Once upon a time, the Western dominated the silver screen. Dating all the way back to the 1940s and 50s, the genre proved to be one of the first true box office hits, transforming Hollywood from a small-time fad into a bonafide industry. In fact, many studios today owe their wealth and success to those Western hits of yesteryear.
Westerns have gone in and out of popularity. They were all the rage during the Silent Film Era, but their popularity dipped in the late 1930s. It went back up again as one of the most-watched movie genres of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Westerns speak to a bygone era, but the history in each Western makes them valuable. From Disney to Warner Brothers and MGM, studios cemented their box office revenues with dependable flicks (and movie stars). Without these classic Westerns, it’s unlikely the entertainment industry would be as profitable as it is today. (Investing.com)
1. The Wild Bunch
Year: 1969
Starring: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan
Est. Production Cost: $6 million*
2. The Searchers
Year: 1956
Starring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood
Est. Production Cost: $3.75 million**
3. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Year: 1969
Starring: Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin
Est. Production Cost: $6 million*
4. Stagecoach
Year: 1939
Starring: Claire Trevor
Est. Production Cost: $531,000*
5. Rio Bravo
Year: 1959
Starring: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
Est. Production Cost: $1.25 million
6. High Noon
Year: 1952
Starring: Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Grace Kelly
Est. Production Cost: $750,000
7. McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Year: 1971
Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois
Est. Production Cost: $1 million
8. Unforgiven
Year: 1992
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Morgan Freeman, Frances Fisher
Est. Production Cost: $14.4 million
9. How the West Was Won
Year: 1962
Starring: Caroll Baker, Walter Brennan, Lee J. Cobb, Andy Devine, Henry Fonda
Est. Production Cost: $15 million*
10. The Big Country
Year: 1958
Starring: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker
Est. Production Cost: $650,000
11. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Year: 1962
Starring: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O’Brien
Est. Production Cost: $3.2 million
12. Fort Apache
Year: 1948
Starring: John Wayne, Henry Fonda
Est. Production Cost: $2.1 million
13. Blazing Saddles
Year: 1974
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens
Est. Production Cost: $2.6 million*
14. The Magnificent Seven
Year: 1960
Starring: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson
Est. Production Cost: $2 million
15. McClintock!
Year: 1963
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara
Est. Production Cost: $4 million
16. The Outlaw
Year: 1943
Starring: Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Walter Huston, Thomas Mitchell
Est. Production Cost: $3.4 million
17. Tombstone
Year: 1993
Starring: Val Kilmer, Kurt Russell, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Michael Biehn
Est. Production Cost: $25 million
18. The Great Train Robbery
Year: 1903
Starring: Alfred Abadie, Broncho Billy Anderson, Justus D. Barnes
Est. Production Cost: $150
19. 3:10 to Yuma
Year: 1957
Starring: Van Heflin, Glenn Ford, Felicia Farr
Est. Production Cost: $100,000
20. Dances With Wolves
Year: 1990
Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDowell, Graham Greene
Est. Production Cost: $19 million*
21. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Year: 1966
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach
Est. Production Cost: $1.2 million
22. Once Upon a Time in the West
Year: 1968
Starring: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti
Est. Production Cost: $5 million
23. True Grit
Year: 1969
Starring: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall
Est. Production Cost: $900,000*
24. Shane
Year: 1953
Starring: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon deWilde
Est. Production Cost: $3 million*\
25. Red River
Year: 1948
Starring: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan, John Ireland
Est. Production Cost: $2.7 million
26. Johnny Guitar
Year: 1954
Starring: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady
Est. Production Cost: $500,000
27. The Shootist
Year: 1976
Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart
Est. Production Cost: $1 million
28. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Year: 1949
Starring: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar
Est. Production Cost: $1.6 million*
29. Ride the High Country
Year: 1962
Starring: Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Joel McCrea, James Drury, Warren Oates
Est. Production Cost: $813,000
30. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Year: 1948
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, John Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett
Est. Production Cost: $3.8 million
31. Rio Bravo
Year: 1959
Starring: John Wayne, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan
Est. Production Cost: $1.215 million
32. Rio Grande
Year: 1950
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Claude Jarman Jr., Victor McLaglen, Ben Johnson
Est. Production Cost: $1.215 million
33. True Grit (2010)
Year: 2010
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper
Est. Production Cost: $38 million
33. True Grit (2010)
Year: 2010
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper
Est. Production Cost: $38 million
35. Deadwood: The Movie
Year: 2019
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Robin Weigert, John Hawkes
Est. Production Cost: $20.7 million
36. Giant
Year: 1956
Starring: James Dean, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Dennis Hopper, Carroll Baker
Est. Production Cost: $5.4 million
37. Vera Cruz
Year: 1954
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Gary Cooper, Sara Montiel, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero
Est. Production Cost: $3 million
38. The Outlaw Josey Wales
Year: 1976
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George, John Vernon, Sam Bottoms
Est. Production Cost: $3.7 million
39. My Darling Clementine
Year: 1946
Starring: Victor Mature, Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Cathy Downs, Walter Brennan
Est. Production Cost: $2 million
40. Near Dark
Year: 1987
Starring: Bill Paxton, Adrian Pasdar, Lance Henriksen, Jenny Wright, Jenette Goldstein
Est. Production Cost: $5 million*
115. Gunsmoke
Year: 1955 – 75
Starring: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Dennis Weaver, Burt Reynolds
Est. Production Cost: $3 million
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