The Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time

Special Report

November 3, 2022 11:00 am

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20. Iron Man 3 (2012)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.40 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (845,214 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 78% (486,612 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 79% (329 reviews)
> Directed by: Shane Black

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19. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.44 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.8/10 (1,857,612 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 95% (1,355,751 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 91% (235 reviews)
> Directed by: Peter Jackson

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The Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time

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18. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.45 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.8/10 (1,652,112 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 95% (1,341,428 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 95% (256 reviews)
> Directed by: Peter Jackson

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17. Top Gun: Maverick (2020)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.48 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (410,776 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 50000% (99 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 96% (447 reviews)
> Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

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16. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead ManÃ¢â¬â¢s Chest (2006)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.49 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (716,872 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 72% (1,847,651 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 53% (228 reviews)
> Directed by: Gore Verbinski

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