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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2018

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2018 GrossTickets Sold
1 Black Panther Feb 16, 2018 Walt Disney PG-13 $700,059,566 76,845,177
2 Avengers: Infinity War Apr 27, 2018 Walt Disney PG-13 $678,815,482 74,513,225
3 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Jun 22, 2018 Universal PG-13 $417,719,760 45,852,883
4 Deadpool 2 May 18, 2018 20th Century Fox R $324,512,774 35,621,600
5 Mission: Impossible—Fallout Jul 27, 2018 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $220,159,104 24,166,751
6 Ant-Man and the Wasp Jul 6, 2018 Walt Disney PG-13 $216,648,740 23,781,420
7 Venom Oct 5, 2018 Sony Pictures PG-13 $213,429,141 23,428,006
8 Aquaman Dec 21, 2018 Warner Bros. PG-13 $199,059,824 21,850,694
9 The Meg Aug 10, 2018 Warner Bros. PG-13 $145,443,742 15,965,285
10 The Equalizer 2 Jul 20, 2018 Sony Pictures R $102,084,362 11,205,747
11 Rampage Apr 13, 2018 Warner Bros. PG-13 $101,028,233 11,089,817
12 Skyscraper Jul 13, 2018 Universal PG $68,420,120 7,510,441
13 Pacific Rim: Uprising Mar 23, 2018 Universal PG-13 $59,874,525 6,572,396
14 Tomb Raider Mar 16, 2018 Warner Bros. PG-13 $58,250,803 6,394,161
15 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Jan 26, 2018 20th Century Fox PG-13 $58,032,443 6,370,191
16 The Predator Sep 14, 2018 20th Century Fox R $51,024,708 5,600,956
17 Sicario: Day of the Soldado Jun 29, 2018 Sony Pictures R $50,065,850 5,495,702
18 Den of Thieves Jan 19, 2018 STX Entertainment R $44,947,622 4,933,877
19 The Commuter Jan 12, 2018 Lionsgate PG-13 $36,343,858 3,989,447
20 Mile 22 Aug 17, 2018 STX Entertainment R $36,108,758 3,963,639
21 Peppermint Sep 7, 2018 STX Entertainment R $35,418,723 3,887,894
22 Death Wish Mar 2, 2018 MGM R $34,017,028 3,734,031
23 Robin Hood Nov 21, 2018 Lionsgate PG-13 $30,645,013 3,363,887
24 Overlord Nov 9, 2018 Paramount Pictures R $21,704,844 2,382,530
25 Proud Mary Jan 12, 2018 Sony Pictures R $20,868,638 2,290,739
26 Mortal Engines Dec 14, 2018 Universal PG-13 $14,894,175 1,634,925
27 A.X.L. Aug 24, 2018 Global Road PG $6,501,381 713,653
28 Kin Aug 31, 2018 Lionsgate PG-13 $5,718,096 627,672
29 Simmba Dec 28, 2018 Reliance Entertai… Not Rated $4,115,790 451,788
30 Thor: Ragnarok Nov 3, 2017 Walt Disney PG-13 $3,833,139 420,761
31 Justice League Nov 17, 2017 Warner Bros. PG-13 $3,478,000 381,778
32 Tang Ren Jie Tan An 2 Feb 16, 2018 Warner Bros. R $1,983,984 217,781
33 Dunkirk Jul 21, 2017 Warner Bros. PG-13 $1,695,119 186,072
34 Race 3 Jun 15, 2018 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $1,690,861 185,604
35 Hong Hai Xing Dong Feb 23, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $1,543,547 169,434
36 Thugs of Hindostan Nov 8, 2018 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $1,449,848 159,149
37 Baaghi 2 Mar 30, 2018 FIP Not Rated $1,319,579 144,850
38 Along With The Gods: The Tw… Dec 22, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $1,266,947 139,072
39 Singwa Hamgge: Ingwa Yeon Aug 1, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $1,200,246 131,750
40 Tiger Zinda Hai Dec 22, 2017 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $988,690 108,527
41 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Dec 25, 1993 Warner Bros. PG $604,375 66,341
42 Ansisung Sep 21, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $472,166 51,829
43 The Dark Knight Jul 18, 2008 Warner Bros. PG-13 $375,589 41,228
44 Huang Jin Xiong Di Sep 28, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $285,795 31,371
45 Di Ren Jie Zhi Si Da Tian Wang Jul 27, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $262,963 28,865
46 Zama Apr 13, 2018 Strand Releasing Not Rated $200,181 21,973
47 Xi You Ji Nu Er Guo Feb 16, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $187,074 20,535
48 BuyBust Aug 10, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $178,471 19,590
49 Sungnan Hwangso Nov 30, 2018 Well Go USA Not Rated $101,417 11,132
50 Revenge May 11, 2018 Neon R $99,197 10,888
51 Reign of Judges: Title of L… Mar 15, 2018 Darin Southam End… Not Rated $93,224 10,233
52 Long Xia Xing Jing Jun 22, 2018 China Lion Film D… Not Rated $85,172 9,349
53 Wastelander Jan 12, 2018 Indican Pictures Not Rated $70,045 7,688
54 Yun Nan Chong Gu Yunnan Valley Jan 4, 2019 Well Go USA Not Rated $50,583 5,552
55 The Lucky Man Dec 21, 2017 Indican Pictures Not Rated $15,221 1,670
56 A Prayer Before Dawn Apr 13, 2018 A24 R $14,453 1,586
57 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Sep 22, 2017 20th Century Fox R $7,799 856
58 Kickboxer: Retaliation Jan 26, 2018 Well Go USA R $4,537 498
Total Gross of All Movies$3,979,471,325
Total Tickets Sold436,824,496

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2018. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2018. 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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