#1 of 3 #1 history movie of Week 42, 2025
2025 · Drama, History
$6.2M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total
$6M US & Canada · 97% $160.4K elsewhere · 3%
History box office · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 2025
History Box Office, Week 42 of 2025: History Releases of Oct 12–18
Truth & Treason (2025) is the highest-grossing history movie released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18), with $6.2M worldwide, ahead of Blue Moon (2025) at $3.6M and Vindication Swim (2025) at $113.5K. 3 history films released that week report a worldwide gross, $9.9M in all, 83% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $9.9M
- Truth & Treason (2025), the #1
- $6.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 83%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest History Hits of Week 42 of 2025?
Truth & Treason (2025) leads with $6.2M, 63% of the total. The top 3 together took $9.9M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every History Release of Week 42 of 2025, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18).
- 1 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: $160.4K Worldwide: $6.2M
- 2 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $3.6M
- 3 Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $113.5K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $9.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 38 (Sep 14–20) with $274.1M, led by 731 (2025).
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 The Captive (2025) $10.4M The Captive (2025)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 731 (2025) $274.1M 731 (2025)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 The Smashing Machine (2025) $21.1M The Smashing Machine (2025)
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Roofman (2025) $37.2M Roofman (2025)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Truth & Treason (2025) $9.9M Truth & Treason (2025)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Love+War (2025) $22.4K Love+War (2025)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 26–Nov 1 Nouvelle Vague (2025) $2.5M Nouvelle Vague (2025)
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2023 earned the most: $158.8M from 2 films, led by Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Week 42, 2025 took $9.9M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 4 films | 4 | $7.6M | – | Panfilov’s 28 Men (2016) $6.5M |
| Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 2 films · +309% | 2 | $31.2M | +309% | The Fortress (2017) $28.6M |
| Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 3 films | 3 | $7.3M | – | Cyrano, My Love (2019) $6M |
| Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 3 films | 3 | $55.1M | – | The Last Duel (2021) $30.6M |
| Week 42, 2022 Oct 9–15 3 films · −78% | 3 | $11.9M | −78% | Till (2022) $11.5M |
| Week 42, 2023 Oct 15–21 2 films · +1233% | 2 | $158.8M | +1233% | Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) $158.8M |
| Week 42, 2024 Oct 13–19 1 film · −98% | 1 | $3.9M | −98% | The Great Ambition (2024) $3.9M |
| Week 42, 2025 Oct 12–18 3 films · +156% | 3 | $9.9M | +156% | Truth & Treason (2025) $6.2M |
Archive
History Box Office in 2025, Week by Week
30 weeks of 2025 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 33 (Aug 10–16) with $422.8M, led by Dead to Rights (2025).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $36.5M
- Week 4 $313.2K
- Week 5 $1.7M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 $8.2M
- Week 8 $5.1M
- Week 9 $741.7K
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $6.7M
- Week 12 $14.8M
- Week 13 $1.3M
- Week 14 $695.1K
- Week 15 $14M
- Week 16 $1.2M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $2M
- Week 19 $84.5K
- Week 20 $147.7K
- Week 21 $10.2M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $2.7M
- Week 25 $29.2K
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $122.4K
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $422.8M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $10.4M
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $274.1M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $21.1M
- Week 41 $37.2M
- Week 42 $9.9M
- Week 43 $22.4K
- Week 44 $2.5M
- Week 45 $85.5M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $109.5M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $67.4M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
History Box Office Week 42 of 2025: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing history movie in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18)?
Truth & Treason (2025) leads with $6.2M worldwide, $6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Blue Moon (2025) at $3.6M and Vindication Swim (2025) at $113.5K.
How much did history movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) earn?
3 history films released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) report a worldwide gross, $9.9M in all, or $3.3M per film on average.
How many history movies released in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Truth & Treason (2025), earned $6.2M.
How is the week 42, 2025 history box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 42 of 2025 (Oct 12–18). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the week 42, 2025 history box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.