Top IMAX Movies
The chart below contains figures for IMAX movies released in the US that have released box office figures. The cost and complexity of collecting data means that many IMAX distributors do not report their box office results. We have collected as much information as we can, but if you have more, please send it to data@the-numbers.com; we'll be happy to add it to the database.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation. The figures represent the total amount of money a movie has taken in the United States over its lifetime.
Top 65 IMAX Movies for which Records are Available
| |
Released |
Film Name |
Total Box Office |
| 1 |
1985 |
The Dream is Alive
|
$125,900,000 |
| 2 |
1998 |
Everest
|
$87,178,599 |
| 3 |
1976 |
To Fly!
|
$86,600,000 |
| 4 |
2002 |
Space Station
|
$79,002,535 |
| 5 |
1991 |
Antarctica
|
$65,000,000 |
| 6 |
1995 |
The Living Sea
|
$64,800,000 |
| 7 |
2000 |
Fantasia 2000 (IMAX)
|
$60,507,228 |
| 8 |
1977 |
In Search of Noah's Ark
|
$55,700,000 |
| 9 |
2000 |
Dolphins
|
$54,000,000 |
| 10 |
1998 |
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
|
$53,743,249 |
| 11 |
1989 |
To the Limit
|
$53,000,000 |
| 12 |
1984 |
Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
|
$52,800,000 |
| 13 |
2004 |
The Polar Express (IMAX)
|
$47,889,565 |
| 14 |
2006 |
Deep Sea 3-D
|
$41,525,989 |
| 15 |
1998 |
Mysteries of Egypt
|
$40,593,286 |
| 16 |
2005 |
Magnificent Desolation
|
$29,066,915 |
| 17 |
2002 |
Beauty and the Beast (IMAX)
|
$25,487,028 |
| 18 |
2007 |
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
|
$21,628,115 |
| 19 |
2004 |
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
|
$21,550,235 |
| 20 |
2003 |
Bugs!
|
$19,084,280 |
| 21 |
1997 |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
|
$18,798,682 |
| 22 |
2000 |
Michael Jordan to the MAX
|
$18,642,318 |
| 23 |
1999 |
Galapagos
|
$17,522,182 |
| 24 |
2003 |
Ghosts of the Abyss
|
$17,093,668 |
| 25 |
2002 |
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
|
$16,933,791 |
| 26 |
2005 |
Wild Safari 3D
|
$16,620,705 |
| 27 |
1995 |
Across The Sea of Time
|
$16,015,639 |
| 28 |
2002 |
The Lion King (IMAX)
|
$15,682,879 |
| 29 |
2000 |
Cirque du Soleil - Journey of Man
|
$15,626,076 |
| 30 |
2001 |
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
|
$15,553,324 |
| 31 |
1995 |
Wings of Courage
|
$15,057,031 |
| 32 |
2005 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (IMAX)
|
$14,000,000 |
| 33 |
2001 |
Haunted Castle
|
$13,651,656 |
| 34 |
1998 |
Africa's Elephant Kingdom
|
$13,485,455 |
| 35 |
1999 |
Extreme
|
$12,456,958 |
| 36 |
2000 |
Cyberworld 3D
|
$11,243,857 |
| 37 |
2009 |
Under the Sea 3-D
|
$11,161,185 |
| 38 |
1999 |
Island of the Sharks
|
$10,658,756 |
| 39 |
2006 |
Roving Mars
|
$10,399,670 |
| 40 |
2002 |
Santa vs. The Snowman
|
$10,243,688 |
| 41 |
2002 |
Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
|
$10,086,514 |
| 42 |
2008 |
U2 3D
|
$9,954,531 |
| 43 |
2005 |
Aliens of the Deep
|
$8,968,684 |
| 44 |
2005 |
Sharks 3D
|
$8,500,000 |
| 45 |
2002 |
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (IMAX)
|
$8,494,458 |
| 46 |
1999 |
Encounter in the Third Dimension
|
$7,195,792 |
| 47 |
2003 |
Young Black Stallion
|
$6,751,389 |
| 48 |
2008 |
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D
|
$6,415,254 |
| 49 |
1999 |
Wolves
|
$5,361,306 |
| 50 |
1999 |
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible
|
$5,231,283 |
| 51 |
2000 |
Alien Adventure
|
$5,017,383 |
| 52 |
2002 |
ESPN's Ultimate X - The Movie
|
$4,197,175 |
| 53 |
2001 |
China: The Panda Adventure
|
$3,708,478 |
| 54 |
1998 |
Mark Twain's America 3D
|
$2,992,106 |
| 55 |
1999 |
Wildfire: Feel The Heat
|
$2,378,388 |
| 56 |
2001 |
N'sync: Bigger than Live
|
$1,808,679 |
| 57 |
2002 |
Apollo 13 (IMAX)
|
$1,759,075 |
| 58 |
1998 |
The Nutcracker
|
$1,009,291 |
| 59 |
2001 |
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
|
$995,122 |
| 60 |
2004 |
Sacred Planet
|
|
| 61 |
2004 |
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
|
|
| 62 |
2005 |
Mystery of the Nile
|
|
| 63 |
2003 |
Ocean Wonderland
|
|
| 64 |
2005 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (IMAX)
|
|
| 65 |
2002 |
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
|
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