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All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies


See also: Top Based on Real Life Events International - Top Based on Real Life Events Worldwide - Top Based on Real Life Events Weekend Domestic - Top Based on Real Life Events Day Domestic

Other Domestic Sources records: Top Original Screenplay Domestic - Top Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Domestic - Top Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Domestic - Top Based on TV Domestic - Top Remake Domestic - Top Based on Factual Book/Article Domestic - Top Spin-Off Domestic - Top Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Domestic - Top Based on Play Domestic - Top Based on Game Domestic - Top Based on Toy Domestic - Top Based on Musical or Opera Domestic - Top Based on Movie Domestic - Top Based on Theme Park Ride Domestic - Top Based on Religious Text Domestic - Top Based on Short Film Domestic - Top Compilation Domestic

This chart contains the top 100 Based on Real Life Events movies based on the cumulative domestic box office.

See our Based on Real Life Events Theatrical Market Charts for more overviews regarding the domestic theatrical box office performance of Based on Real Life Events movies.

Rank Released Movie Domestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
1 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody $216,303,339 $662,785,558 $879,088,897
2 2001 Pearl Harbor $198,539,855 $250,699,998 $449,239,853
3 2023 Sound of Freedom $184,178,046 $66,518,163 $250,696,209
4 2023 TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR $180,760,722 $80,652,337 $261,413,059
5 2017 The Greatest Showman $174,340,174 $254,915,792 $429,255,966
6 2006 The Pursuit of Happyness $162,586,036 $144,725,057 $307,311,093
7 2015 Straight Outta Compton $161,197,785 $40,985,196 $202,182,981
8 2022 Elvis $151,416,153 $128,522,481 $279,938,634
9 2013 American Hustle $150,098,456 $107,760,487 $257,858,943
10 2019 Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood $142,502,728 $234,924,175 $377,426,903
11 1995 Pocahontas $141,579,773 $205,520,227 $347,100,000
12 1998 Patch Adams $135,014,968 $67,158,032 $202,173,000
13 2000 Erin Brockovich $125,548,685 $132,256,558 $257,805,243
14 2012 The Vow $125,014,030 $72,604,130 $197,618,160
15 2005 Walk the Line $119,519,402 $68,188,093 $187,707,495
16 2004 Fahrenheit 9/11 $119,114,517 $102,034,442 $221,148,959
17 2013 Lee Daniels' The Butler $116,632,095 $60,393,403 $177,025,498
18 2000 Remember the Titans $115,719,751 $21,051,932 $136,771,683
19 2013 Captain Phillips $107,136,417 $113,511,767 $220,648,184
20 2004 The Aviator $102,608,827 $105,762,065 $208,370,892
21 2013 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa $102,003,019 $58,900,000 $160,903,019
22 2010 The Social Network $96,962,694 $127,959,441 $224,922,135
23 1993 Schindler’s List $96,898,818 $225,298,312 $322,197,130
24 2019 Rocketman $96,368,160 $94,627,033 $190,995,193
25 2012 Zero Dark Thirty $95,720,716 $38,891,719 $134,612,435
26 2013 42 $95,020,213 $2,450,488 $97,470,701
27 2010 The Fighter $93,617,009 $35,645,379 $129,262,388
28 2024 Bob Marley: One Love $93,342,862 $75,800,000 $169,142,862
29 2002 Space Station $93,231,060 $33,282,126 $126,513,186
30 1998 Everest $87,178,599 $40,811,529 $127,990,128
31 2018 Green Book $85,080,171 $234,914,848 $319,995,019
32 2013 Saving Mr. Banks $83,299,761 $31,662,764 $114,962,525
33 2008 Valkyrie $83,107,829 $120,824,345 $203,932,174
34 2017 The Post $81,903,458 $97,865,999 $179,769,457
35 2010 Unstoppable $81,562,942 $84,157,979 $165,720,921
36 2005 La marche de l'empereur $77,437,223 $55,839,136 $133,276,359
