List of highest-grossing musical films explained

The following is a list of highest-grossing musical films of all time, the highest-grossing musical film franchises, the biggest opening weekends for musical films, and the highest admissions at the box office.

Highest-grossing musical films

Note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account rising ticket prices, or differences in ticket prices between different countries. When adjusted for inflation, the highest-grossing musical films are The Sound of Music, with an inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $; followed by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with an inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $ (both as of 2019). The top five films are among the highest-grossing films of all time.

RankFilmYearWorldwide gross (US$)Type
1The Lion King2019$1,656,943,394Remake [1]
2Frozen II2019$1,450,026,933Original [2]
3Frozen2013$1,397,042,530[3]
4Beauty and the Beast2017$1,264,435,322Remake[4]
5Aladdin 2019$1,050,693,953Remake [5]
61994Original [6]
7The Jungle Book2016$966,550,600Remake [7]
8Bohemian Rhapsody2018$903,655,259Jukebox musical[8]
9Moana2016$643,331,111 Original[9]
10Sing2016$634,151,679 Jukebox musical[10]
11Wonka2023$625,420,096Original [11]
12Mamma Mia!2008$609,881,238Jukebox musical[12]
13Tangled2010$591,794,936 Original [13]
14The Little Mermaid 2023$569,626,289Remake[14]
15Aladdin1992$504,050,219Original [15]
16Rio 22014$500,101,972[16]
17Rio2011$484,635,760[17]
18Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005$474,968,763[18]
19La La Land2016$471,990,783[19]
20Tarzan1999$448,191,819[20]
212009$443,140,005Jukebox musical[21]
22Les Misérables2012$441,809,770Adaptation of stage musical [22]
23The Greatest Showman2017$434,993,183Original[23]
24A Star Is Born2018$434,888,866[24]
25Beauty and the Beast1991$424,967,620[25]
26Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937$418,229,510[26]
27Sing 22021$401,454,720Jukebox musical[27] Sing 2 = Revenue
28Grease1978$396,169,103Adaption of stage musical [28]
292018$394,745,881Jukebox musical[29]
30Happy Feet2006$384,335,608Jukebox musical[30]
31The Jungle Book1967$378,000,000Original[31]
32Alvin and the Chipmunks2007$361,336,633Jukebox musical[32]
33Mary Poppins Returns2018$349,546,142Original[33]
34The Lorax2012$349,304,366[34]
35Trolls2016$347,337,803Jukebox musical[35]
36Pocahontas1995$346,079,773Original[36]
372011$342,695,435Jukebox musical[37]
38Enchanted2007$340,487,862Original[38]
39The Hunchback of Notre Dame1996$325,338,851[39]
40The Polar Express2004$318,226,393[40]
41Chicago2002$306,776,732Adaptation of stage musical[41]
42Mulan1998$304,320,254Original[42]
43Pitch Perfect 22015$287,144,079Jukebox musical[43]
44The Sound of Music1965$286,214,286Adaption of stage musical [44]
45Saturday Night Fever1977$282,400,000Original[45]
462017$278,000,000[46]
47The Princess and the Frog2009$267,045,765 [47]
48Cinderella1950$263,591,415
492008$252,909,177 [48]
50Hercules1997$252,712,101[49]

Highest-grossing opening weekends

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.

