#1 of 1,728 Highest-grossing history movie ever
2026 · Biography, Drama
$1B worldwide
$372.3M US & Canada · 36% $656.4M elsewhere · 64%
History box office · All time
Highest-Grossing History Movies of All Time, Page 6
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%
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All 1,728 History Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 251 to 300 of 1,728. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 251
Simone: Woman of the Century (2023)Aug 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.2M
Aug 18, 2023 · French · Biography, Drama, History $19.2M worldwide - 252
May 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1M - 253
Sep 26, 2014 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $19M - 254
Jun 22, 2007 US and Canada: $9.2M Rest of the world: $9.8M Worldwide: $19M - 255
Aug 30, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.9M - 256
Jul 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.9M - 257
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)Dec 10, 1993 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6M
Dec 10, 1993 · English · Drama, History, Western $18.6M worldwide - 258
Feb 22, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.5M - 259
Jul 13, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.5M - 260
Dec 9, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.4M - 261
Apr 6, 2018 US and Canada: $17.4M Rest of the world: $868K Worldwide: $18.3M - 262
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.1M
Dec 23, 2011 · Japanese · History, War $18.1M worldwide - 263
Nov 22, 2000 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $10.9M Worldwide: $18M - 264
Oct 24, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18M - 265
Jul 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18M - 266
Sep 22, 2006 US and Canada: $13.1M Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $17.9M - 267
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.8M - 268
May 16, 2005 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $16.7M Worldwide: $17.7M - 269
Aug 29, 2018 US and Canada: $17.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.6M - 270
Jul 12, 2013 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $15.9M Worldwide: $17.6M - 271
Oct 31, 1986 US and Canada: $17.2M Rest of the world: $286.8K Worldwide: $17.5M - 272
Oct 11, 2024 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $13.3M Worldwide: $17.3M - 273
Nov 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.2M - 274
Sep 8, 2006 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $16.8M - 275
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: $917.6K Worldwide: $16.8M - 276
Aug 28, 1998 US and Canada: $16.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.8M - 277
Apr 20, 2012 US and Canada: $70.2K Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $16.7M - 278
Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.3M - 279
Nov 29, 2002 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $10M Worldwide: $16.2M - 280
Oct 20, 1995 US and Canada: $16M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16M - 281
Jun 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.9M - 282
Fueled: The Man They Called “Pirate” (2016)Dec 11, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.8M Dec 11, 2016 · Japanese · History, Drama $15.8M worldwide - 283
Sep 19, 2018 US and Canada: $64.1K Rest of the world: $15.6M Worldwide: $15.7M - 284
Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace (2006)Dec 23, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.7M Dec 23, 2006 · Japanese · Drama, History $15.7M worldwide - 285
Jul 13, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.5M - 286
The Three Musketeers - Part 2: Milady (2024)Apr 19, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4M Apr 19, 2024 · French · Action, Adventure, History $15.4M worldwide - 287
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)Sep 30, 2005 US and Canada: $15.3M Rest of the world: $93.8K Worldwide: $15.4M Sep 30, 2005 · English · Drama, History, Sport $15.4M worldwide - 288
Dec 18, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.4M - 289
Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: $6.3M Worldwide: $15.3M - 290
Nov 8, 2024 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $13.6M Worldwide: $15.2M - 291
The Madness of King George (1994)Dec 28, 1994 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2M Dec 28, 1994 · English · Biography, Drama, History $15.2M worldwide - 292
Jan 28, 2011 US and Canada: $205.7K Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $15.1M - 293
Oct 15, 2021 US and Canada: $556.6K Rest of the world: $14.5M Worldwide: $15M - 294
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)Sep 21, 2007 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: $11.1M Worldwide: $15M Sep 21, 2007 · English · Biography, Drama, History $15M worldwide - 295
Mar 8, 2013 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $11.5M Worldwide: $14.9M - 296
May 2, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8M - 297
Jul 6, 2016 US and Canada: $97.5K Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $14.8M - 298
Nov 9, 2012 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $14.8M - 299
Sep 21, 2018 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: $9.1M Worldwide: $14.3M - 300
May 1, 1998 US and Canada: $14.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.1M
Archive
History Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2023 leads with $2.8B, led by Oppenheimer (2023).
