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All Time Domestic Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies
See also: Top Based on Musical or Opera International - Top Based on Musical or Opera Worldwide - Top Based on Musical or Opera Weekend Domestic - Top Based on Musical or Opera Day Domestic
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This chart contains the top 100 Based on Musical or Opera movies based on the cumulative domestic box office.
See our Based on Musical or Opera Theatrical Market Charts for more overviews regarding the domestic theatrical box office performance of Based on Musical or Opera movies.
| Rank | Released | Movie | Domestic Box Office |
International Box Office |
Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978 | Grease | $181,813,770 | $205,658,547 | $387,472,317 |
| 2 | 2002 | Chicago | $170,687,518 | $136,083,027 | $306,770,545 |
| 3 | 1965 | The Sound of Music | $163,214,286 | $122,998,947 | $286,213,233 |
| 4 | 2008 | Mamma Mia! | $144,540,088 | $441,725,109 | $586,265,197 |
| 5 | 2006 | Dreamgirls | $103,365,956 | $52,254,394 | $155,620,350 |
| 6 | 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | $80,500,000 | $1,127 | $80,501,127 |
| 7 | 2024 | Mean Girls | $72,404,248 | $32,000,000 | $104,404,248 |
| 8 | 1964 | My Fair Lady | $72,000,000 | $72,607 | $72,072,607 |
| 9 | 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | $69,701,637 | $69,701,637 | |
| 10 | 2023 | The Color Purple | $60,619,191 | $6,890,192 | $67,509,383 |
| 11 | 1968 | Funny Girl | $58,707,416 | $58,707,416 | |
| 12 | 1982 | Annie | $57,059,003 | $4,984 | $57,063,987 |
| 13 | 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | $52,898,073 | $100,431,771 | $153,329,844 |
| 14 | 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | $51,225,796 | $102,544,256 | $153,770,052 |
| 15 | 1996 | Evita | $50,047,179 | $101,900,000 | $151,947,179 |
| 16 | 2014 | Jersey Boys | $47,047,013 | $18,235,719 | $65,282,732 |
| 17 | 1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | $40,420,000 | $1,110,110 | $41,530,110 |
| 18 | 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | $38,747,385 | $38,747,385 | |
| 19 | 2012 | Rock of Ages | $38,518,613 | $22,513,319 | $61,031,932 |
| 20 | 1975 | Tommy | $34,251,525 | $22,953 | $34,274,478 |
| 21 | 1969 | Hello, Dolly | $33,208,099 | $33,208,099 | |
| 22 | 2021 | In the Heights | $29,975,167 | $13,671,809 | $43,646,976 |
| 23 | 2005 | Rent | $29,077,547 | $2,593,073 | $31,670,620 |
| 24 | 2019 | Cats | $27,166,770 | $48,157,176 | $75,323,946 |
| 25 | 1978 | The Wiz | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | |
| 26 | 2009 | Nine | $19,676,965 | $37,307,254 | $56,984,219 |
| 27 | 1943 | This is the Army | $19,500,000 | $19,500,000 | |
| 28 | 2005 | The Producers: The Movie Musical | $19,398,532 | $13,554,463 | $32,952,995 |
| 29 | 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen | $15,002,646 | $2,507,213 | $17,509,859 |
| 30 | 1962 | The Music Man | $14,953,846 | $14,953,846 | |
| 31 | 1982 | Grease 2 | $14,297,083 | $14,297,083 | |
| 32 | 1985 | A Chorus Line | $14,202,899 | $14,202,899 | |
| 33 | 1999 | The King and I | $12,064,440 | $12,064,440 | |
| 34 | 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | $12,000,000 | $486 | $12,000,486 |
| 35 | 1961 | Babes in Toyland | $10,218,316 | $10,218,316 | |
| 36 | 1982 | The Pirate Movie | $7,983,086 | $7,983,086 | |
| 37 | 1992 | Sarafina! | $7,306,242 | $7,306,242 | |
| 38 | 1951 | Call Me Mister | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| 39 | 1951 | An American in Paris | $4,500,000 | $243 | $4,500,243 |
| 40 | 2022 | Cyrano | $3,873,124 | $2,113,800 | $5,986,924 |
| 41 | 1943 | Girl Crazy | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | |
| 42 | 1983 | La traviata | $3,594,000 | $25,083 | $3,619,083 |
| 43 | 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | $3,067,312 | $667,819 | $3,735,131 |
| 44 | 1949 | On the Town | $2,900,000 | $2,900,000 | |
| 45 | 2016 | The Met: Live in HD - Manon Lescaut | $1,770,000 | $513,137 | $2,283,137 |
| 46 | 2016 | The Met: Live in HD - Madama Butterfly | $1,700,900 | $630,148 | $2,331,048 |
| 47 | 1988 | A Time of Destiny | $1,212,487 | $1,212,487 | |
| 48 | 2016 | Saturday’s Warrior | $744,046 | $744,046 | |
| 49 | 1983 | The Pirates of Penzance | $694,497 | $694,497 | |
| 50 | 2007 | U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha | $494,152 | $9,136 | $503,288 |
| 51 | 2007 | Aida at La Scala | $222,927 | $222,927 | |
| 52 | 2018 | Seuwingkizeu | $222,001 | $10,681,258 | $10,903,259 |
| 53 | 2008 | La Traviata at La Scala | $195,494 | $195,494 | |
| 54 | 1986 | Otello | $189,042 | $189,042 | |
| 55 | 2015 | The Last Five Years | $147,299 | $57,999 | $205,298 |
| 56 | 2010 | Bran Nue Dae | $113,568 | $6,698,962 | $6,812,530 |
| 57 | 2008 | Maria Stuarda at La Scala | $83,214 | $83,214 | |
| 58 | 2008 | La Forza del Destino | $52,577 | $52,577 | |
| 59 | 2008 | Tristan und Isolde at La Scala | $50,172 | $50,172 | |
| 60 | 2008 | La Rondine | $49,088 | $49,088 | |
| 61 | 2008 | Don Carlo | $27,834 | $27,834 | |
| 62 | 2007 | Naked Boys Singing | $25,526 | $25,526 |
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.