$2.5M
ROI 3.16x
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
Listed709paginated rows
History movie chart
Sorted by worldwide gross. Records can change as metadata and financial values are reviewed.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 577 |
Süss, the Jew
WW
Financial
|
1940 | $2.5M | $800,000 | $1.7M | 3.16x | Terra Filmkunst |
| 578 |
Band of Angels
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1957 | $2.5M | — | — | — | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 579 |
The Miracle Worker
WW
Financial
|
1962 | $2.5M | $500,000 | $2.0M | 5.00x | Playfilm Productions |
| 580 |
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2003 | $2.5M | $4.0M | -$1.5M | 0.62x | Shochiku |
| 581 |
Jefferson in Paris
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1995 | $2.5M | $14.0M | -$11.5M | 0.18x | Merchant Ivory Productions |
| 582 |
The Endurance
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2000 | $2.5M | — | — | — | Discovery Channel Pictures |
| 583 |
Escape from Pretoria
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2020 | $2.4M | — | — | — | Mep Capital |
| 584 |
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2021 | $2.4M | — | — | — | Freckle Films |
| 585 |
Tenchu!
WW
Financial
No budget
|
1969 | $2.3M | — | — | — | Fuji Television Network |
| 586 |
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1983 | $2.3M | — | — | — | Recorded Picture Company |
| 587 |
Noah's Ark
WW
Financial
|
1928 | $2.3M | $1.0M | $1.3M | 2.29x | The Vitaphone Corporation |
| 588 |
The Heiress
WW
Financial
|
1949 | $2.3M | $2.6M | -$300,000 | 0.88x | Paramount Pictures |
| 589 |
Titus
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1999 | $2.3M | $18.0M | -$15.7M | 0.13x | Clear Blue Sky Productions |
| 590 |
The Draughtsman's Contract
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1982 | $2.3M | $370,800 | $1.9M | 6.08x | Bfi |
| 591 |
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1973 | $2.3M | — | — | — | West Film |
| 592 |
The Molly Maguires
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1970 | $2.2M | $11.0M | -$8.8M | 0.20x | Tamm Productions |
| 593 |
Wild Bill
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1995 | $2.2M | $30.0M | -$27.8M | 0.07x | United Artists |
| 594 |
Wilde
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1997 | $2.2M | $10.0M | -$7.8M | 0.22x | Dove International |
| 595 |
The Outpost
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2020 | $2.1M | $18.0M | -$15.9M | 0.12x | Millennium Media |
| 596 |
The Gorgeous Hussy
WW
Financial
|
1936 | $2.0M | $1.1M | $900,000 | 1.80x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 597 |
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2021 | $2.0M | — | — | — | Diamond Film Productions |
| 598 |
Paradise Road
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1997 | $2.0M | $16.0M | -$14.0M | 0.13x | Samson Productions |
| 599 |
maftuningman
WW
Financial
|
1958 | $2.0M | $100,000 | $1.9M | 20.00x | Uzbekfilm |
| 600 |
Sweet Country
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1987 | $2.0M | $3.2M | -$1.2M | 0.63x | — |
$2.5M
ROI —
$2.5M
ROI 5.00x
$2.5M
ROI 0.62x
Jefferson in Paris
1995 · WW
Budget $14.0M · Merchant Ivory Productions
$2.5M
ROI 0.18x
The Endurance
2000 · WW
Budget — · Discovery Channel Pictures
$2.5M
ROI —
Escape from Pretoria
2020 · WW
Budget — · Mep Capital
$2.4M
ROI —
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021 · WW
Budget — · Freckle Films
$2.4M
ROI —
$2.3M
ROI —
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · WW
Budget — · Recorded Picture Company
$2.3M
ROI —
$2.3M
ROI 2.29x
$2.3M
ROI 0.88x
Titus
1999 · WW
Budget $18.0M · Clear Blue Sky Productions
$2.3M
ROI 0.13x
$2.3M
ROI 6.08x
$2.3M
ROI —
The Molly Maguires
1970 · WW
Budget $11.0M · Tamm Productions
$2.2M
ROI 0.20x
Wild Bill
1995 · WW
Budget $30.0M · United Artists
$2.2M
ROI 0.07x
Wilde
1997 · WW
Budget $10.0M · Dove International
$2.2M
ROI 0.22x
The Outpost
2020 · WW
Budget $18.0M · Millennium Media
$2.1M
ROI 0.12x
$2.0M
ROI 1.80x
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally
2021 · WW
Budget — · Diamond Film Productions
$2.0M
ROI —
Paradise Road
1997 · WW
Budget $16.0M · Samson Productions
$2.0M
ROI 0.13x
$2.0M
ROI 20.00x
Sweet Country
1987 · WW
Budget $3.2M
$2.0M
ROI 0.63x
History box office FAQ
Helpful answers about this genre chart.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.