#1 of 113 #1 fantasy movie of 2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
2017 · Action, Adventure
$1.3B worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
Fantasy box office · 2017
Fantasy Box Office 2017: Highest-Grossing Fantasy Movies
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in 2017, with $1.3B worldwide, ahead of Beauty and the Beast (2017) at $1.3B and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) at $962.5M. 113 fantasy films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $13.4B in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $1 billion and 25 crossed $100 million. That is up 28% on 2016, whose releases took $10.4B. By language, English leads with $11B across 42 fantasy releases.
- 2017 releases with a gross
- 113
- combined worldwide
- $13.4B
- films crossed $100M
- 25
- vs 2016
- +28%
#1 of 113 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.3B, 40% of what all 113 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1.3B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
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The chart
Every Fantasy Release of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 113. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2017.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $620.2M Rest of the world: $714.2M Worldwide: $1.3B
Dec 15, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.3B worldwide - 2 Mar 17, 2017 US and Canada: $504.5M Rest of the world: $761.6M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 3 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $404.5M Rest of the world: $558M Worldwide: $962.5M Dec 20, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $962.5M worldwide
- 4 Jul 7, 2017 US and Canada: $335M Rest of the world: $546M Worldwide: $881M
- 5 Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $315.1M Rest of the world: $540.2M Worldwide: $855.3M
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Jun 2, 2017 US and Canada: $412.8M Rest of the world: $411.1M Worldwide: $824M - 7
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)May 26, 2017 US and Canada: $172.6M Rest of the world: $623.4M Worldwide: $795.9M May 26, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $795.9M worldwide - 8
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $229M Rest of the world: $432.3M Worldwide: $661.3M - 9
Mar 10, 2017 US and Canada: $168.1M Rest of the world: $400.6M Worldwide: $568.7M - 10
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $175M Rest of the world: $353M Worldwide: $528M - 11
Jun 9, 2017 US and Canada: $80.2M Rest of the world: $329M Worldwide: $409.2M - 12
Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $400.3M Worldwide: $405.3M - 13
Feb 17, 2017 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: $289.4M Worldwide: $334.9M - 14
Sep 30, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $334.5M - 15
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $175.9M Rest of the world: $136.4M Worldwide: $312.3M - 16
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $84.4M Rest of the world: $211.7M Worldwide: $296.1M - 17
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 - 18
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 - 19
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 - 20
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $64.5M Rest of the world: $140.5M Worldwide: $205M - 21
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $45M Rest of the world: $152.2M Worldwide: $197.2M Apr 7, 2017 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $197.2M worldwide - 22
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)May 12, 2017 US and Canada: $39.2M Rest of the world: $110M Worldwide: $149.2M May 12, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $149.2M worldwide - 23
Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: $85.4M Rest of the world: $57M Worldwide: $142.3M - 24
Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $113.2M - 25
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 - 26
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $39.6M Worldwide: $96.9M - 27
Fantastica: A Boonie Bears Adventure (2017)Jan 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77.2M Jan 28, 2017 · Chinese · Fantasy, Action, Animation $77.2M worldwide - 28
Jan 10, 2017 US and Canada: $423.6K Rest of the world: $65.8M Worldwide: $66.2M - 29
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $40.9M Rest of the world: $22.7M Worldwide: $63.6M - 30
Doraemon: Nobita’s Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (2017)Mar 4, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.2M
Mar 4, 2017 · Japanese · Family, Adventure, Fantasy $61.2M worldwide - 31
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: $21.9M Rest of the world: $38.4M Worldwide: $60.3M Oct 6, 2017 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $60.3M worldwide - 32
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $124.2K Rest of the world: $46.1M Worldwide: $46.3M Dec 15, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $46.3M worldwide - 33
Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $45.1M Worldwide: $46.2M - 34
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)Nov 5, 2017 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $35.2M Worldwide: $37.6M Nov 5, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $37.6M worldwide - 35
Dec 29, 2017 US and Canada: $70.8K Rest of the world: $35.3M Worldwide: $35.4M - 36
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)Dec 9, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $35.2M Dec 9, 2017 · Japanese · Mystery, Drama, Fantasy $35.2M worldwide - 37
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)Mar 9, 2017 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $29.3M Mar 9, 2017 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $29.3M worldwide - 38
Feb 17, 2017 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $18.5M Worldwide: $26.6M - 39
Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $14.3M Rest of the world: $9.2M Worldwide: $23.5M - 40
One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes II (2017)Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.5M Aug 18, 2017 · Chinese · Fantasy, Animation, Comedy $20.5M worldwide - 41
Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower (2017)Oct 14, 2017 US and Canada: $193.8K Rest of the world: $17.2M Worldwide: $17.4M Oct 14, 2017 · Japanese · Romance, Animation, Drama $17.4M worldwide - 42
Legend of the Naga Pearls (2017)Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: $13.6K Rest of the world: $17.3M Worldwide: $17.3M Aug 25, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $17.3M worldwide - 43
Pretty Cure Dream Stars! (2017)Mar 18, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2M Mar 18, 2017 · Japanese · Animation, Fantasy, Adventure $16.2M worldwide - 44
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)Sep 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M Sep 23, 2017 · Japanese · Drama, Family, Fantasy $13.9M worldwide - 45
Sep 30, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M - 46
Oct 4, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8M - 47
Sep 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13M - 48
Jun 30, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.2M - 49
Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium (2017)Feb 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1M
Feb 23, 2017 · German · Adventure, Comedy, Family $10.1M worldwide - 50
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2017?
