History box office · 2023

History Box Office 2023: Highest-Grossing History Movies, Page 2

Oppenheimer (2023) is the highest-grossing history movie released in 2023, with $975.8M worldwide, ahead of Full River Red (2023) at $670.5M and Sound of Freedom (2023) at $250.6M. 80 history films released in 2023 report a worldwide gross, $2.8B in all, 25% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 5.1 times the total of 2022, whose releases took $551.5M. By language, English leads with $1.9B across 23 history releases.

2023 releases with a gross: 80
combined worldwide: $2.8B
films crossed $100M: 6
vs 2022: ×5.1

#1 of 80

#1 history movie of 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

2023 · Biography, Drama

$975.8M worldwide · 35% of the chart's total

$330.1M US & Canada · 34% $645.7M elsewhere · 66%

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Every History Release of 2023, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 80 of 80. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2023.

51
Plague (2023) Sep 23, 2023 · Bulgarian · Drama, History $217.9K worldwide

Sep 23, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $217.9K
52
Dovbush (2023) Aug 19, 2023 · Ukrainian · Drama, History $176.6K worldwide

Aug 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $176.6K
53
The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023) May 25, 2023 · Czech · History, Drama $163.1K worldwide

May 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.1K
54
Occupied City (2023) Dec 24, 2023 · English · Documentary, History, War $152.1K worldwide

Dec 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $152.1K
55
Pelikan Blue (2023) Nov 11, 2023 · Hungarian · History, Documentary, Animation $146.1K worldwide

Nov 11, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $146.1K
56
Stella. A Life. (2023) Sep 30, 2023 · German · War, History, Drama $120.9K worldwide

Sep 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $120.9K
57
Beyond Utopia (2023) Oct 23, 2023 · English · Documentary, Biography, History $110.2K worldwide

Oct 23, 2023 US and Canada: $11.7K Rest of the world: $98.5K Worldwide: $110.2K
58
The Duke and the Poet (2023) Sep 20, 2023 · Serbian · Thriller, History $99.8K worldwide

Sep 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $99.8K
59
Lakota Nation vs. United States (2023) Jul 14, 2023 · English · History, Documentary $89.1K worldwide

Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: $89.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $89.1K
60
Martyr or Murderer (2023) Mar 1, 2023 · Tagalog · History, Drama $86.4K worldwide

Mar 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.4K
61
Once Upon a Star (2023) Oct 11, 2023 · Thai · Biography, Drama, History $75.9K worldwide

Oct 11, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $75.9K
62
We Are Still The Same (2023) Sep 4, 2023 · Portuguese · Drama, History $74.1K worldwide

Sep 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $74.1K
63
Maurh (2023) Jun 9, 2023 · Punjabi · History, Drama $73.8K worldwide

Jun 9, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $73.8K
64
Amadeo (2023) Jan 26, 2023 · Portuguese · Drama, History $64.9K worldwide

Jan 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $64.9K
65
Blind at Heart (2023) Sep 28, 2023 · German · Drama, History $51.1K worldwide

Sep 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $51.1K
66
Before, Now & Then (2023) Aug 25, 2023 · Indonesian · Drama, History $45.6K worldwide

Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $16.5K Rest of the world: $29.1K Worldwide: $45.6K
67
Memoirs of a betrayal (2023) Sep 29, 2023 · Bulgarian · Drama, History $44.9K worldwide

Sep 29, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.9K
68
Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023) Oct 27, 2023 · Bengali · Drama, War, History $36.3K worldwide

Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3K
69
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert (2023) Feb 19, 2023 · German · Drama, History $32K worldwide

Feb 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32K
70
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (2023) Nov 18, 2023 · English · History, Music $28.6K worldwide

Nov 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.6K
71
Kretsul (2023) Aug 15, 2023 · Russian · History, Drama $27.6K worldwide

Aug 15, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $27.6K
72
Shaakuntalam (2023) Apr 14, 2023 · Telugu · Romance, Fantasy, History $26.6K worldwide

Apr 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.6K
73
Tiger Nageswara Rao (2023) Oct 20, 2023 · Telugu · History, Action $19.5K worldwide

Oct 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.5K
74
Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh (2023) Jan 26, 2023 · Hindi · Drama, History $15.3K worldwide

Jan 26, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.3K
75
Meu Nome é Gal (2023) Oct 2, 2023 · Portuguese · Drama, History, Music $10K worldwide

Oct 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K
76
La Singla (2023) Mar 2, 2023 · Spanish · Documentary, History $9.2K worldwide

Mar 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.2K
77
Yaathisai (2023) Apr 21, 2023 · Tamil · Action, War, History $1.9K worldwide

Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K
78
Society of the Snow (2023) Dec 22, 2023 · Spanish · Adventure, Drama, History $1.3K worldwide

Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
79
A Disturbance in the Force (2023) Nov 17, 2023 · English · Documentary, History $1.3K worldwide

Nov 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
80
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