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- The Sound of Music (1965) $1,362,273,686 (adjusted from $163,214,286) It should come as no surprise to find The Sound of Music at the top of this list.
- My Fair Lady (1964) $652,645,154 (adjusted from $72,000,000) Based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion, My Fair Lady won six 1957 Tony awards including Best Musical, making its inevitable film adaptation in 1964 hotly anticipated.
- Grease (1978) $602.892.685 (adjusted from $181,813,770) This 1950s tribute musical has been a huge hit with audiences since it debuted in Chicago in 1971.
- West Side Story (1961) $533,899,997 (adjusted from $43,700,000) This classic musical by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim lost the Best Musical Tony Award to The Music Man, but when it comes to film adaptations, West Side Story seems to have had the last laugh.
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. Year.
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The Lion King sits at the top, with a Broadway gross of $1.9 billion. Dates refer to original Broadway productions, with notes added for future productions that outran the Broadway run. † Background shading indicates shows running in the week commencing 3 May 2024 in Broadway theatres.
- Mamma Mia! Universal’s Mama Mia! jived its way to $144 million at the domestic box office, bringing in $609 million worldwide. The 2008 jukebox musical featured songs created by Swedish pop group ABBA and was named after their 1975 chart-topper of the same name.
- Les Misérables (2012) Based on the classic French novel of the same name, Les Misérables tells the story of a man who must care for a child after having been a prisoner for 19 years.
- La La Land. La La Land tells the story of a struggling actress and jazz musician whose lives get a little crazy when their dreams collide with romance. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, whose on-screen chemistry had previously been proven in films including Crazy Stupid Love and Gangster Squad.
- Chicago. The classic 1927 play about female convicts during the Jazz Age was transformed into a crime film in 2002. The crime comedy-drama is set in the city it is named for and features iconic songs including “All That Jazz” and “Cell Block Tango.”
- STEPHEN SONDHEIM. $875,386. $1,137,472. $262,086. $121.99$323.00. 7,1768,208 8 87.43% 99.84% 12.41%
- BROADHURST. $592,915. $709,944. $117,029. $115.65$347.50. 5,1279,224 8 55.58% 67.35% 11.77%
- NEW AMSTERDAM. $1,035,355. $1,340,017. $304,662. $81.08$189.50. 12,770 13,816 8 92.43% 97.37% 4.94%
- CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE In Previews. $1,005,141 $0 $168.11$480.00. 5,9795,796 7 103.16% 0% 0.00%
Dec 16, 2021 · 15. “Pitch Perfect 2” (2015) – $287.5 million. The second film in the “Pitch Perfect” series added newcomer Hailee Steinfield to the ensemble, and it managed to surpass the total gross ...
Apr 6, 2018 · 1. The Lion King, $1,463,250,222. Broadway’s third-longest-running show is also its highest grossing, and by a fairly wide margin. Based on the hit 1994 Disney animated film, this musical has ...
