Which musical films became the highest grossing films in the history of cinema (15 photos)

The musical is a special genre of stage art, which requires the actor not only to be able to get used to the character, but also to touch the viewer with his voice and plastic movements.





The director must think through everything so that both the musical parts and the ordinary ones smoothly intertwine with each other and look organic. With the advent of cinema, this originally theatrical genre began to be actively used in films, and during the time that it has existed on screens, not many musical films have become successful.

We again turn to one of the main indicators of success - box office receipts, which are a clear illustration of how many people are actually willing to spend their money for an interesting movie. See the ranking of the most successful musicals and musical films of all time.

13th place. Chicago (2002)



Box office: $306.7 million

The musical was awarded six Oscars: for best picture, scenery, costumes, sound, editing and best supporting actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones).

12th place. Enchanted (2007)





Box office: $340 million

11th place. Mary Poppins Returns (2018)



Box office: $349.5 million

10th place. Mamma Mia! 2 (2018)



Box office: $394.7 million

9th place. Grease (1978)



Box office: $396 million

Saturday Night Fever (1977) launched John Travolta's career, but it wasn't until Grease that he achieved star status.

8th place. Les Miserables (2012)



Box office: $442.3 million

The musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the same name gave the film an Oscar for sound and editing and another Oscar for Anne Hathaway for Best Supporting Actress.

7th place. La La Land (2016)



Box office: $471.9 million

The musical became one of the record-breaking films for the number of Oscars: 4 awards, which went to the director (Damien Chazelle), Emma Stone, cinematographer, production designer, and 2 awards for music and song. But he did not receive the main award - for best film.

6th place. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)



Box office: $474.9 million

5th place. The Little Mermaid (2023)



Box office: $569.6 million

4th place. Mamma MIA! (2008)



Box office: $694.5 million

3rd place. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)



Box office: $910.8 million

The film received 4 Oscars: for best sound, editing, sound editing and for best actor (Rami Malek).

2nd place. Aladdin (2019)



Box office: $1.054 billion

1 place. Beauty and the Beast (2017)



Box office: $1.266 billion

Will Wonka, released this December, be among the top-grossing musicals?