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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2014

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2014 GrossTickets Sold
1 Guardians of the Galaxy Aug 1, 2014 Walt Disney PG-13 $333,055,258 40,765,637
2 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 21, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $323,734,502 39,624,786
3 Captain America: The Winter… Apr 4, 2014 Walt Disney PG-13 $259,746,958 31,792,773
4 Transformers: Age of Extinc… Jun 27, 2014 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $245,439,076 30,041,502
5 X-Men: Days of Future Past May 23, 2014 20th Century Fox PG-13 $233,921,534 28,631,766
6 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 May 2, 2014 Sony Pictures PG-13 $202,853,933 24,829,122
7 Godzilla May 16, 2014 Warner Bros. PG-13 $200,676,069 24,562,554
8 Lucy Jul 25, 2014 Universal R $126,573,960 15,492,528
9 Lone Survivor Dec 25, 2013 Universal R $124,768,916 15,271,593
10 300: Rise of an Empire Mar 7, 2014 Warner Bros. R $106,580,051 13,045,293
11 The Maze Runner Sep 19, 2014 20th Century Fox PG-13 $102,104,191 12,497,452
12 The Equalizer Sep 26, 2014 Sony Pictures R $101,364,626 12,406,930
13 Edge of Tomorrow Jun 6, 2014 Warner Bros. PG-13 $100,206,256 12,265,147
14 Non-Stop Feb 28, 2014 Universal PG-13 $91,742,160 11,229,150
15 RoboCop Feb 12, 2014 Sony Pictures PG-13 $58,607,007 7,173,440
16 Dracula Untold Oct 10, 2014 Universal PG-13 $55,991,880 6,853,351
17 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jan 17, 2014 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $50,577,412 6,190,625
18 Need for Speed Mar 14, 2014 Walt Disney PG-13 $43,568,507 5,332,742
19 John Wick Oct 24, 2014 Lionsgate R $42,925,323 5,254,017
20 The Expendables 3 Aug 15, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $39,322,544 4,813,040
21 A Walk Among the Tombstones Sep 19, 2014 Universal R $26,017,685 3,184,539
22 Pompeii Feb 21, 2014 Sony Pictures PG-13 $23,169,033 2,835,866
23 Brick Mansions Apr 25, 2014 Relativity PG-13 $20,396,829 2,496,551
24 I, Frankenstein Jan 24, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $19,075,290 2,334,796
25 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Aug 22, 2014 Weinstein Co. R $13,757,804 1,683,941
26 Sabotage Mar 28, 2014 Open Road R $10,508,518 1,286,232
27 47 Ronin Dec 25, 2013 Universal PG-13 $5,674,795 694,589
28 Thor: The Dark World Nov 8, 2013 Walt Disney PG-13 $2,912,936 356,540
29 Serbuan maut 2: Berandal Mar 28, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… R $2,625,803 321,395
30 Bang Bang Oct 2, 2014 FIP Not Rated $2,581,138 315,928
31 Kick Jul 25, 2014 UTV Communications Not Rated $2,472,695 302,655
32 Singham Returns Aug 15, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $1,226,581 150,132
33 Jai Ho Jan 24, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $1,187,266 145,320
34 Kochadaiiyaan Apr 11, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $583,172 71,379
35 Ek Villain Jun 27, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $414,116 50,687
36 Innocence Sep 5, 2014 JSC Entertainment PG-13 $292,824 35,841
37 Dhoom 3 Dec 20, 2013 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $185,083 22,653
38 Action Jackson Feb 12, 1988 Lorimar Motion Pi… R $171,795 21,027
39 Kundo: min-ran-eui-si-dae Aug 29, 2014 Well Go USA Not Rated $120,857 14,792
40 Tiger & Bunny the Movie: Th… Mar 14, 2014 Eleven Arts Not Rated $61,562 7,535
41 Jigoku de naze warui Nov 7, 2014 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $19,621 2,401
42 Guardian Angel Oct 17, 2014 Richmond Media En… R $19,480 2,384
43 Falcon Rising Sep 4, 2014 Freestyle Releasing R $11,774 1,441
44 Bing Fung: Chung Sang Chi Mun Sep 19, 2014 Well Go USA R $7,679 939
45 Autoreiji: Biyondo Jan 3, 2014 Magnolia Pictures R $3,878 474
46 Raze Jan 10, 2014 IFC Midnight R $3,453 422
47 Black Out Feb 21, 2014 Music Box Films Not Rated $2,734 334
48 Revenge of the Green Dragons Oct 24, 2014 A24 R $2,500 305
49 Tom yum goong 2 May 2, 2014 Magnet Pictures R $2,463 301
50 Arme Riddere Jun 27, 2014 Doppelganger Rele… Not Rated $806 98
Total Gross of All Movies$2,977,270,333
Total Tickets Sold364,414,945

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2014. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2014. 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).

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