Which Biopics Have Become the Highest-Grossing in History (13 photos)

It's a well-known fact that no biopic has ever been so faithful to a real person's life that no one involved in the story complains after watching it. Yes, that's the hardest part of making such a film. But a close second is definitely the ability to attract so many people to see the biopic that it becomes a box office hit. But it does happen. Let's look at a dozen of the most successful biopics, in terms of box office receipts, whose creators managed to convince audiences that the story of certain people is definitely worth watching on the big screen.

13th place — The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)





A film adaptation of the memoirs of American entrepreneur Christopher Gardner, who went from a homeless single father to a successful businessman.

Box Office: $307.1 million

12th place — The Blind Side (2009)



A film adaptation of the book "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" about Michael Oher, an African-American man from a dysfunctional family who, as a teenager, was taken under the guardianship of Leanne and Sean Tuohy, who helped him become a professional American football player.

Box Office: $309.2 million

11th place — A Beautiful Mind (2001)





A film adaptation of Sylvia Nasar's book of the same name, which tells the story of American mathematician John Forbes Nash, a Nobel Prize winner in economics who struggled with schizophrenia (appropriately embellished in the film).

Box Office: $316.7 million

10th place - Green Book (2018)



The film tells the true story of jazz pianist Don Shirley and his driver, Tony Vallelonga, traveling across the United States in 1962.

Box Office: $321.7 million

9th place — Schindler's List (1993)



A film adaptation of Thomas Keneally's novel "Schindler's Ark," about the rescue of more than 1,200 Jews by German industrialist Oskar Schindler during the Holocaust.

Box Office: $322.1 million

8th place - Catch Me If You Can (2002)



The film is based on the autobiography of American con artist Frank Abagnale.

Box Office: $352.1 million

7th place - The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)



The second film in a row starring Leonardo DiCaprio, this time based on the autobiography of broker and also notorious convicted fraudster Jordan Belfort.

Box Office: $392 million

6th place - The King's Speech (2010)



A film about King George VI of Great Britain and the speech therapist Lionel Logue, who helped His Majesty overcome his stutter.

Box Office: $427.3 million

5th place - The Greatest Showman (2017)



The film tells the story of the famous American entrepreneur P. T. Barnum, who became a key figure in 19th-century American show business.

Box Office: $435.7 million

4th place - American Sniper (2014)



This film by Clint Eastwood (he was 84 at the time of filming!) is based on the memoirs of American soldier Chris Kyle, who became the most successful sniper in the history of the US Armed Forces while serving in Iraq.

Box Office: $547.4 million

3rd place - Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)



The film tells the story of Freddie Mercury and the legendary British band Queen.

Box Office: $910.8 million

2nd place - Oppenheimer (2023)



Christopher Nolan's film about American theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer, who led the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb.

Box Office: $951.3 million

1st place – Michael (2026)



A film featuring Michael Jackson's concert performances, with rare glimpses of his biography and a perfect performance by Jafar Jackson.

The first billionaire biopic!

Box Office: $1.001 billion