#1 of 1,149 Highest-grossing biography movie ever
2026 · Biography, Drama
$1B worldwide
$372.3M US & Canada · 36% $656.4M elsewhere · 64%
Biography box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Biography Movies of All Time, Page 13
Michael (2026) is the highest-grossing biography movie in our database, with $1B worldwide, ahead of Oppenheimer (2023) at $975.8M and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) at $910.8M. 1,149 biography films in our database report a worldwide gross, $28.5B in all, 48% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 70 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $23.6B across 914 biography releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 1,149
- combined worldwide
- $28.5B
- films crossed $100M
- 70
- earned in the US & Canada
- 48%
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All 1,149 Biography Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 601 to 650 of 1,149. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 601
Apr 29, 2015 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $310K Worldwide: $1.6M - 602
Aug 9, 2013 US and Canada: $356.6K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.6M - 603
Mar 8, 2019 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $53.7K Worldwide: $1.6M - 604
Mar 25, 2016 US and Canada: $830.1K Rest of the world: $723.2K Worldwide: $1.6M - 605
May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $205.2K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.5M - 606
Nov 8, 2013 US and Canada: $45.5K Rest of the world: $1.5M Worldwide: $1.5M - 607
Jul 26, 2002 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $82.4K Worldwide: $1.5M - 608
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)Oct 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Oct 22, 2021 · English · Biography, Drama, History $1.5M worldwide - 609
Jun 13, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 610
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)Jul 4, 2008 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $239.9K Worldwide: $1.5M Jul 4, 2008 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $1.5M worldwide - 611
May 21, 2010 US and Canada: $67.5K Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $1.5M - 612
Oct 2, 2015 US and Canada: $546.2K Rest of the world: $901.1K Worldwide: $1.4M - 613
May 8, 2026 US and Canada: $389.7K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.4M - 614
Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $75.1K Worldwide: $1.4M - 615
Jun 12, 2015 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $112.4K Worldwide: $1.4M - 616
Sep 15, 2006 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $298.9K Worldwide: $1.4M - 617
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)Jun 21, 2006 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $357.7K Worldwide: $1.4M Jun 21, 2006 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $1.4M worldwide - 618
Nov 21, 2025 US and Canada: $128.3K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.4M - 619
Nov 9, 2012 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $30.2K Worldwide: $1.4M - 620
Mar 13, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M - 621
Apr 20, 2018 US and Canada: $82.3K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.3M - 622
Jul 5, 2013 US and Canada: $21.3K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.3M - 623
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)Feb 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M Feb 26, 2021 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $1.3M worldwide - 624
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)Oct 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
Oct 25, 2024 · Norwegian · Documentary, Animation, Biography $1.3M worldwide - 625
Jul 10, 1992 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M - 626
May 13, 2011 US and Canada: $332K Rest of the world: $905.5K Worldwide: $1.2M - 627
Dec 4, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M - 628
Sep 23, 1988 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 629
Dec 18, 1998 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 630
May 8, 2015 US and Canada: $347.3K Rest of the world: $866.6K Worldwide: $1.2M - 631
Mystify: Michael Hutchence (2020)Jan 7, 2020 US and Canada: $289.6K Rest of the world: $885.2K Worldwide: $1.2M Jan 7, 2020 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $1.2M worldwide - 632
May 1, 2015 US and Canada: $11.7K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.2M - 633
Sep 16, 1998 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 634
Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $38.1K Worldwide: $1.2M - 635
Apr 12, 2019 US and Canada: $302.1K Rest of the world: $837.4K Worldwide: $1.1M - 636
6 Below: Miracle On The Mountain (2017)Oct 13, 2017 US and Canada: $14.8K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.1M Oct 13, 2017 · English · Adventure, Biography, Drama $1.1M worldwide - 637
Jul 10, 2009 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M - 638
Nov 14, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 639
Nov 13, 2020 US and Canada: $160.9K Rest of the world: $948.4K Worldwide: $1.1M - 640
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)Nov 24, 2017 US and Canada: $820.3K Rest of the world: $272.6K Worldwide: $1.1M Nov 24, 2017 · English · Biography, History, War $1.1M worldwide - 641
Oct 11, 2019 US and Canada: $652.6K Rest of the world: $436K Worldwide: $1.1M - 642
Oct 12, 2007 US and Canada: $47.7K Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $1.1M - 643
May 24, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M - 644
Mar 20, 2026 US and Canada: $115.2K Rest of the world: $958.7K Worldwide: $1.1M - 645
Oct 15, 2010 US and Canada: $145.5K Rest of the world: $913.8K Worldwide: $1.1M - 646
Oct 4, 1990 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $1.4K Worldwide: $1.1M - 647
May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $33.4K Rest of the world: $999.3K Worldwide: $1M - 648
Jul 21, 2000 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M - 649
Dec 2, 1994 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M - 650
Nov 23, 2018 US and Canada: $120.5K Rest of the world: $850.6K Worldwide: $971.1K
Archive
Biography Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1929 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $2.3B, led by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
2020s 7 years · $4.7B
2010s 10 years · $13.3B
- 2019 $1.3B #1 Ford v Ferrari (2019)
- 2018 $2.3B #1 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
- 2017 $1.6B #1 The Greatest Showman (2017)
- 2016 $1.6B #1 Dangal (2016)
- 2015 $1.6B #1 Everest (2015)
- 2014 $1.7B #1 American Sniper (2014)
- 2013 $2.1B #1 The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
- 2012 $511.3M #1 Lincoln (2012)
- 2011 $319.8M #1 The Iron Lady (2011)
- 2010 $341.2M #1 The Social Network (2010)
2000s 10 years · $5.9B
- 2009 $1B #1 The Blind Side (2009)
- 2008 $330.9M #1 The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
- 2007 $638.4M #1 Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
- 2006 $775.2M #1 The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
- 2005 $671M #1 Walk the Line (2005)
- 2004 $683.8M #1 The Aviator (2004)
- 2003 $165.3M #1 Monster (2003)
- 2002 $674.3M #1 Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- 2001 $541.6M #1 A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- 2000 $385.6M #1 Erin Brockovich (2000)
1990s 10 years · $2.7B
- 1999 $347.4M #1 The Hurricane (1999)
- 1998 $301.1M #1 Patch Adams (1998)
- 1997 $214.7M #1 Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- 1996 $219.4M #1 Evita (1996)
- 1995 $385.1M #1 Braveheart (1995)
- 1994 $52.6M #1 Wyatt Earp (1994)
- 1993 $652.9M #1 Schindler's List (1993)
- 1992 $106.3M #1 Malcolm X (1992)
- 1991 $291.7M #1 JFK (1991)
- 1990 $102.9M #1 Goodfellas (1990)
1980s 10 years · $1.2B
- 1989 $212.2M #1 Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- 1988 $172.8M #1 Good Morning, Vietnam (1988)
- 1987 $105.8M #1 La Bamba (1987)
- 1986 $3.5M #1 Sid and Nancy (1986)
- 1985 $254.3M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $2.9M #1 Phar Lap (1984)
- 1983 $129.6M #1 Gandhi (1983)
- 1982 $73.3M #1 Chariots of Fire (1982)
- 1981 $61.5M #1 Reds (1981)
- 1980 $135.5M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)