#1 of 33 #1 war movie of 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
2016 · Action, Adventure
$1.1B worldwide · 66% of the chart's total
$533.5M US & Canada · 50% $525.1M elsewhere · 50%
War box office · 2016
War Box Office 2016: Highest-Grossing War Movies
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) is the highest-grossing war movie released in 2016, with $1.1B worldwide, ahead of Hacksaw Ridge (2016) at $180.6M and Allied (2016) at $119.5M. 33 war films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 3 crossed $100 million. That is up 75% on 2015, whose releases took $920.3M. By language, English leads with $1.6B across 18 war releases.
- 2016 releases with a gross
- 33
- combined worldwide
- $1.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 3
- vs 2015
- +75%
#1 of 33 Top 5
What Were the Biggest War Hits of 2016?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) leads with $1.1B, 66% of the total. The top 5 together took $1.5B, 92% of what all 33 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every War Release of 2016, 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 2016.
- 1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $533.5M Rest of the world: $525.1M Worldwide: $1.1B
Dec 16, 2016 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $1.1B worldwide - 2 Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: $113.4M Worldwide: $180.6M
- 3 Nov 23, 2016 US and Canada: $40.1M Rest of the world: $79.4M Worldwide: $119.5M
- 4 Aug 19, 2016 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $43.4M Worldwide: $86.4M
- 5 Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $18.7M Rest of the world: $16.6M Worldwide: $35.3M
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $29.2M Worldwide: $30.9M Nov 11, 2016 · English · Drama, History, Comedy $30.9M worldwide - 7
Jun 24, 2016 US and Canada: $20.8M Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $25M - 8
Mar 4, 2016 US and Canada: $23.1M Rest of the world: $1.9M Worldwide: $25M - 9
Nov 1, 2016 US and Canada: $543 Rest of the world: $8.8M Worldwide: $8.8M - 10
Oct 7, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7M - 11
Jan 21, 2016 US and Canada: $44.3K Rest of the world: $6.5M Worldwide: $6.6M - 12
Oct 15, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.5M - 13
Aug 12, 2016 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $5.1M - 14
Dec 9, 2016 US and Canada: $435.3K Rest of the world: $2.7M Worldwide: $3.2M - 15
Nov 11, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 16
1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016)Nov 24, 2016 US and Canada: $2.8K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2M
Nov 24, 2016 · Spanish · Drama, History, War $2M worldwide - 17
Mar 3, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 18
Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: $37.8K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.3M - 19
Feb 12, 2016 US and Canada: $122.9K Rest of the world: $991.8K Worldwide: $1.1M - 20
Nov 4, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 21
Apr 26, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $396.8K - 22
May 6, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $298.6K - 23
Jul 27, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $195.3K - 24
Feb 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $177.4K - 25
May 17, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $147.3K - 26
Apr 1, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $140.7K - 27
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: $1.4K Rest of the world: $86.3K Worldwide: $87.8K - 28
Apr 3, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.7K - 29
Oct 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.2K - 30
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: $9.3K Rest of the world: $253 Worldwide: $9.5K - 31
Sep 2, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.1K - 32
The Train of Salt and Sugar (2016)Aug 10, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3K
Aug 10, 2016 · Portuguese · Drama, Adventure, War $2.3K worldwide - 33
Oct 27, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $926
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2016?
Of the top 10, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) earned the biggest share at home (92% in the US & Canada), while Max & Leon (2016) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 33 films, $751.8M (47%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 10 reports no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B $533.5M US & Canada · 50% $525.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 2 Hacksaw Ridge (2016) $180.6M $67.2M US & Canada · 37% $113.4M elsewhere · 63%
- 3 Allied (2016) $119.5M $40.1M US & Canada · 34% $79.4M elsewhere · 66%
- 4 War Dogs (2016) $86.4M $43M US & Canada · 50% $43.4M elsewhere · 50%
- 5 Eye in the Sky (2016) $35.3M $18.7M US & Canada · 53% $16.6M elsewhere · 47%
- 6 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) $30.9M $1.7M US & Canada · 6% $29.2M elsewhere · 94%
- 7 Free State of Jones (2016) $25M $20.8M US & Canada · 83% $4.2M elsewhere · 17%
- 8 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) $25M $23.1M US & Canada · 92% $1.9M elsewhere · 8%
- 9 Max & Leon (2016) $8.8M $543 US & Canada · <1% $8.8M elsewhere · 100%
- 10 Hatred (2016) $7M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2016 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
3 of 33 films crossed $100M and took $1.4B between them, 84% of the total. 25 films, 76% of the list, earned under $10M.
