List of highest-grossing musical films

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The following is a list of highest-grossing musical films of all time, the highest-grossing musical film franchises, the biggest opening weekends for musical films, and the highest admissions at the box office.

Highest-grossing musical films

Note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account rising ticket prices, or differences in ticket prices between different countries. When adjusted for inflation, the highest-grossing musical films are The Sound of Music, with an inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $2,572,000,000; followed by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with an inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $1,977,000,000 (both as of 2019).[a] The top five films are among the highest-grossing films of all time.

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 15 May 2026 in theaters around the world.
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Rank Film Year Gross Format Type Ref
1 The Lion King 2019 $1,656,943,394 Animated Remake[b] [1]
2 Frozen 2 2019 $1,450,026,933 Animated Original [2]
3 Frozen[c] 2013 $1,290,000,000 Animated Original [# 1]
4 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $1,264,435,322 Live-action Remake[d] [3]
5 Moana 2 2024 $1,059,242,164 Animated Original [4]
6 Aladdin 2019 $1,050,693,953 Live-action Remake[e] [5]
7 The Lion King 1994 $969,587,805 Animated Original [6]
8 The Jungle Book 2016 $966,550,600 Live-action Remake[f] [7]
9 Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 $910,813,521 Live-action Music biopic[g] [8]
10 Wicked 2024 $758,753,853 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical [9]
11 Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 $722,631,756 Animated Original [10]
12 Moana 2016 $643,331,111 Live-action Original [11]
13 Sing 2016 $634,151,679 Animated Jukebox musical [12]
14 Wonka 2023 $625,420,096 Live-action Original [13]
15 Michael † 2026 $614,921,940 Live-action Music biopic [14]
16 Mamma Mia! 2008 $609,881,238 Live-action Jukebox musical [15]
17 Tangled 2010 $591,794,936 Animated Original [16]
18 The Little Mermaid 2023 $569,626,289 Live-action Remake[h] [17]
19 Wicked: For Good 2025 $540,334,371 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical [18]
20 Aladdin 1992 $504,050,219 Animated Original [19]
21 Rio 2 2014 $500,101,972 Animated Original [20]
22 Rio 2011 $484,635,760 Animated Original [21]
23 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 $474,968,763 Live-action Original [22]
24 La La Land 2016 $471,990,783 Live-action Original [23]
25 Tarzan 1999 $448,191,819 Animated Original [24]
26 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2009 $443,140,005 Live-action Jukebox musical [25]
27 Les Misérables 2012 $441,809,770 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical[i] [26]
28 The Greatest Showman 2017 $434,993,183 Live-action Original [27]
29 A Star Is Born 2018 $434,888,866 Live-action Original [28]
30 Beauty and the Beast 1991 $424,967,620 Animated Original [29]
31 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 $418,229,510 Animated Original [30]
32 Sing 2 2021 $401,454,720 Animated Jukebox musical [31]
33 Grease 1978 $396,169,103 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical [32]
34 Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! 2018 $394,745,881 Live-action Jukebox musical[j] [33]
35 Happy Feet 2006 $384,335,608 Animated Jukebox musical [34]
36 The Jungle Book 1967 $378,000,000 Animated Original [35]
37 Sinners 2025 $368,489,632 Live-action Original [36]
38 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 $361,336,633 Live-action Jukebox musical [37]
39 The Lorax 2012 $349,304,366 Animated Original [38]
40 Trolls 2016 $347,337,803 Animated Jukebox musical [39]
41 Pocahontas 1995 $346,079,773 Animated Original [40]
42 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked 2011 $342,695,435 Live-action Jukebox musical [41]
43 Enchanted 2007 $340,487,862 Live-action Original [42]
44 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 $325,338,851 Animated Original [43]
45 The Polar Express 2004 $318,226,393 Animated Original [44]
46 Chicago 2002 $306,776,732 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical[k] [45]
47 Mulan 1998 $304,320,254 Animated Original [46]
48 Pitch Perfect 2 2015 $287,144,079 Live-action Jukebox musical [47]
49 The Sound of Music 1965 $286,214,286 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical [48]
50 Saturday Night Fever 1977 $282,400,000 Live-action Original [49]
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Original musical films

