Musical
1974-Present Live action only.
Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | 1 |
76 |
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn The Broadway |
Fathom |
$144,550 |
395 |
n/a |
- |
11/16/17 |
2 |
66 |
At Long Last Love |
Fox |
$1,500,000 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/6/75 |
3 |
65 |
Bugsy Malone |
Par. |
$2,783,840 |
- |
n/a |
- |
9/15/76 |
4 |
60 |
La Traviata |
Uni. |
$3,783,329 |
- |
n/a |
- |
4/22/83 |
5 |
57 |
That's Entertainment! II |
MGM |
$4,979,380 |
- |
n/a |
- |
5/16/76 |
6 |
43 |
Hair |
MGM |
$15,284,643 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/14/79 |
7 |
42 |
New York, New York |
UA |
$16,400,000 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/22/77 |
8 |
39 |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
Uni. |
$20,378,470 |
- |
n/a |
- |
7/21/78 |
9 |
38 |
The Wiz |
Uni. |
$21,049,053 |
- |
n/a |
- |
10/1/78 |
10 |
35 |
That's Entertainment! |
MGM |
$26,890,200 |
- |
n/a |
- |
5/18/74 |
11 |
32 |
Tommy |
Col. |
$34,251,525 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/14/75 |
12 |
28 |
Funny Lady |
Col. |
$39,000,000 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/9/75 |
13 |
11 |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
Fox |
$112,892,319 |
- |
n/a |
- |
9/26/75 |
14 |
88 |
20 Centimeters |
TLA |
$6,635 |
2 |
$2,177 |
1 |
10/27/06 |
15 |
86 |
The Big Gay Musical |
N/A |
$24,140 |
1 |
$8,053 |
1 |
9/11/09 |
16 |
85 |
Naked Boys Singing |
TLA |
$25,526 |
3 |
$3,690 |
1 |
10/12/07 |
17 |
84 |
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench |
Vari. |
$35,556 |
5 |
$3,233 |
1 |
11/5/10 |
18 |
83 |
Colma: The Musical |
RAtt. |
$41,131 |
2 |
$8,403 |
1 |
6/22/07 |
19 |
80 |
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary |
Zeit. |
$55,365 |
2 |
$4,784 |
1 |
5/14/03 |
20 |
79 |
Madame Butterfly |
Arro. |
$65,196 |
1 |
$6,027 |
1 |
5/3/96 |
21 |
73 |
That's Entertainment! III |
MGM |
$280,163 |
6 |
$36,220 |
2 |
5/6/94 |
22 |
72 |
Love's Labour's Lost |
Mira. |
$299,792 |
14 |
$24,496 |
2 |
6/9/00 |
23 |
54 |
Sarafina! |
BV |
$7,306,242 |
700 |
$76,488 |
2 |
9/18/92 |
24 |
23 |
Evita |
BV |
$50,047,179 |
1,045 |
$195,085 |
2 |
12/25/96 |
25 |
17 |
Moulin Rouge! |
Fox |
$57,386,607 |
2,283 |
$167,540 |
2 |
5/18/01 |
26 |
75 |
The Last 5 Years |
RTWC |
$145,427 |
36 |
$42,042 |
3 |
2/13/15 |
27 |
58 |
Dancer in the Dark |
FL |
$4,184,036 |
126 |
$91,612 |
3 |
9/22/00 |
28 |
50 |
Everyone Says I Love You |
Mira. |
$9,759,200 |
276 |
$131,678 |
3 |
12/6/96 |
29 |
34 |
Victor/Victoria |
MGM |
$28,215,453 |
615 |
$139,634 |
3 |
3/19/82 |
30 |
12 |
Dreamgirls |
P/DW |
$103,365,956 |
2,797 |
$378,950 |
3 |
12/15/06 |
31 |
67 |
Absolute Beginners |
Orion |
$930,211 |
4 |
$83,743 |
4 |
4/18/86 |
32 |
40 |
Nine |
Wein. |
$19,676,965 |
1,412 |
$257,232 |
4 |
12/18/09 |
33 |
71 |
The Singing Detective |
ParC |
$337,174 |
46 |
$28,324 |
5 |
10/24/03 |
34 |
62 |
Sing Street |
Wein. |
$3,237,118 |
525 |
