Action box office · All time

Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time, Page 23

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

Highest-grossing action movie ever

Avatar (2009)

2009 · Action, Adventure

$2.9B worldwide

$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%

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The Top 5,000 Action Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 1,101 to 1,150 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.

1101
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) Nov 21, 1997 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $51.4M worldwide

Nov 21, 1997 US and Canada: $35.9M Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $51.4M
1102
Simmba (2018) Dec 28, 2018 · Hindi · Action, Comedy, Drama $51.3M worldwide

Dec 28, 2018 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: $46.2M Worldwide: $51.3M
1103
Defiance (2008) Dec 31, 2008 · English · Action, Drama, History $51.3M worldwide

Dec 31, 2008 US and Canada: $28.6M Rest of the world: $22.6M Worldwide: $51.3M
1104
The Living Daylights (1987) Jul 31, 1987 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $51.2M worldwide

Jul 31, 1987 US and Canada: $51.2M Rest of the world: $35K Worldwide: $51.2M
1105
Goldfinger (1965) Jan 9, 1965 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $51.2M worldwide

Jan 9, 1965 US and Canada: $51.1M Rest of the world: $139.3K Worldwide: $51.2M
1106
Hollywood Homicide (2003) Jun 13, 2003 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $51.1M worldwide

Jun 13, 2003 US and Canada: $30.9M Rest of the world: $20.2M Worldwide: $51.1M
1107
Silver Streak (1976) Dec 3, 1976 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $51.1M worldwide

Dec 3, 1976 US and Canada: $51.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.1M
1108
Red Dawn (2012) Nov 21, 2012 · English · Action $51M worldwide

Nov 21, 2012 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $51M
1109
Unleashed (2005) May 13, 2005 · Action, Drama, Thriller $50.9M worldwide

May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $24.5M Rest of the world: $26.3M Worldwide: $50.9M
1110
Vanguard (2020) Nov 20, 2020 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $50.9M worldwide

Nov 20, 2020 US and Canada: $793.5K Rest of the world: $50.1M Worldwide: $50.9M
1111
The Crow (1994) May 11, 1994 · Action, Fantasy $50.8M worldwide

May 11, 1994 US and Canada: $50.7M Rest of the world: $151.4K Worldwide: $50.8M
1112
Team America: World Police (2004) Oct 15, 2004 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $50.8M worldwide

Oct 15, 2004 US and Canada: $32.8M Rest of the world: $18M Worldwide: $50.8M
1113
The Skulls (2000) Mar 31, 2000 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $50.8M worldwide

Mar 31, 2000 US and Canada: $35M Rest of the world: $15.8M Worldwide: $50.8M
1114
Mighty Joe Young (1998) Dec 25, 1998 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $50.6M worldwide

Dec 25, 1998 US and Canada: $50.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $50.6M
1115
War of the Arrows (2011) Aug 10, 2011 · Korean · Drama, History, Action $50.6M worldwide

Aug 10, 2011 US and Canada: $251.2K Rest of the world: $50.3M Worldwide: $50.6M
1116
Kingdom (2019) Aug 16, 2019 · Japanese · Action, History, War $50.6M worldwide

Aug 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.6M
1117
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2014) Aug 6, 2014 · Japanese · Action, Fantasy, Animation $50.5M worldwide

Aug 6, 2014 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $48M Worldwide: $50.5M
1118
Red Tails (2012) Jan 20, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $50.4M worldwide

Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $49.9M Rest of the world: $489.1K Worldwide: $50.4M
1119
A View to a Kill (1985) May 24, 1985 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $50.3M worldwide

May 24, 1985 US and Canada: $50.3M Rest of the world: $9.8K Worldwide: $50.3M
1120
Night Watch (2004) Jun 27, 2004 · Russian · Fantasy, Action, Thriller $50.3M worldwide

Jun 27, 2004 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $48.8M Worldwide: $50.3M
1121
Natural Born Killers (1994) Aug 26, 1994 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $50.3M worldwide

Aug 26, 1994 US and Canada: $50.3M Rest of the world: $4.4K Worldwide: $50.3M
1122
Full Metal Jacket (1987) Jun 26, 1987 · English · Action, Drama, War $50.2M worldwide

Jun 26, 1987 US and Canada: $46.4M Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $50.2M
1123
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022) Sep 9, 2022 · Hindi · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $50.2M worldwide