66% 19% 13%
- $1B or more 1 film, 3% of the list $1.1B · 66% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 6% of the list $300.1M · 19% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 5 films, 15% of the list $202.6M · 13% of the gross
- Under $10M 25 films, 76% of the list $47.8M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2016 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $1.1B from 3 films, led by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). July was the quietest month ($195.3K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan A Melody to Remember (2016) $6.6M A Melody to Remember (2016)
- February Feb A War (2016) $1.3M A War (2016)
- March Mar Eye in the Sky (2016) $62.1M Eye in the Sky (2016)
- April Apr Guernica (2016) $559.2K Guernica (2016)
- May May Ankara Yazı: Veda Mektubu (2016) $446K Ankara Yazı: Veda Mektubu (2016)
- June Jun Free State of Jones (2016) $25M Free State of Jones (2016)
- July Jul Ignatius of Loyola (2016) $195.3K Ignatius of Loyola (2016)
- August Aug War Dogs (2016) $91.5M War Dogs (2016)
- September Sep Come What May (2016) $1.3M Come What May (2016)
- October Oct Hatred (2016) $13.4M Hatred (2016)
- November Nov Hacksaw Ridge (2016) $344.9M Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
- December Dec Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Last 10 years
How Does 2016 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2014 earned the most: $1.9B from 37 films, led by American Sniper (2014). 2016 took $1.6B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2007 37 films | 37 | $945M | – | 300 (2007) $456.1M |
| 2008 41 films · +9% | 41 | $1B | +9% | Australia (2008) $211.8M |
| 2009 27 films · −37% | 27 | $651.8M | −37% | Inglourious Basterds (2009) $321.5M |
| 2010 24 films · −53% | 24 | $309.1M | −53% | Dear John (2010) $115M |
| 2011 34 films · +1% | 34 | $313.2M | +1% | War Horse (2011) $177.6M |
| 2012 17 films · +143% | 17 | $760.8M | +143% | Battleship (2012) $303M |
| 2013 25 films · −46% | 25 | $412.3M | −46% | Lone Survivor (2013) $154.8M |
| 2014 37 films · +372% | 37 | $1.9B | +372% | American Sniper (2014) $547.7M |
| 2015 38 films · −53% | 38 | $920.3M | −53% | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) $661.5M |
| 2016 33 films · +75% | 33 | $1.6B | +75% | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest War Movies Speak in 2016?
English-language war films took $1.6B across 18 films, 98% of the total, ahead of French-language war films ($10.2M) and Polish-language war films ($7M).
