The table below lists the top-grossing Adventure movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the Adventure films released that year.
The "Domestic Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for Adventure 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 | Domestic Stats | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| TBD |
|
99 |
|
|
|
| 2029 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 2028 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 2027 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
82 |
|
$275,283 |
The Pout-Pout Fish |
| 2025 |
Domestic Stats |
252 |
$100,428,571 |
$5,482,538,855 |
Zootopia 2 |
| 2024 |
Domestic Stats |
286 |
$73,003,339 |
$4,982,083,605 |
Inside Out 2 |
| 2023 |
Domestic Stats |
298 |
$138,020,657 |
$5,546,274,377 |
The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
| 2022 |
Domestic Stats |
280 |
$112,269,231 |
$4,172,263,429 |
Minions: The Rise of Gru |
| 2021 |
Domestic Stats |
210 |
$73,555,556 |
$2,311,498,828 |
Encanto |
| 2020 |
Domestic Stats |
202 |
$100,125,000 |
$2,439,547,049 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅… |
| 2019 |
Domestic Stats |
312 |
$95,675,972 |
$10,898,607,481 |
The Lion King |
| 2018 |
Domestic Stats |
289 |
$91,317,391 |
$8,277,739,541 |
Incredibles 2 |
| 2017 |
Domestic Stats |
246 |
$98,173,913 |
$9,083,109,026 |
Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi |
| 2016 |
Domestic Stats |
227 |
$95,484,375 |
$10,744,906,543 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| 2015 |
Domestic Stats |
235 |
$63,648,400 |
$10,615,963,595 |
Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens |
| 2014 |
Domestic Stats |
121 |
$77,989,063 |
$8,698,213,992 |
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
| 2013 |
Domestic Stats |
107 |
$84,113,333 |
$8,123,664,964 |
Despicable Me 2 |
| 2012 |
Domestic Stats |
109 |
$86,737,931 |
$8,221,102,274 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
| 2011 |
Domestic Stats |
87 |
$95,479,167 |
$7,872,006,167 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
| 2010 |
Domestic Stats |
83 |
$113,217,391 |
$8,308,989,202 |
Toy Story 3 |
| 2009 |
Domestic Stats |
57 |
$88,766,000 |
$7,246,551,166 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
| 2008 |
Domestic Stats |
82 |
$79,881,818 |
$7,545,719,802 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
| 2007 |
Domestic Stats |
56 |
$101,045,455 |
$7,828,708,328 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End |
| 2006 |
Domestic Stats |
48 |
$82,380,000 |
$6,652,476,688 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest |
| 2005 |
Domestic Stats |
37 |
$79,560,000 |
$6,179,101,871 |
Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith |
| 2004 |
Domestic Stats |
45 |
$71,074,074 |
$6,654,246,925 |
Shrek 2 |
| 2003 |
Domestic Stats |
33 |
$59,909,091 |
$4,791,622,223 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2002 |
Domestic Stats |
40 |
$54,268,571 |
$5,663,072,529 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2001 |
Domestic Stats |
21 |
$65,294,118 |
$5,228,201,088 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
| 2000 |
Domestic Stats |
31 |
$62,472,222 |
$2,402,141,881 |
Cast Away |
| 1999 |
Domestic Stats |
21 |
$57,629,231 |
$3,094,006,829 |
Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace |
| 1998 |
Domestic Stats |
26 |
$60,944,444 |
$3,112,842,757 |
Armageddon |
| 1997 |
Domestic Stats |
10 |
$62,500,000 |
$462,763,150 |
Hercules |
| 1996 |
Domestic Stats |
21 |
$51,058,889 |
$2,203,406,733 |
