Find below a breakdown of all Based on Musical or Opera movies by year and first letter.
The table below lists the top-grossing Based on Musical or Opera movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the Based on Musical or Opera films released that year.
The "Domestic Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for Based on Musical or Opera movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on
the movie name to see information on the individual film.
| Year | Domestic Stats | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| TBD |
|
5 |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
| 2025 |
Domestic Stats |
13 |
$90,000,000 |
$451,618,664 |
Wicked: For Good |
| 2024 |
Domestic Stats |
20 |
$90,500,000 |
$874,250,127 |
Wicked |
| 2023 |
Domestic Stats |
31 |
|
$77,891,147 |
The Color Purple |
| 2022 |
Domestic Stats |
26 |
|
$72,137,516 |
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical |
| 2021 |
Domestic Stats |
22 |
$61,000,000 |
$139,823,268 |
West Side Story |
| 2020 |
Domestic Stats |
11 |
|
$21,007,383 |
Hamilton |
| 2019 |
Domestic Stats |
7 |
$100,000,000 |
$76,068,570 |
Cats |
| 2018 |
Domestic Stats |
23 |
|
$27,788,535 |
Seuwingkizeu |
| 2017 |
Domestic Stats |
34 |
|
$13,877,782 |
La Llamada |
| 2016 |
Domestic Stats |
29 |
|
$13,005,064 |
Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance |
| 2015 |
Domestic Stats |
12 |
$2,000,000 |
$3,723,793 |
The Nutcracker Royal Ballet 2015 |
| 2014 |
Domestic Stats |
6 |
$53,733,333 |
$420,414,087 |
Into the Woods |
| 2013 |
Domestic Stats |
2 |
|
$62,210 |
Billy Budd |
| 2012 |
Domestic Stats |
6 |
$67,500,000 |
$504,402,379 |
Les Misérables |
| 2011 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
|
|
| 2010 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$6,750,000 |
$6,391,458 |
Bran Nue Dae |
| 2009 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$80,000,000 |
$56,984,219 |
Nine |
| 2008 |
Domestic Stats |
11 |
$52,000,000 |
$584,225,027 |
Mamma Mia! |
| 2007 |
Domestic Stats |
4 |
|
$154,081,585 |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| 2006 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$75,000,000 |
$155,620,350 |
Dreamgirls |
| 2005 |
Domestic Stats |
2 |
$42,500,000 |
$64,623,615 |
The Producers: The Movie Musical |
| 2004 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$55,000,000 |
$153,907,999 |
The Phantom of the Opera |
| 2002 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$30,000,000 |
$306,770,545 |
Chicago |
| 2001 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$6,000,000 |
$3,735,131 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
| 2000 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
$426,318 |
Josh |
| 1999 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
$12,064,440 |
The King and I |
| 1996 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$55,000,000 |
$151,947,179 |
Evita |
| 1995 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
|
|
| 1992 |
|
2 |
|
$7,306,459 |
Sarafina! |
| 1988 |
|
1 |
|
$1,212,487 |
A Time of Destiny |
| 1986 |
|
2 |
$30,000,000 |
$39,136,231 |
Little Shop of Horrors |
| 1985 |
|
1 |
|
$14,202,899 |
A Chorus Line |
| 1983 |
|
2 |
|
$4,313,580 |
La traviata |
| 1982 |
|
5 |
$20,500,000 |
$149,045,793 |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
| 1978 |
|
2 |
$15,000,000 |
$416,278,547 |
Grease |
| 1976 |
|
1 |
|
$13,906 |
Trollflöjten |
| 1975 |
|
2 |
$1,200,000 |
$150,092,482 |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| 1971 |
|
1 |
$9,000,000 |
$80,501,127 |
Fiddler on the Roof |
| 1969 |
|
2 |
$22,000,000 |
$41,208,213 |
Hello, Dolly |
| 1968 |
|
1 |
|
$58,707,416 |
Funny Girl |
| 1965 |
|
1 |
$8,200,000 |
$287,814,441 |
The Sound of Music |
| 1964 |
|
1 |
$17,000,000 |
$72,073,063 |
My Fair Lady |
| 1962 |
|
1 |
|
$14,953,846 |
The Music Man |
| 1961 |
|
1 |
|
$10,218,316 |
Babes in Toyland |
| 1959 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1958 |
|
1 |
|
$36,818,336 |
South Pacific |
| 1956 |
|
2 |
$3,380,000 |
$3,604 |
Carousel |
| 1954 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1953 |
|
1 |
|
$12,000,727 |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes |
| 1952 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1951 |
|
2 |
|
$9,501,051 |
Call Me Mister |
| 1950 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1949 |
|
1 |
|
$2,900,000 |
On the Town |
| 1943 |
|
3 |
|
$23,300,000 |
This is the Army |
| 1940 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1929 |
|
1 |
$500,000 |
$59 |
The Cocoanuts |
| Total |
323 |
$43,075,833 |
$5,778,456,113 |
Wicked |
The table below shows the highest-grossing Based on Musical or Opera movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film
to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the Based on Musical or Opera movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total
Movies | Average
Production
Budget | Combined
Worldwide
Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
|---|
| 1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| A |
15 |
$65,000,000 |
$206,657,207 |
Annie |
| B |
8 |
$13,625,000 |
$90,067,032 |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |
| C |
20 |
$33,470,000 |
$476,514,645 |
Chicago |
| D |
10 |
$51,500,000 |
$173,562,033 |
Dreamgirls |
| E |
5 |
$55,000,000 |
$161,501,132 |
Evita |
| F |
9 |
$9,000,000 |
$141,631,777 |
Fiddler on the Roof |
| G |
11 |
$6,000,000 |
$425,480,160 |
Grease |
| H |
9 |
$15,000,000 |
$57,843,083 |
Hello, Dolly |
| I |
5 |
$55,600,000 |
$257,834,948 |
Into the Woods |
| J |
3 |
$40,000,000 |
$66,353,973 |
Jersey Boys |
| K |
2 |
$30,000,000 |
$13,755,347 |
The King and I |
| L |
11 |
$16,000,000 |
$45,996,437 |
Little Shop of Horrors |
| M |
70 |
$42,500,000 |
$1,235,348,457 |
Mamma Mia! |
| N |
7 |
$80,000,000 |
$58,694,084 |
Nine |
| O |
26 |
|
$3,670,746 |
On the Town |
| P |
13 |
$50,000,000 |
$203,849,747 |
The Phantom of the Opera |
| Q |
1 |
|
|
|
| R |
41 |
$37,066,667 |
$260,192,258 |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| S |
25 |
$14,100,000 |
$505,036,553 |
The Sound of Music |
| T |
17 |
|
$61,527,360 |
Tommy |
| U |
1 |
|
$503,288 |
U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha |
| V |
3 |
|
$72,451 |
The Von Trapp Family: A Life in Music |
| W |
6 |
$104,750,000 |
$1,307,059,303 |
Wicked |
| X |
1 |
|
|
|
| Y |
1 |
|
$25,304,092 |
Youngwoong (영웅) |
| Z |
2 |
|
|
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