"Autobiographical" Movies

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Movies based on autobiographies, or that are based on the personal experiences of the filmmaker.

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Date
TitleProduction
Budget
Opening
Weekend
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 15, 2024Arthur the King $7,633,898$16,216,696$16,398,867
Feb 9, 2024Suncoast
Feb 2, 2024Fitting In $50,091$87,320$87,320
Dec 8, 2023Our (Almost Completely True…
Oct 20, 2023Nyad $16,098
May 26, 2023About My Father $4,321,148$12,089,391$17,657,217
Mar 3, 2023Der Passfälscher $2,323$61,033$150,836
Feb 17, 2023Ageless Love
Jan 6, 2023Landlocked
Dec 16, 2022Les années Super-8 $2,778$15,061$30,635
Dec 2, 2022Spoiler Alert $82,983$1,384,003$1,477,571
Nov 11, 2022The Fabelmans $161,579$17,348,945$43,281,140
Nov 4, 2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Oct 28, 2022A Savannah Haunting $269,061
Oct 28, 2022Armageddon Time $15,000,000$70,275$1,872,625$6,568,234
Sep 23, 20225-25-77
Dec 25, 2021A Journal for Jordan $25,000,000$1,211,089$6,545,174$6,682,685
Dec 3, 2021Flee $3,400,000$24,794$339,754$2,062,173
Nov 12, 2021Belfast $1,779,410$9,250,870$49,507,348
Nov 12, 2021tick, tick…BOOM! $115,585
Jun 4, 2021Grace and Grit
Apr 9, 2021Moffie $14,007$24,520$28,701
Mar 13, 2020I Still Believe $12,000,000$9,103,614$10,410,004$16,703,751
Jul 12, 2019The Farewell $3,000,000$351,330$17,700,478$25,466,013
May 17, 2019The Souvenir $78,400$1,030,502$2,087,678
Nov 16, 2018Instant Family $48,000,000$14,504,315$67,363,237$119,736,188
Nov 2, 2018Boy Erased $11,000,000$207,057$6,788,692$11,862,650
Sep 7, 2018Nelly $1,304$3,046$8,850
Aug 31, 2018Distant Voices, Still Lives $2,395$5,234$50,197
Aug 10, 2018Dakuaan Da Munda $88,712
Aug 3, 2018Never Goin’ Back $10,322$61,271$61,271
Jul 27, 2018Inimi cicatrizate
Jul 13, 2018Hva vil folk si $4,024$44,156$837,149
Jun 22, 2018Never Steady, Never Still $4,861
May 25, 2018Estiu 1993 $1,100,000$21,307$185,903$2,751,844
May 10, 2018Nada a Perder $679,531$679,531$38,399,842
Apr 27, 2018L’eau froide $5,110$30,209$30,209
Apr 20, 2018Le Redoutable $10,994$82,264$1,351,420
Feb 9, 2018The 15:17 to Paris $30,000,000$12,554,286$36,276,286$56,096,200
Dec 25, 2017Molly’s Game $30,000,000$2,349,967$28,780,744$53,296,424
Nov 17, 2017Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja $7,594$37,489$442,659
Nov 10, 2017Gold Star
Sep 22, 2017Elizabeth Blue
Sep 22, 2017Stronger $30,000,000$1,611,040$4,211,129$8,786,287
Sep 15, 2017In Search of Fellini $25,815
Sep 8, 2017Year by the Sea
Aug 29, 2017Paradise Club $1,758$21,923$21,923
Aug 11, 2017The Glass Castle $4,678,548$17,273,059$22,081,049
Jul 14, 2017Poesia Sin Fin $338,372
Feb 1, 2017Córki dancingu $7,370$101,657$102,986
Oct 21, 2016Moonlight $1,500,000$402,075$27,854,931$64,895,106
Oct 14, 2016Coming Through the Rye $4,000$4,000$4,000
Sep 9, 2016Cameraperson $12,760$102,033$110,408
Jun 24, 2016Ji-geum-eun-mat-go-geu-ddae… $5,291$24,470$677,479
Mar 4, 2016Whiskey Tango Foxtrot $35,000,000$7,450,275$23,083,334$25,350,747
Jan 15, 2016The Lady in the Van $6,000,000$61,566$10,021,175$42,320,503
Sep 29, 2015Roger Waters the Wall $2,179,727
Sep 2, 2015A Walk in the Woods $8,000,000$8,246,267$29,499,394$37,119,358
