The Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time

Special Report

November 3, 2022 11:00 am

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15. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2014)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.56 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.3/10 (857,246 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (290,702 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 76% (379 reviews)
> Directed by: Joss Whedon

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14. Independence Day (1996)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.69 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.0/10 (574,769 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 75% (977,835 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 67% (79 reviews)
> Directed by: Roland Emmerich

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The Highest-Grossing Action Movies of All Time

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13. Furious 7 (2014)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.70 billion
> IMDb user rating: 7.1/10 (389,826 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 82% (195,369 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 81% (279 reviews)
> Directed by: James Wan

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12. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.70 billion
> IMDb user rating: 9.0/10 (1,829,628 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 86% (34,679,773 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 93% (275 reviews)
> Directed by: Peter Jackson

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11. The Avengers (2011)
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.75 billion
> IMDb user rating: 8.0/10 (1,382,515 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 91% (1,137,866 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 91% (365 reviews)
> Directed by: Joss Whedon

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