#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 75
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 3,701 to 3,750 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.
- 3701
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: $503.4K Rest of the world: $31.7K Worldwide: $535.1K - 3702
Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $532.4K - 3703
Jan 11, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $530.5K - 3704
Dec 24, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $529.3K - 3705
Nov 12, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $529.2K - 3706
Jul 9, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $528.9K - 3707
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation (2017)Oct 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $526.1K
Oct 21, 2017 · Japanese · Drama, Sci-Fi, Action $526.1K worldwide - 3708
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression (2018)Feb 10, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $526.1K Feb 10, 2018 · Japanese · Drama, Action, Sci-Fi $526.1K worldwide - 3709
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification (2018)May 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $526.1K May 1, 2018 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Drama $526.1K worldwide - 3710
Oct 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $522.9K - 3711
Oct 22, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $522.7K - 3712
Dec 28, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $521.9K - 3713
Jan 27, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $521.7K - 3714
May 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $520.6K - 3715
Aug 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $519K - 3716
Jan 20, 2017 US and Canada: $5.7K Rest of the world: $511.5K Worldwide: $517.2K - 3717
Oct 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $517.1K - 3718
Sep 11, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $517K - 3719
Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: $291.6K Rest of the world: $224.3K Worldwide: $515.9K - 3720
Jackpot Island - Kumanthong Returns (2022)Dec 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $512.7K
Dec 23, 2022 · Vietnamese · Action, Thriller, Horror $512.7K worldwide - 3721
Oct 17, 1968 US and Canada: $511.4K Rest of the world: $647 Worldwide: $512K - 3722
Feb 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $511.4K - 3723
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)Jan 21, 2017 US and Canada: $248.3K Rest of the world: $262.8K Worldwide: $511.1K Jan 21, 2017 · Japanese · Fantasy, Action, Animation $511.1K worldwide - 3724
Mar 12, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $511.1K - 3725
Oct 9, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $511K - 3726
Aug 28, 2015 US and Canada: $511K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $511K - 3727
Jul 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $509.9K - 3728
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $509.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509.5K - 3729
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $507.2K - 3730
Ultraman Ginga S the Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! (2015)Mar 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $506.1K Mar 15, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi $506.1K worldwide - 3731
Feb 11, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $505.7K - 3732
Jun 20, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $504K - 3733
Dec 21, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $503.8K - 3734
Nov 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $502.2K - 3735
Jun 30, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $500.3K - 3736
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $51.7K Rest of the world: $447.9K Worldwide: $499.6K - 3737
Apr 24, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $497.7K - 3738
Nov 1, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $497.5K - 3739
Sep 6, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $497.3K - 3740
Aug 21, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $496K - 3741
Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $495.1K - 3742
May 1, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $493.5K - 3743
Jun 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $493.4K - 3744
Nov 14, 2014 US and Canada: $12.1K Rest of the world: $479K Worldwide: $491.2K - 3745
Jul 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $489.8K - 3746
Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown (2024)Feb 7, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $488.3K Feb 7, 2024 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Action $488.3K worldwide - 3747
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $60.1K Rest of the world: $425.5K Worldwide: $485.5K - 3748
Jan 11, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $484.8K - 3749
Jul 6, 2007 US and Canada: $52.3K Rest of the world: $431.4K Worldwide: $483.7K - 3750
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II - Artesia’s Sorrow (2015)Oct 31, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $477.7K Oct 31, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Sci-Fi, Animation $477.7K worldwide
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)