War - World War 2
1980-Present
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening | % of
Total | Theaters / Avg. | Total
Gross | Release
Date | | 1 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Par. |
$65,058,524 |
36.8% |
3,715 |
$17,512 |
$176,654,505 |
7/22/11 |
| 2 |
Pearl Harbor |
BV |
$59,078,912 |
29.8% |
3,214 |
$18,381 |
$198,542,554 |
5/25/01 |
| 3 |
Inglourious Basterds |
Wein. |
$38,054,676 |
31.6% |
3,165 |
$12,024 |
$120,540,719 |
8/21/09 |
| 4 |
Saving Private Ryan |
DW |
$30,576,104 |
14.1% |
2,463 |
$12,414 |
$216,540,909 |
7/24/98 |
| 5 |
Valkyrie |
UA |
$21,027,007 |
25.3% |
2,711 |
$7,756 |
$83,077,833 |
12/25/08 |
| 6 |
U-571 |
Uni. |
$19,553,310 |
25.4% |
2,583 |
$7,570 |
$77,122,415 |
4/21/00 |
| 7 |
Red Tails |
Fox |
$18,782,154 |
37.7% |
2,512 |
$7,477 |
$49,876,377 |
1/20/12 |
| 8 |
Australia |
Fox |
$14,800,723 |
29.9% |
2,642 |
$5,602 |
$49,554,002 |
11/26/08 |
| 9 |
Windtalkers |
MGM |
$14,520,412 |
35.5% |
2,898 |
$5,010 |
$40,914,068 |
6/14/02 |
| 10 |
Enemy at the Gates |
Par. |
$13,810,266 |
26.9% |
1,509 |
$9,151 |
$51,401,758 |
3/16/01 |
| 11 |
Flags of Our Fathers |
P/DW |
$10,245,190 |
30.5% |
1,876 |
$5,461 |
$33,602,376 |
10/20/06 |
| 12 |
The Thin Red Line |
Fox |
$9,765,762 |
26.8% |
1,528 |
$6,391 |
$36,400,491 |
1/15/99 |
| 13 |
Defiance |
ParV |
$8,911,827 |
31.1% |
1,789 |
$4,981 |
$28,644,813 |
1/16/09 |
| 14 |
Hart's War |
MGM |
$7,771,753 |
40.7% |
2,459 |
$3,160 |
$19,077,641 |
2/15/02 |
| 15 |
Captain Corelli's Mandolin |
Uni. |
$7,209,345 |
28.2% |
1,595 |
$4,519 |
$25,543,895 |
8/17/01 |
| 16 |
Memphis Belle |
WB |
$5,026,846 |
18.3% |
1,087 |
$4,624 |
$27,441,977 |
10/12/90 |
| 17 |
Schindler's List |
Uni. |
$4,637,480 |
4.8% |
764 |
$6,070 |
$96,065,768 |
2/4/94 |
| 18 |
Miracle at St. Anna |
BV |
$3,477,996 |
43.9% |
1,185 |
$2,935 |
$7,919,117 |
9/26/08 |
| 19 |
The Great Raid |
Mira. |
$3,376,009 |
33.2% |
819 |
$4,122 |
$10,167,373 |
8/12/05 |
| 20 |
Empire of the Sun |
WB |
$2,914,509 |
13.1% |
673 |
$4,330 |
$22,238,696 |
12/25/87 |
| 21 |
Life Is Beautiful |
Mira. |
$2,366,346 |
4.1% |
644 |
$3,674 |
$57,247,384 |
2/12/99 |
| 22 |
Letters from Iwo Jima |
WB |
$1,696,356 |
12.3% |
720 |
$2,356 |
$13,756,082 |
2/2/07 |
| 23 |
Fat Man and Little Boy |
Par. |
$1,476,994 |
41.5% |
843 |
$1,752 |
$3,563,162 |
10/20/89 |
| 24 |
The Keep |
Par. |
$1,032,295 |
24.5% |
508 |
$2,032 |
$4,218,594 |
12/16/83 |
| 25 |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas |
Mira. |
$1,031,036 |
11.4% |
678 |
$1,521 |
$9,046,156 |
12/5/08 |
| 26 |
Emperor |
RAtt. |
$1,014,099 |
30.5% |
260 |
$3,900 |
$3,322,054 |
3/8/13 |
| 27 |
Code Name: Emerald |
MGM |
$241,108 |
42.9% |
195 |
$1,236 |
$561,548 |
9/27/85 |
| 28 |
Saints and Soldiers |
Excel |
$129,056 |
9.8% |
26 |
$4,963 |
$1,310,470 |
8/6/04 |
| 29 |
Come See the Paradise |
Fox |
$110,968 |
11.7% |
5 |
$22,193 |
$947,306 |
12/25/90 |
| 30 |
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence |
Uni. |
$99,221 |
4.3% |
4 |
$24,805 |
$2,306,560 |
8/26/83 |
| 31 |
The Counterfeiters |
SPC |
$87,514 |
1.6% |
8 |
$10,939 |
$5,488,570 |
2/22/08 |
| 32 |
Map of the Human Heart |
Mira. |
$81,636 |
2.9% |
6 |
$13,606 |
$2,806,881 |
4/23/93 |
| 33 |
A Midnight Clear |
Istr |
$46,938 |
3.1% |
7 |
$6,705 |
$1,526,697 |
4/24/92 |
| 34 |
Charlotte Gray |
WB |
$46,271 |
6.2% |
5 |
$9,254 |
$741,394 |
12/28/01 |
| 35 |
Head in the Clouds |
SPC |
$46,133 |
11.6% |
10 |
$4,613 |
$398,278 |
9/17/04 |
| 36 |
Aimee & Jaguar |
Zeit. |
$42,919 |
4.6% |
7 |
$6,131 |
$927,107 |
8/11/00 |
| 37 |
Captive Hearts |
MGM |
$32,462 |
44.0% |
41 |
$791 |
$73,757 |
6/5/87 |
| 38 |
Lore |
MBox |
$31,498 |
3.5% |
6 |
$5,250 |
$889,243 |
2/8/13 |
| 39 |
Europa, Europa |
OrionC |
$31,433 |
0.6% |
2 |
$15,716 |
$5,575,738 |
6/28/91 |
| 40 |
Divided We Fall |
SPC |
$28,583 |
2.2% |
5 |
$5,716 |
$1,328,815 |
6/8/01 |
| 41 |
Das Boot |
Col. |
$26,994 |
0.2% |
2 |
$13,497 |
$10,915,250 |
2/10/82 |
| 42 |
Downfall |
NM |
$18,195 |
0.3% |
1 |
$18,195 |
$5,509,040 |
2/18/05 |
| 43 |
All the Queen's Men |
Strand |
$15,026 |
63.5% |
17 |
$883 |
$23,662 |
10/25/02 |
| 44 |
The Well-Digger's Daughter |
KL |
$10,273 |
2.7% |
3 |
$3,424 |
$386,368 |
7/20/12 |
| 45 |
Master of the Game |
Sun. |
$6,554 |
100.0% |
6 |
$1,092 |
$6,554 |
11/12/04 |
| 46 |
Garbo: The Spy |
FRun |
$5,593 |
19.6% |
1 |
$5,593 |
$28,563 |
11/18/11 |
| 47 |
The Scoundrel's Wife |
MFD |
$5,385 |
67.2% |
4 |
$1,346 |
$8,018 |
2/28/03 |
| 48 |
War of the Buttons (2012) |
Wein. |
$4,737 |
9.9% |
5 |
$947 |
$47,771 |
10/12/12 |
| 49 |
December |
IRS |
$4,529 |
77.2% |
2 |
$2,264 |
$5,868 |
12/6/91 |
| 50 |
Into the White |
Magn. |
$90 |
12.8% |
1 |
$90 |
$704 |
4/12/13 |
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only, 24 titles): | $15,215,397 | 25.1% | 1,836 | $8,287 | $60,622,503 | - |
Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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