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All Time Worldwide Box Office for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500)
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This chart contains the top 100 Based on Real Life Events movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office.
See our Based on Real Life Events Theatrical Market Charts for more overviews regarding the domestic theatrical box office performance of Based on Real Life Events movies.
| Rank | Released | Movie | Worldwide Box Office |
Domestic Box Office |
International Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 1986 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling | $18,034,150 | $18,034,150 | |
| 402 | 2017 | The Case for Christ | $17,966,760 | $14,678,714 | $3,288,046 |
| 403 | 2025 | The Salt Path | $17,633,949 | $17,633,949 | |
| 404 | 2018 | Operation Finale | $17,612,099 | $17,612,099 | |
| 405 | 2013 | Fruitvale Station | $17,549,645 | $16,098,998 | $1,450,647 |
| 406 | 2016 | Neerja | $17,485,687 | $1,585,687 | $15,900,000 |
| 407 | 2004 | Kinsey | $17,443,529 | $10,214,647 | $7,228,882 |
| 408 | 2023 | The Blind | $17,265,487 | $17,265,487 | |
| 409 | 2008 | Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D | $17,252,287 | $7,714,996 | $9,537,291 |
| 410 | 2009 | Bright Star | $17,220,091 | $4,444,637 | $12,775,454 |
| 411 | 2015 | Monkey Kingdom | $17,159,530 | $16,432,322 | $727,208 |
| 412 | 2025 | August (Август) | $17,156,613 | $17,156,613 | |
| 413 | 2021 | The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness | $16,894,562 | $16,894,562 | |
| 414 | 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | $16,891,011 | $15,861,566 | $1,029,445 |
| 415 | 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | $16,857,966 | $16,857,966 | |
| 416 | 2019 | Jue Sheng Shi Ke | $16,841,504 | $16,841,504 | |
| 417 | 2006 | Hollywoodland | $16,826,251 | $14,426,251 | $2,400,000 |
| 418 | 2017 | Salyut-7 | $16,755,928 | $16,755,928 | |
| 419 | 2020 | I Still Believe | $16,703,751 | $10,410,004 | $6,293,747 |
| 420 | 2021 | Spencer | $16,546,858 | $7,086,632 | $9,460,226 |
| 421 | 2010 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | $16,515,203 | $6,096,582 | $10,418,621 |
| 422 | 2014 | Belle | $16,511,348 | $10,726,630 | $5,784,718 |
| 423 | 2008 | Der Baader Meinhof Komplex | $16,498,827 | $476,270 | $16,022,557 |
| 424 | 1941 | Sergeant York | $16,400,000 | $16,400,000 | |
| 425 | 1977 | MacArthur | $16,320,000 | $16,320,000 | |
| 426 | 2021 | Kua Guo Ya Lu Jiang (跨过鸭绿江) | $16,310,000 | $16,310,000 | |
| 427 | 2001 | The Dish | $16,252,970 | $2,252,970 | $14,000,000 |
| 428 | 2008 | Shine a Light | $16,173,879 | $5,505,267 | $10,668,612 |
| 429 | 1983 | Richard Pryor Here and Now | $16,156,776 | $16,156,776 | |
| 430 | 2016 | Chocolat | $16,136,718 | $16,136,718 | |
| 431 | 2018 | Colette | $15,910,183 | $5,126,985 | $10,783,198 |
| 432 | 2011 | The Conspirator | $15,907,411 | $11,538,204 | $4,369,207 |
| 433 | 2010 | Extraordinary Measures | $15,826,984 | $12,482,741 | $3,344,243 |
| 434 | 2020 | Red Dog | $15,788,420 | $15,788,420 | |
| 435 | 2010 | Made in Dagenham | $15,644,196 | $1,095,369 | $14,548,827 |
| 436 | 2017 | Loving Pablo | $15,450,490 | $22,017 | $15,428,473 |
| 437 | 2016 | Kang rinpoche | $15,441,189 | $28,184 | $15,413,005 |
| 438 | 2003 | Touching the Void | $15,396,525 | $4,593,598 | $10,802,927 |
| 439 | 2002 | Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey | $15,384,390 | $10,086,514 | $5,297,876 |
| 440 | 2007 | Primeval | $15,337,855 | $10,597,734 | $4,740,121 |
| 441 | 2022 | Gāng Tiě Yì Zhì (钢铁意志) | $15,310,000 | $15,310,000 | |
| 442 | 1980 | The Long Riders | $15,198,912 | $15,198,912 | |
| 443 | 2020 | Takizawa Enbujo Zero | $15,179,804 | $15,179,804 | |
| 444 | 2015 | Love & Mercy | $14,949,908 | $12,551,031 | $2,398,877 |
| 445 | 2013 | Emperor | $14,905,469 | $3,346,264 | $11,559,205 |
| 446 | 2006 | Flyboys | $14,816,379 | $13,090,630 | $1,725,749 |
| 447 | 2006 | Deutschland: Ein Sommermarchen | $14,700,000 | $14,700,000 | |
