Box Office History for Fantasy

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year


Note: Figures for 2024 are at an annualized rate.

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2024, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
Total GrossInflation-Adjusted
Gross
1 The Lord of the Rings: The Retur… Dec 17, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $379,021,990 $656,270,541
2 The Lord of the Rings: The Two T… Dec 18, 2002 Adventure PG-13 $342,548,984 $615,206,952
3 Beauty and the Beast Mar 17, 2017 Musical PG $504,014,165 $605,716,019
4 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s … Nov 16, 2001 Adventure PG $317,871,467 $590,000,417
5 The Lord of the Rings: The Fello… Dec 19, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $315,544,750 $581,403,252
6 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Cu… Jul 9, 2003 Adventure PG-13 $305,410,819 $533,329,337
7 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal… Jul 15, 2011 Adventure PG-13 $381,193,157 $505,932,920
8 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Li… Dec 9, 2005 Adventure PG $291,710,957 $476,607,460
9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Nov 18, 2005 Adventure PG-13 $290,201,752 $475,895,179
10 Harry Potter and the Chamber of … Nov 15, 2002 Adventure PG $262,233,381 $474,170,870
11 Alice in Wonderland Mar 5, 2010 Adventure PG $334,191,110 $456,600,774
12 The Jungle Book Apr 15, 2016 Adventure PG $364,001,123 $453,633,762
13 Harry Potter and the Order of th… Jul 11, 2007 Adventure PG-13 $292,137,260 $446,920,041
14 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood … Jul 15, 2009 Adventure PG $302,089,278 $423,950,710
15 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of… Jun 4, 2004 Adventure PG $249,757,726 $423,131,265
16 Aladdin May 24, 2019 Adventure PG $355,559,216 $418,441,956
17 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Nov 20, 2009 Drama PG-13 $296,623,634 $415,857,963
18 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Dec 14, 2012 Adventure PG-13 $303,003,568 $409,239,868
19 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal… Nov 19, 2010 Adventure PG-13 $296,837,581 $404,312,179
20 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Jun 30, 2010 Drama PG-13 $300,531,751 $401,089,901
21 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn… Nov 16, 2012 Drama PG-13 $292,324,737 $395,796,626
22 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn… Nov 18, 2011 Drama PG-13 $281,287,133 $382,350,743
23 The Mummy Returns May 4, 2001 Adventure PG-13 $202,007,640 $375,819,859
24 King Kong Dec 14, 2005 Adventure PG-13 $218,080,025 $356,509,335
25 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Dec 13, 2013 Adventure PG-13 $258,241,522 $342,225,923
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

YearMovies in
Release
Market
Share
GrossTickets SoldInflation-
Adjusted
Gross
Top-Grossing MovieGross that Year
1995 24 5.03% $267,231,463 61,432,508 $662,242,436 Mortal Kombat $70,383,146
1996 18 3.97% $229,076,425 51,827,235 $558,697,593 Dragonheart $51,364,680
1997 10 1.35% $83,326,296 18,153,873 $195,698,751 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation $35,059,903
1998 13 2.82% $191,858,352 40,907,960 $440,987,809 Practical Magic $46,850,558
1999 12 3.95% $289,749,635 57,037,323 $614,862,342 The Mummy $155,428,655
2000 16 2.68% $201,571,361 37,397,276 $403,142,635 Fantasia 2000 $58,216,703
2001 22 11.52% $955,975,171 168,900,198 $1,820,744,134 Harry Potter and the Sorcer… $300,404,434
2002 21 9.68% $885,895,808 152,477,754 $1,643,710,188 The Lord of the Rings: The … $262,300,833
2003 23 9.20% $845,863,527 140,275,866 $1,512,173,835 Pirates of the Caribbean: T… $305,410,819
2004 13 4.60% $427,188,480 68,790,410 $741,560,620 Harry Potter and the Prison… $249,538,952
2005 19 11.13% $979,142,007 152,752,254 $1,646,669,298 Harry Potter and the Goblet… $275,132,632
2006 24 6.38% $585,293,858 89,357,828 $963,277,386 Click $137,355,633
2007 39 10.89% $1,063,915,921 154,638,925 $1,667,007,612 Harry Potter and the Order … $292,004,738
2008 43 10.52% $1,025,981,983 142,894,412 $1,540,401,761 Twilight $176,922,850
2009 39 14.44% $1,536,002,933 204,800,380 $2,207,748,096 Harry Potter and the Half-B… $301,959,197
2010 32 18.82% $1,972,656,054 250,019,772 $2,695,213,142 Alice in Wonderland $334,191,110
2011 52 12.84% $1,306,147,666 164,709,648 $1,775,570,005 Harry Potter and the Deathl… $381,011,219
2012 40 13.44% $1,479,394,524 185,853,563 $2,003,501,409 The Twilight Saga: Breaking… $289,133,356
2013 51 9.70% $1,056,258,510 129,921,071 $1,400,549,145 Oz the Great and Powerful $234,770,996
2014 44 11.35% $1,165,737,584 142,685,117 $1,538,145,561 Maleficent $241,407,328
2015 47 5.64% $629,012,742 74,615,963 $804,360,081 Cinderella $201,151,353
2016 33 10.21% $1,150,015,289 132,949,730 $1,433,198,089 The Jungle Book $364,001,123
2017 19 5.40% $594,162,983 66,238,897 $714,055,310 Beauty and the Beast $504,014,165
2018 18 2.83% $338,173,810 37,121,158 $400,166,083 Fantastic Beasts: The Crime… $156,781,859
2019 16 4.85% $543,571,933 59,341,906 $639,705,747 Aladdin $355,559,216
2020 8 0.77% $15,462,578 1,684,372 $18,157,530 Cats $7,196,675
2021 14 3.67% $165,646,642 16,287,765 $175,582,107 Raya and the Last Dragon $54,723,032
2022 12 1.97% $146,310,605 13,894,639 $149,784,208 Fantastic Beasts: The Secre… $95,850,844
2023 20 1.53% $136,472,868 12,698,176 $136,886,337 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor A… $93,549,650
2024 2 1.35% $17,495,193 1,622,930 $17,495,185 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Ya… $17,480,670

Upcoming Releases

Release DateMovie GenreDomestic
Box Office
to Date
Trailer
February, 2024
February 23 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the… (Wide) Action $17,480,670  
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—To the… (IMAX) Action $17,480,670  
March, 2024
March 6 Labyrinth (Special Engagement) Adventure $12,729,917  
 
March 8 Damsel (Limited) Adventure    
May, 2024
May 9 Kalki 2898-AD (Limited) Action    
 
May 17 If (Wide) Comedy    
July, 2024
July 21 The Neverending Story (Special Engagement) Adventure $21,300,000  
November, 2024
November 27 Wicked (Wide) Musical    
December, 2024
December 12 The Lord of the Rings: The War of the… (Wide) Adventure    
 
December 25 Nosferatu (Wide) Horror    
 
 
During 2024 Tuesday (Limited) Drama    
The Concierge (Canceled) Adventure    
May, 2025
May 2 Heaven and Hell (Wide) Thriller/Suspense    
October, 2025
October 10 Untitled Animated Aang Avatar Film (Wide) Adventure    
November, 2025
November 26 Wicked: Part 2 (Wide)    
 
December, 2025
During 2025 Toto (Wide) Adventure    
May, 2027
May 28 Rachel and the Unicorn Diaries (Limited) Action    

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.