List of highest-grossing musical films


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 $; followed by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with an inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $. The top five films are among the highest-grossing films of all time.
RankFilmYearWorldwide gross Type
1The Lion King2019$1,656,943,394Remake
2Frozen 22019$1,450,026,933Original
3Frozen2013$1,290,000,000Original
4Beauty and the Beast2017$1,264,435,322Remake
5Moana 22024$1,059,242,164Original
6Aladdin2019$1,050,693,953Remake
7The Lion King1994Original
8The Jungle Book2016$966,550,600Remake
9Bohemian Rhapsody2018$903,655,259Music biopic
10Wicked2024$758,753,853Adaptation of stage musical
11Mufasa: The Lion King2024$722,631,756Original
12Moana2016$643,331,111Original
13Sing2016$634,151,679Jukebox musical
14Wonka2023$625,420,096Original
15Mamma Mia!2008$609,881,238Jukebox musical
16Tangled2010$591,794,936Original
17The Little Mermaid2023$569,626,289Remake
18Wicked: For Good †2025$523,579,760Adaptation of stage musical
19Aladdin1992$504,050,219Original
20Rio 22014$500,101,972Original
21Rio2011$484,635,760Original
22Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005$474,968,763Original
23La La Land2016$471,990,783Original
24Tarzan1999$448,191,819Original
25Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel2009$443,140,005Jukebox musical
26Les Misérables2012$441,809,770Adaptation of stage musical
27The Greatest Showman2017$434,993,183Original
28A Star Is Born2018$434,888,866Original
29Beauty and the Beast1991$424,967,620Original
30Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937$418,229,510Original
31Sing 22021$401,454,720Jukebox musical
32Grease1978$396,169,103Adaptation of stage musical
33Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!2018$394,745,881Jukebox musical
34Happy Feet2006$384,335,608Jukebox musical
35The Jungle Book1967$378,000,000Original
36Alvin and the Chipmunks2007$361,336,633Jukebox musical
37The Lorax2012$349,304,366Original
38Trolls2016$347,337,803Jukebox musical
39Pocahontas1995$346,079,773Original
40Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked2011$342,695,435Jukebox musical
41Enchanted2007$340,487,862Original
42The Hunchback of Notre Dame1996$325,338,851Original
43The Polar Express2004$318,226,393Original
44Chicago2002$306,776,732Adaptation of stage musical
45Mulan1998$304,320,254Original
46Pitch Perfect 22015$287,144,079Jukebox musical
47The Sound of Music1965$286,214,286Adaptation of stage musical
48Saturday Night Fever1977$282,400,000Original
49Baahubali 2: The Conclusion2017$278,033,709Original
50The Princess and the Frog2009$267,045,765Original

Highest-grossing opening weekends

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.
RankFilmOpening weekendYearType
1Moana 2$389,300,0002024Original
2Frozen 2$358,503,2932019Original
3Beauty and the Beast$357,026,5932017Remake
4The Lion King$245,953,7032019Remake
5Wicked: For Good$223,041,6402025Adaptation of stage musical
6Aladdin$214,700,0002019Remake
7The Little Mermaid$164,300,0002023Remake
8Wicked$164,200,0002024Adaptation of stage musical
9The Jungle Book$132,200,0002016Remake
10Frozen$110,600,0002013Original
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Highest-grossing opening weekends for original musical films

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.
RankFilmOpening weekendYear
1Moana 2$389,300,0002024
2Frozen 2$358,503,2932019
3Frozen$110,600,0002013
4Pushpa 2: The Rule2024
5Rio$94,164,4142011
6High School Musical 3: Senior Year$84,652,6892008
7Baahubali 2: The Conclusion2017
82.02018
9Moana$73,809,1952016
10The Lorax$70,580,9862012

Highest-grossing opening weekends for jukebox musical films

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.
RankFilmOpening weekendYearSource
1Beauty and the Beast$357,026,5932017Uses songs from the original film
2The Lion King$245,953,7032019Uses songs from the original film
3Aladdin$214,700,0002019Uses songs from the original film
4The Little Mermaid$164,300,0002023Uses songs from the original film
5The Jungle Book$132,200,0002016Uses songs from the original film
6Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again$77,852,1802018Featuring songs by ABBA
7Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$72,362,8472009pop songs
8Bohemian Rhapsody$63,541,0552018Featuring songs by Queen
9Charlie and the Chocolate Factory$56,178,4502005Uses songs for Original film
10Trolls$46,581,1422016pop songs

Timeline of gross records

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Highest-grossing musical films by year

