#1 of 185 #1 action movie of 2013
2013 · Action, Adventure
$1.2B worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$409M US & Canada · 34% $806.6M elsewhere · 66%
Action box office · 2013
Action Box Office 2013: Highest-Grossing Action Movies
Iron Man 3 (2013) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2013, with $1.2B worldwide, ahead of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) at $865M and Fast & Furious 6 (2013) at $788.7M. 185 action films released in 2013 report a worldwide gross, $12.5B in all, 36% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 30 crossed $100 million. That is down 9% on 2012, whose releases took $13.8B. By language, English leads with $11B across 78 action releases.
- 2013 releases with a gross
- 185
- combined worldwide
- $12.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 30
- vs 2012
- −9%
#1 of 185 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of 2013?
Iron Man 3 (2013) leads with $1.2B, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $4.2B, 33% of what all 185 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Action Release of 2013, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 185. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2013.
- 1 May 3, 2013 US and Canada: $409M Rest of the world: $806.6M Worldwide: $1.2B
- 2 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)Nov 22, 2013 US and Canada: $424.7M Rest of the world: $440.3M Worldwide: $865M
Nov 22, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $865M worldwide - 3 May 24, 2013 US and Canada: $238.7M Rest of the world: $550M Worldwide: $788.7M
- 4 Jun 14, 2013 US and Canada: $291M Rest of the world: $379.1M Worldwide: $670.1M
- 5 Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $206.4M Rest of the world: $438.4M Worldwide: $644.8M
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Jun 21, 2013 US and Canada: $202.8M Rest of the world: $337.6M Worldwide: $540.5M - 7
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)Mar 8, 2013 US and Canada: $234.9M Rest of the world: $258.4M Worldwide: $493.3M Mar 8, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $493.3M worldwide - 8
May 15, 2013 US and Canada: $228.8M Rest of the world: $238.6M Worldwide: $467.4M - 9
Jul 26, 2013 US and Canada: $132.6M Rest of the world: $282.3M Worldwide: $414.8M - 10
Jul 12, 2013 US and Canada: $101.8M Rest of the world: $309.2M Worldwide: $411M - 11
Mar 29, 2013 US and Canada: $122.5M Rest of the world: $253.2M Worldwide: $375.7M - 12
Feb 14, 2013 US and Canada: $67.3M Rest of the world: $237.3M Worldwide: $304.7M - 13
Aug 9, 2013 US and Canada: $93.1M Rest of the world: $193.1M Worldwide: $286.1M - 14
Jul 3, 2013 US and Canada: $89.3M Rest of the world: $171.2M Worldwide: $260.5M - 15
May 31, 2013 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: $183.1M Worldwide: $243.6M - 16
Jun 28, 2013 US and Canada: $159.6M Rest of the world: $70.3M Worldwide: $229.9M - 17
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 - 18
Oct 11, 2013 US and Canada: $107.1M Rest of the world: $111.7M Worldwide: $218.8M - 19
Jun 28, 2013 US and Canada: $73.1M Rest of the world: $132.3M Worldwide: $205.4M - 20
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)Aug 7, 2013 US and Canada: $68.6M Rest of the world: $131.3M Worldwide: $199.9M Aug 7, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $199.9M worldwide - 21
Mar 22, 2013 US and Canada: $98.9M Rest of the world: $71.3M Worldwide: $170.3M - 22
Dec 27, 2013 US and Canada: $125.1M Rest of the world: $29.7M Worldwide: $154.8M - 23
Dec 25, 2013 US and Canada: $38.4M Rest of the world: $113.4M Worldwide: $151.8M - 24
Jul 19, 2013 US and Canada: $53.3M Rest of the world: $94.8M Worldwide: $148.1M - 25
Oct 18, 2013 US and Canada: $25.1M Rest of the world: $112.2M Worldwide: $137.3M - 26
Aug 2, 2013 US and Canada: $75.6M Rest of the world: $56.3M Worldwide: $131.9M - 27
Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)Dec 20, 2013 US and Canada: $36.1M Rest of the world: $90.5M Worldwide: $126.5M Dec 20, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Animation $126.5M worldwide - 28
Jun 12, 2013 US and Canada: $101.5M Rest of the world: $24.6M Worldwide: $126M - 29
Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: $61.7M Rest of the world: $63.8M Worldwide: $125.5M - 30
Jan 11, 2013 US and Canada: $46M Rest of the world: $59.2M Worldwide: $105.2M - 31
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: $87.8K Rest of the world: $98.7M Worldwide: $98.8M
Sep 27, 2013 · Chinese · Action, Adventure, Crime $98.8M worldwide - 32
Sep 6, 2013 US and Canada: $42M Rest of the world: $56.3M Worldwide: $98.3M - 33
Sep 20, 2013 US and Canada: $26.9M Rest of the world: $70M Worldwide: $97M - 34
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)Aug 21, 2013 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: $64.2M Worldwide: $95.4M Aug 21, 2013 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $95.4M worldwide - 35
Dec 20, 2013 US and Canada: $8M Rest of the world: $80M Worldwide: $88M - 36
Apr 26, 2013 US and Canada: $49.9M Rest of the world: $37.4M Worldwide: $87.3M - 37
Jul 19, 2013 US and Canada: $33.6M Rest of the world: $44.7M Worldwide: $78.3M - 38
Aug 23, 2013 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $67.3M Worldwide: $73.9M - 39
Mar 29, 2013 US and Canada: $26.6M Rest of the world: $36.7M Worldwide: $63.4M - 40
Aug 16, 2013 US and Canada: $28.8M Rest of the world: $32M Worldwide: $60.8M - 41
Feb 22, 2013 US and Canada: $42.9M Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $57.8M - 42
Dec 4, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $55.8M - 43
Feb 15, 2013 US and Canada: $665.2K Rest of the world: $48.3M Worldwide: $49M - 44
Nov 27, 2013 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: $28.3M Worldwide: $48.4M - 45
Jan 25, 2013 US and Canada: $17.6M Rest of the world: $29.3M Worldwide: $46.9M - 46
Jun 18, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.5M - 47
Aug 23, 2013 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $20.1M Worldwide: $46.1M - 48
Nov 29, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.7M - 49
Oct 17, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.1M - 50
Jun 5, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2013?
