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All Time International Box Office for Based on Musical or Opera Movies
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This chart contains the top 100 Based on Musical or Opera movies based on the cumulative international 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 | International Box Office |
Domestic Box Office |
Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Mamma Mia! | $438,336,718 | $144,540,088 | $582,876,806 |
| 2 | 2012 | Les Misérables | $286,032,312 | $149,260,140 | $435,292,452 |
| 3 | 2024 | Wicked | $282,044,350 | $473,231,120 | $755,275,470 |
| 4 | 1978 | Grease | $205,658,547 | $188,620,000 | $394,278,547 |
| 5 | 2002 | Chicago | $136,083,027 | $170,687,518 | $306,770,545 |
| 6 | 1965 | The Sound of Music | $122,998,947 | $163,214,286 | $286,213,233 |
| 7 | 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | $102,544,256 | $51,363,743 | $153,907,999 |
| 8 | 1996 | Evita | $101,900,000 | $50,047,179 | $151,947,179 |
| 9 | 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | $100,431,771 | $52,898,073 | $153,329,844 |
| 10 | 2014 | Into the Woods | $84,413,945 | $128,002,372 | $212,416,317 |
| 11 | 2014 | Annie | $53,918,363 | $85,911,262 | $139,829,625 |
| 12 | 2006 | Dreamgirls | $52,254,394 | $103,365,956 | $155,620,350 |
| 13 | 2019 | Cats | $48,157,176 | $27,166,770 | $75,323,946 |
| 14 | 2009 | Nine | $37,307,254 | $19,676,965 | $56,984,219 |
| 15 | 2022 | Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical | $37,208,078 | $37,208,078 | |
| 16 | 2021 | West Side Story | $36,299,047 | $38,530,322 | $74,829,369 |
| 17 | 2024 | Mean Girls | $32,000,000 | $72,581,770 | $104,581,770 |
| 18 | 2022 | Youngwoong (영웅) | $25,304,092 | $25,304,092 | |
| 19 | 2012 | Rock of Ages | $22,513,319 | $38,518,613 | $61,031,932 |
| 20 | 2014 | Jersey Boys | $18,235,719 | $47,047,013 | $65,282,732 |
| 21 | 2021 | In the Heights | $15,200,000 | $29,975,167 | $45,175,167 |
| 22 | 2005 | The Producers: The Movie Musical | $13,554,463 | $19,398,532 | $32,952,995 |
| 23 | 2018 | Seuwingkizeu | $10,681,258 | $222,001 | $10,903,259 |
| 24 | 2023 | The Color Purple | $8,300,000 | $60,619,191 | $68,919,191 |
| 25 | 2012 | Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall | $7,106,631 | $7,106,631 | |
| 26 | 2024 | Emilia Perez | $7,064,703 | $7,064,703 | |
| 27 | 2010 | Bran Nue Dae | $6,277,890 | $113,568 | $6,391,458 |
| 28 | 2016 | Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance | $3,720,532 | $3,720,532 | |
| 29 | 2017 | La Llamada | $3,334,804 | $3,334,804 | |
| 30 | 2014 | Billy Elliot the Musical Live | $2,823,838 | $2,823,838 | |
| 31 | 2018 | The London Palladium: The King And I | $2,692,907 | $2,692,907 | |
| 32 | 2005 | Rent | $2,593,073 | $29,077,547 | $31,670,620 |
| 33 | 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen | $2,507,213 | $15,002,646 | $17,509,859 |
| 34 | 2008 | Truck | $2,431,064 | $2,431,064 | |
| 35 | 2018 | Met Opera: Tosca | $2,273,942 | $2,273,942 | |
| 36 | 2022 | Cyrano | $2,113,800 | $3,873,124 | $5,986,924 |
| 37 | 2022 | ANDRÉ RIEU’S 2022 MAASTRICHT CONCERT: HAPPY DAY… | $1,999,998 | $1,999,998 | |
| 38 | 2018 | Met Opera: La Boheme | $1,774,848 | $1,774,848 | |
| 39 | 2018 | Everybodys Talking About Jamie | $1,645,545 | $1,645,545 | |
| 40 | 2017 | Met Opera: Der Rosenkavalier | $1,498,974 | $1,498,974 | |
| 41 | 2015 | The Nutcracker Royal Ballet 2015 | $1,494,137 | $1,494,137 | |
| 42 | 2017 | Met Opera: Norma | $1,274,090 | $1,274,090 | |
| 43 | 2021 | Anything Goes | $1,265,122 | $1,265,122 | |
| 44 | 1975 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | $1,190,029 | $114,429,919 | $115,619,948 |
| 45 | 2017 | Royal Opera House Madame Butterfly | $1,144,587 | $1,144,587 | |
| 46 | 2018 | Royal Opera House Swan Lake | $1,131,961 | $1,131,961 | |
| 47 | 2018 | Royal Opera House: Carmen | $997,945 | $997,945 | |
