#1 of 171 #1 action movie of 2025
2025 · Animation, Action
$1.9B worldwide · 16% of the chart's total
$428.1M US & Canada · 23% $1.4B elsewhere · 77%
Action box office · 2025
Action Box Office 2025: Highest-Grossing Action Movies
Zootopia 2 (2025) is the highest-grossing action movie released in 2025, with $1.9B worldwide, ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) at $1.5B and A Minecraft Movie (2025) at $960.4M. 171 action films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $11.9B in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $1 billion and 21 crossed $100 million. That is up 37% on 2024, whose releases took $8.7B. By language, English leads with $10.2B across 82 action releases.
- 2025 releases with a gross
- 171
- combined worldwide
- $11.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 21
- vs 2024
- +37%
#1 of 171 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Action Hits of 2025?
Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with $1.9B, 16% of the total. The top 5 together took $6B, 50% of what all 171 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 $793.6M Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)$137M US & Canada · 17% $656.6M elsewhere · 83%
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Action Release of 2025, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 171. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2025.
- 1 Nov 26, 2025 US and Canada: $428.1M Rest of the world: $1.4B Worldwide: $1.9B
- 2 Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $404.3M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.5B
- 3 Apr 4, 2025 US and Canada: $424.1M Rest of the world: $536.3M Worldwide: $960.4M
- 4 Jul 2, 2025 US and Canada: $339.6M Rest of the world: $529.5M Worldwide: $869.1M
- 5 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)Sep 12, 2025 US and Canada: $137M Rest of the world: $656.6M Worldwide: $793.6M
Sep 12, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $793.6M worldwide - 6
Jun 27, 2025 US and Canada: $189.6M Rest of the world: $444.5M Worldwide: $634.1M - 7
Jul 11, 2025 US and Canada: $354.2M Rest of the world: $264.5M Worldwide: $618.7M - 8
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)May 23, 2025 US and Canada: $197.4M Rest of the world: $401.4M Worldwide: $598.8M
May 23, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Thriller $598.8M worldwide - 9
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)Jul 25, 2025 US and Canada: $274.3M Rest of the world: $247.6M Worldwide: $521.9M Jul 25, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $521.9M worldwide - 10
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $200.5M Rest of the world: $214.6M Worldwide: $415.1M Feb 14, 2025 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $415.1M worldwide - 11
May 2, 2025 US and Canada: $190.3M Rest of the world: $192.2M Worldwide: $382.4M - 12
Apr 18, 2025 US and Canada: $280M Rest of the world: $91.6M Worldwide: $371.6M - 13
Sep 26, 2025 US and Canada: $72.9M Rest of the world: $140.3M Worldwide: $213.2M - 14
Nov 7, 2025 US and Canada: $91.1M Rest of the world: $93.5M Worldwide: $184.6M - 15
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)Apr 18, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166.1M Apr 18, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Crime, Action $166.1M worldwide - 16
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) Oct 24, 2025 · Animation, Action, Adventure $162.4M worldwideOct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $43.4M Rest of the world: $119M Worldwide: $162.4M - 17
Jun 6, 2025 US and Canada: $58.1M Rest of the world: $82.1M Worldwide: $140.2M - 18
Dec 25, 2025 US and Canada: $65.1M Rest of the world: $70.3M Worldwide: $135.4M - 19
May 30, 2025 US and Canada: $52.5M Rest of the world: $64.6M Worldwide: $117.1M - 20
Apr 25, 2025 US and Canada: $65.5M Rest of the world: $37.8M Worldwide: $103.3M - 21
Aug 1, 2025 US and Canada: $52.6M Rest of the world: $49.5M Worldwide: $102.1M - 22
Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: $40.8M Rest of the world: $55.2M Worldwide: $96M - 23
Mar 28, 2025 US and Canada: $37M Rest of the world: $52.4M Worldwide: $89.4M - 24
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $31.7M Worldwide: $69.5M - 25
Jan 10, 2025 US and Canada: $36M Rest of the world: $22.4M Worldwide: $58.4M - 26
Jan 24, 2025 US and Canada: $29.8M Rest of the world: $18.9M Worldwide: $48.7M - 27
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025)Dec 5, 2025 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $27.9M Worldwide: $44.5M Dec 5, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Fantasy $44.5M worldwide - 28
Aug 15, 2025 US and Canada: $21.6M Rest of the world: $21.7M Worldwide: $43.3M - 29
May 30, 2025 US and Canada: $19.6M Rest of the world: $21M Worldwide: $40.6M - 30
Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $11.3M Worldwide: $40.4M - 31
Jun 27, 2025 US and Canada: $24.1M Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $39.1M - 32
Apr 11, 2025 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $9.1M Worldwide: $35.1M - 33
Mar 14, 2025 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $34.5M - 34
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $9.8M Worldwide: $26.4M - 35
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $24.8M Worldwide: $26M Feb 28, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $26M worldwide - 36
Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack (2025)Feb 10, 2025 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: $22.3M Worldwide: $26M Feb 10, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Drama $26M worldwide - 37
Apr 25, 2025 US and Canada: $120.4K Rest of the world: $24.4M Worldwide: $24.5M - 38
Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: $9.7M Worldwide: $21.1M - 39
Jan 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.9M - 40
Feb 7, 2025 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $17.5M - 41
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $14.4M - 42
Dec 5, 2025 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $7.2M Worldwide: $13.3M - 43
Nov 14, 2025 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $11.3M Worldwide: $13.1M - 44
Oct 15, 2025 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $10.5M - 45
Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: $5.3M Worldwide: $9.8M - 46
Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025)Apr 25, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.8M
Apr 25, 2025 · Vietnamese · Horror, Crime, Action $9.8M worldwide - 47
JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death – The Movie (2025)Jul 16, 2025 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $9.4M Jul 16, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Fantasy $9.4M worldwide - 48
Mar 27, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3M - 49
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025)Aug 1, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2M
Aug 1, 2025 · Korean · Action, Adventure, Drama $9.2M worldwide - 50
Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $8.2M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2025?
