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 $1,977,000,000 (both as of 2019). [a] The top five films are among the highest-grossing films of all time.
Rank | Film | Year | Worldwide gross ( US$) | Type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Lion King | 2019 | $1,656,943,394 | Remake [b] | [1] |
2 | Frozen II | 2019 | $1,450,026,933 | Original | [2] |
3 | Frozen [c] | 2013 | $1,290,000,000 | [# 1] | |
4 | Beauty and the Beast | 2017 | $1,263,521,126 | Remake [d] | [3] |
5 | Aladdin | 2019 | $1,050,693,953 | Remake [e] | [4] |
6 | The Lion King | 1994 | $968,483,777 | Original | [5] |
7 | The Jungle Book | 2016 | $966,550,600 | Remake [f] | [6] |
8 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 2018 | $903,655,259 | Jukebox musical [g] | [7] |
9 | Moana | 2016 | $643,331,111 | Original | [8] |
10 | Sing | 2016 | $634,151,679 | Jukebox musical | [9] |
11 | Mamma Mia! | 2008 | $609,881,238 | Jukebox musical [h] | [10] |
12 | Tangled | 2010 | $591,794,936 | Original | [11] |
13 | The Little Mermaid | 2023 | $569,626,289 | Remake [i] | [12] |
14 | Wonka | 2023 | $531,768,000 | Original | [13] |
15 | Aladdin | 1992 | $504,050,219 | [14] | |
16 | Rio 2 | 2014 | $500,101,972 | [15] | |
17 | Rio | 2011 | $484,635,760 | [16] | |
18 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 2005 | $474,968,763 | [17] | |
19 | Tarzan | 1999 | $448,191,819 | [18] | |
20 | La La Land | 2016 | $446,092,357 | [19] | |
21 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 2009 | $443,140,005 | Jukebox musical | [20] |
22 | Les Misérables | 2012 | $441,809,770 | Adaptation of stage musical [j] | [21] |
23 | The Greatest Showman | 2017 | $434,993,183 | Original | [22] |
24 | A Star Is Born | 2018 | $434,888,866 | [23] | |
25 | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | $424,967,620 | [24] | |
26 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $418,229,510 | [25] | |
27 | Sing 2 | 2021 | $401,454,720 | Jukebox musical | [26] |
28 | Grease | 1978 | $396,169,103 | Adaption of stage musical | [27] |
29 | Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! | 2018 | $394,745,881 | Jukebox musical [k] | [28] |
30 | Happy Feet | 2006 | $384,335,608 | Jukebox musical | [29] |
31 | The Jungle Book | 1967 | $378,000,000 | Original | [30] |
32 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | 2007 | $361,336,633 | Jukebox musical | [31] |
33 | Mary Poppins Returns | 2018 | $349,537,494 | Original | [32] |
34 | The Lorax | 2012 | $348,840,316 | [33] | |
35 | Trolls | 2016 | $346,864,462 | Jukebox musical | [34] |
36 | Pocahontas | 1995 | $346,079,773 | Original | [35] |
37 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | 2011 | $342,695,435 | Jukebox musical | [36] |
38 | Enchanted | 2007 | $340,487,652 | Original | [37] |
39 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | $325,338,851 | [38] | |
40 | The Polar Express | 2004 | $314,215,454 | [39] | |
41 | Chicago | 2002 | $306,776,732 | Adaptation of stage musical [l] | [40] |
42 | Mulan | 1998 | $304,320,254 | Original | [41] |
43 | Pitch Perfect 2 | 2015 | $287,506,194 | Jukebox musical | [42] |
44 | The Sound of Music | 1965 | $286,214,286 | Adaption of stage musical | [43] |
45 | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 | $282,400,000 | Original | [44] |
46 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | $278,000,000 | [45] | |
47 | The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | $267,045,765 | [46] | |
48 | Cinderella | 1950 | $263,591,415 | [43] | |
49 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | 2008 | $252,909,177 | [47] | |
50 | Hercules | 1997 | $252,712,101 | [48] |
Rank | Film | Year | Worldwide gross ( US$) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frozen II | 2019 | $1,450,026,933 | [49] |
2 | Frozen [c] | 2013 | $1,290,000,000 | [# 1] |
