#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 7
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 301 to 350 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.
- 301
May 15, 1992 US and Canada: $144.7M Rest of the world: $177M Worldwide: $321.7M - 302
Jul 1, 2010 US and Canada: $131.8M Rest of the world: $187.9M Worldwide: $319.7M - 303
Dec 5, 1984 US and Canada: $234.8M Rest of the world: $81.6M Worldwide: $316.4M - 304
Jul 25, 1997 US and Canada: $173M Rest of the world: $142.2M Worldwide: $315.2M - 305
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $85M Rest of the world: $229.9M Worldwide: $315M - 306
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)Jun 11, 1999 US and Canada: $206M Rest of the world: $107.7M Worldwide: $313.7M
Jun 11, 1999 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $313.7M worldwide - 307
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $175.9M Rest of the world: $136.4M Worldwide: $312.3M - 308
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $81.7M Rest of the world: $230.6M Worldwide: $312.3M Sep 18, 2015 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $312.3M worldwide - 309
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $26.8M Rest of the world: $285.4M Worldwide: $312.2M Jan 27, 2017 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $312.2M worldwide - 310
Nov 8, 1996 US and Canada: $136.5M Rest of the world: $173M Worldwide: $309.5M - 311
Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: $68.4M Rest of the world: $236.5M Worldwide: $304.9M - 312
Feb 14, 2013 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $237.3M Worldwide: $304.7M - 313
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: $291.3M Worldwide: $303.7M - 314
May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $65.4M Rest of the world: $237.6M Worldwide: $303M - 315
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)Aug 7, 2009 US and Canada: $150.2M Rest of the world: $152.3M Worldwide: $302.5M Aug 7, 2009 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $302.5M worldwide - 316
Mar 30, 2012 US and Canada: $83.7M Rest of the world: $218.3M Worldwide: $302M - 317
Jun 16, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $302M - 318
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)Jun 15, 2007 US and Canada: $131.9M Rest of the world: $170M Worldwide: $301.9M Jun 15, 2007 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $301.9M worldwide - 319
Dec 15, 1978 US and Canada: $134.5M Rest of the world: $166M Worldwide: $300.5M - 320
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)May 22, 1985 US and Canada: $150.4M Rest of the world: $150M Worldwide: $300.4M May 22, 1985 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $300.4M worldwide - 321
Sep 10, 2010 US and Canada: $60.1M Rest of the world: $240.1M Worldwide: $300.2M - 322
Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $127.6M Rest of the world: $172.6M Worldwide: $300.2M - 323
May 7, 2004 US and Canada: $120.2M Rest of the world: $180M Worldwide: $300.2M - 324
May 20, 1987 US and Canada: $153.7M Rest of the world: $146.3M Worldwide: $300M - 325
Oct 7, 2011 US and Canada: $85.5M Rest of the world: $213.8M Worldwide: $299.3M - 326
Jun 8, 2018 US and Canada: $140.3M Rest of the world: $157.5M Worldwide: $297.8M - 327
The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)Mar 20, 2015 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $166.8M Worldwide: $297M Mar 20, 2015 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $297M worldwide - 328
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)Jul 26, 2002 US and Canada: $213.3M Rest of the world: $83.6M Worldwide: $296.9M Jul 26, 2002 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $296.9M worldwide - 329
Jul 14, 2000 US and Canada: $157.3M Rest of the world: $139M Worldwide: $296.3M - 330
Jul 23, 2010 US and Canada: $118.3M Rest of the world: $175.2M Worldwide: $293.5M - 331
Jul 24, 2009 US and Canada: $119.4M Rest of the world: $173.4M Worldwide: $292.8M - 332
Jul 23, 2004 US and Canada: $176.2M Rest of the world: $116.3M Worldwide: $292.5M - 333
Mar 23, 2018 US and Canada: $59.9M Rest of the world: $231.1M Worldwide: $290.9M - 334
Mar 21, 2014 US and Canada: $150.9M Rest of the world: $137.9M Worldwide: $288.9M - 335
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)Jan 26, 2018 US and Canada: $58M Rest of the world: $230.1M Worldwide: $288.2M Jan 26, 2018 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $288.2M worldwide - 336
Aug 9, 2013 US and Canada: $93.1M Rest of the world: $193.1M Worldwide: $286.1M - 337
Jul 10, 1998 US and Canada: $130.4M Rest of the world: $155M Worldwide: $285.4M - 338
Mar 9, 2012 US and Canada: $73.1M Rest of the world: $211.1M Worldwide: $284.1M - 339
Aug 9, 2002 US and Canada: $142.1M Rest of the world: $135.3M Worldwide: $277.4M - 340
Aug 10, 2012 US and Canada: $113.2M Rest of the world: $162.9M Worldwide: $276.1M - 341
Mar 16, 2018 US and Canada: $58.3M Rest of the world: $216.7M Worldwide: $275M - 342
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)Jun 15, 2001 US and Canada: $131.2M Rest of the world: $143.5M Worldwide: $274.7M Jun 15, 2001 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $274.7M worldwide - 343
Aug 13, 2010 US and Canada: $103.1M Rest of the world: $171.4M Worldwide: $274.5M - 344
Jul 18, 2003 US and Canada: $138.6M Rest of the world: $134.7M Worldwide: $273.3M - 345
Jun 16, 2023 US and Canada: $108.1M Rest of the world: $163.3M Worldwide: $271.4M - 346
Dec 12, 2014 US and Canada: $65M Rest of the world: $203.2M Worldwide: $268.2M - 347
Jun 19, 1992 US and Canada: $162.9M Rest of the world: $104M Worldwide: $266.9M - 348
Jun 13, 2008 US and Canada: $134.8M Rest of the world: $130M Worldwide: $264.8M - 349
Jul 28, 1995 US and Canada: $88.2M Rest of the world: $176M Worldwide: $264.2M - 350
Nov 3, 2000 US and Canada: $125.3M Rest of the world: $138.8M Worldwide: $264.1M
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)