Elvis has become the second highest-grossing musical biopic since the 1970s – which one beats him?

Two months after its premiere, the film Elvis grossed $ 269 million worldwide and became the second highest-grossing music biopic since the 1970s, when statistics began compiling.

That’s why the great classic musicals like The lady sings the blues about Billie Holiday in 1972 nor the Funny Girl original on Fanny Brice in 1968.

The only movie that beats the Elvis by director Baz Luhrman (and actors Tom Hanks and Austin Butler) is none other than Brhapsody of Ohemiathe 2018 film about the life of Freddie Mercury, which received five Oscar nominations and won one for Best Performance, which went to Rami Malek.

The cast of that Queen movie included Gwilym Lee as Brian May, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor, and Joe Mazzello as John Deacon. The real May and Taylor were consultants on the project.

The most successful musical biographical films

The specialized site Boxofficemojo has published the list of the 25 best musical biographical films. The films cover a variety of genres: four pop-rock, four R / B, three rap, three classic pop, two country, two Latin and two classic. The ranking closes with a film of contemporary Christian music.

An unusual fact is that 5 of the top 10 award-winning artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame appear: Elvis, James Brown, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis.

One clarification is that the term “biopic” is used when it comes to films where there are actors playing the musicians.

1. Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018, on Freddie Mercury, $ 910 million
2. Elvis, 2022, on Elvis Presley, $ 269 million
3. Straight Outta Compton, 2015, on Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and NWA, $ 201 million
4. Rocketman, 2019, on Elton John, $ 195 million
5. Walk The Line, 2005, on Johnny Cash, $ 186 million
6. Ray, 2004, about Ray Charles, $ 123 million
7. I can only imagine, 2017, on Bart Millard, $ 86 million
8. Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1980, on Loretta Lynn, $ 67 million
9. Jersey Boys, 2014, in The Four Seasons, $ 67 million
10. All Eyes On Me, 2017, on Tupac Shakur, $ 55 million
11. La Bamba, 1987, about Ritchie Valens, $ 54 million
12. Amadeus, 1984, on Mozart, $ 52 million
13. Judy, 2019, on Judy Garland, $ 45 million
14. Notorious, 2009, on The Notorious BIG, $ 44 million
15. Funny Lady, 1975, about Fanny Brice, $ 39 million
16. What does love have to do with it, 1993, on Tina Turner, $ 39 million
17. Shine, 1996, about David Helfgott, $ 35 million
18. Selena, 1997, about Selena, $ 35 million
19. Get On Up, 2014, about James Brown, $ 33 million
20. Compared, 2021, on Aretha Franklin, 32 million dollars
21. The Doors, 1991, on The Doors, $ 31 million
22. Love & Mercy, 2014, about Brian Wilson, $ 28 million
23. De-lovely, 2004, about Cole Porter, $ 18 million
24. The Buddy Holly Story, 1978, about Buddy Holly, $ 14 million
25. Great Balls of Fire, 1989, about Jerry Lee Lewis, $ 13 million

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