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Highest-Grossing Biography Movies of All Time, Page 20

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%
Michael (2026) movie poster #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 951 to 1,000 of 1,149. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 951 After Tiller (2013) movie poster
    After Tiller (2013) Sep 20, 2013 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $72.1K worldwide
    Sep 20, 2013 US and Canada: $72.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $72.1K
  2. 952 Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2016) movie poster
    Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2016) Jun 17, 2016 · English · Adventure, Biography, Drama $71.9K worldwide
    Jun 17, 2016 US and Canada: $71.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $71.9K
  3. 953 Never Look Away (2024) movie poster
    Never Look Away (2024) Nov 22, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography $71.9K worldwide
    Nov 22, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $71.9K
  4. 954 Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016) movie poster
    Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016) Jul 8, 2016 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $71K worldwide
    Jul 8, 2016 US and Canada: $71K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $71K
  5. 955 The Better Angels (2014) movie poster
    The Better Angels (2014) Nov 7, 2014 · English · Biography, Drama, History $70.9K worldwide
    Nov 7, 2014 US and Canada: $70.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $70.9K
  6. 956 Ted Bundy (2002) movie poster
    Ted Bundy (2002) Sep 13, 2002 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $68.7K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2002 US and Canada: $6.1K Rest of the world: $62.6K Worldwide: $68.7K
  7. 957 I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) movie poster
    I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) May 6, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $67.8K worldwide
    May 6, 2015 US and Canada: $67.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.8K
  8. 958 The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010) movie poster
    The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (2010) Mar 31, 2010 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $67.1K worldwide
    Mar 31, 2010 US and Canada: $67.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.1K
  9. 959 Spinning Gold (2023) movie poster
    Spinning Gold (2023) Mar 31, 2023 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $66.3K worldwide
    Mar 31, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $66.3K
  10. 960 King Georges (2016) movie poster
    King Georges (2016) Feb 26, 2016 · English · Biography, Documentary $66.2K worldwide
    Feb 26, 2016 US and Canada: $66.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $66.2K
  11. 961 Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017) movie poster
    Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017) Sep 15, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $64.9K worldwide
    Sep 15, 2017 US and Canada: $60.1K Rest of the world: $4.8K Worldwide: $64.9K
  12. 962 Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) movie poster
    Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002) May 29, 2002 · English · Biography $63.4K worldwide
    May 29, 2002 US and Canada: $56K Rest of the world: $7.4K Worldwide: $63.4K
  13. 963 Love, Antosha (2019) movie poster
    Love, Antosha (2019) Aug 2, 2019 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $62.9K worldwide
    Aug 2, 2019 US and Canada: $50.2K Rest of the world: $12.7K Worldwide: $62.9K
  14. 964 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015) movie poster
    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Comedy $62.7K worldwide
    Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: $62.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $62.7K
  15. 965 Stardust (2020) movie poster
    Stardust (2020) Nov 25, 2020 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $62.3K worldwide
    Nov 25, 2020 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: $53.2K Worldwide: $62.3K
  16. 966 The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016) movie poster
    The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger (2016) Aug 31, 2016 · English · Biography, Documentary $61.3K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2016 US and Canada: $28.5K Rest of the world: $32.8K Worldwide: $61.3K
  17. 967 Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) movie poster
    Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) Sep 26, 2008 · English · Biography, Documentary $60.3K worldwide
    Sep 26, 2008 US and Canada: $60.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.3K
  18. 968 Crime After Crime (2011) movie poster
    Crime After Crime (2011) Jul 1, 2011 · English · Biography, Crime, Documentary $60.3K worldwide
    Jul 1, 2011 US and Canada: $60.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.3K
  19. 969 Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012) movie poster
    Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (2012) Nov 2, 2012 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $60.1K worldwide
    Nov 2, 2012 US and Canada: $60.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.1K
  20. 970 Creation Stories (2022) movie poster
    Creation Stories (2022) Feb 25, 2022 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $59.7K worldwide
    Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $59.7K
  21. 971 The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) movie poster
    The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013) Aug 23, 2013 · English · Biography, Sport, War $59.1K worldwide
    Aug 23, 2013 US and Canada: $59.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $59.1K
  22. 972 What We Do Is Secret (2008) movie poster
    What We Do Is Secret (2008) Aug 8, 2008 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $58.8K worldwide
    Aug 8, 2008 US and Canada: $58.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.8K
  23. 973 Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story (2018) movie poster
    Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story (2018) Oct 17, 2018 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $58.6K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2018 US and Canada: $58.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $58.6K
  24. 974 Tatsumi (2012) movie poster
