Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Movie budget: $ 150,000,000

Domestic: $ 290,469,928

International: $ 606,999,024

34m - Popularity

Bruce Almighty (2003)

Summary: A whiny news reporter is given the chance to step into God's shoes.

Release Date: May 23, 2003

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Tom Shadyac

Writers: Steve Koren

, Mark O'Keefe

, Steve Oedekerk

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Spyglass Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment, Pit Bull Productions, O Entertainment

Distributor: Universal Pictures, Fox Network, Peacock, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 81,000,000

Domestic: $ 242,829,261

International: $ 241,763,613

5m - Popularity

Avatar (2009)

Summary: A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Release Date: December 18, 2009

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: James Cameron

Writer: James Cameron

Runtime: 2 h 42 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Lightstorm Entertainment

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, Sea Movies, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: United States, United Kingdom

Language: English

Franchise: Avatar

Movie budget: $ 237,000,000

Domestic: $ 785,221,649

International: $ 2,138,484,377

4m - Popularity

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Summary: An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Release Date: November 16, 2001

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Chris Columbus

Writers: J.K. Rowling

, Steve Kloves

Runtime: 2 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney Channel, Freeform, HBO Max, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 125,000,000

Domestic: $ 318,886,962

International: $ 707,527,513

4m - Popularity

Your Name. (2016)

Summary: Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.

Release Date: August 26, 2016

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Animation, Anime

Director: Makoto Shinkai

Writer: Makoto Shinkai

Runtime: 1 h 46 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Amuse, CoMix Wave Films, East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc., Kadokawa, Lawson HMV Entertainment (LHE), East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc., TOHO animation, The Answer Studio, Toho Company, Vogue Ting

Distributor: FUNimation Entertainment, FUNimation Productions, HBO Max

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Movie budget: $ 370,000,000

Domestic: $ 5,017,246

International: $ 377,223,857

4m - Popularity

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Summary: Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Hector Barbossa, and the crew of the Black Pearl try and rescue Jack from davy jones locker and prepare to fight Lord Cutler Beckett, who controls Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman.

Release Date: May 25, 2007

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Gore Verbinski

Writers: Ted Elliott

, Terry Rossio

, Stuart Beattie

Runtime: 2 h 49 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Second Mate Productions

Distributor: Starz, USA Network, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney+

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean

Movie budget: $ 300,000,000

Domestic: $ 309,420,425

International: $ 652,270,784

The Green Mile (1999)

Summary: Paul Edgecomb, the head guard of a prison, meets an inmate, John Coffey, a black man who is accused of murdering two girls. His life changes drastically when he discovers that John has a special gift.

Release Date: December 10, 1999

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Crime

Director: Frank Darabont

Writers: Stephen King

, Frank Darabont

Runtime: 3 h 09 min

MPAA: R

Production: Castle Rock Entertainment, Darkwoods Productions, Warner Bros.

Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), HBO Max, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 60,000,000

Domestic: $ 136,801,374

International: $ 150,000,000

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Summary: Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.

Release Date: June 04, 2004

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Writers: J.K. Rowling

, Steve Kloves

Runtime: 2 h 22 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., 1492 Pictures, Heyday Films, P of A Productions Limited

Distributor: Warner Bros., IMAX, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Freeform, HBO Max, Peacock, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 130,000,000

Domestic: $ 250,105,651

International: $ 558,379,758

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Summary: Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Release Date: July 07, 2006

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Gore Verbinski

Writers: Ted Elliott

, Terry Rossio

, Stuart Beattie

Runtime: 2 h 31 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Second Mate Productions

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Hotstar, Cartoon Network

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Pirates of the Caribbean

Movie budget: $ 225,000,000

Domestic: $ 423,315,812

International: $ 642,863,935

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Summary: Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of...

Release Date: November 15, 2002

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Chris Columbus

Writers: J.K. Rowling

, Steve Kloves

Runtime: 2 h 41 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Warner Bros., Heyday Films, 1492 Pictures, MIRACLE Productions GmbH & Co. KG

Distributor: Warner Bros., American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Disney Channel, Freeform, HBO Max, Peacock, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 100,000,000

Domestic: $ 262,641,637

International: $ 619,904,390

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Summary: While playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen.

Release Date: December 09, 2005

Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Andrew Adamson

Writers: Ann Peacock

, Andrew Adamson

, Christopher Markus

Runtime: 2 h 23 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media

Distributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, ABC Family, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, Disney XD, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Hotstar, Discovery Family Channel, Syfy, BYUtv, Disney+

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Franchise: The Chronicles of Narnia

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 291,710,957

International: $ 453,302,158

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Summary: The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

Release Date: December 14, 1990

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Tim Burton

Writers: Tim Burton

, Caroline Thompson

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Twentieth Century Fox

Distributor: CBS/Fox, CBS, Fox Video, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Disney+

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 56,362,352

International: $ 29,661,653

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Summary: Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.

Release Date: December 25, 2008

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: David Fincher

Writers: Eric Roth

, Robin Swicord

, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Runtime: 2 h 46 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, The Criterion Collection, Warner Home Video, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 150,000,000

Domestic: $ 127,509,326

International: $ 208,293,460

Life of Pi (2012)

Summary: A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Release Date: November 21, 2012

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Director: Ang Lee

Writers: Yann Martel

, David Magee

Runtime: 2 h 07 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Fox 2000 Pictures, Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Haishang Films, Netter Productions, Big Screen Productions, Ingenious Film Partners

Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, KVH Media Group, HBO Max

Countries: United States, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, India, France

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 120,000,000

Domestic: $ 124,987,023

International: $ 484,029,542

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Summary: When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

Release Date: July 13, 1990

Genres: Family, Fantasy, Animation, Anime

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Writer: Hayao Miyazaki

Runtime: 1 h 26 min

MPAA: G

Production: Tokuma Japan Communications, Studio Ghibli, Nibariki

Distributor: 50th Street Films, Fathom Events, GKIDS, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, HBO Max, Studio Ghibli, Walt Disney Pictures

Country: Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,700,000

Domestic: $ 2,250,213

International: $ 28,086,212

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Summary: A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.

Release Date: December 14, 2012

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Peter Jackson

Writers: Fran Walsh

, Philippa Boyens

, Peter Jackson

Runtime: 2 h 49 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, WingNut Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., Fathom Events

Countries: New Zealand, United States

Language: English

Franchise: Middle Earth

Movie budget: $ 180,000,000

Domestic: $ 303,030,651

International: $ 714,076,499

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Summary: As the battle between the forces of good and evil in the wizarding world escalates, Harry Potter draws ever closer to his final confrontation with Voldemort.

Release Date: July 15, 2011

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Director: David Yates

Writers: Steve Kloves

, J.K. Rowling

Runtime: 2 h 10 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Heyday Films, Moving Picture Company (MPC)

Distributor: ABC Family, HBO Max, Home Box Office (HBO), Peacock, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 125,000,000

Domestic: $ 381,447,587

International: $ 961,052,157

Doctor Strange (2016)

Summary: While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.

Release Date: November 04, 2016

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Scott Derrickson

Writers: Jon Spaihts

, Scott Derrickson

, C. Robert Cargill

Runtime: 1 h 55 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures

Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney+

Country: United States

Language: English

Franchise: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie budget: $ 165,000,000

Domestic: $ 232,641,920

International: $ 445,154,913