#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 22
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 1,051 to 1,100 of 1,149. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 1051
Oct 9, 1992 US and Canada: $18.1K Rest of the world: $2.1K Worldwide: $20.2K - 1052
Jun 3, 2016 US and Canada: $19.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.6K - 1053
Jul 21, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.5K - 1054
Oct 27, 2017 US and Canada: $17.9K Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $19.4K - 1055
Watchers of the Sky (2014)Oct 17, 2014 US and Canada: $19.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3K
Oct 17, 2014 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $19.3K worldwide - 1056
Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid! (2024)Oct 11, 2024 US and Canada: $19.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.2K Oct 11, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography, History $19.2K worldwide - 1057
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2012)Mar 9, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.1K Mar 9, 2012 · English · Biography, Romance, Music $19.1K worldwide - 1058
Nov 28, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.8K - 1059
Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: $18.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.6K - 1060
Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger (2026)Mar 13, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.5K Mar 13, 2026 · English · Biography, Comedy, Drama $18.5K worldwide - 1061
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno) (2017)Jun 23, 2017 US and Canada: $18.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.5K Jun 23, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $18.5K worldwide - 1062
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)Oct 31, 2008 US and Canada: $18.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.3K Oct 31, 2008 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $18.3K worldwide - 1063
SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock (2017)Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $15.2K Rest of the world: $3.1K Worldwide: $18.3K Apr 7, 2017 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $18.3K worldwide - 1064
Sep 9, 2016 US and Canada: $17.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.2K - 1065
Mar 11, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.2K - 1066
Apr 26, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.8K - 1067
Jun 24, 2005 US and Canada: $16.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.5K - 1068
Jan 26, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.2K - 1069
Sep 5, 2014 US and Canada: $16.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.1K - 1070
Oct 20, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.1K - 1071
Mar 14, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16K - 1072
Charged: The Eduardo Garcia Story (2017)Oct 4, 2017 US and Canada: $15.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9K Oct 4, 2017 · English · Adventure, Biography, Documentary $15.9K worldwide - 1073
Mar 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.7K - 1074
Oct 19, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.9K - 1075
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas (2019)Sep 13, 2019 US and Canada: $14.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.9K Sep 13, 2019 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $14.9K worldwide - 1076
Feb 20, 2015 US and Canada: $14.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.7K - 1077
May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $14.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.3K - 1078
Sep 17, 2004 US and Canada: $14.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.2K - 1079
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $13.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.5K - 1080
The Pleasures of Being Out of Step (2014)Jun 25, 2014 US and Canada: $13.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.1K Jun 25, 2014 · English · Biography, History, Music $13.1K worldwide - 1081
May 24, 2013 US and Canada: $12.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.9K - 1082
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $12.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.8K - 1083
Jun 2, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.1K - 1084
May 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9K - 1085
Nov 18, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K - 1086
Mar 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.3K - 1087
Feb 20, 2015 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11K - 1088
Jun 22, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K - 1089
Jul 1, 2015 US and Canada: $10.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.8K - 1090
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.4K Sep 24, 2021 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $10.4K worldwide - 1091
Nov 10, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.1K - 1092
Nov 3, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10K - 1093
The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015)Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K Mar 6, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $10K worldwide - 1094
Starring Jerry as Himself (2024)Nov 6, 2024 US and Canada: $9.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5K Nov 6, 2024 · English · Documentary, Biography, Crime $9.5K worldwide - 1095
Sep 12, 2014 US and Canada: $9.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.1K - 1096
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie (2026)Sep 17, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.6K Sep 17, 2026 · English · Documentary, Biography, History $8.6K worldwide - 1097
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)May 23, 1973 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.5K May 23, 1973 · English · Biography, Drama, Western $8.5K worldwide - 1098
Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $8.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4K - 1099
Jul 1, 2016 US and Canada: $8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8K - 1100
Oct 5, 2012 US and Canada: $7.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.4K
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)