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Pride Month : Here are the top 10 highest-grossing LGBT movies
During Pride Month, it’s a great time to celebrate the achievements of LGBT cinema. Here are the top 10 highest-grossing LGBT movies, detailing their budgets and earnings:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Budget: $55 million
Earnings: $911 million worldwide
Synopsis: A biographical film about Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen, and his life up to their famous performance at Live Aid in 1985.
The Imitation Game (2014)
Budget: $14 million
Earnings: $233 million worldwide
Synopsis: This film tells the story of Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician who helped crack the Enigma code during World War II while struggling with his homosexuality in a time when it was criminalized.
Rocketman (2019)
Budget: $40 million
Earnings: $195 million worldwide
Synopsis: A musical biopic about Elton John’s breakthrough years, depicting his rise to fame and struggles with addiction and sexuality.
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Budget: $14 million
Earnings: $178 million worldwide
Synopsis: The film narrates the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two cowboys in the American West from 1963 to 1983.
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Budget: $3.5 million
Earnings: $42 million worldwide
Synopsis: Set in 1983, this romantic drama follows the relationship between a 17-year-old living in Italy and his father’s American assistant.
Milk (2008)
Budget: $20 million
Earnings: $55 million worldwide
Synopsis: A biographical film Milk about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, focusing on his struggles and triumphs in the fight for gay rights.
The Birdcage (1996)
Budget: $31 million
Earnings: $185 million worldwide
Synopsis: A comedy about a gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner who agree to put up a straight front so their son can introduce them to his fiancée’s right-wing moralistic parents.
Philadelphia (1993)
Budget: $26 million
Earnings: $206 million worldwide
Synopsis: One of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia, it follows a man who sues his law firm for discrimination after being fired for having AIDS.
The Danish Girl (2015)
Budget: $15 million
Earnings: $64 million worldwide
Synopsis: A fictionalized account of the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe, one of the first recipients of gender confirmation surgery, and her wife Gerda Wegener.
Moonlight (2016)
Budget: $4 million
Earnings: $65 million worldwide
Synopsis: This coming-of-age drama explores the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he grapples with his identity and sexuality while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
These films not only achieved commercial success but also played significant roles in bringing LGBT stories and issues to a broader audience. They highlight the diversity and complexity of LGBT experiences and have been recognized for their artistic achievements as well as their box office performances.