Of the top 10, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) earned the biggest share at home (49% in the US & Canada), while Pacific Rim (2013) made 75% of its gross abroad. Across all 185 films, $4.5B (36%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B $409M US & Canada · 34% $806.6M elsewhere · 66%
- 2 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) $865M $424.7M US & Canada · 49% $440.3M elsewhere · 51%
- 3 Fast & Furious 6 (2013) $788.7M $238.7M US & Canada · 30% $550M elsewhere · 70%
- 4 Man of Steel (2013) $670.1M $291M US & Canada · 43% $379.1M elsewhere · 57%
- 5 Thor: The Dark World (2013) $644.8M $206.4M US & Canada · 32% $438.4M elsewhere · 68%
- 6 World War Z (2013) $540.5M $202.8M US & Canada · 38% $337.6M elsewhere · 62%
- 7 Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) $493.3M $234.9M US & Canada · 48% $258.4M elsewhere · 52%
- 8 Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) $467.4M $228.8M US & Canada · 49% $238.6M elsewhere · 51%
- 9 The Wolverine (2013) $414.8M $132.6M US & Canada · 32% $282.3M elsewhere · 68%
- 10 Pacific Rim (2013) $411M $101.8M US & Canada · 25% $309.2M elsewhere · 75%
Gross bands
How Many 2013 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
30 of 185 films crossed $100M and took $10.4B between them, 83% of the total. 105 films, 57% of the list, earned under $10M.
10% 28% 46% 15%
- $1B or more 1 film, <1% of the list $1.2B · 10% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 5 films, 3% of the list $3.5B · 28% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 24 films, 13% of the list $5.7B · 46% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 50 films, 27% of the list $1.9B · 15% of the gross
- Under $10M 105 films, 57% of the list $161.1M · 1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2013 Earned the Most?
May releases took the most, $2.8B from 13 films, led by Iron Man 3 (2013). April was the quietest month ($210.5M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) $419.6M Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
- February Feb A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) $453.8M A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
- March Mar Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) $1.2B Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
- April Apr Pain & Gain (2013) $210.5M Pain & Gain (2013)
- May May Iron Man 3 (2013) $2.8B Iron Man 3 (2013)
- June Jun Man of Steel (2013) $1.9B Man of Steel (2013)
- July Jul The Wolverine (2013) $1.4B The Wolverine (2013)
- August Aug Elysium (2013) $963.9M Elysium (2013)
- September Sep Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) $338.9M Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
- October Oct Captain Phillips (2013) $467M Captain Phillips (2013)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) $1.8B The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- December Dec Lone Survivor (2013) $585.1M Lone Survivor (2013)
Last 10 years
How Does 2013 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2012 earned the most: $13.8B from 171 films, led by The Avengers (2012). 2013 took $12.5B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 117 films | 117 | $6.8B | – | Spider-Man 2 (2004) $784.6M |
| 2005 123 films · −19% | 123 | $5.5B | −19% | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) $905.6M |
| 2006 136 films · +21% | 136 | $6.7B | +21% | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1.1B |
| 2007 167 films · +13% | 167 | $7.5B | +13% | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) $961.7M |
| 2008 161 films · +29% | 161 | $9.7B | +29% | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 157 films · +28% | 157 | $12.5B | +28% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 159 films · −25% | 159 | $9.3B | −25% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) $1B |
| 2011 169 films · +14% | 169 | $10.7B | +14% | Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $1.1B |
| 2012 171 films · +29% | 171 | $13.8B | +29% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 185 films · −9% | 185 | $12.5B | −9% | Iron Man 3 (2013) $1.2B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in 2013?
English-language action films took $11B across 78 films, 88% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language action films ($328M) and Cantonese-language action films ($198.2M).
2013 Action Box Office by Language
- English $11B78 films · #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Chinese $328M13 films · #1 Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
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Cantonese $198.2M9 films · #1 Firestorm (2013) -
Korean $176M9 films · #1 The Berlin File (2013) -
Japanese $162.8M21 films · #1 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013) -
Hindi $135.8M19 films · #1 Dhoom 3 (2013) -
Norwegian $22.8M1 film · #1 Kon-Tiki (2013) -
Russian $15.1M1 film · #1 Metro (2013) - Tamil $6.5M9 films · #1 Singam 2 (2013)
- Kannada $4.9M2 films · #1 Raja Huli (2013)
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)
1950s 7 years · $3.2M
1940s 2 years · $2.3M
1930s 2 years · $5.8K
1920s 2 years · $1.8K
FAQ
Action Box Office 2013: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 185 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in 2013?
Iron Man 3 (2013) leads with $1.2B worldwide, $409M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) at $865M and Fast & Furious 6 (2013) at $788.7M.
How much did action movies released in 2013 earn?
185 action films released in 2013 report a worldwide gross, $12.5B in all, or $67.6M per film on average. 2012 releases took $13.8B.
How many action movies released in 2013 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Iron Man 3 (2013). 30 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2013 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2013. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 2013 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.