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This is a list of films with religious themes.

List

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YearTitle
1900Soldiers of the Cross
1909Heroes of the Cross
1909The Scottish Covenanters
1916Civilization
1923The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923The Ten Commandments
1925Ben-Hur
1927The King of Kings
1928Noah's Ark
1928The Passion of Joan of Arc
1932The Sign of the Cross
1935The Last Days of Pompeii
1937Green Light
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1940Santa Fe Trail
1941Sergeant York
1941One Foot in Heaven
1943Heaven Can Wait
1943The Song of Bernadette
1944Going My Way
1944The Keys of the Kingdom
1945The Bells of St. Mary's
1947Black Narcissus
1949Come to the Stable
1948Joan of Arc
1950The Next Voice You Hear...
1950Stars in My Crown
1951The Diary of a Country Priest
1951Quo Vadis
1952Red Planet Mars
1953I Confess
1953Martin Luther
1953The Robe
1954Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954Magnificent Obsession
1955Ordet
1955A Man Called Peter
1956The Burmese Harp
1956Friendly Persuasion
1956The Ten Commandments
1957The Seventh Seal
1959The Nun's Story
1959Ben-Hur
1959The Big Fisherman
1960Devi
1960Elmer Gantry
1960Spartacus
1960The Story of Ruth
1961Barabbas
1961The Hoodlum Priest
1961King of Kings
1963The Cardinal
1963Jacob and Esau
1963Lilies of the Field
1963Winter Light
1964Becket
1964The Gospel According to St. Matthew
1965The Greatest Story Ever Told
1966Andrei Rublev
1966The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966A Man for All Seasons
1971The Night God Screamed
1972Marjoe
1972Siddhartha
1973The Exorcist
1973Jesus Christ Superstar
1974The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1975The Hiding Place
1976The Message
1977–1984Oh, God! (series)
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977Jesus of Nazareth
1979Jesus
1979Joni
1979Monty Python's Life of Brian
1980The Blues Brothers
1980The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1982Himala
1986Saving Grace
1986The Mission
1987Divine Mercy: No Escape
1988Nakausap Ko ang Birhen
1988Lorenzo Ruiz... The Saint... A Filipino
1988The Last Temptation of Christ
1988The Seventh Sign
1989Jesus of Montreal
1989The Mahabharata
1989Romero
1990China Cry
1990The Exorcist III
1991The Black Robe
1992Leap of Faith
1993Divine Mercy: Sa Buhay ni Sister Faustina
1993Little Buddha
1993Schindler's List
1994Jacob
1994Priest
1995Dead Man Walking
1996The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996Kristo
1997The Apostle
1997Kundun
1997Ramayanam
1997Solomon
1998Ama Namin
1998Noah
1998 Life is Beautiful
1998The Prince of Egypt
1999End of Days
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999The Omega Code
1999Joan of Arc
2000Islam: Empire of Faith
2000–
present		Left Behind (series)
2001Escape from Hell
2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
2002The Magdalene Sisters
2002Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
2002Time Changer
2002Eight Crazy Nights
2003Bruce Almighty
2003Conspiracy of Silence
2003Flywheel
2003Luther
2004Exorcist: The Beginning
2004The Legend of Buddha
2004The Passion of the Christ
2005Constantine
2005Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
2005Our Fathers
2005The Gospel
2006Deliver Us from Evil
2006Facing the Giants
2006Faith Like Potatoes
2006One Night with the King
2006The Second Chance
2006Unidentified
2007Evan Almighty
2007Gabriel
2007Noelle
2007Noah's Ark
2007Saint Mary
2007The Ten Commandments
2008Abraham: The Friend of God
2008Doubt
2008Fireproof
2008Sunday School Musical
2009The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2010Like Dandelion Dust
2010Preacher's Kid
2010The Book of Eli
2010The Kingdom of Solomon
2011Young Abraham
2011?
2011Courageous
2011Ikaw ang Pag-ibig
2012Joyful Noise
2012Krishna Aur Kans
2013Avalokitesvara
2013Home Run
2013Horns
2013Mahabharat
2013Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir
2014–
present		God's Not Dead (series)
2014Stations of the Cross
2014Son of God
2014Noah
2014A Promise
2014Old Fashioned
2015Do You Believe?
2015Muhammad: The Messenger of God
2015Nanak Shah Fakir
2015The Path of Zarathustra
2016Ignacio de Loyola
2016Joseph & Mary
2016Miracles from Heaven
2016Silence
2017The Star
2018Come Sunday
2018Divine Beauty
2018I Can Only Imagine
2018Mary Magdalene
2018Paul, Apostle of Christ
2019Breakthrough
2019A Hidden Life
2020Fatima
2021The Lady of Heaven
2021Man of God
2022Pieces
2022Why the Nativity?
2023The Exorcist: Believer
2024Heretic
2025Moses the Kalimullah: At Dawn
2025The King of Kings
2025The Last Supper
2025Light of the World
2025The Testament of Ann Lee
2025David
2026Ramayana: Part 1
TBAThe Way of the Wind

List of highest-grossing religious films

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Following is a list of highest-grossing religious films. Grosses presented here are worldwide box office receipts. Films must have surpassed $1 million. Sony Pictures is the most prominent distributor on this list, having nine entries under their name.[a] The Exorcist series has the most films listed, with five in total. Two entries in the Oh, God! trilogy are present, while the first two installments in the God's Not Dead series are also included.

