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Action box office · October 2025

Action Box Office, October 2025: Top-Grossing Releases

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) is the highest-grossing action movie released in October 2025, with $162.4M worldwide, ahead of Good Fortune (2025) at $26.4M and The Smashing Machine (2025) at $21.1M. 9 action films released in October 2025 report a worldwide gross, $238.8M in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 76% on September 2025, whose releases took $1B. By language, English leads with $21.5M across 2 action releases.

October 2025 releases with a gross
9
combined worldwide
$238.8M
film crossed $100M
1
vs September 2025
−76%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Action Hits of October 2025?

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) leads with $162.4M, 68% of the total. The top 5 together took $234.8M, 98% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) movie poster Number 1
    $162.4M Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)
    $43.4M US & Canada · 27% $119M elsewhere · 73%
  2. Good Fortune (2025) movie poster Number 2
    $26.4M Good Fortune (2025)
    $16.6M US & Canada · 63% $9.8M elsewhere · 37%
  3. The Smashing Machine (2025) movie poster Number 3
    $21.1M The Smashing Machine (2025)
    $11.4M US & Canada · 54% $9.7M elsewhere · 46%
  4. Pets on a Train (2025) movie poster Number 4
    $14.4M Pets on a Train (2025)
    $1.9M US & Canada · 13% $12.5M elsewhere · 87%
  5. It Was Just an Accident (2025) movie poster Number 5
    $10.5M It Was Just an Accident (2025)
    $1.8M US & Canada · 17% $8.7M elsewhere · 83%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Action Release of October 2025, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 2025.

  1. 1 Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) movie poster
    Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) Oct 24, 2025 · Animation, Action, Adventure $162.4M worldwide
    Oct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $43.4M Rest of the world: $119M Worldwide: $162.4M
  2. 2 Good Fortune (2025) movie poster
    Good Fortune (2025) Oct 17, 2025 · Action, Comedy, Fantasy $26.4M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $9.8M Worldwide: $26.4M
  3. 3 The Smashing Machine (2025) movie poster
    The Smashing Machine (2025) Oct 3, 2025 · English · Action, Biography, Drama $21.1M worldwide
    Oct 3, 2025 US and Canada: $11.4M Rest of the world: $9.7M Worldwide: $21.1M
  4. 4 Pets on a Train (2025) movie poster
    Pets on a Train (2025) Oct 17, 2025 · French · Animation, Action, Comedy $14.4M worldwide
    Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: $12.5M Worldwide: $14.4M
  5. 5 It Was Just an Accident (2025) movie poster
    It Was Just an Accident (2025) Oct 15, 2025 · Persian · Action, Adventure, Crime $10.5M worldwide
    Oct 15, 2025 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: $8.7M Worldwide: $10.5M
  6. 6 Samurai Fury (2025) movie poster
    Samurai Fury (2025) Oct 7, 2025 · Action, Adventure, History $2.4M worldwide
    Oct 7, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
  7. 7 Baahubali: The Epic (2025) movie poster
    Baahubali: The Epic (2025) Oct 31, 2025 · Action, Drama $1.3M worldwide
    Oct 31, 2025 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $248.2K Worldwide: $1.3M
  8. 8 Beast of War (2025) movie poster
    Beast of War (2025) Oct 10, 2025 · English · Action, Biography, Drama $336.8K worldwide
    Oct 10, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $336.8K
  9. 9 The Wrecker (2025) movie poster
    The Wrecker (2025) Oct 31, 2025 · Action, Thriller $7.4K worldwide
    Oct 31, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.4K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in October 2025?

Of the top 9, Baahubali: The Epic (2025) earned the biggest share at home (81% in the US & Canada), while Pets on a Train (2025) made 87% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $76.2M (32%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) $162.4M
    $43.4M US & Canada · 27% $119M elsewhere · 73%
  2. 2 Good Fortune (2025) $26.4M
    $16.6M US & Canada · 63% $9.8M elsewhere · 37%
  3. 3 The Smashing Machine (2025) $21.1M
    $11.4M US & Canada · 54% $9.7M elsewhere · 46%
  4. 4 Pets on a Train (2025) $14.4M
    $1.9M US & Canada · 13% $12.5M elsewhere · 87%
  5. 5 It Was Just an Accident (2025) $10.5M
    $1.8M US & Canada · 17% $8.7M elsewhere · 83%
  6. 6 Samurai Fury (2025) $2.4M
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Baahubali: The Epic (2025) $1.3M
    $1M US & Canada · 81% $248.2K elsewhere · 19%
  8. 8 Beast of War (2025) $336.8K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  9. 9 The Wrecker (2025) $7.4K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does October 2025 Compare With October in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, October 2019 earned the most: $2.1B from 26 films, led by Joker (2019). October 2025 took $238.8M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
October 2016 28 films 28 $563.6M – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) $162.1M
October 2017 23 films · −2% 23 $554.8M −2% Geostorm (2017) $221.9M
October 2018 22 films · +91% 22 $1.1B +91% Venom (2018) $856.1M
October 2019 26 films · +94% 26 $2.1B +94% Joker (2019) $1.1B
October 2020 14 films · −98% 14 $51M −98% Honest Thief (2020) $31.2M
October 2021 18 films · +3444% 18 $1.8B +3444% No Time to Die (2021) $774.2M
October 2022 16 films · −76% 16 $427.5M −76% Black Adam (2022) $393.5M
October 2023 13 films · −95% 13 $19.4M −95% Freelance (2023) $10.2M
October 2024 24 films · +2675% 24 $537M +2675% Venom: The Last Dance (2024) $478.9M
October 2025 9 films · −56% 9 $238.8M −56% Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) $162.4M
By language

Which Languages Do the Biggest Action Movies Speak in October 2025?

English-language action films took $21.5M across 2 films, 9% of the total, ahead of French-language action films ($14.4M) and Persian-language action films ($10.5M).

October 2025 Action Box Office by Language

  1. English $21.5M
    2 films · #1 The Smashing Machine (2025)
  2. French $14.4M
    1 film · #1 Pets on a Train (2025)
  3. Persian $10.5M
    1 film · #1 It Was Just an Accident (2025)
FAQ

Action Box Office October 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 9 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing action movie in October 2025?

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) leads with $162.4M worldwide, $43.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Good Fortune (2025) at $26.4M and The Smashing Machine (2025) at $21.1M.

How much did action movies released in October 2025 earn?

9 action films released in October 2025 report a worldwide gross, $238.8M in all, or $26.5M per film on average. September 2025 releases took $1B.

How many action movies released in October 2025 made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) with $162.4M.

How much of the October 2025 Action box office came from the US and Canada?

$76.2M of the $238.8M total, or 32%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 9 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 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 October 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 October 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.