# List of highest-grossing action films

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.
| Rank | Film | Gross | Year |
| 1 | Furious 7 | $1,515,342,457 | 2015 |
| 2 | Top Gun: Maverick | $1,495,696,292 | 2022 |
| 3 | The Fate of the Furious | $1,238,764,765 | 2017 |
| 4 | Skyfall | $1,108,594,137 | 2012 |
| 5 | Spectre | $880,707,597 | 2015 |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | $791,658,205 | 2018 |
| 7 | Fast & Furious 6 | $788,683,342 | 2013 |
| 8 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $786,636,033 | 2008 |
| 9 | No Time to Die | $774,153,007 | 2021 |
| 10 | Hobbs & Shaw | $760,732,926 | 2019 |
| 11 | F9 | $726,229,501 | 2021 |
| 12 | Fast X | $704,875,015 | 2023 |
| 13 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $694,713,380 | 2011 |
| 14 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | $682,716,636 | 2015 |
| 15 | Fast Five | $626,140,012 | 2011 |
| 16 | Casino Royale | $616,577,552 | 2006 |
| 17 | Quantum of Solace | $589,580,482 | 2008 |
| 18 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | $567,535,383 | 2023 |
| 19 | American Sniper | $547,659,020 | 2014 |
| 20 | Mission: Impossible 2 | $546,388,108 | 2000 |
| 21 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | $543,848,418 | 2011 |
| 22 | Sherlock Holmes | $524,028,679 | 2009 |
| 23 | Twister | $494,580,615 | 1996 |
| 24 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | $487,287,646 | 2005 |
| 25 | Saving Private Ryan | $481,840,999 | 1998 |
| 26 | San Andreas | $474,609,154 | 2015 |
| 27 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | $474,171,806 | 1989 |
| 28 | Gladiator | $465,516,248 | 2000 |
| 29 | Mission: Impossible | $457,696,391 | 1996 |
| 30 | 300 | $456,068,181 | 2007 |
| 31 | Gladiator II | $455,388,841 | 2024 |
| 32 | Pearl Harbor (film) | $449,220,945 | 2001 |
| 33 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $444,100,035 | 2007 |
| 34 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | $440,146,694 | 2023 |
| 35 | Die Another Day | $431,971,116 | 2002 |
| 36 | Bad Boys for Life | $426,505,244 | 2020 |
| 37 | Jason Bourne | $415,484,914 | 2016 |
| 38 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | $414,351,546 | 2015 |
| 39 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | $410,902,662 | 2017 |
| 40 | Bad Boys: Ride or Die | $404,544,199 | 2024 |
| 41 | Mission: Impossible 3 | $398,479,497 | 2006 |
| 42 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | $390,493,908 | 1991 |
| 43 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $389,925,971 | 1981 |
| 44 | Live Free or Die Hard | $388,156,011 | 2007 |
| 45 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | $383,963,057 | 2023 |
| 46 | Taken 2 | $376,141,306 | 2012 |
| 47 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | $366,101,666 | 1995 |
| 48 | The World Is Not Enough | $361,832,400 | 1999 |
| 49 | Fast & Furious | $360,366,870 | 2009 |
| 50 | Top Gun | $357,288,178 | 1986 |

## 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 31 January 2025 in theaters around the world.
| Year | Title | Worldwide gross | Budget |
| 2005 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | $487,287,646 | $110,000,000 |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | $616,577,552 | $150,000,000 |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | $459,242,249 | $130,000,000 |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | $786,636,033 | $185,000,000 |
| 2009 | Sherlock Holmes | $524,028,679 | $90,000,000 |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | $321,669,741 | $200,000,000 |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | $694,713,380 | $145,000,000 |
| 2012 | Skyfall | $1,108,594,137 | $200,000,000 |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | $788,683,342 | $160,000,000 |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | $337,580,051 | $110,000,000 |
| 2015 | Furious 7 | $1,515,342,457 | $190,000,000 |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | $415,484,914 | $120,000,000 |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious | $1,238,764,765 | $250,000,000 |
| 2018 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | $791,658,205 | $178,000,000 |
| 2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | $760,732,926 | $200,000,000 |
| 2020 | Shock Wave 2 | $226,400,000 | $40,000,000 |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | $774,153,007 | $250,000,000 |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | $1,495,696,292 | $170,000,000-$175,000,000 |
| 2023 | Fast X | $704,875,015 | $340,000,000 |
| 2024 | Gladiator II | $455,388,841 | $250,000,000 |

