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.
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# Movie Year Worldwide Budget Gross - budget ROI Studio / Distributor
49
Cold Mountain poster Cold Mountain WW Financial Hidden
2003 $173.0M $79.0M $94.0M 2.19x Miramax
50
Black Hawk Down poster Black Hawk Down WW Financial Hidden
2001 $173.0M $92.0M $81.0M 1.88x Jerry Bruckheimer Films
51
Cliff Walkers poster Cliff Walkers WW Financial No budget
2021 $172.9M — — — Emperor Motion Pictures
52
Alexander poster Alexander WW Financial Hidden
2004 $167.3M $155.0M $12.3M 1.08x Intermedia Films
53
The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death poster The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death WW Financial No budget Hidden
2024 $165.6M — — — China Film Creative
54
Ben-Hur poster Ben-Hur WW Financial
1959 $164.0M $15.0M $149.0M 10.93x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
55
World Trade Center poster World Trade Center WW Financial Hidden
2006 $163.2M $65.0M $98.2M 2.51x Paramount Pictures
56
Memoirs of a Geisha poster Memoirs of a Geisha WW Financial Hidden
2005 $162.2M $85.0M $77.2M 1.91x Columbia Pictures
57
The Sacrifice poster The Sacrifice WW Financial No budget
2020 $161.0M — — — China Film Group Corporation
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Killers of the Flower Moon poster Killers of the Flower Moon WW Financial Hidden
2023 $158.7M $200.0M -$41.3M 0.79x Apple Studios
59
Ip Man 3 poster Ip Man 3 WW Financial Hidden
2015 $157.0M $36.0M $121.0M 4.36x Dreams Salon Entertainment Culture
60
The Monuments Men poster The Monuments Men WW Financial Hidden
2014 $155.0M $70.0M $85.0M 2.21x Columbia Pictures
61
House of Gucci poster House of Gucci WW Financial Hidden
2021 $153.2M $75.0M $78.2M 2.04x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
62
Darkest Hour poster Darkest Hour WW Financial Hidden
2017 $150.8M $30.0M $120.8M 5.03x Working Title Films
63
Seabiscuit poster Seabiscuit WW Financial Hidden
2003 $148.3M $87.0M $61.3M 1.70x Universal Pictures
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The Color Purple poster The Color Purple WW Financial
1985 $146.3M $15.0M $131.3M 9.75x Amblin Entertainment
65
Mona Lisa Smile poster Mona Lisa Smile WW Financial Hidden
2003 $141.3M $72.3M $69.0M 1.95x Revolution Studios
66
Evita poster Evita WW Financial
1996 $141.0M $55.0M $86.0M 2.56x Hollywood Pictures
67
Hidden Blade poster Hidden Blade WW Financial No budget Hidden
2023 $139.1M — — — Bona Film Group
68
The Admiral: Roaring Currents poster The Admiral: Roaring Currents WW Financial Hidden
2014 $138.3M $9.5M $128.8M 14.56x Big Stone Pictures
69
Seven Years in Tibet poster Seven Years in Tibet WW Financial Hidden
1997 $131.5M $70.0M $61.5M 1.88x Mandalay Entertainment
70
Munich poster Munich WW Financial Hidden
2005 $131.0M $70.0M $61.0M 1.87x Universal Pictures
71
Midway poster Midway WW Financial Hidden
2019 $127.4M $100.0M $27.4M 1.27x Agc Studios
72
The Queen poster The Queen WW Financial Hidden
2006 $123.4M $15.0M $108.4M 8.23x Granada Productions
49 Cold Mountain poster
Cold Mountain 2003 · WW Budget $79.0M · Miramax
$173.0M ROI 2.19x
58 Killers of the Flower Moon poster
Killers of the Flower Moon 2023 · WW Budget $200.0M · Apple Studios
$158.7M ROI 0.79x

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.