Independence Day |
| 1995 |
Domestic Stats |
29 |
$54,500,000 |
$1,579,699,979 |
Toy Story |
| 1994 |
|
21 |
$44,260,000 |
$1,654,595,154 |
The Lion King |
| 1993 |
|
14 |
$32,875,000 |
$1,389,877,673 |
Jurassic Park |
| 1992 |
|
11 |
$34,000,000 |
$649,072,391 |
Aladdin |
| 1991 |
|
11 |
$28,916,667 |
$825,997,827 |
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
| 1990 |
|
8 |
$13,500,000 |
$291,125,172 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| 1989 |
|
14 |
$42,000,000 |
$1,222,045,975 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
| 1988 |
|
13 |
$7,650,000 |
$282,888,864 |
The Land Before Time |
| 1987 |
|
7 |
$8,650,000 |
$58,817,288 |
The Princess Bride |
| 1986 |
|
28 |
$18,500,000 |
$345,134,744 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
| 1985 |
|
24 |
$18,000,000 |
$782,488,274 |
Back to the Future |
| 1984 |
|
13 |
$24,500,000 |
$678,832,896 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| 1983 |
|
17 |
$35,750,000 |
$668,847,807 |
Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi |
| 1982 |
|
11 |
$9,750,000 |
$1,008,443,152 |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 1981 |
|
14 |
$19,900,000 |
$778,101,853 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
| 1980 |
|
10 |
$28,333,333 |
$589,501,624 |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
| 1979 |
|
11 |
$15,233,333 |
$266,546,268 |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
| 1978 |
|
7 |
$34,500,000 |
$301,221,657 |
Superman |
| 1977 |
|
13 |
$13,866,667 |
$934,140,129 |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
| 1976 |
|
6 |
$5,000,000 |
$8,000,000 |
Robin and Marian |
| 1975 |
|
7 |
|
$58,764,400 |
The Adventures of the Wilderness Family |
| 1974 |
|
6 |
$500,000 |
$31,560,709 |
Benji |
| 1973 |
|
4 |
|
$35,141,920 |
Robin Hood |
| 1972 |
|
4 |
|
$93,300,487 |
The Poseidon Adventure |
| 1971 |
|
2 |
|
$220 |
Walkabout |
| 1970 |
|
5 |
|
$1,234 |
Fando y Lis |
| 1969 |
|
10 |
|
$4,368,340 |
Marooned |
| 1968 |
|
5 |
$9,750,000 |
$69,969,233 |
2001: A Space Odyssey |
| 1967 |
|
6 |
|
$58,200,000 |
The Dirty Dozen |
| 1966 |
|
7 |
|
$22,579,633 |
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. |
| 1965 |
|
9 |
|
$48,223,109 |
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying... |
| 1964 |
|
4 |
|
$1,948,933 |
Hey There, It's Yogi Bear |
| 1963 |
|
6 |
$6,043,000 |
$88,782,353 |
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World |
| 1962 |
|
9 |
$15,000,000 |
$82,938,070 |
Lawrence of Arabia |
| 1961 |
|
9 |
|
$174,105,389 |
101 Dalmatians |
| 1960 |
|
3 |
|
$40,402,465 |
Swiss Family Robinson |
| 1959 |
|
5 |
$15,000,000 |
$92,691,346 |
Ben-Hur |
| 1958 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1957 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1956 |
|
6 |
$5,250,000 |
$64,427,803 |
Around the World in 80 Days |
| 1955 |
|
4 |
|
$93,638,600 |
Lady and the Tramp |
| 1954 |
|
4 |
$5,000,000 |
$28,220,765 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
| 1953 |
|
5 |
$4,000,000 |
$87,421,228 |
Peter Pan |
| 1952 |
|
4 |
|
$20,418 |
Ivanhoe |
| 1951 |
|
4 |
$3,000,000 |
$10,752,131 |
The African Queen |
| 1950 |
|
2 |
|
$11,172,000 |
King Solomon's Mines |
| 1949 |
|
3 |
|
$4,439 |
Wake of the Red Witch |
| 1948 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1947 |
|
6 |
|
$4,533,366 |
Road to Rio |
| 1946 |
|
5 |
|
$3,000,000 |
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest |
| 1945 |
|
2 |
|
$376 |
To Have and Have Not |
| 1944 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 1943 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1942 |
