#1 of 33 #1 war movie of 2023
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
2023 · Action, Adventure
$364M worldwide · 46% of the chart's total
$166.4M US & Canada · 46% $197.6M elsewhere · 54%
War box office · 2023
War Box Office 2023: Highest-Grossing War Movies
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) is the highest-grossing war movie released in 2023, with $364M worldwide, ahead of Napoleon (2023) at $222.4M and The Zone of Interest (2023) at $52.7M. 33 war films released in 2023 report a worldwide gross, $793.9M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 4.9 times the total of 2022, whose releases took $161.4M. By language, English leads with $687.8M across 11 war releases.
- 2023 releases with a gross
- 33
- combined worldwide
- $793.9M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 2022
- ×4.9
#1 of 33 Top 5
What Were the Biggest War Hits of 2023?
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) leads with $364M, 46% of the total. The top 5 together took $713.3M, 90% of what all 33 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $364M The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)$166.4M US & Canada · 46% $197.6M elsewhere · 54%
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The chart
Every War Release of 2023, 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 2023.
- 1 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)Nov 17, 2023 US and Canada: $166.4M Rest of the world: $197.6M Worldwide: $364M
Nov 17, 2023 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $364M worldwide - 2 Nov 22, 2023 US and Canada: $61.5M Rest of the world: $160.9M Worldwide: $222.4M
- 3 Dec 15, 2023 US and Canada: $8.7M Rest of the world: $44M Worldwide: $52.7M
- 4 Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: $16.7M Rest of the world: $21.2M Worldwide: $37.9M
- 5 Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023)Jul 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3M
Jul 28, 2023 · Japanese · War, Adventure, Action $36.3M worldwide - 6
Dec 22, 2023 US and Canada: $315.2K Rest of the world: $33.9M Worldwide: $34.2M - 7
Apr 28, 2023 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: $7M Worldwide: $14.2M - 8
Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill (2023)Dec 8, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.5M Dec 8, 2023 · Japanese · History, Romance, War $12.5M worldwide - 9
Aug 25, 2023 US and Canada: $4.8M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $7.7M - 10
Jul 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M - 11
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5M - 12
Jan 25, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M - 13
Dec 14, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M - 14
Dec 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $739K - 15
Sep 1, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $435.3K - 16
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $385.8K - 17
Dec 24, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $152.1K - 18
Aug 17, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $148.4K - 19
Sep 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $120.9K - 20
Feb 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $108.9K - 21
Jan 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $100.8K - 22
Mar 18, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $69.8K - 23
Sep 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57.2K - 24
Nov 3, 2023 US and Canada: $51.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.2K - 25
Oct 27, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $36.3K - 26
Mar 10, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $29.4K - 27
Sep 30, 2023 US and Canada: $23.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $23.6K - 28
Apr 12, 2023 US and Canada: $5.1K Rest of the world: $12.3K Worldwide: $17.4K - 29
Nov 29, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K - 30
Aug 4, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K - 31
Apr 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9K - 32
May 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7K - 33
Jun 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2023?
Of the top 10, Golda (2023) earned the biggest share at home (62% in the US & Canada), while Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 33 films, $268.2M (34%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) $364M $166.4M US & Canada · 46% $197.6M elsewhere · 54%
- 2 Napoleon (2023) $222.4M $61.5M US & Canada · 28% $160.9M elsewhere · 72%
- 3 The Zone of Interest (2023) $52.7M $8.7M US & Canada · 16% $44M elsewhere · 84%
- 4 Expend4bles (2023) $37.9M $16.7M US & Canada · 44% $21.2M elsewhere · 56%
- 5 Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) $36.3M No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) $34.2M $315.2K US & Canada · <1% $33.9M elsewhere · 99%
- 7 Sisu (2023) $14.2M $7.3M US & Canada · 51% $7M elsewhere · 49%
- 8 Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill (2023) $12.5M No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Golda (2023) $7.7M $4.8M US & Canada · 62% $2.9M elsewhere · 38%
- 10 Za Palycha! (2023) $3.2M No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2023 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 33 films crossed $100M and took $586.4M between them, 74% of the total. 25 films, 76% of the list, earned under $10M.
74% 24%
- $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, 6% of the list $586.4M · 74% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 6 films, 18% of the list $187.8M · 24% of the gross
- Under $10M 25 films, 76% of the list $19.8M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2023 Earned the Most?
November releases took the most, $586.4M from 4 films, led by The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023). June was the quietest month ($1K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Vaincre ou mourir (2023) $2.3M Vaincre ou mourir (2023)
- February Feb Myrnyi-21 (2023) $108.9K Myrnyi-21 (2023)
- March Mar 2017 (2023) $99.2K 2017 (2023)
- April Apr Sisu (2023) $14.3M Sisu (2023)
- May May Come Out Fighting (2023) $2.5M Come Out Fighting (2023)
- June Jun Warhorse One (2023) $1K Warhorse One (2023)
- July Jul Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) $39.4M Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
- August Aug Golda (2023) $8.3M Golda (2023)
- September Sep Expend4bles (2023) $38.6M Expend4bles (2023)
- October Oct Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023) $36.3K Mujib: The Making of a Nation (2023)
- November Nov The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) $586.4M The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
- December Dec The Zone of Interest (2023) $101.9M The Zone of Interest (2023)
Last 10 years
How Does 2023 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $3.3B from 52 films, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017). 2023 took $793.9M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2014 37 films | 37 | $1.9B | – | 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 |
| 2020 26 films · −54% | 26 | $479M | −54% | The Eight Hundred (2020) $461.4M |
| 2021 28 films · +116% | 28 | $1B | +116% | The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) $902.5M |
| 2022 31 films · −84% | 31 | $161.4M | −84% | Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022) $57.5M |
| 2023 33 films · +392% | 33 | $793.9M | +392% | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) $364M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest War Movies Speak in 2023?
English-language war films took $687.8M across 11 films, 87% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language war films ($48.7M) and Korean-language war films ($34.2M).
2023 War Box Office by Language
- English $687.8M11 films · #1 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
- Japanese $48.7M2 films · #1 Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
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Korean $34.2M1 film · #1 Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) -
Finnish $14.2M1 film · #1 Sisu (2023) -
Russian $3.3M2 films · #1 Za Palycha! (2023) -
French $2.2M1 film · #1 Vaincre ou mourir (2023) -
Turkish $1.7M1 film · #1 Nefes: Yer Eksi İki (2023) -
Hindi $739K1 film · #1 Sam Bahadur (2023) -
Polish $435.3K1 film · #1 Pilecki’s Report (2023) -
German $120.9K1 film · #1 Stella. A Life. (2023)
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 2023: 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 2023?
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) leads with $364M worldwide, $166.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Napoleon (2023) at $222.4M and The Zone of Interest (2023) at $52.7M.
How much did war movies released in 2023 earn?
33 war films released in 2023 report a worldwide gross, $793.9M in all, or $24.1M per film on average. 2022 releases took $161.4M.
How many war movies released in 2023 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) with $364M.
How is the 2023 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 2023. 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 2023 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.