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.
YearTitleWorldwide grossBudgetType
1927The Jazz Singer$2,600,000$422,000Original
1928The Singing Fool$5,916,000$388,000Original
1929Gold Diggers of Broadway$3,967,000$532,000Original
1930Animal Crackers$3,100,000Original
1931Cracked Nuts$617,000$261,000Original
1932The Kid from Spain$2,621,000Original
1933Gold Diggers of 1933$3,231,000$433,000Original
1934One Night of Love$2,500,000$500,000Original
1935Naughty Marietta$2,100,000$782,000Original
1936San Francisco$5,300,000$1,300,000Original
1937Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Original
1938Alexander's Ragtime Band$3,600,000$1,200,000–$2,275,000Jukebox musical
1939The Wizard of Oz$25,637,669$2,800,000Original
1943This Is the Army Adaptation of stage musical
1951Awaara Original
1952Aan Original
1953Peter Pan –4000000Original
1954White Christmas Original
1955Oklahoma!Original
1955Guys and DollsAdaptation of stage musical
1955Shree 420 Original
1955Lady and the Tramp Original
1956The King and IAdaptation of stage musical
1957Mother India$ $Original
1958South Pacific Adaptation of stage musical.
1959Sleeping Beauty Original
1960Mughal-e-Azam $ $Original
1961West Side Story$$Adaptation of stage musical
1962The Music Man$Adaptation of stage musical
1963The Sword in the Stone Original
1964Mary Poppins$102,272,727 $4,400,000–$4,600,000Original
1965The Sound of Music$ $Adaptation of stage musical
1966Phool Aur Patthar$Original
1967The Jungle Book$ $Original
1968Funny Girl$$Adaptation of stage musical
1969Paint Your Wagon$$Adaptation of stage musical
1970The Aristocats$ $Original
1970Hello Dolly!$$Adaptation of stage musical
1971Fiddler on the Roof$$Adaptation of stage musical
1972Cabaret$$Adaptation of stage musical
1973Bobby$Original
1974That's Entertainment!$Jukebox musical
1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show$$Adaptation of stage musical
1976A Star is Born$$Remake
1977Saturday Night Fever$$Jukebox musical
1978Grease$ $Original
1979The Muppet Movie$ $Original
1980The Blues Brothers$$Jukebox musical
1981The Fox and the Hound Original
1982Disco Dancer$Original
1983Staying Alive$$Jukebox musical
1984Footloose$$Original
1985Ram Teri Ganga Maili$ Original
1986Little Shop of Horrors$$Adaptation of stage musical
1987Dirty Dancing$$Original
1988Oliver and Company+ +Original
1989The Little Mermaid$ $Original
1990Dil$ Original
1991Beauty and the Beast$ $Original
1992Aladdin$$Original
1993The Nightmare Before Christmas$ $Original
1994The Lion King (1994) $Original
1995Pocahontas$$Original
1996The Hunchback of Notre Dame$$Original
1997Hercules$$Original
1998Mulan$$Original
1999Tarzan$$Original
2000Coyote Ugly$$Original
2001Moulin Rouge!$$Jukebox musical
2002Chicago$$Adaptation of stage musical
2003Brother Bear$$Original
2004The Polar Express$ $Original
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory$$Remake
2006Happy Feet$$Jukebox musical
2007Alvin and the Chipmunks$$Jukebox musical
2008Mamma Mia!$$Jukebox musical
2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$$Jukebox musical
2010Tangled$$Original
2011Rio$$Original
2012Les Misérables$$Adaptation of stage musical
2013Frozen$ $Original
2014Rio 2$$Original
2015Pitch Perfect 2$$Jukebox musical
2016The Jungle Book$$Remake
2017Beauty and the Beast$$Remake
2018Bohemian Rhapsody$$Jukebox musical
2019The Lion King$$Remake
2020Tanhaji$$Original
2021Encanto$252,423,364Original
2022Elvis$288,670,284Jukebox musical
2023Wonka$632,302,312$125,000,000Original
2024Moana 2$1,059,242,164$150,000,000Original
2025Wicked: For Good †$523,579,760$150,000,000Adaptation of stage musical

  • Since grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs, a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known.
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Highest-grossing musical film series and 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.

Box-office admissions (ticket sales)

The following table lists known estimated box-office ticket sales for various high-grossing musical films that have sold at least 75million 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.
FilmYearKnown ticket sales Type
The Sound of Music1965283,300,000Original
Sholay1975250,000,000Original
Awaara 1951217,000,000Original
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937214,900,000Original
The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975170,000,000Original
The Lion King1994140,108,836Original
The Jungle Book1967137,915,958Original
Disco Dancer1982135,000,000Original
Frozen2013133,013,967Original
Beauty and the Beast2017123,766,498Jukebox musical
The Jungle Book2016123,663,450Jukebox musical
Caravan1971119,000,000Original
Grease1978117,075,584jukebox musical
Bobby1973116,400,000Original
The Lion King2019116,060,166Jukebox musical
Mary Poppins1964105,507,268Original
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion2017105,003,001Original
Mughal-e-Azam 1960100,041,453Original
Mother India1957100,011,812Original
Aladdin201997,106,238Jukebox musical
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar197891,800,000Original
Fantasia194087,649,246Original
Aladdin199287,108,669Original
Cinderella195084,458,172Original
Ganga Jamna196183,800,000Original
Pinocchio194083,739,255Original
Bohemian Rhapsody201880,322,547Jukebox musical
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style196776,540,000Original