|
3 |
$858,000 |
$268,003,858 |
Bambi |
| 1941 |
|
2 |
|
$106,454 |
Dumbo |
| 1940 |
|
4 |
$2,289,247 |
$84,329,076 |
Pinocchio |
| 1939 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 1938 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| 1937 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| 1936 |
|
3 |
$1,300,000 |
$5,273,000 |
San Francisco |
| 1935 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1934 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1933 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 1932 |
|
5 |
|
$219 |
Shanghai Express |
| 1931 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1928 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1927 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1926 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1925 |
|
1 |
$3,900,000 |
$9,000,000 |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ |
| 1920 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1918 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1916 |
|
1 |
$200,000 |
$8,000,000 |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
| 1902 |
|
1 |
|
$45,353 |
Le Voyage dans la Lune |
| Total |
4,557 |
$75,004,187 |
$200,739,951,835 |
Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens |
The table below shows the highest-grossing Adventure 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 Adventure movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| 1 |
14 |
$95,000,000 |
$801,588,238 |
101 Dalmatians |
| 2 |
10 |
$53,925,000 |
$868,075,463 |
2012 |
| 3 |
1 |
|
$605 |
31 Minutos: La Película |
| 4 |
1 |
|
$319,602 |
4 Days Before Christmas |
| 7 |
1 |
|
$20,930,000 |
Der 7bte Zwerg |
| 9 |
1 |
$30,000,000 |
$48,559,999 |
9 |
| A |
281 |
$63,130,612 |
$9,390,423,080 |
Aladdin |
| B |
305 |
$51,100,884 |
$8,309,197,163 |
Big Hero 6 |
| C |
252 |
$72,543,421 |
$8,024,975,323 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
| D |
249 |
$59,443,053 |
$10,836,507,181 |
Despicable Me 3 |
| E |
113 |
$79,750,000 |
$4,264,934,442 |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| F |
136 |
$90,248,947 |
$5,523,312,581 |
Finding Dory |
| G |
202 |
$61,812,500 |
$2,925,224,226 |
The Good Dinosaur |
| H |
197 |
$92,394,792 |
$19,662,524,547 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II |
| I |
109 |
$87,003,030 |
$12,928,391,738 |
Inside Out 2 |
| J |
109 |
$92,450,000 |
$6,190,113,030 |
Jurassic Park |
| K |
166 |
$77,611,111 |
$3,965,614,984 |
Kung Fu Panda 2 |
| L |
223 |
$68,906,814 |
$12,102,369,178 |
The Lion King |
| M |
410 |
$89,270,778 |
$15,559,690,100 |
Minions |
| N |
94 |
$62,992,857 |
$4,159,211,401 |
Ne Zha (哪吒之魔童降世) |
| O |
98 |
$98,375,000 |
$2,303,189,023 |
Oz the Great and Powerful |
| P |
282 |
$75,293,457 |
$13,509,693,859 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest |
| Q |
22 |
$40,000,000 |
$131,905,687 |
Quest for Camelot |
| R |
150 |
$61,625,758 |
$7,482,025,445 |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story |
| S |
504 |
$82,567,778 |
$33,673,220,738 |
Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens |
| T |
289 |
$72,000,875 |
$8,201,630,388 |
Toy Story 4 |
| U |
64 |
$113,333,333 |
$1,300,998,368 |
Up |
| V |
52 |
$66,500,000 |
$413,932,792 |
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets |
| W |
126 |
$80,644,737 |
$3,455,194,546 |
WALL-E |
| X |
17 |
|
$832,265,348 |
Xi you xiang mo pian |
| Y |
32 |
$37,750,000 |
$365,023,247 |
Yogi Bear |
| Z |
47 |
$55,850,000 |
$3,488,909,513 |
Zootopia 2 |