| 448 | 2012 | Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present | $14,663,001 | $86,637 | $14,576,364 |
| 449 | 2025 | The Match (승부) | $14,567,555 | $14,567,555 | |
| 450 | 2014 | The Salt of the Earth | $14,543,275 | $1,343,349 | $13,199,926 |
| 451 | 2015 | Haha to Kuraseba | $14,489,836 | $14,489,836 | |
| 452 | 2013 | Journey to the South Pacific | $14,485,173 | $7,144,210 | $7,340,963 |
| 453 | 1961 | King of Kings | $14,483,352 | $14,483,352 | |
| 454 | 2017 | Megan Leavey | $14,464,838 | $13,406,304 | $1,058,534 |
| 455 | 2018 | RBG | $14,445,571 | $14,051,361 | $394,210 |
| 456 | 2014 | America: Imagine a World Without Her | $14,444,502 | $14,444,502 | |
| 457 | 2015 | Woodlawn | $14,403,891 | $14,394,097 | $9,794 |
| 458 | 1999 | Tea with Mussolini | $14,395,874 | $14,395,874 | |
| 459 | 2022 | The Duke | $14,329,323 | $1,526,970 | $12,802,353 |
| 460 | 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | $14,271,297 | $14,271,297 | |
| 461 | 1978 | The Greek Tycoon | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |
| 462 | 2005 | Sharks 3D | $14,000,000 | $8,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| 463 | 1988 | Stand and Deliver | $13,994,920 | $13,994,920 | |
| 464 | 2019 | Cheonmun: Modneunda, Doors to Heaven | $13,955,219 | $13,955,219 | |
| 465 | 2008 | Waltz with Bashir | $13,912,289 | $2,283,849 | $11,628,440 |
| 466 | 2022 | Moonage Daydream | $13,910,491 | $4,266,717 | $9,643,774 |
| 467 | 2006 | Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage | $13,887,199 | $680,331 | $13,206,868 |
| 468 | 2008 | Religulous | $13,881,317 | $13,011,160 | $870,157 |
| 469 | 2011 | Plastic Planet | $13,568,699 | $3,164 | $13,565,535 |
| 470 | 2017 | Nomoohyeonibnida | $13,502,122 | $13,502,122 | |
| 471 | 1998 | Africa's Elephant Kingdom | $13,485,455 | $13,485,455 | |
| 472 | 2018 | Three Identical Strangers | $13,367,948 | $12,320,845 | $1,047,103 |
| 473 | 2023 | Gyoseob (교섭) | $13,328,013 | $13,328,013 | |
| 474 | 2015 | Trumbo | $13,300,181 | $7,857,741 | $5,442,440 |
| 475 | 2025 | Becoming Led Zeppelin | $13,173,268 | $10,403,808 | $2,769,460 |
| 476 | 1997 | Rosewood | $13,104,494 | $13,104,494 | |
| 477 | 2016 | Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the De… | $13,099,931 | $13,099,931 | |
| 478 | 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $13,052,741 | $13,052,741 | |
| 479 | 2019 | Bring the Soul: The Movie | $12,984,708 | $4,809,800 | $8,174,908 |
| 480 | 2012 | Searching for Sugar Man | $12,902,501 | $3,965,090 | $8,937,411 |
| 481 | 2016 | Loving | $12,898,064 | $7,710,234 | $5,187,830 |
| 482 | 2019 | The Current War: Director’s Cut | $12,869,755 | $5,978,673 | $6,891,082 |
| 483 | 2005 | Aliens of the Deep | $12,765,684 | $8,968,684 | $3,797,000 |
| 484 | 2024 | Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin | $12,691,812 | $12,222,383 | $469,429 |
| 485 | 2018 | Red Joan | $12,552,365 | $1,580,223 | $10,972,142 |
| 486 | 2018 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | $12,517,379 | $8,803,865 | $3,713,514 |
| 487 | 1998 | Why Do Fools Fall In Love? | $12,506,676 | $12,506,676 | |
| 488 | 2007 | I’m Not There | $12,397,613 | $4,017,609 | $8,380,004 |
| 489 | 2024 | Am I Racist? | $12,311,598 | $12,311,598 | |
| 490 | 2017 | Earth: One Amazing Day | $12,197,853 | $81,345 | $12,116,508 |
| 491 | 2014 | Island of Lemurs: Madagascar | $12,170,778 | $11,750,928 | $419,850 |
| 492 | 2010 | Babies | $12,146,819 | $7,320,323 | $4,826,496 |
| 493 | 2019 | Apollo 11 | $12,125,995 | $9,040,224 | $3,085,771 |
| 494 | 2024 | Mrs. Green Apple // The White Lounge in Cinema … | $12,117,856 | $12,117,856 | |
| 495 | 2024 | Maria | $12,065,804 | $12,065,804 | |
| 496 | 2006 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | $12,051,924 | $11,718,595 | $333,329 |
| 497 | 1978 | The Other Side of the Mountain Part II | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | |
| 498 | 1963 | The Great Escape | $11,973,397 | $11,744,471 | $228,926 |
| 499 | 2013 | Diana | $11,946,983 | $335,360 | $11,611,623 |
| 500 | 2014 | La French | $11,944,066 | $190,980 | $11,753,086 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.