#1 of 278 #1 action movie of 2019
2019 · Action, Adventure
$2.8B worldwide · 17% of the chart's total
$858.4M US & Canada · 31% $1.9B elsewhere · 69%
Action box office · 2019
Action Box Office 2019: Highest-Grossing Action Movies
Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2019, with $2.8B worldwide, ahead of Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) at $1.1B and Captain Marvel (2019) at $1.1B. 278 action films released in 2019 report a worldwide gross, $16.5B in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $1 billion and 31 crossed $100 million. That is down 16% on 2018, whose releases took $19.7B. By language, English leads with $14.4B across 100 action releases.
- 2019 releases with a gross
- 278
- combined worldwide
- $16.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 31
- vs 2018
- −16%
#1 of 278 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of 2019?
Avengers: Endgame (2019) leads with $2.8B, 17% of the total. The top 5 together took $7.2B, 44% of what all 278 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 $1.1B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)$515.2M US & Canada · 48% $561.8M elsewhere · 52%
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Action Release of 2019, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 278. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2019.
- 1 Apr 26, 2019 US and Canada: $858.4M Rest of the world: $1.9B Worldwide: $2.8B
- 2 Jul 2, 2019 US and Canada: $391.3M Rest of the world: $741.4M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 3 Mar 8, 2019 US and Canada: $426.8M Rest of the world: $704.6M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 4 Oct 3, 2019 US and Canada: $335.5M Rest of the world: $743.5M Worldwide: $1.1B
- 5 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: $515.2M Rest of the world: $561.8M Worldwide: $1.1B
Dec 20, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.1B worldwide - 6
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $320.3M Rest of the world: $481.4M Worldwide: $801.7M Dec 13, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $801.7M worldwide - 7
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)Aug 1, 2019 US and Canada: $174M Rest of the world: $586.8M Worldwide: $760.7M Aug 1, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $760.7M worldwide - 8
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)Feb 22, 2019 US and Canada: $160.9M Rest of the world: $379M Worldwide: $540M Feb 22, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $540M worldwide - 9
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $113.9M Rest of the world: $377.8M Worldwide: $491.7M Oct 18, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Fantasy $491.7M worldwide - 10
Feb 14, 2019 US and Canada: $85.8M Rest of the world: $319.1M Worldwide: $405M - 11
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)May 31, 2019 US and Canada: $110.5M Rest of the world: $276.8M Worldwide: $387.3M May 31, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $387.3M worldwide - 12
Apr 5, 2019 US and Canada: $140.5M Rest of the world: $227.3M Worldwide: $367.8M - 13
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)May 17, 2019 US and Canada: $171M Rest of the world: $157.3M Worldwide: $328.3M May 17, 2019 · English · Action, Drama, Thriller $328.3M worldwide - 14
Nov 1, 2019 US and Canada: $62.3M Rest of the world: $198.9M Worldwide: $261.1M - 15
Feb 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $255.9M - 16
Men in Black: International (2019)Jun 14, 2019 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $173.9M Worldwide: $253.9M Jun 14, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $253.9M worldwide - 17
Jun 7, 2019 US and Canada: $65.8M Rest of the world: $186.6M Worldwide: $252.4M - 18
Jan 18, 2019 US and Canada: $111M Rest of the world: $136M Worldwide: $247M - 19
Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $117.6M Rest of the world: $108.7M Worldwide: $226.3M - 20
Jul 12, 2019 US and Canada: $609.5K Rest of the world: $188.8M Worldwide: $189.4M - 21
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $172.4M Worldwide: $176.3M - 22
Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: $48.5M Rest of the world: $124.9M Worldwide: $173.5M - 23
Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $66.8M Rest of the world: $104.9M Worldwide: $171.6M - 24
Sep 30, 2019 US and Canada: $487.2K Rest of the world: $156.4M Worldwide: $156.9M - 25
Aug 13, 2019 US and Canada: $41.7M Rest of the world: $106.1M Worldwide: $147.8M - 26
Aug 23, 2019 US and Canada: $69M Rest of the world: $77.6M Worldwide: $146.7M - 27
Nov 8, 2019 US and Canada: $56.8M Rest of the world: $70.5M Worldwide: $127.4M - 28
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $73.1M Rest of the world: $49.7M Worldwide: $122.8M - 29
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: $60.5M Rest of the world: $60.1M Worldwide: $120.6M Aug 9, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Family $120.6M worldwide - 30
Jan 25, 2019 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $118.4M Worldwide: $119.9M - 31
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)Jan 16, 2019 US and Canada: $30.7M Rest of the world: $85M Worldwide: $115.8M
Jan 16, 2019 · Japanese · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $115.8M worldwide - 32
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (2019)Aug 7, 2019 US and Canada: $296.8K Rest of the world: $99.2M Worldwide: $99.5M
Aug 7, 2019 · Cantonese · Action, Crime, Adventure $99.5M worldwide - 33
May 3, 2019 US and Canada: $521.4K Rest of the world: $91.2M Worldwide: $91.7M - 34
Jul 12, 2019 US and Canada: $39M Rest of the world: $52.5M Worldwide: $91.5M - 35
Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: $44.8M Rest of the world: $46.7M Worldwide: $91.5M - 36
Oct 24, 2019 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $80.3M Worldwide: $81.6M - 37
Feb 8, 2019 US and Canada: $32.1M Rest of the world: $44.3M Worldwide: $76.4M - 38
Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: $55.5M Worldwide: $73.3M - 39
Oct 2, 2019 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $62.5M Worldwide: $67.2M - 40
Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $34.7K Rest of the world: $62.1M Worldwide: $62.1M - 41
Dec 19, 2019 US and Canada: $372.6K Rest of the world: $61M Worldwide: $61.4M - 42
Apr 12, 2019 US and Canada: $21.9M Rest of the world: $33.2M Worldwide: $55.1M - 43
Aug 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.6M - 44
Nov 22, 2019 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: $21.4M Worldwide: $49.9M - 45
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019)Jun 7, 2019 US and Canada: $196.6K Rest of the world: $45.5M Worldwide: $45.7M
Jun 7, 2019 · Chinese · Action, Biography, Thriller $45.7M worldwide - 46
Nov 1, 2019 US and Canada: $43.1M Rest of the world: $264.9K Worldwide: $43.3M - 47
Jan 11, 2019 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $35.2M Worldwide: $39.3M - 48
Jun 5, 2019 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $32.3M Worldwide: $35.3M - 49
Aug 7, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.1M - 50
Jul 12, 2019 US and Canada: $22.4M Rest of the world: $10M Worldwide: $32.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2019?
