List of biographical films

This is a list of biographical films.

Lists by decade

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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