2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
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.
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
Ranks 2,951 to 3,000 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.
Feb 6, 2026 US and Canada: $629K Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $2.3M
Aug 1, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
Oct 9, 2009 US and Canada: $105K Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $2.3M
Mar 20, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Mar 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Feb 21, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Jun 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Jul 10, 1987 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M
May 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Nov 10, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Dec 1, 1995 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M
Jan 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Aug 23, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Feb 27, 2009 US and Canada: $666K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $2.2M
Apr 24, 1998 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.2M
Jul 18, 2008 US and Canada: $4.6K Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $2.2M
Apr 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Sep 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Oct 9, 2013 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jun 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Apr 24, 2009 US and Canada: $6.8K Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $2.1M
Nov 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Feb 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jan 24, 2014 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $858.3K Worldwide: $2.1M
Aug 1, 1975 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
Apr 1, 2022 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $2.1M
Oct 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jan 13, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jan 18, 2002 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
Apr 5, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jan 12, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Nov 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Oct 8, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Sep 29, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jun 29, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jul 18, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M 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).