#1 of 213 #1 action movie of 2015
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
2015 · Action, Adventure
$2.1B worldwide · 12% of the chart's total
$936.7M US & Canada · 45% $1.1B elsewhere · 55%
Action box office · 2015
Action Box Office 2015: Highest-Grossing Action Movies, Page 4
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2015, with $2.1B worldwide, ahead of Jurassic World (2015) at $1.7B and Furious 7 (2015) at $1.5B. 213 action films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $16.7B in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $1 billion and 33 crossed $100 million. That is up 4% on 2014, whose releases took $16.1B. By language, English leads with $14.6B across 99 action releases.
- 2015 releases with a gross
- 213
- combined worldwide
- $16.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 33
- vs 2014
- +4%
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Every Action Release of 2015, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 151 to 200 of 213. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2015.
- 151
Mar 12, 2015 US and Canada: $303.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $303.6K - 152
Jul 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $281.6K - 153
Jun 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.9K - 154
Sep 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.7K - 155
Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $252.3K - 156
Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $249K - 157
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $236K Rest of the world: $6.5K Worldwide: $242.5K - 158
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult (2015)Aug 26, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $240.5K
Aug 26, 2015 · Japanese · Crime, Sci-Fi, Animation $240.5K worldwide - 159
Dec 10, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $227.7K - 160
May 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $190.3K - 161
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.1K - 162
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.2K - 163
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: $138.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $138.4K - 164
Sep 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $124.4K - 165
Feb 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $111.1K - 166
Apr 10, 2015 US and Canada: $24.3K Rest of the world: $77.5K Worldwide: $101.8K - 167
Warren Miller’s Chasing Shadows (2015)Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $87.9K
Oct 16, 2015 · English · Documentary, Action $87.9K worldwide - 168
Mar 3, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77.1K - 169
Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $73.7K - 170
Aug 28, 2015 US and Canada: $67.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.1K - 171
Mar 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.4K - 172
Aug 24, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.8K - 173
Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65K - 174
Nov 10, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $62.4K - 175
Feb 26, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59K - 176
Oct 8, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.2K - 177
Oct 5, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $53.8K - 178
Dec 11, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.8K - 179
Dec 18, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.1K - 180
Aug 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.3K - 181
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island (2015)Jul 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.1K Jul 4, 2015 · Japanese · Family, Animation, Adventure $49.1K worldwide - 182
Super Hero Wars GP: Kamen Rider #3 (2015)Mar 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.9K Mar 21, 2015 · Japanese · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action $45.9K worldwide - 183
Jan 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $45.8K - 184
Sep 11, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.8K - 185
Oct 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.8K - 186
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom (2015)Jun 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $43.7K Jun 27, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $43.7K worldwide - 187
Aug 14, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.4K - 188
Oct 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.6K - 189
Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: $28.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.8K - 190
Aug 8, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.3K - 191
Feb 11, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.7K - 192
Sep 16, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.1K - 193
Aug 28, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.3K - 194
May 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.4K - 195
Aug 31, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.6K - 196
Feb 19, 2015 US and Canada: $20.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.2K - 197
Aug 6, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.1K - 198
Beyond the Boundary: I’ll Be Here – Past (2015)Mar 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.7K Mar 15, 2015 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Fantasy $17.7K worldwide - 199
Beyond the Boundary: I’ll Be Here – Future (2015)Apr 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.7K Apr 25, 2015 · Japanese · Action, Drama, Comedy $17.7K worldwide - 200
Jul 10, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.7K
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)