#1 of 135 Highest-grossing Hungarian-language movie ever
2016 · Drama, Comedy
$634.3M worldwide
$270.6M US & Canada · 43% $363.8M elsewhere · 57%
Hungarian box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Hungarian Movies of All Time
Sing (2016) is the highest-grossing Hungarian-language movie in our database, with $634.3M worldwide, ahead of How Could I Live Without You? (2024) at $7.9M and Gone Running (2024) at $5.2M. 135 Hungarian-language films in our database report a worldwide gross, $690.3M in all, 39% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By genre, Comedy leads with $664.2M across 47 Hungarian releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 135
- combined worldwide
- $690.3M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 39%
#1 of 135 Top 5
What Are the Highest-Grossing Hungarian Movies Ever?
Sing (2016) leads with $634.3M, $626.4M ahead of How Could I Live Without You? (2024). The top 5 were released between 2014 and 2024 and took $656.2M together; 2 earned more than half of their gross outside the US & Canada.
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The chart
All 135 Hungarian Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 135. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 1 Dec 21, 2016 US and Canada: $270.6M Rest of the world: $363.8M Worldwide: $634.3M
- 2 Dec 12, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
- 3 Nov 21, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
- 4 Nov 30, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5M
- 5 Aug 29, 2014 US and Canada: $66.6K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $3.9M
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Mar 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M - 7
Feb 2, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M - 8
Nov 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M - 9
Dec 20, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 10
Dec 27, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M - 11
Nov 1, 2017 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $234.5K Worldwide: $1.2M - 12
Mar 14, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 13
Mar 22, 2019 US and Canada: $164.9K Rest of the world: $918.4K Worldwide: $1.1M - 14
Aug 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1M - 15
Feb 3, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $931.9K - 16
Feb 5, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $904.1K - 17
Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $840.3K - 18
Dec 5, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $778.7K - 19
Dec 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $666.8K - 20
Mar 27, 2015 US and Canada: $282.4K Rest of the world: $333.9K Worldwide: $616.3K - 21
Oct 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $600.6K - 22
May 3, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $599.7K - 23
Dec 10, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $594.3K - 24
Apr 6, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $581.6K - 25
Feb 13, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $570.4K - 26
Feb 19, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $540.9K - 27
Jun 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $516.4K - 28
Apr 30, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $515.5K - 29
Oct 8, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $508.8K - 30
Dec 16, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $500.3K - 31
Sep 16, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $446.3K - 32
Sep 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $433.5K - 33
Oct 31, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $418.4K - 34
Jan 27, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $360.1K - 35
Jan 24, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $334.9K - 36
Oct 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $294.7K - 37
Dec 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $284.1K - 38
Nov 2, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $283.7K - 39
Jul 30, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $272.8K - 40
Dec 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $264.5K - 41
Oct 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $263.5K - 42
Mar 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $261K - 43
Mar 2, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $252.5K - 44
Feb 22, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $219.3K - 45
Dec 9, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $199.8K - 46
Nov 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $183.5K - 47
Jul 10, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $181.6K - 48
Feb 27, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $178K - 49
Oct 31, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171.7K - 50
Jan 6, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $169.6K
Gross bands
How Many Hungarian Movies Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 135 films crossed $100M and took $634.3M between them, 92% of the total. 134 films, 99% of the list, earned under $10M.
92% 8%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 1 film, <1% of the list $634.3M · 92% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- Under $10M 134 films, 99% of the list $56M · 8% of the gross
By decade
Which Decade's Hungarian Movies Earned the Most?
Films released in the 2010s lead with $658.5M from 56 titles, led by Sing (2016). Each column links to the decade's biggest year.
Biggest years
Which Years Had the Highest-Grossing Hungarian Movies?
2016 releases earned the most: $634.5M from 5 films, led by Sing (2016). The 10 biggest years, each linking to its chart.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Biggest film |
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| 2016 5 films | 5 | $634.5M | Sing (2016) $634.3M |
| 2024 9 films | 9 | $15.6M | How Could I Live Without You? (2024) $7.9M |
| 2017 12 films | 12 | $8.1M | Bet on Revenge (2017) $2.4M |
| 2023 11 films | 11 | $5.6M | Semmelweis (2023) $5M |
| 2014 5 films | 5 | $5.2M | The Notebook (2014) $3.9M |
| 2018 11 films | 11 | $3.1M | On Body and Soul (2018) $2.1M |
| 2019 9 films | 9 | $2.6M | Sunset (2019) $1.1M |
| 2004 5 films | 5 | $2.1M | Hungarian Vagabond (2004) $904.1K |
| 2007 5 films | 5 | $1.8M | Catcher: Cat City 2 (2007) $1.6M |
| 2010 2 films | 2 | $1.7M | Glass Tiger 3 (2010) $1.6M |
By genre
Which Hungarian Genres Earned the Most?
Comedy took $664.2M across 47 films, 96% of the total, ahead of Drama ($659.5M) and Music ($644.3M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
All-Time Hungarian Box Office by Genre
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Comedy $664.2M47 films · #1 Sing (2016) -
Drama $659.5M84 films · #1 Sing (2016) -
Music $644.3M6 films · #1 Sing (2016) -
Animation $636.4M7 films · #1 Sing (2016) -
Family $634.3M1 film · #1 Sing (2016) -
Musical $634.3M1 film · #1 Sing (2016) -
Romance $23.2M22 films · #1 How Could I Live Without You? (2024) -
History $9.5M12 films · #1 Semmelweis (2023) -
Adventure $4.9M6 films · #1 Bet on Revenge (2017) -
Crime $4.4M13 films · #1 The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
Archive
Hungarian Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1980 to 2024 with its total and its biggest film. 2016 leads with $634.5M, led by Sing (2016).
2020s 5 years · $24.7M
2010s 9 years · $658.5M
2000s 9 years · $7M
- 2009 $1.7M #1 Made in Hungaria (2009)
- 2008 $502.1K #1 Adventurers (2008)
- 2007 $1.8M #1 Catcher: Cat City 2 (2007)
- 2006 $60.7K #1 Aurora Borealis (2006)
- 2005 $613.8K #1 Csudafilm (2005)
- 2004 $2.1M #1 Hungarian Vagabond (2004)
- 2003 $144.3K #1 Hukkle (2003)
- 2002 $26.7K #1 Bánk bán (2002)
- 2001 $34.6K #1 Smouldering Cigarette (2001)
FAQ
Hungarian Box Office All Time: 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 135 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Hungarian-language movie of all time?
Sing (2016) leads with $634.3M worldwide, $270.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come How Could I Live Without You? (2024) at $7.9M and Gone Running (2024) at $5.2M.
How much have Hungarian-language movies earned at the box office?
135 Hungarian-language films in our database report a worldwide gross, $690.3M in all, or $5.1M per film on average.
How many Hungarian-language movies have made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Sing (2016) with $634.3M.
How is the all-time Hungarian 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. 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the all-time Hungarian 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.