#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 8
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 351 to 400 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.
- 351
May 9, 1997 US and Canada: $63.8M Rest of the world: $200.1M Worldwide: $263.9M - 352
Jun 23, 2010 US and Canada: $76.4M Rest of the world: $185.6M Worldwide: $262M - 353
Jun 1, 1990 US and Canada: $119.4M Rest of the world: $141.9M Worldwide: $261.3M - 354
Nov 1, 2019 US and Canada: $62.3M Rest of the world: $198.9M Worldwide: $261.1M - 355
Jul 3, 2013 US and Canada: $89.3M Rest of the world: $171.2M Worldwide: $260.5M - 356
Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $258.1M Worldwide: $259.4M - 357
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)Jun 27, 2003 US and Canada: $100.8M Rest of the world: $158.3M Worldwide: $259.2M
Jun 27, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Comedy $259.2M worldwide - 358
Aug 10, 2007 US and Canada: $140.1M Rest of the world: $118M Worldwide: $258.1M - 359
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $362.7K Rest of the world: $257.4M Worldwide: $257.8M - 360
Feb 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $255.9M - 361
May 28, 1993 US and Canada: $84M Rest of the world: $171M Worldwide: $255M - 362
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)Apr 27, 2017 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: $234M Worldwide: $254.2M
Apr 27, 2017 · Telugu · Action, Fantasy, Adventure $254.2M worldwide - 363
Men in Black: International (2019)Jun 14, 2019 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $173.9M Worldwide: $253.9M Jun 14, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $253.9M worldwide - 364
Mar 2, 2007 US and Canada: $168.3M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $253.6M - 365
Jun 7, 2019 US and Canada: $65.8M Rest of the world: $186.6M Worldwide: $252.4M - 366
Jan 17, 2020 US and Canada: $77M Rest of the world: $174.4M Worldwide: $251.4M - 367
Nov 16, 1998 US and Canada: $111.5M Rest of the world: $139.3M Worldwide: $250.8M - 368
Jul 4, 2023 US and Canada: $184.2M Rest of the world: $66.4M Worldwide: $250.6M - 369
Dec 15, 2006 US and Canada: $75M Rest of the world: $175.4M Worldwide: $250.4M - 370
Jul 17, 1998 US and Canada: $94.1M Rest of the world: $156.2M Worldwide: $250.3M - 371
Jun 12, 2026 US and Canada: $116.6M Rest of the world: $130.6M Worldwide: $247.2M - 372
Jan 18, 2019 US and Canada: $111M Rest of the world: $136M Worldwide: $247M - 373
Mar 4, 2011 US and Canada: $123.5M Rest of the world: $122.2M Worldwide: $245.7M - 374
Jun 27, 1997 US and Canada: $112.3M Rest of the world: $133.4M Worldwide: $245.7M - 375
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $82.1M Rest of the world: $163.6M Worldwide: $245.6M Jun 3, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $245.6M worldwide - 376
Jun 20, 2003 US and Canada: $132.2M Rest of the world: $113.1M Worldwide: $245.3M - 377
Jul 24, 2015 US and Canada: $78.7M Rest of the world: $166.1M Worldwide: $244.9M - 378
Jul 25, 2014 US and Canada: $72.7M Rest of the world: $172.1M Worldwide: $244.8M - 379
Sep 18, 1998 US and Canada: $141.2M Rest of the world: $103.5M Worldwide: $244.7M - 380
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)Jul 11, 2008 US and Canada: $101.7M Rest of the world: $142.5M Worldwide: $244.2M Jul 11, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $244.2M worldwide - 381
May 31, 2013 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: $183.1M Worldwide: $243.6M - 382
Feb 12, 2014 US and Canada: $58.6M Rest of the world: $184.1M Worldwide: $242.7M - 383
Jun 21, 1996 US and Canada: $101.3M Rest of the world: $141M Worldwide: $242.3M - 384
May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $166.6M Worldwide: $240.9M - 385
Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $54.6M Rest of the world: $186M Worldwide: $240.7M - 386
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $42.3M Rest of the world: $197.8M Worldwide: $240.2M Sep 14, 2012 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $240.2M worldwide - 387
Jul 2, 1990 US and Canada: $117.5M Rest of the world: $122.5M Worldwide: $240M - 388
May 25, 1988 US and Canada: $109.3M Rest of the world: $130.3M Worldwide: $239.6M - 389
Aug 5, 2022 US and Canada: $103.4M Rest of the world: $135.9M Worldwide: $239.3M - 390
Jun 20, 1997 US and Canada: $107.4M Rest of the world: $130.9M Worldwide: $238.3M - 391
Jun 9, 2000 US and Canada: $101.6M Rest of the world: $135.6M Worldwide: $237.2M - 392
Jun 17, 2011 US and Canada: $116.6M Rest of the world: $120.6M Worldwide: $237.2M - 393
Jun 6, 2003 US and Canada: $127.2M Rest of the world: $109.2M Worldwide: $236.4M - 394
Jun 5, 2015 US and Canada: $110.8M Rest of the world: $124.8M Worldwide: $235.7M - 395
May 28, 2021 US and Canada: $86.1M Rest of the world: $147.4M Worldwide: $233.5M - 396
Jun 20, 2008 US and Canada: $130.3M Rest of the world: $100.4M Worldwide: $230.7M - 397
Jun 28, 2013 US and Canada: $159.6M Rest of the world: $70.3M Worldwide: $229.9M - 398
Jul 15, 2016 US and Canada: $128.4M Rest of the world: $100.8M Worldwide: $229.1M - 399
Feb 16, 2007 US and Canada: $115.8M Rest of the world: $112.9M Worldwide: $228.7M - 400
Jul 7, 1989 US and Canada: $147.3M Rest of the world: $80.6M Worldwide: $227.9M
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)