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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.

Highest-grossing action films

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The following is a list of 50 highest grossing action films of time. The top 3 are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time. James Bond is the most frequent franchise with 7 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.

Rank Film Gross Year Ref
1 Furious 7 $1,515,342,457 2015 [1]
2 Top Gun: Maverick $1,495,696,292 2022 [2]
3 The Fate of the Furious $1,238,764,765 2017 [3]
4 Skyfall $1,108,594,137 2012 [4]
5 The Battle at Lake Changjin $913,000,000 2021 [5][6]
6 Spectre $880,707,597 2015 [7]
7 Wolf Warrior 2 $870,325,439 2017 [8]
8 Mission: Impossible – Fallout $791,657,398 2018 [9]
9 Fast & Furious 6 $788,683,342 2013 [10]
10 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $786,636,033 2008 [11]
11 No Time to Die $774,153,007 2021 [12]
12 Hobbs & Shaw $760,732,926 2019 [13]
13 F9 $726,229,501 2021 [14]
14 Fast X $704,875,015 2023 [15][16]
15 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $694,713,380 2011 [17]
16 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation $682,716,636 2015 [18]
17 The Battle at Lake Changjin II $626,571,697 2022 [19][20]
18 Fast Five $626,140,012 2011 [21]
19 Casino Royale $616,577,552 2006 [22]
20 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning † $594,222,081 2025 [23][24]
21 Quantum of Solace $589,580,482 2008 [25]
22 Operation Red Sea $579,330,426 2018 [26]
23 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One $571,125,435 2023 [27]
24 American Sniper $547,659,020 2014 [28]
25 Mission: Impossible 2 $546,388,108 2000 [29]
26 F1 † $546,267,983 2025 [30]
27 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $543,848,418 2011 [31]
28 Sherlock Holmes $524,028,679 2009 [32]
29 Twister $494,580,615 1996 [33]
30 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $487,287,646 2005 [34]
31 Saving Private Ryan $481,840,999 1998 [35]
32 San Andreas $474,609,154 2015 [36]
33 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $474,171,806 1989 [37]
34 Gladiator $465,516,248 2000 [38]
35 Gladiator II $462,180,717 2024 [39]
36 The Eight Hundred $461,421,559 2020 [40]
37 Mission: Impossible $457,696,391 1996 [41]
38 300 $456,068,181 2007 [42]
39 Pearl Harbor $449,220,945 2001 [43]
40 The Bourne Ultimatum $444,100,035 2007 [44]
41 John Wick: Chapter 4 $440,146,694 2023 [45]
42 Die Another Day $431,971,116 2002 [46]
43 Bad Boys for Life $426,505,244 2020 [47]
44 Jason Bourne $415,484,914 2016 [48]
45 Kingsman: The Secret Service $414,351,546 2015 [49]
46 Too Cool to Kill $413,000,000 2022 [50]
47 Kingsman: The Golden Circle $410,902,662 2017 [51]
48 Bad Boys: Ride or Die $404,544,199 2024 [52]
49 Mission: Impossible 3 $398,479,497 2006 [53]
50 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $390,493,908 1991 [54]

Highest-grossing action films by year

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

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 1 August 2025 in theaters around the world.
Year Title Worldwide gross Budget Ref
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith $487,287,646 $110,000,000 [55]
2006 Casino Royale $616,577,552 $150,000,000 [22]
2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets $459,242,249 $130,000,000 [56][57]
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $786,636,033 $185,000,000 [58]
2009 Sherlock Holmes $524,028,679 $90,000,000 [59]
2010 Robin Hood $321,669,741 $200,000,000 [60]
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $694,713,380 $145,000,000 [61]
2012 Skyfall $1,108,594,137 $200,000,000 [62]
2013 Fast & Furious 6 $788,683,342 $160,000,000 [10]
2014 300: Rise of an Empire $337,580,051 $110,000,000 [63]
2015 Furious 7 $1,515,342,457 $190,000,000 [1]
2016 Jason Bourne $415,484,914 $120,000,000 [64]
2017 The Fate of the Furious $1,238,764,765 $250,000,000 [3]
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout $791,658,205 $178,000,000 [65]
2019 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw $760,732,926 $200,000,000 [66]
2020 The Eight Hundred $461,421,559 $80,000,000 [67]
2021 The Battle at Lake Changjin $913,000,000 $200,000,000 [5]
2022 Top Gun: Maverick $1,495,696,292 $170,000,000-$175,000,000 [68][69][70]
2023 Fast X $704,875,015 $340,000,000 [15][16]
2024 Gladiator II $462,180,717 $250,000,000 [71]
2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning † $594,222,081 $300,000,000-$400,000,000 [72]

