#1 of 239 #1 action movie of 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
2023 · Action, Adventure
$845.6M worldwide · 8% of the chart's total
$359M US & Canada · 42% $486.6M elsewhere · 58%
Action box office · 2023
Action Box Office 2023: Highest-Grossing Action Movies, Page 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2023, with $845.6M worldwide, ahead of Fast X (2023) at $704.9M and The Wandering Earth II (2023) at $615M. 239 action films released in 2023 report a worldwide gross, $10B in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. 28 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 11% on 2022, whose releases took $11.2B. By language, English leads with $7.6B across 91 action releases.
- 2023 releases with a gross
- 239
- combined worldwide
- $10B
- films crossed $100M
- 28
- vs 2022
- −11%
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Every Action Release of 2023, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 101 to 150 of 239. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2023.
- 101
Sep 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $844.2K - 102
Aug 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $844.2K - 103
Jan 12, 2023 US and Canada: $320K Rest of the world: $518.9K Worldwide: $838.9K - 104
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $781.1K - 105
Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $728.9K - 106
Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $704.3K - 107
Feb 24, 2023 US and Canada: $335.8K Rest of the world: $353.5K Worldwide: $689.3K - 108
Nov 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $685.5K - 109
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $677K - 110
Mar 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $656.5K - 111
Dec 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $646.7K - 112
Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen (2023)Nov 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $583.7K
Nov 10, 2023 · Japanese · Comedy, Drama, Action $583.7K worldwide - 113
Apr 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $569.2K - 114
Sep 13, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $551.9K - 115
May 12, 2023 US and Canada: $503.4K Rest of the world: $31.7K Worldwide: $535.1K - 116
Feb 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $511.4K - 117
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: $509.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509.5K - 118
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472.9K - 119
Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance (2023)Sep 13, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472.9K
Sep 13, 2023 · English · Drama, Thriller, Action $472.9K worldwide - 120
Feb 16, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $424K - 121
Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $406.7K - 122
Jan 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $357.3K - 123
Jun 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $350.5K - 124
Sep 15, 2023 US and Canada: $319.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $319.8K - 125
Mar 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $303.7K - 126
Dec 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $299.2K - 127
Jan 12, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $290.1K - 128
Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: $12K Rest of the world: $272.7K Worldwide: $284.7K - 129
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $271.9K - 130
Mar 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $269.1K - 131
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $263.5K - 132
Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.2K - 133
Oct 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $237.8K - 134
Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $225.3K - 135
May 26, 2023 US and Canada: $168.1K Rest of the world: $39K Worldwide: $207.1K - 136
Jan 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $205K - 137
Feb 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $202.2K - 138
Jun 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $189.9K - 139
May 16, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $188.3K - 140
Sep 15, 2023 US and Canada: $10.5K Rest of the world: $162.6K Worldwide: $173.1K - 141
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine (2023)Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $165.5K
Apr 14, 2023 · Ukrainian · Action, Adventure, Comedy $165.5K worldwide - 142
Mar 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $143.7K - 143
Jun 29, 2023 US and Canada: $132.3K Rest of the world: $11.4K Worldwide: $143.7K - 144
Mar 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $138K - 145
Jun 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $136.5K - 146
Mar 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $132K - 147
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $49.2K Rest of the world: $60.5K Worldwide: $109.7K - 148
Nov 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102.2K - 149
Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $97.1K - 150
Sep 15, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $96K
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 · $60.6B
- 2026 so far $5.2B #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)