BIOPIC - MUSIC
1978-Present
Excluding documentaries
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
Walk the Line
(Johnny Cash & June Carter) |
Fox |
$119,519,402 |
3,160 |
$22,347,341 |
2,961 |
11/18/05 |
| 2 |
Ray
(Ray Charles) |
Uni. |
$75,331,600 |
2,474 |
$20,039,730 |
2,006 |
10/29/04 |
| 3 |
Coal Miner's Daughter
(Loretta Lynn) |
Uni. |
$67,182,787 |
- |
$3,366,443 |
437 |
3/7/80 |
| 4 |
La Bamba
(Ritchie Valens) |
Col. |
$54,215,416 |
1,251 |
$5,651,990 |
1,251 |
7/24/87 |
| 5 |
Amadeus
(Mozart) |
Orion |
$51,973,029 |
802 |
$505,276 |
25 |
9/21/84 |
| 6 |
What's Love Got to Do with It
(Tina Turner) |
BV |
$39,100,956 |
1,100 |
$1,222,718 |
58 |
6/11/93 |
| 7 |
Notorious (2009) |
FoxS |
$36,843,682 |
1,641 |
$20,497,596 |
1,638 |
1/16/09 |
| 8 |
Shine
(David Helfgott) |
FL |
$35,892,330 |
1,050 |
$162,179 |
7 |
11/22/96 |
| 9 |
Selena
(Selena) |
WB |
$35,281,794 |
1,873 |
$11,615,722 |
1,850 |
3/21/97 |
| 10 |
The Doors
(Jim Morrison) |
TriS |
$34,416,893 |
1,236 |
$9,151,800 |
840 |
3/1/91 |
| 11 |
The Soloist |
P/DW |
$31,720,158 |
2,090 |
$9,716,458 |
2,024 |
4/24/09 |
| 12 |
The Buddy Holly Story
(Buddy Holly) |
Col. |
$14,363,400 |
- |
n/a |
- |
5/19/78 |
| 13 |
Great Balls of Fire!
(Jerry Lee Lewis) |
Orion |
$13,741,060 |
1,417 |
$3,807,986 |
1,417 |
6/30/89 |
| 14 |
De-Lovely
(Cole Porter) |
UA |
$13,456,633 |
410 |
$292,963 |
16 |
7/2/04 |
| 15 |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
(Frankie Lymon) |
WB |
$12,461,773 |
1,377 |
$3,946,382 |
1,369 |
8/28/98 |
| 16 |
La Vie en Rose
(Edith Piaf) |
PicH |
$10,301,706 |
178 |
$179,848 |
8 |
6/8/07 |
| 17 |
Immortal Beloved
(Beethoven) |
Sony |
$9,914,409 |
463 |
$120,108 |
4 |
12/16/94 |
| 18 |
Sweet Dreams
(Patsy Cline) |
TriS |
$9,085,049 |
778 |
$2,161,284 |
778 |
10/4/85 |
| 19 |
Cadillac Records
(Chess Records artists) |
Sony |
$8,195,551 |
701 |
$3,445,559 |
687 |
12/5/08 |
| 20 |
American Hot Wax
(Alan Freed) |
Par. |
$7,932,571 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/17/78 |
| 21 |
El Cantante
(Hector Lavoe) |
PicH |
$7,556,712 |
542 |
$3,202,035 |
542 |
8/3/07 |
| 22 |
Beyond the Sea
(Bobby Darin) |
Lions |
$6,318,709 |
383 |
$45,264 |
6 |
12/17/04 |
| 23 |
Topsy-Turvy
(Gilbert & Sullivan) |
USA |
$6,208,548 |
224 |
$31,387 |
2 |
12/15/99 |
| 24 |
Hilary and Jackie
(Jacqueline du Pre) |
Oct. |
$4,912,892 |
300 |
$92,956 |
6 |
12/30/98 |
| 25 |
I'm Not There
(Bob Dylan) |
Wein. |
$4,017,609 |
149 |
$730,819 |
130 |
11/21/07 |
| 26 |
Sid and Nancy
(Sid Vicious) |
Gold. |
$2,826,523 |
43 |
$50,829 |
2 |
10/17/86 |
| 27 |
Backbeat
(The Beatles) |
Gram. |
$2,392,589 |
211 |
$126,740 |
10 |
4/15/94 |
| 28 |
Bird
(Charlie Parker) |
WB |
$2,181,286 |
93 |
$27,116 |
1 |
9/30/88 |
| 29 |
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
(Glenn Gould) |
Gold. |
$1,319,521 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/26/93 |
| 30 |
24 Hour Party People
(Tony Wilson) |
MGM |
$1,184,096 |
37 |
$34,940 |
2 |
8/9/02 |
| 31 |
Control
(Ian Curtis) |
Wein. |
$872,252 |
29 |
$27,674 |
1 |
10/10/07 |
| 32 |
What We Do Is Secret
(The Germs) |
PArch |
$58,776 |
7 |
$5,888 |
1 |
8/8/08 |
| 33 |
Stoned
(Brian Jones) |
Scre. |
$38,922 |
6 |
$15,409 |
6 |
3/24/06 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $720,818,634 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $21,842,989 | 728 | $3,715,832 | 603 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $557,778,693 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $39,841,335 | 1,496 | $10,216,532 | 1,529 | - |
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
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