Aug 14, 2015Gun dan ba! Zhong liu jun $50,036$286,639$146,486,639
Aug 7, 2015The Diary of a Teenage Girl $2,000,000$52,334$1,477,002$2,279,959
Jun 26, 2015Felt
Jun 19, 2015Eden $18,987$65,460$233,959
May 29, 2015Heaven Knows What $16,862$80,312$83,995
Apr 17, 2015True Story $1,950,214$4,719,695$5,894,210
Feb 25, 2015Farewell to Hollywood $572$8,601$8,601
Dec 25, 2014American Sniper $58,000,000$633,456$350,126,372$547,326,372
Dec 3, 2014Wild $15,000,000$606,810$37,880,356$52,460,543
Nov 14, 2014Rosewater $10,000,000$1,154,303$3,128,941$3,185,717
Nov 11, 2014The Compleat Al
Nov 7, 2014Actress $19,365$19,365
Oct 31, 2014Point and Shoot
Oct 24, 2014Low Down $7,000$52,337$52,337
Aug 22, 2014Abus de faiblesse $4,957$31,557$54,941
Aug 8, 2014E Agora? Lembra-me
Aug 1, 2014Behaving Badly $39,952
May 23, 2014La danza de la realidad $24,768$293,680$323,391
May 2, 2014Documented $5,422$30,662$30,662
Apr 4, 2014Ilo Ilo $8,775$54,071$1,328,680
Mar 19, 2014L'image manquante $10,148$51,337$52,434
Nov 22, 2013Bettie Page Reveals All $4,846$108,118$108,118
May 3, 2013Après Mai $13,288$79,568$79,568
May 1, 2013Post Tenebras Lux $4,674$38,911$276,580
Mar 29, 2013Mental $9,804$17,669$4,385,959
Mar 22, 2013On the Road $25,000,000$39,550$720,828$9,313,302
Mar 13, 2013J'ai tué me mère
Feb 22, 2013Wo 11 $3,516$9,213$14,703
Jan 11, 2013Infancia clandestina $2,004,027
Dec 21, 2012Not Fade Away $19,182$610,792$610,792
Dec 14, 2012Saving Grace B. Jones
Dec 14, 2012Let's Make a Movie
Dec 7, 2012Lay the Favorite $20,998$20,998$1,095,134
Nov 9, 2012Coming Up Roses $20,567$20,567
Nov 2, 2012A Liar's Autobiography - Th… $5,102$5,102$5,102
Oct 19, 2012The Sessions $1,000,000$113,467$6,002,451$11,495,204
Aug 29, 2012Little Birds $4,574$16,594$16,594
Aug 24, 2012Sleepwalk With Me $68,801$2,266,066$2,266,066
Jul 13, 20122016: Obama’s America $2,500,000$31,610$33,349,941$33,349,941
Jul 6, 2012Crazy Eyes $3,259$6,106$6,106
Jun 29, 2012Magic Mike $7,000,000$39,127,170$113,721,571$170,549,753
May 25, 2012Mighty Fine $27,900$27,900$27,900
May 18, 2012Virginia $6,915$9,915$9,915
Apr 13, 2012Blue Like Jazz $1,200,000$261,190$595,018$595,018
Mar 23, 2012The Long Day Closes $22,765$22,765
Aug 13, 2010Eat Pray Love $60,000,000$23,104,523$80,574,010$206,598,789
Mar 19, 2010The Runaways $9,500,000$805,115$3,573,673$5,278,632
Jan 30, 2009Entre les murs $3,250,000$155,190$3,766,810$34,114,067
Feb 22, 2008Die Fälscher $6,250,000$87,514$5,488,570$20,199,663
Dec 25, 2007Persepolis $7,300,000$88,826$4,443,403$25,397,187
Nov 30, 2007Le Scaphandre et le Papillon $14,000,000$75,721$5,990,075$22,754,472
Jun 1, 2007Gracie $9,000,000$1,355,904$2,956,339$3,922,043
Oct 5, 2005The Squid and the Whale $1,500,000$129,844$7,372,734$11,191,423
Jun 3, 2005Lords of Dogtown $25,000,000$5,623,373$11,273,517$13,424,365
Oct 1, 2004Therese $357,000$2,627,016$2,627,016
Jun 25, 2004De-Lovely $15,000,000$13,337,299$18,524,496
Apr 30, 2004Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius $17,000,000$1,233,297$2,694,071$2,694,071
Nov 26, 2003In America $205,229$15,539,656$25,382,911
Aug 20, 2003Thirteen $2,000,000$116,260$4,601,043$9,505,996
Aug 15, 2003American Splendor $2,000,000$159,705$6,003,587$8,685,632
Mar 7, 2003Nowhere in Africa $6,500,000$22,070$6,173,485$6,568,446
Dec 19, 2002Antwone Fisher $12,500,000$210,013$21,078,145$23,367,586
