Highest-Grossing Musician Biopics at Box Office

Worldwide gross: $33.4 million

Director: Tate Taylor

Music: Thomas Newman

Notes: The late, nice Chadwick Boseman starred as James Brown on this biopic, which was directed by Tate Taylor and produced by Taylor, Brian Grazer, Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman. Viola Davis, Craig Robinson and Octavia Spencer had supporting roles. The movie soundtrack reached No. 61 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $34.5 million

Director: Oliver Stone

Music: The Doorways

Notes: Val Kilmer starred as The Doorways’ charismatic lead singer Jim Morrison on this movie that was directed by Oliver Stone, who additionally co-wrote the screenplay. The movie additionally starred Kyle MacLachlan as keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Frank Whaley as lead guitarist Robby Krieger and Kevin Dillon as drummer John Densmore. The movie adopted Morrison from his days as a UCLA movie pupil to his premature demise in Paris at age 27 in 1971. The movie shared its title with the title of The Doorways’ basic 1967 debut album. The soundtrack reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $35.8 million

Director: Gregory Nava

Music: Dave Grusin

Notes: Rising star Jennifer Lopez starred as Tejano music star Selena, who rose from cult standing to performing on the Houston Astrodome. The movie contains her stunning homicide at age 23 by the hands of former fan membership president Yolanda Saldívar. The soundtrack reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $36 million

Director: Scott Hicks

Music: David Hirschfelder

Notes: Geoffrey Rush received an Oscar for greatest actor for enjoying pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a psychological breakdown and spent years in establishments. The movie was nominated for seven Oscars, together with greatest image. The soundtrack reached No. 59 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $39 million

Director: Herbert Ross

Music: John Kander, Fred Ebb, Peter Matz

Notes: This was the less-celebrated, however nonetheless fashionable, sequel to 1968’s Humorous Woman. Barbra Streisand reprised her Oscar-winning position as Fanny Brice and James Caan performed showman Billy Rose. The movie spawned an Oscar-nominated tune, “How Fortunate Can You Get.” The movie soundtrack reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $39.1 million

Director: Brian Gibson

Music: Stanley Clarke

Notes: Angela Bassett obtained an Oscar nomination for greatest actress for enjoying the indomitable Tina Turner on this biopic. Laurence Fishburne obtained an Oscar nod for greatest actor for enjoying her abusive husband Ike Turner. The movie drew its title from Turner’s greatest hit, which topped the Billboard Scorching 100 for 3 weeks in 1984 and received Grammys for file and tune of the 12 months. The movie soundtrack reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200 and spawned a high 10 hit on the Scorching 100, “I Don’t Wanna Battle.”

Worldwide gross: $44.4 million

Director: George Tillman Jr.

Music: Danny Elfman

Notes: Jamal Woolard starred as Christopher Wallace (a.ok.a. The Infamous B.I.G.) on this biopic. After rising to the highest of the rap music world, Biggie was shot to demise at age 24 in 1997. Angela Bassett, Derek Luke and Anthony Mackie additionally starred within the movie. The soundtrack reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $46 million

Director: Rupert Goold

Music: Gabriel Yared

Notes: Renée Zellweger received an Oscar for greatest actress for enjoying Judy Garland on this movie. The irony: Garland by no means received a aggressive Oscar, regardless of two nominations, one in the identical class during which Zellweger received. Judy wasn’t a typical biopic, however a take a look at the final 12 months of her life, when she arrived in London within the winter of 1968 to carry out a collection of sold-out live shows. Zellweger was nominated for a Grammy for the soundtrack, within the class of greatest conventional pop vocal album.

Worldwide gross: $47.2 million

Director: James Mangold

Music:  Nick Baxter, govt music producer

Notes: Timothée Chalamet stars as Bob Dylan on this biopic, which follows Dylan from January 1961, when he moved from Minnesota to New York Metropolis, to his 1965 live performance on the Newport Folks Pageant, leading to controversy over the usage of (gasp) electrical devices. James Mangold, who directed the Johnny Money biopic Stroll the Line, additionally did the honors right here. The solid additionally contains Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Money, Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie and Stephen Carter Carlsen as Paul Stookey, amongst others. The title is drawn from a key line in Dylan’s 1965 basic “Like a Rolling Stone.”

Worldwide gross: $52 million

Director: Miloš Forman

Notes: Tom Hulce obtained an Oscar nomination for greatest actor for enjoying Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, however misplaced to F. Murray Abraham, who had the showier position as Antonio Salieri, who was insanely jealous of Mozart’s expertise. The movie obtained 11 Oscar nominations and received eight awards, together with greatest image and greatest director for Miloš Forman. Peter Shaffer additionally received greatest tailored screenplay for adapting his stage play, which had received 5 Tony Awards in 1981. The double-disc soundtrack, credited to conductor/arranger Neville Marriner, reached No. 56 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy for greatest classical album.

