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List of highest-grossing action films

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.

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.

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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 3 May 2024 in theaters around the world.
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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.

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*Canada and U.S. gross only.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Notes

  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[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]
  3. 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]
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
  6. 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]
  7. 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]
  8. Smokey and the Bandit:
    • United States, Canada, Spain – 58,614,553[101]
    • France and Germany – 2,181,048[102]

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