Biography box office · All time

Highest-Grossing Biography Movies of All Time, Page 17

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%

#1 of 1,149

Highest-grossing biography movie ever

Michael (2026)

2026 · Biography, Drama

$1B worldwide

$372.3M US & Canada · 36% $656.4M elsewhere · 64%

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All 1,149 Biography Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 801 to 850 of 1,149. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

801
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) Nov 19, 2008 · English · Biography, Sport, War $268.4K worldwide

Nov 19, 2008 US and Canada: $268.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $268.4K
802
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011) Jan 5, 2011 · English · Biography, History, Music $263.7K worldwide

Jan 5, 2011 US and Canada: $263.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $263.7K
803
Disco, Ibiza, Locomia (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · Spanish · Biography, Drama, Music $259.8K worldwide

Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $259.8K
804
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2004) Mar 26, 2004 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $257.3K worldwide

Mar 26, 2004 US and Canada: $257.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $257.3K
805
The Robber (2011) Apr 29, 2011 · German · Biography, Drama, Sport $254.5K worldwide

Apr 29, 2011 US and Canada: $83.5K Rest of the world: $171K Worldwide: $254.5K
806
In My Blood It Runs (2020) Jun 12, 2020 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $253.4K worldwide

Jun 12, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $253.4K
807
Milarepa (2007) Sep 7, 2007 · Tibetan · Action, Adventure, Biography $252.2K worldwide

Sep 7, 2007 US and Canada: $151.1K Rest of the world: $101K Worldwide: $252.2K
808
Margrete: Queen of the North (2021) Dec 17, 2021 · Danish · Biography, Drama, History $252.2K worldwide

Dec 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $252.2K
809
Saint Judy (2019) Mar 1, 2019 · English · Biography, Drama $248.1K worldwide

Mar 1, 2019 US and Canada: $78.9K Rest of the world: $169.2K Worldwide: $248.1K
810
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014) Apr 4, 2014 · English · Biography, History, Mystery $247.2K worldwide

Apr 4, 2014 US and Canada: $247.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $247.2K
811
The Two Popes (2019) Nov 27, 2019 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $243.7K worldwide

Nov 27, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $243.7K
812
My Perestroika (2011) Mar 23, 2011 · Russian · Biography, History, Family $242.7K worldwide

Mar 23, 2011 US and Canada: $242.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $242.7K
813
To Olivia (2022) Apr 15, 2022 · English · Biography, Drama $239.4K worldwide

Apr 15, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $239.4K
814
Crown Heights (2017) Aug 18, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $238.6K worldwide

Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $238.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $238.6K
815
Varda by Agnès (2019) Nov 22, 2019 · French · Biography, Documentary $235.4K worldwide

Nov 22, 2019 US and Canada: $160.8K Rest of the world: $74.6K Worldwide: $235.4K
816
The Report (2019) Nov 15, 2019 · English · Biography, Drama, History $232.3K worldwide

Nov 15, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $232.3K
817
Jane by Charlotte (2022) Mar 18, 2022 · French · Adventure, Biography, Drama $230.5K worldwide

Mar 18, 2022 US and Canada: $41.1K Rest of the world: $189.4K Worldwide: $230.5K
818
I Am Michael (2017) Jan 27, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama $228.6K worldwide

Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $228.6K
819
Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (2017) Apr 21, 2017 · English · Biography, Documentary $228.2K worldwide

Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: $228.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $228.2K
820
I, Olga Hepnarová (2017) Mar 24, 2017 · Czech · Biography, Drama, Thriller $227.5K worldwide

Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $227.5K
821
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000) Aug 18, 2000 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $225.7K worldwide

Aug 18, 2000 US and Canada: $225.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $225.7K
822
Experimenter (2015) Oct 16, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, History $224.1K worldwide

Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $155.6K Rest of the world: $68.6K Worldwide: $224.1K
823
In Search of Beethoven (2009) Sep 23, 2009 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $223K worldwide

Sep 23, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $223K
824
Untouchable (2019) Sep 2, 2019 · English · Biography, Documentary $221.8K worldwide

Sep 2, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $221.8K
825
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2014) Jun 6, 2014 · English · Biography, Documentary $220.1K worldwide

Jun 6, 2014 US and Canada: $213.1K Rest of the world: $7K Worldwide: $220.1K
826
Zappa (2020) Nov 27, 2020 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $220K worldwide

