 2003 US and Canada: $75.8M Rest of the world: $106.4M Worldwide: $182.3M
Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: $95.6M Rest of the world: $86.4M Worldwide: $182M
Apr 19, 2002 US and Canada: $91M Rest of the world: $89.6M Worldwide: $180.6M
Feb 14, 2003 US and Canada: $102.5M Rest of the world: $76.6M Worldwide: $179.2M
Nov 26, 1997 US and Canada: $93M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $178M
Jul 23, 1999 US and Canada: $91.4M Rest of the world: $85.9M Worldwide: $177.3M
Jun 22, 2007 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: $74M Worldwide: $174.4M
Nov 1, 2002 US and Canada: $139.2M Rest of the world: $33.6M Worldwide: $172.9M
Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: $158.5M Worldwide: $171.3M
Jul 19, 2002 US and Canada: $65M Rest of the world: $105M Worldwide: $170M
Dec 25, 2020 US and Canada: $46.8M Rest of the world: $122.8M Worldwide: $169.6M
Aug 6, 2021 US and Canada: $55.8M Rest of the world: $112.9M Worldwide: $168.7M
Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: $56.1M Rest of the world: $111.8M Worldwide: $167.9M
Jun 8, 1984 US and Canada: $153.6M Rest of the world: $11.8M Worldwide: $165.4M
Apr 22, 2016 US and Canada: $48.4M Rest of the world: $116.6M Worldwide: $165M
Aug 6, 2003 US and Canada: $110.2M Rest of the world: $50.6M Worldwide: $160.8M Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $15.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).