#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 8
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 351 to 400 of 2,408. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 351
Dec 22, 2000 US and Canada: $75.8M Rest of the world: $49M Worldwide: $124.7M - 352
Jul 18, 2025 US and Canada: $31.1M Rest of the world: $93.1M Worldwide: $124.2M - 353
Jan 27, 2006 US and Canada: $47.1M Rest of the world: $76.1M Worldwide: $123.3M - 354
Dec 10, 2003 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $56.4M Worldwide: $123.2M - 355
Aug 18, 1995 US and Canada: $70.5M Rest of the world: $51.7M Worldwide: $122.2M - 356
Dec 25, 2003 US and Canada: $48.5M Rest of the world: $73.5M Worldwide: $122M - 357
Feb 23, 1940 US and Canada: $84.3M Rest of the world: $37.6M Worldwide: $121.9M - 358
Dec 25, 1996 US and Canada: $95.3M Rest of the world: $24.4M Worldwide: $119.7M - 359
Mar 15, 2019 US and Canada: $45.2M Rest of the world: $74.3M Worldwide: $119.6M - 360
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: $67.7M Rest of the world: $49.8M Worldwide: $117.4M - 361
Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $53.4M Rest of the world: $63.8M Worldwide: $117.2M - 362
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)Jun 22, 2012 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $79M Worldwide: $116.5M
Jun 22, 2012 · English · Action, Thriller, Fantasy $116.5M worldwide - 363
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)Jan 16, 2019 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $115.8M
Jan 16, 2019 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $115.8M worldwide - 364
May 31, 1996 US and Canada: $51.4M Rest of the world: $63.9M Worldwide: $115.3M - 365
Return to Never Land (2002)Feb 15, 2002 US and Canada: $48.4M Rest of the world: $66.7M Worldwide: $115.1M Feb 15, 2002 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $115.1M worldwide - 366
Feb 16, 2018 US and Canada: $187.1K Rest of the world: $114.9M Worldwide: $115.1M - 367
Jun 16, 2006 US and Canada: $52.3M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $114.8M - 368
Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $17.2M Rest of the world: $97M Worldwide: $114.2M - 369
Jun 5, 2026 US and Canada: $64.8M Rest of the world: $49M Worldwide: $113.8M - 370
Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $113.2M - 371
Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $52.4M Worldwide: $112.5M - 372
Jan 20, 2006 US and Canada: $62.3M Rest of the world: $49.2M Worldwide: $111.5M - 373
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $111.1M - 374
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)Nov 3, 2006 US and Canada: $84.5M Rest of the world: $26.3M Worldwide: $110.8M Nov 3, 2006 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $110.8M worldwide - 375
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $107.5M Worldwide: $109.4M
Dec 22, 2017 · Korean · Action, Adventure, Drama $109.4M worldwide - 376
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)Dec 29, 2006 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: $93.5M Worldwide: $108.6M Dec 29, 2006 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Family $108.6M worldwide - 377
Sep 26, 2014 US and Canada: $50.8M Rest of the world: $57.4M Worldwide: $108.3M - 378
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)Oct 22, 1993 US and Canada: $93.7M Rest of the world: $14.1M Worldwide: $107.8M Oct 22, 1993 · English · Fantasy, Animation, Family $107.8M worldwide - 379
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $56M Rest of the world: $51.1M Worldwide: $107.1M - 380
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $74.2M Worldwide: $107M - 381
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)Mar 13, 2009 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: $39.2M Worldwide: $106.4M Mar 13, 2009 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller $106.4M worldwide - 382
Sep 11, 2026 US and Canada: $68.5M Rest of the world: $37.2M Worldwide: $105.7M - 383
Nov 20, 2009 US and Canada: $42.2M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $105.6M - 384
Aug 26, 2005 US and Canada: $37.9M Rest of the world: $67.4M Worldwide: $105.3M - 385
Apr 8, 2005 US and Canada: $17.1M Rest of the world: $87.8M Worldwide: $104.9M - 386
Aug 18, 2000 US and Canada: $61.3M Rest of the world: $42.8M Worldwide: $104.2M - 387
Dec 25, 2007 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $63M Worldwide: $104M - 388
Jun 11, 2004 US and Canada: $59.5M Rest of the world: $43.9M Worldwide: $103.4M - 389
Aug 27, 1964 US and Canada: $102.3M Rest of the world: $853.5K Worldwide: $103.1M - 390
Sep 16, 2005 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $54.5M Worldwide: $102.9M - 391
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)May 1, 2009 US and Canada: $55.3M Rest of the world: $47.1M Worldwide: $102.4M May 1, 2009 · English · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance $102.4M worldwide - 392
Aug 28, 2026 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $41.8M Worldwide: $101.9M - 393
Dec 13, 1996 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $63.6M Worldwide: $101.4M - 394
Aug 14, 2009 US and Canada: $63.4M Rest of the world: $37.9M Worldwide: $101.3M - 395
Apr 21, 2006 US and Canada: $47M Rest of the world: $53.6M Worldwide: $100.6M - 396
Dec 19, 2014 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: $89.8M Worldwide: $100.4M - 397
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $22.9M Worldwide: $100.1M Oct 16, 2009 · English · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy $100.1M worldwide - 398
Apr 1, 2011 US and Canada: $54M Rest of the world: $46.1M Worldwide: $100.1M - 399
Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $50.2M Rest of the world: $49.6M Worldwide: $99.8M - 400
Apr 2, 2004 US and Canada: $59.6M Rest of the world: $39.8M Worldwide: $99.4M
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)