Most Profitable Action Movies of All Time

20. The Bodyguard (1992)
> Box office return per dollar of production budget: +$16.44
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $907.1 million
> Production budget, adjusted for inflation: $55.2 million
> IMDb user rating: 6.3/10 (135,069 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating: 35% (48 reviews)
> Directed by: Mick Jackson

19. Jurassic Park (1993)
> Box office return per dollar of production budget: +$16.60
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $2.3 billion
> Production budget, adjusted for inflation: $139.4 million
> IMDb user rating: 8.2/10 (981,994 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating: 92% (133 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven Spielberg

18. Escape Room (2017)
> Box office return per dollar of production budget: +$17.29
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $158.9 million
> Production budget, adjusted for inflation: $9.2 million
> IMDb user rating: 6.4/10 (122,673 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating: 51% (159 reviews)
> Directed by: Adam Robitel

17. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
> Box office return per dollar of production budget: +$18.37
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $1.2 billion
> Production budget, adjusted for inflation: $65.9 million
> IMDb user rating: 8.4/10 (960,289 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating: 96% (89 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven Spielberg

16. The French Connection (1971)
> Box office return per dollar of production budget: +$18.71
> Global box office, adjusted for inflation: $228.5 million
> Production budget, adjusted for inflation: $12.2 million
> IMDb user rating: 7.7/10 (123,316 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating: 95% (88 reviews)
> Directed by: William Friedkin