#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 9
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 401 to 450 of 1,597. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 401
May 29, 2026 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $3.8M - 402
Oct 7, 1982 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M - 403
Apr 15, 2016 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: $547K Worldwide: $3.8M - 404
Sep 30, 1988 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $296 Worldwide: $3.8M - 405
Nov 17, 1999 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7M - 406
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)May 21, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
May 21, 2016 · English · Family, Animation, Music $3.7M worldwide - 407
Sep 12, 2019 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $2.1M Worldwide: $3.7M - 408
Jul 20, 2001 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $577.8K Worldwide: $3.7M - 409
Aug 9, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 410
Jan 25, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M - 411
Oct 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 412
Nov 13, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 413
Oct 30, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M - 414
The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli (2023)Apr 2, 2023 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: $24.1K Worldwide: $3.6M
Apr 2, 2023 · Italian · Music, Documentary $3.6M worldwide - 415
Sep 26, 1988 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 416
Oct 17, 2025 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $1.4M Worldwide: $3.6M - 417
Oct 1, 1992 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 418
Oct 14, 1988 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.5M - 419
May 23, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 420
Nov 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M - 421
Apr 12, 2002 US and Canada: $231.9K Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $3.5M - 422
Apr 1, 2016 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $863.1K Worldwide: $3.5M - 423
Apr 13, 2018 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $3.4M - 424
Apr 10, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M - 425
Oct 23, 2015 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $373.5K Worldwide: $3.4M - 426
May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.4M - 427
Sep 12, 2025 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $835.9K Worldwide: $3.3M - 428
Jul 5, 2019 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $3.3M - 429
Jun 25, 2019 US and Canada: $900.5K Rest of the world: $2.4M Worldwide: $3.3M - 430
Aug 30, 1986 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M - 431
Oct 2, 1981 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.3M - 432
Jun 18, 1953 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 433
Mar 13, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M - 434
Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief (2010)Feb 12, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
Feb 12, 2010 · Finnish · Family, Music, Comedy $3.2M worldwide - 435
Jun 15, 2001 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: $111.4K Worldwide: $3.2M - 436
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018)Jun 29, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
Jun 29, 2018 · German · Music, Romance, Comedy $3.2M worldwide - 437
Jun 15, 2001 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 438
Feb 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 439
May 5, 2000 US and Canada: $104.3K Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $3.1M - 440
Jul 19, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 441
Jun 7, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M - 442
Apr 17, 2026 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $493.6K Worldwide: $3.1M - 443
Aug 8, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M - 444
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (2026)May 7, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M May 7, 2026 · English · Documentary, Biography, Music $3M worldwide - 445
May 29, 1998 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M - 446
Feb 25, 2022 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $504.6K Worldwide: $3M - 447
Feb 10, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M - 448
Nov 20, 1987 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $900 Worldwide: $3M - 449
Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: $138.7K Rest of the world: $2.8M Worldwide: $3M - 450
Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
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)