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.
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# Movie Year Worldwide Budget Gross - budget ROI Studio / Distributor
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Transformers: Age of Extinction poster Transformers: Age of Extinction WW Financial
2014 $1.11B $210.0M $895.3M 5.26x Di Bonaventura Pictures
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The Dark Knight Rises poster The Dark Knight Rises WW Financial
2012 $1.08B $250.0M $831.0M 4.32x Syncopy
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker poster Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker WW Financial
2019 $1.07B $489.9M $584.2M 2.19x Lucasfilm Ltd..
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest WW Financial
2006 $1.07B $200.0M $866.2M 5.33x Walt Disney Pictures
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story poster Rogue One: A Star Wars Story WW Financial
2016 $1.06B $200.0M $856.1M 5.28x Lucasfilm Ltd..
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides poster Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides WW Financial
2011 $1.05B $379.0M $667.7M 2.76x Walt Disney Pictures
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Despicable Me 3 poster Despicable Me 3 WW Financial
2017 $1.03B $80.0M $954.8M 12.94x Illumination
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey poster The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey WW Financial
2012 $1.02B $250.0M $771.1M 4.08x New Line Cinema
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The Dark Knight poster The Dark Knight WW Financial
2008 $1.00B $185.0M $819.6M 5.43x Warner Bros. Pictures
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle poster Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle WW Financial
2017 $995.3M $90.0M $905.3M 11.06x Matt Tolmach Productions
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Despicable Me 4 poster Despicable Me 4 WW Financial
2024 $972.0M $100.0M $872.0M 9.72x Universal Pictures
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End poster Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End WW Financial
2007 $961.7M $300.0M $661.7M 3.21x Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug WW Financial
2013 $958.4M $250.0M $708.4M 3.83x New Line Cinema
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies WW Financial
2014 $956.0M $250.0M $706.0M 3.82x New Line Cinema
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness poster Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness WW Financial
2022 $955.8M $290.0M $665.8M 3.30x Marvel Studios
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Minions: The Rise of Gru poster Minions: The Rise of Gru WW Financial
2022 $940.2M $85.0M $855.2M 11.06x Universal Pictures
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers poster The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers WW Financial
2002 $926.3M $79.0M $847.3M 11.73x New Line Cinema
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace poster Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace WW Financial
1999 $924.3M $115.0M $809.3M 8.04x Lucasfilm Ltd..
43
Spider-Man 3 poster Spider-Man 3 WW Financial
2007 $895.0M $258.0M $637.0M 3.47x Laura Ziskin Productions
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Spider-Man: Homecoming poster Spider-Man: Homecoming WW Financial
2017 $881.0M $175.0M $706.0M 5.03x Marvel Studios
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Spectre poster Spectre WW Financial
2015 $880.7M $245.0M $635.7M 3.59x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice poster Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice WW Financial
2016 $874.4M $250.0M $624.4M 3.50x Warner Bros. Pictures
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring poster The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring WW Financial
2001 $871.4M $93.0M $778.4M 9.37x New Line Cinema
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Wolf Warrior 2 poster Wolf Warrior 2 WW Financial
2017 $870.3M $30.1M $840.2M 28.91x Spring Era Film Company

Action box office FAQ

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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.