Fantasy - Live Action
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Theaters / Avg. Total Release 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 WB $169,189,427 44.4% 4,375 $38,672 $381,011,219 7/15/11 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 WB $125,017,372 42.2% 4,125 $30,307 $295,983,305 11/19/10 3 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $116,101,023 34.7% 3,728 $31,143 $334,191,110 3/5/10 4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $102,685,961 35.4% 3,858 $26,616 $290,013,036 11/18/05 5 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $93,687,367 37.5% 3,855 $24,302 $249,541,069 6/4/04 6 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $90,294,621 28.4% 3,672 $24,590 $317,575,550 11/16/01 7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $88,357,488 33.7% 3,682 $23,997 $261,988,482 11/15/02 8 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB $84,617,303 27.9% 4,045 $20,919 $303,003,568 12/14/12 9 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $79,110,453 34.2% 3,912 $20,223 $231,520,565 3/8/13 10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $77,835,727 25.8% 4,325 $17,997 $301,959,197 7/15/09 11 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WB $77,108,414 26.4% 4,285 $17,994 $292,004,738 7/11/07 12 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NL $72,629,713 19.3% 3,703 $19,613 $377,027,325 12/17/03 13 Thor Par. $65,723,338 36.3% 3,955 $16,618 $181,030,624 5/6/11 14 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe BV $65,556,312 22.5% 3,616 $18,129 $291,710,957 12/9/05 15 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers NL $62,007,528 18.2% 3,622 $17,119 $339,789,881 12/18/02 16 Clash of the Titans (2010) WB $61,235,105 37.5% 3,777 $16,213 $163,214,888 4/2/10 17 Snow White and the Huntsman Uni. $56,217,700 36.2% 3,773 $14,900 $155,332,381 6/1/12 18 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian BV $55,034,805 38.9% 3,929 $14,007 $141,621,490 5/16/08 19 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring NL $47,211,490 15.1% 3,359 $14,055 $313,364,114 12/19/01 20 The Last Airbender Par. $40,325,019 30.6% 3,169 $12,725 $131,772,187 7/1/10 21 The Scorpion King Uni. $36,075,875 39.6% 3,444 $10,474 $91,047,077 4/19/02 22 Wrath of the Titans WB $33,457,188 40.0% 3,545 $9,438 $83,670,083 3/30/12 23 Where the Wild Things Are WB $32,695,407 42.3% 3,735 $8,754 $77,233,467 10/16/09 24 Immortals Rela. $32,206,425 38.6% 3,112 $10,349 $83,504,017 11/11/11 25 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Fox $31,236,067 35.2% 3,356 $9,308 $88,768,303 2/12/10 26 Jack the Giant Slayer WB (NL) $27,202,226 42.0% 3,525 $7,717 $64,842,848 3/1/13 27 The Golden Compass NL $25,783,232 36.8% 3,528 $7,308 $70,107,728 12/7/07 28 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Fox $24,005,069 23.0% 3,555 $6,752 $104,386,950 12/10/10 29 Eragon Fox $23,239,907 31.0% 3,020 $7,695 $75,030,163 12/15/06 30 Bridge to Terabithia BV $22,564,612 27.4% 3,139 $7,188 $82,272,442 2/16/07 31 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par. $19,690,956 35.3% 3,372 $5,840 $55,703,475 1/25/13 32 The Spiderwick Chronicles Par. $19,004,058 26.7% 3,847 $4,940 $71,195,053 2/14/08 33 Mirror Mirror Rela. $18,132,085 27.9% 3,603 $5,032 $64,935,167 3/30/12 34 The Sorcerer's Apprentice BV $17,619,622 27.9% 3,504 $5,028 $63,150,991 7/14/10 35 The Brothers Grimm Dim. $15,092,079 39.8% 3,087 $4,888 $37,916,267 8/26/05 36 Dragonheart Uni. $15,027,150 29.3% 2,130 $7,055 $51,367,375 5/31/96 37 Hook TriS $13,522,535 11.3% 2,197 $6,155 $119,654,823 12/11/91 38 Peter Pan Uni. $11,139,495 23.0% 2,813 $3,960 $48,462,608 12/25/03 39 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BV $10,822,903 20.9% 2,598 $4,166 $51,854,875 8/15/12 40 Conan the Barbarian (2011) LGF $10,021,215 47.1% 3,015 $3,324 $21,295,021 8/19/11 41 Conan the Barbarian Uni. $9,603,139 24.3% 1,395 $6,883 $39,565,475 5/14/82 42 The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep SonR $9,186,054 22.4% 2,772 $3,314 $40,946,255 12/25/07 43 Stardust Par. $9,169,779 23.7% 2,540 $3,610 $38,634,938 8/10/07 44 Willow MGM $8,300,169 14.5% 1,024 $8,105 $57,269,863 5/20/88 45 Inkheart WB (NL) $7,601,379 43.9% 