Rank Film Opening weekend Year Type
1 Frozen II $358,503,293 2019 Original [50]
2 Beauty and the Beast $357,026,593 2017 Remake [51] [52]
3 The Lion King$245,953,7032019 Remake [53]
4 Aladdin $214,700,000 2019 Remake[54]
5 The Little Mermaid$164,300,000 2023 Remake [55]
6 The Jungle Book $132,200,000 2016 Remake [56]
7 Frozen $110,600,000 2013 Original [57]
8 Rio $94,164,414 2011 [58]
9 $84,652,689 2008 [59]
10 2017 [60]
11 2.0 2018 [61]
12 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again$77,852,180 2018 Jukebox musical [62]
13 Moana$73,809,195 2016 Original [63]
14 $72,362,847 2009 Jukebox [64]
15 The Lorax$70,580,986 2012 Original [65]
16 Tangled$66,140,737 2010 [66]
17 Bohemian Rhapsody$63,541,055 2018 Jukebox musical [67]
18 A Star Is Born$57,108,051 2018 Original [68]
19 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory$56,178,4502005 Remake [69]
20 Encanto$53,468,421 2021 Original [70]
21 Rio 2$49,919,485 2014 [71]
22 Sultan 2016 [72]
23 Trolls$46,581,142 2016 Jukebox musical [73]
24 Mary Poppins Returns$45,616,929 2018 Original [74]
25 Elvis$45,319,7802022 Jukebox musical [75]
26 Alvin and the Chipmunks$44,307,417 2007 Jukebox musical[76]
27 Happy Feet$42,508,432 2006 [77]
28 Enchanted$42,204,913 2007 Original [78]
29 The Lion King$40,888,194 1994
30 $36,563,364 2011 Jukebox musical[79]
31 Sing$35,258,145 2016 [80]
32 Tarzan$34,221,968 1999 Original [81]
33 Padmaavat2018
34 Dhoom 3$33,160,000 2013
35 Rocketman $32,525,722 2018 Jukebox musical [82]
36 $32,421,521 2009 Original [83]
37 Hairspray$31,682,114 2007 Adaption of stage musical[84]
38 Les Misérables$31,481,735 2012 Adaption of stage musical[85]
39 Kabali 2016 Original[86]
40 Thugs of Hindostan 2018 [87]
41 Sanju2018 [88]
42 The Muppets$30,839,026 2011 [89]
43 Sarkar2018 [90]
44 The Lion King in 3D$30,151,614 2011 Rerelease [91]
45 Secret Superstar $30,000,000 2018 Original [92]
46 Pitch Perfect 3$29,728,525 2017 Jukebox musical [93]
47 Dangal2016Original [94]
48 Pocahontas$29,531,619 1995 [95]
49 Mamma Mia!$29,353,886 2008 Jukebox musical [96]
50 Bajrangi Bhaijaan2015 Original

Highest-grossing opening weekends for original musical films

The following is a list of the biggest opening weekends for musical films worldwide.

Rank Film Opening weekend Year
1 Frozen II $358,503,293 2019
2 Frozen $110,600,000 2013
3 Rio $94,164,414 2011
4 $84,652,689 2008
5 2017
6 2.0 2018
7 Moana$73,809,195 2016 [97]
8 The Lorax$70,580,986 2012 [98]
9 Tangled$66,140,737 2010
10 A Star Is Born$57,108,051 2018 [99]
11 Encanto$53,468,421 2021
12 Rio 2$49,919,485 2014
13 Sultan 2016
14 Mary Poppins Returns$45,616,929 2018 [100]
15 Enchanted$42,204,913 2007
16 The Lion King$40,888,194 1994
17 Tarzan$34,221,968 1999
18 Padmaavat2018
19 Dhoom 3$33,160,000 2013
20 $32,421,521 2009
21Kabali 2016
22 Thugs of Hindostan 2018
23 Sanju2018
24 The Muppets$30,839,026 2011
25 Sarkar2018
26 Secret Superstar $30,000,000 2018
27 Dangal2016
28 Pocahontas$29,531,619 1995
29 Bajrangi Bhaijaan2015

Timeline of gross records

Highest-grossing musical films

TitleEstablishedRecord-setting grossType Ref
The Jazz Singer1927Original [101] [102]
The Singing Fool1928Jukebox
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1938$8,000,000Original
1940$8,500,000[103] [104]
This Is the Army1946Adaption of stage musical[105]
1951[106]
White Christmas1954Original
Awaara (The Vagabond)1954
1955
Mother India1957[107]
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)1960
White Christmas1960[108]
South Pacific1961Adaption of stage musical[109] "[110]
West Side Story1961Adaption of stage musical[111]
Mary Poppins1966–Original[112] [113]
The Sound of Music1966Adaption of stage musical[114]
1978[115]
Grease1978Adaption of stage musical[116]
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1993$418,200,000Original[117]
Aladdin1993$504,050,219[118] [119]
The Lion King1994$768,000,000[120]
2002$783,841,776[121]
2011$968,483,777 [122]
Frozen2014$1,287,000,000
2017$1,290,000,000
The Lion King2019$1,656,943,394 Remake


