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Domestic 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 $332,965,525 40,754,654
2 The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Nov 21, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $313,282,914 38,345,522
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 30,041,503
5 X-Men: Days of Future Past May 23, 2014 20th Century Fox PG-13 $233,921,534 28,631,767
6 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 May 2, 2014 Sony Pictures PG-13 $202,853,933 24,829,123
7 Godzilla May 16, 2014 Warner Bros. PG-13 $200,676,069 24,562,554
8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Aug 8, 2014 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $191,204,754 23,403,275
9 Lucy Jul 25, 2014 Universal R $126,573,960 15,492,529
10 Lone Survivor Dec 25, 2013 Universal R $124,907,273 15,288,528
11 300: Rise of an Empire Mar 7, 2014 Warner Bros. R $106,580,051 13,045,294
12 The Maze Runner Sep 19, 2014 20th Century Fox PG-13 $102,104,191 12,497,453
13 The Equalizer Sep 26, 2014 Sony Pictures R $100,915,604 12,351,971
14 Edge of Tomorrow Jun 6, 2014 Warner Bros. PG-13 $100,206,256 12,265,148
15 Non-Stop Feb 28, 2014 Universal PG-13 $91,742,160 11,229,151
16 RoboCop Feb 12, 2014 Sony Pictures PG-13 $58,607,007 7,173,440
17 Dracula Untold Oct 10, 2014 Universal PG-13 $55,991,880 6,853,351
18 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Jan 17, 2014 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $50,577,412 6,190,626
19 Need for Speed Mar 14, 2014 Walt Disney PG-13 $43,568,507 5,332,743
20 John Wick Oct 24, 2014 Lionsgate R $42,820,432 5,241,179
21 The Expendables 3 Aug 15, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $39,322,544 4,813,041
22 A Walk Among the Tombstones Sep 19, 2014 Universal R $26,017,685 3,184,539
23 Pompeii Feb 21, 2014 Sony Pictures PG-13 $23,169,033 2,835,867
24 Brick Mansions Apr 25, 2014 Relativity PG-13 $20,396,829 2,496,552
25 I, Frankenstein Jan 24, 2014 Lionsgate PG-13 $19,075,290 2,334,797
26 47 Ronin Dec 25, 2013 Universal PG-13 $14,509,700 1,775,973
27 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Aug 22, 2014 Weinstein Co. R $13,757,804 1,683,942
28 Sabotage Mar 28, 2014 Open Road R $10,508,518 1,286,232
29 Thor: The Dark World Nov 8, 2013 Walt Disney PG-13 $3,710,408 454,150
30 Serbuan maut 2: Berandal Mar 28, 2014 Sony Pictures Cla… R $2,625,803 321,396
31 Bang Bang Oct 2, 2014 FIP Not Rated $2,581,138 315,929
32 Kick Jul 25, 2014 UTV Communications Not Rated $2,472,695 302,655
33 Singham Returns Aug 15, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $1,226,581 150,132
34 Jai Ho Jan 24, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $1,187,266 145,320
35 Kochadaiiyaan Apr 11, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $583,172 71,380
36 Ek Villain Jun 27, 2014 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $414,116 50,687
37 Innocence Sep 5, 2014 JSC Entertainment PG-13 $292,824 35,841
38 Dhoom 3 Dec 20, 2013 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $185,083 22,654
39 Action Jackson Feb 12, 1988 R $171,795 21,027
40 Kundo: min-ran-eui-si-dae Aug 29, 2014 Well Go USA Not Rated $120,857 14,793
41 Heropanti May 23, 2014 UTV Communications Not Rated $63,649 7,791
42 Tiger & Bunny the Movie: Th… Mar 14, 2014 Eleven Arts Not Rated $61,562 7,535
43 Homefront Nov 27, 2013 Open Road R $35,616 4,359
44 Guardian Angel Oct 17, 2014 Richmond Media En… R $19,480 2,384
45 Jigoku de naze warui Nov 7, 2014 Drafthouse Films Not Rated $18,862 2,309
46 Falcon Rising Sep 4, 2014 Freestyle Releasing R $11,774 1,441
47 Bing Fung: Chung Sang Chi Mun Sep 19, 2014 Well Go USA R $7,679 940
48 Autoreiji: Biyondo Jan 3, 2014 Magnolia Pictures R $3,878 475
49 Raze Jan 10, 2014 IFC Midnight R $3,453 423
50 Oldboy Nov 27, 2013 FilmDistrict R $3,134 384
51 Black Out Feb 21, 2014 Music Box Films Not Rated $2,734 335
52 Revenge of the Green Dragons Oct 24, 2014 A24 R $2,500 306
53 Tom yum goong 2 May 2, 2014 Magnet Pictures R $2,463 301
54 Arme Riddere Jun 27, 2014 Doppelganger Rele… Not Rated $806 99
55 Son of a Gun Jan 23, 2015 R $411 50
Total Gross of All Movies$3,167,252,638
Total Tickets Sold387,668,623

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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