List of highest-grossing action films

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The following is a list of highest-grossing action films of all time, sci-fi, superhero and fantasy films are not included; see List of highest-grossing science fiction films, List of highest-grossing superhero films and List of highest-grossing fantasy films.

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Highest-grossing action films

The following is a list of highest grossing action films of time,The top 3 are along the highest-grossing films, being 11th, 12th and 33rd. James Bond is the most frequent franchise with 11 films on the list. All of the films have had a theatrical run (including re-releases) since 1991, and films that have not played during this period do not appear on the chart because of ticket-price inflation, population size and ticket purchasing trends not being considered. 2015 is the most frequent year with 5 films on the list.

RankFilmGrossYearRef
1 Furious 7 $1,515,341,3992015 [1]
2 Top Gun: Maverick $1,495,696,2922022 [2]
3 Skyfall $1,108,569,4992012 [3]
4 Spectre $880,705,3122015 [4]
5 Mission: Impossible – Fallout $791,657,3982018 [5]
6 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $790,653,9422008 [6]
7 No Time to Die $774,153,0072021 [7]
8 Hobbs & Shaw $760,732,9262019 [8]
9 F9 $726,229,5012021 [9]
10 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $694,713,3802011 [10]
11 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation $682,714,2672015 [11]
12 Fast Five $626,137,6752011 [12]
13 Casino Royale $616,505,1622006 [13]
14 Quantum of Solace $589,580,4822008 [14]
15 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One $567,535,3832023 [15]
16 American Sniper $547,659,0202014 [16]
17 Mission: Impossible 2 $546,388,1082000 [17]
18 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $543,848,4182011 [18]
19 Sherlock Holmes $524,028,6792009 [19]
20 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $487,287,6462005 [20]
21 San Andreas $474,609,1542015 [21]
22 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $474,171,8061989 [22]
23 Mission: Impossible $457,696,3911996 [23]
24 300 $456,068,1812007 [24]
25 The Bourne Ultimatum $444,100,0352007 [25]
26 John Wick: Chapter 4 $440,146,6942023 [26]
27 Die Another Day $431,971,1162002 [27]
28 Bad Boys for Life $426,505,2442020 [28]
29 Jason Bourne $415,484,9142016 [29]
30 Kingsman: The Secret Service $414,351,5462015 [30]
31 Kingsman: The Golden Circle $410,902,6622017 [31]
32 Mission: Impossible 3 $398,479,4972006 [32]
33 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $390,493,9081991 [33]
34 Raiders of the Lost Ark $389,925,9711981 [34]
35 Live Free or Die Hard $388,156,0112007 [35]
36 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny $383,963,0572023 [36]
37 Taken 2 $376,141,3062012 [37]
38 Die Hard with a Vengeance $366,101,6661995 [38]
39 The World Is Not Enough $361,832,4001999 [39]
40 Fast & Furious $360,366,8702009 [40]
41 Top Gun $357,288,1781986 [41]
42 GoldenEye $352,194,0341995 [42]
43 Rush Hour 2 $347,325,8022001 [43]
44 XXX: Return of Xander Cage $346,118,2772017 [44]
45 Wanted $342,463,0632008 [45]
46 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $333,107,2711984 [46]
47 Tomorrow Never Dies $333,011,0681997 [47]
48 22 Jump Street $331,333,8762014 [48]
49 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum $327,777,3352019 [49]
50 The Expendables 2 $314,975,9552012 [50]

Highest-grossing action films by year

The following is a list of highest grossing action films by year.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 7 June 2024 in theaters around the world.
YearTitleWorldwide grossBudgetRef
2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets $459,242,249$130,000,000 [51] [52]
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $790,653,942$185,000,000 [53]
2009 Sherlock Holmes $524,028,679$90,000,000 [54]
2010 Robin Hood $321,669,741$200,000,000 [55]
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $694,713,380$145,000,000 [56]
2012 Skyfall $1,108,561,013$200,000,000 [57]
2013 Fast & Furious 6 $788,680,968$160,000,000 [58]
2014 300: Rise of an Empire $337,580,051$110,000,000 [59]
2015 Furious 7 $1,515,341,399$190,000,000 [1]
2016 Jason Bourne $415,484,914$120,000,0000 [60]
2017 The Fate of the Furious $1,236,005,118$250,000,000 [61]
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout $791,657,398$178,000,000 [62]
2019 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw $760,732,926$200,000,000 [63]
2020 Shock Wave 2 $226,400,000TBA [lower-alpha 1]
2021 No Time to Die $774,153,007TBA [64]
2022 Top Gun: Maverick $1,495,696,292$170,000,000-$175,000,000 [65] [66] [67]
2023 Fast X $704,875,015$340,000,000 [68] [69]
2024 The Beekeeper †$152,384,144TBA [# 1] [# 2]

Highest-grossing action film series and franchises

The following is a list of highest grossing film series and franchises. The top 3 are along the highest-grossing film series and franchises of all time, being, 5th, 7th and 17th. James Bond is the highest-grossing action film series with over $7.8 billion per film, while Top Gun has the best average with $923 million per film.

