#1 of 80 #1 biography movie of 2017
2017 · Biography, Drama
$469.1M worldwide · 30% of the chart's total
$174.3M US & Canada · 37% $294.7M elsewhere · 63%
Biography box office · 2017
Biography Box Office 2017: Highest-Grossing Biography Movies, Page 2
The Greatest Showman (2017) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in 2017, with $469.1M worldwide, ahead of The Post (2017) at $193.8M and Darkest Hour (2017) at $150.8M. 80 biography films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $1.6B in all, 42% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 3% on 2016, whose releases took $1.6B. By language, English leads with $1.2B across 61 biography releases.
- 2017 releases with a gross
- 80
- combined worldwide
- $1.6B
- films crossed $100M
- 3
- vs 2016
- −3%
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Every Biography Release of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 51 to 80 of 80. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2017.
- 51
Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $153.4K Rest of the world: $405.6K Worldwide: $559K - 52
Sep 1, 2017 US and Canada: $555.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $555.3K - 53
May 5, 2017 US and Canada: $320.7K Rest of the world: $181.8K Worldwide: $502.5K - 54
May 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $479.1K - 55
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2017)Apr 14, 2017 US and Canada: $406.3K Rest of the world: $626 Worldwide: $406.9K
Apr 14, 2017 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $406.9K worldwide - 56
Aug 25, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $366.8K - 57
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2017)Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: $313.4K Rest of the world: $9.7K Worldwide: $323.1K Apr 21, 2017 · English · Biography, History, Documentary $323.1K worldwide - 58
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $171.4K Rest of the world: $140.1K Worldwide: $311.5K - 59
May 26, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $288.6K - 60
Oct 4, 2017 US and Canada: $148.7K Rest of the world: $124.2K Worldwide: $272.8K - 61
May 23, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $270.2K - 62
Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $238.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $238.6K - 63
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $228.6K - 64
Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (2017)Apr 21, 2017 US and Canada: $228.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $228.2K Apr 21, 2017 · English · Biography, Documentary $228.2K worldwide - 65
Mar 24, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $227.5K - 66
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $43.6K Rest of the world: $166.1K Worldwide: $209.7K - 67
Dec 8, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $103.4K - 68
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (2017)Sep 15, 2017 US and Canada: $60.1K Rest of the world: $4.8K Worldwide: $64.9K Sep 15, 2017 · English · Biography, Drama, Documentary $64.9K worldwide - 69
Sidemen: Long Road to Glory (2017)Aug 18, 2017 US and Canada: $31.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.4K Aug 18, 2017 · English · Biography, History, Music $31.4K worldwide - 70
Oct 20, 2017 US and Canada: $30.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $30.4K - 71
Nov 15, 2017 US and Canada: $16.2K Rest of the world: $5.2K Worldwide: $21.3K - 72
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $21.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.1K - 73
Oct 27, 2017 US and Canada: $17.9K Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $19.4K - 74
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 - 75
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 - 76
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 - 77
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $13.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.5K - 78
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $12.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.8K - 79
Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $8.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4K - 80
Feb 3, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3K
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)