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Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time, Page 4

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%
Avatar (2009) movie poster #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 151 to 200 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.

  1. 151 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) movie poster
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Jul 3, 1991 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $517.8M worldwide
    Jul 3, 1991 US and Canada: $205.9M Rest of the world: $311.9M Worldwide: $517.8M
  2. 152 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) movie poster
    Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Oct 1, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $506.8M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $213.6M Rest of the world: $293.3M Worldwide: $506.8M
  3. 153 Troy (2004) movie poster
    Troy (2004) May 14, 2004 · English · Action, Romance $497.4M worldwide
    May 14, 2004 US and Canada: $133.4M Rest of the world: $364M Worldwide: $497.4M
  4. 154 Twister (1996) movie poster
    Twister (1996) May 10, 1996 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $494.6M worldwide
    May 10, 1996 US and Canada: $241.8M Rest of the world: $252.8M Worldwide: $494.6M
  5. 155 Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) movie poster
    Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Mar 8, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $493.3M worldwide
    Mar 8, 2013 US and Canada: $234.9M Rest of the world: $258.4M Worldwide: $493.3M
  6. 156 Clash of the Titans (2010) movie poster
    Clash of the Titans (2010) Apr 1, 2010 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $493.2M worldwide
    Apr 1, 2010 US and Canada: $163.2M Rest of the world: $330M Worldwide: $493.2M
  7. 157 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) movie poster
    Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) Dec 20, 2024 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $492.2M worldwide
    Dec 20, 2024 US and Canada: $236.1M Rest of the world: $256M Worldwide: $492.2M
  8. 158 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) movie poster
    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) Oct 18, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $491.7M worldwide
    Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $113.9M Rest of the world: $377.8M Worldwide: $491.7M
  9. 159 War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) movie poster
    War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Jul 14, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $490.7M worldwide
    Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $146.9M Rest of the world: $343.8M Worldwide: $490.7M
  10. 160 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) movie poster
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) Jun 10, 2005 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $487.3M worldwide
    Jun 10, 2005 US and Canada: $186.3M Rest of the world: $301M Worldwide: $487.3M
  11. 161 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) movie poster
    Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2021) Apr 23, 2021 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $485.5M worldwide
    Apr 23, 2021 US and Canada: $49.9M Rest of the world: $435.7M Worldwide: $485.5M
  12. 162 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) movie poster
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Aug 8, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $485M worldwide
    Aug 8, 2014 US and Canada: $191.2M Rest of the world: $293.8M Worldwide: $485M
  13. 163 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) movie poster
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) May 25, 1983 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $482.5M worldwide
    May 25, 1983 US and Canada: $316.6M Rest of the world: $165.9M Worldwide: $482.5M
  14. 164 Saving Private Ryan (1998) movie poster
    Saving Private Ryan (1998) Jul 24, 1998 · English · Action, Drama, War $482.4M worldwide
    Jul 24, 1998 US and Canada: $217M Rest of the world: $265.3M Worldwide: $482.4M
  15. 165 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) movie poster
    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Aug 5, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $481.8M worldwide
    Aug 5, 2011 US and Canada: $176.8M Rest of the world: $305M Worldwide: $481.8M
  16. 166 Venom: The Last Dance (2024) movie poster
    Venom: The Last Dance (2024) Oct 25, 2024 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $478.9M worldwide
    Oct 25, 2024 US and Canada: $139.8M Rest of the world: $339.2M Worldwide: $478.9M
  17. 167 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) movie poster
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) Feb 17, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $476.1M worldwide
    Feb 17, 2023 US and Canada: $214.5M Rest of the world: $261.6M Worldwide: $476.1M
  18. 168 San Andreas (2015) movie poster
    San Andreas (2015) May 29, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $474.6M worldwide
    May 29, 2015 US and Canada: $155.2M Rest of the world: $319.4M Worldwide: $474.6M
  19. 169 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) movie poster
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) May 24, 1989 · English · Action, Adventure $474.2M worldwide
    May 24, 1989 US and Canada: $197.2M Rest of the world: $277M Worldwide: $474.2M
  20. 170 The LEGO Movie (2014) movie poster
    The LEGO Movie (2014) Feb 7, 2014 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $470.8M worldwide
    Feb 7, 2014 US and Canada: $258M Rest of the world: $212.8M Worldwide: $470.8M
  21. 171 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) movie poster
    Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) Mar 31, 2021 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Drama $470.1M worldwide
    Mar 31, 2021 US and Canada: $100.9M Rest of the world: $369.2M Worldwide: $470.1M
  22. 172 Lucy (2014) movie poster
    Lucy (2014) Jul 25, 2014 · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $469.1M worldwide
    Jul 25, 2014 US and Canada: $126.7M Rest of the world: $342.4M Worldwide: $469.1M
  23. 173 Bumblebee (2018) movie poster
    Bumblebee (2018) Dec 21, 2018 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $468M worldwide
    Dec 21, 2018 US and Canada: $127.2M Rest of the world: $340.8M Worldwide: $468M
  24. 174 The Matrix (1999) movie poster
    The Matrix (1999) Mar 31, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $467.8M worldwide
    Mar 31, 1999 US and Canada: $172.1M Rest of the world: $295.8M Worldwide: $467.8M
  25. 175 Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) movie poster
    Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) May 15, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $467.4M worldwide
    May 15, 2013 US and Canada: $228.8M Rest of the world: $238.6M Worldwide: $467.4M
  26. 176 Gladiator (2000) movie poster
    Gladiator (2000) May 5, 2000 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $465.5M worldwide
    May 5, 2000 US and Canada: $187.7M Rest of the world: $277.8M Worldwide: $465.5M
  27. 177 Gladiator II (2024) movie poster
    Gladiator II (2024) Nov 22, 2024 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $462.2M worldwide
    Nov 22, 2024 US and Canada: $172.4M Rest of the world: $289.7M Worldwide: $462.2M
  28. 178 The Eight Hundred (2020) movie poster
    The Eight Hundred (2020) Aug 28, 2020 · Chinese · Action, Drama, War $461.4M worldwide
    Aug 28, 2020 US and Canada: $372.8K Rest of the world: $461M Worldwide: $461.4M
  29. 179 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) movie poster
    X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) May 26, 2006 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $460.4M worldwide
    May 26, 2006 US and Canada: $234.4M Rest of the world: $226.1M Worldwide: $460.4M
  30. 180 National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) movie poster
    National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) Dec 21, 2007 · English · Action, Adventure, Mystery $459.2M worldwide
    Dec 21, 2007 US and Canada: $220M Rest of the world: $239.3M Worldwide: $459.2M
  31. 181 Mission: Impossible (1996) movie poster
    Mission: Impossible (1996) May 22, 1996 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $457.7M worldwide
    May 22, 1996 US and Canada: $181M Rest of the world: $276.7M Worldwide: $457.7M
  32. 182 300 (2007) movie poster
    300 (2007) Mar 9, 2007 · English · Action, Fantasy, War $456.1M worldwide
    Mar 9, 2007 US and Canada: $210.6M Rest of the world: $245.5M Worldwide: $456.1M
  33. 183 The Last Samurai (2003) movie poster
    The Last Samurai (2003) Dec 5, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $454.6M worldwide
    Dec 5, 2003 US and Canada: $111.1M Rest of the world: $343.5M Worldwide: $454.6M
  34. 184 Thor (2011) movie poster
    Thor (2011) May 6, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $449.3M worldwide
    May 6, 2011 US and Canada: $181M Rest of the world: $268.3M Worldwide: $449.3M
  35. 185 Pearl Harbor (2001) movie poster
    Pearl Harbor (2001) May 25, 2001 · Action, Drama, Romance $449.2M worldwide
    May 25, 2001 US and Canada: $198.5M Rest of the world: $250.7M Worldwide: $449.2M
  36. 186 John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) movie poster
    John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Mar 24, 2023 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $447.1M worldwide
    Mar 24, 2023 US and Canada: $187.1M Rest of the world: $260M Worldwide: $447.1M
  37. 187 Men in Black II (2002) movie poster
    Men in Black II (2002) Jul 3, 2002 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy $445.1M worldwide
    Jul 3, 2002 US and Canada: $193.7M Rest of the world: $251.4M Worldwide: $445.1M
  38. 188 The Mummy Returns (2001) movie poster
    The Mummy Returns (2001) May 4, 2001 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $443.3M worldwide
    May 4, 2001 US and Canada: $202M Rest of the world: $241.3M Worldwide: $443.3M
  39. 189 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) movie poster
    The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Aug 3, 2007 · English · Action, Adventure, Mystery $442.8M worldwide
    Aug 3, 2007 US and Canada: $227.5M Rest of the world: $215.4M Worldwide: $442.8M
  40. 190 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) movie poster
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) Jun 9, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $441.7M worldwide
    Jun 9, 2023 US and Canada: $157.3M Rest of the world: $284.3M Worldwide: $441.7M
  41. 191 Terminator Genisys (2015) movie poster
    Terminator Genisys (2015) Jul 1, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $440.6M worldwide
    Jul 1, 2015 US and Canada: $89.8M Rest of the world: $350.8M Worldwide: $440.6M
  42. 192 Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) movie poster
    Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) Dec 22, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $440.2M worldwide
    Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $124.5M Rest of the world: $315.7M Worldwide: $440.2M
  43. 193 Warcraft (2016) movie poster
    Warcraft (2016) Jun 10, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $439M worldwide
    Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $47.4M Rest of the world: $391.7M Worldwide: $439M
  44. 194 Yolo (2024) movie poster
    Yolo (2024) Feb 10, 2024 · Chinese · Drama, Comedy, Action $433.6M worldwide
    Feb 10, 2024 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $431.6M Worldwide: $433.6M
  45. 195 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) movie poster
    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) Jul 2, 2003 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $433.4M worldwide
    Jul 2, 2003 US and Canada: $150.4M Rest of the world: $283M Worldwide: $433.4M
  46. 196 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) movie poster
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Sep 3, 2021 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $432.2M worldwide
    Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: $224.5M Rest of the world: $207.7M Worldwide: $432.2M
  47. 197 Die Another Day (2002) movie poster
    Die Another Day (2002) Nov 22, 2002 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $432M worldwide
    Nov 22, 2002 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $271M Worldwide: $432M
  48. 198 Rampage (2018) movie poster
    Rampage (2018) Apr 13, 2018 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $428.1M worldwide
    Apr 13, 2018 US and Canada: $101M Rest of the world: $327.1M Worldwide: $428.1M
  49. 199 The Matrix Revolutions (2003) movie poster
    The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Nov 5, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $427.3M worldwide
    Nov 5, 2003 US and Canada: $139.3M Rest of the world: $288M Worldwide: $427.3M
  50. 200 Bad Boys for Life (2020) movie poster
    Bad Boys for Life (2020) Jan 17, 2020 · English · Action, Thriller, Comedy $426.5M worldwide
    Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $206.3M Rest of the world: $220.2M Worldwide: $426.5M
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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
2010s 10 years · $152.6B
2000s 10 years · $73.2B
1990s 10 years · $32.6B
1980s 10 years · $10.7B
1970s 10 years · $2.8B
1960s 10 years · $286.3M
1950s 7 years · $3.2M
1940s 2 years · $2.3M
1930s 2 years · $5.8K
1920s 2 years · $1.8K