- Culture
- 16 Apr 19
Audiences can't get enough of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Bohemian Rhapsody has officially brought in more the $900 million in international and domestic box office.
The Oscar-winning film following Queen's rise from obscurity to global sensation and the life of Freddie Mercury, played by Rami Malek, continues to be lucrative abroad, raking in $144 million in Japan, but has opened in all major markets so it remains to be seen if it will cross the $1 billion global box office mark.
The film, which won four Oscars, including a Best Actor nod for Rami Malek, and received a nomination for Best Picture. Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy and Tom Hollander star alongside Malek.
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Bohemian Rhapsody only cost $50 million to make, but its production was turbulent – original director Bryan Singer was fired part of the way through – and the film created controversy with its depiction of Mercury's sexuality.