## 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.
| Rank | Series | Total worldwide gross | No. of films | Average of films | Highest-grossing film |
* 1
* Eon series
* $7,634,840,519
* 25
* $305,393,621
* Skyfall ($1,108,594,137)
* Daniel Craig series
* $3,969,612,775
* 5
* $793,922,555
* Skyfall ($1,108,594,137)
* 1
* Skyfall (2012)
* $1,108,594,137
* 2
* Spectre (2015)
* $880,707,597
* 3
* No Time to Die (2021)
* $774,153,007
* 4
* Casino Royale (2006)
* $616,577,552
* 5
* Quantum of Solace (2008)
* $589,580,482
* Pierce Brosnan series
* $1,479,008,618
* 4
* $369,752,155
* Die Another Day ($431,971,116)
* 1
* Die Another Day (2002)
* $431,971,116
* 2
* The World Is Not Enough (1999)
* $361,832,400
* 3
* GoldenEye (1995)
* $352,194,034
* 4
* Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
* $333,011,068
* Roger Moore series
* $1,151,600,000
* 7
* $164,514,286
* Moonraker ($210,300,000)
* 1
* Moonraker (1979)
* $210,300,000
* 2
* For Your Eyes Only (1981)
* $194,900,000
* 3
* The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
* $185,400,000
* 4
* Octopussy (1983)
* $183,700,000
* 5
* A View to a Kill (1985)
* $152,400,000
* 6
* Live and Let Die (1973)
* $126,400,000
* 7
* The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
* $98,500,000
* Sean Connery series
* $621,500,000
* 6
* $103,583,333
* Thunderball ($141,200,000)
* 1
* Thunderball (1965)
* $141,200,000
* 2
* Goldfinger (1964)
* $124,900,000
* 3
* Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
* $116,000,000
* 4
* You Only Live Twice (1967)
* $101,000,000
* 5
* From Russia with Love (1963)
* $78,900,000
* 6
* Dr. No (1962)
* $59,500,000
* Timothy Dalton series
* $347,400,000
* 2
* $173,700,000
* The Living Daylights ($191,200,000)
* 1
* The Living Daylights (1987)
* $191,200,000
* 2
* Licence to Kill (1989)
* $156,200,000
* George Lazenby series
* $64,600,000
* 1
* $64,600,000
* On Her Majesty's Secret Service ($64,600,000)
* 1
* On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
* $64,600,000 |||||
* Never Say Never Again (1983)
* $160,000,000 |||||
* Casino Royale (1967)
* $41,744,718 |||||
| 2 | Fast & Furious | $7,323,967,668 | 11 | $665,815,243 | Furious 7 ($1,515,342,457) |
| The Fast Saga $6,563,234,742 10 $656,323,474 Furious 7 ($1,515,342,457) 1 Furious 7 (2015) $1,515,342,457 2 The Fate of the Furious (2017) $1,238,764,765 3 Fast & Furious 6 (2013) $788,683,342 4 F9 (2021) $726,229,501 5 Fast X (2023) $704,875,015 6 Fast Five (2011) $626,140,012 7 Fast & Furious (2009) $360,366,870 8 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) $236,350,661 9 The Fast and the Furious (2001) $207,517,509 10 Tokyo Drift (2006) $158,964,610 ||||||
| Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $760,732,926 ||||||
| 3 | Mission: Impossible | $4,139,187,600 |
| 1 | Fallout (2018) | $791,658,205 |
| 2 | Ghost Protocol (2011) | $694,713,380 |
| 3 | Rogue Nation (2015) | $682,716,636 |
| 4 | Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) | $567,535,383 |
| 5 | Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) | $546,388,108 |
| 6 | Mission: Impossible (1996) | $457,696,391 |
| 7 | Mission: Impossible III (2006) | $398,479,497 |
| 4 | Indiana Jones | $2,367,071,009 |
| 1 | Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | $786,636,033 |
| 2 | Last Crusade (1989) | $474,171,806 |
| 3 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | $389,925,971 |
| 4 | Dial of Destiny (2023) | $383,229,928 |
| 5 | Temple of Doom (1984) | $333,107,271 |
| 5 | Top Gun | $1,853,165,814 | 2 | $926,582,907 | Maverick ($1,495,696,292) |
| 1 | Maverick (2022) | $1,495,696,292 |
| 2 | Top Gun (1986) | $357,469,522 |
| 6 | Bourne | $1,636,988,243 |
| 1 | Ultimatum (2007) | $442,824,138 |
