#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 20
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 951 to 1,000 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.
- 951
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $36.3M Rest of the world: $35M Worldwide: $71.3M - 952
Oct 6, 2004 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: $34.4M Worldwide: $71.3M - 953
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)Aug 27, 2004 US and Canada: $32.2M Rest of the world: $38.8M Worldwide: $71M
Aug 27, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $71M worldwide - 954
Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: $11.3M Rest of the world: $59.5M Worldwide: $70.8M - 955
Dec 17, 1980 US and Canada: $70.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $70.7M - 956
Feb 21, 1992 US and Canada: $28.4M Rest of the world: $42.2M Worldwide: $70.6M - 957
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)Jun 16, 2021 US and Canada: $38M Rest of the world: $32.1M Worldwide: $70.1M Jun 16, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $70.1M worldwide - 958
Sep 7, 2007 US and Canada: $53.6M Rest of the world: $16.4M Worldwide: $70M - 959
Sep 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $70M - 960
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $31.7M Worldwide: $69.5M - 961
May 14, 1982 US and Canada: $39.6M Rest of the world: $29.3M Worldwide: $68.9M - 962
Sep 26, 2026 US and Canada: $37.1M Rest of the world: $31.4M Worldwide: $68.5M - 963
Apr 6, 2001 US and Canada: $17.1M Rest of the world: $51.4M Worldwide: $68.4M - 964
Feb 28, 2014 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $67.3M Worldwide: $68.3M - 965
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)Aug 15, 2008 US and Canada: $35.2M Rest of the world: $33.1M Worldwide: $68.3M Aug 15, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $68.3M worldwide - 966
Sep 22, 2006 US and Canada: $24.6M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $68.1M - 967
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)Dec 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68M
Dec 24, 2020 · Chinese · Drama, Fantasy, Action $68M worldwide - 968
Jan 22, 2010 US and Canada: $40.2M Rest of the world: $27.8M Worldwide: $67.9M - 969
Jun 10, 1983 US and Canada: $67.9M Rest of the world: $23.7K Worldwide: $67.9M - 970
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)May 2, 1997 US and Canada: $53.9M Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $67.7M May 2, 1997 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $67.7M worldwide - 971
Dec 9, 1983 US and Canada: $67.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.6M - 972
Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: $45.8M Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $67.4M - 973
Dec 13, 2002 US and Canada: $43.3M Rest of the world: $24.1M Worldwide: $67.3M - 974
Feb 4, 2022 US and Canada: $19.1M Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $67.3M - 975
Sep 15, 2017 US and Canada: $36.2M Rest of the world: $31M Worldwide: $67.2M - 976
Oct 2, 2019 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $67.2M - 977
The Girl Who Played with Fire (2010)Jul 9, 2010 US and Canada: $7.6M Rest of the world: $59.5M Worldwide: $67.2M
Jul 9, 2010 · Swedish · Action, Mystery, Thriller $67.2M worldwide - 978
Feb 3, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.7M - 979
Apr 11, 2008 US and Canada: $26.4M Rest of the world: $40.1M Worldwide: $66.5M - 980
Dec 1, 1983 US and Canada: $46M Rest of the world: $20.5M Worldwide: $66.4M - 981
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)Jun 30, 1995 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: $28.2M Worldwide: $66.4M Jun 30, 1995 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $66.4M worldwide - 982
Aug 17, 2018 US and Canada: $36.1M Rest of the world: $30.2M Worldwide: $66.3M - 983
Jan 10, 2017 US and Canada: $423.6K Rest of the world: $65.8M Worldwide: $66.2M - 984
Jun 7, 2002 US and Canada: $30.2M Rest of the world: $36M Worldwide: $66.2M - 985
Aug 15, 1980 US and Canada: $66.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $66.1M - 986
Oct 20, 2006 US and Canada: $33.6M Rest of the world: $32.3M Worldwide: $65.9M - 987
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $25.3M Rest of the world: $40.5M Worldwide: $65.8M Jul 16, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.8M worldwide - 988
Aug 5, 1987 US and Canada: $65.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $65.7M - 989
Mar 3, 2006 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: $28.8M Worldwide: $65.7M - 990
Mar 8, 1991 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: $39.7M Worldwide: $65.6M - 991
Jan 29, 2003 US and Canada: $497.2K Rest of the world: $65M Worldwide: $65.5M - 992
Aug 3, 2007 US and Canada: $43.8M Rest of the world: $21.5M Worldwide: $65.3M - 993
Feb 10, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.1M - 994
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)Nov 11, 2005 US and Canada: $29.3M Rest of the world: $35.8M Worldwide: $65.1M Nov 11, 2005 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $65.1M worldwide - 995
May 11, 2007 US and Canada: $28.6M Rest of the world: $36.4M Worldwide: $65M - 996
Aug 23, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.5M - 997
Jul 3, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.5M - 998
Oct 26, 1995 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: $44M Worldwide: $64.4M - 999
Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: $40.3M Rest of the world: $23.5M Worldwide: $63.8M - 1000
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2011)Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $100.1K Rest of the world: $63.5M Worldwide: $63.6M
Nov 11, 2011 · Portuguese · Action, Drama, Thriller $63.6M worldwide
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)