Biography box office · 2015

Biography Box Office 2015: Highest-Grossing Biography Movies, Page 2

Everest (2015) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in 2015, with $203.4M worldwide, ahead of Straight Outta Compton (2015) at $201.6M and Bridge of Spies (2015) at $165.5M. 71 biography films released in 2015 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, 44% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 9% on 2014, whose releases took $1.7B. By language, English leads with $1.4B across 58 biography releases.

2015 releases with a gross: 71
combined worldwide: $1.6B
films crossed $100M: 5
vs 2014: −9%

#1 of 71

#1 biography movie of 2015

Everest (2015)

2015 · Adventure, Biography

$203.4M worldwide · 13% of the chart's total

$43.5M US & Canada · 21% $159.9M elsewhere · 79%

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Every Biography Release of 2015, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 71 of 71. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2015.

51
Difret (2015) Oct 23, 2015 · Amharic · Biography, Drama, History $97.2K worldwide

Oct 23, 2015 US and Canada: $49.7K Rest of the world: $47.5K Worldwide: $97.2K
52
Sunshine Superman (2015) May 22, 2015 · English · Biography, Sport, Documentary $96.7K worldwide

May 22, 2015 US and Canada: $88.1K Rest of the world: $8.6K Worldwide: $96.7K
53
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) Oct 16, 2015 · English · Biography, Documentary $85.8K worldwide

Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $85.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.8K
54
Batkid Begins (2015) Jun 26, 2015 · English · Biography, Family, Documentary $74.7K worldwide

Jun 26, 2015 US and Canada: $74.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $74.7K
55
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
56
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
57
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
58
Soul Boys of the Western World (2015) Apr 29, 2015 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $37.1K worldwide

Apr 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $37.1K
59
The Winding Stream (2015) Dec 16, 2015 · English · Documentary, Biography, Family $33.4K worldwide

Dec 16, 2015 US and Canada: $33.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.4K
60
How to Change the World (2015) Sep 9, 2015 · English · Adventure, Biography, History $31.2K worldwide

Sep 9, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.2K
61
Americons (2015) Jan 23, 2015 · English · Action, Biography, Drama $28.8K worldwide

Jan 23, 2015 US and Canada: $28.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.8K
62
Sembene! (2015) Nov 6, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $28.1K worldwide

Nov 6, 2015 US and Canada: $28.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.1K
63
Mateo (2015) Aug 21, 2015 · English · Adventure, Biography, Music $24.8K worldwide

Aug 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.8K
64
Gloria (2015) Feb 20, 2015 · Portuguese · Biography, Drama, Music $14.7K worldwide

Feb 20, 2015 US and Canada: $14.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.7K
65
The True Cost (2015) May 29, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $11.9K worldwide

May 29, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.9K
66
Digging Up the Marrow (2015) Feb 20, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Mystery $11K worldwide

Feb 20, 2015 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11K
67
Mala Mala (2015) Jul 1, 2015 · Spanish · Biography, Drama, Documentary $10.8K worldwide

Jul 1, 2015 US and Canada: $10.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.8K
68
The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest (2015) Mar 6, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $10K worldwide

Mar 6, 2015 US and Canada: $10K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10K
69
Set Fire to the Stars (2015) Jun 12, 2015 · English · Biography, Drama $4.3K worldwide

Jun 12, 2015 US and Canada: $4.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3K
70
The Other Man: F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid (2015) Feb 6, 2015 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $1.7K worldwide

Feb 6, 2015 US and Canada: $1.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7K
71
Brand: A Second Coming (2015) Sep 25, 2015 · English · Biography, Documentary $1.6K worldwide

Sep 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K