Highest-grossing opening weekends

TitleYearRecord-setting grosstype
Awaara (The Vagabond)1955$114,000 Original
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)1960[123]
Saturday Night Fever1977$3,878,099[124]
Grease1978$8,941,717[125]
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas1982$11,874,268Adaptation of stage musical [126]
Staying Alive 1983$12,146,143Jukebox
Aladdin1992$25,784,522Original
The Lion King1994$40,888,194
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005$56,178,450Remake
2008$84,652,689Original
Rio 2011$94,164,414
Frozen 2013$110,600,000
The Jungle Book2016 $132,200,000Remake
Beauty and the Beast 2017$357,026,593Remake
Frozen II 2019$358,503,293Original



Highest-grossing musical films by year

The following is a list of highest-grossing musical film by year. Disney tops the list 29 times. All films in Saturday Night Fever, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Rio and ‘’The Little Mermaid are on the list, along with Alvin and the Chipmunks franchises are the most represented franchises each have two films on the list.

YearTitleWorldwide grossBudgetType
1927The Jazz Singer$2,600,000$422,000Original [127]
1928The Singing Fool$5,916,000$388,000[128] [129]
Gold Diggers of Broadway$3,967,000 $532,000[130]
Animal Crackers$3,100,000 [131]
1931Cracked Nuts$617,000$261,000[132]
The Kid from Spain$2,621,000[133]
Gold Diggers of 1933 $3,231,000 $433,000 [134] [135]
1934One Night of Love$2,500,000$500,000[136]
1935Naughty Marietta$2,100,000$782,000[137]
1936San Francisco$5,300,000$1,300,000[138]
1937Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [139]
1938Alexander's Ragtime Band$3,600,000$1,200,000–$2,275,000Jukebox musical[140] [141]
1939The Wizard of Oz$25,637,669$2,800,000Original [142]
1943This Is the Army Adaption of stage musical
1951Awaara (The Vagabond) Original
1952Aan (The Savage Princess)
1953Peter Pan –[143]
1954White Christmas
1955Oklahoma![144]
Guys and DollsAdaption of stage musical
Shree 420 (Mr. 420) Original
Lady and the Tramp [145] [146]
1956The King and IAdaption of stage musical[147] [148]
1957Mother India$ $Original [149] [150]
1958South Pacific Adaption of stage musical.[151]
1959Sleeping Beauty original [152] [153] [154] [155]
1960Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)$ $[156] [157]
1961West Side Story$$Adaption of stage musical
1962The Music Man$Adaption of stage musical [158]
1963The Sword in the Stone Original [159] [160] [161]
1964Mary Poppins$102,272,727 $4,400,000–$4,600,000Original[162] [163] [164]
1965The Sound of Music$ $Adaption of stage musical[165]
1966Phool Aur Patthar$Original
1967The Jungle Book$ $[166] [167]
1968Funny Girl$$Adaption of stage musical[168]
1969Paint Your Wagon$$Adaption of stage musical[169]
1970The Aristocats$ $Original [170]
Hello Dolly!$$Adaption of stage musical[171]
1971Fiddler on the Roof$$Adaption of stage musical[172]
1972Cabaret$$Adaption of stage musical[173]
1973Bobby$Original[174] [175]
1974That's Entertainment!$Jukebox musical[176]
1975The Rocky Horror Picture Show$$Adaption of stage musical [177] [178]
1976A Star is Born $$Remake
1977Saturday Night Fever$$Jukebox musical[179]
1978Grease$ ($)$Original [180] [181]
1979The Muppet Movie$ ($)$[182] [183]
1980The Blues Brothers$$Jukebox musical [184]
1981The Fox and the Hound Original [185] [186]
1982Disco Dancer$[187]
1983Staying Alive$$Jukebox musical [188] [189]
1984Footloose$$Original[190]
1985Ram Teri Ganga Maili$ [191] [192]
1986Little Shop of Horrors$$Adaption of stage musical[193]
1987Dirty Dancing$$Original[194]
1988Oliver and Company+ +[195] [196] [197]
1989The Little Mermaid$ ($)$[198] [199]
1990Dil$ [200] [201]
1991Beauty and the Beast$ ($)$[202]
1992Aladdin$$[203]
1993The Nightmare Before Christmas$ ($)$[204] [205]
1994 ($)$[206] [207]
1995Pocahontas$ $
1996The Hunchback of Notre Dame$$[208]
1997Hercules$$[209]
1998Mulan$$[210]
1999Tarzan$$[211]
2000Coyote Ugly$$[212]
2001Moulin Rouge!$$Jukebox musical[213]
2002Chicago$$Adaption of stage musical[214]
2003Brother Bear$$Original[215]
2004The Polar Express$ ($)$[216]
2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory$$Remake[217]
2006Happy Feet$$Jukebox musical
2007Alvin and the Chipmunks$$
2008Mamma Mia!$$Jukebox musical
2009$$Jukebox musical
2010Tangled$ $Original
2011Rio$$
2012Les Misérables$$Adaption of stage musical[218]
2013Frozen$ ($)$Original
2014Rio 2$$
2015Pitch Perfect 2$$Jukebox musical [219]
2016The Jungle Book$$Remake
2017Beauty and the Beast$$Remake
2018Bohemian Rhapsody$$Jukebox musical[220]
2019The Lion King $$
Tanhaji $ $Original
2021Encanto$252,423,364[221]
2022Elvis$288,670,284($)Jukebox musical[222]
2023Wonka$632,302,312$125,000,000original [223] [224]
2024$104,404,248 $36,000,000remake[225] [226]

