#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 18
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 851 to 900 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.
- 851
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)Aug 18, 2022 US and Canada: $38.1M Rest of the world: $48.5M Worldwide: $86.6M
Aug 18, 2022 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $86.6M worldwide - 852
Nov 21, 2018 US and Canada: $30.8M Rest of the world: $55.7M Worldwide: $86.5M - 853
Aug 11, 2017 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $84.7M Worldwide: $86.3M - 854
Oct 24, 2014 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $43M Worldwide: $86.1M - 855
Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: $529.8K Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $85.9M - 856
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)Aug 19, 2011 US and Canada: $38.5M Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $85.6M
Aug 19, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $85.6M worldwide - 857
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)Jul 3, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $85.3M Jul 3, 2010 · Japanese · Drama, Comedy, Action $85.3M worldwide - 858
Dec 20, 1978 US and Canada: $85.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.2M - 859
Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $85.2M - 860
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)Jul 11, 2001 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $53M Worldwide: $85.1M Jul 11, 2001 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $85.1M worldwide - 861
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: $38.1M Worldwide: $85M - 862
Dec 13, 1972 US and Canada: $84.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $84.6M - 863
Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $61.8M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $84.6M - 864
Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: $42.1M Worldwide: $84.4M - 865
Dec 14, 2018 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: $67.9M Worldwide: $83.9M - 866
Jul 12, 1991 US and Canada: $43.2M Rest of the world: $40.3M Worldwide: $83.5M - 867
May 31, 2023 US and Canada: $909.4K Rest of the world: $82.5M Worldwide: $83.4M - 868
Aug 20, 2010 US and Canada: $25M Rest of the world: $58.2M Worldwide: $83.2M - 869
Feb 24, 2012 US and Canada: $70M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $82.5M - 870
Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $42.2M Worldwide: $82.4M - 871
Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: $59.9M Worldwide: $82.3M - 872
Apr 28, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $82.2M - 873
Jul 12, 2002 US and Canada: $43.1M Rest of the world: $39.1M Worldwide: $82.2M - 874
Jul 25, 2016 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $76.1M Worldwide: $82.1M - 875
Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: $28.1M Rest of the world: $54M Worldwide: $82.1M - 876
Jul 20, 1988 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: $43.2M Worldwide: $81.6M - 877
Oct 24, 2019 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $80.3M Worldwide: $81.6M - 878
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)Sep 3, 2004 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $80.3M Worldwide: $81.4M
Sep 3, 2004 · Korean · Action, Drama, War $81.4M worldwide - 879
Dec 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81.4M - 880
Jan 6, 2017 US and Canada: $30.4M Rest of the world: $50.7M Worldwide: $81.1M - 881
Sep 26, 2003 US and Canada: $47.7M Rest of the world: $33.3M Worldwide: $81M - 882
Apr 20, 2007 US and Canada: $23.6M Rest of the world: $56.9M Worldwide: $80.6M - 883
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $22.8M Worldwide: $80.6M - 884
Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80.5M - 885
Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: $35.6M Worldwide: $80.5M - 886
May 3, 2024 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $79.3M Worldwide: $80.4M - 887
Jun 17, 1983 US and Canada: $60M Rest of the world: $20.3M Worldwide: $80.3M - 888
Aug 27, 2010 US and Canada: $57.7M Rest of the world: $22.5M Worldwide: $80.2M - 889
Mar 16, 2001 US and Canada: $51.8M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $80M - 890
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)Jun 4, 1982 US and Canada: $79.7M Rest of the world: $114.7K Worldwide: $79.8M Jun 4, 1982 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $79.8M worldwide - 891
Dec 12, 1986 US and Canada: $79.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $79.8M - 892
Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: $51.6M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $79.8M - 893
Sep 16, 2011 US and Canada: $35.1M Rest of the world: $44.6M Worldwide: $79.7M - 894
Nov 15, 1974 US and Canada: $79.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $79.7M - 895
Nov 2, 2001 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: $35.7M Worldwide: $79.6M - 896
Oct 25, 2002 US and Canada: $64.3M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $79.5M - 897
Jul 29, 2005 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $47.2M Worldwide: $79.3M - 898
Dec 8, 1982 US and Canada: $78.9M Rest of the world: $161 Worldwide: $78.9M - 899
Apr 21, 2006 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $78.8M - 900
Jul 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $78.8M
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)