Demon of the Lute
1983 · WW
Budget — · Shaw Brothers
$344,172
ROI —
Genre box office
Action Box Office Movies
Ranked action movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.
Movies2,974in this genre
Total gross$322.50Bvisible records
Top movieAvatar$2.92B
Listed2,974paginated rows
Action movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2857 |
Demon of the Lute
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1983 | $344,172 | — | — | — | Shaw Brothers |
| 2858 |
The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1991 | $326,224 | — | — | — | T & M International Film Co., Ltd.. |
| 2859 |
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1981 | $320,303 | — | — | — | Shaw Brothers |
| 2860 |
D'Artagnan's Daughter
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1994 | $311,922 | — | — | — | Canal+ |
| 2861 |
Consummate Power
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1984 | $309,703 | — | — | — | Gam Ma Film Co. |
| 2862 |
Simon Sez
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1999 | $292,151 | $10.0M | -$9.7M | 0.03x | Global Medien Kg |
| 2863 |
Plain Clothes
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1988 | $289,323 | $7.5M | -$7.2M | 0.04x | Sierra Alta Productions |
| 2864 |
Cold Steel
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1987 | $285,885 | — | — | — | Cine Tel Films |
| 2865 |
Return of Bastard Swordsman
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1984 | $285,437 | — | — | — | Shaw Brothers |
| 2866 |
Guantanamera
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 | $278,473 | — | — | — | Central Partnership |
| 2867 |
Homegrown
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1998 | $271,375 | — | — | — | Lakeshore International |
| 2868 |
2001: A Space Travesty
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2000 | $270,813 | $26.0M | -$25.7M | 0.01x | Cinevent |
| 2869 |
Foxfire
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1996 | $258,263 | — | — | — | Rysher Entertainment |
| 2870 |
The Fast and the Furious
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1954 | $250,000 | $50,000 | $200,000 | 5.00x | Palo Alto Productions |
| 2871 |
Dust of Angels
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1992 | $229,844 | — | — | — | City Films |
| 2872 |
Bellman and True
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1987 | $226,944 | — | — | — | Handmade Films |
| 2873 |
Santa with Muscles
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1996 | $220,198 | — | — | — | Cabin Fever Entertainment |
| 2874 |
The Sea Wolves
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1980 | $220,181 | $12.0M | -$11.8M | 0.02x | Richmond Light Horse Productions |
| 2875 |
Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1995 | $216,380 | — | — | — | New Treasurer Films Co. Ltd.. |
| 2876 |
The Poet And The Spy
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2026 | $214,641 | — | — | — | Rai Cinema |
| 2877 |
Fredy el croupier
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1982 | $211,160 | — | — | — | Impala |
| 2878 |
Revelation
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1999 | $206,755 | $1.5M | -$1.3M | 0.14x | Jack Van Impe Ministries |
| 2879 |
Rikky and Pete
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1988 | $206,000 | — | — | — | Cascade Films |
| 2880 |
Eat the Rich
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1987 | $200,723 | — | — | — | Iron Fist Motion Pictures |
The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead
1991 · WW
Budget — · T & M International Film Co., Ltd..
$326,224
ROI —
Ambitious Kung Fu Girl
1981 · WW
Budget — · Shaw Brothers
$320,303
ROI —
$311,922
ROI —
Consummate Power
1984 · WW
Budget — · Gam Ma Film Co.
$309,703
ROI —
Simon Sez
1999 · WW
Budget $10.0M · Global Medien Kg
$292,151
ROI 0.03x
Plain Clothes
1988 · WW
Budget $7.5M · Sierra Alta Productions
$289,323
ROI 0.04x
Cold Steel
1987 · WW
Budget — · Cine Tel Films
$285,885
ROI —
Return of Bastard Swordsman
1984 · WW
Budget — · Shaw Brothers
$285,437
ROI —
Guantanamera
2026 · WW
Budget — · Central Partnership
$278,473
ROI —
Homegrown
1998 · WW
Budget — · Lakeshore International
$271,375
ROI —
$270,813
ROI 0.01x
Foxfire
1996 · WW
Budget — · Rysher Entertainment
$258,263
ROI —
The Fast and the Furious
1954 · WW
Budget $50,000 · Palo Alto Productions
$250,000
ROI 5.00x
Dust of Angels
1992 · WW
Budget — · City Films
$229,844
ROI —
Bellman and True
1987 · WW
Budget — · Handmade Films
$226,944
ROI —
Santa with Muscles
1996 · WW
Budget — · Cabin Fever Entertainment
$220,198
ROI —
The Sea Wolves
1980 · WW
Budget $12.0M · Richmond Light Horse Productions
$220,181
ROI 0.02x
Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop
1995 · WW
Budget — · New Treasurer Films Co. Ltd..
$216,380
ROI —
The Poet And The Spy
2026 · WW
Budget — · Rai Cinema
$214,641
ROI —
$211,160
ROI —
Revelation
1999 · WW
Budget $1.5M · Jack Van Impe Ministries
$206,755
ROI 0.14x
Rikky and Pete
1988 · WW
Budget — · Cascade Films
$206,000
ROI —
Eat the Rich
1987 · WW
Budget — · Iron Fist Motion Pictures
$200,723
ROI —
Action box office FAQ
Helpful answers about this genre chart.What does the Action box office chart include?
The Action chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the Action genre label and available worldwide box office data.
Why can genre rankings change?
Genre pages can change when movie metadata is enriched, corrected or remapped from external data sources.
Are genre pages sorted by worldwide gross?
Yes. Genre movie lists are sorted by reported worldwide gross by default, with budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI shown where available.