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Highest-Grossing War Movies of All Time, Page 22

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) is the highest-grossing war movie in our database, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) at $902.5M and Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) at $870.3M. 1,074 war films in our database report a worldwide gross, $27.2B in all, 38% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 69 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $19.2B across 525 war releases.

films with a reported gross
1,074
combined worldwide
$27.2B
films crossed $100M
69
earned in the US & Canada
38%
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All 1,074 War Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 1,051 to 1,074 of 1,074. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 1051 Warhorse One (2023) movie poster
    Warhorse One (2023) Jun 30, 2023 · English · War, Action, Drama $1K worldwide
    Jun 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1K
  2. 1052 Duck, You Sucker (1972) movie poster
    Duck, You Sucker (1972) Jun 1, 1972 · Action, Adventure, War $980 worldwide
    Jun 1, 1972 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $980
  3. 1053 Paisan (1946) movie poster
    Paisan (1946) Sep 18, 1946 · Italian · Drama, War $967 worldwide
    Sep 18, 1946 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $967
  4. 1054 Fear and Desire (1952) movie poster
    Fear and Desire (1952) Aug 18, 1952 · English · War, Drama, Thriller $953 worldwide
    Aug 18, 1952 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $953
  5. 1055 Breaker Morant (1980) movie poster
    Breaker Morant (1980) Oct 15, 1980 · English · Drama, History, War $948 worldwide
    Oct 15, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $948
  6. 1056 Across the Waters (2016) movie poster
    Across the Waters (2016) Oct 27, 2016 · Danish · Drama, War, History $926 worldwide
    Oct 27, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $926
  7. 1057 Foreign Correspondent (1940) movie poster
    Foreign Correspondent (1940) Aug 16, 1940 · English · Mystery, Thriller, Romance $782 worldwide
    Aug 16, 1940 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $782
  8. 1058 Farha (2021) movie poster
    Farha (2021) Sep 14, 2021 · Arabic · Drama, War, History $703 worldwide
    Sep 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $703
  9. 1059 Bengal Brigade (1954) movie poster
    Bengal Brigade (1954) Nov 6, 1954 · English · War, History, Adventure $643 worldwide
    Nov 6, 1954 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $643
  10. 1060 The Duellists (1978) movie poster
    The Duellists (1978) Jan 13, 1978 · English · Drama, War $568 worldwide
    Jan 13, 1978 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $568
  11. 1061 Open Wound (2013) movie poster
    Open Wound (2013) Sep 6, 2013 · Spanish · War, Drama $539 worldwide
    Sep 6, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $539
  12. 1062 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) movie poster
    All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Aug 24, 1930 · Drama, War $466 worldwide
    Aug 24, 1930 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $466
  13. 1063 Today We Live (1933) movie poster
    Today We Live (1933) Mar 3, 1933 · English · Drama, War, Romance $267 worldwide
    Mar 3, 1933 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $267
  14. 1064 Two Sisters (2024) movie poster
    Two Sisters (2024) Sep 24, 2024 · Polish · Drama, War $257 worldwide
    Sep 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $257
  15. 1065 In Which We Serve (1942) movie poster
    In Which We Serve (1942) Sep 16, 1942 · English · Drama, War $247 worldwide
    Sep 16, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $247
  16. 1066 Dunkirk (1958) movie poster
    Dunkirk (1958) Mar 20, 1958 · English · Drama, War $222 worldwide
    Mar 20, 1958 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $222
  17. 1067 Cross of Iron (1977) movie poster
    Cross of Iron (1977) May 20, 1977 · English · Drama, War $201 worldwide
    May 20, 1977 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $201
  18. 1068 This Is Not a Movie (2020) movie poster
    This Is Not a Movie (2020) Oct 16, 2020 · English · Action, Biography, War $165 worldwide
    Oct 16, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $165
  19. 1069 Saboteur (1942) movie poster
    Saboteur (1942) Apr 24, 1942 · English · Thriller, War $110 worldwide
    Apr 24, 1942 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110
  20. 1070 Lifeboat (1944) movie poster
    Lifeboat (1944) Jan 28, 1944 · English · Drama, War $99 worldwide
    Jan 28, 1944 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $99
  21. 1071 The Objective (2009) movie poster
    The Objective (2009) Feb 6, 2009 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror $95 worldwide
    Feb 6, 2009 US and Canada: $95 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $95
  22. 1072 Dishonored (1931) movie poster
    Dishonored (1931) Mar 5, 1931 · English · War, Drama, Romance $83 worldwide
    Mar 5, 1931 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83
  23. 1073 Five Graves to Cairo (1943) movie poster
    Five Graves to Cairo (1943) May 26, 1943 · English · Thriller, War, Drama $58 worldwide
    May 26, 1943 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58
  24. 1074 A Canterbury Tale (1944) movie poster
    A Canterbury Tale (1944) Aug 21, 1944 · English · Drama, Mystery, War $15 worldwide
    Aug 21, 1944 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15
Archive

War Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1921 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2017 leads with $3.3B, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017).

2020s 7 years · $3.5B
2010s 10 years · $11.4B
2000s 10 years · $6.8B
1990s 10 years · $2.9B
1980s 10 years · $1.4B
1970s 8 years · $492.9M
1960s 9 years · $173.6M
1950s 8 years · $125.1M
1940s 7 years · $446.1M
1930s 5 years · $119.7K
1920s 3 years · $9.3M