#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 9
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 401 to 450 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.
- 401
Jan 14, 2011 US and Canada: $98.8M Rest of the world: $129M Worldwide: $227.8M - 402
Jun 28, 2017 US and Canada: $107.8M Rest of the world: $119.1M Worldwide: $226.9M - 403
Nov 11, 2011 US and Canada: $83.5M Rest of the world: $143.4M Worldwide: $226.9M - 404
Jan 30, 2009 US and Canada: $145M Rest of the world: $81.8M Worldwide: $226.8M - 405
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)Jan 25, 2013 US and Canada: $55.7M Rest of the world: $170.6M Worldwide: $226.3M
Jan 25, 2013 · English · Action, Fantasy, Horror $226.3M worldwide - 406
Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $117.6M Rest of the world: $108.7M Worldwide: $226.3M - 407
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $41.2M Rest of the world: $184.8M Worldwide: $226M Jul 21, 2017 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $226M worldwide - 408
Feb 14, 2008 US and Canada: $80.2M Rest of the world: $145M Worldwide: $225.1M - 409
Jun 6, 1997 US and Canada: $101.1M Rest of the world: $122.9M Worldwide: $224M - 410
Feb 28, 2014 US and Canada: $92.2M Rest of the world: $130.6M Worldwide: $222.8M - 411
Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $61.5M Rest of the world: $160.9M Worldwide: $222.4M - 412
Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $113.8M Rest of the world: $108.3M Worldwide: $222.1M - 413
Oct 20, 2017 US and Canada: $33.7M Rest of the world: $188.2M Worldwide: $221.9M - 414
Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: $210.4M Worldwide: $221.3M - 415
Jul 30, 2021 US and Canada: $117M Rest of the world: $103.9M Worldwide: $220.9M - 416
Oct 11, 2013 US and Canada: $107.1M Rest of the world: $111.7M Worldwide: $218.8M - 417
May 6, 2005 US and Canada: $47.5M Rest of the world: $170.8M Worldwide: $218.4M - 418
Dec 21, 2012 US and Canada: $80.1M Rest of the world: $138.3M Worldwide: $218.3M - 419
Oct 10, 2014 US and Canada: $56.3M Rest of the world: $160.8M Worldwide: $217.1M - 420
Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $127.4M Rest of the world: $89.5M Worldwide: $216.9M - 421
Jun 19, 1981 US and Canada: $108.2M Rest of the world: $108.2M Worldwide: $216.4M - 422
Aug 3, 1994 US and Canada: $122.2M Rest of the world: $93.7M Worldwide: $215.9M - 423
Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $69.2M Rest of the world: $146.4M Worldwide: $215.7M - 424
Jun 16, 1989 US and Canada: $112.5M Rest of the world: $102.9M Worldwide: $215.4M - 425
Feb 17, 2026 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $213.8M Worldwide: $215.4M - 426
Jun 28, 2000 US and Canada: $113.3M Rest of the world: $102M Worldwide: $215.3M - 427
Aug 15, 2014 US and Canada: $39.3M Rest of the world: $175.3M Worldwide: $214.7M - 428
Nov 21, 2018 US and Canada: $115.7M Rest of the world: $98.5M Worldwide: $214.2M - 429
Jun 14, 2002 US and Canada: $121.7M Rest of the world: $92.4M Worldwide: $214M - 430
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)Dec 8, 2000 US and Canada: $128.5M Rest of the world: $85.4M Worldwide: $214M
Dec 8, 2000 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Drama $214M worldwide - 431
Sep 26, 2025 US and Canada: $72.9M Rest of the world: $140.3M Worldwide: $213.2M - 432
May 24, 1995 US and Canada: $75.6M Rest of the world: $137.6M Worldwide: $213.2M - 433
Dec 22, 2000 US and Canada: $106.8M Rest of the world: $106M Worldwide: $212.8M - 434
Apr 30, 1999 US and Canada: $87.7M Rest of the world: $124.7M Worldwide: $212.4M - 435
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)Nov 10, 1995 US and Canada: $108.4M Rest of the world: $104M Worldwide: $212.4M Nov 10, 1995 · English · Action, Adventure, Mystery $212.4M worldwide - 436
Nov 24, 1999 US and Canada: $66.9M Rest of the world: $145.1M Worldwide: $212M - 437
Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $85.8M Rest of the world: $126M Worldwide: $211.8M - 438
Mar 11, 2011 US and Canada: $83.6M Rest of the world: $128.3M Worldwide: $211.8M - 439
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)Nov 14, 2003 US and Canada: $93.9M Rest of the world: $117.7M Worldwide: $211.6M Nov 14, 2003 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $211.6M worldwide - 440
Aug 14, 2009 US and Canada: $115.6M Rest of the world: $95.2M Worldwide: $210.9M - 441
Jun 29, 1979 US and Canada: $70.3M Rest of the world: $140M Worldwide: $210.3M - 442
May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $93.4M Rest of the world: $115.6M Worldwide: $209M - 443
Feb 10, 2012 US and Canada: $126.4M Rest of the world: $81.7M Worldwide: $208.1M - 444
Aug 8, 2003 US and Canada: $116.9M Rest of the world: $90.8M Worldwide: $207.7M - 445
Jun 22, 2001 US and Canada: $144.7M Rest of the world: $62.8M Worldwide: $207.5M - 446
Nov 10, 2023 US and Canada: $84.5M Rest of the world: $121.6M Worldwide: $206.1M - 447
Jul 30, 2021 US and Canada: $385.3K Rest of the world: $205.5M Worldwide: $205.8M - 448
Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $62.5M Rest of the world: $143.2M Worldwide: $205.8M - 449
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Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)Feb 7, 2020 US and Canada: $84.2M Rest of the world: $121.4M Worldwide: $205.5M Feb 7, 2020 · English · Action, Adventure, Crime $205.5M worldwide - 450
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)Mar 31, 2023 US and Canada: $93.5M Rest of the world: $111.9M Worldwide: $205.5M Mar 31, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $205.5M 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)