#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 3
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 101 to 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.
- 101
Nov 7, 2014 US and Canada: $222.5M Rest of the world: $435.3M Worldwide: $657.9M - 102
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)Jul 9, 2003 US and Canada: $305.4M Rest of the world: $348.9M Worldwide: $654.3M
Jul 9, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $654.3M worldwide - 103
May 25, 2012 US and Canada: $179M Rest of the world: $475.2M Worldwide: $654.2M - 104
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)May 16, 2002 US and Canada: $310.7M Rest of the world: $343.1M Worldwide: $653.8M May 16, 2002 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $653.8M worldwide - 105
Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $206.4M Rest of the world: $438.4M Worldwide: $644.8M - 106
Jun 27, 2025 US and Canada: $189.6M Rest of the world: $444.5M Worldwide: $634.1M - 107
Jun 6, 2008 US and Canada: $216.1M Rest of the world: $416.3M Worldwide: $632.4M - 108
Nov 5, 2004 US and Canada: $261.4M Rest of the world: $370.2M Worldwide: $631.7M - 109
Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: $228.4M Rest of the world: $402.2M Worldwide: $630.6M - 110
Jul 2, 2008 US and Canada: $227.9M Rest of the world: $401.5M Worldwide: $629.4M - 111
Apr 29, 2011 US and Canada: $209.8M Rest of the world: $416.3M Worldwide: $626.1M - 112
May 7, 2010 US and Canada: $312.4M Rest of the world: $311.5M Worldwide: $623.9M - 113
Jul 6, 2018 US and Canada: $216.6M Rest of the world: $406M Worldwide: $622.7M - 114
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $226.3M Rest of the world: $392.9M Worldwide: $619.2M - 115
Jul 11, 2025 US and Canada: $354.2M Rest of the world: $264.5M Worldwide: $618.7M - 116
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)May 23, 1997 US and Canada: $229.1M Rest of the world: $389.6M Worldwide: $618.6M May 23, 1997 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $618.6M worldwide - 117
Nov 17, 2006 US and Canada: $167.4M Rest of the world: $449.1M Worldwide: $616.6M - 118
Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $610M Worldwide: $615M - 119
Mar 29, 2018 US and Canada: $137.7M Rest of the world: $470.2M Worldwide: $607.9M - 120
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)Jun 21, 2017 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $475.3M Worldwide: $605.4M Jun 21, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $605.4M worldwide - 121
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)Nov 7, 2008 US and Canada: $180M Rest of the world: $423.9M Worldwide: $603.9M Nov 7, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $603.9M worldwide - 122
Jun 29, 2005 US and Canada: $234.3M Rest of the world: $369.6M Worldwide: $603.9M - 123
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)May 23, 2025 US and Canada: $197.4M Rest of the world: $401.4M Worldwide: $598.8M May 23, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $598.8M worldwide - 124
Nov 14, 2008 US and Canada: $168.4M Rest of the world: $421.2M Worldwide: $589.6M - 125
Jul 2, 1997 US and Canada: $250.7M Rest of the world: $338.7M Worldwide: $589.4M - 126
May 2, 2008 US and Canada: $319M Rest of the world: $266.8M Worldwide: $585.8M - 127
Feb 23, 2018 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $577.8M Worldwide: $579.3M - 128
Dec 22, 2006 US and Canada: $250.9M Rest of the world: $323.6M Worldwide: $574.5M - 129
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)Mar 29, 2024 US and Canada: $196.4M Rest of the world: $375.7M Worldwide: $572.1M Mar 29, 2024 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $572.1M worldwide - 130
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)Jul 12, 2023 US and Canada: $172.6M Rest of the world: $398.5M Worldwide: $571.1M Jul 12, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $571.1M worldwide - 131
Mar 10, 2017 US and Canada: $168.1M Rest of the world: $400.6M Worldwide: $568.7M - 132
Jul 1, 1998 US and Canada: $201.6M Rest of the world: $352.1M Worldwide: $553.7M - 133
May 28, 2004 US and Canada: $186.7M Rest of the world: $365.9M Worldwide: $552.6M - 134
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)May 21, 1980 US and Canada: $292.8M Rest of the world: $257.3M Worldwide: $550M May 21, 1980 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $550M worldwide - 135
Mar 8, 2024 US and Canada: $193.6M Rest of the world: $354.4M Worldwide: $547.9M - 136
Dec 25, 2014 US and Canada: $350.2M Rest of the world: $197.5M Worldwide: $547.7M - 137
Mission: Impossible II (2000)May 24, 2000 US and Canada: $215.4M Rest of the world: $331M Worldwide: $546.4M May 24, 2000 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $546.4M worldwide - 138
Feb 16, 2018 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $542.2M Worldwide: $544.2M - 139
May 27, 2016 US and Canada: $155.4M Rest of the world: $388.5M Worldwide: $543.9M - 140
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)Dec 16, 2011 US and Canada: $186.8M Rest of the world: $357M Worldwide: $543.8M Dec 16, 2011 · English · Action, Mystery $543.8M worldwide - 141
Jun 21, 2013 US and Canada: $202.8M Rest of the world: $337.6M Worldwide: $540.5M - 142
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $379M Worldwide: $540M Feb 22, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $540M worldwide - 143
Jun 22, 2012 US and Canada: $237.3M Rest of the world: $301.7M Worldwide: $539M - 144
Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $189.7M Rest of the world: $344M Worldwide: $533.7M - 145
Aug 10, 2018 US and Canada: $145.5M Rest of the world: $383.8M Worldwide: $529.3M - 146
May 16, 2014 US and Canada: $200.7M Rest of the world: $324.3M Worldwide: $525M - 147
Dec 25, 2009 US and Canada: $209M Rest of the world: $315M Worldwide: $524M - 148
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: $274.3M Rest of the world: $247.6M Worldwide: $521.9M Jul 25, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $521.9M worldwide - 149
Jan 29, 2016 US and Canada: $143.5M Rest of the world: $377.6M Worldwide: $521.2M - 150
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $180.2M Rest of the world: $339.1M Worldwide: $519.3M
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)