List of biographical films

This is a list of biographical films.

Lists by decade

List of biographical films pre-1950s
List of biographical films of the 1960s
List of biographical films of the 1970s
List of biographical films of the 1980s
List of biographical films of the 1990s
List of biographical films of the 2000s
List of biographical films of the 2010s
List of biographical films of the 2020s

Highest grossing biographical films

Rank Film Gross Year Subject(s) Ref
1 Oppenheimer $975,811,333 2023 J. Robert Oppenheimer [1]
2 Bohemian Rhapsody $910,813,521 2018 Freddie Mercury and Queen [2]
3 Hi, Mom $841,674,419 2021 Jia Ling and Li Huanying [3]
4 The Passion of the Christ $612,054,506 2004 Jesus [4]
5 American Sniper $547,659,020 2014 Chris Kyle [5]
6 The Revenant $532,950,503 2015 Hugh Glass [6]
7 The Eight Hundred $461,421,559 2020 Xie Jinyuan [7]
8 300 $456,082,343 2006 Leonidas I and Xerxes I [8]
9 Dying to Survive $451,176,639 2018 Lu Yong [9]
10 The Greatest Showman $434,993,183 2017 P. T. Barnum [10]
11 The Intouchables $426,590,315 2011 Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou [11]
12 The Captain $417,282,021 2019 Captain Liu Chuanjian [12]
13 The King's Speech $414,245,125 2010 George VI [13]
14 The Wolf of Wall Street $407,039,432 2013 Jordan Belfort [14]
15 Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood $392,105,159 2019 Sharon Tate [15]
16 Apollo 13 $355,237,933 1995 Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Ken Mattingly [16]
17 Catch Me If You Can $352,114,312 2002 Frank Abagnale [17]
18 Dangal $340,000,000 2016 Mahavir Singh Phogat and Phogat sisters [18]
19 Schindler's List $322,161,245 1993 Oskar Schindler [19]
20 Green Book $321,752,656 2018 Don Shirley and Tony Lip [20]
21 The Conjuring 2 $321,370,008 2016 Ed and Lorraine Warren [21]
22 The Conjuring $320,415,166 2013 [22]
23 A Beautiful Mind $316,791,257 2001 John Forbes Nash [23]
24 The Blind Side $309,231,694 2009 Michael Oher [24]
25 The Pursuit of Happyness $307,127,625 2006 Chris Gardner [25]
26 Never Say Never $304,280,699 2023 En Bo, Su Mudaerji, Enbo Fight Club [26]
27 Shakespeare in Love $289,317,794 1998 William Shakespeare [27]
28 Elvis $288,670,284 2022 Elvis [28]
29 The Sound of Music $286,213,233 1965 von Trapp Family [29]
30 Lincoln $275,293,450 2012 Abraham Lincoln [30]
31 American Gangster $269,755,430 2007 Frank Lucas [31]
32 Exodus: Gods and Kings $268,175,631 2014 Moses [32]
33 Erin Brockovich $257,851,763 2000 Erin Brockovich [33]
34 American Hustle $251,171,807 2013 Mel Weinberg [34]
35 Sound of Freedom $250,570,396 2023 Tim Ballard [35]
36 Sully $243,870,033 2016 Sully Sullenberger [36]
37 Hidden Figures $235,956,898 2016 Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson [37]
38 The Imitation Game $233,555,708 2014 Alan Turing [38]
39 Argo $232,325,503 2012 Tony Mendez [39]
40 Out of Africa $227,514,205 1985 Isak Dinesen [40]
41 Ford v Ferrari $225,508,210 2019 Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles [41]
42 The Social Network $224,927,749 2010 Mark Zuckerberg [42]
43 Napoleon $221,394,838 2023 Napoleon [43]
44 Captain Phillips $220,648,184 2013 Richard Phillips and Abduwali Muse [44]
45 The Prince of Egypt $218,613,188 1998 Moses [45]
46 Kingdom of Heaven $218,366,336 2005 Balian of Ibelin [46]
47 Public Enemies $214,104,620 2009 John Dillinger [47]
48 The Aviator $213,719,942 2004 Howard Hughes [48]
49 Braveheart $213,216,216 1995 William Wallace [49]
50 JFK $205,405,498 1991 Jim Garrison [50]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oppenheimer". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Bohemian Rhapsody". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Ni Hao, Li Huan Ying (2021)". The Numbers.
  4. ^ "The Passion of the Christ". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ^ "American Sniper". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  6. ^ "The Revenant". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  7. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (27 April 2021). "'Godzilla Vs Kong' Thrashes Past $400M Global; 'Demon Slayer' Reaches New WW Milestone – International Box Office". Deadline. Retrieved 29 April 2021. Based on our estimates, and those of our sources, Demon Slayer has surpassed China's The Eight Hundred to become the No. 1 movie of 2020 worldwide, when including its 2021 takings. Despite some other numbers that are out there, The Eight Hundred has an actual gross of $450M
  8. ^ "300". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Dying to Survive". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  10. ^ "The Greatest Showman". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  11. ^ "The Intouchables". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  12. ^ "The Captain". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  13. ^ "The King's Speech". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  14. ^ "The Wolf of Wall Street". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Apollo 13". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Catch Me If You Can". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  18. ^ "All time box office revenue of the highest grossing Bollywood movies worldwide as of June 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)". Statista. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Schindler's List". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Green Book". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  21. ^ "The Conjuring 2". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  22. ^ "The Conjuring". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  23. ^ "A Beautiful Mind". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  24. ^ "The Blind Side". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  25. ^ "The Pursuit of Happyness". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  26. ^ "Bā Jiǎo Lóng Zhōngur". The Numbers.
  27. ^ "Shakespeare in Love". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  28. ^ "Elvis". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  29. ^ https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Sound-of-Music-The#tab=summary
  30. ^ "Lincoln". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  31. ^ "American Gangster". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  32. ^ "Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  33. ^ "Erin Brockovich". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  34. ^ "The Hours". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  35. ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4254237441/
  36. ^ "Sully". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  37. ^ "Cool Runnings". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  38. ^ "The Imitation Game". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  39. ^ "Argo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  40. ^ "Out of Africa". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  41. ^ "Ford v Ferrari". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  42. ^ "Casino". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  43. ^ "Napoleon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  44. ^ "Captain Phillips (2013) - Box Office and Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  45. ^ "The Prince of Egypt". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  46. ^ "Kingdom of Heaven". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  47. ^ "Public Enemies". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  48. ^ "The Aviator". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  49. ^ "Braveheart". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  50. ^ "JFK". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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