2020s 7 years · $6.8B
2010s 10 years · $11.6B
- 2019 $1.8B #1 My People, My Country (2019)
- 2018 $1.2B #1 Green Book (2018)
- 2017 $1.7B #1 Dunkirk (2017)
- 2016 $1.8B #1 Dangal (2016)
- 2015 $1.1B #1 Everest (2015)
- 2014 $528.3M #1 Unbroken (2014)
- 2013 $969.9M #1 American Hustle (2013)
- 2012 $1.2B #1 Lincoln (2012)
- 2011 $413.7M #1 Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
- 2010 $881.6M #1 The King's Speech (2010)
2000s 10 years · $6.7B
- 2009 $638.5M #1 Public Enemies (2009)
- 2008 $943.6M #1 Australia (2008)
- 2007 $426.8M #1 Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
- 2006 $744.1M #1 World Trade Center (2006)
- 2005 $796.9M #1 Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- 2004 $1.2B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $666.9M #1 The Last Samurai (2003)
- 2002 $630M #1 Gangs of New York (2002)
- 2001 $103.7M #1 Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- 2000 $565.8M #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $2.6B
- 1999 $183.1M #1 Anna and the King (1999)
- 1998 $353.8M #1 The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
- 1997 $207.8M #1 Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- 1996 $40.4M #1 Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
- 1995 $980.4M #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $52.8M #1 Quiz Show (1994)
- 1993 $420M #1 Schindler's List (1993)
- 1992 $58M #1 Malcolm X (1992)
- 1991 $223M #1 JFK (1991)
- 1990 $42.6M #1 Glory (1990)
1980s 10 years · $628.1M
- 1989 $24.8M #1 Henry V (1989)
- 1988 $70.4M #1 Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
- 1987 $157.2M #1 The Untouchables (1987)
- 1986 $23.5M #1 The Mission (1986)
- 1985 $73.7M #1 The Killing Fields (1985)
- 1984 $63.8M #1 Amadeus (1984)
- 1983 $74M #1 Gandhi (1983)
- 1982 $53.3M #1 Quest for Fire (1982)
- 1981 $83.5M #1 Reds (1981)
- 1980 $4M #1 Kagemusha (1980)
1970s 9 years · $169.9M
- 1979 $2.1K #1 Siberiade (1979)
- 1978 $15.9M #1 American Hot Wax (1978)
- 1977 $50.8M #1 A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- 1976 $70.8M #1 All the President's Men (1976)
- 1975 $416.1K #1 Barry Lyndon (1975)
- 1974 $103.1K #1 Edvard Munch (1974)
- 1972 $37.8K #1 Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
- 1971 $3.1K #1 The Devils (1971)
- 1970 $31.9M #1 Little Big Man (1970)
1960s 9 years · $108.4M
- 1969 $1M #1 Army of Shadows (1969)
- 1968 $20.1K #1 The Lion in Winter (1968)
- 1967 $316 #1 In Cold Blood (1967)
- 1966 $1.1M #1 The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- 1965 $162.9K #1 War and Peace (1965)
- 1964 $149.3K #1 Becket (1964)
- 1963 $58M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $46M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1960 $1.9M #1 Spartacus (1960)
1950s 9 years · $177.5M
- 1959 $74.6M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $38.4K #1 The Vikings (1958)
- 1957 $68K #1 Throne of Blood (1957)
- 1956 $65.5M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $910.1K #1 The Dam Busters (1955)
- 1954 $26.6K #1 Knights of the Round Table (1954)
- 1953 $36M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $280.5K #1 Les Miserables (1952)
- 1950 $10.9K #1 The Flame and the Arrow (1950)