Highest-grossing musical film series and film franchises

Note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account increasing ticket prices.

A series must have at least two theatrically released films. Frozen sits top grossing $2.7 billion it also has the average with $1.4 billion per film.

Box-office admissions (ticket sales)

See also: List of films by box office admissions.

The following table lists known estimated box-office ticket sales for various high-grossing musical films that have sold at least 75million tickets worldwide.

Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing musical films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.

FilmYearKnown ticket sales Type
The Sound of Music1965283,300,000Original [227]
Sholay1975250,000,000[228]
Awaara (The Vagabond)1951217,000,000
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937214,900,000
The Rocky Horror Picture Show1975170,000,000[229]
The Lion King1994140,108,836
The Jungle Book1967137,915,958
Disco Dancer1982135,000,000
Frozen2013133,013,967
Beauty and the Beast2017123,766,498Jukebox musical
The Jungle Book2016123,663,450Jukebox musical
Caravan1971119,000,000Original
Grease1978117,075,584jukebox musical[230]
Bobby1973116,400,000Original
The Lion King2019116,060,166
Mary Poppins 1964 105,507,268Original
2017105,003,001
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)1960100,041,453
Mother India1957100,011,812
Aladdin201997,106,238Jukebox musical
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar197891,800,000Original
Fantasia194087,649,246
Aladdin199287,108,669
Cinderella195084,458,172
Ganga Jamna196183,800,000
Pinocchio194083,739,255
Bohemian Rhapsody201880,322,547Jukebox musical
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style196776,540,000Original[231]

Original

FilmYearKnown ticket sales
The Sound of Music1965283,300,000
Sholay1975250,000,000
Awaara (The Vagabond)1951217,000,000
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs1937214,900,000
The Lion King1994140,108,836
The Jungle Book1967137,915,958
Disco Dancer1982135,000,000
Frozen2013133,013,967
Caravan1971119,000,000
Bobby1973116,400,000
Mary Poppins 1964 105,507,268
2017105,003,001
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal)1960100,041,453
Mother India1957100,011,812
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar197891,800,000
Fantasia194087,649,246
Aladdin199287,108,669
Cinderella195084,458,172
Ganga Jamna196183,800,000
Pinocchio194083,739,255
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style196776,540,000

Jukebox

FilmYearKnown ticket sales Source
Beauty and the Beast2017123,766,498
The Jungle Book2016123,663,450Use songs for the Original film
Grease1978117,075,584Based on the musical of the same name
The Lion King2019116,060,166Use songs for the original film
Aladdin201997,106,238Use songs for the original film
Bohemian Rhapsody201880,322,547Featuring songs by Queen

See also

Notes

Footnotes

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Frozen II . March 26, 2020 . Box Office Mojo.
  3. Frozen

    Total as of August 3, 2014: $247,650,477

    Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646

    Total as of July 27, 2014: $21,668,593

    Total as of November 2, 2014: $22,492,845

    Total as of August 17, 2014: $167,333

    Total as of June 8, 2014: £39,090,985

    Total as of November 30, 2014: £40,960,083 ($1 = £0.63866)

    Total as of December 7, 2014: £41,087,765 ($1 = £0.64136)

    Total as of December 14, 2014: £41,170,608 ($1 = £0.636)

    Total as of November 26, 2017: £42,840,559 ($1 = £0.7497)

    Total as of December 3, 2017: £42,976,318 ($1 = £0.742)

    Total as of March 30, 2014: €35,098,170

    Total as of October 18, 2015: €42,526,744

    nb. the exact euro to dollar conversion rate is unknown for earnings since April 2014, but the euro never fell below parity with the dollar during 2014 and 2015 (as can be verified by comparing the exchange rate on the individual date entries at the provided reference) so an approximate conversion rate of €1:$1 is used here to give a lower-bound.

