Action box office · All time

Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time, Page 38

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 1,851 to 1,900 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.

1851
District 13: Ultimatum (2010) Feb 5, 2010 · French · Action, Sci-Fi $14.1M worldwide

Feb 5, 2010 US and Canada: $36.1K Rest of the world: $14.1M Worldwide: $14.1M
1852
Seeking Justice (2012) Mar 16, 2012 · Action, Drama, Thriller $14.1M worldwide

Mar 16, 2012 US and Canada: $411.7K Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $14.1M
1853
The Perfect Weapon (1991) Mar 15, 1991 · English · Action, Drama, Crime $14.1M worldwide

Mar 15, 1991 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M
1854
The Beastmaster (1982) Aug 20, 1982 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $14.1M worldwide

Aug 20, 1982 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M
1855
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) Feb 5, 1998 · English · Comedy, Music, Action $14.1M worldwide

Feb 5, 1998 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M
1856
Ghosts of Mars (2001) Aug 24, 2001 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Horror $14M worldwide

Aug 24, 2001 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $14M
1857
The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022) Oct 13, 2022 · Punjabi · Fantasy, Drama, Action $13.9M worldwide

Oct 13, 2022 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $13.9M
1858
The Way (2011) Oct 7, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $13.9M worldwide

Oct 7, 2011 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: $8.9M Worldwide: $13.9M
1859
The Missing (2017) Mar 31, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Mystery, Thriller $13.9M worldwide

Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
1860
The Golden Monk (2017) Sep 30, 2017 · Chinese · Action, Fantasy, Comedy $13.9M worldwide

Sep 30, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
1861
City Under Siege (2010) Aug 11, 2010 · Cantonese · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $13.9M worldwide

Aug 11, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
1862
Torrente 5 (2014) Oct 3, 2014 · Spanish · Comedy, Crime, Action $13.9M worldwide

Oct 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
1863
Hamburger Hill (1987) Aug 28, 1987 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $13.8M worldwide

Aug 28, 1987 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.8M
1864
The Quake (2018) Dec 14, 2018 · Norwegian · Action, Drama, Thriller $13.8M worldwide

Dec 14, 2018 US and Canada: $6.2K Rest of the world: $13.8M Worldwide: $13.8M
1865
House of the Dead (2003) Oct 10, 2003 · English · Action, Thriller, Horror $13.8M worldwide

Oct 10, 2003 US and Canada: $10.2M Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $13.8M
1866
Desperate Measures (1998) Jan 30, 1998 · English · Drama, Thriller, Action $13.8M worldwide

Jan 30, 1998 US and Canada: $13.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.8M
1867
Cash (2007) Aug 3, 2007 · Hindi · Action, Thriller $13.8M worldwide

Aug 3, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8M
1868
American Outlaws (2001) Aug 17, 2001 · English · Action, Western $13.7M worldwide

Aug 17, 2001 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: $336.1K Worldwide: $13.7M
1869
Phantom (2015) Aug 28, 2015 · Hindi · Action, Drama, Thriller $13.7M worldwide

Aug 28, 2015 US and Canada: $490K Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $13.7M
1870
I Am a Hero (2015) Oct 13, 2015 · Japanese · Horror, Drama, Action $13.6M worldwide

Oct 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6M
1871
All Is Lost (2013) Oct 18, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $13.6M worldwide

Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $13.6M
1872
Guilt by Design (2019) Sep 12, 2019 · Cantonese · Action, Crime $13.6M worldwide

Sep 12, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.6M
1873
Sardaar Gabbar Singh (2016) Apr 15, 2016 · Telugu · Comedy, Action $13.5M worldwide

Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5M
1874
Hit-and-Run Squad (2019) Jan 30, 2019 · Korean · Action, Crime $13.5M worldwide

Jan 30, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5M
1875
The Man (2005) Sep 9, 2005 · English · Action, Comedy, Crime $13.5M worldwide