Of the top 10, Wonder Woman (2017) earned the biggest share at home (50% in the US & Canada), while Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) made 78% of its gross abroad. Across all 113 films, $4.2B (32%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B $620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
- 2 Beauty and the Beast (2017) $1.3B $504.5M US & Canada · 40% $761.6M elsewhere · 60%
- 3 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M $404.5M US & Canada · 42% $558M elsewhere · 58%
- 4 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $881M $335M US & Canada · 38% $546M elsewhere · 62%
- 5 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $855.3M $315.1M US & Canada · 37% $540.2M elsewhere · 63%
- 6 Wonder Woman (2017) $824M $412.8M US & Canada · 50% $411.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 7 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) $795.9M $172.6M US & Canada · 22% $623.4M elsewhere · 78%
- 8 Justice League (2017) $661.3M $229M US & Canada · 35% $432.3M elsewhere · 65%
- 9 Kong: Skull Island (2017) $568.7M $168.1M US & Canada · 30% $400.6M elsewhere · 70%
- 10 The Boss Baby (2017) $528M $175M US & Canada · 33% $353M elsewhere · 67%
Gross bands
How Many 2017 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
25 of 113 films crossed $100M and took $12.4B between them, 93% of the total. 64 films, 57% of the list, earned under $10M.
19% 45% 28%
- $1B or more 2 films, 2% of the list $2.6B · 19% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 8 films, 7% of the list $6.1B · 45% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 15 films, 13% of the list $3.7B · 28% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 24 films, 21% of the list $851.6M · 6% of the gross
- Under $10M 64 films, 57% of the list $98.1M · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2017 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $2.8B from 9 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017). October was the quietest month ($98.1M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan A Dog's Purpose (2017) $369.8M A Dog's Purpose (2017)
- February Feb The Great Wall (2017) $931.7M The Great Wall (2017)
- March Mar Beauty and the Beast (2017) $2.7B Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- April Apr Your Name. (2017) $873.1M Your Name. (2017)
- May May Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) $951.3M Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
- June Jun Wonder Woman (2017) $1.2B Wonder Woman (2017)
- July Jul Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $1.1B Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- August Aug The Dark Tower (2017) $199.6M The Dark Tower (2017)
- September Sep Never Say Die (2017) $383.8M Never Say Die (2017)
- October Oct My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) $98.1M My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
- November Nov Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $1.6B Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- December Dec Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $2.8B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Last 10 years
How Does 2017 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $13.4B from 113 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 62 films | 62 | $4B | – | Hancock (2008) $629.4M |
| 2009 66 films · +112% | 66 | $8.5B | +112% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 59 films · −13% | 59 | $7.4B | −13% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
| 2011 49 films · −22% | 49 | $5.8B | −22% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
| 2012 61 films · +16% | 61 | $6.7B | +16% | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) $1B |
| 2013 56 films · +22% | 56 | $8.2B | +22% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
| 2014 81 films · −15% | 81 | $6.9B | −15% | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $962.3M |
| 2015 65 films · +5% | 65 | $7.3B | +5% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 92 films · +43% | 92 | $10.4B | +43% | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B |
| 2017 113 films · +28% | 113 | $13.4B | +28% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Fantasy Movies Speak in 2017?
English-language fantasy films took $11B across 42 films, 83% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language fantasy films ($1.1B) and Japanese-language fantasy films ($715.9M).
2017 Fantasy Box Office by Language
- English $11B42 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- Chinese $1.1B13 films · #1 The Great Wall (2017)
- Japanese $715.9M24 films · #1 Your Name. (2017)
- Telugu $254.2M2 films · #1 Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
- Korean $162.3M4 films · #1 Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
- German $10.1M2 films · #1 Bibi & Tina: Perfect Pandemonium (2017)
- Hindi $7.9M2 films · #1 Phillauri (2017)
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Russian $6.2M2 films · #1 Fantastic Journey to Oz (2017) -
Norwegian $6M3 films · #1 The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King (2017) -
Spanish $3.2M6 films · #1 Belzebuth (2017)
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)
1930s 4 years · $210.7M
1920s 1 year · $12.2K
FAQ
Fantasy Box Office 2017: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 113 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing fantasy movie in 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B worldwide, $620.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beauty and the Beast (2017) at $1.3B and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) at $962.5M.
How much did fantasy movies released in 2017 earn?
113 fantasy films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $13.4B in all, or $118.3M per film on average. 2016 releases took $10.4B.
How many fantasy movies released in 2017 made $1 billion?
2 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) and Beauty and the Beast (2017). 25 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2017 fantasy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2017. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2017 fantasy box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.