#1 of 171 #1 action movie of 2012
2012 · Action, Adventure
$1.5B worldwide · 11% of the chart's total
$623.4M US & Canada · 41% $897.2M elsewhere · 59%
Action box office · 2012
Action Box Office 2012: Highest-Grossing Action Movies, Page 2
The Avengers (2012) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2012, with $1.5B worldwide, ahead of The Dark Knight Rises (2012) at $1.1B and Skyfall (2012) at $1.1B. 171 action films released in 2012 report a worldwide gross, $13.8B in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $1 billion and 31 crossed $100 million. That is up 29% on 2011, whose releases took $10.7B. By language, English leads with $12.8B across 78 action releases.
- 2012 releases with a gross
- 171
- combined worldwide
- $13.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 31
- vs 2011
- +29%
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Every Action Release of 2012, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 100 of 171. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2012.
- 51
Aug 8, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.2M - 52
Jun 15, 2012 US and Canada: $777.4K Rest of the world: $28.6M Worldwide: $29.3M - 53
Nov 30, 2012 US and Canada: $11.1K Rest of the world: $29.3M Worldwide: $29.3M - 54
Jul 6, 2012 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $27.6M Worldwide: $28.8M - 55
Jan 25, 2012 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $24M Worldwide: $26M - 56
Nov 8, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.7M - 57
Nov 2, 2012 US and Canada: $15.6M Rest of the world: $4.9M Worldwide: $20.5M - 58
Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $18.2M Worldwide: $19.4M - 59
Kamen Rider Fourze The Movie: It’s Space Time, Everybody! (2012)Aug 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19M
Aug 4, 2012 · Japanese · Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi $19M worldwide - 60
Nov 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.7M - 61
Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $304.3K Rest of the world: $17.1M Worldwide: $17.4M - 62
Sep 7, 2012 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $13.1M Worldwide: $16.9M - 63
Aug 22, 2012 US and Canada: $13.7M Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $16.8M - 64
Apr 20, 2012 US and Canada: $70.2K Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $16.7M - 65
Mar 16, 2012 US and Canada: $411.7K Rest of the world: $13.7M Worldwide: $14.1M - 66
May 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.8M - 67
Jul 25, 2012 US and Canada: $122.1K Rest of the world: $10M Worldwide: $10.1M - 68
Nov 30, 2012 US and Canada: $6.8M Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $9.9M - 69
Mar 23, 2012 US and Canada: $698.2K Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $9.5M - 70
Mar 23, 2012 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $9.1M - 71
Mar 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8M - 72
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.2M
Jan 13, 2012 · Swedish · Thriller, Drama, Action $8.2M worldwide - 73
Aug 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.8M - 74
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012)Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $177.8K Rest of the world: $7.4M Worldwide: $7.6M Jan 20, 2012 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $7.6M worldwide - 75
Oct 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.3M - 76
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012)Jan 21, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.7M Jan 21, 2012 · Japanese · Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi $6.7M worldwide - 77
Mar 24, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.2M - 78
Dec 28, 2012 US and Canada: $21.8K Rest of the world: $6M Worldwide: $6M - 79
Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: $220.5K Rest of the world: $5.5M Worldwide: $5.7M - 80
Aug 15, 2012 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $5.5M - 81
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A’s (2012)Jul 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M Jul 14, 2012 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Animation, Drama $5M worldwide - 82
Apr 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M - 83
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012)Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $136.2K Rest of the world: $4.5M Worldwide: $4.7M Apr 27, 2012 · Japanese · Action, Drama, History $4.7M worldwide - 84
Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $229.9K Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $4.3M - 85
Sep 7, 2012 US and Canada: $353.5K Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $4.2M - 86
Dec 21, 2012 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $4.2M - 87
Aug 8, 2012 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $796.7K Worldwide: $4.2M - 88
Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M - 89
May 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 90
Jun 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 91
Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $10.8K Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $3.4M - 92
Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: $170.3K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.3M - 93
Apr 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 94
Jun 21, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8M - 95
Dec 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M - 96
Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M - 97
Aug 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M - 98
Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M - 99
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King (2012)Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M Feb 3, 2012 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $2.2M worldwide - 100
Nov 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
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 · $60.8B
- 2026 so far $5.4B #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)