History box office · All time

Highest-Grossing History Movies of All Time, Page 35

Michael (2026) is the highest-grossing history movie in our database, with $1B worldwide, ahead of Oppenheimer (2023) at $975.8M and Full River Red (2023) at $670.5M. 1,728 history films in our database report a worldwide gross, $29.1B in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 68 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $19.4B across 750 history releases.

films with a reported gross: 1,728
combined worldwide: $29.1B
films crossed $100M: 68
earned in the US & Canada: 34%

#1 of 1,728

Highest-grossing history movie ever

Michael (2026)

2026 · Biography, Drama

$1B worldwide

$372.3M US & Canada · 36% $656.4M elsewhere · 64%

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All 1,728 History Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 1,701 to 1,728 of 1,728. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

1701
L’occhio di vetro (2020) Nov 26, 2020 · English · History, Documentary $813 worldwide

Nov 26, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
1702
Allonsanfan (1974) Sep 5, 1974 · Italian · History, Drama $782 worldwide

Sep 5, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $782
1703
Terenci: la fabulación infinita (2023) Jul 26, 2023 · Spanish · History, Documentary $768 worldwide

Jul 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $768
1704
A Man for All Seasons (1966) Dec 12, 1966 · English · Biography, Drama, History $756 worldwide

Dec 12, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $756
1705
A Night to Remember (1958) Jul 1, 1958 · English · Action, Drama, History $712 worldwide

Jul 1, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $712
1706
Farha (2021) Sep 14, 2021 · Arabic · Drama, War, History $703 worldwide

Sep 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $703
1707
The Dig (2021) Jan 15, 2021 · English · Biography, Drama, History $693 worldwide

Jan 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $693
1708
Bengal Brigade (1954) Nov 6, 1954 · English · War, History, Adventure $643 worldwide

Nov 6, 1954 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $643
1709
The Athlete (2009) Mar 9, 2009 · English · Drama, History $611 worldwide

Mar 9, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $611
1710
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007) Sep 9, 2007 · English · Drama, History $594 worldwide

Sep 9, 2007 US and Canada: $594 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $594
1711
The Story of Adele H. (1975) Sep 19, 1975 · French · Romance, Drama, History $509 worldwide

Sep 19, 1975 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509
1712
The Green Room (1978) Apr 5, 1978 · French · History, Drama $509 worldwide

Apr 5, 1978 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509
1713
A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007) Sep 19, 2007 · English · Documentary, History $502 worldwide

Sep 19, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $502
1714
Angelo (2018) Sep 8, 2018 · German · History, Drama $464 worldwide

Sep 8, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $464
1715
Angelito (2017) Feb 15, 2017 · Tagalog · History $464 worldwide

Feb 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $464
1716
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) Jul 5, 1981 · English · History, Music, Documentary $440 worldwide

Jul 5, 1981 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $440
1717
Song to a Lady in the Shadow (2022) May 2, 2022 · Spanish · History, Documentary $356 worldwide

May 2, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $356
1718
In Cold Blood (1967) Dec 14, 1967 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $316 worldwide

Dec 14, 1967 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $316
1719
Band of Angels (1957) Aug 3, 1957 · English · Drama, History, Romance $315 worldwide

Aug 3, 1957 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $315
1720
You Don't Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo (2011) Sep 30, 2011 · English · History, Documentary $305 worldwide

Sep 30, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $305
1721
Caligula (1979) Aug 14, 1979 · Italian · Drama, History $305 worldwide

Aug 14, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $305
1722
LA 92 (2017) Apr 28, 2017 · English · History, Documentary $297 worldwide

Apr 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $297
1723
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966) Oct 8, 1966 · French · Drama, History $266 worldwide

Oct 8, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $266
1724
Ip Man: The Awakening (2021) Sep 16, 2021 · Chinese · History, Drama, Adventure $193 worldwide

Sep 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193
1725
The Heiress (1949) Oct 6, 1949 · English · Romance, History, Drama $158 worldwide

Oct 6, 1949 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $158
1726
Robin Bank (2022) Mar 15, 2022 · Spanish · Documentary, History $154 worldwide

Mar 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $154
1727
Born Free (1966) Mar 26, 1966 · English · History, Adventure, Drama $143 worldwide

Mar 26, 1966 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $143
1728
The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958) Jan 15, 1958 · English · Drama, History $102 worldwide

Jan 15, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $102