#1 of 331 Highest-grossing western movie ever
2015 · Adventure, Drama
$533M worldwide
$183.6M US & Canada · 34% $349.3M elsewhere · 66%
Western box office
Western Box Office: Highest-Grossing Western Movies of All Time & 2025
The Revenant (2015) is the highest-grossing western movie in our database, with $533M worldwide, ahead of Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) ($500.3M) and Django Unchained (2012) ($426.1M). 331 western films report a worldwide gross, $8.2B in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada. 26 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. In 2025, Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) leads with $500.3M; 6 releases took $515.2M, up 757% on 2024 ($60.1M).
- western films with a gross
- 331
- combined worldwide, all time
- $8.2B
- from 2025 releases
- $515.2M
- vs 2024
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#1 of 331 All-time records
What Are the 10 Highest-Grossing Western Movies Ever?
The Revenant (2015) leads with $533M, $32.7M ahead of Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025). The top 10 took $3.3B together, 40% of what all 331 films earned. 1 of them came out in 2016 or later.
- 1 Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $183.6M Rest of the world: $349.3M Worldwide: $533M
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Jan 29, 2025 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $498.1M Worldwide: $500.3M - 3
Dec 25, 2012 US and Canada: $162.8M Rest of the world: $263.3M Worldwide: $426.1M - 4
Nov 9, 1990 US and Canada: $184.2M Rest of the world: $240M Worldwide: $424.2M - 5
Jul 3, 2013 US and Canada: $89.3M Rest of the world: $171.2M Worldwide: $260.5M - 6
Dec 22, 2010 US and Canada: $171.2M Rest of the world: $81M Worldwide: $252.3M - 7
Jul 17, 1998 US and Canada: $94.1M Rest of the world: $156.2M Worldwide: $250.3M - 8
Back to the Future Part III (1990)May 25, 1990 US and Canada: $88.3M Rest of the world: $156.8M Worldwide: $245.1M
May 25, 1990 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy $245.1M worldwide - 9
Jun 30, 1999 US and Canada: $113.8M Rest of the world: $108.3M Worldwide: $222.1M - 10
May 15, 1998 US and Canada: $75.4M Rest of the world: $111.5M Worldwide: $186.9M
2025
What Were the Biggest Western Hits of 2025?
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) leads with $500.3M, 97% of the total. The top 5 together took $515.1M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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By release month
Which Month of 2025 Was Best for Western Movies?
January releases took the most, $500.3M from 1 film, led by Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025). May was the quietest month ($26.8K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $500.3M Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025)
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- April Apr Sod & Stubble (2025) $68.7K Sod & Stubble (2025)
- May May Rust (2025) $26.8K Rust (2025)
- June Jun The Unholy Trinity (2025) $1M The Unholy Trinity (2025)
- July Jul Eddington (2025) $13.8M Eddington (2025)
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Biggest years
Which Years Had the Highest-Grossing Western Movies?
1990 releases earned the most: $735.6M from 5 films, led by Dances with Wolves (1990). The 10 biggest years, each linking to its chart.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Biggest film |
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| 1990 5 films | 5 | $735.6M | Dances with Wolves (1990) $424.2M |
| 2015 11 films | 11 | $698.6M | The Revenant (2015) $533M |
| 2025 6 films | 6 | $515.2M | Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) $500.3M |
| 2012 7 films | 7 | $481.9M | Django Unchained (2012) $426.1M |
| 1998 5 films | 5 | $453.9M | The Mask of Zorro (1998) $250.3M |
| 2010 11 films | 11 | $446.4M | True Grit (2010) $252.3M |
| 2005 4 films | 4 | $334.5M | Brokeback Mountain (2005) $178.1M |
| 1994 9 films | 9 | $310.2M | Maverick (1994) $183M |
| 2003 5 films | 5 | $293.8M | Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) $98.8M |
| 2013 6 films | 6 | $274.7M | The Lone Ranger (2013) $260.5M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Western Movies Speak?
English-language western films took $7.1B across 273 films, 87% of the total, ahead of Chinese-language western films ($509.8M) and German-language western films ($79.4M).
- English $7.1B273 films · #1 The Revenant (2015)
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Chinese $509.8M3 films · #1 Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) -
German $79.4M3 films · #1 Manitou’s Shoe (2001) -
French $49.1M9 films · #1 Lucky Luke (2009) -
Korean $44.3M2 films · #1 The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) -
Japanese $25.8M2 films · #1 Golden Kamuy (2024) -
Spanish $12.4M15 films · #1 Saving Private Perez (2011) -
Portuguese $9.4M6 films · #1 Brazilian Western (2013) -
Hindi $914.6K1 film · #1 Sonchiriya (2019) -
Romanian $350.1K1 film · #1 Aferim! (2016)
Archive
Western Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1923 to 2025 with its total and its biggest film. 1990 leads with $735.6M, led by Dances with Wolves (1990).