Highest-grossing franchises and film series [§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
RankSeriesTotal worldwide grossNo. of filmsAverage of filmsHighest-grossing film

*Canada and U.S. gross only.

RDistributor rental.

Biggest worldwide openings for action films

This list charts films the biggest worldwide openings for action films. Since many films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.

RankFilmYearOpening (USD) [70]
1 The Fate of the Furious 2017$541,937,239
2 Furious 7 2015$397,627,459
3 Fast X 2023$323,838,710
4 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008$272,150,927
5 Hobbs & Shaw 2019$179,000,000
6 Skyfall 2012$173,600,000
7 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011$131,500,000
8 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 2015$120,500,000
9 Fast & Furious 6 2013$110,600,000
10 Jason Bourne 2016$110,000,000
11 Quantum of Solace 2008$106,500,000
12 Fast & Furious 2009$101,700,000
13 Spectre 2015$101,000,000

Timeline of highest-grossing action films

Timeline of highest-grossing action films

The following is a timeline of highest-grossing action films.

Furious 7 has held the record for the longest time holding it for 8 years. The Mission: Impossible and James Bond franchises have held the record the most times doing so on two different occasions.

TitleEstablishedRecord-setting grossRef
Mission: Impossible II 2000$546,388,108 [71]
Casino Royale 2006$605,999,592 [72]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011$694,713,380 [56]
Skyfall 2012$1,108,569,499 [3]
Furious 7 2015$1,515,341,399 [1]

Timeline for biggest opening weekend for action films

The following is a timeline for biggest opening weekend for action films. The Fast & Furious franchise has held the record the most of any franchise doing so two times.

TitleEstablishedRecord-setting gross [73]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008$272,150,927
Furious 7 2015$397,627,459
The Fate of the Furious 2017$541,937,239

Action films by box office admissions

The following is a list of action films by box office admissions. The top 6 sit along the films with the most box office admissions of all time.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
FilmYearKnown ticket sales (est.) Territories with known ticket sales data [lower-alpha 2] Notes
Furious 7 2015199,183,691Worldwide [lower-alpha 3]
Thunderball 1965122,235,389UK, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland [lower-alpha 4]
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981107,227,185USA, Canada, Europe, Brazil, Seoul [lower-alpha 5]
First Blood 1982101,187,271USA, Canada, China, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, South Korea [lower-alpha 6]
Goldfinger 1964100,150,318UK, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea [lower-alpha 7]
Beverly Hills Cop 198480,375,059USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea [lower-alpha 8]
Smokey and the Bandit 197760,795,601 [lower-alpha 9]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ See Shock Wave 2#Box office
  2. ↑ Box office territories for which the film's ticket sales data are currently known
  3. ↑ Furious 7:
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Mexico – 100,297,901 [74]
    • United States and Canada – 41,889,147 [75]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 33,601,457 [76]
    • India – 12,000,000 [74]
    • Bolivia, Lithuania, Paraguay, Peru, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uruguay – 3,872,927 [77]
    • South Korea – 3,248,904 [78]
    • Italy – 2,697,123 [79]
    • United Arab Emirates – 925,000 [80]
    • Romania – 651,232 [81]
  4. ↑ Thunderball:
    • United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany – 102.4 million [82]
    • France and Italy – 19,834,842 [83]
    • Denmark and Switzerland (1999–2001) – 547 [84]
  5. ↑ Raiders of the Lost Ark:
    • United States and Canada – 88,543,400 [85]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 14,060,685 [86]
    • Brazil - 3,728,299 [87]
    • Denmark – 521,650 [88]
    • Seoul City (South Korea) – 348,489 [78]
    • Switzerland, Finland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden (1998–2016) – 24,662 [89]
  6. ↑ First Blood:
    • United States and Canada – 16,058,800 [90]
    • China – 76 million
    • France, Spain, Italy – 6,428,836 [91]
    • Germany – 2,416,703 [92]
    • South Korea – 282,932 [78]
  7. ↑ Goldfinger:
    • United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands – 100,148,099 [93]
    • Denmark, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland (1999–2017) – 1,490 [94]
    • South Korea – 729 [78]
  8. ↑ Beverly Hills Cop:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402 [95]
    • United Kingdom – 2,620,211 [96] [97]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810 [98]
    • Japan – 894,454 [99] [100]
    • South Korea – 257,182 [78]
  9. ↑ Smokey and the Bandit:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553 [101]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048 [102]

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