The table below lists the top-grossing Fantasy movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the Fantasy films released that year.
The "Annual Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for Fantasy movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on
the movie name to see information on the individual film.
| Year | Annual
Stats | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| TBD |
|
62 |
|
|
|
| 2029 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 2027 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| 2025 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
| 2024 |
Annual Stats |
102 |
|
$404,528,383 |
Boonie Bears:Time Twist (熊出没·逆转时空) |
| 2023 |
Annual Stats |
119 |
$150,000,000 |
$875,535,705 |
Creation of the Gods I: Kindom of Storms (封神第一部) |
| 2022 |
Annual Stats |
141 |
$73,787,500 |
$751,654,884 |
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore |
| 2021 |
Annual Stats |
99 |
$35,000,000 |
$930,048,044 |
Gekijouban Jujutsu Kaisen 0 |
| 2020 |
Annual Stats |
96 |
$57,875,000 |
$725,590,599 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅… |
| 2019 |
Annual Stats |
112 |
$131,500,000 |
$2,946,589,275 |
Aladdin |
| 2018 |
Annual Stats |
115 |
$96,880,000 |
$1,979,235,783 |
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald |
| 2017 |
Annual Stats |
79 |
$87,200,000 |
$2,171,762,686 |
Beauty and the Beast |
| 2016 |
Annual Stats |
112 |
$76,011,765 |
$4,742,117,062 |
The Jungle Book |
| 2015 |
Annual Stats |
188 |
$23,380,517 |
$2,797,699,207 |
Cinderella |
| 2014 |
Annual Stats |
94 |
$73,829,335 |
$4,218,436,414 |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
| 2013 |
Annual Stats |
112 |
$41,167,400 |
$3,074,274,898 |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
| 2012 |
Annual Stats |
115 |
$55,295,652 |
$5,054,629,102 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
| 2011 |
Annual Stats |
88 |
$49,121,554 |
$3,610,008,223 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
| 2010 |
Annual Stats |
68 |
$89,663,158 |
$5,727,767,851 |
Alice in Wonderland |
| 2009 |
Annual Stats |
48 |
$55,152,381 |
$3,495,228,511 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
| 2008 |
Annual Stats |
52 |
$50,018,182 |
$2,693,243,117 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
| 2007 |
Annual Stats |
43 |
$65,111,111 |
$2,996,638,781 |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
| 2006 |
Annual Stats |
32 |
$39,408,333 |
$1,083,748,236 |
Eragon |
| 2005 |
Annual Stats |
26 |
$66,970,000 |
$2,829,458,969 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
| 2004 |
Annual Stats |
8 |
$68,333,333 |
$906,416,173 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
| 2003 |
Annual Stats |
18 |
$51,194,444 |
$2,093,719,890 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2002 |
Annual Stats |
16 |
$56,853,125 |
$2,162,192,941 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2001 |
Annual Stats |
23 |
$45,616,154 |
$2,923,330,188 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
| 2000 |
Annual Stats |
13 |
$28,600,000 |
$359,462,650 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| 1999 |
Annual Stats |
16 |
$60,742,857 |
$976,538,058 |
The Mummy |
| 1998 |
Annual Stats |
12 |
$30,166,667 |
$297,653,277 |
Practical Magic |
| 1997 |
Annual Stats |
11 |
$29,000,000 |
$99,274,142 |
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation |
| 1996 |
Annual Stats |
14 |
$24,285,714 |
$385,822,179 |
Dragonheart |
| 1995 |
Annual Stats |
25 |
$26,833,333 |
$527,124,019 |
Jumanji |
| 1994 |
|
11 |
$39,000,000 |
$233,081,014 |
Wolf |
| 1993 |
|
21 |
$20,844,444 |
$485,279,705 |
The Nightmare Before Christmas |
| 1992 |
|
14 |
$30,000,000 |
$807,865,774 |
Aladdin |
| 1991 |
|
24 |
$20,200,000 |
$946,275,643 |
Beauty and the Beast |
| 1990 |
|
20 |
$24,125,000 |
$524,486,555 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 1989 |
|
12 |
$8,250,000 |
$190,378,213 |
Always |
| 1988 |
|
23 |
$18,275,000 |
$787,227,906 |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? |
| 1987 |
|
20 |
$5,400,000 |
$244,459,619 |
The Witches of Eastwick |
| 1986 |
|
22 |
$15,666,667 |
$343,004,184 |
The Golden Child |
| 1985 |
|
17 |
$17,380,000 |
$157,891,570 |
Santa Claus |
| 1984 |
|
8 |
$13,050,000 |
$305,729,464 |
Gremlins |
| 1983 |
|
18 |
$7,290,400 |
$166,775,572 |
Twilight Zone: The Movie |
| 1982 |
|
16 |
$9,880,000 |
$334,779,174 |
Poltergeist |
| 1981 |
|
11 |
$11,500,000 |
$180,456,831 |
Clash of the Titans |
| 1980 |
|
12 |
$12,050,000 |
$138,492,754 |
The Shining |
| 1979 |
|
7 |
|
$21,000,718 |
Dracula |
| 1978 |
|
3 |
$19,500,000 |
$120,816,843 |
Heaven Can Wait |