Highest-grossing action film series and franchises

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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, 8th and 16th. James Bond is the highest-grossing action film series with over $7.84 billion, while Top Gun has the best average with $926.6 million per film.

Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)
Rank Series Total worldwide gross No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

*Canada and U.S. gross only.

RDistributor rental.

Biggest worldwide openings for action films

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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.

Rank Film Year Opening (USD)[73]
1 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $541,937,239
2 The Battle at Lake Changjin II 2022 $398,000,000[74]
3 Furious 7 2015 $397,627,459
4 Fast X 2023 $323,838,710
5 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $272,150,927
6 The Battle at Lake Changjin 2021 $235,000,000[75]
7 Too Cool to Kill 2022 $217,000,000[76]
8 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 $204,000,000
9 Hobbs & Shaw 2019 $179,000,000
10 Skyfall 2012 $173,600,000

Timeline of highest-grossing action films

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Timeline of highest-grossing action films

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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.

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref
Mission: Impossible II 2000 $546,388,108 [77]
Casino Royale 2006 $606,000,064 [78]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 $786,636,033 [11]
Skyfall 2012 $1,108,594,137 [4]
Furious 7 2015 $1,515,342,457 [1]

Timeline for biggest opening weekend for action films

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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.

Title Established Record-setting gross[79]
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

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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.
Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Territories with known ticket sales data[a] Notes
Furious 7 2015 199,183,691 Worldwide [b]
Thunderball 1965 122,235,389 UK, USA, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland [c]
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 107,227,185 USA, Canada, Europe, Brazil, Seoul [d]
First Blood 1982 101,187,271 USA, Canada, China, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, South Korea [e]
Goldfinger 1964 100,150,318 UK, USA, Canada, Europe, South Korea [f]
Beverly Hills Cop 1984 80,375,059 USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea [g]
Smokey and the Bandit 1977 60,795,601 [h]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Box office territories for which the film's ticket sales data are currently known
  2. ^ Furious 7:
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Mexico – 100,297,901[80]
    • United States and Canada – 41,889,147[81]
    • 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[82]
    • India – 12,000,000[80]
    • Bolivia, Lithuania, Paraguay, Peru, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uruguay – 3,872,927[83]
    • South Korea – 3,248,904[84]
    • Italy – 2,697,123[85]
    • United Arab Emirates – 925,000[86]
    • Romania – 651,232[87]
  3. ^ Thunderball:
    • United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany – 102.4 million[88]
    • France and Italy – 19,834,842[89]
    • Denmark and Switzerland (1999–2001) – 547[90]
  4. ^ Raiders of the Lost Ark:
    • United States and Canada – 88,543,400[91]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 14,060,685[92]
    • Brazil - 3,728,299[93]
    • Denmark – 521,650[94]
    • Seoul City (South Korea) – 348,489[84]
    • Switzerland, Finland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden (1998–2016) – 24,662[95]
  5. ^ First Blood:
    • United States and Canada – 16,058,800[96]
    • China – 76 million
    • France, Spain, Italy – 6,428,836[97]
    • Germany – 2,416,703[98]
    • South Korea – 282,932 [84]
  6. ^ Goldfinger:
    • United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands – 100,148,099[99]
    • Denmark, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland (1999–2017) – 1,490[100]
    • South Korea – 729 [84]
  7. ^ Beverly Hills Cop:
    • United States, Canada, Denmark, Spain – 69,103,402[101]
    • United Kingdom – 2,620,211[102][103]
    • France, Germany, Italy – 7,499,810[104]
    • Japan – 894,454[105][106]
    • South Korea – 257,182 [84]
  8. ^ Smokey and the Bandit:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553[107]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048[108]

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