#1 of 65 #1 war movie of 2019
2019 · Drama, War
$446.1M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total
$159.2M US & Canada · 36% $286.8M elsewhere · 64%
War box office · 2019
War Box Office 2019: Highest-Grossing War Movies
1917 (2019) is the highest-grossing war movie released in 2019, with $446.1M worldwide, ahead of Midway (2019) at $127.4M and Jojo Rabbit (2019) at $93.7M. 65 war films released in 2019 report a worldwide gross, $1B in all, 26% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 37% on 2018, whose releases took $755.1M. By language, English leads with $813.8M across 23 war releases.
- 2019 releases with a gross
- 65
- combined worldwide
- $1B
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 2018
- +37%
#1 of 65 Top 5
What Were the Biggest War Hits of 2019?
1917 (2019) leads with $446.1M, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $809.4M, 78% of what all 65 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 2019, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 65. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2019.
- 1 Dec 25, 2019 US and Canada: $159.2M Rest of the world: $286.8M Worldwide: $446.1M
- 2 Nov 8, 2019 US and Canada: $56.8M Rest of the world: $70.5M Worldwide: $127.4M
- 3 Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $33.4M Rest of the world: $60.3M Worldwide: $93.7M
- 4 May 3, 2019 US and Canada: $521.4K Rest of the world: $91.2M Worldwide: $91.7M
- 5 Aug 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.6M
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Jan 11, 2019 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: $35.2M Worldwide: $39.3M - 7
Aug 7, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.1M - 8
Mar 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.5M - 9
Aug 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.9M - 10
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.5M - 11
Sep 6, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.1M - 12
Aug 30, 2019 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $8.1M Worldwide: $10.1M - 13
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection (2019)Feb 9, 2019 US and Canada: $522.8K Rest of the world: $9.5M Worldwide: $10M
Feb 9, 2019 · Japanese · War, Crime, Sci-Fi $10M worldwide - 14
Mar 15, 2019 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $7.6M Worldwide: $9.2M - 15
May 10, 2019 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $9.1M - 16
Mar 29, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M - 17
Dec 13, 2019 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $4.6M - 18
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $461.9K Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $3.3M - 19
Jan 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 20
The Photographer of Mauthausen (2019)Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7M
Mar 1, 2019 · Spanish · Biography, Drama, History $2.7M worldwide - 21
Jun 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M - 22
Mar 15, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5M - 23
Nov 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 24
Feb 7, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M - 25
Sep 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 26
May 16, 2019 US and Canada: $196.3K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $1.6M - 27
Jan 11, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 28
Mar 15, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 29
May 10, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $739.9K - 30
Sep 27, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $682.4K - 31
Sep 3, 2019 US and Canada: $1.5K Rest of the world: $658.1K Worldwide: $659.5K - 32
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2019)Jun 12, 2019 US and Canada: $117.5K Rest of the world: $491.7K Worldwide: $609.1K
Jun 12, 2019 · Arabic · Drama, Mystery, Romance $609.1K worldwide - 33
Oct 9, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $540.5K - 34
Aug 2, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $476.2K - 35
Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472.1K - 36
Oct 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $415.8K - 37
Jun 28, 2019 US and Canada: $50.7K Rest of the world: $288.2K Worldwide: $338.9K - 38
Oct 18, 2019 US and Canada: $62.6K Rest of the world: $226.1K Worldwide: $288.8K - 39
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie (2019)Feb 8, 2019 US and Canada: $288.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $288.5K Feb 8, 2019 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Fantasy $288.5K worldwide - 40
Jul 16, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $233.3K - 41
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: $177.3K Rest of the world: $24.9K Worldwide: $202.1K
Nov 15, 2019 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $202.1K worldwide - 42
May 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $195.7K - 43
Apr 12, 2019 US and Canada: $19.7K Rest of the world: $163.6K Worldwide: $183.3K - 44
Dec 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $168.5K - 45
Aug 29, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $162.6K - 46
Feb 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $159.6K - 47
Aug 13, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $151.5K - 48
Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $126.9K - 49
Oct 17, 2019 US and Canada: $51.2K Rest of the world: $63.2K Worldwide: $114.3K - 50
Jul 26, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110.1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2019?
