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
121
Men in Black poster Men in Black WW Financial
1997 $589.4M $90.0M $499.4M 6.55x Columbia Pictures
122
Iron Man poster Iron Man WW Financial
2008 $585.2M $140.0M $445.2M 4.18x Marvel Studios
123
Operation Red Sea poster Operation Red Sea WW Financial
2018 $579.3M $70.0M $509.3M 8.28x Bona Film Group
124
Return of the Jedi poster Return of the Jedi WW Financial
1983 $572.7M $32.4M $540.4M 17.70x Lucasfilm Ltd..
125
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire poster Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire WW Financial
2024 $571.8M $150.0M $421.8M 3.81x Legendary Pictures
126
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One poster Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One WW Financial
2023 $571.1M $220.0M $351.1M 2.60x Paramount Pictures
127
Kong: Skull Island poster Kong: Skull Island WW Financial
2017 $566.7M $185.0M $381.7M 3.06x Legendary Pictures
128
King Kong poster King Kong WW Financial
2005 $562.4M $207.0M $355.4M 2.72x Universal Pictures
129
Puss in Boots poster Puss in Boots WW Financial
2011 $555.0M $130.0M $425.0M 4.27x Dream Works Animation
130
Armageddon poster Armageddon WW Financial
1998 $553.8M $140.0M $413.8M 3.96x Touchstone Pictures
131
Dunkirk poster Dunkirk WW Financial
2017 $549.1M $150.0M $399.1M 3.66x Warner Bros. Pictures
132
Kung Fu Panda 4 poster Kung Fu Panda 4 WW Financial
2024 $548.0M $80.0M $468.0M 6.85x Dream Works Animation
133
Mission: Impossible II poster Mission: Impossible II WW Financial
2000 $546.4M $125.0M $421.4M 4.37x Paramount Pictures
134
X-Men: Apocalypse poster X-Men: Apocalypse WW Financial
2016 $543.9M $178.0M $365.9M 3.06x The Donners' Company
135
American Sniper poster American Sniper WW Financial
2014 $542.3M $58.8M $483.5M 9.22x Warner Bros. Pictures
136
The Empire Strikes Back poster The Empire Strikes Back WW Financial
1980 $538.4M $18.0M $520.4M 29.91x Lucasfilm Ltd..
137
World War Z poster World War Z WW Financial
2013 $531.9M $200.0M $331.9M 2.66x Gk Films
138
The Meg poster The Meg WW Financial
2018 $530.5M $150.0M $380.5M 3.54x Apelles Entertainment
139
Ralph Breaks the Internet poster Ralph Breaks the Internet WW Financial
2018 $529.3M $175.0M $354.3M 3.02x Walt Disney Animation Studios
140
Godzilla poster Godzilla WW Financial
2014 $525.0M $160.0M $365.0M 3.28x Legendary Pictures
141
The Fantastic 4: First Steps poster The Fantastic 4: First Steps WW Financial
2025 $521.9M $200.0M $321.9M 2.61x Marvel Studios
142
Kung Fu Panda 3 poster Kung Fu Panda 3 WW Financial
2016 $521.2M $145.0M $376.2M 3.59x Dream Works Animation
143
Ant-Man poster Ant-Man WW Financial
2015 $519.3M $130.0M $389.3M 3.99x Marvel Studios
144
Terminator 2: Judgment Day poster Terminator 2: Judgment Day WW Financial
1991 $517.8M $102.0M $415.8M 5.08x Carolco Pictures

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.