Worldwide gross: $52.2 million

Director: William Wyler

Music: Jule Styne, Bob Merrill

Notes: Barbra Streisand received an Oscar for her movement image debut during which she performed Fanny Brice, a high star of the vaudeville period. “My Man” and “I’d Somewhat Be Blue,” each featured in Humorous Woman, have been hits for Brice within the Twenties. Streisand received greatest actress in a tie (nonetheless the one one within the historical past of the class) with Katharine Hepburn, who received for The Lion in Winter. “Hey, beautiful,” Streisand started her speech, earlier than graciously including: “And I’m very honored to be in such magnificent firm as Katharine Hepburn.” Humorous Woman obtained eight nominations, together with greatest image and greatest unique tune for “Humorous Woman.” The movie soundtrack reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and spent greater than two years on the chart.

Worldwide gross: $54.2 million

Director: Luis Valdez

Music: Carlos Santana, Miles Goodman

Notes: Lou Diamond Phillips starred as Chicano music star Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in the identical airplane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly and The Large Bopper. The movie is titled after a Mexican people tune, which Valens utterly remodeled together with his rock and roll rendition in 1958. Valens’ model reached No. 22 on the Scorching 100 in 1959. (It was not his greatest hit. That was “Donna,” which reached No. 2.) The movie soundtrack, credited to Los Lobos, topped the Billboard 200 for 2 weeks in 1987. Los Lobos’ zesty recording of “La Bamba” topped the Scorching 100 for 3 weeks and obtained Grammy nominations for file and tune of the 12 months.

Worldwide gross: $55.7 million

Director: Benny Increase

Music: John Paesano

Notes: Demetrius Shipp Jr. starred as Tupac Shakur on this movie, with Jamal Woolard reprising his position as Christopher “The Infamous B.I.G.” Wallace from Infamous. Shipp’s father labored on music movies with 2Pac, who was shot to demise in 1996 at age 25. The movie drew its title from 2Pac’s 1996 double-disc album, his second to high the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $59.8 million

Director: Kasi Lemmons

Music: Chanda Dancy

Notes: Naomi Ackie starred on this movie, which arrived 10 years after Houston’s stunning demise. Stanley Tucci co-starred as Clive Davis, who signed Houston to Arista Data in 1983 when she was simply 19. Davis oversaw her great rise however was unable to stop her tragic fall. The movie is titled after Houston’s 1987 single that topped Billboard’s 2023 checklist of The five hundred Finest Pop Songs: Employees Record.

Worldwide gross: $67.2 million

Director: Michael Apted

Music: Owen Bradley

Notes: Sissy Spacek received an Oscar for greatest actress for enjoying nation queen Loretta Lynn. The movie obtained seven Oscar nominations, together with greatest image. Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D’Angelo and Levon Helm had supporting roles. Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl made cameo appearances as themselves. The movie was based mostly on a 1976 biography of Lynn by George Vecsey additionally titled Coal Miner’s Daughter. Each the ebook and the movie drew their titles from Lynn’s signature hit, which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Scorching Nation Singles chart (because it was referred to as then) in December 1970. The soundtrack reached No. 40 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $67.6 million

Director: Clint Eastwood

Music: Bob Gaudio

Notes: Clint Eastwood directed and co-produced this movie adaptation of the blockbuster stage musical, which opened on Broadway in 2005. The biopic about The 4 Seasons starred John Lloyd Younger as Frankie Valli, Erich Bergen as Bob Gaudio, Michael Lomenda as Nick Massi and Vincent Piazza as Tommy DeVito. The movie didn’t get practically as a lot awards love because the stage musical did. The musical received 4 Tony Awards together with greatest musical and greatest actor in a musical for Younger. The movie didn’t land a single Oscar nod. Valli and Gaudio served as govt producers of the movie. The soundtrack reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $86.1 million

Administrators: Andrew & Jon Erwin

Music: Brent McCorkle

Notes: Michael Finley starred as Bart Millard, the lead singer of the up to date Christian band MercyMe. Millard wrote the title tune about his relationship together with his father, performed by Dennis Quaid. The tune reached No. 71 on the Scorching 100 and charted for 18 weeks. On the 2018 Dove Awards, the movie, which additionally starred Hint Adkins and Cloris Leachman, received inspirational movie of the 12 months.

Worldwide gross: $87.5 million

Director: Olivier Dahan

Music: Christopher Gunning

Notes: Marion Cotillard received an Oscar for her position because the French singer who recorded the 1947 basic that gave the movie its title. The tune reached No. 23 on Billboard’s pre-Scorching 100 pop chart in 1950. (Piaf additionally had one Scorching 100 entry, “Milord,” in 1961.) The literal translation of “La Vie En Rose” is “Life in Pink,” a figurative reference to rose-colored glasses.

