#1 of 361 Highest-grossing musical movie ever
2019 · Adventure, Drama
$1.7B worldwide
$543.6M US & Canada · 33% $1.1B elsewhere · 67%
Musical box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Musical Movies of All Time, Page 3
The Lion King (2019) is the highest-grossing musical movie in our database, with $1.7B worldwide, ahead of Frozen II (2019) at $1.5B and Beauty and the Beast (2017) at $1.3B. 361 musical films in our database report a worldwide gross, $27.8B in all, 47% of it from the US & Canada. 5 films crossed $1 billion and 56 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $26.1B across 291 musical releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 361
- combined worldwide
- $27.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 56
- earned in the US & Canada
- 47%
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All 361 Musical Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 101 to 150 of 361. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 101
Apr 7, 1995 US and Canada: $35.3M Rest of the world: $4.9K Worldwide: $35.4M - 102
Feb 16, 1996 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: $375 Worldwide: $34.3M - 103
Mar 19, 1975 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: $28.3K Worldwide: $34.3M - 104
The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)May 27, 2022 US and Canada: $31.9M Rest of the world: $2.2M Worldwide: $34.1M
May 27, 2022 · English · Adventure, Comedy, Animation $34.1M worldwide - 105
May 3, 2019 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: $12.3M Worldwide: $32.5M - 106
Nov 23, 2005 US and Canada: $29.1M Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $31.7M - 107
Oct 28, 2016 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: $27.4M Worldwide: $31.7M - 108
Jun 26, 1981 US and Canada: $31.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.2M - 109
Sep 14, 2007 US and Canada: $24.6M Rest of the world: $5M Worldwide: $29.6M - 110
James and the Giant Peach (1996)Apr 12, 1996 US and Canada: $28.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.9M Apr 12, 1996 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Animation $28.9M worldwide - 111
Sep 29, 2017 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $27.3M Worldwide: $28.7M - 112
Mar 19, 1982 US and Canada: $28.2M Rest of the world: $14K Worldwide: $28.2M - 113
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000)May 19, 2000 US and Canada: $15.6M Rest of the world: $11.9M Worldwide: $27.5M May 19, 2000 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Family $27.5M worldwide - 114
Feb 15, 2008 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $23.5M Worldwide: $26.9M - 115
Jun 21, 1974 US and Canada: $26.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.9M - 116
Jun 9, 2006 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: $5.6M Worldwide: $26M - 117
Aug 25, 1939 US and Canada: $24.7M Rest of the world: $969K Worldwide: $25.6M - 118
Oct 4, 2002 US and Canada: $25.6M Rest of the world: $40.1K Worldwide: $25.6M - 119
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)Jul 13, 1984 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $25.5M Jul 13, 1984 · English · Adventure, Drama, Comedy $25.5M worldwide - 120
Feb 11, 2005 US and Canada: $6.6M Rest of the world: $18.1M Worldwide: $24.7M - 121
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: $240.3K Worldwide: $24.6M - 122
Nov 27, 2002 US and Canada: $23.6M Rest of the world: $246.5K Worldwide: $23.8M - 123
Jul 24, 2026 US and Canada: $20.7M Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $23.7M - 124
Mar 29, 1985 US and Canada: $22.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.9M - 125
Dec 25, 2024 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $20.6M Worldwide: $22.5M - 126
Aug 6, 1982 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: $29.9K Worldwide: $22.3M - 127
May 26, 2006 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $20.1M Worldwide: $22.2M - 128
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)May 9, 2014 US and Canada: $8.5M Rest of the world: $13.3M Worldwide: $21.8M May 9, 2014 · English · Animation, Family, Musical $21.8M worldwide - 129
Jun 29, 1956 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: $21.1K Worldwide: $21.3M - 130
May 16, 1980 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $878 Worldwide: $21.2M - 131
Oct 24, 1978 US and Canada: $21M Rest of the world: $594 Worldwide: $21M - 132
Mar 22, 2013 US and Canada: $2.5M Rest of the world: $18M Worldwide: $20.4M - 133
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)Jul 24, 1978 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.4M Jul 24, 1978 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $20.4M worldwide - 134