Of the top 10, Midway (2019) earned the biggest share at home (45% in the US & Canada), while Shadow (2019) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 65 films, $266.1M (26%) came from the US & Canada. 5 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 1917 (2019) $446.1M $159.2M US & Canada · 36% $286.8M elsewhere · 64%
- 2 Midway (2019) $127.4M $56.8M US & Canada · 45% $70.5M elsewhere · 55%
- 3 Jojo Rabbit (2019) $93.7M $33.4M US & Canada · 36% $60.3M elsewhere · 64%
- 4 Shadow (2019) $91.7M $521.4K US & Canada · <1% $91.2M elsewhere · 99%
- 5 Kingdom (2019) $50.6M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) $39.3M $4.2M US & Canada · 11% $35.2M elsewhere · 89%
- 7 The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) $34.1M No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Kesari (2019) $22.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Shanghai Fortress (2019) $16.9M No US & Canada figure reported
- 10 The Great War (2019) $16.5M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2019 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 65 films crossed $100M and took $573.5M between them, 56% of the total. 53 films, 82% of the list, earned under $10M.
56% 38%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 3% of the list $573.5M · 56% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 10 films, 15% of the list $388.5M · 38% of the gross
- Under $10M 53 films, 82% of the list $70.2M · 7% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2019 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $471.2M from 6 films, led by 1917 (2019). April was the quietest month ($190.4K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) $44M Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
- February Feb Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection (2019) $12.3M Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection (2019)
- March Mar Kesari (2019) $43.2M Kesari (2019)
- April Apr Girls of the Sun (2019) $190.4K Girls of the Sun (2019)
- May May Shadow (2019) $103.4M Shadow (2019)
- June Jun The Passage (2019) $3.7M The Passage (2019)
- July Jul U311 Cherkasy (2019) $411.6K U311 Cherkasy (2019)
- August Aug Kingdom (2019) $112.6M Kingdom (2019)
- September Sep While at War (2019) $16.4M While at War (2019)
- October Oct Jojo Rabbit (2019) $95.2M Jojo Rabbit (2019)
- November Nov Midway (2019) $129.7M Midway (2019)
- December Dec 1917 (2019) $471.2M 1917 (2019)
Last 10 years
How Does 2019 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $3.3B from 52 films, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017). 2019 took $1B.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 24 films | 24 | $309.1M | – | 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 |
| 2017 52 films · +105% | 52 | $3.3B | +105% | Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) $870.3M |
| 2018 44 films · −77% | 44 | $755.1M | −77% | Operation Red Sea (2018) $579.3M |
| 2019 65 films · +37% | 65 | $1B | +37% | 1917 (2019) $446.1M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest War Movies Speak in 2019?
English-language war films took $813.8M across 23 films, 79% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language war films ($60.8M) and Hindi-language war films ($42.7M).
2019 War Box Office by Language
- English $813.8M23 films · #1 1917 (2019)
- Japanese $60.8M3 films · #1 Kingdom (2019)
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Hindi $42.7M2 films · #1 Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) -
Korean $34.1M1 film · #1 The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019) -
Chinese $18.6M2 films · #1 Shanghai Fortress (2019) - Spanish $15.9M2 films · #1 While at War (2019)
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Russian $10.6M6 films · #1 Sobibor (2019) - Arabic $3.5M3 films · #1 The Passage (2019)
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French $3.4M7 films · #1 The Blizzard (2019) -
Polish $2.5M2 films · #1 The Resistance Fighter (2019)
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 2019: 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 65 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing war movie in 2019?
1917 (2019) leads with $446.1M worldwide, $159.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Midway (2019) at $127.4M and Jojo Rabbit (2019) at $93.7M.
How much did war movies released in 2019 earn?
65 war films released in 2019 report a worldwide gross, $1B in all, or $15.9M per film on average. 2018 releases took $755.1M.
How many war movies released in 2019 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by 1917 (2019) with $446.1M.
How is the 2019 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 2019. 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 2019 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.