Fantasy - Live Action
Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Theaters / Avg. Total Release 1 65 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Fox $3,745,315 42.6% 3,141 $1,192 $8,794,452 10/5/07 2 94 After the Wizard BGP $2,527 79.4% 2 $1,264 $3,184 8/10/12 3 71 City of Ember Fox $3,129,473 39.7% 2,022 $1,548 $7,873,007 10/10/08 4 70 Warriors of Virtue MGM $3,277,084 50.2% 2,101 $1,559 $6,524,620 5/2/97 5 69 Kull the Conqueror Uni. $3,450,145 56.4% 2,091 $1,649 $6,112,613 8/29/97 6 84 Beastmaster 2 NL $381,889 43.9% 227 $1,682 $869,325 8/30/91 7 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 8 75 Yor: Hunter from the Future Col. $2,810,199 100.0% 1,425 $1,972 $2,810,199 8/19/83 9 87 Passage to Zarahemla Somr. $57,977 19.8% 28 $2,070 $292,102 10/12/07 10 79 Red Sonja MGM $2,263,553 32.6% 1,091 $2,074 $6,948,633 7/5/85 11 56 Dragonball Evolution Fox $4,756,488 50.8% 2,181 $2,181 $9,362,785 4/10/09 12 74 Return to Oz BV $2,844,895 25.5% 1,238 $2,297 $11,137,801 6/21/85 13 77 Highlander Fox $2,453,021 41.6% 1,040 $2,358 $5,900,000 3/7/86 14 81 The Warrior and the Sorceress NW $574,210 19.9% 238 $2,412 $2,886,225 9/7/84 15 91 Upside Down MNE $28,722 27.3% 11 $2,611 $105,095 3/15/13 16 76 Troll EP $2,595,054 47.6% 959 $2,706 $5,450,815 1/17/86 17 83 Deathstalker NW $456,700 3.8% 166 $2,751 $11,919,250 9/2/83 18 78 Dragonslayer Par. $2,407,939 17.1% 868 $2,774 $14,110,013 6/26/81 19 92 4:44: Last Day on Earth IFC $8,355 46.9% 3 $2,785 $17,801 3/23/12 20 45 Inkheart WB (NL) $7,601,379 43.9% 2,655 $2,863 $17,303,424 1/23/09 21 73 The Beastmaster MGM $2,955,641 21.0% 1,013 $2,917 $14,056,528 8/20/82 22 66 Labyrinth TriS $3,549,243 27.9% 1,141 $3,110 $12,729,917 6/27/86 23 61 Army of Darkness Uni. $4,424,535 38.5% 1,387 $3,190 $11,502,976 2/19/93 24 49 Ella Enchanted Mira. $6,169,030 26.9% 1,931 $3,194 $22,918,387 4/9/04 25 68 Ladyhawke WB $3,450,536 18.7% 1,056 $3,267 $18,432,000 4/12/85 26 53 Highlander: Endgame Mira. $5,067,331 39.6% 1,543 $3,284 $12,811,858 9/1/00 27 42 The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep SonR $9,186,054 22.4% 2,772 $3,314 $40,946,255 12/25/07 28 40 Conan the Barbarian (2011) LGF $10,021,215 47.1% 3,015 $3,324 $21,295,021 8/19/11 29 67 Hercules (1983) MGM $3,473,635 32.5% 1,001 $3,470 $10,676,194 8/26/83 30 50 Highlander 3: The Final Dimension Mira. $5,536,435 45.0% 1,594 $3,473 $12,303,080 1/27/95 31 46 Dungeons & Dragons NL $7,237,422 47.5% 2,078 $3,482 $15,220,685 12/8/00 32 63 Legend Uni. $4,261,154 27.5% 1,187 $3,589 $15,502,112 4/18/86 33 43 Stardust Par. $9,169,779 23.7% 2,540 $3,610 $38,634,938 8/10/07 34 38 Peter Pan Uni. $11,139,495 23.0% 2,813 $3,960 $48,462,608 12/25/03 35 55 Masters of the Universe Can. $4,883,168 28.2% 1,185 $4,120 $17,336,370 8/7/87 36 54 The Neverending Story II WB $4,912,124 28.3% 1,188 $4,134 $17,373,527 2/8/91 37 39 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BV $10,822,903 20.9% 2,598 $4,166 $51,854,875 8/15/12 38 51 Krull Col. $5,469,415 33.1% 1,281 $4,269 $16,519,460 7/29/83 39 62 The Neverending Story WB $4,325,823 21.5% 950 $4,553 $20,158,808 7/20/84 40 35 The Brothers Grimm Dim. $15,092,079 39.8% 3,087 $4,888 $37,916,267 8/26/05 41 32 The Spiderwick Chronicles Par. $19,004,058 26.7% 3,847 $4,940 $71,195,053 2/14/08 42 34 The Sorcerer's Apprentice BV $17,619,622 27.9% 3,504 $5,028 $63,150,991 7/14/10 43 33 Mirror Mirror Rela. $18,132,085 27.9% 3,603 $5,032 $64,935,167 3/30/12 44 57 The Dark Crystal Uni. $4,657,335 11.5% 858 $5,428 $40,577,001 12/17/82 45 52 Highlander 2: The Quickening Istr $5,280,490 33.9% 960 $5,500 $15,556,340 11/1/91 46 93 The Sorcerer and the White Snake Magn. $5,530 29.5% 1 $5,530 $18,759 2/8/13 47 31 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par. $19,690,956 35.3% 3,372 $5,840 $55,703,475 1/25/13 48 37 Hook TriS $13,522,535 11.3% 2,197 $6,155 $119,654,823 12/11/91 49 64 The Sword and the Sorcerer