Dec 6, 2002Adaptation $18,500,000$384,478$22,498,520$32,531,756
Nov 8, 20028 Mile $41,000,000$51,240,555$116,724,075$245,768,384
Sep 27, 2002Moonlight Mile $21,000,000$329,771$6,830,957$6,830,957
Aug 9, 2002Scarlet Diva $4,547$18,062$18,062
Mar 29, 2002The Rookie $22,000,000$16,021,684$75,600,072$80,491,516
Dec 14, 2001Iris $5,500,000$23,144$5,580,479$5,692,941
Jul 27, 2001China: The Panda Adventure $28,268$3,708,478$6,601,743
Dec 22, 2000Before Night Falls $85,230$4,221,817$8,503,459
Sep 15, 2000Almost Famous $60,000,000$2,314,646$32,522,352$47,371,191
May 5, 2000I Dreamed of Africa $34,000,000$2,411,445$6,543,194$14,291,999
Dec 24, 1999Angela's Ashes $25,000,000$54,628$13,038,660$13,038,660
Nov 17, 1999Liberty Heights $95,247$3,732,398$3,732,398
May 14, 1999Tea with Mussolini $14,000,000$1,633,183$14,395,874$14,395,874
Jun 6, 1997Buddy $3,504,671$10,067,104$10,067,104
Mar 7, 1997Private Parts $14,616,333$41,198,146$41,198,146
Sep 13, 1996Fly Away Home $4,708,044$25,143,818$36,469,322
Oct 27, 1995Leaving Las Vegas $4,000,000$70,864$31,983,777$49,800,000
Mar 3, 1995Roommates $4,038,033$12,076,989$12,076,989
May 13, 1994Crooklyn $14,000,000$4,209,475$13,024,170$13,024,170
Dec 25, 1993Heaven & Earth $5,840,300$5,840,300
Apr 9, 1993This Boy's Life $4,104,962$4,104,962
Apr 7, 1993The Sandlot $4,918,712$32,416,586$32,416,586
Nov 14, 1992Flirting $2,415,396$2,415,396
Oct 9, 1991Little Man Tate $24,989,789$24,989,789
Jun 28, 1991Europa Europa $5,575,738$5,575,738
May 24, 1991Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken $2,710,416$7,300,000$7,300,000
Jan 11, 1991Not Without My Daughter $3,804,055$14,789,113$14,789,113
Sep 12, 1990Postcards from the Edge $7,871,856$37,963,281$37,963,281
1990White Hunter, Black Heart $2,319,124$2,319,124
Oct 21, 1988Bat*21 $982,080$3,966,256$3,966,256
Jun 15, 1988Bull Durham $5,009,307$50,888,729$50,888,729
Oct 16, 1987Barfly $3,221,000$3,221,000
May 1, 1987Mitt liv som hund $8,345,266$8,345,266
Dec 25, 1986Brighton Beach Memoirs $2,580,750$11,957,943$11,957,943
May 2, 1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is … $4,879,107$18,034,150$18,034,150
Sep 21, 1984Until September $1,983,321$4,097,094$4,097,094
Jul 27, 1984Purple Rain $7,766,201$68,392,977$68,394,225
Dec 6, 1983The Dresser $43,132$5,310,748$5,310,748
Oct 7, 1983Never Cry Wolf $36,385$27,668,764$27,668,764
Dec 17, 1982Best Friends $4,022,891$36,670,556$36,670,556
Aug 6, 1982Pink Floyd: The Wall $67,870$14,844,106$14,850,958
Jun 18, 1982Author! Author! $2,279,260$13,111,101$13,111,101
Apr 23, 1982If You Could See What I Hear $2,408,000$8,693,512$8,693,512
Sep 18, 1981Mommie Dearest $5,000,000$905,920$19,032,000$25,032,000
Jul 25, 1980Caddyshack $6,000,000$3,142,689$39,846,344$39,849,764
Jul 18, 1980The Big Red One $7,206,220$7,206,220
Dec 20, 1979All That Jazz $86,229$37,823,676$37,823,676
May 26, 1978Big Wednesday
Oct 20, 1972Lady Sings the Blues $19,726,490$19,726,490
Aug 20, 1969Alice's Restaurant $6,300,000$6,300,000
May 7, 1969Sinful Davey
Mar 2, 1965The Sound of Music $8,200,000$163,214,286$286,213,233
Dec 16, 1962Lawrence of Arabia $15,000,000$37,495,385$69,995,047
Nov 19, 1925The Big Parade $245,000$11,000,000$22,000,000


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