List of biographical films

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This is a list of biographical films, also known as biopics.

Lists by decade

Highest-grossing biographical films

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 8 May 2026 in theaters around the world.
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Rank Film Gross Year Subject(s) Ref
1Oppenheimer$975,811,3332023J. Robert Oppenheimer[1]
2Bohemian Rhapsody$910,813,5212018Freddie 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 Michael † $581,020,270 2026 Michael Jackson [5]
6American Sniper$547,659,0202014Chris Kyle[6]
7The Revenant$532,950,5032015Hugh Glass[7]
8 The Eight Hundred $461,421,559 2020 Xie Jinyuan [8]
9300$456,082,3432006Leonidas I and Xerxes I[9]
10 Dying to Survive $451,176,639 2018 Lu Yong [10]
11The Greatest Showman$434,993,1832017P. T. Barnum[11]
12The Intouchables$426,590,3152011Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou[12]
13 The Captain $417,282,021 2019 Captain Liu Chuanjian [13]
14The King's Speech$414,245,1252010George VI[14]
15The Wolf of Wall Street$407,039,4322013Jordan Belfort[15]
16Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood$392,105,1592019Sharon Tate[16]
17Apollo 13$355,237,9331995Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, Ken Mattingly[17]
18Catch Me If You Can$352,114,3122002Frank Abagnale[18]
19 Dangal $340,000,000 2016 Mahavir Singh Phogat and Phogat sisters [19]
20Schindler's List$322,161,2451993Oskar Schindler[20]
21Green Book$321,752,6562018Don Shirley and Tony Lip[21]
22The Conjuring 2$321,370,0082016Ed and Lorraine Warren[22]
23The Conjuring$320,415,1662013[23]
24A Beautiful Mind$316,791,2572001John Forbes Nash[24]
25The Blind Side$309,231,6942009Michael Oher[25]
26The Pursuit of Happyness$307,127,6252006Chris Gardner[26]
27 Never Say Never $304,280,699 2023 En Bo, Su Mudaerji, Enbo Fight Club [27]
28Shakespeare in Love$289,317,7941998William Shakespeare[28]
29Elvis$288,670,2842022Elvis[29]
30The Sound of Music$286,213,2331965Trapp Family[30]
31Lincoln$275,293,4502012Abraham Lincoln[31]
32American Gangster$269,755,4302007Frank Lucas[32]
33 Exodus: Gods and Kings $268,175,631 2014 Moses and Ramesses II [33]
34Erin Brockovich$257,851,7632000Erin Brockovich[34]
35American Hustle$251,171,8072013Mel Weinberg[35]
36Sound of Freedom$250,570,3962023Tim Ballard[36]
37Sully$243,870,0332016Sully Sullenberger[37]
38Hidden Figures$235,956,8982016Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson[38]
39The Imitation Game$233,555,7082014Alan Turing[39]
40Argo$232,325,5032012Tony Mendez[40]
41Out of Africa$227,514,2051985Isak Dinesen[41]
42Ford v Ferrari$225,508,2102019Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles[42]
43The Social Network$224,927,7492010Mark Zuckerberg[43]
44Napoleon$221,394,8382023Napoleon[44]
45Captain Phillips$220,648,1842013Richard Phillips and Abduwali Muse[45]
46 The Terminal $219,100,084 2004 Mehran Karimi Nasseri [46]
47The Prince of Egypt$218,613,1881998Moses and Ramesses II[47]
48Kingdom of Heaven$218,366,3362005Balian of Ibelin and Saladin[48]
49Public Enemies$214,104,6202009John Dillinger[49]
50The Aviator$213,719,9422004Howard Hughes[50]
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