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  86. Web site: July 25, 2016 . 'Kabali' 3rd day box office collection: Rajinikanth's flick grosses over Rs. 200 crore worldwide in first weekend . IBTimes.
  87. News: November 13, 2018 . Thugs of Hindostan grosses Rs. 200 crores worldwide . .
  88. Web site: July 3, 2018 . Sanju box office collection: Ranbir Kapoor film crosses Rs 200 crore gross mark worldwide in 3 days . July 6, 2018 . IBTime.
  89. Web site: The Muppets .
  90. News: November 12, 2018 . Sarkar box office collection day 6: Vijay film enters the Rs 200-crore club in style . . November 12, 2018.
  91. Web site: The Lion King 2011 3D Release .
  92. News: January 28, 2018 . Is China's secret superstar Aamir Khan the second coming of India's Tagore? . . May 30, 2020.
  93. Web site: Pitch Perfect 3 .
  94. Web site: December 22, 2014 . TOP WORLDWIDE FIRST WEEKEND ALL TIME . Box Office India.
  95. Web site: Pocahontas .
  96. Web site: Mamma Mia! .
  97. Web site: Moana (2016) . August 2, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  98. Web site: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (2012) . August 2, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  99. Web site: A Star is Born (2018) (2018) . August 2, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  100. Web site: Mary Poppins Returns (2018) . August 2, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  101. Glancy . H Mark . 1995 . Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger . Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television . 15 . 1 . 55–73 . 10.1080/01439689500260031.
  102. June 21, 1932 . Biggest Money Pictures . . 1 . June 29, 2019 . Archive.org.
  103. Book: George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success . . 2010 . 9780061778896 . Block . Alex Ben . 255 . On its initial release Pinocchio brought in only $1.6 million in domestic rentals (compared with Snow Whites $4.2 million) and $1.9 million in foreign rentals (compared with Snow Whites $4.3 million)." . Wilson . Lucy Autrey.
  104. February 19, 1940 . Show Business: Record Wind . dead . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100202110029/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C763541%2C00.html . February 2, 2010 . January 19, 2013.
  105. News: September 25, 1946 . All-Time Top Grossers . 5 . .
  106. News: Arneel . Gene . January 5, 1955 . '54 Dream Pic: 'White Xmas' . 5 & 59 . . June 28, 2019 . Archive.org.
  107. Web site: Pacific Exchange Rate Service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150512095429/http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/etc/USDpages.pdf#page=3 . May 12, 2015 . February 8, 2019 . . . 3.
  108. Web site: Box Office Information for White Christmas . June 28, 2019 . The Numbers.com.
  109. Book: Hall . Sheldon . Neale . Stephen . 2010 . Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History . . 978-0-8143-3008-1 . 153.
  110. South Pacific also became for a time the most successful film ever released in the United Kingdom, where it earned a box-office gross three times its negative cost of $5,610,000. Anticipated global rentals after three years were $30 million."
  111. .
    • The Sound of Music: "Domestic Rentals: $68.4; Foreign Rentals: $46.2; Production Cost: $8.0 (Initial Release – Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)."
    • West Side Story: "Domestic Rentals: $16.2; Foreign Rentals: $15.6; Production Cost: $7.0 (Initial Release – Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)."
  112. In: .
    • Mary Poppins: "Mary Poppins (1964), which cost $5.2 million, was neither a stage adaptation nor a roadshow. But by the end of its first release, it had grossed nearly $50 million worldwide."
