#1 of 5,652 Highest-grossing action movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
Action box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time, Page 11
Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing action movie in our database, with $2.9B worldwide, ahead of Avengers: Endgame (2019) at $2.8B and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) at $2.5B. 5,652 action films in our database report a worldwide gross, $333.6B in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. 40 films crossed $1 billion and 779 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $289.5B across 2,844 action releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 5,652
- combined worldwide
- $333.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 779
- earned in the US & Canada
- 38%
#1 of 5,652 Page 11 of 100
The Top 5,000 Action Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 501 to 550 of 5,000. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. The pages stop at the top 5,000 of 5,652 films.
- 501
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)Jul 11, 2003 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $112.8M Worldwide: $179.3M
Jul 11, 2003 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy $179.3M worldwide - 502
Feb 14, 2003 US and Canada: $102.5M Rest of the world: $76.6M Worldwide: $179.2M - 503
Sep 26, 2008 US and Canada: $101.4M Rest of the world: $77.3M Worldwide: $178.8M - 504
Feb 7, 1997 US and Canada: $67.1M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $178.1M - 505
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $117.2M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $178.1M - 506
Jun 5, 1992 US and Canada: $83.4M Rest of the world: $94.7M Worldwide: $178.1M - 507
May 25, 2017 US and Canada: $58.1M Rest of the world: $119.8M Worldwide: $177.9M - 508
Aug 13, 2004 US and Canada: $80.3M Rest of the world: $97.1M Worldwide: $177.4M - 509
Jun 11, 2010 US and Canada: $77.2M Rest of the world: $100M Worldwide: $177.2M - 510
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $66.5M Rest of the world: $110M Worldwide: $176.5M - 511
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $172.4M Worldwide: $176.3M - 512
May 30, 2003 US and Canada: $106.1M Rest of the world: $69.9M Worldwide: $176.1M - 513
Dec 6, 2024 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: $162.4M Worldwide: $175.4M - 514
Jul 29, 2011 US and Canada: $100.2M Rest of the world: $74.6M Worldwide: $174.8M - 515
Jul 16, 1997 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $69.2M Worldwide: $174.5M - 516
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: $67.5M Rest of the world: $106.9M Worldwide: $174.4M - 517
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $82.3M Worldwide: $174.3M - 518
Jun 2, 2000 US and Canada: $117.6M Rest of the world: $56.4M Worldwide: $174M - 519
Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $800K Rest of the world: $173M Worldwide: $173.8M - 520
Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: $48.5M Rest of the world: $124.9M Worldwide: $173.5M - 521
Dec 28, 2001 US and Canada: $108.6M Rest of the world: $64.4M Worldwide: $173M - 522
Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $92.3M Worldwide: $172.4M - 523
Sep 25, 2026 US and Canada: $64M Rest of the world: $108M Worldwide: $172M - 524
Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $114.3M Worldwide: $171.7M - 525
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $104.9M Worldwide: $171.6M - 526
Dec 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171.3M - 527
Nov 4, 2022 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: $158.5M Worldwide: $171.3M - 528
Aug 6, 2010 US and Canada: $119.2M Rest of the world: $51.2M Worldwide: $170.5M - 529
Oct 7, 1994 US and Canada: $57.4M Rest of the world: $113M Worldwide: $170.4M - 530
Mar 22, 2013 US and Canada: $98.9M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $170.3M - 531
Mar 5, 2004 US and Canada: $88.2M Rest of the world: $82M Worldwide: $170.3M - 532
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: $129.3M Worldwide: $169.8M - 533
Dec 25, 2020 US and Canada: $46.8M Rest of the world: $122.8M Worldwide: $169.6M - 534
Aug 6, 2021 US and Canada: $55.8M Rest of the world: $112.9M Worldwide: $168.7M - 535
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)Jul 11, 2008 US and Canada: $76M Rest of the world: $92.3M Worldwide: $168.3M Jul 11, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $168.3M worldwide - 536
Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: $56.1M Rest of the world: $111.8M Worldwide: $167.9M - 537
Nov 12, 2010 US and Canada: $81.6M Rest of the world: $86.2M Worldwide: $167.8M - 538
Apr 1, 2022 US and Canada: $73.9M Rest of the world: $93.6M Worldwide: $167.5M - 539
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2022)Mar 18, 2022 US and Canada: $34.5M Rest of the world: $132.1M Worldwide: $166.7M
Mar 18, 2022 · Japanese · Action, Fantasy, Animation $166.7M worldwide - 540
