Genre Keyword: World War II

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
1Saving Private Ryan$216,540,9092,807$30,576,1042,463Jul 24, 1998DreamWorks Distribution
2Pearl Harbor$198,542,5543,255$59,078,9123,214May 25, 2001Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3Dunkirk$188,045,5464,014$50,513,4883,720Jul 21, 2017Warner Bros.
4Captain America: The First Avenger$176,654,5053,715$65,058,5243,715Jul 22, 2011Paramount Pictures
5Inglourious Basterds$120,540,7193,358$38,054,6763,165Aug 21, 2009The Weinstein Company
6Unbroken$115,637,8953,301$30,621,4453,131Dec 25, 2014Universal Pictures
7Schindler's List$96,065,7681,389$656,63625Dec 15, 1993Universal Pictures
8The Imitation Game$91,125,6832,402$479,3524Nov 28, 2014The Weinstein Company
9Fury$85,817,9063,313$23,702,4213,173Oct 17, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
10Valkyrie$83,077,8332,838$21,027,0072,711Dec 25, 2008United Artists
11The Monuments Men$78,031,6203,083$22,003,4333,083Feb 7, 2014Sony Pictures Releasing
12U-571$77,122,4152,820$19,553,3102,583Apr 21, 2000Universal Pictures
13Hacksaw Ridge$67,209,6152,971$15,190,7582,886Nov 4, 2016Lionsgate Films
14Life Is Beautiful$57,247,3841,136$118,9206Oct 23, 1998Miramax
15Midway$56,846,8023,242$17,897,4193,242Nov 8, 2019Lionsgate Films
16Darkest Hour$56,468,4101,733$175,0064Nov 22, 2017Focus Features
17Enemy at the Gates$51,401,7581,724$13,810,2661,509Mar 16, 2001Paramount Pictures
18Red Tails$49,876,3772,573$18,782,1542,512Jan 20, 2012Twentieth Century Fox
19Australia$49,554,0022,721$14,800,7232,642Nov 26, 2008Twentieth Century Fox
20Windtalkers$40,914,0682,898$14,520,4122,898Jun 14, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21Allied$40,098,0643,160$12,701,7433,160Nov 23, 2016Paramount Pictures
22The Thin Red Line$36,400,4911,657$282,5345Dec 25, 1998Twentieth Century Fox
23Flags of Our Fathers$33,602,3762,375$10,245,1901,876Oct 20, 2006DreamWorks
24Jojo Rabbit$33,370,9061,173$349,5555Oct 18, 2019-
25Defiance$28,644,8131,793$123,5132Dec 31, 2008Paramount Vantage
26Memphis Belle$27,441,9771,368$5,026,8461,087Oct 12, 1990Warner Bros.
27Captain Corelli's Mandolin$25,543,8951,612$7,209,3451,595Aug 17, 2001Universal Pictures
28Empire of the Sun$22,238,696673$1,314,509225Dec 11, 1987Warner Bros.
29Overlord$21,704,8442,859$10,202,1082,859Nov 9, 2018Paramount Pictures
30The Book Thief$21,488,4811,316$105,0054Nov 8, 2013Twentieth Century Fox
31Hart's War$19,077,6412,459$7,771,7532,459Feb 15, 2002Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
32The Zookeeper's Wife$17,571,6601,057$3,288,835541Mar 31, 2017Focus Features
33Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082781$89,0975Dec 20, 2006Warner Bros.