| 48 | 2024 | Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall | $981,049 | $981,049 | |
| 49 | 2018 | Royal Opera House: Tosca | $944,627 | $944,627 | |
| 50 | 2017 | Royal Opera: House La Boheme (2017/18) | $893,689 | $893,689 | |
| 51 | 2016 | Bai Mao Nu | $862,970 | $862,970 | |
| 52 | 2018 | Met Opera: Cendrillon | $848,240 | $848,240 | |
| 53 | 2024 | Elisabeth: The Musical Live (엘리자벳: 더 뮤지컬 라이브)… | $808,012 | $808,012 | |
| 54 | 2017 | Royal Opera: Otello | $795,768 | $795,768 | |
| 55 | 2018 | Royal Opera House: Rigoletto | $746,866 | $746,866 | |
| 56 | 2017 | Royal Opera House: Die Zauberflote | $728,404 | $728,404 | |
| 57 | 2024 | Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly | $723,959 | $723,959 | |
| 58 | 2015 | The Mikado | $699,191 | $699,191 | |
| 59 | 2001 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | $667,819 | $3,067,312 | $3,735,131 |
| 60 | 2024 | Royal Opera House London: Carmen | $658,558 | $658,558 | |
| 61 | 2018 | Jesus Christ Superstar Live | $644,923 | $644,923 | |
| 62 | 2016 | The Met: Live in HD - Madama Butterfly | $630,148 | $1,700,900 | $2,331,048 |
| 63 | 2015 | London Road | $622,070 | $622,070 | |
| 64 | 2017 | Met Opera: Nabucco | $610,365 | $610,365 | |
| 65 | 2017 | Royal Opera 2016/17 Il Trovatore | $552,871 | $552,871 | |
| 66 | 2023 | Royal Opera House: Turandot | $514,313 | $514,313 | |
| 67 | 2016 | The Met: Live in HD - Manon Lescaut | $513,137 | $1,770,000 | $2,283,137 |
| 68 | 2017 | Met Opera: La Traviata | $497,163 | $497,163 | |
| 69 | 2023 | Royal Opera House: Marriage of Figaro | $490,050 | $490,050 | |
| 70 | 2024 | Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro - Royal Opera H… | $473,568 | $473,568 | |
| 71 | 2017 | Met Opera: Eugene Onegin | $472,180 | $472,180 | |
| 72 | 2019 | Royal Opera House: Don Giovanni | $464,706 | $464,706 | |
| 73 | 2023 | Royal Opera House: The Barber of Seville | $442,516 | $442,516 | |
| 74 | 2016 | Royal opera Lucia Di Lammermoor | $420,836 | $420,836 | |
| 75 | 2016 | Royal Opera Cosi Fan Tutte (2016) | $417,987 | $417,987 | |
| 76 | 2018 | Met Opera: Luisa Miller | $410,296 | $410,296 | |
| 77 | 2016 | Met Opera Don Giovanni (2016) | $395,963 | $395,963 | |
| 78 | 2018 | Met Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore | $376,307 | $376,307 | |
| 79 | 2017 | Met Opera 2017: Romeo et Juliette | $374,488 | $374,488 | |
| 80 | 2018 | Met Opera: Cosi Fan Tutti | $366,684 | $366,684 | |
| 81 | 2017 | Gatta Cenerentola | $359,791 | $359,791 | |
| 82 | 2017 | Met Opera: Die Zauberflote | $344,348 | $344,348 | |
| 83 | 2015 | Otello Met Opera 2015 | $340,647 | $340,647 | |
| 84 | 2024 | Girl from the North Country | $323,824 | $323,824 | |
| 85 | 2016 | Met Opera: Elektra | $320,041 | $320,041 | |
| 86 | 2017 | Met Opera: Idomeneo | $307,695 | $307,695 | |
| 87 | 2018 | Met Opera: Semiramide | $303,008 | $303,008 | |
| 88 | 2021 | Montekeuriseuto: deo myujikeol raibeu | $296,816 | $296,816 | |
| 89 | 2016 | Tristan und Isolde - Met Opera 2016 (Opera) | $290,749 | $290,749 | |
| 90 | 2018 | Met Opera: La Fanciulla Del West | $277,135 | $277,135 | |
| 91 | 2023 | Royal Opera House: Das Rheingold | $266,309 | $266,309 | |
| 92 | 2022 | Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly | $266,094 | $266,094 | |
| 93 | 2021 | Royal Opera House: Tosca | $265,784 | $265,784 | |
| 94 | 2022 | Royal Opera House: Rigoletto | $256,970 | $256,970 | |
| 95 | 2016 | Il Barbiere Di Siviglia - Glyndebourne 2016 (Op… | $231,101 | $231,101 | |
| 96 | 2016 | Royal Opera: Werther | $218,148 | $218,148 | |
| 97 | 2022 | Royal Opera House: La Bohème | $217,132 | $217,132 | |
| 98 | 2024 | Met Opera: Tosca | $207,844 | $207,844 | |
| 99 | 2019 | Glyndebourne 2019 - The Magic Flute | $196,895 | $196,895 | |
| 100 | 2017 | Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical | $192,651 | $192,651 |
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This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.