2,655 $2,863 $17,303,424 1/23/09 46 Dungeons & Dragons NL $7,237,422 47.5% 2,078 $3,482 $15,220,685 12/8/00 47 Conan the Destroyer Uni. $6,958,872 22.4% 1,117 $6,229 $31,042,035 6/29/84 48 Time Bandits Emb $6,507,356 15.4% 821 $7,926 $42,365,581 11/6/81 49 Ella Enchanted Mira. $6,169,030 26.9% 1,931 $3,194 $22,918,387 4/9/04 50 Highlander 3: The Final Dimension Mira. $5,536,435 45.0% 1,594 $3,473 $12,303,080 1/27/95 51 Krull Col. $5,469,415 33.1% 1,281 $4,269 $16,519,460 7/29/83 52 Highlander 2: The Quickening Istr $5,280,490 33.9% 960 $5,500 $15,556,340 11/1/91 53 Highlander: Endgame Mira. $5,067,331 39.6% 1,543 $3,284 $12,811,858 9/1/00 54 The Neverending Story II WB $4,912,124 28.3% 1,188 $4,134 $17,373,527 2/8/91 55 Masters of the Universe Can. $4,883,168 28.2% 1,185 $4,120 $17,336,370 8/7/87 56 Dragonball Evolution Fox $4,756,488 50.8% 2,181 $2,181 $9,362,785 4/10/09 57 The Dark Crystal Uni. $4,657,335 11.5% 858 $5,428 $40,577,001 12/17/82 58 Excalibur WB $4,519,706 12.9% 692 $6,531 $34,967,437 4/10/81 59 Pan's Labyrinth PicH $4,502,243 12.0% 609 $7,392 $37,634,615 1/19/07 60 The Princess Bride Fox $4,480,140 14.5% 622 $7,202 $30,857,814 10/9/87 61 Army of Darkness Uni. $4,424,535 38.5% 1,387 $3,190 $11,502,976 2/19/93 62 The Neverending Story WB $4,325,823 21.5% 950 $4,553 $20,158,808 7/20/84 63 Legend Uni. $4,261,154 27.5% 1,187 $3,589 $15,502,112 4/18/86 64 The Sword and the Sorcerer Gr1 $4,100,886 10.5% 660 $6,213 $39,103,425 4/30/82 65 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Fox $3,745,315 42.6% 3,141 $1,192 $8,794,452 10/5/07 66 Labyrinth TriS $3,549,243 27.9% 1,141 $3,110 $12,729,917 6/27/86 67 Hercules (1983) MGM $3,473,635 32.5% 1,001 $3,470 $10,676,194 8/26/83 68 Ladyhawke WB $3,450,536 18.7% 1,056 $3,267 $18,432,000 4/12/85 69 Kull the Conqueror Uni. $3,450,145 56.4% 2,091 $1,649 $6,112,613 8/29/97 70 Warriors of Virtue MGM $3,277,084 50.2% 2,101 $1,559 $6,524,620 5/2/97 71 City of Ember Fox $3,129,473 39.7% 2,022 $1,548 $7,873,007 10/10/08 72 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Free $2,984,524 62.5% 1,632 $1,828 $4,775,656 1/11/08 73 The Beastmaster MGM $2,955,641 21.0% 1,013 $2,917 $14,056,528 8/20/82 74 Return to Oz BV $2,844,895 25.5% 1,238 $2,297 $11,137,801 6/21/85 75 Yor: Hunter from the Future Col. $2,810,199 100.0% 1,425 $1,972 $2,810,199 8/19/83 76 Troll EP $2,595,054 47.6% 959 $2,706 $5,450,815 1/17/86 77 Highlander Fox $2,453,021 41.6% 1,040 $2,358 $5,900,000 3/7/86 78 Dragonslayer Par. $2,407,939 17.1% 868 $2,774 $14,110,013 6/26/81 79 Red Sonja MGM $2,263,553 32.6% 1,091 $2,074 $6,948,633 7/5/85 80 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Col. $597,400 7.4% 46 $12,986 $8,083,123 3/10/89 81 The Warrior and the Sorceress NW $574,210 19.9% 238 $2,412 $2,886,225 9/7/84 82 Brotherhood of the Wolf Uni. $475,181 4.2% 21 $22,628 $11,260,096 1/11/02 83 Deathstalker NW $456,700 3.8% 166 $2,751 $11,919,250 9/2/83 84 Beastmaster 2 NL $381,889 43.9% 227 $1,682 $869,325 8/30/91 85 MirrorMask IDP $126,449 14.6% 18 $7,024 $866,999 9/30/05 86 Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) FoxS $86,985 5.8% 3 $28,995 $1,502,188 2/17/06 87 Passage to Zarahemla Somr. $57,977 19.8% 28 $2,070 $292,102 10/12/07 88 Day Watch FoxS $46,730 10.4% 5 $9,346 $450,897 6/1/07 89 City of Lost Children SPC $34,348 2.0% 3 $11,449 $1,738,611 12/15/95 90 Brazil Uni. $30,099 0.3% 1 $30,099 $9,929,135 12/18/85 91 Upside Down MNE $28,722 27.3% 11 $2,611 $105,095 3/15/13 92 4:44: Last Day on Earth IFC $8,355 46.9% 3 $2,785 $17,801 3/23/12 93 The Sorcerer and the White Snake Magn. $5,530 29.5% 1 $5,530 $18,759 2/8/13 94 After the Wizard BGP $2,527 79.4% 2 $1,264 $3,184 8/10/12 AVERAGE $28,554,241 29.9% 2,480 $11,514 $95,357,229 -
Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
NOTE: ""Fantasy"" refers to movies about a quest set in a fantastical world, be it this one with supernatural tendencies or another one a la Middle-earth. Technically speaking, the Star Wars movies are fantasy, but it's (falsely) perceived as sci-fi. Hence, its inclusion on this list would not be illuminating in how this genre fares at the box office. If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com .
UPCOMING RELEASES 
Facebook
Twitter