    Tatsumi (2012) Apr 4, 2012 · Japanese · Biography, Drama, Animation $58.2K worldwide
    Apr 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $58.2K
  25. 975 The Cowboy and the Queen (2024) movie poster
    The Cowboy and the Queen (2024) Sep 6, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography $57.6K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2024 US and Canada: $57.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $57.6K
  26. 976 Low Down (2014) movie poster
    Low Down (2014) Oct 24, 2014 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $54.1K worldwide
    Oct 24, 2014 US and Canada: $54.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.1K
  27. 977 Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2022) movie poster
    Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2022) Feb 2, 2022 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $53.9K worldwide
    Feb 2, 2022 US and Canada: $48.5K Rest of the world: $5.4K Worldwide: $53.9K
  28. 978 American Dharma (2019) movie poster
    American Dharma (2019) Nov 1, 2019 · English · Biography, Documentary $51.9K worldwide
    Nov 1, 2019 US and Canada: $51.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.9K
  29. 979 Ted K (2022) movie poster
    Ted K (2022) Feb 18, 2022 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $51.5K worldwide
    Feb 18, 2022 US and Canada: $35.5K Rest of the world: $16.1K Worldwide: $51.5K
  30. 980 Madu (2024) movie poster
    Madu (2024) Mar 29, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography $49.8K worldwide
    Mar 29, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $49.8K
  31. 981 Hal (2018) movie poster
    Hal (2018) Sep 7, 2018 · English · Biography, Documentary $49K worldwide
    Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: $48.7K Rest of the world: $347 Worldwide: $49K
  32. 982 The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) movie poster
    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) Jun 27, 2014 · English · Biography, Crime, Documentary $48.9K worldwide
    Jun 27, 2014 US and Canada: $48.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.9K
  33. 983 I Am Here (2022) movie poster
    I Am Here (2022) Mar 11, 2022 · English · Biography, Animation, Documentary $48.9K worldwide
    Mar 11, 2022 US and Canada: $40.4K Rest of the world: $8.4K Worldwide: $48.9K
  34. 984 Son of the South (2021) movie poster
    Son of the South (2021) Feb 5, 2021 · English · Biography, Drama $48.6K worldwide
    Feb 5, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $48.6K
  35. 985 Aline (2022) movie poster
    Aline (2022) Apr 8, 2022 · French · Biography, Drama, Comedy $47.9K worldwide
    Apr 8, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.9K
  36. 986 Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025) movie poster
    Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025) Mar 28, 2025 · English · Documentary, Biography, History $47.7K worldwide
    Mar 28, 2025 US and Canada: $47.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.7K
  37. 987 The Goebbles Experiment (2005) movie poster
    The Goebbles Experiment (2005) Aug 12, 2005 · German · Biography, History, War $47.2K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: $47.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.2K
  38. 988 Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2020) movie poster
    Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2020) Jun 26, 2020 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $47.1K worldwide
    Jun 26, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $47.1K
  39. 989 Moon Manor (2022) movie poster
    Moon Manor (2022) Mar 11, 2022 · English · Biography, Drama, Comedy $46.8K worldwide
    Mar 11, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $46.8K
  40. 990 Tell Them Who You Are (2005) movie poster
    Tell Them Who You Are (2005) May 13, 2005 · English · Biography, Documentary $46.7K worldwide
    May 13, 2005 US and Canada: $39.1K Rest of the world: $7.7K Worldwide: $46.7K
  41. 991 The Woodmans (2011) movie poster
    The Woodmans (2011) Jan 19, 2011 · English · Biography, Documentary $46.6K worldwide
    Jan 19, 2011 US and Canada: $46.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.6K
  42. 992 Monk With a Camera (2014) movie poster
    Monk With a Camera (2014) Nov 21, 2014 · English · Biography, Documentary $45.9K worldwide
    Nov 21, 2014 US and Canada: $45.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $45.9K
  43. 993 William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) movie poster
    William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) Aug 31, 2005 · English · Biography, Documentary $44.4K worldwide
    Aug 31, 2005 US and Canada: $44.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.4K
  44. 994 Danny Says (2016) movie poster
    Danny Says (2016) Sep 30, 2016 · English · Biography, History, Music $44.2K worldwide
    Sep 30, 2016 US and Canada: $44.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.2K
  45. 995 Sisi & I (2024) movie poster
    Sisi & I (2024) Jul 12, 2024 · German · Biography, Drama, History $41.2K worldwide
    Jul 12, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $41.2K
  46. 996 On Her Shoulders (2018) movie poster
    On Her Shoulders (2018) Oct 19, 2018 · English · Biography, Documentary $40.1K worldwide
    Oct 19, 2018 US and Canada: $28.3K Rest of the world: $11.9K Worldwide: $40.1K
  47. 997 Addiction Incorporated (2011) movie poster
    Addiction Incorporated (2011) Dec 14, 2011 · English · Biography, Documentary $40.1K worldwide
    Dec 14, 2011 US and Canada: $40.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $40.1K
  48. 998 Prophet's Prey (2015) movie poster
    Prophet's Prey (2015) Sep 18, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $39.3K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2015 US and Canada: $39.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.3K
  49. 999 The Life of Reilly (2007) movie poster
    The Life of Reilly (2007) Nov 9, 2007 · English · Biography, Comedy $39K worldwide
    Nov 9, 2007 US and Canada: $39K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39K
  50. 1000 Herb & Dorothy 50X50 (2013) movie poster
    Herb & Dorothy 50X50 (2013) Sep 13, 2013 · English · Biography, Documentary $38.9K worldwide
    Sep 13, 2013 US and Canada: $38.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.9K
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
2000s 10 years · $5.9B
1990s 10 years · $2.7B
1980s 10 years · $1.2B
1970s 8 years · $358M
1960s 7 years · $271.4M
1950s 2 years · $21.4M
1940s 1 year · $3K
1930s 1 year · $4.9K
1920s 1 year · $22.7K