#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 3
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 101 to 150 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.
- 101
Library War: The Wings Of Revolution (2012)Jun 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Jun 15, 2012 · Japanese · Romance, Sci-Fi, Action $2.1M worldwide - 102
Mar 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 103
Mar 17, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 104
Aug 3, 2012 US and Canada: $38.9K Rest of the world: $1.7M Worldwide: $1.8M - 105
Balas & Bolinhos: O Último Capítulo (2012)Sep 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Sep 6, 2012 · Portuguese · Comedy, Action, Adventure $1.7M worldwide - 106
Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 107
Nov 13, 2012 US and Canada: $771.8K Rest of the world: $846.6K Worldwide: $1.6M - 108
Feb 10, 2012 US and Canada: $972.5K Rest of the world: $595.4K Worldwide: $1.6M - 109
Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: $117.6K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $1.5M - 110
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)Nov 30, 2012 US and Canada: $5.5K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $1.4M
Nov 30, 2012 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $1.4M worldwide - 111
Jun 30, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M - 112
Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 113
Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $212.1K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M - 114
Nov 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 115
Mar 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 116
Jul 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 117
Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 118
Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 119
Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012)Aug 18, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $911.5K Aug 18, 2012 · Japanese · Adventure, Action, Comedy $911.5K worldwide - 120
Jun 16, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $909.5K - 121
Jun 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $846.3K - 122
Dec 7, 2012 US and Canada: $379.5K Rest of the world: $455.6K Worldwide: $835.1K - 123
Jan 13, 2012 US and Canada: $204.4K Rest of the world: $483.3K Worldwide: $687.6K - 124
Nov 30, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $676.5K - 125
Nov 24, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $637.5K - 126
May 11, 2012 US and Canada: $3.4K Rest of the world: $621.6K Worldwide: $624.9K - 127
Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $536.9K - 128
Aug 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $456.4K - 129
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives (2012)Aug 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $447.6K Aug 4, 2012 · Japanese · War, Animation, Action $447.6K worldwide - 130
The Girl from the Naked Eye (2012)Jun 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $431.2K Jun 15, 2012 · English · Action, Thriller, Romance $431.2K worldwide - 131
Aug 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $331.6K - 132
Jun 8, 2012 US and Canada: $44.8K Rest of the world: $276.3K Worldwide: $321.1K - 133
Jan 2, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.8K - 134
Oct 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $214.9K - 135
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $213.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $213.5K - 136
Oct 26, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.9K - 137
Jul 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $197.9K - 138
Apr 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $196.4K - 139
Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)Aug 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193.4K Aug 28, 2012 · English · Action, Animation, Sci-Fi $193.4K worldwide - 140
Mar 2, 2012 US and Canada: $180.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $180.1K - 141
Oct 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.7K - 142
Feb 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $135.6K - 143
Aug 31, 2012 US and Canada: $101K Rest of the world: $31K Worldwide: $132K - 144
Oct 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $129.5K - 145
Mar 9, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $123.3K - 146
Jun 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $120.1K - 147
Oct 23, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $104.8K - 148
Mar 23, 2012 US and Canada: $4.9K Rest of the world: $97.9K Worldwide: $102.8K - 149
Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: $96.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $96.7K - 150
Sep 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $94.4K
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)