Market Charts > 2023 > Genres > Action
Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2023
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 2023 Gross | Tickets 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 |
The Woman King |
Sep 16, 2022 |
Sony Pictures |
PG-13 |
$149,862 |
13,902 |
| 51 |
Pirab (피랍) |
Aug 4, 2023 |
Well Go USA |
Not Rated |
$142,101 |
13,181 |
| 52 |
Unit 262 |
Dec 8, 2023 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$136,859 |
12,695 |
| 53 |
Black Adam |
Oct 21, 2022 |
Warner Bros. |
PG-13 |
$131,233 |
12,174 |
| 54 |
Gwigongja (귀공자) |
Jun 30, 2023 |
Well Go USA |
Not Rated |
$102,021 |
9,463 |
| 55 |
Noryang: Deadly Sea (노량-죽음의… |
Dec 22, 2023 |
Well Go USA |
Not Rated |
$81,505 |
7,560 |
| 56 |
Long Ma Jing Shen (龙马精神)… |
Apr 7, 2023 |
Well Go USA |
Not Rated |
$64,759 |
6,007 |
| 57 |
Le pacte des loups |
Jun 1, 2001 |
|
R |
$19,984 |
1,853 |
| 58 |
Kings of L.A. |
Jun 13, 2023 |
Indican Pictures |
Not Rated |
$5,880 |
545 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $2,469,489,707 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 229,080,659 |
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.
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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.
