Action box office · 1990

Action Box Office 1990: Highest-Grossing Action Movies, Page 2

Total Recall (1990) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 1990, with $261.3M worldwide, ahead of Die Hard 2 (1990) at $240M and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) at $202.1M. 51 action films released in 1990 report a worldwide gross, $2.5B in all, 62% of it from the US & Canada. 10 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 35% on 1989, whose releases took $1.8B. By language, English leads with $2.4B across 44 action releases.

1990 releases with a gross: 51
combined worldwide: $2.5B
films crossed $100M: 10
vs 1989: +35%

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#1 action movie of 1990

Total Recall (1990)

1990 · Action, Adventure

$261.3M worldwide · 11% of the chart's total

$119.4M US & Canada · 46% $141.9M elsewhere · 54%

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Every Action Release of 1990, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 51 of 51. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1990.

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Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990) May 9, 1990 · Telugu · Comedy, Action, Romance $8.4K worldwide

May 9, 1990 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K

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

2010s 10 years · $152.6B

2000s 10 years · $73.2B

1990s 10 years · $32.6B

1980s 10 years · $10.7B

1970s 10 years · $2.8B

1960s 10 years · $286.3M

1950s 7 years · $3.2M

1940s 2 years · $2.3M

1930s 2 years · $5.8K

1920s 2 years · $1.8K