#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 15
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%
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The Top 5,000 Action Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 701 to 750 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.
- 701
Feb 21, 2014 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $94.6M Worldwide: $117.8M - 702
Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: $69.3M Rest of the world: $48.5M Worldwide: $117.8M - 703
Sep 17, 1999 US and Canada: $68.5M Rest of the world: $49.2M Worldwide: $117.8M - 704
May 11, 2001 US and Canada: $56.6M Rest of the world: $60.9M Worldwide: $117.5M - 705
Dec 25, 2003 US and Canada: $53.8M Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $117.2M - 706
Apr 28, 2023 US and Canada: $277K Rest of the world: $116.9M Worldwide: $117.1M - 707
May 30, 2025 US and Canada: $52.5M Rest of the world: $64.6M Worldwide: $117.1M - 708
Nov 6, 1998 US and Canada: $41M Rest of the world: $75.7M Worldwide: $116.7M - 709
Aug 15, 2003 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $34M Worldwide: $116.6M - 710
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)Jun 22, 2012 US and Canada: $37.5M Rest of the world: $79M Worldwide: $116.5M
Jun 22, 2012 · English · Action, Thriller, Fantasy $116.5M worldwide - 711
Dec 17, 1974 US and Canada: $116M Rest of the world: $2K Worldwide: $116M - 712
Oct 10, 2008 US and Canada: $39.4M Rest of the world: $76.5M Worldwide: $115.9M - 713
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)Jun 11, 2004 US and Canada: $57.8M Rest of the world: $58.1M Worldwide: $115.9M Jun 11, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $115.9M worldwide - 714
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)Jan 16, 2019 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $115.8M
Jan 16, 2019 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $115.8M worldwide - 715
Mar 1, 2002 US and Canada: $78.1M Rest of the world: $37.3M Worldwide: $115.4M - 716
May 31, 1996 US and Canada: $51.4M Rest of the world: $63.9M Worldwide: $115.3M - 717
Jun 16, 1980 US and Canada: $57.2M Rest of the world: $58M Worldwide: $115.2M - 718
Jan 24, 2020 US and Canada: $36.5M Rest of the world: $78.7M Worldwide: $115.2M - 719
Jun 20, 1986 US and Canada: $115.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $115.1M - 720
Feb 16, 2018 US and Canada: $187.1K Rest of the world: $114.9M Worldwide: $115.1M - 721
Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $17.2M Rest of the world: $97M Worldwide: $114.2M - 722
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: $57.1M Rest of the world: $56.8M Worldwide: $113.9M - 723
Jun 5, 2026 US and Canada: $64.8M Rest of the world: $49M Worldwide: $113.8M - 724
Jul 13, 2001 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $113.6M - 725
Jun 30, 1995 US and Canada: $34.7M Rest of the world: $78.8M Worldwide: $113.5M - 726
Mar 12, 2010 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $78.3M Worldwide: $113.4M - 727
Jul 7, 1995 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $53.3M Worldwide: $113.4M - 728
Jan 25, 2008 US and Canada: $42.8M Rest of the world: $70.5M Worldwide: $113.2M - 729
Aug 4, 2017 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $113.2M - 730
Dec 11, 1998 US and Canada: $70.2M Rest of the world: $42.4M Worldwide: $112.6M - 731
Jan 25, 2023 US and Canada: $17.5M Rest of the world: $95.1M Worldwide: $112.6M - 732
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)Jul 30, 2010 US and Canada: $43.6M Rest of the world: $68.9M Worldwide: $112.5M Jul 30, 2010 · English · Action, Comedy, Family $112.5M worldwide - 733
Jul 18, 2014 US and Canada: $72M Rest of the world: $40M Worldwide: $111.9M - 734
Jan 20, 2006 US and Canada: $62.3M Rest of the world: $49.2M Worldwide: $111.5M - 735
Aug 5, 2005 US and Canada: $80.3M Rest of the world: $30.8M Worldwide: $111.1M - 736
Jul 28, 1995 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $59.9M Worldwide: $110.6M - 737
Sep 26, 1997 US and Canada: $41.3M Rest of the world: $69.2M Worldwide: $110.5M - 738
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $72.1M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $110.2M - 739
Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: $45.4M Rest of the world: $64.6M Worldwide: $110M - 740
Jan 22, 2016 US and Canada: $34.9M Rest of the world: $75M Worldwide: $109.9M - 741
Sep 12, 1997 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $109.4M - 742
Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $107.5M Worldwide: $109.4M
Dec 22, 2017 · Korean · Action, Adventure, Drama $109.4M worldwide - 743
Nov 26, 2008 US and Canada: $31.7M Rest of the world: $77.3M Worldwide: $109M - 744
Feb 4, 2011 US and Canada: $23.2M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $108.6M - 745
Mar 5, 2004 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $40.7M Worldwide: $108M - 746
Oct 1, 1999 US and Canada: $60.7M Rest of the world: $47.1M Worldwide: $107.8M - 747
Jun 16, 2000 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $37.3M Worldwide: $107.6M - 748
Apr 17, 2015 US and Canada: $71M Rest of the world: $36.6M Worldwide: $107.6M - 749
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)Feb 4, 1994 US and Canada: $72.2M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $107.2M Feb 4, 1994 · English · Action, Mystery, Thriller $107.2M worldwide - 750
Jul 30, 1993 US and Canada: $63.2M Rest of the world: $44M Worldwide: $107.2M
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)