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War Box Office 1969: Highest-Grossing War Movies

Where Eagles Dare (1969) is the highest-grossing war movie released in 1969, with $7.1M worldwide, ahead of Army of Shadows (1969) at $931.7K. 2 war films released in 1969 report a worldwide gross, $8M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

1969 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$8M
Where Eagles Dare (1969), the #1
$7.1M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Where Eagles Dare (1969) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 war movie of 1969

Where Eagles Dare (1969)

1969 · Action, Adventure

$7.1M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total

$7.1M US & Canada · 100% $435 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every War Release of 1969, 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 1969.

  1. 1 Where Eagles Dare (1969) movie poster
    Where Eagles Dare (1969) Mar 12, 1969 · English · Action, Adventure, War $7.1M worldwide
    Mar 12, 1969 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: $435 Worldwide: $7.1M
  2. 2 Army of Shadows (1969) movie poster
    Army of Shadows (1969) Sep 10, 1969 · French · History, War, Thriller $931.7K worldwide
    Sep 10, 1969 US and Canada: $862K Rest of the world: $69.7K Worldwide: $931.7K
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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
FAQ

War Box Office 1969: 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 1969?

Where Eagles Dare (1969) leads with $7.1M worldwide, $7.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Army of Shadows (1969) at $931.7K.

How much did war movies released in 1969 earn?

2 war films released in 1969 report a worldwide gross, $8M in all, or $4M per film on average.

How many war movies released in 1969 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Where Eagles Dare (1969), earned $7.1M.

How much of the 1969 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$8M of the $8M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1969 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 1969. 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 1969 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.