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Rank Film Year Gross Format Ref
1 Frozen II 2019 $1,450,026,933 Animated [2]
2 Frozen[c] 2013 $1,290,000,000 Animated [# 1]
3 Moana 2 2024 $1,059,242,164 Animated [4]
4 The Lion King 1994 $968,483,777 Animated [6]
5 Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 $722,631,756 Animated [10]
6 Moana 2016 $643,331,111 Animated [11]
7 Wonka 2023 $625,420,096 Live-action [13]
8 Tangled 2010 $591,794,936 Animated [16]
9 Aladdin 1992 $504,050,219 Animated [19]
10 Rio 2 2014 $500,101,972 Animated [20]
11 Rio 2011 $484,635,760 Animated [21]
12 Tarzan 1999 $448,191,819 Animated [24]
13 La La Land 2016 $446,092,357 Live-action [23]
14 The Greatest Showman 2017 $434,993,183 Live-action [27]
15 Beauty and the Beast 1991 $424,967,620 Animated [29]
16 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 $418,229,510 Animated [30]
17 Grease 1978 $396,169,103 Live-action [32]
18 The Jungle Book 1967 $378,000,000 Animated [35]
19 Sinners 2025 $368,489,632 Live-action [36]
20 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 $349,537,494 Live-action [50]
21 The Lorax 2012 $348,840,316 Animated [38]
22 Pocahontas 1995 $346,079,773 Animated [40]
23 Enchanted 2007 $340,487,652 Live-action [42]
24 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 $325,338,851 Animated [43]
25 The Polar Express 2004 $314,215,454 Animated [44]
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Jukebox musical films

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Rank Film Year Gross Format Source Ref
1 The Lion King 2019 $1,656,943,394 Animated Uses songs from the original film [1]
2 Beauty and the Beast 2017 $1,263,521,126 Live-action Use songs from the original film [3]
3 Aladdin 2019 $1,050,693,953 Live-action Uses songs from the original film [5]
4 The Jungle Book 2016 $966,550,600 Live-action Use songs from the original film [7]
5 Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 $903,655,259 Live-action Featuring songs by Queen [51]
6 Wicked 2024 $758,753,853 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical [9]
7 Sing 2016 $634,151,679 Animated Pop songs [12]
8 Michael † 2026 $614,921,940 Live-action Songs by Michael Jackson [14]
9 Mamma Mia! 2008 $609,881,238 Live-action Songs from the original musical [15]
10 The Little Mermaid 2023 $569,626,289 Live-action Use songs from the original film [17]
11 Wicked: For Good 2025 $540,334,371 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical [18]
12 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 $474,968,763 Live-action Uses songs from the original film [22]
13 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 2009 $443,140,005 Live-action Pop songs [25]
14 Les Misérables 2012 $441,809,770 Live-action Songs from the original musical [26]
15 Sing 2 2021 $401,454,720 Animated Pop songs [31]
16 Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! 2018 $394,745,881 Live-action Featuring songs by ABBA [33]
17 Happy Feet 2006 $384,335,608 Animated Pop songs [34]
18 Alvin and the Chipmunks 2007 $361,336,633 Live-action Pop songs [37]
19 Trolls 2016 $346,864,462 Animated Pop songs [39]
20 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked 2011 $342,695,435 Live-action Pop songs [41]
21 Chicago 2002 $306,776,732 Live-action Songs from the original musical [45]
22 Pitch Perfect 2 2015 $287,506,194 Live-action Pop songs [47]
23 The Sound of Music 1965 $286,214,286 Live-action Adaptation of stage musical [48]
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Box office ticket sales

See also: List of films by box office admissions
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

The following table lists known estimated box-office ticket sales for various high-grossing musical films that have sold at least 75 million tickets worldwide.

Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing musical films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.

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Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Format Type Ref
Caravan 1971 319,000,000 Live-action Original [52][l]
The Sound of Music 1965 283,300,000 Live-action Original [57]
The Jungle Book 1967 264,936,054 Animated Original [m]
Sholay 1975 250,000,000 Live-action Original [61]
The Lion King 2019 227,008,637 Animated Remake[n] [o]
Awaara (The Vagabond) 1951 217,000,000 Live-action Original [p]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 214,900,000 Animated Original [57]
The Jungle Book 2016 193,700,000 Live-action Remake[q] [75][r]
Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 176,500,000 Live-action Jukebox musical[g] [83][s]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975 170,000,000 Live-action Original [89]
Aladdin 2019 161,600,000 Live-action Remake[t] [90][u]
Mother India 1957 150,000,000 Live-action Original [99][v]
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) 1960 150,000,000 Live-action Original [99][w]
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 2017 150,000,000 Live-action Original [99][x]
The Lion King 1994 140,108,836 Animated Original [y]
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 Live-action Original [z]
Frozen 2013 133,013,967 Animated Original [aa]
Beauty and the Beast 2017 123,766,498 Live-action Remake[ab] [ac]
Grease 1978 117,075,584 Live-action Jukebox musical[ad] [119]
Bobby 1973 116,400,000 Live-action Original [ae]
Mary Poppins 1964 105,507,268 Live-action Original [af]
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar 1978 91,800,000 Live-action Original [ag]
Aladdin 1992 90,290,784 Animated Original [ah]
Fantasia 1940 87,649,246 Animated Original [ai]
Cinderella 1950 84,458,172 Animated Original [aj]
Ganga Jamna 1961 83,800,000 Live-action Original [ak]
Pinocchio 1940 83,739,255 Animated Original [al]
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style 1967 76,540,000 Live-action Original [144]
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Original