Sep 9, 2005 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $13.5M
1876
OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021) Jul 17, 2021 · French · Adventure, Action, Comedy $13.5M worldwide

Jul 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5M
1877
They Live (1988) Nov 4, 1988 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $13.5M worldwide

Nov 4, 1988 US and Canada: $13.4M Rest of the world: $2.6K Worldwide: $13.5M
1878
#Alive (2020) Jun 24, 2020 · Korean · Action, Horror, Sci-Fi $13.4M worldwide

Jun 24, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.4M
1879
Reign of Assassins (2010) Sep 1, 2010 · Chinese · Action, Adventure $13.4M worldwide

Sep 1, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.4M
1880
Ratchet & Clank (2016) Apr 29, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $13.4M worldwide

Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: $8.8M Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $13.4M
1881
Hotel Artemis (2018) Jun 8, 2018 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $13.3M worldwide

Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $6.6M Worldwide: $13.3M
1882
Valimai (2022) Feb 24, 2022 · Tamil · Thriller, Crime, Action $13.3M worldwide

Feb 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.3M
1883
The Mod Squad (1999) Mar 26, 1999 · English · Action, Thriller $13.3M worldwide

Mar 26, 1999 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M
1884
Vice Squad (1982) Jan 22, 1982 · English · Action, Crime, Horror $13.3M worldwide

Jan 22, 1982 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M
1885
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) Dec 5, 2025 · Action, Crime, Thriller $13.3M worldwide

Dec 5, 2025 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $7.2M Worldwide: $13.3M
1886
Trespass (1992) Dec 25, 1992 · English · Action, Thriller $13.2M worldwide

Dec 25, 1992 US and Canada: $13.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.2M
1887
Vidocq (2001) Sep 18, 2001 · French · Mystery, Fantasy, Action $13.2M worldwide

Sep 18, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.2M
1888
Memory (2022) Apr 29, 2022 · English · Action, Thriller $13.2M worldwide

Apr 29, 2022 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: $5.9M Worldwide: $13.2M
1889
Article 370 (2024) Feb 23, 2024 · Hindi · Action, Thriller, Drama $13.2M worldwide

Feb 23, 2024 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $12.1M Worldwide: $13.2M
1890
Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007) Aug 4, 2007 · Japanese · Fantasy, Action, Animation $13.2M worldwide

Aug 4, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.2M
1891
The Way of the Gun (2000) Sep 8, 2000 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $13.2M worldwide

Sep 8, 2000 US and Canada: $6.1M Rest of the world: $7.1M Worldwide: $13.2M
1892
Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021) Aug 18, 2021 · Korean · Action $13.2M worldwide

Aug 18, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.2M
1893
Revenge of the Ninja (1983) Sep 16, 1983 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $13.2M worldwide

Sep 16, 1983 US and Canada: $13.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.2M
1894
Rosewood (1997) Feb 21, 1997 · English · Action, Drama, History $13.1M worldwide

Feb 21, 1997 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1M
1895
Women of Mafia (2018) Feb 22, 2018 · Polish · Drama, Action, Crime $13.1M worldwide

Feb 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.1M
1896
The Evil That Men Do (1984) Sep 21, 1984 · Spanish · Action, Drama, Thriller $13.1M worldwide

Sep 21, 1984 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1M
1897
Batla House (2019) Aug 15, 2019 · Hindi · Action, Thriller, Drama $13.1M worldwide

Aug 15, 2019 US and Canada: $493.2K Rest of the world: $12.6M Worldwide: $13.1M
1898
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008) Jan 11, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $13.1M worldwide

Jan 11, 2008 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $8.3M Worldwide: $13.1M
1899
Manta, Manta: Legacy (2023) Mar 30, 2023 · German · Comedy, Adventure, Action $13.1M worldwide

Mar 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.1M
1900
Thelma (2024) Jun 21, 2024 · English · Action, Comedy $13.1M worldwide

Jun 21, 2024 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $13.1M