Fantasy - Live Action
Row Rank Title (click to view) Studio Opening % of Theaters / Avg. Total Release 1 58 Excalibur WB $4,519,706 12.9% 692 $6,531 $34,967,437 4/10/81 2 78 Dragonslayer Par. $2,407,939 17.1% 868 $2,774 $14,110,013 6/26/81 3 48 Time Bandits Emb $6,507,356 15.4% 821 $7,926 $42,365,581 11/6/81 4 64 The Sword and the Sorcerer Gr1 $4,100,886 10.5% 660 $6,213 $39,103,425 4/30/82 5 41 Conan the Barbarian Uni. $9,603,139 24.3% 1,395 $6,883 $39,565,475 5/14/82 6 73 The Beastmaster MGM $2,955,641 21.0% 1,013 $2,917 $14,056,528 8/20/82 7 57 The Dark Crystal Uni. $4,657,335 11.5% 858 $5,428 $40,577,001 12/17/82 8 51 Krull Col. $5,469,415 33.1% 1,281 $4,269 $16,519,460 7/29/83 9 75 Yor: Hunter from the Future Col. $2,810,199 100.0% 1,425 $1,972 $2,810,199 8/19/83 10 67 Hercules (1983) MGM $3,473,635 32.5% 1,001 $3,470 $10,676,194 8/26/83 11 83 Deathstalker NW $456,700 3.8% 166 $2,751 $11,919,250 9/2/83 12 47 Conan the Destroyer Uni. $6,958,872 22.4% 1,117 $6,229 $31,042,035 6/29/84 13 62 The Neverending Story WB $4,325,823 21.5% 950 $4,553 $20,158,808 7/20/84 14 81 The Warrior and the Sorceress NW $574,210 19.9% 238 $2,412 $2,886,225 9/7/84 15 68 Ladyhawke WB $3,450,536 18.7% 1,056 $3,267 $18,432,000 4/12/85 16 74 Return to Oz BV $2,844,895 25.5% 1,238 $2,297 $11,137,801 6/21/85 17 79 Red Sonja MGM $2,263,553 32.6% 1,091 $2,074 $6,948,633 7/5/85 18 90 Brazil Uni. $30,099 0.3% 1 $30,099 $9,929,135 12/18/85 19 76 Troll EP $2,595,054 47.6% 959 $2,706 $5,450,815 1/17/86 20 77 Highlander Fox $2,453,021 41.6% 1,040 $2,358 $5,900,000 3/7/86 21 63 Legend Uni. $4,261,154 27.5% 1,187 $3,589 $15,502,112 4/18/86 22 66 Labyrinth TriS $3,549,243 27.9% 1,141 $3,110 $12,729,917 6/27/86 23 55 Masters of the Universe Can. $4,883,168 28.2% 1,185 $4,120 $17,336,370 8/7/87 24 60 The Princess Bride Fox $4,480,140 14.5% 622 $7,202 $30,857,814 10/9/87 25 44 Willow MGM $8,300,169 14.5% 1,024 $8,105 $57,269,863 5/20/88 26 80 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Col. $597,400 7.4% 46 $12,986 $8,083,123 3/10/89 27 54 The Neverending Story II WB $4,912,124 28.3% 1,188 $4,134 $17,373,527 2/8/91 28 84 Beastmaster 2 NL $381,889 43.9% 227 $1,682 $869,325 8/30/91 29 52 Highlander 2: The Quickening Istr $5,280,490 33.9% 960 $5,500 $15,556,340 11/1/91 30 37 Hook TriS $13,522,535 11.3% 2,197 $6,155 $119,654,823 12/11/91 31 61 Army of Darkness Uni. $4,424,535 38.5% 1,387 $3,190 $11,502,976 2/19/93 32 50 Highlander 3: The Final Dimension Mira. $5,536,435 45.0% 1,594 $3,473 $12,303,080 1/27/95 33 89 City of Lost Children SPC $34,348 2.0% 3 $11,449 $1,738,611 12/15/95 34 36 Dragonheart Uni. $15,027,150 29.3% 2,130 $7,055 $51,367,375 5/31/96 35 70 Warriors of Virtue MGM $3,277,084 50.2% 2,101 $1,559 $6,524,620 5/2/97 36 69 Kull the Conqueror Uni. $3,450,145 56.4% 2,091 $1,649 $6,112,613 8/29/97 37 53 Highlander: Endgame Mira. $5,067,331 39.6% 1,543 $3,284 $12,811,858 9/1/00 38 46 Dungeons & Dragons NL $7,237,422 47.5% 2,078 $3,482 $15,220,685 12/8/00 39 6 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone WB $90,294,621 28.4% 3,672 $24,590 $317,575,550 11/16/01 40 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 41 82 Brotherhood of the Wolf Uni. $475,181 4.2% 21 $22,628 $11,260,096 1/11/02 42 21 The Scorpion King Uni. $36,075,875 39.6% 3,444 $10,474 $91,047,077 4/19/02 43 7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets WB $88,357,488 33.7% 3,682 $23,997 $261,988,482 11/15/02 44 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 45 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 46 38 Peter Pan Uni. $11,139,495 23.0% 2,813 $3,960 $48,462,608 12/25/03 47 49 Ella Enchanted Mira. $6,169,030 26.9% 1,931 $3,194 $22,918,387 4/9/04 48 5 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban WB $93,687,367 37.5% 3,855 $24,302 $249,541,069 6/4/04 49 35 The Brothers Grimm Dim. $15,092,079 39.8% 3,087 $4,888 $37,916,267 8/26/05 50 