#1 of 1,597 Highest-grossing music movie ever
2026 · Biography, Drama
$1B worldwide
$372.3M US & Canada · 36% $656.4M elsewhere · 64%
Music box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Music Movies of All Time, Page 21
Michael (2026) is the highest-grossing music movie in our database, with $1B worldwide, ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) at $910.8M and Sing (2016) at $634.3M. 1,597 music films in our database report a worldwide gross, $20.2B in all, 50% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 49 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $16B across 1,050 music releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 1,597
- combined worldwide
- $20.2B
- films crossed $100M
- 49
- earned in the US & Canada
- 50%
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All 1,597 Music Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1,001 to 1,050 of 1,597. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 1001
Oct 18, 2002 US and Canada: $175.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $175.7K - 1002
Nov 8, 2007 US and Canada: $173.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $173.1K - 1003
Apr 5, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $172.6K - 1004
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq (2014)Feb 5, 2014 US and Canada: $172.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $172.5K
Feb 5, 2014 · English · Biography, Drama, Music $172.5K worldwide - 1005
Oct 16, 2015 US and Canada: $172.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $172.4K - 1006
Jul 12, 2002 US and Canada: $26.5K Rest of the world: $145.3K Worldwide: $171.8K - 1007
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $171.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $171.8K - 1008
Sep 22, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $170.4K - 1009
May 30, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $168.2K - 1010
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)Sep 13, 2009 US and Canada: $167.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $167.5K Sep 13, 2009 · English · Documentary, Music $167.5K worldwide - 1011
May 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $166K - 1012
Sep 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163.4K - 1013
May 11, 2018 US and Canada: $109.9K Rest of the world: $51.4K Worldwide: $161.3K - 1014
May 23, 2003 US and Canada: $160.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $160.6K - 1015
Aug 15, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160.1K - 1016
Nov 2, 2001 US and Canada: $160.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $160.1K - 1017
Mar 7, 2008 US and Canada: $159.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $159.3K - 1018
Oct 27, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $158.6K - 1019
Aug 22, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.7K - 1020
Jul 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $157.4K - 1021
Mar 29, 2024 US and Canada: $140.3K Rest of the world: $16.5K Worldwide: $156.8K - 1022
Aug 7, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $155.9K - 1023
Aug 1, 2014 US and Canada: $121K Rest of the world: $34.2K Worldwide: $155.2K - 1024
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place (2011)Aug 5, 2011 US and Canada: $154.5K Rest of the world: $484 Worldwide: $155K Aug 5, 2011 · English · Documentary, Music $155K worldwide - 1025
Oct 18, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $154.8K - 1026
Sep 28, 2018 US and Canada: $148.6K Rest of the world: $5.6K Worldwide: $154.2K - 1027
Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? (2026)Sep 24, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $152K Sep 24, 2026 · English · Documentary, Music $152K worldwide - 1028
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef (2020)Oct 13, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $151.9K Oct 13, 2020 · English · Family, Music, Adventure $151.9K worldwide - 1029
Oct 16, 2009 US and Canada: $120.7K Rest of the world: $30.2K Worldwide: $150.9K - 1030
Jun 12, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $149.9K - 1031
Sep 4, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $147.7K - 1032
Sep 27, 2002 US and Canada: $94.9K Rest of the world: $51.5K Worldwide: $146.4K - 1033
Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: $94.9K Rest of the world: $51.5K Worldwide: $146.4K - 1034
Mar 23, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $145.6K - 1035
Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon (2011)Jun 24, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $145.3K Jun 24, 2011 · English · Documentary, Music $145.3K worldwide - 1036
Sep 2, 2026 US and Canada: $145.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $145.2K - 1037
Dec 15, 1977 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $144.4K - 1038
Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: $144K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $144K - 1039
May 10, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $142.7K - 1040
Dec 11, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $141.2K - 1041
Apr 1, 1951 US and Canada: $91.9K Rest of the world: $48.8K Worldwide: $140.7K - 1042
Mar 7, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $140.2K - 1043
Sep 16, 2022 US and Canada: $32.8K Rest of the world: $107.3K Worldwide: $140.1K - 1044
Jan 22, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $139.8K - 1045
Sep 6, 2013 US and Canada: $138.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $138.8K - 1046
Nov 9, 2007 US and Canada: $115.2K Rest of the world: $22.8K Worldwide: $138K - 1047
Jun 29, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $137.8K - 1048
Dec 29, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $137.2K - 1049
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd (2023)Jul 14, 2023 US and Canada: $133.8K Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $136.7K Jul 14, 2023 · English · Biography, Music, Documentary $136.7K worldwide - 1050
Jan 15, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $136.6K
Archive
Music Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1925 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $2B, led by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
2020s 7 years · $2.9B
2010s 10 years · $7B
- 2019 $543.5M #1 Rocketman (2019)
- 2018 $2B #1 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
- 2017 $531.2M #1 Baby Driver (2017)
- 2016 $803.5M #1 Sing (2016)
- 2015 $1B #1 Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
- 2014 $508.5M #1 Step Up: All In (2014)
- 2013 $495.1M #1 Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
- 2012 $467.2M #1 Step Up Revolution (2012)
- 2011 $339.1M #1 Happy Feet Two (2011)
- 2010 $319.4M #1 Step Up 3-D (2010)
2000s 10 years · $6B
- 2009 $1.2B #1 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
- 2008 $374M #1 Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
- 2007 $831.5M #1 Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
- 2006 $723.7M #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $716.9M #1 Walk the Line (2005)
- 2004 $536.3M #1 Home on the Range (2004)
- 2003 $411.4M #1 School of Rock (2003)
- 2002 $487.1M #1 8 Mile (2002)
- 2001 $251.1M #1 Save the Last Dance (2001)
- 2000 $539.5M #1 Coyote Ugly (2000)
1990s 10 years · $2.2B
- 1999 $80.7M #1 Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
- 1998 $197.7M #1 The Wedding Singer (1998)
- 1997 $309.7M #1 The Full Monty (1997)
- 1996 $183.2M #1 Mr. Holland's Opus (1996)
- 1995 $1.5M #1 Georgia (1995)
- 1994 $31.3M #1 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
- 1993 $180.1M #1 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
- 1992 $858.7M #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $131.6M #1 The Doors (1991)
- 1990 $247.1M #1 Dick Tracy (1990)
1980s 10 years · $1.3B
- 1989 $42.4M #1 The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
- 1988 $114.1M #1 Beaches (1988)
- 1987 $83.6M #1 La Bamba (1987)
- 1986 $34.6M #1 Disorder (1986)
- 1985 $73.7M #1 The Last Dragon (1985)
- 1984 $360.2M #1 Footloose (1984)
- 1983 $188.2M #1 Flashdance (1983)
- 1982 $93.7M #1 Victor Victoria (1982)
- 1981 $20.3M #1 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
- 1980 $262.6M #1 The Blues Brothers (1980)
1970s 10 years · $686.3M
- 1979 $80.8M #1 All That Jazz (1979)
- 1978 $69M #1 Up in Smoke (1978)
- 1977 $254M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $80M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $10M #1 Nashville (1975)
- 1974 $102.6K #1 A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
- 1973 $204.1K #1 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
- 1972 $671.2K #1 Elvis on Tour (1972)
- 1971 $1.6K #1 The Music Lovers (1971)
- 1970 $191.4M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 8 years · $3.8M
- 1968 $1.4M #1 Elvis: The ’68 Comeback Special (1968)
- 1967 $4.4K #1 Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
- 1966 $5K #1 A Well Paid Walk (1966)
- 1965 $1.4K #1 Orgy of the Dead (1965)
- 1964 $2.4M #1 A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
- 1963 $1.4K #1 Summer Holiday (1963)
- 1962 $9.9K #1 Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
- 1961 $1.6K #1 Too Late Blues (1961)
1950s 10 years · $4.1M
- 1959 $75.4K #1 Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959)
- 1958 $502.3K #1 South Pacific (1958)
- 1957 $20.2K #1 Silk Stockings (1957)
- 1956 $1.5K #1 Carousel (1956)
- 1955 $43.8K #1 Oklahoma! (1955)
- 1954 $7.6K #1 There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- 1953 $3.3M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $9.3K #1 Limelight (1952)
- 1951 $141K #1 The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
- 1950 $14.8K #1 Rabbit of Seville (1950)