34Das Boot$10,915,2502$26,9942Feb 10, 1982Columbia Pictures
35The Great Raid$10,167,373920$3,376,009819Aug 12, 2005Miramax
36The Boy in the Striped Pajamas$9,046,156679$253,08517Nov 7, 2008Miramax
37Miracle at St. Anna$7,919,1171,185$3,477,9961,185Sep 26, 2008Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
38The Big Red One$7,206,220---Jul 18, 1980Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
39Little Boy$6,485,9611,045$2,750,3561,045Apr 24, 2015Open Road Films (II)
40Europa Europa$5,575,73834$31,4332Jun 28, 1991Orion Classics
41Downfall$5,509,040174$18,1951Feb 18, 2005Newmarket Films
42The Counterfeiters$5,488,570170$87,5148Feb 22, 2008Sony Pictures Classics
43The Railway Man$4,438,438600$61,8454Apr 11, 2014The Weinstein Company
44The Keep$4,218,594508$1,032,295508Dec 16, 1983Paramount Pictures
45Fat Man and Little Boy$3,563,162843$1,476,994843Oct 20, 1989Paramount Pictures
46Emperor$3,346,265311$1,014,099260Mar 8, 2013Roadside Attractions
47Anthropoid$2,964,845452$1,233,519452Aug 12, 2016Bleecker Street Media
48Map of the Human Heart$2,806,881523$81,6366Apr 23, 1993Miramax
49Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence$2,306,560196$99,2214Aug 26, 1983Universal Pictures
50The Night of the Shooting Stars$2,251,121---Jan 21, 1983Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
51Son of Saul$1,777,043180$37,9303Dec 18, 2015Sony Pictures Classics
52A Hidden Life$1,730,597151$50,3835Dec 13, 2019-
53A Midnight Clear$1,526,6977$46,9387Apr 24, 1992-
54Divided We Fall$1,332,58637$28,5835Jun 8, 2001Sony Pictures Classics
55Saints and Soldiers$1,310,47037$129,05626Aug 6, 2004Excel Entertainment
56Walking with the Enemy$1,112,592258$331,855258Apr 25, 2014Liberty Studios
57Lore$970,32554$31,4986Feb 8, 2013Music Box Films
58Come See the Paradise$947,30697$65,5325Dec 25, 1990Twentieth Century Fox
59Aimee & Jaguar$927,10716$42,9197Aug 11, 2000Zeitgeist Films
60Charlotte Gray$741,39452$46,2715Dec 28, 2001Warner Bros.
61Code Name: Emerald$561,548195$241,108195Sep 27, 1985Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
62Grave of the Fireflies$516,962746$158,101715Aug 12, 2018Fathom Events
63Land of Mine$435,26640--Dec 16, 2016Sony Pictures Classics
64A Bag of Marbles$411,31816$14,4204Mar 23, 2018Gaumont British Picture Corporation
65Head in the Clouds$398,27847$46,13310Sep 17, 2004Sony Pictures Classics
66The Well-Digger's Daughter$386,36816$10,2733Jul 20, 2012Kino Lorber
67A Woman in Berlin$294,0149$12,4391Jul 17, 2009Strand Releasing
68Flame & Citron$148,0898$15,2542Jul 31, 2009IFC Films
69The King's Choice$113,23110$7,8502Sep 22, 2017The Samuel Goldwyn Company
70The Captain$109,22610$7,5681Jul 27, 2018Music Box Films
71Generation War$91,5957$7,3861Jan 15, 2014Music Box Films
72Captive Hearts$73,75741$32,46241Jun 5, 1987Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
73Where Hands Touch$67,743103$67,743103Sep 14, 2018Vertical Entertainment
74The Notebook$66,55915$3,1272Aug 29, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
75The Last Sentence$62,5066$9,0202Jun 20, 2014Music Box Films
76Free Men$53,8104--Mar 16, 2012Film Movement
77War of the Buttons$47,77135$4,7375Oct 12, 2012The Weinstein Company
78Return to the Hiding Place$45,4055$36,9425May 23, 2014-
79Come What May$37,7666$9,7382Sep 9, 2016Cohen Media Group
80Garbo: The Spy$28,5632$5,5931Nov 18, 2011First Run
81All the Queen's Men$23,66217$15,02617Oct 25, 2002Strand Releasing
82In the Fog$11,8943$2,3271Jun 14, 2013Strand Releasing
83Chosen$9,2833$2,4491Dec 16, 2016-
84Canopy$8,4625$3,0421Aug 29, 2014Monterey Media
85The Scoundrel's Wife$8,0185$5,3854Feb 28, 2003Miracle Film Distribution
86Master of the Game$6,5546$6,5546Nov 12, 2004Sundance Film Series
87December$5,8682$4,5292Dec 6, 1991IRS Media
88Into the White$7041$901Apr 12, 2013Magnolia Pictures