Highest-grossing action film at the global box office

According to movie financial intelligence service The Numbers (www.the-numbers.com), the highest-grossing action film at the global box office remains Avatar (US/UK, 2009), with US$2,783,918,982 (£2,058,530,000) taken as of 11 January 2018.

1 / 2009 / Avatar / $2,783,918,982

2 / 2015 / Jurassic World / $1,671,640,593

3 / 2012 / The Avengers / $1,519,479,547

4 / 2015 / Furious 7 / $1,516,748,684

5 / 2015 / Avengers: Age of Ultron / $1,408,218,722

6 / 2017 / The Fate of the Furious / $1,237,466,026

7 / 2017 / Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi / $1,229,626,680

8 / 2013 / Iron Man 3 / $1,215,392,272

9 / 2016 / Captain America: Civil War / $1,153,304,495

10 / 2011 / Transformers: Dark of the Moon / $1,123,790,543

11 / 2012 / Skyfall / $1,110,526,981

12 / 2014 / Transformers: Age of Extinction / $1,104,039,076

13 / 2012 / The Dark Knight Rises / $1,084,439,099

14 / 1993 / Jurassic Park / $1,038,812,584

15 / 2008 / The Dark Knight / $1,001,620,618

16 / 2017 / Spider-Man: Homecoming / $879,658,781

17 / 2015 / Spectre / $879,620,923

18 / 2016 / Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice / $868,160,194

19 / 2017 / Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 / $863,613,101

20 / 2017 / Wolf Warrior 2 / $861,434,171

21 / 2017 / Thor: Ragnarok / $849,628,829

22 / 2009 / Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / $836,519,699

23 / 2017 / Wonder Woman / $817,012,815

24 / 2016 / Deadpool / $801,029,249

25 / 2013 / Fast and Furious 6 / $789,300,444

26 / 2009 / 2012 / $788,408,539

27 / 2014 / X-Men: Days of Future Past / $747,862,775

28 / 2016 / Suicide Squad / $746,100,054

29 / 2003 / The Matrix Reloaded / $738,576,929

30 / 2014 / Captain America: The Winter Soldier / $714,401,889

31 / 2014 / The Amazing Spider-Man 2 / $708,996,336

32 / 2007 / Transformers / $708,272,592

33 / 2015 / Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation / $700,868,363

34 / 2011 / Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol / $694,713,230

35 / 2013 / Man of Steel / $667,999,518

36 / 2017 / Justice League / $653,971,239

37 / 2011 / Fast Five / $629,969,804

38 / 2008 / Hancock / $624,234,272

39 / 1997 / The Lost World: Jurassic Park / $618,638,999

40 / 2017 / Logan / $615,577,068

41 / 2005 / War of the Worlds / $606,836,535

42 / 2017 / Transformers: The Last Knight / $603,968,683

43 / 2006 / Casino Royale / $594,420,283

44 / 2008 / Quantum of Solace / $591,692,078

45 / 2008 / Iron Man / $585,171,547

46 / 2000 / Mission: Impossible 2 / $549,588,516

47 / 2016 / X-Men: Apocalypse / $542,742,489

48 / 2011 / Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows / $535,663,443

49 / 2013 / World War Z / $531,514,650

50 / 2014 / Godzilla / $529,076,069

51 / 2015 / Ant-Man / $519,338,048

52 / 1991 / Terminator 2: Judgment Day / $515,419,827

53 / 2017 / Dunkirk / $504,794,013

54 / 1996 / Twister / $495,700,000

55 / 2010 / Clash of the Titans / $493,214,888

56 / 2017 / War for the Planet of the Apes / $490,280,162

57 / 2005 / Mr. and Mrs. Smith / $486,124,090

58 / 2004 / Troy / $484,161,265

59 / 1999 / The Matrix / $463,517,383

60 / 2006 / X-Men: The Last Stand / $459,260,946

61 / 1996 / Mission: Impossible / $457,697,994

62 / 2000 / Gladiator / $457,683,805

63 / 2014 / Lucy / $457,507,776

64 / 2003 / The Last Samurai / $456,810,575

65 / 2007 / 300 / $454,161,935

66 / 2011 / Thor / $449,326,618

67 / 2001 / Pearl Harbor / $449,239,855

68 / 2002 / Men in Black 2 / $441,767,803

69 / 2015 / Terminator: Genisys / $440,160,956

70 / 2016 / Warcraft / $433,125,655

71 / 2003 / Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines / $433,058,296

72 / 2002 / Die Another Day / $431,942,139

73 / 2003 / The Matrix Revolutions / $427,300,260

74 / 2013 / The Wolverine / $416,456,852

75 / 2016 / Jason Bourne / $416,197,059

76 / 1989 / Batman / $411,348,924

77 / 2013 / Pacific Rim / $411,002,906

78 / 2003 / X2 / $406,875,536

79 / 2015 / Kingsman: The Secret Service / $404,561,724

80 / 2017 / Kingsman: The Golden Circle / $400,734,838

81 / 2006 / Mission: Impossible III / $397,501,348

82 / 2016 / Independence Day: Resurgence / $387,644,286

83 / 2007 / Live Free or Die Hard / $382,288,147

84 / 1998 / Godzilla / $376,000,000

85 / 2013 / G.I. Joe: Retaliation / $375,740,705

86 / 2009 / X-Men Origins: Wolverine / $374,825,760

87 / 2015 / Mad Max: Fury Road / $370,742,166

88 / 2011 / Captain America: The First Avenger / $370,569,776

89 / 2014 / Edge of Tomorrow / $370,541,256

90 / 1995 / Die Hard: With a Vengeance / $366,101,666

91 / 2001 / Jurassic Park III / $365,900,000

92 / 2009 / Terminator Salvation / $365,491,792

93 / 1994 / True Lies / $365,300,000

94 / 2009 / Fast & Furious / $363,064,265

95 / 1999 / The World is Not Enough / $361,730,660

96 / 2005 / Batman Begins / $359,142,722

97 / 2002 / Minority Report / $358,824,714

98 / 1986 / Top Gun / $356,800,601

99 / 1995 / Goldeneye / $356,429,941

100 / 2011 / X-Men: First Class / $355,408,305