Special Report

The Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time

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5. Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $2.24 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (926,366 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 85% (236,831 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (448 reviews)
> Directed by: J.J. Abrams

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4. Jurassic Park (1993)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $2.31 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (981,994 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 91% (1,072,490 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 92% (133 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven Spielberg

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3. Avengers: Endgame (2018)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $2.81 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (1,111,239 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 90% (75,958 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 94% (553 reviews)
> Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

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2. Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (1977)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $3.19 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.6/10 (1,354,898 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 96% (864,033 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (135 reviews)
> Directed by: George Lucas

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1. Avatar (2009)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $3.55 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.8/10 (1,239,880 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (1,383,476 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 82% (320 reviews)
> Directed by: James Cameron

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