| 1977 |
|
6 |
$14,000,000 |
$118,014,196 |
Oh, God! |
| 1976 |
|
3 |
$1,200,000 |
$887,000 |
The Blue Bird |
| 1975 |
|
8 |
$800,000 |
$81,791,320 |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| 1974 |
|
4 |
|
$318 |
Phantom Of The Paradise |
| 1973 |
|
9 |
$12,000,000 |
$429,421,885 |
The Exorcist |
| 1972 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1971 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
| 1970 |
|
6 |
|
$1,234 |
Fando y Lis |
| 1969 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1968 |
|
6 |
|
$39,223,879 |
Blackbeard's Ghost |
| 1967 |
|
2 |
|
$2,060 |
Fearless Vampire Killers |
| 1966 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1965 |
|
3 |
|
$119,981 |
The Saragossa Manuscript |
| 1964 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1963 |
|
7 |
|
$22,184,179 |
The Sword in the Stone |
| 1962 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 1961 |
|
5 |
|
$10,218,316 |
Babes in Toyland |
| 1960 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1959 |
|
2 |
|
$9,464,608 |
Sleeping Beauty |
| 1958 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1957 |
|
3 |
|
$255,717 |
Le ballon rouge |
| 1954 |
|
1 |
|
$20,765 |
Ulisse |
| 1953 |
|
2 |
$4,000,000 |
$87,400,000 |
Peter Pan |
| 1952 |
|
2 |
|
$91,930 |
Tales of Hoffmann |
| 1951 |
|
1 |
$3,000,000 |
|
|
| 1950 |
|
2 |
$2,900,000 |
$263,595,139 |
Cinderella |
| 1947 |
|
1 |
|
$9,819 |
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir |
| 1944 |
|
1 |
|
$31 |
The Uninvited |
| 1943 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1942 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1941 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1939 |
|
1 |
$2,777,000 |
$35,348,551 |
The Wizard of Oz |
| 1938 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1932 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1931 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1926 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1924 |
|
1 |
|
$18,835 |
Der müde Tod |
| 1921 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1916 |
|
1 |
|
$262,102 |
Pikovaya dama |
| Total |
2,440 |
$46,992,895 |
$70,926,062,651 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
The table below shows the highest-grossing Fantasy movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film
to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the Fantasy movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| 0 |
1 |
|
$922,747 |
0.0MHz |
| 1 |
8 |
$125,000,000 |
$64,476,790 |
The 13th Warrior |
| 2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| 3 |
2 |
$30,000,000 |
$80,276,156 |
30 Days of Night |
| 5 |
1 |
|
|
|
| 7 |
1 |
|
$1,153,271 |
7500 |
| 8 |
1 |
|
$5,977,612 |
8 novykh svidaniy |
| 9 |
3 |
$30,000,000 |
$49,327,895 |
9 |
| A |
145 |
$57,266,244 |
$4,162,055,144 |
Aladdin |
| B |
147 |
$35,203,125 |
$3,953,724,092 |
Beauty and the Beast |
| C |
165 |
$45,082,121 |
$5,475,348,508 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| D |
155 |
$30,400,735 |
$2,868,692,116 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅… |
| E |
66 |
$36,998,438 |
$1,958,975,207 |
The Exorcist |
| F |
84 |
$56,700,000 |
$2,494,228,463 |
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them |
| G |
105 |
$35,513,333 |
$1,944,608,216 |
The Ghouls |
| H |
149 |
$91,586,324 |
$13,873,993,874 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
| I |
62 |
$42,063,636 |
$1,621,468,844 |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
| J |
49 |
$53,267,500 |
$2,365,503,798 |
The Jungle Book |
| K |
78 |
$92,333,333 |
$1,616,223,004 |
King Kong |
| L |
111 |
$44,133,333 |
$3,982,661,461 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| M |
152 |
$60,936,957 |
$4,397,716,552 |
Maleficent |
| N |
70 |
$56,810,000 |
$2,390,155,721 |
Ne Zha (哪吒之魔童降世) |
| O |
53 |
$72,400,000 |
$927,614,481 |
Oz the Great and Powerful |
| P |
116 |
$54,455,263 |
$2,956,595,268 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
| Q |
8 |
$12,133,333 |
$107,090,911 |
Qi Man Dun Jia |
| R |
100 |
$18,619,755 |
$631,166,843 |
Raya and the Last Dragon |
| S |
226 |
$38,860,606 |
$3,699,828,061 |
Snow White and the Huntsman |
| T |
134 |
$32,065,385 |
$4,513,672,546 |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 |
| U |
30 |
$26,456,250 |
$665,165,802 |
Underworld: Awakening |
| V |
55 |
$14,756,500 |
$274,514,725 |
Les Visiteurs |
| W |
95 |
$47,720,944 |
$2,320,082,018 |
Warcraft |
| X |
13 |
|
$471,406,421 |
Xi you xiang mo pian |
| Y |
24 |
$50,000,000 |
$325,129,066 |
Yin He Bu Xi Ban |
| Z |
27 |
$50,500,000 |
$726,307,038 |
Zhuo yao ji |
