Genre Keyword: Historical War

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
1Wonder Woman$412,563,4084,165$103,251,4714,165Jun 2, 2017Warner Bros.
2Saving Private Ryan$216,540,9092,807$30,576,1042,463Jul 24, 1998DreamWorks Distribution
3Pearl Harbor$198,542,5543,255$59,078,9123,214May 25, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4Dunkirk$188,045,5464,014$50,513,4883,720Jul 21, 2017Warner Bros.
5Captain America: The First Avenger$176,654,5053,715$65,058,5243,715Jul 22, 2011Paramount Pictures
61917$159,227,6443,987$576,21611Dec 25, 2019Universal Pictures
7Inglourious Basterds$120,540,7193,358$38,054,6763,165Aug 21, 2009The Weinstein Company
8Unbroken$115,637,8953,301$30,621,4453,131Dec 25, 2014Universal Pictures
9Schindler's List$96,065,7681,389$656,63625Dec 15, 1993Universal Pictures
10The Imitation Game$91,125,6832,402$479,3524Nov 28, 2014The Weinstein Company
11Fury$85,817,9063,313$23,702,4213,173Oct 17, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
12Valkyrie$83,077,8332,838$21,027,0072,711Dec 25, 2008United Artists
13War Horse$79,884,8792,856$7,515,4022,376Dec 25, 2011Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14The Monuments Men$78,031,6203,083$22,003,4333,083Feb 7, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
15U-571$77,122,4152,820$19,553,3102,583Apr 21, 2000Universal Pictures
16Hacksaw Ridge$67,209,6152,971$15,190,7582,886Nov 4, 2016Lionsgate Films
17Life Is Beautiful$57,247,3841,136$118,9206Oct 23, 1998Miramax
18Midway$56,846,8023,242$17,897,4193,242Nov 8, 2019Lionsgate Films
19Darkest Hour$56,468,4101,733$175,0064Nov 22, 2017Focus Features
20Enemy at the Gates$51,401,7581,724$13,810,2661,509Mar 16, 2001Paramount Pictures
21Red Tails$49,876,3772,573$18,782,1542,512Jan 20, 2012Twentieth Century Fox
22Australia$49,554,0022,721$14,800,7232,642Nov 26, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
23Windtalkers$40,914,0682,898$14,520,4122,898Jun 14, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
24Allied$40,098,0643,160$12,701,7433,160Nov 23, 2016Paramount Pictures
25Lawrence of Arabia$37,495,385---Dec 21, 1962Columbia Pictures
26The Thin Red Line$36,400,4911,657$282,5345Dec 25, 1998Twentieth Century Fox
27Flags of Our Fathers$33,602,3762,375$10,245,1901,876Oct 20, 2006DreamWorks
28Jojo Rabbit$33,370,9061,173$349,5555Oct 18, 2019-
29Defiance$28,644,8131,793$123,5132Dec 31, 2008Paramount Vantage
30Memphis Belle$27,441,9771,368$5,026,8461,087Oct 12, 1990Warner Bros.
31Captain Corelli's Mandolin$25,543,8951,612$7,209,3451,595Aug 17, 2001Universal Pictures
32Empire of the Sun$22,238,696673$1,314,509225Dec 11, 1987Warner Bros.
33Overlord$21,704,8442,859$10,202,1082,859Nov 9, 2018Paramount Pictures
34The Book Thief$21,488,4811,316$105,0054Nov 8, 2013Twentieth Century Fox
35Hart's War$19,077,6412,459$7,771,7532,459Feb 15, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
36They Shall Not Grow Old$17,956,9131,335--Dec 17, 2018Warner Bros.
37The Zookeeper's Wife$17,571,6601,057$3,288,835541Mar 31, 2017Focus Features
38Sergeant York$16,361,885---Jul 2, 1941Warner Bros.
39In Love and War$14,481,2311,612$2,5151Dec 18, 1996New Line Cinema
40Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082781$89,0975Dec 20, 2006Warner Bros.
