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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2023

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2023 GrossTickets Sold
1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 May 5, 2023 Walt Disney PG-13 $358,995,815 33,302,024
2 Avatar: The Way of Water Dec 16, 2022 20th Century Studios PG-13 $283,067,859 26,258,614
3 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quant… Feb 17, 2023 Walt Disney PG-13 $214,504,909 19,898,415
4 John Wick: Chapter 4 Mar 24, 2023 Lionsgate R $187,131,806 17,359,165
5 Mission: Impossible Dead Re… Jul 12, 2023 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $172,640,980 16,014,933
6 The Hunger Games: The Balla… Nov 17, 2023 Lionsgate PG-13 $159,719,625 14,816,291
7 Transformers: Rise of the B… Jun 9, 2023 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $157,341,749 14,595,710
8 Fast X May 19, 2023 Universal PG-13 $146,126,015 13,555,289
9 The Flash Jun 16, 2023 Warner Bros. PG-13 $108,167,507 10,034,092
10 The Equalizer 3 Sep 1, 2023 Sony Pictures R $92,373,751 8,568,994
11 Meg 2: The Trench Aug 4, 2023 Warner Bros. PG-13 $82,633,033 7,665,402
12 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Dec 22, 2023 Warner Bros. PG-13 $76,469,713 7,093,665
13 Blue Beetle Aug 18, 2023 Warner Bros. PG-13 $72,541,501 6,729,267
14 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Mar 17, 2023 Warner Bros. PG-13 $57,721,819 5,354,529
15 Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作)… Dec 1, 2023 Toho International PG-13 $45,580,412 4,228,238
16 Gran Turismo: Based on a Tr… Aug 25, 2023 Sony Pictures PG-13 $44,428,554 4,121,387
17 Plane Jan 13, 2023 Lionsgate R $32,111,181 2,978,773
18 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Nov 11, 2022 Walt Disney PG-13 $17,329,414 1,607,552
19 Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant Apr 21, 2023 MGM R $16,938,039 1,571,246
20 Expend4bles Sep 22, 2023 Lionsgate R $16,710,153 1,550,106
21 Jawan Sep 7, 2023 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $15,198,530 1,409,882
22 Animal Dec 1, 2023 Moksha Movies Not Rated $14,770,658 1,370,190
23 The Machine May 26, 2023 Sony Pictures R $10,458,331 970,161
24 Salaar: Cease Fire — Part 1 Dec 22, 2023 Prathyangira Cine… Not Rated $8,268,986 767,067
25 Silent Night Dec 1, 2023 Lionsgate R $7,996,185 741,761
26 Sisu Apr 28, 2023 Lionsgate R $7,265,622 673,990
27 Everything Everywhere All A… Mar 25, 2022 A24 R $7,160,881 664,274
28 Retribution Aug 25, 2023 Roadside Attractions R $6,937,696 643,571
29 Operation Fortune: Ruse de … Mar 3, 2023 Lionsgate R $6,496,125 602,608
30 Tiger 3 Nov 11, 2023 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $5,365,263 497,705
31 Freelance Oct 27, 2023 Relativity R $5,314,136 492,962
32 The Wandering Earth 2 (流浪地球… Jan 22, 2023 Well Go USA Not Rated $5,023,132 465,967
33 Kandahar May 26, 2023 Briarcliff Entert… R $4,813,132 446,487
34 Jailer Aug 9, 2023 Ayngaran Internat… Not Rated $4,088,000 379,220
35 Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (ப… Apr 28, 2023 Zee Studios Not Rated $3,813,000 353,710
36 Die Hard Jul 15, 1988 20th Century Fox R $2,048,453 190,023
37 The Retirement Plan Sep 15, 2023 Falling Forward F… R $1,607,344 149,104
38 Polite Society Apr 28, 2023 Focus Features PG-13 $1,595,585 148,013
39 Gekijouban Sword Art Online… Feb 3, 2023 Crunchyroll Not Rated $1,178,448 109,318
40 Gadar 2 Aug 11, 2023 Zee Studios Not Rated $1,135,000 105,287
41 Knights of the Zodiac May 12, 2023 Sony Pictures PG-13 $1,090,155 101,128
42 Beomjoedosi 3 (범죄도시3) Jun 2, 2023 Capelight Pictures Not Rated $909,411 84,360
43 Devotion Nov 23, 2022 Sony Pictures PG-13 $673,996 62,523
44 Shin Ultraman (シン・ウルトラマン)… Jan 11, 2023 Fathom Events Not Rated $601,490 55,796
45 RRR Mar 24, 2022 Sarigama Cinemas Not Rated $542,214 50,298
46 The Dark Knight Jul 18, 2008 Warner Bros. PG-13 $514,544 47,731
47 The Oath Dec 8, 2023 Freestyle Releasing PG-13 $468,027 43,416
48 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Dec 8, 2000 Sony Pictures Cla… PG-13 $451,549 41,887
49 Selfiee Feb 24, 2023 Star Studios Not Rated $335,775 31,148
50 Cháng Kōng Zhī Wáng (长空之王)… Apr 28, 2023 Well Go USA Not Rated $276,743 25,671
51 The Woman King Sep 16, 2022 Sony Pictures PG-13 $149,862 13,902
52 Pirab (피랍) Aug 4, 2023 Well Go USA Not Rated $142,101 13,181
53 Unit 262 Dec 8, 2023 Indican Pictures Not Rated $136,859 12,695
54 Black Adam Oct 21, 2022 Warner Bros. PG-13 $131,233 12,174
55 Gwigongja (귀공자) Jun 30, 2023 Well Go USA Not Rated $102,021 9,463
56 Noryang: Deadly Sea (노량-죽음의… Dec 22, 2023 Well Go USA Not Rated $81,505 7,560
57 Long Ma Jing Shen (龙马精神)… Apr 7, 2023 Well Go USA Not Rated $64,759 6,007
58 Le pacte des loups Jun 1, 2001 R $19,984 1,853
59 Kings of L.A. Jun 13, 2023 Indican Pictures Not Rated $5,880 545
Total Gross of All Movies$2,469,766,450
Total Tickets Sold229,106,330

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2023. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2023. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.