Jul 6, 1990 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M - 135
Jul 19, 2013 US and Canada: $85.8K Rest of the world: $19.7M Worldwide: $19.8M - 136
Sep 24, 2021 US and Canada: $15M Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $19.1M - 137
Apr 17, 1996 US and Canada: $18.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $18.9M - 138
Dec 23, 2011 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: $15.2M Worldwide: $18.7M - 139
Jul 2, 2004 US and Canada: $13.5M Rest of the world: $5.2M Worldwide: $18.6M - 140
Aug 16, 2019 US and Canada: $11.9M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $18.6M - 141
Nov 9, 2007 US and Canada: $885.6K Rest of the world: $17.6M Worldwide: $18.5M - 142
Jul 26, 2002 US and Canada: $17M Rest of the world: $1M Worldwide: $18M - 143
Jun 21, 1977 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: $658 Worldwide: $16.4M - 144
Dec 6, 2019 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $15.3M Worldwide: $16.4M - 145
Nov 1, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.3M - 146
Mar 14, 1979 US and Canada: $15.3M Rest of the world: $29.6K Worldwide: $15.3M - 147
Jun 11, 1982 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: $837 Worldwide: $15.2M - 148
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)Dec 21, 1984 US and Canada: $15.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.1M Dec 21, 1984 · English · Drama, Comedy, Musical $15.1M worldwide - 149
Mar 31, 1983 US and Canada: $14.9M Rest of the world: $20.1K Worldwide: $14.9M - 150
Dec 20, 2019 US and Canada: $202K Rest of the world: $14.6M Worldwide: $14.8M
Archive
Musical Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1929 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $4.8B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $5.7B
2010s 10 years · $12.9B
- 2019 $4.8B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $1.6B #1 The Grinch (2018)
- 2017 $1.9B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $2.6B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $69.5M #1 Ricki and the Flash (2015)
- 2014 $528.5M #1 Into the Woods (2014)
- 2013 $60.6M #1 The Sapphires (2013)
- 2012 $534.8M #1 Les Miserables (2012)
- 2011 $82.6M #1 Footloose (2011)
- 2010 $688.7M #1 Tangled (2010)
2000s 10 years · $3.2B
- 2009 $402.2M #1 The Princess and the Frog (2009)
- 2008 $986.7M #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $839.8M #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $217.5M #1 Dreamgirls (2006)
- 2005 $99.8M #1 The Producers (2005)
- 2004 $41.4M #1 De-Lovely (2004)
- 2003 $210.1M #1 The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
- 2002 $121.5M #1 8 Women (2002)
- 2001 $188.9M #1 Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- 2000 $68M #1 Dancer in the Dark (2000)
1990s 10 years · $3.1B
- 1999 $95.1M #1 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
- 1998 $359.5M #1 The Prince of Egypt (1998)
- 1997 $143.4M #1 Anastasia (1997)
- 1996 $548.6M #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $381.4M #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $979.4M #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $143.5M #1 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- 1992 $2.8M #1 Newsies (1992)
- 1991 $451.3M #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $28.6M #1 Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
1980s 10 years · $844M
- 1989 $3.9M #1 Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
- 1988 $88.7M #1 Oliver & Company (1988)
- 1987 $31.7M #1 Ishtar (1987)
- 1986 $194.9M #1 An American Tail (1986)
- 1985 $46.2M #1 The Care Bears Movie (1985)
- 1984 $151.1M #1 Purple Rain (1984)
- 1983 $15.6M #1 The Meaning of Life (1983)
- 1982 $209.6M #1 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
- 1981 $31.2M #1 The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- 1980 $71M #1 Popeye (1980)
1970s 8 years · $809.3M
- 1979 $119.6M #1 The Muppet Movie (1979)
- 1978 $437.7M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $56M #1 Pete's Dragon (1977)
- 1976 $7.8M #1 That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
- 1975 $150.1M #1 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- 1974 $26.9M #1 That's Entertainment! (1974)
- 1972 $83.3K #1 Cabaret (1972)
- 1971 $11.1M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
1960s 7 years · $631.5M
1950s 9 years · $266.2M
- 1959 $51.6M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1957 $2.2K #1 Funny Face (1957)
- 1956 $21.3M #1 The King and I (1956)
- 1955 $4.2K #1 Guys and Dolls (1955)
- 1954 $7.3M #1 A Star Is Born (1954)
- 1953 $87.4M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $2.1M #1 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
- 1951 $1.2K #1 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)