Western
1979-Present
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date 1
Dances with Wolves
Orion
$184,208,848
1,636
$598,257
14
11/9/90
2
True Grit
Par.
$171,243,005
3,464
$24,830,443
3,047
12/22/10
3
Django Unchained
Wein.
$162,805,434
3,012
$30,122,888
3,010
12/25/12
4
Rango
Par.
$123,477,607
3,923
$38,079,323
3,917
3/4/11
5
Wild Wild West
WB
$113,804,681
3,342
$27,687,484
3,342
6/30/99
6
Maverick
WB
$101,631,272
2,537
$17,248,545
2,537
5/20/94
7
Unforgiven
WB
$101,157,447
2,087
$15,018,007
2,071
8/7/92
8
Cowboys & Aliens
Uni.
$100,240,551
3,754
$36,431,290
3,750
7/29/11
9
Back to the Future Part III
Uni.
$87,727,583
2,070
$19,089,645
2,019
5/25/90
10
Brokeback Mountain
Focus
$83,043,761
2,089
$547,425
5
12/9/05
11
Open Range
BV
$58,331,254
2,268
$14,047,781
2,075
8/15/03
12
Shanghai Noon
BV
$56,937,502
2,751
$15,607,034
2,711
5/26/00
13
Tombstone
BV
$56,505,065
1,955
$6,454,752
1,504
12/24/93
14
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
LGF
$53,606,916
3,006
$14,035,033
2,652
9/7/07
15
Home on the Range
BV
$50,030,461
3,058
$13,880,771
3,047
4/2/04
16
Young Guns
Fox
$45,661,556
1,416
$7,011,393
1,387
8/12/88
17
Young Guns II
Fox
$44,143,410
1,770
$8,017,438
1,770
8/3/90
18
Pale Rider
WB
$41,410,568
1,710
$9,119,111
1,710
6/28/85
19
Silverado
Col.
$32,192,570
1,190
$3,522,897
1,168
7/12/85
20
The Missing
SonR
$27,011,180
2,756
$10,833,633
2,756
11/26/03
21
Wyatt Earp
WB
$25,052,000
1,859
$7,543,504
1,859
6/24/94
22
The Alamo (2004)
BV
$22,414,961
2,609
$9,124,701
2,609
4/9/04
23
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Uni.
$22,166,041
1,698
$3,435,625
1,680
11/22/91
24
Quigley Down Under
MGM
$21,413,105
1,094
$3,853,149
996
10/19/90
25
Appaloosa
WB (NL)
$20,211,394
1,290
$248,847
14
9/19/08
26
The Quick and the Dead
Sony
$18,636,537
2,158
$6,515,861
2,158
2/10/95
27
Geronimo: An American Legend
Col.
$18,635,620
1,636
$4,018,452
1,605
12/10/93
28
Posse
Gram.
$18,289,763
949
$5,311,902
949
5/14/93
29
The Long Riders
UA
$15,795,189
-
$2,351,112
759
5/16/80
30
All the Pretty Horses
Mira.
$15,540,353
1,593
$1,304,971
1,483
12/25/00
31
Bad Girls
Fox
$15,240,435
2,012
$5,012,200
2,008
4/22/94
32
American Outlaws
WB
$13,342,790
2,348
$4,855,475
2,348
8/17/01
33
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Uni.
$12,617,845
-
$2,945,600
1,018
5/22/81
34
Comin' at Ya!
Film
$12,000,000
-
n/a
-
Jun 1981
35
Jonah Hex
WB
$10,547,117
2,825
$5,379,365
2,825
6/18/10
36
Comes a Horseman
MGM
$9,585,769
-
n/a
-
10/25/78
37
The Frisco Kid
WB
$9,346,177
-
$160,292
26
7/13/79
38
Goin' South
Par.
$7,435,671
-
n/a
-
10/6/78
39
Rustler's Rhapsody
Par.
$6,090,497
1,480
$2,374,973
1,480
5/10/85
40
The Warrior's Way
Rela.
$5,666,340
1,622
$3,048,665
1,622
12/3/10
41
The Grey Fox
MGM
$5,516,140
-
n/a
-
3/13/83
42
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Fox
$5,136,913
689
$1,522,351
689
6/15/79
43
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
SPC
$5,027,684
356
$23,859
5
12/14/05
44
Wagons East!
TriS
$4,412,297
1,771
$1,802,878
1,771
8/26/94
45
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
WB
$3,909,149
301
$147,812
5
9/21/07
46
Heaven's Gate
UA
$3,484,331
-
n/a
-
11/19/80
47
Wanda Nevada
MGM
$2,411,145
-
n/a
-
6/1/79
48
Wild Bill
MGM
$2,193,982
775
$987,515
775
12/1/95
49
The Proposition
First
$1,903,434
200
$32,681
3
5/5/06
50
Barbarosa
Uni.
$1,736,123
187
$285,312
187
2/19/82
51
Dead Man
Mira.
$1,037,847
37
$104,649
16
5/10/96
52
Meek's Cutoff
Osci.
$977,772
45
$20,024
2
4/8/11
53
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Emb
$804,963
32
$15,477
1
8/19/83
54
Lust in the Dust
NW
$727,639
-
n/a
-
2/8/85
55
Thousand Pieces of Gold
Grey
$717,772
10
$16,553
1
4/26/91
56
The Claim
MGM
$669,258
29
$7,131
1
12/29/00
57
Texas Rangers (2001)
Mira.
$623,374
404
$319,516
402
11/30/01
58
The Ballad of Little Jo
FL
$543,091
40
$20,773
3
8/20/93
59
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Uni.
$534,816
-
$115,679
215
4/24/81
60
Seraphim Falls
IDP
$418,296
52
$155,560
52
1/26/07
61
Love's Abiding Joy
BPic
$252,726
207
$145,895
207
10/6/06
62
The Legend of God's Gun
Indic.
$243,768
8
$15,096
3
7/18/08
63
Blackthorn
Magn.
$200,558
21
$15,254
8
10/7/11
64
The Hi-Lo Country
Gram.
$166,082
16
$17,712
3
12/30/98
65
Silent Tongue
Trim.
$61,274
3
$18,227
3
2/25/94
66
Sukiyaki Western Django
First
$50,659
4
$9,856
1
8/29/08
67
Frank & Jesse
Trim.
$50,004
-
n/a
-
10/28/94
68
Gang of Roses
DEJ
$30,497
4
$26,282
4
10/10/03
69
South of Heaven, West of Hell
BSR
$28,149
9
$16,666
9
6/15/01
70
Red Hill
Strand
$21,087
5
$8,650
5
11/5/10
71
Dead Man's Burden
Cdgm.
$10,808
1
$7,620
1
5/3/13
-
Good for Nothing
Scre.
n/a
1
n/a
1
3/9/12
TOTAL (All Movies): $2,039,099,913 - - - - AVERAGE (All Movies): $28,719,717 1,129 $5,429,956 1,179 - TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): $1,940,160,816 - - - - AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): $52,436,779 2,114 $10,622,938 2,031 -
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