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Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Format Ref
Caravan 1971 319,000,000 Live-action [52][l]
The Sound of Music 1965 283,300,000 Live-action [57]
The Jungle Book 1967 264,936,054 Animated [m]
Sholay 1975 250,000,000 Live-action [61]
Awaara (The Vagabond) 1951 217,000,000 Live-action [p]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 214,900,000 Animated [57]
Mother India 1957 150,000,000 Live-action [99][v]
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) 1960 150,000,000 Live-action [99][w]
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion 2017 150,000,000 Live-action [99][x]
The Lion King 1994 140,108,836 Animated [y]
Disco Dancer 1982 135,000,000 Live-action [z]
Frozen 2013 133,013,967 Animated [aa]
Bobby 1973 116,400,000 Live-action [ae]
Mary Poppins 1964 105,507,268 Live-action [af]
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar 1978 91,800,000 Live-action [ag]
Aladdin 1992 90,290,784 Animated [ah]
Fantasia 1940 87,649,246 Animated [ai]
Cinderella 1950 84,458,172 Animated [aj]
Ganga Jamna 1961 83,800,000 Live-action [ak]
Pinocchio 1940 83,739,255 Animated [al]
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style 1967 76,540,000 Live-action [144]
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Jukebox

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Film Year Known ticket sales (est.) Format Source Ref
The Lion King 2019 227,008,637 Animated Uses songs from the original film [am]
The Jungle Book 2016 193,700,000 Live-action Uses songs from the Original film [75][r]
Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 176,500,000 Live-action Featuring songs by Queen [83][s]
Aladdin 2019 161,600,000 Live-action Use songs from the original film [90][u]
Beauty and the Beast 2017 123,766,498 Live-action Uses songs from the Original film [ac]
Grease 1978 117,075,584 Live-action Based on the musical of the same name [119]
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Biggest opening weekends

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.

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RankFilmYearOpening weekend FormatType Ref
1Moana 22024$389,300,000 AnimatedOriginal[151]
2Frozen 22019$358,503,293 AnimatedOriginal[152]
3Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593 Live-actionRemake[an][153][154]
4 The Lion King 2019 $245,953,703 Animated Remake[ao] [155]
5Wicked: For Good2025$223,041,640 Live-actionAdaptation of stage musical[156]
6Michael2026$218,800,000 Live-actionMusic biopic[157]
7Aladdin2019$214,700,000 Live-actionRemake[ap][158][154]
8The Little Mermaid2023$164,300,000 Live-actionRemake[aq][159]
9Wicked2024$164,200,000 Live-actionAdaptation of stage musical[160]
10 Bohemian Rhapsody 2018 $141,700,000 Live-action Music biopic [161]
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Original musical films

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.

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RankFilmYearOpening weekend Format Ref
1Moana 22024$389,300,000 Animated[151]
2Frozen 22019$358,503,293 Animated[152]
3Mufasa: The Lion King2026$122,200,000 Animated[10]
4Frozen2013$110,600,000 Animated[162][154]
5Rio2011$94,164,414 Animated[163]
6Pushpa 2: The Rule2024$89,000,000 Live-action[164]
7Dhurandhar: The Revenge2026$87,000,000 Live-action[165]
8High School Musical 3: Senior Year2008$84,652,689 Live-action[166]
9Baahubali 2: The Conclusion2017$81,000,000 Live-action[167]
10 2.0 2018 $76,035,064 Live-action [168]
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Jukebox musical films

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.

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RankFilmYearOpening FormatSource Ref
1Beauty and the Beast2017$357,026,593 Live-actionSongs from the Original film[153][154]
2 The Lion King 2019 $245,953,703 Animated Songs from the original film [155]
3 Michael 2026 $218,800,000 Live-action Songs by Michael Jackson [157]
4Aladdin2019$214,700,000 Live-actionSongs from the original film[158][154]
5The Little Mermaid2023$164,300,000 Live-actionSongs from the Original film[159]
6Bohemian Rhapsody2018$141,700,000 Live-actionFeaturing songs by Queen[161]
7The Jungle Book2016$132,200,000 Live-actionSongs from the Original film[ar][169][154]
8Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again2018$77,852,180 Live-actionFeaturing songs by ABBA[170]
9Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel2009$72,362,847 Live-actionPop songs[171]
10Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005$56,178,450 Live-actionUses songs for Original film[172]
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Timeline of gross records