3 | The Lion King | 1994 | $968,483,777 | [5] |
4 | Moana | 2016 | $643,331,111 | [50] |
5 | Tangled | 2010 | $591,794,936 | [51] |
6 | Aladdin | 1992 | $504,050,219 | [14] |
7 | Rio 2 | 2014 | $500,101,972 | [52] |
8 | Rio | 2011 | $484,635,760 | [53] |
9 | Tarzan | 1999 | $448,191,819 | [54] |
10 | La La Land | 2016 | $446,092,357 | [55] |
11 | The Greatest Showman | 2017 | $434,993,183 | [56] |
12 | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | $424,967,620 | [24] |
13 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $418,229,510 | [25] |
14 | Grease | 1978 | $396,169,103 | [27] |
15 | The Jungle Book | 1967 | $378,000,000 | [30] |
16 | Mary Poppins Returns | 2018 | $349,537,494 | [57] |
17 | The Lorax | 2012 | $348,840,316 | [58] |
18 | Pocahontas | 1995 | $346,079,773 | [59] |
19 | Enchanted | 2007 | $340,487,652 | [60] |
20 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | $325,338,851 | [61] |
21 | The Polar Express | 2004 | $314,215,454 | [39] |
22 | Mulan | 1998 | $304,320,254 | [41] |
23 | The Sound of Music | 1965 | $286,214,286 | [43] |
24 | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 | $282,400,000 | [44] |
25 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | $278,000,000 | [45] |
26 | The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | $267,045,765 | [62] |
27 | Cinderella | 1950 | $263,591,415 | [43] |
28 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | 2008 | $252,909,177 | [63] |
29 | Hercules | 1997 | $252,712,101 | [64] |
30 | Encanto | 2021 | $252,423,364 | [65] |
31 | Brother Bear | 2003 | $250,397,798 | [12] |
}
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)
}
In only 2 months after the 1987 re-release, the film grossed another $45 million—giving it a total gross to date of about $375 million!( Online copy at Google Books)
North American box-office: $46,594,719
North American box-office: $41,634,791
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 $1,977,000,000 (both as of 2019). [a] The top five films are among the highest-grossing films of all time.
Rank | Film | Year | Worldwide gross ( US$) | Type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Lion King | 2019 | $1,656,943,394 | Remake [b] | [1] |
2 | Frozen II | 2019 | $1,450,026,933 | Original | [2] |
3 | Frozen [c] | 2013 | $1,290,000,000 | [# 1] | |
4 | Beauty and the Beast | 2017 | $1,263,521,126 | Remake [d] | [3] |
5 | Aladdin | 2019 | $1,050,693,953 | Remake [e] | [4] |
6 | The Lion King | 1994 | $968,483,777 | Original | [5] |
7 | The Jungle Book | 2016 | $966,550,600 | Remake [f] | [6] |
8 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 2018 | $903,655,259 | Jukebox musical [g] | [7] |
9 | Moana | 2016 | $643,331,111 | Original | [8] |
10 | Sing | 2016 | $634,151,679 | Jukebox musical | [9] |
11 | Mamma Mia! | 2008 | $609,881,238 | Jukebox musical [h] | [10] |
12 | Tangled | 2010 | $591,794,936 | Original | [11] |
13 | The Little Mermaid | 2023 | $569,626,289 | Remake [i] | [12] |
14 | Wonka | 2023 | $531,768,000 | Original | [13] |
15 | Aladdin | 1992 | $504,050,219 | [14] | |
16 | Rio 2 | 2014 | $500,101,972 | [15] | |
17 | Rio | 2011 | $484,635,760 | [16] | |
18 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 2005 | $474,968,763 | [17] | |
19 | Tarzan | 1999 | $448,191,819 | [18] | |
20 | La La Land | 2016 | $446,092,357 | [19] | |
21 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 2009 | $443,140,005 | Jukebox musical | [20] |
22 | Les Misérables | 2012 | $441,809,770 | Adaptation of stage musical [j] | [21] |
23 | The Greatest Showman | 2017 | $434,993,183 | Original | [22] |
24 | A Star Is Born | 2018 | $434,888,866 | [23] | |
25 | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | $424,967,620 | [24] | |
26 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $418,229,510 | [25] | |