Christmas films are not included as they have their own list -- see List of highest-grossing Christmas films.
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide Box Office Year Religion References
1 The Passion of the Christ Icon Productions $622,313,635 2004 Christian [1]
2 Bruce Almighty Universal Pictures $484,592,874 2003 [2]
3 The Exorcist Warner Bros. $430,872,776 1973 [3]
4 Noah Paramount Pictures $359,200,044 2014 [4]
5 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Walt Disney Pictures $325,338,851 1996 Roman Catholicism [5]
6 Exodus: Gods and Kings 20th Century Fox $268,175,631 2014
7 Sound of Freedom Angel Studios $250,737,802 2023 [6]
8 Constantine Warner Bros. $230,884,728 2005 [7]
9 The Prince of Egypt DreamWorks Pictures $218,613,188 1998 Judaism, Old Testament of Christianity. [8]
10 Evan Almighty Universal Pictures $174,440,724 2007 [9]
11 Ben-Hur Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $146,900,000 1959
12 The Exorcist: Believer Universal Pictures $137,055,039 2023 [10]
13 The Ten Commandments Paramount Pictures $122,700,000 1956 [11]
14 The Blues Brothers Universal Pictures $115,229,890 1980 [12]
15 Heaven Is for Real Sony Pictures $101,888,019 2014 Christian [13]
16 The Shack Lionsgate Films $96,942,115 2017 [14]
17 Ben-Hur Paramount Pictures $94,061,311 2016
18 David Angel Studios $90,892,556 2025 [15]
19 I Can Only Imagine Roadside Attractions $86,086,881 2018 [16]
20 The King of Kings Angel Studios $83,612,781 2025 [17]
21 Exorcist: The Beginning Warner Bros. $78,110,021 2004 [18]
22 War Room Sony Pictures $73,989,734 2015 Christian [19]
23 Miracles from Heaven $73,983,003 2016 [20]
24 Son of God 20th Century Fox $70,949,793 2014 [21]
25 God's Not Dead Freestyle Releasing $64,667,874 [22]
26 The Star Sony Pictures $62,812,974 2017 [23]
27 Heretic A24 $60,040,465 2024 [24]
28 Jesus Revolution Lionsgate Films $54,293,684 2023 [25]
29 Doubt Miramax $51,699,984 2008 [26]
30 Oh, God! Warner Bros. $51,061,196 1977 [27]
31 Breakthrough 20th Century Fox $50,444,358 2019
32 Risen Sony Pictures $46,432,579 2016
33 The Forge Sony Pictures $40,395,051 2024 [28]
34 The Exorcist III 20th Century Fox $39,024,251 1990 [29]
35 The Bible: In the Beginning... 20th Century Fox $34,903,530 1966 [30]
36 Fireproof Samuel Goldwyn Films
Affirm Films		 $33,473,297 2008 [31]
37 Joyful Noise Warner Bros. $31,158,113 2012 [32]
38 Exorcist II: The Heretic Warner Bros. $30,749,142 1977 [33]
39 Left Behind Freestyle Releasing $27,405,896 2014 [34]
40 Paul, Apostle of Christ Sony Pictures $26,078,500 2018 [35]
41 Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie Artisan Entertainment $25,621,297 2002 Christian [36]
42 God's Not Dead 2 Pure Flix Entertainment $24,487,848 2026 [37]
43 Eight Crazy Nights Sony Pictures $23,833,131 2002 Judasim [38]
44 Leap of Faith Paramount Pictures $23,369,283 1992 [39]
45 Oh, God! You Devil Warner Bros. $21,538,850 1984 [40]
46 The Apostle October Films $21,277,770 1997 [41]
47 Monty Python's Life of Brian Cinema International Corporation $20,922,304 1979 [42]
48 I Can Only Imagine 2 Lionsgate Films $18,744,714 2026 [43]
49 I Still Believe Lionsgate Films $16,703,751 2020 [44]
50 The Gospel Screen Gems $15,778,152 2005 [45]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The Gospel was distributed by Screen Gems, a division of Sony Pictures.

References

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  1. ↑ "The Passion of the Christ (2004) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  2. ↑ "Bruce Almighty - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2025-11-12. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  3. ↑ "The Exorcist". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
  4. ↑ "Noah". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-09-07. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  5. ↑ "The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2026-08-07. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Sound of Freedom". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-05-29. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Constantine". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  8. ↑ "The Prince of Egypt". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  9. ↑ "Evan Almighty - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  10. ↑ "The Exorcist: Believer (2023) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  11. ↑ Block & Wilson 2010, p. 327.
  12. ↑ "The Blues Brothers". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-04-25. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  13. ↑ "Heaven Is For Real". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "The Shack". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "David". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-08-03. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  16. ↑ "I Can Only Imagine". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "The King of Kings". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  18. ↑ "Exorcist: The Beginning". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
  19. ↑ "War Room (2015) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  20. ↑ "Miracles from Heaven". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  21. ↑ "Son of God (2014) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  22. ↑ "God's Not Dead". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  23. ↑ "The Star". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
  24. ↑ "Heretic". Box Office Mojo.
  25. ↑ "Jesus Revolution". Box Office Mojo. April 23, 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  26. ↑ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2068743681/
  27. ↑ "Oh, God! (1977) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  28. ↑ "The Forge". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
  29. ↑ "The Exorcist III". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
  30. ↑ "The Bible (1966) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  31. ↑ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2337506817/
  32. ↑ "Joyful Noise". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2024-12-15. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  33. ↑ "Exorcist II: The Heretic". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-05-10. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
  34. ↑ "Left Behind". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-08-21. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  35. ↑ "Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  36. ↑ "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  37. ↑ "God's Not Dead 2". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  38. ↑ "Eight Crazy Nights - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  39. ↑ "Leap of Faith". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
  40. ↑ "Oh, God! You Devil". Box Office Mojo.
  41. ↑ https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Apostle-The
  42. ↑ "Monty Python's Life of Brian". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2026-09-18. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  43. ↑ "I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  44. ↑ "I Still Believe (2020) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  45. ↑ "The Gospel". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2025-10-29. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
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