Highest-grossing musical films

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Year Title Record-setting gross Format Type Ref
1927 The Jazz Singer $2,625,000R Live-action Original [# 2][# 3]
1928 The Singing Fool $5,916,000R Live-action Jukebox[as] [# 2][# 3]
1938 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[at] $8,000,000R Animated Original [# 4]
1940 $8,500,000R [# 5][# 6]
1946 This Is the Army $8,500,000*R Live-action Adaptation[au] [173]
1951 $10,445,000R [# 2][# 7]
1954 White Christmas $12,000,000*R Live-action Original [# 7]
1954 Awaara (The Vagabond) $12,100,000 Live-action Original [av]
1955 $13,200,000
1957 Mother India $17,000,000 I Live-action Original [174][175]
1960 Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) $24,000,000 I Live-action Original [176][177]
1960 White Christmas $30,000,000* Live-action Original [# 8]
1961 South Pacific $30,000,000R Live-action Adaptation[aw] [# 9] "[178]
1961 West Side Story $31,800,000R Live-action Adaptation[ax] [# 10]
1966 Mary Poppins $44,000,000–$50,000,000R Live-action Original [# 11][# 12][179]
1966 The Sound of Music $125,000,000 Live-action Adaptation[ay] [180]
1978 $286,214,076 [# 13]
1978 Grease $341,000,000 Live-action Adaptation [# 14]
1993 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs $418,200,000 Animated Original [# 15]
1993 Aladdin[az] $504,050,219 Animated Original [# 16][# 17]
1994 The Lion King $768,000,000 Animated Original [# 18]
2002 $783,841,776 [# 19]
2011 $968,483,777 [# 20]
2014 Frozen[c] $1,287,000,000 Animated Original [# 1]
2017 $1,290,000,000
2019 The Lion King $1,656,943,394 Animated Remake[ba] [1]
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R Distributor rentals.[bb]
* US and Canada gross only.
I India gross only.

Opening weekends

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Title Year Record-setting gross Format Type Ref
Awaara (The Vagabond) 1955 $114,000 C R Live-action Original [av]
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) 1960 $860,000 I R Live-action Original [181][177]
Saturday Night Fever 1977 $3,878,099* Live-action Original [182]
Grease 1978 $8,941,717* Live-action Original [183]
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982 $11,874,268* Live-action Adaptation of stage musical[bc] [184][185]
Staying Alive 1983 $12,146,143* Live-action Jukebox [184][186]
Aladdin 1992 $25,784,522* Animated Original [187]
The Lion King 1994 $40,888,194 Animated Original [6]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 $56,178,450 Live-action Remake[bd] [172]
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008 $84,652,689 Live-action Original [166]
Rio 2011 $94,164,414 Animated Original [163]
Frozen 2013 $110,600,000 Animated Original [162]
The Jungle Book 2016 $132,200,000 Live-action Remake[be] [169]
Beauty and the Beast 2017 $357,026,593 Live-action Remake[bf] [153]
Frozen 2 2019 $358,503,293 Animated Original [152]
Moana 2 2024 $389,300,000 Animated Original [151]
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R Distributor rentals.
* US and Canada gross only.
I India gross only.
C China gross only.

Highest-grossing musicals by year

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

The following is a list of highest-grossing musical film by year. Disney tops the list 29 times. All films in Saturday Night Fever, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Rio and The Little Mermaid are on the list, along with Alvin and the Chipmunks franchises are the most represented franchises each have two films on the list.