Mar 25, 2022 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $151.4M Worldwide: $166.6M - 541
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)Apr 18, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166.1M Apr 18, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Crime, Action $166.1M worldwide - 542
Apr 22, 2016 US and Canada: $48.4M Rest of the world: $116.6M Worldwide: $165M - 543
Jun 12, 1998 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $90.5M Worldwide: $164.8M - 544
Jun 13, 1997 US and Canada: $48.6M Rest of the world: $115.9M Worldwide: $164.5M - 545
Jan 30, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.9M - 546
Jul 28, 2006 US and Canada: $63.5M Rest of the world: $100.3M Worldwide: $163.8M - 547
Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back! (1999)Nov 10, 1999 US and Canada: $85.7M Rest of the world: $77.9M Worldwide: $163.6M Nov 10, 1999 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $163.6M worldwide - 548
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)Aug 4, 2006 US and Canada: $148.2M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $163.4M Aug 4, 2006 · English · Action, Sport, Comedy $163.4M worldwide - 549
Jul 22, 2005 US and Canada: $35.8M Rest of the world: $127.1M Worldwide: $162.9M - 550
Jun 15, 1990 US and Canada: $103.7M Rest of the world: $59M Worldwide: $162.7M
Archive
Action Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2017 leads with $20.6B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
2020s 7 years · $61.4B
- 2026 so far $6B #1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- 2025 $11.9B #1 Zootopia 2 (2025)
- 2024 $8.7B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- 2023 $10B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $11.2B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $10.3B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- 2020 $3.4B #1 The Eight Hundred (2020)
2010s 10 years · $152.6B
- 2019 $16.5B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $19.7B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $20.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $16.5B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $16.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $16.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $12.5B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $13.8B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $10.7B #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- 2010 $9.3B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
2000s 10 years · $73.2B
- 2009 $12.5B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $9.7B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.5B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- 2006 $6.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $6.8B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $8.7B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $5.6B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $5.5B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- 2000 $4.7B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $32.6B
- 1999 $4.4B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $4.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $5.1B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $4.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $3.6B #1 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
- 1994 $2.9B #1 True Lies (1994)
- 1993 $1.6B #1 The Fugitive (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.1B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $2.5B #1 Total Recall (1990)
1980s 10 years · $10.7B
- 1989 $1.8B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $1.2B #1 Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
- 1987 $1B #1 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- 1986 $1.1B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $931.7M #1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $653.6M #1 First Blood (1982)
- 1981 $544.5M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $1B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $2.8B
- 1979 $524.3M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $509.4M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $104.8M #1 Silver Streak (1976)
- 1975 $28.9M #1 The Eiger Sanction (1975)
- 1974 $238.7M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $84.1M #1 Magnum Force (1973)
- 1972 $94.5M #1 The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- 1971 $112.6M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $119.5M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $286.3M
- 1969 $30.7M #1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- 1968 $3.6M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $49.1M #1 You Only Live Twice (1967)
- 1966 $31.4K #1 Django (1966)
- 1965 $115.3M #1 Thunderball (1965)
- 1964 $24.8M #1 From Russia with Love (1964)
- 1963 $62.5M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $88.9K #1 Sanjuro (1962)
- 1961 $88.8K #1 Yojimbo (1961)
- 1960 $13.1K #1 Exodus (1960)