$63,573 |
5 |
4/15/16 |
35 |
31 |
All That Jazz |
Fox |
$37,823,676 |
- |
$86,229 |
5 |
12/20/79 |
36 |
5 |
La La Land |
LG/S |
$151,101,803 |
3,236 |
$881,104 |
5 |
12/9/16 |
37 |
82 |
Very Annie Mary |
Emp. |
$46,352 |
6 |
$10,867 |
6 |
3/29/02 |
38 |
81 |
The Fantasticks |
MGM |
$49,666 |
6 |
$24,176 |
6 |
9/22/00 |
39 |
56 |
Beyond the Sea |
Lions |
$6,318,709 |
383 |
$45,264 |
6 |
12/17/04 |
40 |
41 |
The Producers |
Uni. |
$19,398,532 |
978 |
$154,590 |
6 |
12/16/05 |
41 |
74 |
Repo: The Genetic Opera |
LGF |
$146,750 |
11 |
$53,684 |
8 |
11/7/08 |
42 |
63 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
FL |
$3,067,312 |
101 |
$156,724 |
9 |
7/20/01 |
43 |
89 |
I Kissed a Vampire |
Mont. |
$1,794 |
11 |
$1,380 |
11 |
3/30/12 |
44 |
87 |
Stage Fright (2014) |
Magn. |
$7,078 |
11 |
$3,562 |
11 |
5/9/14 |
45 |
19 |
Annie |
Col. |
$57,059,003 |
1,102 |
$510,632 |
14 |
5/21/82 |
46 |
48 |
De-Lovely |
UA |
$13,456,633 |
410 |
$292,963 |
16 |
7/2/04 |
47 |
46 |
A Chorus Line |
Col. |
$14,202,899 |
680 |
$222,919 |
19 |
12/13/85 |
48 |
78 |
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool |
WB |
$75,868 |
23 |
$40,498 |
23 |
2/24/89 |
49 |
36 |
Across the Universe |
SonR |
$24,343,673 |
964 |
$667,784 |
23 |
9/14/07 |
50 |
77 |
Jack Paradise |
K |
$79,974 |
31 |
$41,704 |
31 |
2/20/04 |
51 |
70 |
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School |
IDP |
$349,132 |
46 |
$92,668 |
38 |
3/31/06 |
52 |
69 |
Annie Brocoli dans les fonds marin |
TVA |
$374,360 |
55 |
$48,174 |
55 |
12/19/03 |
53 |
61 |
Zoot Suit |
Uni. |
$3,256,082 |
- |
$63,356 |
57 |
10/2/81 |
54 |
4 |
Chicago |
Mira. |
$170,687,518 |
2,701 |
$2,074,929 |
77 |
12/27/02 |
55 |
68 |
The Pirates of Penzance |
Uni. |
$694,497 |
91 |
$255,496 |
91 |
2/18/83 |
56 |
45 |
School Daze |
Col. |
$14,545,844 |
224 |
$1,802,656 |
220 |
2/12/88 |
57 |
37 |
Xanadu |
Uni. |
$22,762,571 |
- |
$1,471,595 |
249 |
8/8/80 |
58 |
51 |
Pennies From Heaven |
MGM |
$9,171,289 |
- |
$520,000 |
315 |
12/11/81 |
59 |
59 |
Earth Girls Are Easy |
Vest |
$3,916,303 |
317 |
$892,742 |
317 |
5/12/89 |
60 |
26 |
Yentl |
MGM |
$40,218,899 |
747 |
$3,050,219 |
501 |
11/18/83 |
61 |
18 |
The Blues Brothers |
Uni. |
$57,229,890 |
- |
$4,858,152 |
594 |
6/20/80 |
62 |
21 |
The Phantom of the Opera |
WB |
$51,268,815 |
1,515 |
$4,001,890 |
622 |
12/22/04 |
63 |
53 |
The Pirate Movie |
Fox |
$7,983,086 |
757 |
$2,528,133 |
757 |
8/6/82 |
64 |
2 |
Grease |
Par. |
$188,755,690 |
862 |
$8,941,717 |
862 |
6/16/78 |
65 |
29 |
Little Shop of Horrors |
WB |
$38,982,260 |
1,183 |
$3,659,884 |
866 |
12/19/86 |
66 |
24 |
Popeye |
Par. |
$49,823,037 |
901 |
$6,310,520 |
901 |
12/12/80 |
67 |
49 |
Idlewild |
Uni. |
$12,571,185 |
975 |
$5,745,780 |
973 |
8/25/06 |
68 |
64 |
Newsies |
BV |
$2,819,485 |
1,259 |
$1,232,508 |
1,223 |
4/10/92 |
69 |
52 |
Cry-Baby |
Uni. |
$8,266,343 |
1,236 |
$3,004,905 |
1,229 |
4/6/90 |
70 |
20 |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
P/DW |
$52,898,073 |
