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8 Highest-Grossing Scott Adkins Movies

1. The Expendables 2 – $311.979 Million

The Expendables 2 came out in 2012 with many of the same starring actors, namely the acting leads Sylvester Stallone and English actor Jason Statham, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, legendary actor Chuck Norris, actor/comedian Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jean Claude Van Damme to name a few, Of course, Scott Adkins plays the role of Hector, the right hand man to the antagonist, Valani, played by Van Damme. The film grossed $311.979 million at the box office.

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2. Ip Man 4: The Finale – $192.617 Million

Ip Man 4: The Finale is the fourth and final film in the Ip Man film series, directed by Wilson Yip. Released in 2019, the martial arts film loosely follows the life of the Chinese Wing Chun master, Ip Man, who is played by Hong Kong martial artist and actor, Donnie Yen. In this film series, he is forced to travel to San Francisco to look for study opportunities for his son Ip Ching who is expelled from school for fighting back against a bully. The movie was a box office success, grossing $192.617 million.

3. Zero Dark Thirty – $134.612 Million

Zero Dark Thirty is a 2012 America thriller that amplifies the manhunt for Al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, following the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and surrounding states. Osama bin Laden was reportedly killed by a military raid on his compound in Pakistan on May 2, 2011. Adkins plays that of a CIA operative named John Simmons alongside other Hollywood stars like Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, British actor Mark Strong, The Matrix actor Harold Perrineau, The film went on to gross $134.612 million at the box office.

4. Wolf Warrior – $81.461 Million

Wolf Warrior 2 in 2017, becoming the highest-grossing film in China of all time. The film follows Leng Peng (Wu Jing), a sniper from the People’s Liberation Army who is recruited by an elite team within the PLA called the Wolf Warriors after he fails to follow orders during a drug smuggling raid. While the Wolf Warriors train in a remote forest, one of their squad is ambushed and killed by Tom Cat (Scott Adkins), a former US Navy SEAL turned mercenary. The movie grossed $81.461 million at the box office.

5. American Assassin – $68.31 Million

Released in September 2017, American Assassin centers around an ordinary young man turned vengeful CIA recruit, Mitch Rapp, played by Dylan O’Brien. The film opens with a group of jihadists arriving moments later and starting to kill civilians, striking Katrina in the process. Seeking revenge, Rapp is trained in martial arts and marksmanship and even receives an invitation to Libya through an online terrorist recruiting forum run by the man who killed his girlfriend. The film grossed $68.31 million worldwide.

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6. The Legend Of Hercules – $58.953 Million

The Legend of Hercules is a 3D fantasy action film released in 2014 that surprisingly didn’t do as well as his other films. However, Adkins plays the lead role of King Amphitrion of Tiryns, who is the husband of Queen Alcmene (Roxanne Macchi). Disgusted by her husband’s lust for power, Queen Alcmene prays then forces her husband Zues to impregnate her son to be the savior of their people. She is told to name her son Hercules, played by Kellan Lutz.

7. Criminal (2016) – $38.771 Million

“Criminal 2016”, which is adorned with amazing actors, the film tells the story of a hacker named Jan Struck (Michael Pitt), better known as “The Dutchman”, who, at the request of Xavier Heimdahl (Jordi Molla), found a way to bypass all computer codes that protect the codes of the nuclear protection of the world. The Dutchman confides his secret to CIA agent Bill Pope, played by actor and comedian Ryan Reynolds. However, while the Dutchman was being transported to the safe house, Pope was captured by Hemdal’s henchmen and tortured to death. The film grossed $38.771 million on a budget of $31.5 million.

8. The Brothers Grimsby – $28.72 Million.

The Brothers Grimsby is a 2016 action comedy film produced and starred by controversial comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who stars as Kyle Alan “Nobby” Butcher. Nobby has been separated from his younger brother Sebastian Butcher, played by Mark Strong, for 28 years. philanthropist Rhonda George, played by Penélope Cruz, is a philanthropic actress who runs the WorldCure charity and becomes the target of the assassination of hitman Pavel Lukashenko (Scott Adkins). Nobby is also told that Sebastian will be attending a charity event and decides to reconnect with him. The film earned $28.72 million.

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