Gr1 $4,100,886 10.5% 660 $6,213 $39,103,425 4/30/82 50 47 Conan the Destroyer Uni. $6,958,872 22.4% 1,117 $6,229 $31,042,035 6/29/84 51 58 Excalibur WB $4,519,706 12.9% 692 $6,531 $34,967,437 4/10/81 52 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 53 41 Conan the Barbarian Uni. $9,603,139 24.3% 1,395 $6,883 $39,565,475 5/14/82 54 85 MirrorMask IDP $126,449 14.6% 18 $7,024 $866,999 9/30/05 55 36 Dragonheart Uni. $15,027,150 29.3% 2,130 $7,055 $51,367,375 5/31/96 56 30 Bridge to Terabithia BV $22,564,612 27.4% 3,139 $7,188 $82,272,442 2/16/07 57 60 The Princess Bride Fox $4,480,140 14.5% 622 $7,202 $30,857,814 10/9/87 58 27 The Golden Compass NL $25,783,232 36.8% 3,528 $7,308 $70,107,728 12/7/07 59 59 Pan's Labyrinth PicH $4,502,243 12.0% 609 $7,392 $37,634,615 1/19/07 60 29 Eragon Fox $23,239,907 31.0% 3,020 $7,695 $75,030,163 12/15/06 61 26 Jack the Giant Slayer WB (NL) $27,202,226 41.7% 3,525 $7,717 $65,187,603 3/1/13 62 48 Time Bandits Emb $6,507,356 15.4% 821 $7,926 $42,365,581 11/6/81 63 44 Willow MGM $8,300,169 14.5% 1,024 $8,105 $57,269,863 5/20/88 64 23 Where the Wild Things Are WB $32,695,407 42.3% 3,735 $8,754 $77,233,467 10/16/09 65 25 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Fox $31,236,067 35.2% 3,356 $9,308 $88,768,303 2/12/10 66 88 Day Watch FoxS $46,730 10.4% 5 $9,346 $450,897 6/1/07 67 22 Wrath of the Titans WB $33,457,188 40.0% 3,545 $9,438 $83,670,083 3/30/12 68 24 Immortals Rela. $32,206,425 38.6% 3,112 $10,349 $83,504,017 11/11/11 69 21 The Scorpion King Uni. $36,075,875 39.6% 3,444 $10,474 $91,047,077 4/19/02 70 89 City of Lost Children SPC $34,348 2.0% 3 $11,449 $1,738,611 12/15/95 71 20 The Last Airbender Par. $40,325,019 30.6% 3,169 $12,725 $131,772,187 7/1/10 72 80 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Col. $597,400 7.4% 46 $12,986 $8,083,123 3/10/89 73 18 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian BV $55,034,805 38.9% 3,929 $14,007 $141,621,490 5/16/08 74 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 75 17 Snow White and the Huntsman Uni. $56,217,700 36.2% 3,773 $14,900 $155,332,381 6/1/12 76 16 Clash of the Titans (2010) WB $61,235,105 37.5% 3,777 $16,213 $163,214,888 4/2/10 77 13 Thor Par. $65,723,338 36.3% 3,955 $16,618 $181,030,624 5/6/11 78 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 79 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 80 10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $77,835,727 25.8% 4,325 $17,997 $301,959,197 7/15/09 81 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 82 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 83 9 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $79,110,453 33.8% 3,912 $20,223 $234,176,728 3/8/13 84 8 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB $84,617,303 27.9% 4,045 $20,919 $303,003,568 12/14/12 85 82 Brotherhood of the Wolf Uni. $475,181 4.2% 21 $22,628 $11,260,096 1/11/02 86 7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $88,357,488 33.7% 3,682 $23,997 $261,988,482 11/15/02 87 5 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $93,687,367 37.5% 3,855 $24,302 $249,541,069 6/4/04 88 6 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $90,294,621 28.4% 3,672 $24,590 $317,575,550 11/16/01 89 4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $102,685,961 35.4% 3,858 $26,616 $290,013,036 11/18/05 90 86 Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) FoxS $86,985 5.8% 3 $28,995 $1,502,188 2/17/06 91 90 Brazil Uni. $30,099 0.3% 1 $30,099 $9,929,135 12/18/85 92 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 93 3 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $116,101,023 34.7% 3,728 $31,143 $334,191,110 3/5/10 94 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 AVERAGE $28,554,241 29.9% 2,480 $11,514 $95,395,216 -
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 .
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