#1 of 197 #1 action movie of 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
2021 · Action, Adventure
$1.9B worldwide · 19% of the chart's total
$814.9M US & Canada · 42% $1.1B elsewhere · 58%
Action box office · 2021
Action Box Office 2021: Highest-Grossing Action Movies, Page 3
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2021, with $1.9B worldwide, ahead of No Time to Die (2021) at $774.2M and F9: The Fast Saga (2021) at $726.2M. 197 action films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $10.3B in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 19 crossed $100 million. That is 3 times the total of 2020, whose releases took $3.4B. By language, English leads with $8.1B across 97 action releases.
- 2021 releases with a gross
- 197
- combined worldwide
- $10.3B
- films crossed $100M
- 19
- vs 2020
- ×3
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Every Action Release of 2021, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 101 to 150 of 197. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.
- 101
Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: $143.5K Rest of the world: $453.3K Worldwide: $596.8K - 102
Oct 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $583.6K - 103
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $565.8K - 104
Nov 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $565.6K - 105
Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: $291.6K Rest of the world: $224.3K Worldwide: $515.9K - 106
Jul 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $509.9K - 107
Feb 12, 2021 US and Canada: $418.3K Rest of the world: $38.9K Worldwide: $457.1K - 108
Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $453K - 109
Jun 2, 2021 US and Canada: $404.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $404.4K - 110
Jul 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $401.8K - 111
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $390.9K
Sep 3, 2021 · English · Crime, Drama, Action $390.9K worldwide - 112
Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2021)Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $389.8K
Nov 26, 2021 · Japanese · Romance, Drama, Adventure $389.8K worldwide - 113
Mar 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $349.8K - 114
Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $130.9K Rest of the world: $171.5K Worldwide: $302.4K - 115
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $8.3K Rest of the world: $251.2K Worldwide: $259.5K - 116
Dec 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.3K - 117
Jul 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $238.5K - 118
Apr 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $232.1K - 119
Nov 4, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $230.3K - 120
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $210.2K - 121
Mar 16, 2021 US and Canada: $146.3K Rest of the world: $52.1K Worldwide: $198.4K - 122
Apr 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $187.6K - 123
Jan 22, 2021 US and Canada: $139.2K Rest of the world: $44.7K Worldwide: $183.9K - 124
Nov 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $178.1K - 125
Nov 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $164.2K - 126
Jun 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $154.6K - 127
Sep 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $151.7K - 128
Nov 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.8K - 129
May 7, 2021 US and Canada: $112.7K Rest of the world: $5.7K Worldwide: $118.4K - 130
Jun 23, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $116.2K - 131
Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $114.1K - 132
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2021)Jun 5, 2021 US and Canada: $113.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $113.7K Jun 5, 2021 · English · Action, Fantasy, Comedy $113.7K worldwide - 133
Jan 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $106.4K - 134
Jan 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $104.9K - 135
May 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $101.4K - 136
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $97.4K - 137
Sep 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $90.3K - 138
Dec 31, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.9K - 139
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $80.4K Sep 17, 2021 · English · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller $80.4K worldwide - 140
Nov 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77.7K - 141
Mar 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $76.3K - 142
Jan 14, 2021 US and Canada: $28K Rest of the world: $44.1K Worldwide: $72.1K - 143
Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.6K - 144
May 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.2K - 145
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $67.4K - 146
Mar 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.9K - 147
Oct 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.3K - 148
Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.2K - 149
Jun 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $39K - 150
Jan 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.6K
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)