  114. News: Barthel . Joan . November 20, 1966 . The Sound of Music: Biggest Money-Making Movie of All Time . The New York Times . live . March 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090728/http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/music-ar.html . March 5, 2016 .
  115. Web site: The Sound of Music . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530074530/http://pro.boxoffice.com/movie/9495/the-sound-of-music . May 30, 2016 . May 29, 2016 . Boxoffice.
  116. Book: Hofler, Robert . Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'N' Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr . ReadHowYouWant.com . 2010 . 9781459600072 . 145 . Despite the fact that Grease was well on its way to becoming the highest-grossing movie musical in the world, and eventually grossed over $341 million....
  117. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    • Total prior to 50th anniversary reissue: News: Culhane . John . 'Snow White' At 50: Undimmed Magic . July 12, 1987 . . June 29, 2014 . By now, it has grossed about $330 million worldwide – so it remains one of the most popular films ever made..
    • 1987 and 1993 grosses from North America: Web site: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Releases . June 29, 2014 . . 1987 release – $46,594,212; 1993 release – $41,634,471.
  118. Web site: Aladdin . May 29, 2016 . Boxoffice.
  119. .
    • Bambi: "Worldwide Box Office: $266.8; Production Cost: $1.7 (Millions of $s)"
    • 101 Dalmatians: "Worldwide Box Office: $215.0; Production Cost: $3.6 (Millions of $s)"
    • The Jungle Book: "Worldwide Box Office: $170.8"; Production Cost: $3.9 (Millions of $s)"
    • Aladdin: "Worldwide Box Office: $505.1"; Production Cost: $28.0 (Millions of $s)"
  120. News: La Ganga . Maria L. . October 28, 2001 . A Very Scary Business . 5 . . December 26, 2014.
  121. Web site: The Lion King (1994) . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623164636/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking.htm . June 23, 2011 . Box Office Mojo . Total after IMAX reissue but before 3D re-release: $783,841,776.
  122. Web site: The Lion King (1994) . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623164636/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking.htm . June 23, 2011 . Box Office Mojo . Total after IMAX reissue but before 3D re-release: $783,841,776.
  123. Web site: August 6, 2004 . Shapoorji Pallonji to rewrite Mughal-e-Azam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191713/http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/aug/06films.htm . October 21, 2013 . October 21, 2013 . Rediff.
  124. Web site: Saturday Night Fever (1977) . May 30, 2020 . Box Office Mojo.
  125. Web site: Grease . May 30, 2020 . Box Office Mojo.
  126. Murphy . Arthur D. . October 31, 1989 . Leading North American Film Boxoffice Weekends in History . . 53.
  127. Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31, p. 6
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  130. Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1–31 p. 10 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  131. News: Variety. All-Time Film Rental Champs. October 15, 1990. M-144. Lawrence. Cohn.
  132. Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55
  133. Book: Holston, Kim R. . 2013 . Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973 . Jefferson, North Carolina . McFarland & Company, Inc. . 74–75 . 978-0-7864-6062-5 .
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  137. .
  138. Book: Turk, Edward Baron . Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald . registration . . . April 3, 2000 . 0-520-21202-9 . 184.

