Genre · 24 films
Adventure - Desert
| # | Film | Studio | Lifetime gross | Opening | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mummy Returns | Uni. | $202,019,785 | $68,139,035 | 2001 |
| 2 | The Mummy | Uni. | $155,385,488 | $43,369,635 | 1999 |
| 3 | Mad Max: Fury Road | WB | $154,058,340 | $45,428,128 | 2015 |
| 4 | The Scorpion King | Uni. | $91,047,077 | $36,075,875 | 2002 |
| 5 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | BV | $90,759,676 | $30,095,259 | 2010 |
| 6 | The Jewel of the Nile | Fox | $75,973,200 | $6,645,455 | 1985 |
| 7 | Stargate | MGM | $71,567,262 | $16,651,018 | 1994 |
| 8 | Sahara | Par. | $68,671,925 | $18,068,372 | 2005 |
| 9 | Holes | BV | $67,406,573 | $16,300,155 | 2003 |
| 10 | Hidalgo | BV | $67,303,450 | $18,829,435 | 2004 |
| 11 | Kangaroo Jack | WB | $66,934,963 | $16,580,209 | 2003 |
| 12 | Three Kings | WB | $60,652,036 | $15,847,636 | 1999 |
| 13 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | WB | $36,230,219 | $7,283,714 | 1985 |
| 14 | Dune | Uni. | $30,925,690 | $6,025,091 | 1984 |
| 15 | The Road Warrior | WB | $23,667,907 | $2,527,864 | 1982 |
| 16 | Flight of the Phoenix | Fox | $21,009,180 | $5,019,430 | 2004 |
| 17 | The Four Feathers | Par. | $18,306,166 | $6,857,879 | 2002 |
| 18 | Ishtar | Col. | $14,375,181 | $4,331,817 | 1987 |
| 19 | A Far Off Place | BV | $12,890,752 | $3,522,836 | 1993 |
| 20 | Mad Max | Film | $8,750,000 | – | 1980 |
| 21 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Mira. | $6,199,600 | $88,352 | 2002 |
| 22 | Paradise | Emb | $5,588,800 | $2,815,503 | 1982 |
| 23 | Sahara (1984) | MGM | $1,402,962 | $550,848 | 1984 |
| 24 | Passion in the Desert | FL | $250,897 | – | 1998 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.