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History Box Office 2013: Highest-Grossing History Movies, Page 2

American Hustle (2013) is the highest-grossing history movie released in 2013, with $251.2M worldwide, ahead of 12 Years a Slave (2013) at $187.7M and The Wind Rises (2013) at $137.1M. 53 history films released in 2013 report a worldwide gross, $969.9M in all, 35% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 17% on 2012, whose releases took $1.2B. By language, English leads with $666M across 24 history releases.

2013 releases with a gross
53
combined worldwide
$969.9M
films crossed $100M
4
vs 2012
−17%
American Hustle (2013) movie poster #1 of 53
#1 history movie of 2013

American Hustle (2013)

2013 · Drama, History

$251.2M worldwide · 26% of the chart's total

$150.1M US & Canada · 60% $101.1M elsewhere · 40%
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Every History Release of 2013, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 53 of 53. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2013.

  1. 51 Soekarno (2013) movie poster
    Soekarno (2013) Dec 11, 2013 · Indonesian · History, Drama $8.4K worldwide
    Dec 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
  2. 52 Uprising (2013) movie poster
    Uprising (2013) Jan 11, 2013 · Korean · Action, History, Documentary $5.8K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  3. 53 In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey (2013) movie poster
    In Search of Blind Joe Death: The Saga of John Fahey (2013) Aug 16, 2013 · English · History, Documentary $3.1K worldwide
    Aug 16, 2013 US and Canada: $3.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1K
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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
2000s 10 years · $6.7B
1990s 10 years · $2.6B
1980s 10 years · $628.2M
1970s 9 years · $171.8M
1960s 10 years · $108.7M
1950s 9 years · $177.5M
1940s 5 years · $402.5M
1930s 4 years · $29.1K
1920s 3 years · $124.9K
1910s 1 year · $9.7K