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Domestic Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 2013

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RankMovieRelease
Date
Theatrical
Distributor
MPAA
Rating
2013 GrossTickets Sold
1 Iron Man 3 May 3, 2013 Walt Disney PG-13 $408,992,272 50,306,553
2 Man of Steel Jun 14, 2013 Warner Bros. PG-13 $291,045,518 35,798,957
3 Fast and Furious 6 May 24, 2013 Universal PG-13 $238,679,850 29,357,915
4 Thor: The Dark World Nov 8, 2013 Walt Disney PG-13 $202,651,732 24,926,412
5 World War Z Jun 21, 2013 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $202,359,711 24,890,493
6 The Wolverine Jul 26, 2013 20th Century Fox PG-13 $132,556,852 16,304,656
7 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Mar 27, 2013 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $122,523,060 15,070,487
8 Pacific Rim Jul 12, 2013 Warner Bros. PG-13 $101,802,906 12,521,883
9 Elysium Aug 9, 2013 Sony Pictures R $93,050,117 11,445,279
10 Oblivion Apr 19, 2013 Universal PG-13 $89,107,235 10,960,300
11 2 Guns Aug 2, 2013 Universal R $75,612,460 9,300,426
12 A Good Day to Die Hard Feb 14, 2013 20th Century Fox R $67,349,198 8,284,034
13 After Earth May 31, 2013 Sony Pictures PG-13 $60,522,097 7,444,292
14 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Jan 25, 2013 Paramount Pictures R $55,703,475 6,851,596
15 RED 2 Jul 19, 2013 Lionsgate PG-13 $53,262,560 6,551,360
16 Pain & Gain Apr 26, 2013 Paramount Pictures R $49,875,291 6,134,722
17 Gangster Squad Jan 11, 2013 Warner Bros. R $46,000,903 5,658,168
18 Riddick Sep 6, 2013 Universal R $42,025,135 5,169,143
19 R.I.P.D. Jul 19, 2013 Universal PG-13 $33,618,855 4,135,161
20 Kick-Ass 2 Aug 16, 2013 Universal R $28,795,985 3,541,942
21 47 Ronin Dec 25, 2013 Universal PG-13 $23,852,775 2,933,921
22 Homefront Nov 27, 2013 Open Road R $20,122,876 2,475,138
23 Skyfall Nov 8, 2012 Sony Pictures PG-13 $13,456,006 1,655,105
24 The Last Stand Jan 18, 2013 Lionsgate R $12,050,299 1,482,202
25 Bullet to the Head Feb 1, 2013 Warner Bros. R $9,489,829 1,167,261
26 Machete Kills Oct 11, 2013 Open Road R $8,008,161 985,014
27 Dhoom 3 Dec 20, 2013 Yash Raj Films Not Rated $7,846,872 965,174
28 Top Gun May 16, 1986 Paramount Pictures PG $5,418,430 666,474
29 Oldboy Nov 27, 2013 FilmDistrict R $2,190,524 269,437
30 Krrish 3 Nov 1, 2013 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $2,123,333 261,173
31 Race 2 Jan 25, 2013 UTV Communications Not Rated $1,579,940 194,335
32 Red Dawn Nov 21, 2012 Open Road PG-13 $1,338,731 164,666
33 Shootout at Wadala May 3, 2013 Eros Entertainment Not Rated $369,310 45,426
34 Himmatwala Mar 29, 2013 UTV Communications Not Rated $270,880 33,319
35 Lone Survivor Dec 25, 2013 Universal R $188,328 23,165
36 Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla May 3, 2013 Lionsgate R $173,472 21,337
37 Jeonseolui Joomeok Apr 12, 2013 CJ Entertainment Not Rated $134,213 16,508
38 Un flic Apr 19, 2013 Rialto Pictures Not Rated $48,040 5,909
39 Yip Man: Jung gik yat jin Sep 20, 2013 Well Go USA PG-13 $37,884 4,660
40 Tai Chi Hero Apr 26, 2013 Well Go USA Not Rated $30,830 3,792
41 The Sweeney Mar 1, 2013 Entertainment One R $26,345 3,240
42 Bai she chuan shuo Feb 8, 2013 Magnolia Pictures PG-13 $18,759 2,307
43 Violet and Daisy Jun 7, 2013 Cinedigm R $17,186 2,114
44 Looper Sep 28, 2012 Sony Pictures R $11,163 1,373
45 Pawn Shop Chronicles Jul 12, 2013 Anchor Bay Entert… R $8,088 995
46 The Package Feb 15, 2013 Anchor Bay Entert… R $1,470 181
47 Hammer of the Gods Jul 5, 2013 Magnet Pictures R $614 76
Total Gross of All Movies$2,504,349,570
Total Tickets Sold308,038,081

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2013. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2013. 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.

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