#1 of 11 #1 western movie of 2015
2015 · Adventure, Drama
$533M worldwide · 76% of the chart's total
$183.6M US & Canada · 34% $349.3M elsewhere · 66%
Western box office · 2015
Western Box Office 2015: Highest-Grossing Western Movies
The Revenant (2015) is the highest-grossing western movie released in 2015, with $533M worldwide, ahead of The Hateful Eight (2015) at $161.2M and The Salvation (2015) at $1.4M. 11 western films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $698.6M in all, 34% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 7.5 times the total of 2014, whose releases took $93.7M. By language, English leads with $697.3M across 9 western releases.
- 2015 releases with a gross
- 11
- combined worldwide
- $698.6M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 2014
- ×7.5
#1 of 11 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Western Hits of 2015?
The Revenant (2015) leads with $533M, 76% of the total. The top 5 together took $698.1M, almost all of what the 11 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Western Release of 2015, 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 2015.
- 1 Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $183.6M Rest of the world: $349.3M Worldwide: $533M
- 2 Dec 25, 2015 US and Canada: $54.1M Rest of the world: $107.1M Worldwide: $161.2M
- 3 Feb 27, 2015 US and Canada: $44.9K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.4M
- 4 May 15, 2015 US and Canada: $229.1K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.3M
- 5 Mar 20, 2015 US and Canada: $60.2K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.3M
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Oct 23, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $382.6K - 7
Jul 17, 2015 US and Canada: $18.6K Rest of the world: $77K Worldwide: $95.5K - 8
Jan 9, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.3K - 9
Apr 17, 2015 US and Canada: $18K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18K - 10
May 15, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.6K - 11
Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: $881 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $881
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2015?
Of the top 10, Men Go to Battle (2015) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Salvation (2015) made 97% of its gross abroad. Across all 11 films, $238.1M (34%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 The Revenant (2015) $533M $183.6M US & Canada · 34% $349.3M elsewhere · 66%
- 2 The Hateful Eight (2015) $161.2M $54.1M US & Canada · 34% $107.1M elsewhere · 66%
- 3 The Salvation (2015) $1.4M $44.9K US & Canada · 3% $1.3M elsewhere · 97%
- 4 Slow West (2015) $1.3M $229.1K US & Canada · 18% $1.1M elsewhere · 82%
- 5 Jauja (2015) $1.3M $60.2K US & Canada · 5% $1.2M elsewhere · 95%
- 6 Bone Tomahawk (2015) $382.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 Ardor (2015) $95.5K $18.6K US & Canada · 19% $77K elsewhere · 81%
- 8 La Última Película (2015) $31.3K No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 Men Go to Battle (2015) $18K $18K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Echoes of War (2015) $7.6K No US & Canada figure reported
Gross bands
How Many 2015 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 11 films crossed $100M and took $694.2M between them, 99% of the total. 9 films, 82% of the list, earned under $10M.
76% 23%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, 9% of the list $533M · 76% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 9% of the list $161.2M · 23% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 9 films, 82% of the list $4.4M · <1% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2015 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $694.2M from 2 films, led by The Revenant (2015). April was the quietest month ($18K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan La Última Película (2015) $32.1K La Última Película (2015)
- February Feb The Salvation (2015) $1.4M The Salvation (2015)
- March Mar Jauja (2015) $1.3M Jauja (2015)
- April Apr Men Go to Battle (2015) $18K Men Go to Battle (2015)
- May May Slow West (2015) $1.3M Slow West (2015)
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul Ardor (2015) $95.5K Ardor (2015)
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct Bone Tomahawk (2015) $382.6K Bone Tomahawk (2015)
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec The Revenant (2015) $694.2M The Revenant (2015)
Last 10 years
How Does 2015 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2015 earned the most: $698.6M from 11 films, led by The Revenant (2015).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 3 films | 3 | $24.8M | – | Bandidas (2006) $18.4M |
| 2007 9 films · +983% | 9 | $268M | +983% | No Country for Old Men (2007) $171.6M |
| 2008 3 films · −72% | 3 | $74.7M | −72% | The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) $44.3M |
| 2009 2 films · −74% | 2 | $19.7M | −74% | Lucky Luke (2009) $17.9M |
| 2010 11 films · +2163% | 11 | $446.4M | +2163% | True Grit (2010) $252.3M |
| 2011 4 films · −58% | 4 | $186.3M | −58% | Cowboys & Aliens (2011) $174.8M |
| 2012 7 films · +159% | 7 | $481.9M | +159% | Django Unchained (2012) $426.1M |
| 2013 6 films · −43% | 6 | $274.7M | −43% | The Lone Ranger (2013) $260.5M |
| 2014 8 films · −66% | 8 | $93.7M | −66% | A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) $87.2M |
| 2015 11 films · +645% | 11 | $698.6M | +645% | The Revenant (2015) $533M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Western Movies Speak in 2015?
English-language western films took $697.3M across 9 films, 100% of the total, ahead of Spanish-language western films ($1.3M).
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 · $813.9M
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 · $159.1M
- 1969 $117.7M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $3.5M #1 Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
- 1967 $31.3M #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 · $29.8M
1930s 1 year · $3.4K
1920s 2 years · $389
FAQ
Western Box Office 2015: 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 11 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing western movie in 2015?
The Revenant (2015) leads with $533M worldwide, $183.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hateful Eight (2015) at $161.2M and The Salvation (2015) at $1.4M.
How much did western movies released in 2015 earn?
11 western films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $698.6M in all, or $63.5M per film on average. 2014 releases took $93.7M.
How many western movies released in 2015 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by The Revenant (2015) with $533M.
How is the 2015 western 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 2015. 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 2015 western 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.