1,507 |
$9,300,805 |
1,249 |
12/21/07 |
71 |
44 |
Grease 2 |
Par. |
$15,171,476 |
1,250 |
$4,645,411 |
1,250 |
6/11/82 |
72 |
16 |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
Uni. |
$69,701,637 |
1,435 |
$11,874,268 |
1,400 |
7/23/82 |
73 |
55 |
Black Nativity |
FoxS |
$7,018,189 |
1,525 |
$3,669,530 |
1,516 |
11/27/13 |
74 |
33 |
Rent |
SonR |
$29,077,547 |
2,437 |
$10,016,021 |
2,433 |
11/23/05 |
75 |
8 |
Into the Woods |
BV |
$128,002,372 |
2,833 |
$31,051,923 |
2,440 |
12/25/14 |
76 |
47 |
Blues Brothers 2000 |
Uni. |
$14,051,384 |
2,516 |
$6,129,615 |
2,507 |
2/6/98 |
77 |
6 |
Les Miserables (2012) |
Uni. |
$148,809,770 |
2,927 |
$27,281,735 |
2,814 |
12/25/12 |
78 |
25 |
Jersey Boys |
WB |
$47,047,013 |
2,905 |
$13,319,371 |
2,905 |
6/20/14 |
79 |
7 |
Mamma Mia! |
Uni. |
$144,130,063 |
3,194 |
$27,751,240 |
2,976 |
7/18/08 |
80 |
3 |
The Greatest Showman |
Fox |
$173,416,696 |
3,342 |
$8,805,843 |
3,006 |
12/20/17 |
81 |
27 |
Burlesque |
SGem |
$39,440,655 |
3,037 |
$11,947,744 |
3,037 |
11/24/10 |
82 |
15 |
Annie (2014) |
Sony |
$85,911,262 |
3,197 |
$15,861,939 |
3,116 |
12/19/14 |
83 |
10 |
Hairspray (2007) |
NL |
$118,871,849 |
3,121 |
$27,476,745 |
3,121 |
7/20/07 |
84 |
22 |
Muppets Most Wanted |
BV |
$51,183,113 |
3,194 |
$17,005,126 |
3,194 |
3/21/14 |
85 |
14 |
The Muppets |
BV |
$88,631,237 |
3,440 |
$29,239,026 |
3,440 |
11/23/11 |
86 |
30 |
Rock of Ages |
WB (NL) |
$38,518,613 |
3,470 |
$14,437,269 |
3,470 |
6/15/12 |
87 |
13 |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
BV |
$90,559,416 |
3,626 |
$42,030,184 |
3,623 |
10/24/08 |
88 |
9 |
Enchanted |
BV |
$127,807,262 |
3,730 |
$34,440,317 |
3,730 |
11/21/07 |
89 |
1 |
Beauty and the Beast (2017) |
BV |
$504,014,165 |
4,210 |
$174,750,616 |
4,210 |
3/17/17 |
TOTAL (All Movies): | $3,569,880,181 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $40,111,013 | 989 | $6,477,945 | 864 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $3,077,742,422 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $75,066,888 | 2,069 | $19,873,574 | 2,245 | - |
NOTE: This chart is for musicals -- movies where people break out into song with no on or off screen source of music or in settings other than concert venues or recording studios. That's distinctly different from concerts or movies about the music industry a la A Star is Born, The Jazz Singer or Glitter. Additionally, Bollywood masala movies are not being counted as they are a genre unto themselves.
Unfortunately, grosses for Shock Treatment and Rock 'n' Roll High School are unavailable. The record is largely incomplete prior to 1982, as box office wasn't tracked terribly well before then -- it was a stretch just to go back to 1975. Grosses are available for some major pre-1975 musicals, however there are too many holes in regards to other musicals to include in this chart. If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com.
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