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Year Title Worldwide gross Budget Type Ref
1927 The Jazz Singer $2,600,000 $422,000 Original [188]
1928 The Singing Fool $5,916,000 $388,000 Original [189][190]
1929 Gold Diggers of Broadway $3,967,000 $532,000 Original [190][191]
1930 Animal Crackers $3,100,000R TBA Original [192]
1931 Cracked Nuts $617,000 $261,000 Original [193]
1932 The Kid from Spain $2,621,000 TBA Original [194]
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 $3,231,000R $433,000 Original [195][190][196][192]
1934 One Night of Love $2,500,000R $500,000 Original [197]
1935 Naughty Marietta $2,100,000 $782,000 Original [198]
1936 San Francisco $5,300,000 $1,300,000 Original [199][198]
1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs $418,200,000 ($8,000,000)R $1,488,423 Original [# 15][# 4]
1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band $3,600,000 $1,200,000–$2,275,000 Jukebox musical [200][201][202]
1939 The Wizard of Oz $25,637,669 $2,800,000 Original [203]
1943 This Is the Army $10,445,000R ($8,500,000)* TBD Adaptation of stage musical[bg] [# 2][# 7]
1951 Awaara (The Vagabond) $30,660,000 ($4,830,000)I TBD Original [av]
1952 Aan (The Savage Princess) $6,042,410 ($5,880,000)I TBD Original [bh]
1953 Peter Pan $145,000,000 ($7,000,000) $3,000,000–4,000,000 Original [# 21]
1954 White Christmas $30,000,000 ($12,000,000)*R TBD Original [# 7][# 8]
1955 Oklahoma! $7,100,000R* $6,800,000 Original [204]
Guys and Dolls $9,063,000R $5,500,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bi] [198]
Shree 420 (Mr. 420) $10,380,000 ($8,190,000)I TBD Original [bj]
Lady and the Tramp $187,000,000 ($6,500,000)*R $4,000,000 Original [# 22][# 23]
1956 The King and I $21,300,000* $4,550,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bk] [# 24][# 25]
1957 Mother India $17,000,000 I $1,300,000 Original [174][205][175]
1958 South Pacific $30,000,000R ($6,400,000)* $5,610,000 Adaptation of stage musical.[bl] [# 9][204]
1959 Sleeping Beauty $51,600,000* ($5,300,000)R $6,000,000 Original [# 26][# 27][# 28][# 29]
1960 Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) $24,000,000 I $2,250,000 Music biopic [176][177]
1961 West Side Story $31,800,000R $7,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bm] [# 10]
1962 The Music Man $14,953,846* TBD Adaptation of stage musical[bn] [206]
1963 The Sword in the Stone $22,182,353*R ($13,050,777)*R $3,000,000 Original [# 30][# 31][# 32]
1964 Mary Poppins $102,272,727* ($30,000,000)R $4,400,000–$4,600,000 Original [207][208][179]
1965 The Sound of Music $286,214,076 ($20,000,000)*R $8,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bo] [# 13][# 10][209]
1966 Phool Aur Patthar $24,680,000 TBD Original [bp]
1967 The Jungle Book $378,000,000 ($23,800,000)R $4,000,000 Original [35][# 33][215]
1968 Funny Girl $52,226,499* $14,100,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bq] [216][217]
1969 Paint Your Wagon $31,700,000* $20,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[br] [218]
1970 The Aristocats $191,000,000 ($26,462,000)R $4,000,000 Original [35][219]
Hello Dolly! $26,000,000R $25,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bs] [# 34][# 35]
1971 Fiddler on the Roof $83,387,607 $9,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bt] [220]
1972 Cabaret $41,326,446 $2,300,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bu] [206][221]
1973 Bobby $39,000,000 TBD Original [222][223]
1974 That's Entertainment! $26,890,200 TBD Jukebox musical[bv] [224]
1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show $112,892,319 $1,400,000 Adaptation of stage musical[bw] [225][224][226]
1976 A Star is Born $80,000,000 $6,000,000 Remake[bx] [227]
1977 Saturday Night Fever $282,400,000 $3,500,000 Jukebox musical[by] [49][228]
1978 Grease $395,452,066 ($341,000,000) $6,000,000 Original [# 36][# 14][# 37]
1979 The Muppet Movie $76,657,000 ($65,000,000)* $8,000,000 Original [229][230]
1980 The Blues Brothers $115,229,890 $30,000,000 Jukebox musical[bz] [231]
1981 The Fox and the Hound $63,456,988* ($39,900,000)* $12,000,000 Original [# 38][# 39]
1982 Disco Dancer $106,000,000 TBD [222][232]
1983 Staying Alive $64,892,670 $22,000,000 Jukebox musical[ca] [233][234]
1984 Amadeus $90,000,000 $18,000,000 Music biopic [235][236]
1985 Ram Teri Ganga Maili $15,400,000 I TBD Original [237][238]
1986 Little Shop of Horrors $38,982,260 $25,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[cb] [239]
1987 Dirty Dancing $214,577,242 $6,000,000 Original [240]
1988 Oliver and Company $121,000,000+ ($100,000,000)+ $31,000,000 Original [# 40][# 41][# 42]
1989 The Little Mermaid $233,000,000 ($84,355,863)* $40,000,000 Original [35][# 43][# 44]
1990 Dil $10,300,000 I TBD Original [241][242]
1991 Beauty and the Beast $424,967,620 ($351,863,363) $25,000,000 Original [# 45]
1992 Aladdin $504,050,219 $28,000,000 Original [# 46][# 17]
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas $81,877,069 ($50,003,043)* $18,000,000 Original [# 47][# 48]
1994 The Lion King (1994) $969,587,805 ($766,964,132) $45,000,000 Original [# 49][243]
1995 Pocahontas $346,079,773 $55,000,000 Original [244]
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame $325,338,851 $100,000,000 Original [245]
1997 Hercules $252,712,101 $85,000,000 Original [246]
1998 Mulan $304,320,254 $90,000,000 Original [247]
1999 Tarzan $448,191,819 $130,000,000 Original [248]
2000 Coyote Ugly $113,916,474 $45,000,000 Original [249]
2001 Moulin Rouge! $179,213,434 $50,000,000 Jukebox musical [250]
2002 Chicago $306,776,732 $45,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[cc] [251]
2003 Brother Bear $250,397,798 $46,000,000 Original [252]
2004 The Polar Express $314,215,454 ($286,000,505) $165,000,000 Original [253]
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $474,968,763 $150,000,000 Remake [254]
2006 Happy Feet $384,335,608 $100,000,000 Jukebox musical[cd] [255]
2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks $361,336,633 $60,000,000 [256]
2008 Mamma Mia! $609,881,238 $52,000,000 Jukebox musical[ce] [257]
2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $443,140,005 $75,000,000 Jukebox musical[cf] [171]
2010 Tangled $591,794,936 $260,000,000 Original [258]
2011 Rio $484,635,760 $90,000,000 Original [163]
2012 Les Misérables $441,809,770 $61,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical[cg] [259]
2013 Frozen $1,290,000,000 ($1,287,000,000) $150,000,000 Original [# 1]
2014 Rio 2 $500,101,972 $103,000,000 Original [260]
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 $287,144,079 $29,000,000 Jukebox musical[ch] [261]
2016 The Jungle Book $966,550,600 $175,000,000 Remake[ci] [169]
2017 Beauty and the Beast $1,263,521,126 $160,000,000 Remake[cj] [153]
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody $903,655,259 $52,000,000 Jukebox musical[ck] [262]
2019 The Lion King $1,656,943,394 $260,000,000 Remake[cl] [155]
2020 Tanhaji $50,000,000 $23,000,000 Original [263][264]
2021 Encanto $252,423,364 $150,000,000 Original [265]
2022 Elvis $288,670,284 ($287,740,048) $85,000,000 Jukebox musical[cm] [266]
2023 Wonka $632,302,312 $125,000,000 Original [267][268]
2024 Moana 2 $1,059,242,164 $150,000,000 [269]
2025 Wicked: For Good † $540,334,371 $150,000,000 Adaptation of stage musical [18]
2026 Michael † $614,921,940 $155,000,000 Music biopic [14]
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  • * US and Canada gross only.
  • I India gross only.
  • R Distributor rentals.
  • TBD To be determined.

