List of highest-grossing fantasy films

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This article shows the lists of highest-grossing fantasy films of all time.

The following is a list of the highest-grossing fantasy films of all time. The top 12 are among the highest-grossing films of all time. Superhero films and science fiction films often have some fantasy elements but are not included here, having their own separate lists.

Highest-grossing films[1]
Rank FilmWorldwide grossYearRef
1 Ne Zha 2 $2,215,690,000 2025 [2]
2 Frozen 2$1,450,026,9332019[3]
3 Barbie$1,447,038,4212023[4]
4 The Super Mario Bros. Movie$1,362,680,5392023[5][6]
5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$1,342,321,6652011[3]
6 Frozen$1,290,000,0002013F
7 Beauty and the Beast$1,263,521,1262017[3]
8 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$1,150,779,8252003[3]
9 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$1,066,179,7252006[3]
10 Moana 2 $1,059,242,1642024[7]
11 Aladdin$1,050,693,9532019[3]
12 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides$1,045,713,8022011[3]
13 Alice in Wonderland$1,025,467,1102010[3]
14 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$1,017,003,5682012[3]
15 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone$1,009,046,8302001[3]
16 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1$976,941,4862010[3]
17 The Jungle Book$967,724,7752016[3]
18 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle$962,542,9452017[3]
19 A Minecraft Movie$961,187,7802025[8][9]
20 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End$960,996,4922007[3]
21 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug$959,027,9922013[3]
22 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies$956,019,7882014[3]
23 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$947,495,0952002[3]
24 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix$942,172,3962007[3]
25 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$934,454,0962009[3]
26 Shrek 2$919,838,7582004[3]
27 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring$901,990,9522001[3]
28 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire$896,678,2412005[3]
29 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$879,602,3662002[3]
30 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie †$831,474,1502026[10]
31 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2$829,747,6542012[3]
32 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them$814,044,0012016[3]
33 Shrek the Third$813,367,3802007[11]
34 Coco$807,817,8882017[3]
35 Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinity Castle$800,413,5492025[12][13]
36 Jumanji: The Next Level$800,059,7072019[3]
37 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$797,361,6182004[3]
38 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales$794,881,4422017[3]
39 Wicked$758,737,2112024[14]
40 Maleficent$758,411,7792014[3]
41 Shrek Forever After$752,600,8672010[3]
42 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe$745,013,1152005[15]
43 Ne Zha$742,718,4962019[16]
44 Up$735,099,1022009[17]
45 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1$712,171,8562011[18]
46 The Twilight Saga: New Moon$709,827,4622009[19]
47 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse$698,491,3472010[20]
48 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald$654,855,9012018[21]
49 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl$654,264,0152003[22]
50 How to Train Your Dragon$636,590,0302025[23][24]

FBox Office Mojo stopped updating its main total for Frozen in August 2014, while it was still in release. The total listed here incorporates subsequent earnings in Japan, Nigeria, Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany up to the end of 2015 but omits earnings in Turkey, Iceland, Brazil, and Australia (2016), which amount to a few hundred thousand dollars. The total is rounded to $1 million to compensate for the numerical inaccuracy. It was re-released in the United Kingdom in December 2017 with Olaf's Frozen Adventure earning an additional $2.3 million.

Biggest worldwide openings on record for fantasy films

This list charts films the biggest worldwide openings. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.

Since many American films do not open in all markets at the same time, the 'opening' gross varies depending on when it was released in the US-Canada market. For example, for films like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 which opened in the US-Canada market and in most other major markets during the same weekend, the 'opening' is the total gross of the film during that weekend. On the other hand, for films which opened in several markets a week ahead of their respective releases in the US-Canada market, the 'opening' is the sum of the opening grosses in the markets where they were released first and the opening in the US-Canada market. In the latter case, the opening grosses from territories after the initial overseas opening are not included in the 'opening' of the film. In all cases, if a film opens in a market after its release in the US-Canada market, that opening is not included in the 'opening' of the film.

Films must open to over $100 million.

