Tomb Raider Films

Three Tomb Raider films have been released: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), both starring Angelina Jolie for Paramount, and Tomb Raider (2018), starring Alicia Vikander for Warner Bros. The 2018 film took the most worldwide, $275.0 million, a hair ahead of the 2001 film's $274.7 million, but the 2001 film earned more than twice as much in the US. A sequel to the 2018 film, with Misha Green set to direct, fell apart when MGM lost the rights in 2022, and no new Tomb Raider film is announced as of Nov 2, 2026. Lara's next live-action role is Sophie Turner's, in Amazon's Tomb Raider TV Series.

Quick facts

Sources: Box Office Mojo, read Nov 1, 2026; PC Gamer, Jul 29, 2022.

Every Tomb Raider movie in order

Sources: Box Office Mojo pages and credits for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Cradle of Life and Tomb Raider (2018), read Nov 1 and Nov 2, 2026.

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Simon West directed Angelina Jolie as Lara, with Jon Voight as Lord Richard Croft. Paramount released it on Jun 15, 2001, and it took $131.2 million in the US and $274.7 million worldwide on a $115 million budget. Like its sequel, it tells an original story rather than adapting one of the games.

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)

Jan de Bont directed the sequel, with Jolie returning and Gerard Butler beside her. It opened in the US on Jul 25, 2003, a month after The Angel of Darkness came out, and earned $160.1 million worldwide on a $95 million budget, well below the first film. No third Jolie film followed.

Tomb Raider (2018)

Roar Uthaug's reboot cast Alicia Vikander as a young Lara and Walton Goggins as the villain Mathias Vogel, with Rhianna Pratchett among its writers. It borrows elements of Tomb Raider (2013), the game's origin story, as GamesRadar+ notes, where the Jolie films adapt no game. Warner Bros. released it on Mar 16, 2018; it took only $58.3 million in the US but $275.0 million worldwide, the most of the three, on a $94 million budget.

What happened to Tomb Raider 2 with Alicia Vikander?

MGM set Misha Green, creator of Lovecraft Country, to direct a sequel with Vikander in January 2021, produced by Graham King's GK Films; Ben Wheatley had been attached earlier. The film never got made: MGM lost the rights after not committing to a sequel by May 2022, Vikander was no longer attached, and studios began bidding for the license, PC Gamer reported in July 2022, citing The Wrap.

Will there be a new Tomb Raider movie?

None is announced as of Nov 2, 2026. The Tomb Raider pact between Crystal Dynamics and Amazon MGM Studios, through Story Kitchen's first-look deal, covers more series and films, but the only production under way is the Prime Video series with Sophie Turner. A January 2023 report that Amazon bought the Tomb Raider rights for about $600 million was never confirmed.

Where to watch the Tomb Raider movies

In the US, as GamesRadar+ reported on Mar 30, 2026, the two Jolie films were free on Pluto TV and to rent on Prime Video, and the 2018 film was free on Tubi and The Roku Channel and on Hulu. Streaming catalogs change often and differ by country.

Frequently asked questions

How many Tomb Raider movies are there? Three: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) with Angelina Jolie, and Tomb Raider (2018) with Alicia Vikander.

What order should I watch the Tomb Raider movies in? Watch the two Angelina Jolie Tomb Raider films in release order, 2001 then 2003; Tomb Raider (2018) is a separate reboot and can be watched on its own.

Which Tomb Raider movie made the most money? Tomb Raider (2018) made the most worldwide, $275.0 million, just ahead of the 2001 film's $274.7 million; the 2001 film made far more in the US, $131.2 million against $58.3 million.

Is there a Tomb Raider 2 with Alicia Vikander? No. The Tomb Raider sequel with Alicia Vikander and director Misha Green was dropped in 2022, when MGM lost the film rights.

Is the 2018 Tomb Raider movie based on the game? Partly: Tomb Raider (2018) borrows elements of Tomb Raider (2013), the game that tells Lara's origin story, while the two Angelina Jolie films adapt no particular game.

Who will play Lara Croft next? Sophie Turner, in Amazon's live-action Tomb Raider series for Prime Video, which has no premiere date as of Nov 2, 2026.

Sources

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and credits, Box Office Mojo, read Nov 1 and Nov 2, 2026
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and credits, Box Office Mojo, read Nov 1 and Nov 2, 2026
• Tomb Raider (2018) and credits, Box Office Mojo, read Nov 1 and Nov 2, 2026
• 'Tomb Raider' Sequel Sets 'Lovecraft Country' Showrunner Misha Green to Write and Direct, TheWrap (Brian Welk), Jan 25, 2021
• The next Tomb Raider film has fallen apart, and movie studios are at war for the rights, PC Gamer (Joshua Wolens), Jul 29, 2022
• Amazon has reportedly bought the rights to the Tomb Raider franchise for "600 million", GamesRadar+, Jan 2023
• Tomb Raider First Look: Sophie Turner Becomes Lara Croft, Variety Australia (Giana Levy), Jan 16, 2026
• Tomb Raider TV show: release speculation, cast, plot, and everything else we know, GamesRadar+ (Lauren Milici), updated Mar 30, 2026