| 2 | Jason Bourne (2016) | $415,484,914 |
| 3 | Supremacy (2004) | $288,500,217 |
| 4 | Legacy (2012) | $276,144,750 |
| 5 | Identity (2002) | $214,034,224 |
| 7 | Die Hard | $1,440,546,330 |
| 1 | Live Free or Die Hard (2007) | $388,156,011 |
| 2 | Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) | $366,101,666 |
| 3 | A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) | $304,654,182 |
| 4 | Die Hard 2 (1990) | $240,031,274 |
| 5 | Die Hard (1988) | $141,603,197 |
| 8 | Bad Boys | $1,245,796,023 |
| 1 | Bad Boys for Life (2020) | $426,505,244 |
| 2 | Ride or Die (2024) | $404,544,199 |
| 3 | Bad Boys II (2003) | $273,339,556 |
| 4 | Bad Boys (1995) | $141,407,024 |
| 9 | Sherlock Holmes | $1,067,877,097 | 2 | $533,938,549 | A Game of Shadows ($543,848,418) |
| 1 | A Game of Shadows (2011) | $543,848,418 |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes (2009) | $524,028,679 |
| 10 | Matthew Vaughn’s spy cinematic universe | $1,046,021,426 |
| 1 | The Secret Service (2015) | $414,351,546 |
| 2 | The Golden Circle (2017) | $410,902,662 |
| 3 | The King's Man (2021) | $125,897,478 |
| 4 | Argylle (2024) | $94,869,740 |
| 11 | John Wick | $1,028,926,563 |
| 1 | Chapter 4 (2023) | $440,146,694 |
| 2 | Parabellum (2019) | $328,349,387 |
| 3 | Chapter 2 (2017) | $174,348,632 |
| 4 | John Wick (2014) | $86,081,850 |
| 12 | Lethal Weapon | $955,237,243 |
| 1 | Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) | $321,731,527 |
| 2 | Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) | $285,444,603 |
| 3 | Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) | $227,853,986 |
| 4 | Lethal Weapon (1987) | $120,207,127 |
| 13 | Kingsman | $951,151,686 |
| 1 | The Secret Service (2015) | $414,351,546 |
| 2 | The Golden Circle (2017) | $410,902,662 |
| 3 | The King's Man (2021) | $125,897,478 |
| 14 | Taken | $929,451,015 |
| 1 | Taken 2 (2012) | $376,141,306 |
| 2 | Taken 3 (2014) | $326,479,141 |
| 3 | Taken (2008) | $226,830,568 |
| 15 | Jack Ryan | $898,987,699 |
| 1 | The Hunt for Red October (1990) | $200,512,643 |
| 2 | The Sum of All Fears (2002) | $193,921,372 |
| 3 | Clear and Present Danger (1994) | $190,991,067 |
| 4 | Patriot Games (1992) | $178,051,587 |
| 5 | Shadow Recruit (2014) | $135,511,030 |
| 16 | The Expendables | $850,483,789 |
| 1 | The Expendables 2 (2012) | $314,975,955 |
| 2 | The Expendables (2010) | $274,470,394 |
| 3 | The Expendables 3 (2014) | $214,657,577 |
| 4 | Expend4bles (2023) | $46,379,863 |
| 17 | Rush Hour | $849,834,929 |
| 1 | Rush Hour 2 (2001) | $347,425,832 |
| 2 | Rush Hour 3 (2007) | $258,022,233 |
| 3 | Rush Hour (1998) | $244,386,864 |
| 18 | Rambo | $819,363,590 |
| 1 | First Blood Part II (1985) | $300,400,432 |
| 2 | Rambo III (1988) | $189,015,611 |
| 3 | First Blood (1982) | $125,212,904 |
| 4 | Rambo (2008) | $113,244,290 |
| 5 | Last Blood (2019) | $91,490,353 |
| 19 | National Treasure | $806,754,567 | 2 | $403,377,284 | Book of Secrets ($459,242,249) |
| 1 | Book of Secrets (2007) | $459,242,249 |
| 2 | National Treasure (2004) | $347,512,318 |
| 20 | 300 | $793,662,394 | 2 | $396,831,197 | 300 ($456,082,343) |
| 1 | 300 (2006) | $456,082,343 |
| 2 | Rise of an Empire (2014) | $337,580,051 |
$^*$Canada and U.S. gross only.
$^R$Distributor 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.
| Rank | Film | Year | Opening (USD) |
| 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.
| Title | Established | Record-setting gross |
| Mission: Impossible II | 2000 | $546,388,108 |
| Casino Royale | 2006 | $606,000,064 |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 2008 | $786,636,033 |
| Skyfall | 2012 | $1,108,594,137 |
| Furious 7 | 2015 | $1,515,342,457 |

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