The following is a list of the highest-grossing biographical films of all time, ranked by worldwide box office revenue. Biographical films, commonly known as biopics, depict the lives of real people. The rankings are based on each film's lifetime worldwide theatrical gross as reported by reliable box office sources and are not adjusted for inflation.
Highest-grossing biopics
Rank Film Year Gross Subject(s) 1 Michael † 2026 $1,028,597,887 Michael Jackson 2 Oppenheimer 2023 $983,148,052 J. Robert Oppenheimer 3 Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 $911,027,169 Freddie Mercury and Queen 4 Hi, Mom 2021 $821,674,419 Jia Ling and Li Huanying 5 The Passion of the Christ 2004 $612,054,506 Jesus 6 American Sniper 2014 $547,659,020 Chris Kyle 7 The Revenant 2015 $532,950,503 Hugh Glass 8 The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025 $499,256,445 Ed and Lorraine Warren 9 The Greatest Showman 2017 $471,812,742 P. T. Barnum 10 The Eight Hundred 2020 $461,421,559 Xie Jinyuan 11 The Last Samurai 2003 $456,810,575 Saigō Takamori and Emperor Meiji 12 300 2006 $456,082,343 Leonidas I and Xerxes I 13 Dying to Survive 2018 $451,183,391 Lu Yong 14 The Intouchables 2011 $426,590,315 Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou 15 The Captain 2019 $417,282,021 Liu Chuanjian 16 The King's Speech 2010 $414,245,125 George VI 17 The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 $407,039,432 Jordan Belfort 18 Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood 2019 $392,105,159 Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, Bruce Lee 19 Apollo 13 1995 $355,237,933 Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Mattingly 20 Catch Me If You Can 2002 $352,114,312 Frank Abagnale 21 Pocahontas 1995 $347,100,000 Pocahontas 22 Dangal 2016 $340,000,000 Mahavir Singh Phogat and Phogat sisters 23 Once Upon a Time in the Middle East † 2026 Chen Xianzhong, Liu Lei, Shuai Xuejun 24 300: Rise of an Empire 2014 $337,580,051 Xerxes I, Darius the Great, Artemisia I of Caria 25 Schindler's List 1993 $322,161,245 Oskar Schindler 26 Green Book 2018 $321,752,656 Don Shirley and Tony Lip 27 The Conjuring 2 2016 $321,370,008 Ed and Lorraine Warren 28 The Conjuring 2013 $320,415,166 Ed and Lorraine Warren 29 A Beautiful Mind 2001 $316,791,257 John Forbes Nash 30 The Blind Side 2009 $309,231,694 Michael Oher 31 The Pursuit of Happyness 2006 $307,127,625 Chris Gardner 32 Never Say Never 2023 $304,280,699 En Bo, Su Mudaerji, Enbo Fight Club 33 Shakespeare in Love 1998 $289,317,794 William Shakespeare 34 Elvis 2022 $288,670,284 Elvis Presley 35 The Sound of Music 1965 $286,213,233 Trapp Family 36 Lincoln 2012 $275,293,450 Abraham Lincoln 37 American Gangster 2007 $269,755,430 Frank Lucas 38 Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014 $268,175,631 Moses and Ramesses II 39 Erin Brockovich 2000 $257,851,763 Erin Brockovich 40 American Hustle 2013 $251,171,807 Mel Weinberg 41 Sound of Freedom 2023 $250,570,396 Tim Ballard https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4254237441/ 42 Sully 2016 $243,870,033 Sully Sullenberger 43 Hidden Figures 2016 $235,956,898 Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan 44 The Imitation Game 2014 $233,555,708 Alan Turing 45 Argo 2012 $232,325,503 Tony Mendez 46 Annabelle Comes Home 2019 $231,252,591 Ed and Lorraine Warren 47 Out of Africa 1985 $227,514,205 Isak Dinesen 48 Ford v Ferrari 2019 $225,508,210 Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles 49 The Social Network 2010 $224,927,749 Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Narendra 50 Napoleon 2023 $221,394,838 Napoleon