2016 War Box Office by Language
- English $1.6B18 films · #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
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French $10.2M3 films · #1 Max & Leon (2016) -
Polish $7M1 film · #1 Hatred (2016) -
Korean $6.6M1 film · #1 A Melody to Remember (2016) -
Russian $6.5M1 film · #1 Panfilov’s 28 Men (2016) -
German $3.2M1 film · #1 Land of Mine (2016) -
Turkish $3.1M3 films · #1 My Mother’s Wound (2016) - Spanish $2M1 film · #1 1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016)
- Portuguese $179.7K2 films · #1 Letters from War (2016)
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Afrikaans $140.7K1 film · #1 Blood and Glory (2016)
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
- 2026 so far $119.7M #1 Young Washington (2026)
- 2025 $872.4M #1 Dead to Rights (2025)
- 2024 $75.6M #1 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
- 2023 $793.9M #1 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
- 2022 $161.4M #1 Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022)
- 2021 $1B #1 The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)
- 2020 $479M #1 The Eight Hundred (2020)
2010s 10 years · $11.4B
- 2019 $1B #1 1917 (2019)
- 2018 $755.1M #1 Operation Red Sea (2018)
- 2017 $3.3B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $1.6B #1 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- 2015 $920.3M #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
- 2014 $1.9B #1 American Sniper (2014)
- 2013 $412.3M #1 Lone Survivor (2013)
- 2012 $760.8M #1 Battleship (2012)
- 2011 $313.2M #1 War Horse (2011)
- 2010 $309.1M #1 Dear John (2010)
2000s 10 years · $6.8B
- 2009 $651.8M #1 Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- 2008 $1B #1 Australia (2008)
- 2007 $945M #1 300 (2007)
- 2006 $358.6M #1 Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
- 2005 $446.9M #1 Jarhead (2005)
- 2004 $680.7M #1 Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
- 2003 $889.6M #1 The Last Samurai (2003)
- 2002 $463.2M #1 The Pianist (2002)
- 2001 $893.6M #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $433.4M #1 The Patriot (2000)
1990s 10 years · $2.9B
- 1999 $451.1M #1 The General's Daughter (1999)
- 1998 $713.1M #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $139.5M #1 Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- 1996 $345M #1 The English Patient (1996)
- 1995 $469.1M #1 Braveheart (1995)
- 1994 $20M #1 The War (1994)
- 1993 $494.5M #1 Schindler's List (1993)
- 1992 $122.6M #1 The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
- 1991 $48.4M #1 For the Boys (1991)
- 1990 $54.6M #1 Memphis Belle (1990)
1980s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1989 $199.1M #1 Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- 1988 $151.6M #1 Good Morning, Vietnam (1988)
- 1987 $92.3M #1 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- 1986 $226.5M #1 Platoon (1986)
- 1985 $351.1M #1 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- 1984 $80.6M #1 Missing in Action (1984)
- 1983 $81.7M #1 Uncommon Valor (1983)
- 1982 $49.8M #1 Some Kind of Hero (1982)
- 1981 $131M #1 Stripes (1981)
- 1980 $81.3M #1 Private Benjamin (1980)
1970s 8 years · $492.9M
- 1979 $228.1M #1 Apocalypse Now (1979)
- 1978 $89M #1 The Deer Hunter (1978)
- 1977 $51.8M #1 A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- 1975 $20.4M #1 Love and Death (1975)
- 1974 $32K #1 Hearts and Minds (1974)
- 1972 $20.8K #1 Chinese Glory (1972)
- 1971 $9.4K #1 Liberation: The Last Assault (1971)
- 1970 $103.6M #1 Patton (1970)
1960s 9 years · $173.6M
- 1969 $8M #1 Where Eagles Dare (1969)
- 1968 $3.6M #1 Hell in the Pacific (1968)
- 1967 $8.1K #1 Far from Vietnam (1967)
- 1966 $1M #1 The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- 1965 $112.7M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1963 $230.6K #1 The Great Escape (1963)
- 1962 $46M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $32.8K #1 The Guns of Navarone (1961)
- 1960 $1.9M #1 Spartacus (1960)
1950s 8 years · $125.1M
- 1959 $74.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $561.3K #1 South Pacific (1958)
- 1957 $27.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $75.5K #1 The Burmese Harp (1956)
- 1955 $789.5K #1 The Dam Busters (1955)
- 1954 $21.8M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.4K #1 From Here to Eternity (1953)
- 1952 $101.2K #1 The African Queen (1952)
1940s 7 years · $446.1M
1930s 5 years · $119.7K
FAQ
War Box Office 2016: 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 33 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing war movie in 2016?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) leads with $1.1B worldwide, $533.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hacksaw Ridge (2016) at $180.6M and Allied (2016) at $119.5M.
How much did war movies released in 2016 earn?
33 war films released in 2016 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, or $48.8M per film on average. 2015 releases took $920.3M.
How many war movies released in 2016 made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). 3 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2016 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 2016. 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 2016 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.