How much of the 1926 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$51.2K of the $64.1K total, or 80%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

War box office · 1926

War Box Office 1926: Highest-Grossing War Movies

Battleship Potemkin (1926) is the highest-grossing war movie released in 1926, with $62.7K worldwide, ahead of The General (1926) at $1.4K. 2 war films released in 1926 report a worldwide gross, $64.1K in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada.

1926 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $64.1K
Battleship Potemkin (1926), the #1: $62.7K
earned in the US & Canada: 80%

#1 of 2

#1 war movie of 1926

Battleship Potemkin (1926)

1926 · Drama, History

$62.7K worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$51.2K US & Canada · 82% $11.5K elsewhere · 18%

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Every War Release of 1926, 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 1926.

1
Battleship Potemkin (1926) Dec 5, 1926 · Russian · Drama, History, Thriller $62.7K worldwide

Dec 5, 1926 US and Canada: $51.2K Rest of the world: $11.5K Worldwide: $62.7K
2
The General (1926) Dec 25, 1926 · Comedy, Action, Adventure $1.4K worldwide

Dec 25, 1926 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4K

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

1927 $39.4K #1 Napoleon (1927)
1926 $64.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)

FAQ

War Box Office 1926: 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing war movie in 1926?

Battleship Potemkin (1926) leads with $62.7K worldwide, $51.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The General (1926) at $1.4K.

How much did war movies released in 1926 earn?

2 war films released in 1926 report a worldwide gross, $64.1K in all, or $32.1K per film on average.

How many war movies released in 1926 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Battleship Potemkin (1926), earned $62.7K.

How is the 1926 war 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 1926. 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 1926 war 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.