Biggest biopic openings The following is a list of biographical films with worldwide openings over $1 million. Film Year Opening Subject(s) 1Michael2026$218,800,000Michael Jackson2Hi, Mom2021$195,000,000Jia Ling and Li Huanying3Oppenheimer2023$180,400,000J. Robert Oppenheimer4Dying to Survive2018$152,163,428Lu Yong5Once Upon a Time in the Middle East2026$148,000,000Chen Xianzhong, Liu Lei, Shuai Xuejun6Bohemian Rhapsody2018$141,700,000Freddie Mercury and Queen7300: Rise of an Empire2014$132,800,000Xerxes I, Darius the Great, Artemisia I of Caria8The Eight Hundred2020$116,000,000Xie Jinyuan9The Captain2019$102,353,091Captain Liu Chuanjian10American Sniper2014$92,693,844Chris Kyle11The Conjuring 22016$90,400,000Ed and Lorraine Warren12The Passion of the Christ2004$83,848,082Jesus13Napoleon2023$78,800,000Napoleon14Annabelle Comes Home2019$76,200,000Ed and Lorraine Warren153002006$70,885,301Leonidas I and Xerxes I16RRR2022$63,200,000Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju17Straight Outta Compton2015$60,200,180N.W.A, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E18The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021$57,100,000Ed and Lorraine Warren19The Conjuring2013$43,737,425Ed and Lorraine Warren20The Wolf of Wall Street2013Jordan Belfort21The Revenant2015$41,383,741Hugh Glass22Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood2019$41,082,018Sharon Tate, Charles Manson, Bruce Lee23Pocahontas1995$34,484,978Pocahontas24The Last Samurai2003$32,626,486Saigō Takamori and Emperor Meiji25Dangal2016$31,200,000Mahavir Singh Phogat and Phogat sisters26Catch Me If You Can2002$30,053,627Frank Abagnale27Apollo 131995$25,353,380Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Mattingly28The Social Network2010$22,445,653Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin29Valkyrie2008$21,027,007Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg30A Beautiful Mind2001$16,565,820John Forbes Nash31The Intouchables2011$14,725,888Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou32The 13th Warrior1999$10,267,756Ahmad ibn Fadlan33The Greatest Showman2017$10,068,359P. T. Barnum34Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story1993$10,019,970Bruce Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell35Green Book2018$7,860,501Don Shirley and Tony Lip36Young Guns1988$7,011,393Billy the Kid and José Chávez y Chávez37The Theory of Everything2014$6,400,000Stephen Hawking and Jane Wilde Hawking38The King's Speech2010$5,479,078George VI39Schindler's List1993$4,637,480Oskar Schindler40Jodhaa Akbar2008Akbar the Great and Mariam-uz-Zamani41Mangal Pandey: The Rising2005Mangal Pandey and Bahadur Shah Zafar42The Greatest1977$1,361,800Muhammad Ali43Silkwood1983$1,218,322Karen Silkwood44Company2002Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan
Timeline of gross records
Highest-grossing films Year Film Gross Subject(s) 1922Nero$522,000Nero1923The Ten Commandments$8,300,000Moses and Ramesses II1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ$10,700,000Jesus, Mary, BalthazarH. Mark Glancy, 'MGM Film Grosses, 1924–28: The Eddie Mannix Ledger', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 12 No. 2 1992 pp. 127–44 at p. 1291943The Outlaw$20,000,000Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday1954The EgyptianHoremheb, Baketaten, Akhenaten1956The Ten Commandments$122,700,000Moses and Ramesses II1959Ben-Hur$146,900,000Jesus, Joseph, Balthazar1965The Sound of Music$286,213,233Trapp Family1993Schindler's List$322,161,245Oskar Schindler1995Pocahontas$347,100,000PocahontasApollo 13$355,237,933Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Ken Mattingly2003The Last Samurai$456,810,575Saigō Takamori and Emperor Meiji2004The Passion of the Christ$612,054,506Jesus2018Bohemian Rhapsody$911,027,169Freddie Mercury and Queen2023Oppenheimer$976,779,216J. Robert Oppenheimer 2026 Michael † $1,021,426,595 Michael Jackson
Biggest openings Year Film Opening Subject(s) 1943The Outlaw$30,000Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday1977The Greatest$1,361,800Muhammad Ali1988Young Guns$7,011,393Billy the Kid and José Chávez y Chávez1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story$10,019,970Bruce Lee and Linda Lee Cadwell1995Apollo 13$25,353,380Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Ken MattinglyPocahontas$34,484,978Pocahontas2004The Passion of the Christ$83,848,082Jesus2014American Sniper$92,693,844Chris Kyle300: Rise of an Empire$132,800,000Xerxes I, Darius the Great, Artemisia I of Caria2018Bohemian Rhapsody$141,700,000Freddie Mercury and QueenDying to Survive$152,163,428Lu Yong2021Hi, Mom$195,000,000Jia Ling and Li Huanying2026Michael$218,800,000Michael Jackson
Box office ticket sales
The following is a list of biographical films that sold more than 40 million tickets at the worldwide box office.
