Genre Keyword: Sword and Sorcery

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
1The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$377,027,3253,703$72,629,7133,703Dec 17, 2003New Line Cinema
2The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers$339,789,8813,622$62,007,5283,622Dec 18, 2002New Line Cinema
3The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring$313,364,1143,381$47,211,4903,359Dec 19, 2001New Line Cinema
4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$303,003,5684,100$84,617,3034,045Dec 14, 2012Warner Bros.
5The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug$258,366,8553,928$73,645,1973,903Dec 13, 2013Warner Bros.
6The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies$255,119,7883,875$54,724,3343,875Dec 17, 2014Warner Bros.
7The Last Airbender$131,772,1873,203$40,325,0193,169Jul 1, 2010Paramount Pictures
8Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves$93,277,0263,856$37,205,7843,855Mar 31, 2023Paramount Pictures
9The Scorpion King$91,047,0773,466$36,075,8753,444Apr 19, 2002Universal Pictures
10Eragon$75,030,1633,030$23,239,9073,020Dec 15, 2006Twentieth Century Fox
11The Sorcerer's Apprentice$63,150,9913,504$17,619,6223,504Jul 14, 2010Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12Willow$57,269,8631,209$8,300,1691,024May 20, 1988Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
13DragonHeart$51,367,3752,193$15,027,1502,130May 31, 1996Universal Pictures
14Warcraft$47,365,2903,406$24,166,1103,400Jun 10, 2016Universal Pictures
15The Dark Crystal$40,577,0011,052$4,657,335858Dec 17, 1982Universal Pictures
16Conan the Barbarian$39,565,4751,683$9,603,1391,395May 14, 1982Universal Pictures
17The Sword and the Sorcerer$39,103,425660$1,798,879233Apr 23, 1982-
18Excalibur$34,967,437692$4,519,706692Apr 10, 1981Warner Bros.
19Conan the Destroyer$31,042,0351,249$6,958,8721,117Jun 29, 1984Universal Pictures
20Quest for Camelot$22,510,7983,107$6,041,6023,107May 15, 1998Warner Bros.
21Conan the Barbarian$21,295,0213,015$10,021,2153,015Aug 19, 2011Lionsgate
22The Legend of Hercules$18,848,5382,104$8,868,3182,104Jan 10, 2014Lionsgate
23Krull$16,519,4601,289$5,469,4151,281Jul 29, 1983Columbia Pictures
24Highlander II: The Quickening$15,556,3401,009$5,280,490960Nov 1, 1991-
25Legend$15,502,1121,187$4,261,1541,187Apr 18, 1986Universal Pictures
26Dungeons & Dragons$15,391,9702,078$7,237,4222,078Dec 8, 2000New Line Cinema
27Dragonslayer$14,110,013868$2,407,939868Jun 26, 1981Paramount Pictures
28The Beastmaster$14,056,5281,061$2,955,6411,013Aug 20, 1982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
29Highlander: Endgame$12,811,8581,546$5,067,3311,543Sep 1, 2000Miramax
30Highlander: The Final Dimension$12,303,0801,594$5,536,4351,594Jan 27, 1995Miramax
31Deathstalker$11,919,250250$456,700166Sep 2, 1983New World Pictures
32He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword$7,660,857---Mar 22, 1985Atlantic Releasing Corporation
33Red Sonja$6,948,6331,091$2,263,5531,091Jul 5, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
34Kull the Conqueror$6,112,6132,091$3,450,1452,091Aug 29, 1997Universal Pictures
35Highlander$5,900,0001,040$2,453,0211,040Mar 7, 1986Twentieth Century Fox
36In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale$4,775,6561,632$3,265,0001,632Jan 11, 2008Freestyle Releasing
37The Sorcerer and the White Snake$18,7594$5,5301Feb 8, 2013Magnolia Pictures