Sep 9, 2022 US and Canada: $7.8M Rest of the world: $42.3M Worldwide: $50.2M
1124
National Security (2003) Jan 17, 2003 · Action, Thriller, Comedy $50.1M worldwide

Jan 17, 2003 US and Canada: $36.4M Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $50.1M
1125
21 Bridges (2019) Nov 22, 2019 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $49.9M worldwide

Nov 22, 2019 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: $21.4M Worldwide: $49.9M
1126
Space Battleship Yamato (2010) Dec 1, 2010 · Japanese · Adventure, Action, Drama $49.8M worldwide

Dec 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.8M
1127
The Boy and the Beast (2015) Dec 4, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $49.8M worldwide

Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: $490.6K Rest of the world: $49.3M Worldwide: $49.8M
1128
Death Wish (2018) Mar 2, 2018 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $49.6M worldwide

Mar 2, 2018 US and Canada: $34M Rest of the world: $15.5M Worldwide: $49.6M
1129
Hope (2026) Sep 9, 2026 · Korean · Action, Drama, Horror $49.5M worldwide

Sep 9, 2026 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: $41.3M Worldwide: $49.5M
1130
The Hurt Locker (2009) Jun 26, 2009 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $49.3M worldwide

Jun 26, 2009 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $32.2M Worldwide: $49.3M
1131
The New Mutants (2020) Aug 28, 2020 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Horror $49.2M worldwide

Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $23.9M Rest of the world: $25.3M Worldwide: $49.2M
1132
Cobra (1986) May 23, 1986 · Action, Thriller, Crime $49M worldwide

May 23, 1986 US and Canada: $49M Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $49M
1133
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $49M worldwide

Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $6.5M Rest of the world: $42.5M Worldwide: $49M
1134
The Berlin File (2013) Feb 15, 2013 · Korean · Action, Drama, Thriller $49M worldwide

Feb 15, 2013 US and Canada: $665.2K Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $49M
1135
Luck-Key (2016) Oct 13, 2016 · Korean · Action, Crime, Comedy $48.9M worldwide

Oct 13, 2016 US and Canada: $466.5K Rest of the world: $48.4M Worldwide: $48.9M
1136
Darkman (1990) Aug 24, 1990 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $48.9M worldwide

Aug 24, 1990 US and Canada: $33.9M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $48.9M
1137
Push (2009) Feb 6, 2009 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $48.9M worldwide

Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $17M Worldwide: $48.9M
1138
Bleeding Steel (2018) Jul 6, 2018 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $48.8M worldwide

Jul 6, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.8M
1139
Flight Risk (2025) Jan 24, 2025 · English · Action, Crime, Drama $48.7M worldwide

Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $48.7M
1140
The Legend of Gobi (2018) Apr 12, 2018 · Mongolian · Fantasy, Action $48.5M worldwide

Apr 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.5M
1141
Homefront (2013) Nov 27, 2013 · Action, Thriller, Crime $48.4M worldwide

Nov 27, 2013 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $48.4M
1142
G.I. Jane (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · English · Action, Drama $48.2M worldwide

Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $48.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.2M
1143
The Shadow (1994) Jul 1, 1994 · Action, Adventure, Mystery $48.1M worldwide

Jul 1, 1994 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $16M Worldwide: $48.1M
1144
New Jack City (1991) Mar 8, 1991 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $47.6M worldwide

Mar 8, 1991 US and Canada: $47.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.6M
1145
Hard to Kill (1990) Feb 9, 1990 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $47.4M worldwide

Feb 9, 1990 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.4M
1146
Golden Job (2018) Sep 20, 2018 · Cantonese · Adventure, Crime, Action $47.3M worldwide

Sep 20, 2018 US and Canada: $285.8K Rest of the world: $47M Worldwide: $47.3M
1147
Mortdecai (2015) Jan 23, 2015 · English · Action, Drama, Comedy $47.3M worldwide

Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: $39.6M Worldwide: $47.3M
1148
Last Man Standing (1996) Sep 20, 1996 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $47.3M worldwide

Sep 20, 1996 US and Canada: $18.1M Rest of the world: $29.2M Worldwide: $47.3M
1149
Young Washington (2026) Jul 3, 2026 · English · Action, Adventure, Biography $47.2M worldwide

Jul 3, 2026 US and Canada: $47.1M Rest of the world: $75K Worldwide: $47.2M
1150
Soul Surfer (2011) Apr 8, 2011 · English · Action, Drama, Sport $47.1M worldwide

Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $47.1M