#1 of 161 #1 action movie of 2008
2008 · Action, Drama
$1B worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$535M US & Canada · 53% $477.6M elsewhere · 47%
Action box office · 2008
Action Box Office 2008: Highest-Grossing Action Movies, Page 3
The Dark Knight (2008) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2008, with $1B worldwide, ahead of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) at $786.6M and Kung Fu Panda (2008) at $632.4M. 161 action films released in 2008 report a worldwide gross, $9.7B in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 24 crossed $100 million. That is up 29% on 2007, whose releases took $7.5B. By language, English leads with $9B across 69 action releases.
- 2008 releases with a gross
- 161
- combined worldwide
- $9.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 24
- vs 2007
- +29%
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Every Action Release of 2008, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 101 to 150 of 161. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2008.
- 101
Dec 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $945.8K - 102
Mar 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $936.9K - 103
Sep 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $913.9K - 104
Sep 19, 2008 US and Canada: $224.2K Rest of the world: $684.7K Worldwide: $908.8K - 105
Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $783.5K - 106
Feb 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $783.2K - 107
Jan 18, 2008 US and Canada: $42.2K Rest of the world: $737.1K Worldwide: $779.3K - 108
Mar 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $676.9K - 109
Jan 15, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $634.8K - 110
Oct 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $555.9K - 111
Dec 12, 2008 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: $514.1K Worldwide: $553.2K - 112
Aug 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $519K - 113
Aug 21, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $496K - 114
Jul 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $489.8K - 115
Mar 7, 2008 US and Canada: $466.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $466.3K - 116
Mar 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $463.4K - 117
Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (2008)Dec 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $450.9K
Dec 20, 2008 · Japanese · Family, Action, Adventure $450.9K worldwide - 118
Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)Feb 11, 2008 US and Canada: $7.3K Rest of the world: $414.3K Worldwide: $421.6K
Feb 11, 2008 · English · Drama, Action, Crime $421.6K worldwide - 119
Aug 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.5K - 120
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)Jul 19, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.1K Jul 19, 2008 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $415.1K worldwide - 121
Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)Feb 13, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $403.1K Feb 13, 2008 · Japanese · Horror, Sci-Fi, Animation $403.1K worldwide - 122
Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: $213.6K Rest of the world: $176.5K Worldwide: $390.1K - 123
Oct 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $382.1K - 124
Oct 22, 2008 US and Canada: $275.4K Rest of the world: $46K Worldwide: $321.4K - 125
Jul 31, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $317.4K - 126
Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $278.3K - 127
Oct 26, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $265.5K - 128
Mar 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $256.2K - 129
May 29, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $254.5K - 130
Jun 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.1K - 131
Sep 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.5K - 132
Nov 20, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $215.8K - 133
Apr 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193.5K - 134
Oct 9, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $176.6K - 135
Jul 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160.7K - 136
Mar 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160.2K - 137
Nov 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160K - 138
May 23, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $146.7K - 139
Jan 14, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $127.6K - 140
Nov 14, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $121.3K - 141
Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.7K - 142
Mar 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $89.5K - 143
Apr 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $88K - 144
Aug 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80.9K - 145
Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.4K - 146
Dec 4, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.2K - 147
Aug 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61.8K - 148
Oct 30, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $61K - 149
Aug 28, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.1K - 150
Mar 21, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.2K
Archive
Action Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1924 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2017 leads with $20.4B, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
2020s 7 years · $60.6B
- 2026 so far $5.2B #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 · $152.3B
- 2019 $16.5B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $19.7B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $20.4B #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 · $280.3M
- 1969 $30.7M #1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- 1968 $3.6M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $43.1M #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)