Biopic - Music
1978-Present Excluding documentaries
Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | 1 |
Bohemian Rhapsody |
Fox |
$212,493,500 |
4,000 |
$51,061,119 |
4,000 |
11/2/18 |
2 |
Straight Outta Compton |
Uni. |
$161,197,785 |
3,142 |
$60,200,180 |
2,757 |
8/14/15 |
3 |
Walk the Line (Johnny Cash & June Carter) |
Fox |
$119,519,402 |
3,160 |
$22,347,341 |
2,961 |
11/18/05 |
4 |
I Can Only Imagine |
RAtt. |
$83,482,352 |
2,894 |
$17,108,914 |
1,629 |
3/16/18 |
5 |
Ray (Ray Charles) |
Uni. |
$75,331,600 |
2,474 |
$20,039,730 |
2,006 |
10/29/04 |
6 |
Coal Miner's Daughter (Loretta Lynn) |
Uni. |
$67,182,787 |
- |
$3,366,443 |
437 |
3/7/80 |
7 |
La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) |
Col. |
$54,215,416 |
1,251 |
$5,651,990 |
1,251 |
7/24/87 |
8 |
Amadeus (Mozart) |
Orion |
$51,973,029 |
802 |
$505,276 |
25 |
9/21/84 |
9 |
Jersey Boys |
WB |
$47,047,013 |
2,905 |
$13,319,371 |
2,905 |
6/20/14 |
10 |
All Eyez on Me |
LG/S |
$44,922,302 |
2,471 |
$26,435,354 |
2,471 |
6/16/17 |
11 |
What's Love Got to Do with It (Tina Turner) |
BV |
$39,100,956 |
1,100 |
$1,222,718 |
58 |
6/11/93 |
12 |
Notorious (2009) |
FoxS |
$36,843,682 |
1,641 |
$20,497,596 |
1,638 |
1/16/09 |
13 |
Shine (David Helfgott) |
FL |
$35,892,330 |
1,050 |
$162,179 |
7 |
11/22/96 |
14 |
Selena (Selena) |
WB |
$35,281,794 |
1,873 |
$11,615,722 |
1,850 |
3/21/97 |
15 |
The Doors (Jim Morrison) |
TriS |
$34,416,893 |
1,236 |
$9,151,800 |
840 |
3/1/91 |
16 |
The Soloist |
P/DW |
$31,720,158 |
2,090 |
$9,716,458 |
2,024 |
4/24/09 |
17 |
Get On Up |
Uni. |
$30,703,100 |
2,469 |
$13,585,915 |
2,468 |
8/1/14 |
18 |
The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy Holly) |
Col. |
$14,363,400 |
- |
n/a |
- |
5/19/78 |
19 |
Great Balls of Fire! (Jerry Lee Lewis) |
Orion |
$13,741,060 |
1,417 |
$3,807,986 |
1,417 |
6/30/89 |
20 |
De-Lovely (Cole Porter) |
UA |
$13,456,633 |
410 |
$292,963 |
16 |
7/2/04 |
21 |
Love & Mercy |
RAtt. |
$12,551,031 |
791 |
$2,122,177 |
481 |
6/5/15 |
22 |
Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (Frankie Lymon) |
WB |
$12,461,773 |
1,377 |
$3,946,382 |
1,369 |
8/28/98 |
23 |
La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf) |
PicH |
$10,301,706 |
178 |
$179,848 |
8 |
6/8/07 |
24 |
Immortal Beloved (Beethoven) |
Sony |
$9,914,409 |
463 |
$120,108 |
4 |
12/16/94 |
25 |
Sweet Dreams (Patsy Cline) |
TriS |
$9,085,049 |
778 |
$2,161,284 |
778 |
10/4/85 |
26 |
Cadillac Records (Chess Records artists) |
Sony |
$8,195,551 |
701 |
$3,445,559 |
687 |
12/5/08 |
27 |
American Hot Wax (Alan Freed) |
Par. |
$7,932,571 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/17/78 |
28 |
El Cantante (Hector Lavoe) |
PicH |
$7,556,712 |
542 |
$3,202,035 |
542 |
8/3/07 |
29 |
Beyond the Sea (Bobby Darin) |
Lions |
$6,318,709 |
383 |
$45,264 |
6 |
12/17/04 |
30 |
Topsy-Turvy (Gilbert & Sullivan) |
USA |
$6,208,548 |
224 |
$31,387 |
2 |
12/15/99 |
31 |
Hilary and Jackie (Jacqueline du Pre) |
Oct. |
$4,912,892 |
300 |
$92,956 |
6 |
12/30/98 |
32 |
I'm Not There (Bob Dylan) |
Wein. |
$4,017,609 |
149 |
$730,819 |
130 |
11/21/07 |
33 |
The Runaways (The Runaways) |
App. |
$3,573,673 |
244 |
$805,115 |
244 |
3/19/10 |
34 |
Sid and Nancy (Sid Vicious) |
Gold. |
$2,826,523 |
43 |
$50,829 |
2 |
10/17/86 |
35 |
Miles Ahead |
SPC |
$2,610,896 |
527 |
$114,530 |
4 |
4/1/16 |
36 |
The Sapphires |
Wein. |
$2,450,867 |
126 |
$38,372 |
4 |
3/22/13 |
37 |
Backbeat (The Beatles) |
Gram. |
$2,392,589 |
211 |
$126,740 |
10 |
4/15/94 |
38 |
Bird (Charlie Parker) |
WB |
$2,181,286 |
93 |
$27,116 |
1 |
9/30/88 |
39 |
I Saw the Light |
SPC |
$1,646,788 |
741 |
$45,471 |
5 |
3/25/16 |
40 |
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (Glenn Gould) |
Gold. |
$1,319,521 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/26/93 |
41 |
24 Hour Party People (Tony Wilson) |
MGM |
$1,184,096 |
37 |
$34,940 |
2 |
8/9/02 |
42 |
Ma vie en cinemascope |
All. |
$1,163,648 |
- |
n/a |
- |
12/17/04 |
43 |
Control (Ian Curtis) |
Wein. |
$872,252 |
29 |
$27,674 |
1 |
10/10/07 |
44 |
Born to be Blue (US Release) |
IFC |
$830,129 |
79 |
$46,184 |
3 |
3/25/16 |
45 |
Jimi: All Is By My Side |
XL |
$340,911 |
75 |
$97,008 |
34 |
9/26/14 |
46 |
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life |
MBox |
$233,007 |
19 |
$25,189 |
3 |
8/31/11 |
47 |
What We Do Is Secret (The Germs) |
PArch |
$58,776 |
7 |
$5,888 |
1 |
8/8/08 |
48 |
Django |
UTMW |
$56,556 |
7 |
$11,722 |
4 |
1/5/18 |
49 |
Stoned (Brian Jones) |
Scre. |
$38,922 |
6 |
$15,409 |
6 |
3/24/06 |
50 |
Gloria (2015) |
PH |
$14,701 |
3 |
$7,930 |
3 |
7/17/15 |
51 |
Paul Coelho's Best Story |
MBox |
$8,808 |
5 |
$5,295 |
5 |
7/31/15 |
TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,326,145,701 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $26,002,857 | 873 | $6,032,398 | 747 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $1,151,822,564 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $52,355,571 | 1,835 | $17,299,571 | 1,944 | - |
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