Genre box office

War Box Office Movies

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

Movies487in this genre
Total gross$27.55Bvisible records
Top movieThe Battle at Lake Changjin$902.5M
Listed487paginated rows

War 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
Born on the Fourth of July poster Born on the Fourth of July WW Financial
1989 $161.0M $14.0M $147.0M 11.50x Universal Pictures
50
Legends of the Fall poster Legends of the Fall WW Financial
1994 $160.6M $30.0M $130.6M 5.35x Bedford Falls Productions
51
Crimson Tide poster Crimson Tide WW Financial
1995 $157.4M $53.0M $104.4M 2.97x Hollywood Pictures
52
The Monuments Men poster The Monuments Men WW Financial Hidden
2014 $155.0M $70.0M $85.0M 2.21x Columbia Pictures
53
Apocalypse Now poster Apocalypse Now WW Financial
1979 $150.0M $31.5M $118.5M 4.76x American Zoetrope
54
Lone Survivor poster Lone Survivor WW Financial Hidden
2013 $149.3M $40.0M $109.3M 3.73x Efo Films
55
The Taking of Tiger Mountain poster The Taking of Tiger Mountain WW Financial No budget Hidden
2014 $141.7M — — — Bona Film Group
56
Platoon poster Platoon WW Financial
1986 $138.5M $6.0M $132.5M 23.09x Hemdale Film Corporation
57
The Admiral: Roaring Currents poster The Admiral: Roaring Currents WW Financial Hidden
2014 $138.3M $9.5M $128.8M 14.56x Big Stone Pictures
58
Hot Shots! Part Deux poster Hot Shots! Part Deux WW Financial
1993 $133.8M $25.0M $108.8M 5.35x Sidley Wright & Associates
59
U-571 poster U-571 WW Financial Hidden
2000 $127.7M $62.0M $65.7M 2.06x Universal Pictures
60
Midway poster Midway WW Financial Hidden
2019 $127.4M $100.0M $27.4M 1.27x Agc Studios
61
Civil War poster Civil War WW Financial Hidden
2024 $126.5M $50.0M $76.5M 2.53x Dna Films
62
First Blood poster First Blood WW Financial
1982 $125.2M $15.0M $110.2M 8.35x Carolco Pictures
63
Good Morning, Vietnam poster Good Morning, Vietnam WW Financial
1987 $123.9M $13.0M $110.9M 9.53x Touchstone Pictures
64
Red Cliff II poster Red Cliff II WW Financial Hidden
2009 $121.1M $80.0M $41.1M 1.51x Showbox
65
The Pianist poster The Pianist WW Financial Hidden
2002 $120.1M $35.0M $85.1M 3.43x R.p. Productions
66
Allied poster Allied WW Financial Hidden
2016 $119.5M $106.0M $13.5M 1.13x Paramount Pictures
67
The Volunteers: To the War poster The Volunteers: To the War WW Financial No budget Hidden
2023 $115.9M — — — China Film Creative
68
Dear John poster Dear John WW Financial Hidden
2010 $115.0M $25.0M $90.0M 4.60x Screen Gems
69
We Were Soldiers poster We Were Soldiers WW Financial Hidden
2002 $114.7M $75.0M $39.7M 1.53x Wheelhouse Entertainment
70
Rambo poster Rambo WW Financial Hidden
2008 $113.2M $50.0M $63.2M 2.26x Millennium Media
71
Doctor Zhivago poster Doctor Zhivago WW Financial
1965 $111.9M $11.0M $100.9M 10.17x Metro Goldwyn Mayer
72
Three Kings poster Three Kings WW Financial Hidden
1999 $108.0M $75.0M $33.0M 1.44x Village Roadshow Pictures
54 Lone Survivor poster
Lone Survivor 2013 · WW Budget $40.0M · Efo Films
$149.3M ROI 3.73x
61 Civil War poster
Civil War 2024 · WW Budget $50.0M · Dna Films
$126.5M ROI 2.53x
64 Red Cliff II poster
Red Cliff II 2009 · WW Budget $80.0M · Showbox
$121.1M ROI 1.51x

War box office FAQ

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What does the War box office chart include?

The War chart includes indexed movie records that currently carry the War 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.