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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2017

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		2017 GrossTickets Sold
1 Wonder Woman Jun 2, 2017 Warner Bros. PG-13 $412,563,408 45,993,691
2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 May 5, 2017 Walt Disney PG-13 $389,813,101 43,457,424
3 Spider-Man: Homecoming Jul 7, 2017 Sony Pictures PG-13 $334,201,140 37,257,652
4 Thor: Ragnarok Nov 3, 2017 Walt Disney PG-13 $311,225,150 34,696,226
5 Logan Mar 3, 2017 20th Century Fox R $226,277,068 25,225,983
6 The Fate of the Furious Apr 14, 2017 Universal PG-13 $225,764,765 25,168,870
7 Justice League Nov 17, 2017 Warner Bros. PG-13 $225,546,295 25,144,514
8 Dunkirk Jul 21, 2017 Warner Bros. PG-13 $188,373,161 21,000,352
9 War for the Planet of the Apes Jul 14, 2017 20th Century Fox PG-13 $146,880,162 16,374,600
10 Transformers: The Last Knight Jun 21, 2017 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $130,168,683 14,511,558
11 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Sep 22, 2017 20th Century Fox R $100,227,039 11,173,583
12 John Wick: Chapter Two Feb 10, 2017 Lionsgate R $92,029,184 10,259,663
13 Power Rangers Mar 24, 2017 Lionsgate PG-13 $85,364,450 9,516,661
14 The Hitman’s Bodyguard Aug 18, 2017 Lionsgate R $75,468,583 8,413,442
15 American Made Sep 29, 2017 Universal R $51,342,000 5,723,745
16 The Great Wall Feb 17, 2017 Universal PG-13 $45,157,105 5,034,236
17 xXx: Return of Xander Cage Jan 20, 2017 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $44,898,413 5,005,397
18 Ghost in the Shell Mar 31, 2017 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $40,563,557 4,522,135
19 The Foreigner Oct 13, 2017 STX Entertainment R $34,393,507 3,834,281
20 Underworld: Blood Wars Jan 6, 2017 Sony Pictures R $30,353,973 3,383,943
21 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Apr 28, 2017 Great India Films Not Rated $18,985,794 2,116,587
22 CHiPS Mar 24, 2017 Warner Bros. R $18,600,152 2,073,596
23 Assassin’s Creed Dec 21, 2016 20th Century Fox PG-13 $18,232,781 2,032,640
24 Birth of the Dragon Aug 25, 2017 BH Tilt PG-13 $6,901,965 769,449
25 Tiger Zinda Hai Dec 22, 2017 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $4,572,231 509,724
26 Sleight Apr 28, 2017 High Top Releasing R $3,930,990 438,237
27 Dangal Dec 21, 2016 UTV Communications Not Rated $3,165,967 352,950
28 Zhan Lang 2 Jul 28, 2017 The H Collective Not Rated $2,721,100 303,355
29 Doctor Strange Nov 4, 2016 Walt Disney PG-13 $2,534,130 282,511
30 Raees Jan 25, 2017 Zee Studios Not Rated $2,369,469 264,154
31 Collide Feb 24, 2017 Open Road PG-13 $2,280,004 254,181
32 Free Fire Apr 21, 2017 A24 R $1,799,322 200,593
33 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Jul 2, 1991 Sony Pictures R $1,605,359 178,969
34 Inhumans Sep 1, 2017 Not Rated $1,521,787 169,652
35 Judwaa 2 Sep 29, 2017 FIP Not Rated $1,431,255 159,560
36 Laavor et hakir May 12, 2017 Roadside Attractions PG $1,412,404 157,458
37 Xi You Fu Yao Pian Feb 3, 2017 Sony Pictures PG-13 $880,346 98,143
38 Along With The Gods: The Tw… Dec 22, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $641,875 71,557
39 Master Jan 6, 2017 CJ Entertainment Not Rated $584,298 65,139
40 Gekijôban Fairy Tail: Drago… Aug 14, 2017 FUNimation Not Rated $519,461 57,910
41 Confidential Assignment Feb 3, 2017 CJ Entertainment Not Rated $475,618 53,023
42 Chasing the Dragon Sep 29, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $456,854 50,931
43 Gentleman: Sundar, Susheel,… Aug 25, 2017 FIP Not Rated $410,055 45,714
44 Gong fu yu jia Jan 27, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $362,657 40,429
45 Chuck May 5, 2017 IFC Films R $322,005 35,897
46 Buddies in India Jan 27, 2017 China Lion Film D… Not Rated $292,662 32,626
47 Railroad Tigers Jan 6, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $218,044 24,308
48 The Prison Mar 31, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $207,481 23,130
49 One Piece Film: Gold Jan 10, 2017 FUNimation Not Rated $190,859 21,277
50 Mugen no jûnin Nov 3, 2017 Magnolia Pictures R $150,532 16,781
51 Qi Man Dun Jia Dec 15, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $124,187 13,844
52 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Oct 21, 2016 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $122,561 13,663
53 Yin Bao Zhe Nov 24, 2017 China Lion Film D… Not Rated $118,384 13,197
54 Ni Shi Ying Jiu Jun 30, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $108,970 12,148
55 Munna Michael Jul 21, 2017 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $64,949 7,240
56 God of War Jun 2, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $53,496 5,963
57 Aknyeo Aug 25, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $27,741 3,092
58 xiu chun dao II: xiu luo zh… Dec 1, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $14,204 1,583
59 Jiao Zhu Chuan Aug 25, 2017 Well Go USA Not Rated $13,588 1,514
60 Ve Si Sai Gon Feb 3, 2017 CJ Entertainment Not Rated $11,314 1,261
61 The Lucky Man Dec 21, 2017 Indican Pictures Not Rated $9,794 1,091
62 Trespass Against Us Jan 20, 2017 A24 R $5,711 636
63 Vengeance: A Love Story Sep 15, 2017 FilmRise Not Rated $4,526 504
64 My Father Die Jan 20, 2017 FilmRise Not Rated $4,252 474
65 New World Order Jun 23, 2015 Indican Pictures Not Rated $2,860 318
Total Gross of All Movies$3,289,074,738
Total Tickets Sold366,674,965

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2017. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2017. 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.