Of the top 10, Superman (2025) earned the biggest share at home (57% in the US & Canada), while Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) made 83% of its gross abroad. Across all 171 films, $4.4B (37%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Zootopia 2 (2025) $1.9B $428.1M US & Canada · 23% $1.4B elsewhere · 77%
- 2 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.5B $404.3M US & Canada · 27% $1.1B elsewhere · 73%
- 3 A Minecraft Movie (2025) $960.4M $424.1M US & Canada · 44% $536.3M elsewhere · 56%
- 4 Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) $869.1M $339.6M US & Canada · 39% $529.5M elsewhere · 61%
- 5 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) $793.6M $137M US & Canada · 17% $656.6M elsewhere · 83%
- 6 F1: The Movie (2025) $634.1M $189.6M US & Canada · 30% $444.5M elsewhere · 70%
- 7 Superman (2025) $618.7M $354.2M US & Canada · 57% $264.5M elsewhere · 43%
- 8 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) $598.8M $197.4M US & Canada · 33% $401.4M elsewhere · 67%
- 9 The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) $521.9M $274.3M US & Canada · 53% $247.6M elsewhere · 47%
- 10 Captain America: Brave New World (2025) $415.1M $200.5M US & Canada · 48% $214.6M elsewhere · 52%
Gross bands
How Many 2025 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
21 of 171 films crossed $100M and took $10.8B between them, 91% of the total. 127 films, 74% of the list, earned under $10M.
28% 42% 21%
- $1B or more 2 films, 1% of the list $3.4B · 28% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 7 films, 4% of the list $5B · 42% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 12 films, 7% of the list $2.5B · 21% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 23 films, 13% of the list $849.9M · 7% of the gross
- Under $10M 127 films, 74% of the list $186.6M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2025 Earned the Most?
November releases took the most, $2.1B from 12 films, led by Zootopia 2 (2025). January was the quietest month ($139.6M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) $139.6M Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
- February Feb Captain America: Brave New World (2025) $553.7M Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
- March Mar A Working Man (2025) $145.3M A Working Man (2025)
- April Apr A Minecraft Movie (2025) $1.8B A Minecraft Movie (2025)
- May May Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) $1.2B Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)
- June Jun F1: The Movie (2025) $826.4M F1: The Movie (2025)
- July Jul Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) $2B Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
- August Aug The Naked Gun (2025) $171M The Naked Gun (2025)
- September Sep Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025) $1B Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- October Oct Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) $238.8M Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
- November Nov Zootopia 2 (2025) $2.1B Zootopia 2 (2025)
- December Dec Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.7B Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Last 10 years
How Does 2025 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). 2025 took $11.9B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2016 255 films | 255 | $16.5B | – | 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 |
| 2020 148 films · −79% | 148 | $3.4B | −79% | The Eight Hundred (2020) $461.4M |
| 2021 197 films · +204% | 197 | $10.3B | +204% | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B |
| 2022 233 films · +8% | 233 | $11.2B | +8% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
| 2023 239 films · −11% | 239 | $10B | −11% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) $845.6M |
| 2024 251 films · −13% | 251 | $8.7B | −13% | Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) $1.3B |
| 2025 171 films · +37% | 171 | $11.9B | +37% | Zootopia 2 (2025) $1.9B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in 2025?
English-language action films took $10.2B across 82 films, 86% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language action films ($1.1B) and Korean-language action films ($58.4M).
2025 Action Box Office by Language
- English $10.2B82 films · #1 Zootopia 2 (2025)
- Japanese $1.1B10 films · #1 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025)
- Korean $58.4M6 films · #1 Yadang: The Snitch (2025)
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Malayalam $18.8M8 films · #1 L2: Empuraan (2025) - Hindi $16.4M6 films · #1 Chhaava (2025)
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French $15.5M5 films · #1 Pets on a Train (2025) -
Chinese $12.9M6 films · #1 Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) - Tamil $12M12 films · #1 Coolie (2025)
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Persian $10.5M1 film · #1 It Was Just an Accident (2025) - Vietnamese $9.8M1 film · #1 Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025)
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 2025: 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 171 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in 2025?
Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with $1.9B worldwide, $428.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) at $1.5B and A Minecraft Movie (2025) at $960.4M.
How much did action movies released in 2025 earn?
171 action films released in 2025 report a worldwide gross, $11.9B in all, or $69.5M per film on average. 2024 releases took $8.7B.
How many action movies released in 2025 made $1 billion?
2 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Zootopia 2 (2025) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). 21 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2025 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 2025. 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 2025 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.