Highest-grossing film franchises

Note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account increasing ticket prices.

A series must have at least two theatrically released films. The Lion King sits top grossing $3.36 billion, while Frozen has the best average with $1.37 billion per film and is the only franchise where every film has grossed $1 billion.

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Notes

  1. [a]
    See List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing films adjusted for inflation.
  2. [b]
    Uses songs from the original film
  3. [c]
    Box Office Mojo stopped updating its main total for Frozen in August 2014, while it was still in release. The total listed here incorporates subsequent earnings in Japan, Nigeria, Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany up to the end of 2015, but omits earnings in Turkey, Iceland, Brazil, and Australia (2016) which amount to a few hundred thousand dollars. The total is rounded to $1 million to compensate for the numerical inaccuracy.
  4. [d]
    Uses songs from the original film, as well as some original songs
  5. [e]
    Uses songs from the original film
  6. [f]
    Uses songs from the Original film
  7. [g]
    Featuring songs by Queen.
  8. [h]
    Uses songs from the Original film as well as some original songs
  9. [i]
    Uses song for the Musical
  10. [j]
    Featuring songs by ABBA.
  11. [k]
    Uses songs from the Musical of the same name
  12. [l]
    Caravan admissions:
  13. [m]
    The Jungle Book (1967) admissions:
    • United States and United Kingdom – 220,500,000[58]
    • Germany – 27,300,000[59]
    • France, Sweden, Argentina, Spain, Denmark, Austria, Italy, Finland – 17,136,054[60]
  14. [n]
    Uses songs from the original film
  15. [o]
    The Lion King (2019):
    • United States and Canada – 60,322,700[62]
    • Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom – 51,829,19[63]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia – 35,848,975[64]
    • Brazil and Spain – 22,713,564[65]
    • China – 22,493,782[66]
    • Russia – 12,729,733[67]
    • India – 10,900,000[68]
    • South Korea – 4,743,295[69]
    • Japan – 4,660,000[70]
    • Turkey – 767,390[71]
  16. [p]
    Awaara admissions:
    • India – 17 million[72][54]
    • China – 100 million[73]
    • Soviet Union – 100 million[74]
  17. [q]
    Uses songs from the original film.
  18. [r]
    The Jungle Book (2016) admissions:
    • United States and United Kingdom – 48,300,000[75]
    • China – 29,209,800[76]
    • Other European countries and Morocco – 21,277,566[77]
    • India – 20,000,000[78]
    • South Korea – 2,537,438[69]
    • Japan – 1,690,895[79][80]
    • Australia – 1,644,551[81][82]
  19. [s]
    Bohemian Rhapsody:
    • Europe – 31,368,291[84]
    • United States and Canada – 23,974,900[85]
    • South Korea – 9,948,386[69]
    • Japan – 9,931,559[86][80]
    • China – 2,284,739[87]
    • Australia – 2,814,671[88][82]
  20. [t]
    Uses songs from the original film
  21. [u]
    Aladdin (2019) admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 39,462,000[91]
    • South Korea – 12,723,777[69]
    • France, Germany, Spain – 9,737,259[92]
    • Russia – 5,830,000[93]
    • Other European countries – 16,637,870[94]
    • China – 9,006,480[95]
    • Japan – 8,550,000[70]
    • Brazil - 4,788,803[96]
    • India – 3,171,408[97][78]
    • Australia – 1,719,352[98][82]
  22. [v]
    Mother India admissions:
    • India – 100 million+[100]
    • France and United Kingdom (2002–2004) – 11,812[101]
  23. [w]
    Mughal-e-Azam admissions:
    • India – 100 million+[100]
    • United States and Canada (2005) – 25,200[102]
    • United Kingdom (2002–2014) – 16,253[103]
  24. [x]
    Baahubali 2 admissions:
    • India – 100 million[100]
    • China – 2,389,945[104]
    • United States and Canada – 2,255,500[105]
    • Europe – 257,556[106]
    • Japan – 100,000[107]
  25. [y]
    The Lion King (1994)
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 920,948[69]
    • Other territories – 139,187,888[108]
  26. [z]
    Disco Dancer admissions:
  27. [aa]
    Frozen admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 49,041,000[111]
    • Other territories – 83,972,967[112]
  28. [ab]
    Uses songs from the original film
  29. [ac]
    Beauty and the Beast (2017) admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 56,798,200[113]
    • Europe and Morocco – 33,919,225[114]
    • China – 15,841,104[115]
    • Japan – 9.5 million[116]
    • South Korea – 5,138,330[117]
    • Australia – 2,569,639[118][82]
  30. [ad]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  31. [ae]
