#1 of 361 Highest-grossing musical movie ever
2019 · Adventure, Drama
$1.7B worldwide
$543.6M US & Canada · 33% $1.1B elsewhere · 67%
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.
#1 of 361 2019 · Adventure, Drama
$1.7B worldwide
Ranks 351 to 361 of 361. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Oct 31, 1981 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $645
Nov 8, 1957 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $573
Nov 21, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $569
Oct 21, 1933 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $276
Nov 26, 1943 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $241
Dec 10, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $228
Jun 6, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $213
Aug 19, 1932 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $208
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $154
Nov 22, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77
Aug 3, 1929 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $57 Every year from 1929 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $4.8B, led by The Lion King (2019).