  139. "By the end of 1938, it had grossed more than $8 million in worldwide rentals and was ranked at the time as the second-highest-grossing film after the 1925 epic Ben-Hur".

  140. Top Films and Stars. Variety. 18 March 2023. 10. 4 January 1939.
  141. Web site: Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) – Notes . . January 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217114706/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/66978/Alexander-s-Ragtime-Band/notes.html . 2012-02-17 . dead .
  142. Web site: The Wizard of Oz .
  143. Web site: Peter Pan (1953) – Notes . live . https://archive.today/20150903110329/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86554/Peter-Pan/notes.html . September 3, 2015 . August 29, 2014 . Turner Classic Movies.
  144. January 6, 1960 . All Time Domestic Champs . . 34.
  145. News: D'Alessandro . Anthony . October 27, 2003 . Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide Box Office . . The Jungle Book $378 million; One Hundred and One Dalmatians $303 million; Lady and the Tramp $187 million.
  146. Web site: Lady and the Tramp (1955) – Notes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140620033603/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/80607/Lady-and-the-Tramp/notes.html . June 20, 2014 . August 29, 2014 . Turner Classic Movies.
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  148. https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1956/0KI56.php Box Office Information for The King and I.
  149. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021949/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=163&catName=MTk1Nw%3D%3D Box Office 1957
  150. News: October 25, 2007 . 50 Years Later, the 'Mother India' Legend Endures . . live . August 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052510/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-50-years-later-the-mother-india-legend-endures-1129805 . September 24, 2015 . .
  151. January 6, 1960 . All Time Domestic Champs . . 34.
  152. Web site: Sleeping Beauty (1959) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140916050928/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sleepingbeauty.htm . September 16, 2014 . August 29, 2014 . Box Office Mojo.
  153. Book: Schickel, Richard . The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney . The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney . . 1968 . 1-5666-3158-0 . Chicago . 299 . Richard Schickel.
  154. Book: Reid, John Howard . Success in the Cinema: Money-Making Movies and Critics' Choices . . 2005 . 1-8472-8088-9 . . 43.
  155. Book: Thomas, Bob . Walt Disney: An American Original . Hyperion Press . 1976 . 0-7868-6027-8 . 1994 . New York . 294–295.
  156. Web site: Box Office 1960 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922021750/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=166&catName=MTk2MA. September 22, 2012 . July 2, 2017 . Box Office India.
  157. News: August 6, 1960 . Indian Film Opens: 'Mughal-Azam,' a Spectacle, in More Than 200 Theatres . . live . July 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404155448/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B02EFDE133DE333A25755C0A96E9C946191D6CF . April 4, 2015.
  158. Web site: All Time Worldwide Box Office for Musical Movies . August 5, 2019 . The Numbers.
  159. Web site: The Sword in the Stone . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107013339/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1963/0SITS.php . January 7, 2014 . August 29, 2014 . The Numbers.
  160. News: Thomas . Bob . Bob Thomas (reporter) . November 1, 1963 . Walt Disney Eyes New Movie Cartoon . . August 29, 2018.
  161. "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, January 6, 1965, p 39.
  162. Web site: Box Office Mojo > Box Office By Movie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030622214950/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=releases&id=marypoppins.htm . June 22, 2003.
  163. Web site: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Remembering "Mary Poppins" on its 50th Anniversary .
  164. News: January 4, 1967 . All Time Box-Office Champs . 9 . Variety.
  165. News: Thomas . Bob . January 8, 1966 . Variety Celebrates 60 Years . Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . March 22, 2015.
  166. News: October 18, 1970 . Animals Portray Parts in Disney's "Robin Hood" . . live . July 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170307070614/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19701018&id=k8hOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2133,463153&hl=en . March 7, 2017.
  167. Web site: DiPrisco . Mike . September 2, 2012 . Ranking Disney: #12 – The Jungle Book (1967) . August 8, 2013 . B+ Movie Blog.
  168. Book: Pirie, David . Anatomy of the Movies . 1981 . . 0-02-597540-4 . 254.
  169. Web site: Box Office Information for Paint Your Wagon . August 7, 2019 . The Numbers.
  170. Web site: December 24, 1970 . Magical Kingdoms . November 27, 2012 . Magical Kingdoms.
  171. Web site: Box Office Information for Hello, Dolly! . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018104957/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1969/0HLDL.php . October 18, 2012 . February 26, 2012 . The Numbers . Nash Information Services.
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  173. "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", Variety, May 31, 1973, p. 3
  174. News: August 15, 2018 . On Independence Day, here are the most successful Indian movies of every decade since 1947 . .
  175. Web site: 1973 . Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) . December 13, 2018 . World Bank.
  176. Web site: Musical Movies at the Box Office . August 5, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  177. Web site: The Rocky Horror Picture Show .
  178. Book: Solomon, Aubrey . Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History . 1989 . Scarecrow Press . 258.