37 2004 The Terminal $77,073,959 $141,600,000 $218,673,959
38 1995 Braveheart $75,545,647 $133,499,597 $209,045,244
39 2004 Ray $75,305,995 $49,517,099 $124,823,094
40 2005 The Exorcism of Emily Rose $75,072,454 $69,456,624 $144,529,078
41 2011 Justin Bieber: Never Say Never $73,013,910 $26,020,215 $99,034,125
42 2011 Dolphin Tale $72,286,779 $23,781,945 $96,068,724
43 2009 Michael Jackson's This Is It $72,091,016 $189,092,572 $261,183,588
44 2006 World Trade Center $70,278,893 $93,016,761 $163,295,654
45 1985 The Dream is Alive $70,000,000 $70,000,000
46 1993 Cool Runnings $68,856,263 $86,152,646 $155,008,909
47 2022 The Woman King $67,328,130 $27,046,619 $94,374,749
48 2016 Hacksaw Ridge $67,209,615 $101,814,311 $169,023,926
49 1980 Coal Miner’s Daughter $67,182,787 $67,182,787
50 2008 Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Wo… $65,281,781 $5,430,318 $70,712,099
51 1991 Antarctica $65,000,000 $1,070,389 $66,070,389
52 1995 The Living Sea $64,800,000 $64,800,000
53 2023 Cocaine Bear $64,670,240 $25,296,333 $89,966,573
54 2004 Miracle $64,378,093 $96,612 $64,474,705
55 2006 Deep Sea 3D $63,909,721 $41,778,182 $105,687,903
56 2005 Cinderella Man $61,649,911 $43,371,577 $105,021,488
57 1981 Chariots of Fire $61,558,162 $352,345 $61,910,507
58 2023 Napoleon $61,524,375 $156,514,784 $218,039,159
59 2016 Deepwater Horizon $61,433,527 $60,925,782 $122,359,309
60 2000 Coyote Ugly $60,786,269 $53,130,205 $113,916,474
61 2006 The Good Shepherd $59,908,565 $40,469,706 $100,378,271
62 2010 Secretariat $59,699,513 $676,734 $60,376,247
63 2001 Ali $58,183,966 $29,500,000 $87,683,966
64 2006 Invincible $57,806,952 $694,175 $58,501,127
65 1963 Cleopatra $57,000,000 $14,000,000 $71,000,000
66 2019 Midway $56,846,802 $69,968,228 $126,815,030
67 1993 Tombstone $56,505,065 $56,505,065
68 2015 Joy $56,451,232 $44,682,827 $101,134,059
69 2006 The Queen $56,441,711 $72,444,162 $128,885,873
70 2009 The Haunting in Connecticut $55,389,516 $23,369,006 $78,758,522
71 1987 La Bamba $54,215,416 $54,215,416
72 2000 Dolphins $54,000,000 $15,600,000 $69,600,000
73 1989 To the Limit $53,000,000 $53,000,000
74 1984 Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets $52,800,000 $186,200,000 $239,000,000
75 1982 Gandhi $52,767,889 $75,000,000 $127,767,889
76 2010 Hubble 3D $52,753,175 $15,695,306 $68,448,481
77 2023 AIR $52,460,106 $36,988,160 $89,448,266
78 2003 Radio $52,333,738 $959,890 $53,293,628
79 2023 Jesus Revolution $52,102,987 $1,278,979 $53,381,966
80 2015 Selma $52,076,908 $14,594,090 $66,670,998
81 2001 Enemy at the Gates $51,396,781 $45,574,512 $96,971,293
82 2017 American Made $51,342,000 $84,227,212 $135,569,212
83 1967 Bonnie and Clyde $50,700,000 $128 $50,700,128
84 1999 The Hurricane $50,699,241 $23,257,000 $73,956,241
85 1981 Reds $50,000,000 $130 $50,000,130
86 2012 Red Tails $49,876,377 $489,121 $50,365,498
87 2013 Pain & Gain $49,875,291 $31,400,000 $81,275,291
88 2000 Men of Honor $48,814,909 $33,524,574 $82,339,483
89 2018 Vice $47,836,282 $23,057,500 $70,893,782
90 2015 Spotlight $45,055,776 $46,846,662 $91,902,438
91 2017 All Eyez on Me $44,922,302 $12,775,124 $57,697,426
92 2015 McFarland, USA $44,480,275 $1,227,649 $45,707,924
93 2023 Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story $44,428,554 $73,433,553 $117,862,107
94 1997 Amistad $44,212,592 $14,037,559 $58,250,151
95 2006 We Are Marshall $43,545,364 $43,545,364
96 2015 Everest $43,482,270 $177,814,791 $221,297,061
97 1976 Midway $43,220,000 $23,200,000 $66,420,000
98 2019 Harriet $43,082,155 $953,432 $44,035,587
99 2017 The Big Sick $42,872,467 $13,996,210 $56,868,677
100 2006 Glory Road $42,647,449 $151,611 $42,799,060

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.