2020s 6 years · $814M
2010s 10 years · $2.6B
- 2019 $95.6M #1 Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
- 2018 $19.3M #1 The Sisters Brothers (2018)
- 2017 $161.7M #1 The Dark Tower (2017)
- 2016 $166.6M #1 The Magnificent Seven (2016)
- 2015 $698.6M #1 The Revenant (2015)
- 2014 $93.7M #1 A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
- 2013 $274.7M #1 The Lone Ranger (2013)
- 2012 $481.9M #1 Django Unchained (2012)
- 2011 $186.3M #1 Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
- 2010 $446.4M #1 True Grit (2010)
2000s 10 years · $1.6B
- 2009 $19.7M #1 Lucky Luke (2009)
- 2008 $74.7M #1 The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)
- 2007 $268M #1 No Country for Old Men (2007)
- 2006 $24.8M #1 Bandidas (2006)
- 2005 $334.5M #1 Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- 2004 $272.7M #1 Home on the Range (2004)
- 2003 $293.8M #1 Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- 2002 $122.6M #1 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- 2001 $90.1M #1 Manitou’s Shoe (2001)
- 2000 $118.3M #1 Shanghai Noon (2000)
1990s 9 years · $2.2B
- 1999 $226M #1 Wild Wild West (1999)
- 1998 $453.9M #1 The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- 1996 $13.5M #1 Lone Star (1996)
- 1995 $188.5M #1 Legends of the Fall (1995)
- 1994 $310.2M #1 Maverick (1994)
- 1993 $93.5M #1 Tombstone (1993)
- 1992 $164.6M #1 Unforgiven (1992)
- 1991 $51.8M #1 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
- 1990 $735.6M #1 Dances with Wolves (1990)
1980s 10 years · $327.3M
- 1989 $15.5K #1 Blood Red (1989)
- 1988 $50.3M #1 Young Guns (1988)
- 1987 $11.5M #1 Extreme Prejudice (1987)
- 1986 $39.2M #1 Three Amigos! (1986)
- 1985 $79.7M #1 Pale Rider (1985)
- 1984 $727.6K #1 Lust in the Dust (1984)
- 1983 $12.2M #1 Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
- 1982 $12.5M #1 The Grey Fox (1982)
- 1981 $30.5M #1 Outland (1981)
- 1980 $90.5M #1 Urban Cowboy (1980)
1970s 9 years · $370.7M
- 1979 $97.2M #1 The Electric Horseman (1979)
- 1978 $17M #1 Comes a Horseman (1978)
- 1976 $39.9M #1 The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
- 1975 $36.9M #1 The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
- 1974 $119.6M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $15.7M #1 High Plains Drifter (1973)
- 1972 $6.3M #1 Joe Kidd (1972)
- 1971 $1.1M #1 The Beguiled (1971)
- 1970 $36.8M #1 Little Big Man (1970)
1960s 10 years · $153.1M
- 1969 $117.7M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $3.5M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $25.3M #1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1967)
- 1966 $47.6K #1 Django (1966)
- 1965 $20.8K #1 Major Dundee (1965)
- 1964 $18.8K #1 Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- 1963 $76.7K #1 How the West Was Won (1963)
- 1962 $2.2K #1 Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
- 1961 $6.4M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $9.8K #1 The Alamo (1960)
1950s 9 years · $33.1M
1940s 3 years · $25.5M
1930s 1 year · $3.4K
1920s 2 years · $389
Other genres
Compare Western With Another Genre
Western has 331 films with a gross and $8.2B in all; each of these 20 genres has the same all-time and yearly charts to compare with.
FAQ
Western Box Office: Questions & Answers
The Western charts in short: the all-time #1, 2025's leader, the billion-dollar hits and the biggest year, answered from the same 331 films as the charts.
What is the highest-grossing western movie of all time?
The Revenant (2015) leads with $533M worldwide, $183.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) ($500.3M) and Django Unchained (2012) ($426.1M).
All-time chart What is the highest-grossing western movie of 2025?
Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) leads 2025 with $500.3M worldwide, 97% of the $515.2M that its 6 releases report.
2025 chart How much have western movies earned at the box office?
331 western films report a worldwide gross, $8.2B in all, or $24.8M per film on average. $4.2B (51%) came from the US & Canada.
How many western movies have made $1 billion?
None. 26 films crossed $100 million, led by The Revenant (2015) with $533M.
Which year was the biggest for western movies?
1990 releases earned the most: $735.6M from 5 films, led by Dances with Wolves (1990).
1990 chart How are western box office numbers counted?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are records that list seven or more genres.