The 10 Highest-Grossing Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies, Ranked

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has become an entertainment icon, particularly among fans of the 80s and 90s. He is an Austrian-American actor, filmmaker, businessman,politician and former professional bodybuilder. He began as a weight lifter and later trained to become a professional bodybuilder. Arnold won the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition seven times between 1970 and 1980. Arnold Schwarzenegger started his acting career in the late 1960s, but it was in the 1980s that he became a major movie star.

In addition to his acting and political careers, Schwarzenegger has also been involved in various business ventures, including real estate and fitness. Besides Schwarzenegger's work in the entertainment industry, he has been recognized for his contributions to charity work. He has received numerous awards and honors, including a Golden Globe Award, Grammy Award, Blockbuster Entertainment Award and many more. Let's look at ten of this movie legend's highest-grossing films.

Kindergarten Cop - $201.9 million

This film was directed by Ivan Reitman and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as an undercover cop. Schwarzenegger, as John Kimble, poses as a kindergarten teacher to apprehend a drug lord's former wife and son. The cop believes the wife knows where the whereabouts of drug lord. The film has become one of Arnold's commercial successes.

End of Days - $211.9 million

End of Days is a supernatural action thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jericho, a former New York police officer. The devil appears in New York at a New Year's Eve party and takes a man's body. The devil is looking for a woman named Christine to bear his child. Jericho tries to protect Christine from the devil.

Twins - $218 million

Another classic film in which a scientific experiment to create the perfect human being goes wrong, resulting in the creation of two twins instead of one. Julius (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tall and physically fit. At the same time, his twin, Vincent (Danny DeVito), is short and made of a by-product of the experiment. The movie grossed $217 million worldwide.

Batman & Robin -$238.2 million

Batman & Robin was the fourth in a series of Batman film where Arnold plays the role of Mr Freeze. Batman must try to save the city from Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy while also attempting to maintain their partnership with Robin. The film was criticized for including too many jokes. The film was the third highest-grossing film in 1997

Eraser (1996) - $242.3 million

Eraser is an action film directed by Chuck Russell. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, and James Coburn in the lead roles. The movie follows Schwarzenegger, who plays U.S. Marshal Kruger. He attempts to protect Lee, a senior executive at a defense firm. At the same time, she unearths a plot to supply high-tech weaponry to foreign terrorists.

Total Recall -$261.3 million

In this science fiction action movie, Schwarzenegger plays Douglas Quaid, a builder plagued by recurrent dreams about Mars. He goes to Rekall, a firm that inserts synthetic memories, to learn the truth about his background. Quaid discovers, however, that his memories are not entirely made up and that he is, in fact, a covert agent on a mission to prevent a fraudulent government official.

True Lies - 379 million

True Lies is a James Cameron action-comedy film starring Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Tom Arnold. It was a commercial success when it was released in 1994, grossing over $379 million worldwide. The film was later turned into a video game and a television series.

Terminator: Genisys $:-$432 million

Terminator: Genisys is a 2015 science fiction action film. Alan Taylor directed the film, which stars Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, and Jason Clarke. This is a science fiction film and the fifth film in the Terminator franchise series. The movie grossed $432 million worldwide.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines -$433.4 million

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Terminator 3 is a science fiction action film released in 2003, directed by Jonathan Mostow. The film is set ten years after the previous film's events, with John Connor living off the grid to avoid being tracked down by Skynet. In the earlier series, the Skynet Corporation was responsible for starting a nuclear conflict and sending two Terminators to kill him.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day -$519.8 million

In Terminator 2, the T-1000, an advanced Terminator, is sent back in time to kill a young John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance to the machines. To protect him, an older model Terminator, the T-800, is also sent back in time to protect John Connor. With its unique effects, excellent storytelling, and themes, Terminator 2 has received high accolades. It was a box office hit and one of Jonathan's best movies, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Source: Hollywoodreporter, Variety, Imdb