  179. Loftis, Ryan (December 12, 2012), Saturday Night Fever Turns 35. Suite101. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  180. Web site: Grease . May 29, 2016 . Boxoffice.
  181. Web site: Grease (40th Anniversary) . August 30, 2018 . Box Office Mojo.
  182. Book: Jones, Brian Jay . Jim Henson: The Biography . Ballantine Books . 2013 . 978-0-345-52611-3 . New York . 296 . Life's Like a Movie . Meanwhile, audiences made it [''The Muppet Movie''] one of the most profitable films of the decade, grossing over $65 million in its initial release—not a bad return on [Lew] Grade's initial $8 million investment..
  183. Web site: Box Office Information for The Muppet Movie . January 23, 2016 . The Numbers.
  184. Web site: The Blues Brothers (1980) . August 5, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  185. Web site: The Fox and the Hound (1981) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027073914/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=foxandthehound.htm . October 27, 2014 . August 29, 2014 . Box Office Mojo.
  186. Ansen . David . July 13, 1981 . Forest Friendship . . 81.
  187. Web site: 1982 . Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) . December 13, 2018 . World Bank.
  188. Web site: Staying Alive (1983) . August 5, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  189. Web site: PowerGrid Project: Staying Alive . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219093507/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/staying-alive . December 19, 2013 . June 13, 2014 . The Wrap.
  190. Web site: Footloose (1984) . August 5, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  191. Web site: January 15, 2013 . Box Office 1985 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225626/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=191&catName=MTk4NQ. January 15, 2013 . .
  192. Web site: 1985 . Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) . December 13, 2018 . World Bank.
  193. Web site: Little Shop of Horrors (1986) . August 5, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  194. Web site: Dirty Dancing (1987) . August 5, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  195. November 1, 1990 . Disney Says 'Mermaid' Swims To B.O. Record . . 6 . ...the first animated feature film to pass the $100 million watermark worldwide (excluding Disney's re-releases)..
  196. Web site: Oliver & Company . April 11, 2020 . . 1996 re-release $20.9 million.
  197. Web site: Oliver & Company (1988) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220223925/http://powergrid.thewrap.com/project/oliver-company . December 20, 2016 . December 14, 2016 . The Wrap.
  198. Web site: The Little Mermaid (1989) . August 29, 2014 . Box Office Mojo.
  199. Stewart, James B. (2005). DisneyWar, p. 104. . Simon & Schuster. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  200. Web site: Box Office 1990 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072637/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=196&catName=MTk5MA. October 17, 2013 . August 7, 2016 . Box Office India2.
  201. Web site: 1990 . Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) . December 13, 2018 . World Bank.
  202. Web site: Beauty and the Beast (1991) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501100541/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beautyandthebeast.htm . May 1, 2012 . March 21, 2012 . Box Office Mojo.
  203. Web site: Aladdin (1992) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090215092824/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aladdin.htm . February 15, 2009 . October 12, 2010 . Box Office Mojo.
  204. Web site: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) . August 29, 2014 . Box Office Mojo.
  205. Book: Mark Salisbury, [[Tim Burton]] . Burton on Burton . . 2006 . 0-571-22926-3 . London . 121–127.
  206. The Lion King
    • Total: Web site: The Lion King (1994) . August 29, 2014 . . Worldwide: $968,483,777; Production Budget: $45 million.
    • IMAX release (2002): Web site: The Lion King (IMAX) . Box Office Mojo . August 29, 2014. North America: $15,686,215; Overseas: $.
    • Total prior to 3D release (2011): Web site: The Lion King (1994) . Box Office Mojo . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623164636/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking.htm . June 23, 2011 . $783,841,776.
    • As of 2010: . "Production Cost: $79.3 (Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)."
  207. Web site: The Lion King 2024 Re-release .
  208. Web site: The Hunchback of Notre Dame .
  209. Web site: Hercules .
  210. Web site: Mulan .
  211. Web site: Home .
  212. Web site: Home .
  213. Web site: Home .
  214. Web site: Chicago .
  215. Web site: Brother Bear .
  216. Web site: The Polar Express .
  217. Web site: Home .
  218. Web site: Les Misérables .
  219. Web site: Pitch Perfect 2 .
  220. Web site: Bohemian Rhapsody . July 15, 2019 . Box Office Mojo.
  221. Web site: Encanto . March 29, 2022 . Box Office Mojo.
  222. Web site: Elvis .
  223. Web site: Box Office Predictions for 2023: Will Tom Cruise, Super Mario and a Bear on Cocaine Save Movie Theaters? . January 3, 2023 .
  224. Web site: Wonka .
  225. Web site: Box Office: 'Mean Girls' Aims for Grool $30 Million over Holiday Weekend . January 10, 2024 .
  226. Web site: Mean Girls .
  227. Book: Guinness World Records . Guinness World Records . 2014 . 9781908843708 . 2015 . 60 . 160–161. Guinness World Records .
  228. News: Mitra . Sumit . July 31, 1985 . After series of box-office duds, Ramesh Sippy strikes back with romantic venture Saagar . . February 7, 2019.
  229. Web site: Ivan-Zadeh . Larushka . June 19, 2020 . The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The film that's saved lives . February 5, 2024 . BBC Culture.
  230. Web site: Grease . June 21, 2019 . KinoPoisk.
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