27 | Sing 2 | 2021 | $401,454,720 | Jukebox musical | [26] |
28 | Grease | 1978 | $396,169,103 | Adaption of stage musical | [27] |
29 | Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! | 2018 | $394,745,881 | Jukebox musical [k] | [28] |
30 | Happy Feet | 2006 | $384,335,608 | Jukebox musical | [29] |
31 | The Jungle Book | 1967 | $378,000,000 | Original | [30] |
32 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | 2007 | $361,336,633 | Jukebox musical | [31] |
33 | Mary Poppins Returns | 2018 | $349,537,494 | Original | [32] |
34 | The Lorax | 2012 | $348,840,316 | [33] | |
35 | Trolls | 2016 | $346,864,462 | Jukebox musical | [34] |
36 | Pocahontas | 1995 | $346,079,773 | Original | [35] |
37 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | 2011 | $342,695,435 | Jukebox musical | [36] |
38 | Enchanted | 2007 | $340,487,652 | Original | [37] |
39 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | $325,338,851 | [38] | |
40 | The Polar Express | 2004 | $314,215,454 | [39] | |
41 | Chicago | 2002 | $306,776,732 | Adaptation of stage musical [l] | [40] |
42 | Mulan | 1998 | $304,320,254 | Original | [41] |
43 | Pitch Perfect 2 | 2015 | $287,506,194 | Jukebox musical | [42] |
44 | The Sound of Music | 1965 | $286,214,286 | Adaption of stage musical | [43] |
45 | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 | $282,400,000 | Original | [44] |
46 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | $278,000,000 | [45] | |
47 | The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | $267,045,765 | [46] | |
48 | Cinderella | 1950 | $263,591,415 | [43] | |
49 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | 2008 | $252,909,177 | [47] | |
50 | Hercules | 1997 | $252,712,101 | [48] |
Rank | Film | Year | Worldwide gross ( US$) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frozen II | 2019 | $1,450,026,933 | [49] |
2 | Frozen [c] | 2013 | $1,290,000,000 | [# 1] |
3 | The Lion King | 1994 | $968,483,777 | [5] |
4 | Moana | 2016 | $643,331,111 | [50] |
5 | Tangled | 2010 | $591,794,936 | [51] |
6 | Aladdin | 1992 | $504,050,219 | [14] |
7 | Rio 2 | 2014 | $500,101,972 | [52] |
8 | Rio | 2011 | $484,635,760 | [53] |
9 | Tarzan | 1999 | $448,191,819 | [54] |
10 | La La Land | 2016 | $446,092,357 | [55] |
11 | The Greatest Showman | 2017 | $434,993,183 | [56] |
12 | Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | $424,967,620 | [24] |
13 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1937 | $418,229,510 | [25] |
14 | Grease | 1978 | $396,169,103 | [27] |
15 | The Jungle Book | 1967 | $378,000,000 | [30] |
16 | Mary Poppins Returns | 2018 | $349,537,494 | [57] |
17 | The Lorax | 2012 | $348,840,316 | [58] |
18 | Pocahontas | 1995 | $346,079,773 | [59] |
19 | Enchanted | 2007 | $340,487,652 | [60] |
20 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1996 | $325,338,851 | [61] |
21 | The Polar Express | 2004 | $314,215,454 | [39] |
22 | Mulan | 1998 | $304,320,254 | [41] |
23 | The Sound of Music | 1965 | $286,214,286 | [43] |
24 | Saturday Night Fever | 1977 | $282,400,000 | [44] |
25 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | $278,000,000 | [45] |
26 | The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | $267,045,765 | [62] |
27 | Cinderella | 1950 | $263,591,415 | [43] |
28 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | 2008 | $252,909,177 | [63] |
29 | Hercules | 1997 | $252,712,101 | [64] |
30 | Encanto | 2021 | $252,423,364 | [65] |
31 | Brother Bear | 2003 | $250,397,798 | [12] |
}
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)
}
In only 2 months after the 1987 re-release, the film grossed another $45 million—giving it a total gross to date of about $375 million!( Online copy at Google Books)
North American box-office: $46,594,719
North American box-office: $41,634,791