Worldwide gross: $124 million

Director: Taylor Hackford

Music: Craig Armstrong

Notes: Jamie Foxx received an Oscar for greatest actor for enjoying Ray Charles, the genre-bridging musician who lived as much as the label “genius,” which was usually bestowed on him. The movie obtained six Oscar nominations, together with greatest image. Taylor Hackford directed and co-produced the movie, and co-conceived the story. The soundtrack reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy for greatest compilation soundtrack album for movement image, tv or different visible media.

Worldwide gross: $180.8 million

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced

Music: Kris Bowers

Notes: “First he modified music. Then he modified the world” was the tagline for this movie, which was directed and co-written by Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced. It was based mostly on the lifetime of reggae legend Bob Marley, from his rise to fame within the mid-Nineteen Seventies up till his demise in 1981. The movie starred Kingsley Ben-Adir as Marley, with Lashana Lynch as his spouse Rita Marley and James Norton as Island Data founder Chris Blackwell.

Worldwide gross: $186.8 million

Director: James Mangold

Music: T Bone Burnett

Notes: Joaquin Phoenix obtained an Oscar nomination for greatest actor for enjoying nation legend Johnny Money, whereas Reese Witherspoon received greatest actress for enjoying his spouse, nation star June Carter Money. The movie obtained 5 Oscar nominations. The screenplay, written by James Mangold (who additionally directed the movie) and Gill Dennis, was based mostly on two Money autobiographies — 1975’s Man in Black: His Personal Story in His Personal Phrases and 1997’s Money: The Autobiography. The movie drew its title from Money’s 1956 hit, “I Stroll the Line.” The soundtrack reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy for greatest compilation soundtrack album for movement image, tv or different visible media.

Worldwide gross: $195.3 million

Director: Dexter Fletcher

Music: Matthew Margeson

Notes: Taron Egerton received raves for his efficiency as Elton John, with Jamie Bell enjoying his collaborator, Bernie Taupin. However the actors have been handed over for Oscar nods, whereas the actual factor, Elton and Bernie, received Oscars for greatest unique tune for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Once more.” The movie drew its title from John’s 1972 hit, which reached No. 6 on the Scorching 100 – his highest rating to that time. (Many larger hits have been in his future.) The soundtrack reached No. 50 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $201.6 million

Director: F. Gary Grey

Music: Joseph Trapanese

Notes: Ice Dice was performed by his real-life son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., on this N.W.A biopic, which additionally starred Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Neil Brown Jr. as DJ Yella and Aldis Hodge as MC Ren. Paul Giamatti was featured as N.W.A’s supervisor Jerry Heller. The members of N.W.A have been concerned within the manufacturing of the movie, together with Ice Dice and Dr. Dre as producers. Eazy-E’s widow, Tomica Woods-Wright, was additionally a producer, whereas MC Ren and DJ Yella served as artistic consultants. The movie drew its title from N.W.A’s debut album, which reached a brand new peak on the Billboard 200 (No. 4) following the movie’s launch. The album had initially peaked at No. 37 in 1989. On Aug. 7, 2015, one week earlier than the movie’s launch, Dr. Dre launched Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre. Although not an official soundtrack, Dre stated the album was “impressed by the film.” It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $288.7 million

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Music: Elliott Wheeler

Notes: Elvis was Baz Luhrmann’s biopic of Elvis Presley, from his childhood to turning into one of many best pop music stars of all time. The movie additionally explored his complicated relationship together with his supervisor, Colonel Tom Parker, performed by Tom Hanks. Along with directing the movie, Luhrmann co-wrote and co-produced it. This was Luhrmann’s sixth movie, following Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Australia (2008) and The Nice Gatsby (2013). The soundtrack, attributed to Elvis Presley and Numerous Artists, reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200.

Worldwide gross: $910.8 million

Director: Brian Singer

Music: Queen

Notes: Rami Malek received an Oscar for greatest actor for enjoying Queen’s charismatic lead singer Freddie Mercury. The movie additionally starred Gwilym Lee as guitarist Brian Could, Ben Hardy as drummer Roger Taylor and Joe Mazzello as bassist John Deacon. Could and Taylor served as consultants on the movie, which centered on the interval from the band’s formation in 1970 to their triumphant efficiency at Dwell Support in Wembley Stadium in 1985. The movie obtained 5 Oscar nominations, together with greatest image, and received 4 awards, greater than every other movie that 12 months. The movie drew its title from Queen’s most well-known tune, which reached No. 9 on the Scorching 100 in 1976 and No. 2 in 1992 after it was featured within the box-office smash “Wayne’s World.” The Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.