#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 6
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 251 to 300 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.
- 251
Jun 15, 2005 US and Canada: $206.9M Rest of the world: $168.5M Worldwide: $375.4M - 252
May 1, 2009 US and Canada: $179.9M Rest of the world: $193.2M Worldwide: $373.1M - 253
Jul 19, 2024 US and Canada: $267.8M Rest of the world: $104.5M Worldwide: $372.3M - 254
Apr 18, 2025 US and Canada: $280M Rest of the world: $91.6M Worldwide: $371.6M - 255
May 21, 2009 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $246M Worldwide: $371.4M - 256
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)Jul 22, 2011 US and Canada: $176.7M Rest of the world: $193.9M Worldwide: $370.6M
Jul 22, 2011 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $370.6M worldwide - 257
Aug 6, 1993 US and Canada: $183.9M Rest of the world: $185M Worldwide: $368.9M - 258
Jul 18, 2001 US and Canada: $181.2M Rest of the world: $187.6M Worldwide: $368.8M - 259
Apr 5, 2019 US and Canada: $140.5M Rest of the world: $227.3M Worldwide: $367.8M - 260
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)May 19, 1995 US and Canada: $100M Rest of the world: $266.1M Worldwide: $366.1M May 19, 1995 · English · Action, Thriller, Crime $366.1M worldwide - 261
Sep 3, 2020 US and Canada: $58.5M Rest of the world: $306.8M Worldwide: $365.3M - 262
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)Nov 17, 2023 US and Canada: $166.4M Rest of the world: $197.6M Worldwide: $364M Nov 17, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $364M worldwide - 263
Jul 27, 2001 US and Canada: $180M Rest of the world: $182.2M Worldwide: $362.2M - 264
The World Is Not Enough (1999)Nov 19, 1999 US and Canada: $126.9M Rest of the world: $234.9M Worldwide: $361.8M Nov 19, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $361.8M worldwide - 265
Apr 3, 2009 US and Canada: $155.1M Rest of the world: $205.3M Worldwide: $360.4M - 266
Mar 28, 2014 US and Canada: $101.2M Rest of the world: $258M Worldwide: $359.2M - 267
Jun 11, 2010 US and Canada: $176.6M Rest of the world: $182.5M Worldwide: $359.1M - 268
Jun 21, 2002 US and Canada: $132.1M Rest of the world: $226.3M Worldwide: $358.4M - 269
May 16, 1986 US and Canada: $180.3M Rest of the world: $177M Worldwide: $357.3M - 270
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $126.6M Rest of the world: $230.6M Worldwide: $357.2M - 271
Jul 16, 2004 US and Canada: $144.8M Rest of the world: $208.3M Worldwide: $353.1M - 272
Jun 3, 2011 US and Canada: $146.4M Rest of the world: $206.2M Worldwide: $352.6M - 273
May 20, 2016 US and Canada: $107.5M Rest of the world: $244.8M Worldwide: $352.3M - 274
Nov 17, 1995 US and Canada: $106.4M Rest of the world: $245.8M Worldwide: $352.2M - 275
Jul 29, 1994 US and Canada: $119.9M Rest of the world: $231.6M Worldwide: $351.6M - 276
Jun 10, 1994 US and Canada: $121.2M Rest of the world: $229.2M Worldwide: $350.4M - 277
May 8, 1998 US and Canada: $140.5M Rest of the world: $209M Worldwide: $349.5M - 278
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $102.4M Rest of the world: $245.9M Worldwide: $348.3M - 279
Nov 19, 2004 US and Canada: $173M Rest of the world: $174.5M Worldwide: $347.5M - 280
Aug 3, 2001 US and Canada: $226.2M Rest of the world: $121.2M Worldwide: $347.3M - 281
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)Jan 20, 2017 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: $301.2M Worldwide: $346.1M Jan 20, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $346.1M worldwide - 282
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)May 22, 2026 US and Canada: $177.7M Rest of the world: $167.9M Worldwide: $345.6M May 22, 2026 · English · Action, Adventure, Family $345.6M worldwide - 283
Jul 22, 2016 US and Canada: $158.8M Rest of the world: $184.6M Worldwide: $343.5M - 284
Mar 7, 2014 US and Canada: $106.6M Rest of the world: $231M Worldwide: $337.6M - 285
Jun 16, 1995 US and Canada: $184.1M Rest of the world: $152.5M Worldwide: $336.6M - 286
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)May 28, 2010 US and Canada: $90.8M Rest of the world: $245.6M Worldwide: $336.4M May 28, 2010 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $336.4M worldwide - 287
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)Feb 10, 2012 US and Canada: $103.9M Rest of the world: $231.4M Worldwide: $335.3M Feb 10, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $335.3M worldwide - 288
Jun 7, 1996 US and Canada: $134.1M Rest of the world: $201M Worldwide: $335.1M - 289
Feb 17, 2017 US and Canada: $45.5M Rest of the world: $289.4M Worldwide: $334.9M - 290
Jun 10, 2016 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $269.8M Worldwide: $334.9M - 291
Jul 8, 2005 US and Canada: $154.7M Rest of the world: $178.8M Worldwide: $333.5M - 292
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)May 23, 1984 US and Canada: $179.9M Rest of the world: $153.2M Worldwide: $333.1M May 23, 1984 · English · Action, Adventure $333.1M worldwide - 293
Dec 19, 1997 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $207.7M Worldwide: $333M - 294
Aug 13, 2021 US and Canada: $121.6M Rest of the world: $209.9M Worldwide: $331.5M - 295
Jun 13, 2014 US and Canada: $191.7M Rest of the world: $139.6M Worldwide: $331.3M - 296
Jun 30, 2000 US and Canada: $182.6M Rest of the world: $146.1M Worldwide: $328.7M - 297
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)May 17, 2019 US and Canada: $171M Rest of the world: $157.3M Worldwide: $328.3M May 17, 2019 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $328.3M worldwide - 298
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $89.3M Rest of the world: $237.2M Worldwide: $326.5M - 299
Jul 10, 2026 US and Canada: $126.2M Rest of the world: $197.6M Worldwide: $323.9M - 300
Nov 5, 2010 US and Canada: $148.4M Rest of the world: $173.5M Worldwide: $321.9M
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)