Nov 27, 2020 US and Canada: $15.5K Rest of the world: $204.5K Worldwide: $220K
827
Last Days (2025) Oct 24, 2025 · English · Adventure, Biography, Drama $219.9K worldwide

Oct 24, 2025 US and Canada: $219.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $219.9K
828
The Survivor (2022) Apr 27, 2022 · English · Biography, Drama, Sport $219.1K worldwide

Apr 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $219.1K
829
The Forger (2023) Mar 3, 2023 · German · Biography, Drama $218.4K worldwide

Mar 3, 2023 US and Canada: $61K Rest of the world: $157.4K Worldwide: $218.4K
830
Jane's Journey (2011) Sep 16, 2011 · English · Biography, Documentary $217.6K worldwide

Sep 16, 2011 US and Canada: $27.3K Rest of the world: $190.4K Worldwide: $217.6K
831
Chris & Don. A Love Story (2008) Jun 13, 2008 · English · Biography, Romance, Documentary $216.1K worldwide

Jun 13, 2008 US and Canada: $216.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $216.1K
832
No Man of God (2021) Aug 27, 2021 · English · Biography, Drama, Mystery $215.9K worldwide

Aug 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $215.9K
833
Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words (2015) Nov 13, 2015 · Swedish · Biography, Documentary $214K worldwide

Nov 13, 2015 US and Canada: $138.1K Rest of the world: $75.9K Worldwide: $214K
834
The Death of Louis XIV (2017) Mar 31, 2017 · French · Biography, Drama, History $209.7K worldwide

Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $43.6K Rest of the world: $166.1K Worldwide: $209.7K
835
The Price of Desire (2020) Jun 2, 2020 · English · Biography, Drama $205.9K worldwide

Jun 2, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $205.9K
836
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005) Aug 17, 2005 · English · Biography, Documentary $205K worldwide

Aug 17, 2005 US and Canada: $205K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $205K
837
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal (2006) Dec 8, 2006 · English · Biography, Documentary $204.2K worldwide

Dec 8, 2006 US and Canada: $30K Rest of the world: $174.2K Worldwide: $204.2K
838
Imelda (2004) Jun 9, 2004 · English · Biography, Documentary $201K worldwide

Jun 9, 2004 US and Canada: $201K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $201K
839
Herb & Dorothy (2009) Jun 5, 2009 · English · Biography, Documentary $194.7K worldwide

Jun 5, 2009 US and Canada: $194.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $194.7K
840
Music Within (2007) Oct 26, 2007 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $187.6K worldwide

Oct 26, 2007 US and Canada: $154.1K Rest of the world: $33.5K Worldwide: $187.6K
841
Stoned (2006) Mar 24, 2006 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $187.2K worldwide

Mar 24, 2006 US and Canada: $38.9K Rest of the world: $148.2K Worldwide: $187.2K
842
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2019) Aug 16, 2019 · Spanish · Biography, Drama, History $185.7K worldwide

Aug 16, 2019 US and Canada: $36.2K Rest of the world: $149.5K Worldwide: $185.7K
843
Vatel (2000) Dec 25, 2000 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $184.3K worldwide

Dec 25, 2000 US and Canada: $51.1K Rest of the world: $133.2K Worldwide: $184.3K
844
Chop Suey (2001) Oct 5, 2001 · English · Biography, Documentary $183.5K worldwide

Oct 5, 2001 US and Canada: $179.9K Rest of the world: $3.6K Worldwide: $183.5K
845
The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011) Sep 23, 2011 · English · Biography, History, War $183.3K worldwide

Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: $183.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $183.3K
846
Lambert & Stamp (2015) Apr 3, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Music $183.3K worldwide

Apr 3, 2015 US and Canada: $183.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $183.3K
847
The Masked Saint (2016) Jan 8, 2016 · English · Action, Biography, Drama $182.7K worldwide

Jan 8, 2016 US and Canada: $182.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $182.7K
848
Shock and Awe (2018) Jul 13, 2018 · English · Biography, Drama, History $182.4K worldwide

Jul 13, 2018 US and Canada: $78K Rest of the world: $104.4K Worldwide: $182.4K
849
An Honest Liar (2015) Mar 6, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Comedy $180.6K worldwide

Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $180.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $180.6K
850
The Stunt Driver (2026) Sep 25, 2026 · English · Biography, Comedy, Drama $178.5K worldwide

Sep 25, 2026 US and Canada: $178.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $178.5K