RankFilmYearOpening (USD)[25]
1Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 22011$483,189,427
2Ne Zha 22025$431,280,000
3Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009$394,022,354
4The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023$377,200,000[26]
5Frozen 22019$358,503,293
6Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593[27]
7Barbie2023$356,322,044[28]
8Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2011$350,653,677
9Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2007$343,972,864
10The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 22012$340,667,634
11Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007$332,715,157
12Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 12010$330,017,372
13A Minecraft Movie2025$313,453,003
14The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 12011$291,022,261
15The Twilight Saga: New Moon2009$274,939,137
16The Mermaid2016$274,049,983[29]
17Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2017$271,809,637
18Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2018$253,663,104
19The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003$250,000,534
20The Twilight Saga: Eclipse2010$228,893,465
21Wicked: For Good2025$223,041,640[30]
22The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012$222,617,303
23Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2016$219,903,387
24Aladdin2019$214,700,000
25Alice in Wonderland2010$210,101,023
26The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013$209,845,197
27Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004$207,200,000
28How To Train Your Dragon2025$197,600,000
29The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002$189,900,000
30Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire2005$188,200,000
31Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006$182,300,000
32Maleficent2014$170,000,000
33Wicked2024$164,200,000 [31]
33Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019$155,100,000
34Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification2020$151,700,000[32]
35Oz the Great and Powerful2013$149,000,000
36Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002$147,900,000
37Shrek the Third2007$136,800,000
38Shrek 22004$131,100,000
39Dumbo2019$119,500,000
40Frozen2013$110,600,000
41Wrath of the Titans2012$109,600,000
42The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005$107,100,000

Highest-grossing fantasy films by year

High-grossing films by year of release
Year Title Worldwide gross Budget Reference(s)
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone $1,009,046,830 ($974,755,371) $125,000,000 [33]
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $947,495,095 ($936,689,735) $94,000,000 [34]
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $1,150,779,825 ($1,140,692,011) $94,000,000 [35]
2004 Shrek 2 $919,838,758 $150,000,000 [36]
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $896,346,413 ($895,921,036) $150,000,000 [37]
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $1,066,179,725 $225,000,000 [3]
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $963,420,425 $300,000,000 [3]
2008 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $419,665,568 $225,000,000 [38]
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $934,454,096 ($933,959,197) $250,000,000 [39]
2010 Alice in Wonderland $1,025,468,216($1,025,467,110) $200,000,000 [40]
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1,342,321,665 ($1,341,511,219) $125,000,000 [41]
2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $1,017,003,568 $200,000,000 [3]
2013 Frozen $1,290,000,000 ($1,287,000,000) $150,000,000 [42]
2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies $956,019,788 $209,000,000 [3]
2015 Cinderella $542,358,331 ($542,351,353) $84,210,000 [43]
2016 The Jungle Book $966,554,929 ($966,550,600) $175,000,000 [44]
2017 Beauty and the Beast $1,264,434,525 ($1,263,521,126) $255,000,000 [45]
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald $654,855,901 $200,000,000 [3]
2019 Frozen 2 $1,450,026,933 $150,000,000 [3]
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train $512,704,063 ($507,119,058) $15,850,000 [46]
2021 A Writer's Odyssey $159,848,488 TBA [47]
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore $407,150,844 $200,000,000 [48]
2023 Barbie $1,447,038,421 $145,000,000 [49][4]
2024 Moana 2 $1,059,242,164 $150,000,000 [3]
2025 Ne Zha 2 $2,215,690,000 $80,000,000 [2]
2026 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie † $831,474,150 $110,000,000 [10]

(...) Since grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs, a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known.

TBATo be ascertained.

Timeline of highest-grossing fantasy films

The following is a timeline of highest-grossing fantasy films of all time.

Timeline of the highest-grossing film record
Established Title Record setting gross Reference(s)
1991 Beauty and the Beast $331,907,151 [50]
1992 Aladdin $504,050,219 [3]
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone $974,755,371 [33]
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $1,140,682,011 [35]
2005 $1,141,093,340‡
2011 $1,141,911,920‡
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1,341,511,219 [41]
2016 $1,341,836,224‡
2018 $1,342,028,110‡
2019 Frozen 2 $1,450,026,933 [3]
2025 Ne Zha 2 $2,215,690,000 [2]

‡Includes revenue from re-releases. If a film increased its gross through re-releases while holding the record, the year in which it recorded its highest gross is also noted in italics.

Highest-grossing fantasy film series & franchises

The following is a list of the highest-grossing fantasy film series & franchises of all time. The top 6 are along the highest grossing film series and franchises of all time. The Wizarding World has the highest gross with a total gross of $9.6 billion, while Frozen has the highest average with $1.4 billion.

Highest-grossing fantasy film series & franchises (The films in each series can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank Series Total worldwide gross No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

Box office admissions

Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Territories with known ticket sales data[a] Notes
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001 148,973,885 USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, Brazil, South Korea [b]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 142,573,659 USA, Canada, Europe, Korea, South America, Australia, Japan [c]
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 130,420,246 Worldwide [56]

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