41Flyboys$13,090,6302,033$6,004,2192,033Sep 22, 2006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
42Das Boot$10,915,2502$26,9942Feb 10, 1982Columbia Pictures
43The Great Raid$10,167,373920$3,376,009819Aug 12, 2005Miramax
44The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse$9,183,673---Mar 6, 1921Metro Pictures Corporation
45The Boy in the Striped Pajamas$9,046,156679$253,08517Nov 7, 2008Miramax
46Miracle at St. Anna$7,919,1171,185$3,477,9961,185Sep 26, 2008Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
47The Big Red One$7,206,220---Jul 18, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
48A Very Long Engagement$6,524,389219$101,7494Nov 26, 2004Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
49Little Boy$6,485,9611,045$2,750,3561,045Apr 24, 2015Open Road Films (II)
50Gallipoli$5,732,587---Aug 28, 1981Paramount Pictures
51Europa Europa$5,575,73834$31,4332Jun 28, 1991Orion Classics
52Downfall$5,509,040174$18,1951Feb 18, 2005Newmarket Films
53The Counterfeiters$5,488,570170$87,5148Feb 22, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
54The Railway Man$4,438,438600$61,8454Apr 11, 2014The Weinstein Company
55The Keep$4,218,594508$1,032,295508Dec 16, 1983Paramount Pictures
56Fat Man and Little Boy$3,563,162843$1,476,994843Oct 20, 1989Paramount Pictures
57Emperor$3,346,265311$1,014,099260Mar 8, 2013Roadside Attractions
58Anthropoid$2,964,845452$1,233,519452Aug 12, 2016Bleecker Street Media
59Map of the Human Heart$2,806,881523$81,6366Apr 23, 1993Miramax
60Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence$2,306,560196$99,2214Aug 26, 1983Universal Pictures
61The Night of the Shooting Stars$2,251,121---Jan 21, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
62Son of Saul$1,777,043180$37,9303Dec 18, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
63A Hidden Life$1,730,597151$50,3835Dec 13, 2019-
64A Midnight Clear$1,526,6977$46,9387Apr 24, 1992-
65Divided We Fall$1,332,58637$28,5835Jun 8, 2001Sony Pictures Classics
66Saints and Soldiers$1,310,47037$129,05626Aug 6, 2004Excel Entertainment
67Walking with the Enemy$1,112,592258$331,855258Apr 25, 2014Liberty Studios
68Joyeux Noel$1,054,36153--Dec 16, 2005Sony Pictures Classics
69Lore$970,32554$31,4986Feb 8, 2013Music Box Films
70Come See the Paradise$947,30697$65,5325Dec 25, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
71Aimee & Jaguar$927,10716$42,9197Aug 11, 2000Zeitgeist Films
72Charlotte Gray$741,39452$46,2715Dec 28, 2001Warner Bros.
73The Exception$708,97348$21,3512Jun 2, 2017A24
74Code Name: Emerald$561,548195$241,108195Sep 27, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
75Grave of the Fireflies$516,962746$158,101715Aug 12, 2018Fathom Events
76Land of Mine$435,26640--Dec 16, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
77A Bag of Marbles$411,31816$14,4204Mar 23, 2018Gaumont British Picture Corporation
78Head in the Clouds$398,27847$46,13310Sep 17, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
79The Well-Digger's Daughter$386,36816$10,2733Jul 20, 2012Kino Lorber
80A Woman in Berlin$294,0149$12,4391Jul 17, 2009Strand Releasing
81Journey's End$161,796185$11,7982Mar 16, 2018Good Deed Entertainment
82Flame & Citron$148,0898$15,2542Jul 31, 2009IFC Films
83The King's Choice$113,23110$7,8502Sep 22, 2017The Samuel Goldwyn Company
84The Captain$109,22610$7,5681Jul 27, 2018Music Box Films
85Generation War$91,5957$7,3861Jan 15, 2014Music Box Films
86Captive Hearts$73,75741$32,46241Jun 5, 1987Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
87Where Hands Touch$67,743103$67,743103Sep 14, 2018Vertical Entertainment
88The Notebook$66,55915$3,1272Aug 29, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
89The Last Sentence$62,5066$9,0202Jun 20, 2014Music Box Films
90Free Men$53,8104--Mar 16, 2012Film Movement
91War of the Buttons$47,77135$4,7375Oct 12, 2012The Weinstein Company
92Return to the Hiding Place$45,4055$36,9425May 23, 2014-
93Come What May$37,7666$9,7382Sep 9, 2016Cohen Media Group
94The Red Baron$37,18919$13,93115Mar 19, 2010Monterey Media
95The Lighthorsemen$33,77916$23,64516Apr 8, 1988Cinecom Pictures
96Behind the Lines$33,1316$19,5936Aug 14, 1998Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
97Garbo: The Spy$28,5632$5,5931Nov 18, 2011First Run
98All the Queen's Men$23,66217$15,02617Oct 25, 2002Strand Releasing
99In the Fog$11,8943$2,3271Jun 14, 2013Strand Releasing
100Chosen$9,2833$2,4491Dec 16, 2016-