    Bobby admissions:
  32. [af]
    Mary Poppins admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 78,181,800[122]
    • United Kingdom – 14 million[123]
    • France, Germany, Spain – 13,325,468[124]
  33. [ag]
    Muqaddar Ka Sikandar admissions:
  34. [ah]
    Aladdin (1992) admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 52,442,300[127]
    • France, Germany, Italy, Spain – 21,074,285[128]
    • United Kingdom – 8,300,000[129]
    • Japan – 4,550,835[130][80]
    • Australia – 2,753,072[131][132]
    • South Korea (Seoul City) – 647,266[69]
    • Denmark – 522,350[133]
    • Finland and Switzerland (1996–2015) – 676[134]
  35. [ai]
    Fantasia admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 83,043,500[135]
    • France – 4,605,746[136]
  36. [aj]
    Cinderella (1950) admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 60,301,400[137]
    • France – 13,226,772[138]
    • United Kingdom and Spain – 10.93 million[139]
  37. [ak]
    Ganga Jamna admissions:
  38. [al]
    Pinocchio:
    • United States and Canada – 67,403,300[141]
    • United Kingdom and France – 16,335,702[142]
    • Netherlands (1999) – 253[143]
  39. [am]
    The Lion King (2019) admissions:
    • United States and Canada – 59,299,900[145]
    • China – 21,470,719[146]
    • France, Germany, Spain – 18,608,061[147]
    • Russia – 12 million[148]
    • South Korea – 4,742,514[149]
    • India – 2,564,572[150]
  40. [an]
    Uses songs from the original film
  41. [ao]
    Uses songs from the original film
  42. [ap]
    Uses songs from the original film
  43. [aq]
    Uses songs from the Original film
  44. [ar]
    Uses songs from the Original film
  45. [as]
    Uses pop culture songs
  46. [at]
    Snow White earned over $8 million in gross rentals by the end of 1938, in the process becoming the highest-grossing sound film.
  47. [au]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  48. [av]
    See Awaara § Box office
  49. [aw]
    based on the musical of the same name
  50. [ax]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  51. [ay]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  52. [az]
    It is possible Aladdin never took the record. Aladdin's release (1992–93) coincided with a Snow White reissue, and it is possible that Snow White ended up grossing more. Snow White had grossed a total of $330 million up to 1987, and then added a further $88 million in North America from its 1987 and 1993 reissues; it is unknown how much Snow White made from these reissues outside of North America, but if the foreign gross matched or exceeded the North American gross then Snow White would have earned more.
  53. [ba]
    a remake of the Original film
  54. [bb]
    The gross rental is the distributor's share of the box-office gross and was more commonly reported than the exhibition gross up to the 1970s.
  55. [bc]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  56. [bd]
    Uses songs from the Original film
  57. [be]
    Uses songs from the original film
  58. [bf]
    Uses songs from the original film
  59. [bg]
    Based on the musical of the same name.
  60. [bh]
    See Aan § Box office
  61. [bi]
    based on the musical of the samename
  62. [bj]
    See Shree 420 § Box office
  63. [bk]
    based on the musical of the same name
  64. [bl]
    Based on musical of the same name
  65. [bm]
    Based on based on the musical of the same name
  66. [bn]
    based on the Musical of the same name
  67. [bo]
    The based on the musical of the same name
  68. [bp]
    Phool Aur Patthar box office revenue:
  69. [bq]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  70. [br]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  71. [bs]
    based on the musical of the same name
  72. [bt]
    based on the musical of the same name
  73. [bu]
    Based on the Musical of the same name
  74. [bv]
    Uses songs for MGM films
  75. [bw]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  76. [bx]
    a remake of the film of the same name
  77. [by]
    Uses pop songs
  78. [bz]
    Uses pop songs
  79. [ca]
    Uses pop songs
  80. [cb]
    Based on the musical of the same name
  81. [cc]
    Based on the musical sound of the same name
  82. [cd]
    Uses pop songs
  83. [ce]
    Uses songs from the Musical of the same name
  84. [cf]
    Uses pop songs
  85. [cg]
    Uses songs from the musical of the same name
  86. [ch]
    Uses pop songs
  87. [ci]
    Uses songs from the Original film
  88. [cj]
    Uses songs from the Original film
  89. [ck]
    Uses songs released by Queen
  90. [cl]
    Uses songs from the Original film
  91. [cm]
    Featuring songs by Elvis.

