Genre box office

History Box Office Movies

Ranked history movies by reported worldwide gross, with budgets, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

Movies709in this genre
Total gross$34.43Bvisible records
Top movieOppenheimer$952.0M
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History movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.
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# Movie Year Worldwide Budget Gross - budget ROI Studio / Distributor
1
Oppenheimer poster Oppenheimer WW Financial
2023 $952.0M $100.0M $852.0M 9.52x Syncopy
2
Full River Red poster Full River Red WW Financial No budget
2023 $673.6M — — — Huanxi Media
3
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge poster The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge WW Financial
2022 $626.2M $200.0M $426.2M 3.13x Bona Film Group
4
Troy poster Troy WW Financial
2004 $497.4M $175.0M $322.4M 2.84x Warner Bros. Pictures
5
Saving Private Ryan poster Saving Private Ryan WW Financial
1998 $481.8M $70.0M $411.8M 6.88x Dream Works Pictures
6
The Eight Hundred poster The Eight Hundred WW Financial
2020 $461.4M $80.0M $381.4M 5.77x Beijing Diqi Yinxiang Entertainment
7
My People, My Country poster My People, My Country WW Financial No budget
2019 $450.1M — — — Huaxia Film Distribution
8
Pearl Harbor poster Pearl Harbor WW Financial
2001 $449.2M $140.0M $309.2M 3.21x Touchstone Pictures
9
1917 poster 1917 WW Financial
2019 $446.1M $100.0M $346.1M 4.46x Dream Works Pictures
10
Les Misérables poster Les Misérables WW Financial
2012 $442.6M $61.0M $381.6M 7.26x Universal Pictures
11
Dead to Rights poster Dead to Rights WW Financial
2025 $422.8M $20.0M $402.8M 21.14x Shanghai Yuye Culture 裕野文化
12
The King's Speech poster The King's Speech WW Financial
2010 $414.2M $15.0M $399.2M 27.61x The Weinstein Company
13
Limonov: The Ballad poster Limonov: The Ballad WW Financial
2024 $377.5M $10.5M $367.0M 35.95x Wildside
14
Apollo 13 poster Apollo 13 WW Financial
1995 $355.2M $52.0M $303.2M 6.83x Imagine Entertainment
15
Green Book poster Green Book WW Financial Hidden
2018 $321.8M $23.0M $298.8M 13.99x Participant
16
Robin Hood poster Robin Hood WW Financial
2010 $321.7M $200.0M $121.7M 1.61x Imagine Entertainment
17
Schindler's List poster Schindler's List WW Financial
1993 $321.4M $22.0M $299.4M 14.61x Amblin Entertainment
18
Shakespeare in Love poster Shakespeare in Love WW Financial
1998 $289.3M $25.0M $264.3M 11.57x Miramax
19
Elvis poster Elvis WW Financial
2022 $288.7M $85.0M $203.7M 3.40x Warner Bros. Pictures
20
Lincoln poster Lincoln WW Financial Hidden
2012 $275.3M $65.0M $210.3M 4.24x Dream Works Pictures
21
Chang'an poster Chang'an WW Financial No budget Hidden
2023 $252.5M — — — Light Chaser Animation Studios
22
Red Cliff poster Red Cliff WW Financial
2008 $250.1M $80.3M $169.8M 3.11x Lion Rock Productions
23
Sully poster Sully WW Financial Hidden
2016 $240.8M $60.0M $180.8M 4.01x Warner Bros. Pictures
24
Ip Man 4: The Finale poster Ip Man 4: The Finale WW Financial Hidden
2019 $239.0M $52.0M $187.0M 4.60x Mandarin Films

History box office FAQ

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What does the History box office chart include?

The History chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the History genre label and available worldwide box office data.

Why can genre rankings change?

Genre pages can change when movie metadata is enriched, corrected or remapped from external data sources.

Are genre pages sorted by worldwide gross?

Yes. Genre movie lists are sorted by reported worldwide gross by default, with budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI shown where available.