85 MirrorMask IDP $126,449 14.6% 18 $7,024 $866,999 9/30/05 51 4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WB $102,685,961 35.4% 3,858 $26,616 $290,013,036 11/18/05 52 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 53 86 Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) FoxS $86,985 5.8% 3 $28,995 $1,502,188 2/17/06 54 29 Eragon Fox $23,239,907 31.0% 3,020 $7,695 $75,030,163 12/15/06 55 59 Pan's Labyrinth PicH $4,502,243 12.0% 609 $7,392 $37,634,615 1/19/07 56 30 Bridge to Terabithia BV $22,564,612 27.4% 3,139 $7,188 $82,272,442 2/16/07 57 88 Day Watch FoxS $46,730 10.4% 5 $9,346 $450,897 6/1/07 58 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 59 43 Stardust Par. $9,169,779 23.7% 2,540 $3,610 $38,634,938 8/10/07 60 65 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising Fox $3,745,315 42.6% 3,141 $1,192 $8,794,452 10/5/07 61 87 Passage to Zarahemla Somr. $57,977 19.8% 28 $2,070 $292,102 10/12/07 62 27 The Golden Compass NL $25,783,232 36.8% 3,528 $7,308 $70,107,728 12/7/07 63 42 The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep SonR $9,186,054 22.4% 2,772 $3,314 $40,946,255 12/25/07 64 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 65 32 The Spiderwick Chronicles Par. $19,004,058 26.7% 3,847 $4,940 $71,195,053 2/14/08 66 18 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian BV $55,034,805 38.9% 3,929 $14,007 $141,621,490 5/16/08 67 71 City of Ember Fox $3,129,473 39.7% 2,022 $1,548 $7,873,007 10/10/08 68 45 Inkheart WB (NL) $7,601,379 43.9% 2,655 $2,863 $17,303,424 1/23/09 69 56 Dragonball Evolution Fox $4,756,488 50.8% 2,181 $2,181 $9,362,785 4/10/09 70 10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince WB $77,835,727 25.8% 4,325 $17,997 $301,959,197 7/15/09 71 23 Where the Wild Things Are WB $32,695,407 42.3% 3,735 $8,754 $77,233,467 10/16/09 72 25 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Fox $31,236,067 35.2% 3,356 $9,308 $88,768,303 2/12/10 73 3 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $116,101,023 34.7% 3,728 $31,143 $334,191,110 3/5/10 74 16 Clash of the Titans (2010) WB $61,235,105 37.5% 3,777 $16,213 $163,214,888 4/2/10 75 20 The Last Airbender Par. $40,325,019 30.6% 3,169 $12,725 $131,772,187 7/1/10 76 34 The Sorcerer's Apprentice BV $17,619,622 27.9% 3,504 $5,028 $63,150,991 7/14/10 77 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 78 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 79 13 Thor Par. $65,723,338 36.3% 3,955 $16,618 $181,030,624 5/6/11 80 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 81 40 Conan the Barbarian (2011) LGF $10,021,215 47.1% 3,015 $3,324 $21,295,021 8/19/11 82 24 Immortals Rela. $32,206,425 38.6% 3,112 $10,349 $83,504,017 11/11/11 83 92 4:44: Last Day on Earth IFC $8,355 46.9% 3 $2,785 $17,801 3/23/12 84 33 Mirror Mirror Rela. $18,132,085 27.9% 3,603 $5,032 $64,935,167 3/30/12 85 22 Wrath of the Titans WB $33,457,188 40.0% 3,545 $9,438 $83,670,083 3/30/12 86 17 Snow White and the Huntsman Uni. $56,217,700 36.2% 3,773 $14,900 $155,332,381 6/1/12 87 94 After the Wizard BGP $2,527 79.4% 2 $1,264 $3,184 8/10/12 88 39 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BV $10,822,903 20.9% 2,598 $4,166 $51,854,875 8/15/12 89 8 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WB $84,617,303 27.9% 4,045 $20,919 $303,003,568 12/14/12 90 31 Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Par. $19,690,956 35.3% 3,372 $5,840 $55,703,475 1/25/13 91 93 The Sorcerer and the White Snake Magn. $5,530 29.5% 1 $5,530 $18,759 2/8/13 92 26 Jack the Giant Slayer WB (NL) $27,202,226 42.0% 3,525 $7,717 $64,842,848 3/1/13 93 9 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $79,110,453 34.2% 3,912 $20,223 $231,520,565 3/8/13 94 91 Upside Down MNE $28,722 27.3% 11 $2,611 $105,095 3/15/13 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 .
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