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    Frozen
    • "Frozen (2013) – International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Worldwide – $1,282,147,791 (total as of August 8, 2014; including Japanese gross up to August 3, Spain gross up to July 27 and omitting Nigerian gross)
    • "Frozen (2013) – International Box Office Results: Japan". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
    Total as of August 3, 2014: $247,650,477
    Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646
    Total as of July 27, 2014: $21,668,593
    Total as of November 2, 2014: $22,492,845
    Total as of August 17, 2014: $167,333
    Total as of June 8, 2014: £39,090,985
    Total as of November 30, 2014: £40,960,083 ($1 = £0.63866)
    Total as of December 7, 2014: £41,087,765 ($1 = £0.64136)
    Total as of December 14, 2014: £41,170,608 ($1 = £0.636)
    Total as of November 26, 2017: £42,840,559 ($1 = £0.7497)
    Total as of December 3, 2017: £42,976,318 ($1 = £0.742)
    Total as of March 30, 2014: €35,098,170
    Total as of October 18, 2015: €42,526,744
    nb. the exact euro to dollar conversion rate is unknown for earnings since April 2014, but the euro never fell below parity with the dollar during 2014 and 2015 (as can be verified by comparing the exchange rate on the individual date entries at the provided reference) so an approximate conversion rate of €1:$1 is used here to give a lower-bound.
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    "Biggest Money Pictures". Variety. June 21, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved June 29, 2019 – via Archive.org.
  4. [4]
    Block & Wilson 2010, p. 237: "By the end of 1938, it had grossed more than $8 million in worldwide rentals and was ranked at the time as the second-highest-grossing film after the 1925 epic Ben-Hur".
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    Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. p. 255. ISBN 9780061778896. On its initial release Pinocchio brought in only $1.6 million in domestic rentals (compared with Snow White's $4.2 million) and $1.9 million in foreign rentals (compared with Snow White's $4.3 million)."
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    "Show Business: Record Wind". Time. February 19, 1940. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
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    Arneel, Gene (January 5, 1955). "'54 Dream Pic: 'White Xmas'". Variety. pp. 5 & 59. Retrieved June 28, 2019 – via Archive.org.
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    "Box Office Information for White Christmas". The Numbers.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
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    Hall, Sheldon; Neale, Stephen (2010). Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History. Wayne State University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8143-3008-1.
  10. [10]
    Block & Wilson 2010, p. 434.
    • The Sound of Music: "Domestic Rentals: $68.4; Foreign Rentals: $46.2; Production Cost: $8.0 (Initial Release – Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)."
    • West Side Story: "Domestic Rentals: $16.2; Foreign Rentals: $15.6; Production Cost: $7.0 (Initial Release – Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)."
  11. [11]
    Burns, Douglas (2010), Mary Poppins, p. 469, In its initial run, Poppins garnered an astounding $44 million in worldwide rentals and became the company's first Best Picture Oscar contender. In: Block & Wilson 2010.
  12. [12]
    Hall & Neale 2010, p. 184
    • Mary Poppins: "Mary Poppins (1964), which cost $5.2 million, was neither a stage adaptation nor a roadshow. But by the end of its first release, it had grossed nearly $50 million worldwide."
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    "The Sound of Music". Boxoffice. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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    Hofler, Robert (2010). Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'N' Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr. ReadHowYouWant.com. p. 145. ISBN 9781459600072. Despite the fact that Grease was well on its way to becoming the highest-grossing movie musical in the world, and eventually grossed over $341 million...
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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    "Aladdin". Boxoffice. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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    Block & Wilson 2010, pp. 712–713.
    • Bambi: "Worldwide Box Office: $266.8; Production Cost: $1.7 (Millions of $s)"
    • 101 Dalmatians: "Worldwide Box Office: $215.0; Production Cost: $3.6 (Millions of $s)"
    • The Jungle Book: "Worldwide Box Office: $170.8"; Production Cost: $3.9 (Millions of $s)"
    • Aladdin: "Worldwide Box Office: $505.1"; Production Cost: $28.0 (Millions of $s)"
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    "The Lion King (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Total after IMAX reissue but before 3D re-release: $783,841,776
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    "The Lion King (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Total after IMAX reissue but before 3D re-release: $783,841,776
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