List of biographical films

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This is a list of biographical films .

Lists by decade

Highest grossing biographical films

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 24 April 2026 in theaters around the world.
RankFilmGrossYearSubject(s)Ref
1 Oppenheimer $975,811,3332023 J. Robert Oppenheimer [1]
2 Bohemian Rhapsody $910,813,5212018 Freddie Mercury and Queen [2]
3 Hi, Mom $841,674,4192021 Jia Ling and Li Huanying [3]
4 The Passion of the Christ $612,054,5062004 Jesus [4]
5 American Sniper $547,659,0202014 Chris Kyle [5]
6 The Revenant $532,950,5032015 Hugh Glass [6]
7 The Eight Hundred $461,421,5592020 Xie Jinyuan [7]
8 300 $456,082,3432006 Leonidas I and Xerxes I [8]
9 Dying to Survive $451,176,6392018 Lu Yong [9]
10 The Greatest Showman $434,993,1832017 P. T. Barnum [10]
11 The Intouchables $426,590,3152011 Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou [11]
12 The Captain $417,282,0212019 Captain Liu Chuanjian [12]
13 The King's Speech $414,245,1252010 George VI [13]
14 The Wolf of Wall Street $407,039,4322013 Jordan Belfort [14]
15 Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood $392,105,1592019 Sharon Tate [15]
16 Apollo 13 $355,237,9331995 Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Ken Mattingly [16]
17 Catch Me If You Can $352,114,3122002 Frank Abagnale [17]
18 Dangal $340,000,0002016 Mahavir Singh Phogat and Phogat sisters [18]
19 Schindler's List $322,161,2451993 Oskar Schindler [19]
20 Green Book $321,752,6562018 Don Shirley and Tony Lip [20]
21 The Conjuring 2 $321,370,0082016 Ed and Lorraine Warren [21]
22 The Conjuring $320,415,1662013 [22]
23 A Beautiful Mind $316,791,2572001 John Forbes Nash [23]
24 The Blind Side $309,231,6942009 Michael Oher [24]
25 The Pursuit of Happyness $307,127,6252006 Chris Gardner [25]
26 Never Say Never $304,280,6992023 En Bo, Su Mudaerji, Enbo Fight Club [26]
27 Shakespeare in Love $289,317,7941998 William Shakespeare [27]
28 Elvis $288,670,2842022 Elvis [28]
29 The Sound of Music $286,213,2331965 von Trapp Family [29]
30 Lincoln $275,293,4502012 Abraham Lincoln [30]
31 American Gangster $269,755,4302007 Frank Lucas [31]
32 Exodus: Gods and Kings $268,175,6312014 Moses [32]
33 Erin Brockovich $257,851,7632000 Erin Brockovich [33]
34 American Hustle $251,171,8072013 Mel Weinberg [34]
35 Sound of Freedom $250,570,3962023 Tim Ballard [35]
36 Sully $243,870,0332016 Sully Sullenberger [36]
37 Hidden Figures $235,956,8982016 Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson [37]
38 The Imitation Game $233,555,7082014 Alan Turing [38]
39 Argo $232,325,5032012 Tony Mendez [39]
40 Out of Africa $227,514,2051985 Isak Dinesen [40]
41 Ford v Ferrari $225,508,2102019 Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles [41]
42 The Social Network $224,927,7492010 Mark Zuckerberg [42]
43 Napoleon $221,394,8382023 Napoleon [43]
44 Captain Phillips $220,648,1842013 Richard Phillips and Abduwali Muse [44]
45 Michael †$218,830,8742026 Michael Jackson [45]
46 The Prince of Egypt $218,613,1881998 Moses [46]
47 Kingdom of Heaven $218,366,3362005 Balian of Ibelin and Saladin [47]
48 Public Enemies $214,104,6202009 John Dillinger [48]
49 The Aviator $213,719,9422004 Howard Hughes [49]
50 Braveheart $213,216,2161995 William Wallace [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. ↑ "Michael". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  46. ↑ "The Prince of Egypt". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  47. ↑ "Kingdom of Heaven". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  48. ↑ "Public Enemies". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  49. ↑ "The Aviator". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  50. ↑ "Braveheart". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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