$2.0M
ROI —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 |
Africa Blood and Guts
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1966 | $2.0M | — | — | — | Cineriz |
| 602 |
The Sea Hawk
WW
Financial
|
1940 | $2.0M | $1.7M | $300,000 | 1.18x | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| 603 |
Madame Bovary
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1991 | $1.9M | — | — | — | Mk2 Films |
| 604 |
Zulu Dawn
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1979 | $1.9M | $11.8M | -$9.9M | 0.16x | Lamitas |
| 605 |
Compulsion
WW
Financial
|
1959 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $455,000 | 1.34x | Darryl F. Zanuck Productions |
| 606 |
Francis of Assisi
WW
Financial
|
1961 | $1.8M | $2.0M | -$200,000 | 0.90x | Perseus Productions |
| 607 |
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
WW
Financial
|
1916 | $1.8M | $385,907 | $1.4M | 4.53x | Triangle Film Corporation |
| 608 |
The King of Laughter
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2021 | $1.7M | — | — | — | Indigo Film |
| 609 |
Matewan
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1987 | $1.7M | $4.0M | -$2.3M | 0.42x | Cinecom Entertainment Group |
| 610 |
Minamata
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2020 | $1.6M | — | — | — | Metalwork Pictures |
| 611 |
Burke & Wills
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1985 | $1.6M | $9.0M | -$7.4M | 0.18x | Hoyts Edgley |
| 612 |
Kalashnikov AK-47
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2020 | $1.6M | $3.5M | -$1.9M | 0.46x | R.b. Productions |
| 613 |
Parnell
WW
Financial
|
1937 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $29,000 | 1.02x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 614 |
The Swordsman
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
2020 | $1.5M | — | — | — | Opus Pictures |
| 615 |
Cross of Iron
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1977 | $1.5M | $6.0M | -$4.5M | 0.25x | Rapid Film |
| 616 |
Lion of the Desert
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1981 | $1.5M | $35.0M | -$33.5M | 0.04x | Falcon International Productions |
| 617 |
Under Capricorn
WW
Financial
|
1949 | $1.5M | $2.5M | -$1.0M | 0.60x | Transatlantic Pictures |
| 618 |
Witchfinder General
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1968 | $1.5M | $83,000 | $1.4M | 18.07x | Tigon British Film Productions |
| 619 |
M. Butterfly
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
1993 | $1.5M | $17.0M | -$15.5M | 0.09x | Geffen Pictures |
| 620 |
Anna Karenina
WW
Financial
|
1935 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $287,000 | 1.25x | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| 621 |
The Celluloid Closet
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1996 | $1.4M | — | — | — | Zdf |
| 622 |
Wasp Network
WW
Financial
Hidden
|
2020 | $1.4M | $10.5M | -$9.1M | 0.13x | Cg Cinéma |
| 623 |
Queen Margot
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1994 | $1.3M | — | — | — | Renn Productions |
| 624 |
Captain Lightfoot
WW
Financial
No budget
Hidden
|
1955 | $1.3M | — | — | — | Universal International Pictures |
$2.0M
ROI 1.18x
$1.9M
ROI —
$1.9M
ROI 0.16x
$1.8M
ROI 1.34x
$1.8M
ROI 0.90x
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916 · WW
Budget $385,907 · Triangle Film Corporation
$1.8M
ROI 4.53x
The King of Laughter
2021 · WW
Budget — · Indigo Film
$1.7M
ROI —
Matewan
1987 · WW
Budget $4.0M · Cinecom Entertainment Group
$1.7M
ROI 0.42x
Minamata
2020 · WW
Budget — · Metalwork Pictures
$1.6M
ROI —
Burke & Wills
1985 · WW
Budget $9.0M · Hoyts Edgley
$1.6M
ROI 0.18x
Kalashnikov AK-47
2020 · WW
Budget $3.5M · R.b. Productions
$1.6M
ROI 0.46x
$1.6M
ROI 1.02x
The Swordsman
2020 · WW
Budget — · Opus Pictures
$1.5M
ROI —
Cross of Iron
1977 · WW
Budget $6.0M · Rapid Film
$1.5M
ROI 0.25x
Lion of the Desert
1981 · WW
Budget $35.0M · Falcon International Productions
$1.5M
ROI 0.04x
$1.5M
ROI 0.60x
Witchfinder General
1968 · WW
Budget $83,000 · Tigon British Film Productions
$1.5M
ROI 18.07x
M. Butterfly
1993 · WW
Budget $17.0M · Geffen Pictures
$1.5M
ROI 0.09x
$1.4M
ROI 1.25x
$1.4M
ROI —
$1.4M
ROI 0.13x
Queen Margot
1994 · WW
Budget — · Renn Productions
$1.3M
ROI —
Captain Lightfoot
1955 · WW
Budget — · Universal International Pictures
$1.3M
ROI —
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.