#1 of 116 #1 fantasy movie of 2022
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
2022 · Action, Adventure
$2.3B worldwide · 33% of the chart's total
$688.5M US & Canada · 29% $1.7B elsewhere · 71%
Fantasy box office · 2022
Fantasy Box Office 2022: Highest-Grossing Fantasy Movies, Page 2
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in 2022, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) at $955.8M and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) at $859.2M. 116 fantasy films released in 2022 report a worldwide gross, $7B in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 10 crossed $100 million. That is up 89% on 2021, whose releases took $3.7B. By language, English leads with $6.4B across 44 fantasy releases.
- 2022 releases with a gross
- 116
- combined worldwide
- $7B
- films crossed $100M
- 10
- vs 2021
- +89%
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Every Fantasy Release of 2022, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 116. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2022.
- 51
Jul 31, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $859.3K - 52
Aug 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $856.1K - 53
Nov 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $622.6K - 54
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $615.3K - 55
Jan 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $604.5K - 56
National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage (2022)Feb 17, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $564K
Feb 17, 2022 · English · Fantasy, Drama $564K worldwide - 57
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $534.7K - 58
Sep 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $523.4K - 59
Aug 12, 2022 US and Canada: $351.6K Rest of the world: $132.6K Worldwide: $484.1K - 60
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.8K - 61
Oct 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $362.1K - 62
Jul 29, 2022 US and Canada: $358.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $358.1K - 63
Oct 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $348.2K - 64
Jun 16, 2022 US and Canada: $325K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $325K - 65
May 13, 2022 US and Canada: $30.1K Rest of the world: $291.7K Worldwide: $321.8K - 66
Feb 21, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $282.5K - 67
Dec 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $266.3K - 68
Jan 13, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $259.7K - 69
Aug 29, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $210.6K - 70
Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022)Dec 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $185.1K
Dec 12, 2022 · Malayalam · Fantasy, Drama, Comedy $185.1K worldwide - 71
Jun 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $152.7K - 72
Jun 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $150.3K - 73
Jul 21, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $129.5K - 74
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022)Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $123.5K Sep 30, 2022 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy $123.5K worldwide - 75
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)Nov 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $109.8K Nov 9, 2022 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Animation $109.8K worldwide - 76
Jan 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107K - 77
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $97.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $97.5K - 78
Apr 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93.6K - 79
Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81K - 80
Dec 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.5K - 81
Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022)Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.9K Sep 30, 2022 · English · Adventure, Mystery, Thriller $71.9K worldwide - 82
Sep 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.3K - 83
Jul 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.5K - 84
Nov 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.6K - 85
Apr 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.2K - 86
Jul 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.8K - 87
Oct 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.5K - 88
Oct 21, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.1K - 89
Sep 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.7K - 90
Jan 27, 2022 US and Canada: $32.3K Rest of the world: $368 Worldwide: $32.7K - 91
Aug 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.6K - 92
Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.7K - 93
Mar 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22K - 94
My Grandfather’s Demons (2022)Jun 14, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.4K
Jun 14, 2022 · Portuguese · Drama, Fantasy, Animation $20.4K worldwide - 95
Jul 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.8K - 96
Aug 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.5K - 97
Jul 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.4K - 98
Jul 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.6K - 99
Jun 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4K - 100
Oct 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K
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)