Of the top 10, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) earned the biggest share at home (48% in the US & Canada), while Alita: Battle Angel (2019) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 278 films, $5.1B (31%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B $858.4M US & Canada · 31% $1.9B elsewhere · 69%
- 2 Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) $1.1B $391.3M US & Canada · 35% $741.4M elsewhere · 65%
- 3 Captain Marvel (2019) $1.1B $426.8M US & Canada · 38% $704.6M elsewhere · 62%
- 4 Joker (2019) $1.1B $335.5M US & Canada · 31% $743.5M elsewhere · 69%
- 5 Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B $515.2M US & Canada · 48% $561.8M elsewhere · 52%
- 6 Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) $801.7M $320.3M US & Canada · 40% $481.4M elsewhere · 60%
- 7 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $760.7M $174M US & Canada · 23% $586.8M elsewhere · 77%
- 8 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) $540M $160.9M US & Canada · 30% $379M elsewhere · 70%
- 9 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) $491.7M $113.9M US & Canada · 23% $377.8M elsewhere · 77%
- 10 Alita: Battle Angel (2019) $405M $85.8M US & Canada · 21% $319.1M elsewhere · 79%
Gross bands
How Many 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
31 of 278 films crossed $100M and took $14.6B between them, 88% of the total. 197 films, 71% of the list, earned under $10M.
44% 13% 32% 11%
- $1B or more 5 films, 2% of the list $7.2B · 44% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 3 films, 1% of the list $2.1B · 13% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 23 films, 8% of the list $5.2B · 32% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 50 films, 18% of the list $1.8B · 11% of the gross
- Under $10M 197 films, 71% of the list $223.4M · 1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2019 Earned the Most?
April releases took the most, $3.3B from 10 films, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019). September was the quietest month ($266.6M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Glass (2019) $651.7M Glass (2019)
- February Feb How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) $1.4B How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
- March Mar Captain Marvel (2019) $1.2B Captain Marvel (2019)
- April Apr Avengers: Endgame (2019) $3.3B Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- May May Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) $826M Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- June Jun Men in Black: International (2019) $715.8M Men in Black: International (2019)
- July Jul Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) $1.5B Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
- August Aug Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $1.5B Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
- September Sep The Climbers (2019) $266.6M The Climbers (2019)
- October Oct Joker (2019) $2.1B Joker (2019)
- November Nov Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) $880.7M Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
- December Dec Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $2.4B Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Last 10 years
How Does 2019 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $20.6B from 286 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017). 2019 took $16.5B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2010 159 films | 159 | $9.3B | – | 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 |
| 2014 174 films · +29% | 174 | $16.1B | +29% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 213 films · +4% | 213 | $16.7B | +4% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 255 films · −1% | 255 | $16.5B | −1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 286 films · +25% | 286 | $20.6B | +25% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
| 2018 274 films · −4% | 274 | $19.7B | −4% | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2.1B |
| 2019 278 films · −16% | 278 | $16.5B | −16% | Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2.8B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in 2019?
English-language action films took $14.4B across 100 films, 87% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language action films ($1B) and Korean-language action films ($344.4M).
2019 Action Box Office by Language
- English $14.4B100 films · #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Chinese $1B16 films · #1 Pegasus (2019)
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Korean $344.4M13 films · #1 Extreme Job (2019) - Japanese $343.7M24 films · #1 Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019)
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Hindi $181.1M20 films · #1 Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) - Cantonese $138.5M4 films · #1 Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (2019)
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Russian $31.6M7 films · #1 Invasion (2019) -
Polish $14.8M3 films · #1 Women of Mafia 2 (2019) - Tamil $11.4M29 films · #1 Bigil (2019)
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Turkish $10.8M3 films · #1 Money Trap (2019)
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 2019: 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 278 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in 2019?
Avengers: Endgame (2019) leads with $2.8B worldwide, $858.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) at $1.1B and Captain Marvel (2019) at $1.1B.
How much did action movies released in 2019 earn?
278 action films released in 2019 report a worldwide gross, $16.5B in all, or $59.5M per film on average. 2018 releases took $19.7B.
How many action movies released in 2019 made $1 billion?
5 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), Captain Marvel (2019), Joker (2019) and Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019). 31 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2019 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 2019. 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 2019 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.