Film Year Tickets () Subject(s) From Slave to General1979470,000,000Luo Binghui and People's Liberation ArmyThe Xi'an Incident1981450,000,000Zhang Xueliang, Zhou Enlai, Chiang Kai-shekJi Hongchang1979380,000,000Ji HongchangThe Sound of Music1965283,300,000Trapp FamilyThe Ten Commandments1956262,000,000Moses and Ramesses IIDu Shiniang1981260,000,000Du ShiniangBohemian Rhapsody2018176,500,000Freddie Mercury and QueenBen-Hur1959Jesus, Joseph, BalthazarMughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)1960150,000,000Jahangir, Anarkali, Akbar the GreatDangal2016140,000,000Mahavir Singh Phogat and Phogat sistersSpartacus1960Spartacus and CrassusHi, Mom2021121,000,000Jia Ling and Li HuanyingCleopatra1963116,470,333CleopatraThe Revenant2015106,800,000Hugh GlassOppenheimer2023102,700,000J. Robert OppenheimerZhou Enlai1991100,000,000Zhou Enlai and Deng YingchaoDying to Survive201889,042,600Lu YongThe Passion of the Christ200485,612,215JesusLawrence of Arabia1962T. E. Lawrence, Faisal I, Auda Abu Tayi Michael †202685,200,000Michael JacksonThe Greatest Showman201785,100,000P. T. BarnumButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid196984,863,424Butch Cassidy and Sundance KidWar and Peace195682,195,201Mikhail Kutuzov and NapoleonThe Eight Hundred202080,919,900Xie JinyuanThe Captain201977,923,355Captain Liu ChuanjianBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ192564,500,000Jesus, Mary, BalthazarThe Conjuring 2201664,200,000Ed and Lorraine WarrenEl Cid1961El Cid and Yusuf ibn Tashfin Once Upon a Time in the Middle East †202660,395,600Chen Xianzhong, Liu Lei, Shuai XuejunFist of Fury1972Chin Woo and Huo YuanjiaWar and Peace: Part I196558,300,000Mikhail Kutuzov and NapoleonNever Say Never202354,251,200En Bo, Su Mudaerji, Enbo Fight ClubThe Last Samurai200354,175,104Saigō Takamori and Emperor Meiji300200652,317,727Leonidas I and Xerxes IPocahontas1995PocahontasBonnie and Clyde1967Bonnie and ClydeGreen Book201850,300,000Don Shirley and Tony LipThe Intouchables201150,200,000Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel SellouApollo 131995Jim Lovell, Swigert, Haise, MattinglyRRR202250,000,000Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama RajuAmerican Sniper201449,500,000Chris KyleThe Outlaw194348,300,000Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Doc HollidaySully201648,300,000Sully SullenbergerA Beautiful Mind200147,326,213John Forbes NashOut of Africa1985Isak DinesenHidden Figures201646,200,000Katherine Johnson and Dorothy VaughanCatch Me If You Can200246,031,903Frank AbagnaleSchindler's List1993Oskar SchindlerThe King's Speech201043,624,849George VIFunny Girl196843,467,033Fanny Brice and Nicky ArnsteinPapillon197343,321,023Henri CharrièreThe Conjuring: Last Rites202542,800,000Ed and Lorraine WarrenThe Young Guard194842,400,000Oleg Koshevoy and Lyubov ShevtsovaShakespeare in Love199841,032,454William Shakespeare
Highest-grossing biopics by year