Biopic - Music
1978-Present
Excluding documentaries
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening | % of
Total | Theaters / Avg. | Total
Gross | Release
Date | | 1 |
Walk the Line |
Fox |
$22,347,341 |
18.7% |
2,961 |
$7,547 |
$119,519,402 |
11/18/05 |
| 2 |
Notorious (2009) |
FoxS |
$20,497,596 |
55.6% |
1,638 |
$12,514 |
$36,843,682 |
1/16/09 |
| 3 |
Ray |
Uni. |
$20,039,730 |
26.6% |
2,006 |
$9,989 |
$75,331,600 |
10/29/04 |
| 4 |
Selena |
WB |
$11,615,722 |
32.9% |
1,850 |
$6,278 |
$35,281,794 |
3/21/97 |
| 5 |
The Soloist |
P/DW |
$9,716,458 |
30.6% |
2,024 |
$4,801 |
$31,720,158 |
4/24/09 |
| 6 |
The Doors |
TriS |
$9,151,800 |
26.6% |
840 |
$10,895 |
$34,416,893 |
3/1/91 |
| 7 |
La Bamba |
Col. |
$5,651,990 |
10.4% |
1,251 |
$4,517 |
$54,215,416 |
7/24/87 |
| 8 |
What's Love Got to Do with It |
BV |
$5,483,384 |
14.0% |
1,091 |
$5,026 |
$39,100,956 |
6/25/93 |
| 9 |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? |
WB |
$3,946,382 |
31.7% |
1,369 |
$2,882 |
$12,461,773 |
8/28/98 |
| 10 |
Great Balls of Fire! |
Orion |
$3,807,986 |
27.7% |
1,417 |
$2,687 |
$13,741,060 |
6/30/89 |
| 11 |
Shine |
FL |
$3,515,584 |
9.8% |
851 |
$4,131 |
$35,892,330 |
2/14/97 |
| 12 |
Cadillac Records |
Sony |
$3,445,559 |
42.0% |
687 |
$5,015 |
$8,195,551 |
12/5/08 |
| 13 |
Coal Miner's Daughter |
Uni. |
$3,366,443 |
5.0% |
437 |
$7,703 |
$67,182,787 |
3/7/80 |
| 14 |
El Cantante |
PicH |
$3,202,035 |
42.4% |
542 |
$5,907 |
$7,556,712 |
8/3/07 |
| 15 |
Sweet Dreams |
TriS |
$2,161,284 |
23.8% |
778 |
$2,778 |
$9,085,049 |
10/11/85 |
| 16 |
Amadeus |
Orion |
$1,976,987 |
3.8% |
802 |
$2,465 |
$51,564,280 |
4/5/85 |
| 17 |
The Runaways |
App. |
$805,115 |
22.5% |
244 |
$3,300 |
$3,573,673 |
3/19/10 |
| 18 |
I'm Not There |
Wein. |
$730,819 |
18.2% |
130 |
$5,621 |
$4,017,609 |
11/21/07 |
| 19 |
De-Lovely |
UA |
$292,963 |
2.2% |
16 |
$18,310 |
$13,456,633 |
7/2/04 |
| 20 |
La Vie en Rose |
PicH |
$179,848 |
1.7% |
8 |
$22,481 |
$10,301,706 |
6/8/07 |
| 21 |
Backbeat |
Gram. |
$126,740 |
5.3% |
10 |
$12,674 |
$2,392,589 |
4/15/94 |
| 22 |
Immortal Beloved |
Sony |
$120,108 |
1.2% |
4 |
$30,027 |
$9,914,409 |
12/16/94 |
| 23 |
Hilary and Jackie |
Oct. |
$92,956 |
1.9% |
6 |
$15,492 |
$4,912,892 |
12/30/98 |
| 24 |
Sid and Nancy |
Gold. |
$50,829 |
1.8% |
2 |
$25,414 |
$2,826,523 |
10/17/86 |
| 25 |
Beyond the Sea |
Lions |
$45,264 |
0.7% |
6 |
$7,544 |
$6,318,709 |
12/17/04 |
| 26 |
The Sapphires |
Wein. |
$38,372 |
2.0% |
4 |
$9,593 |
$1,890,800 |
3/22/13 |
| 27 |
24 Hour Party People |
MGM |
$34,940 |
3.0% |
2 |
$17,470 |
$1,184,096 |
8/9/02 |
| 28 |
Topsy-Turvy |
USA |
$31,387 |
0.5% |
2 |
$15,693 |
$6,208,548 |
12/15/99 |
| 29 |
Control |
Wein. |
$27,674 |
3.2% |
1 |
$27,674 |
$872,252 |
10/10/07 |
| 30 |
Bird |
WB |
$27,116 |
1.2% |
1 |
$27,116 |
$2,181,286 |
9/30/88 |
| 31 |
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life |
MBox |
$25,189 |
10.8% |
3 |
$8,396 |
$233,007 |
8/31/11 |
| 32 |
Stoned |
Scre. |
$15,409 |
39.6% |
6 |
$2,568 |
$38,922 |
3/24/06 |
| 33 |
What We Do Is Secret |
PArch |
$5,888 |
10.0% |
1 |
$5,888 |
$58,776 |
8/8/08 |
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only, 14 titles): | $8,811,272 | 22.1% | 1,398 | $6,303 | $39,812,139 | - |
Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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