"Musical Drama" Movies
Musicals with a dramatic or melodramatic plot. These are usually films that would be Life Dramas if they were not musicals. They have a much smaller scope than Epic Musicals have.
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| Release Date | Title | Production Budget | Opening Weekend | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | Song Sung Blue | ||||
| Oct 10, 2025 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $30,000,000 | $891,046 | $1,625,156 | $1,685,134 |
| Apr 18, 2025 | COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: … | $2,826,012 | $3,659,632 | $11,364,670 | |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Tear of Autumn | ||||
| Dec 20, 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | $200,000,000 | $35,409,365 | $254,567,693 | $722,618,595 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | The End | $24,972 | $141,660 | $268,201 | |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | $190,000,000 | $37,678,467 | $58,300,287 | $207,500,287 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Dear Evan Hansen | $28,000,000 | $7,442,625 | $15,002,646 | $17,509,859 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | In the Heights | $55,000,000 | $11,504,710 | $29,975,167 | $45,175,167 |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Teen Spirit | $16,000,000 | $43,620 | $441,366 | $1,573,603 |
| Oct 19, 2017 | Secret Superstar | $128,719,011 | |||
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jem and the Holograms | $5,000,000 | $1,375,320 | $2,184,640 | $2,368,937 |
| Nov 27, 2013 | Black Nativity | $17,500,000 | $3,669,530 | $7,018,188 | $7,454,184 |
| Mar 22, 2013 | The Sapphires | $9,000,000 | $38,372 | $2,450,867 | $20,395,040 |
| Aug 7, 2012 | Let It Shine | ||||
| Oct 14, 2011 | Footloose | $24,000,000 | $15,556,113 | $51,802,742 | $62,989,834 |
| May 24, 2011 | Lemonade Mouth | ||||
| Nov 24, 2010 | Burlesque | $55,000,000 | $11,947,744 | $39,440,655 | $90,552,675 |
| Sep 25, 2009 | Fame | $18,000,000 | $10,011,682 | $22,455,510 | $80,227,619 |
| Aug 25, 2006 | Idlewild | $15,000,000 | $5,745,780 | $12,669,914 | $12,669,914 |
| Nov 23, 2005 | Rent | $40,000,000 | $10,016,021 | $29,077,547 | $31,670,620 |
| Dec 31, 2002 | Devdas | ||||
| Sep 22, 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | $12,500,000 | $91,612 | $4,157,491 | $45,556,774 |
| Dec 17, 1999 | Topsy Turvy | $20,000,000 | $32,718 | $6,201,757 | $7,797,434 |
| Sep 18, 1992 | Sarafina! | $7,306,242 | $7,306,242 | ||
| Dec 10, 1985 | A Chorus Line | $222,919 | $14,202,899 | $14,202,899 | |
| Feb 15, 1985 | Fast Forward | $1,571,394 | $2,650,866 | $2,650,866 | |
| Dec 19, 1984 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $2,921,030 | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | |
| May 4, 1984 | Breakin' | $6,047,686 | $36,100,000 | $36,100,000 | |
| Dec 11, 1981 | Pennies from Heaven | $6,200,000 | $6,200,000 | ||
| May 16, 1980 | Fame | $118,160 | $21,202,829 | $21,202,829 | |
| Feb 12, 1972 | Cabaret | $41,326,446 | $41,412,084 | ||
| Nov 11, 1964 | Roustabout | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | ||
| Dec 23, 1947 | Beauty and the Beast | $21,711 | $21,711 | ||
| Mar 23, 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | ||
| Feb 1, 1929 | The Broadway Melody | $379,000 | $2,800,000 | $4,358,000 |
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