| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $306,169,268 | 2,977 | $50,228,264 | 2,882 | Jul 3, 1996 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | The Matrix Reloaded | $281,576,461 | 3,603 | $91,774,413 | 3,603 | May 15, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Lincoln | $182,207,973 | 2,293 | $944,308 | 11 | Nov 9, 2012 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Air Force One | $172,956,409 | 2,981 | $37,132,505 | 2,919 | Jul 25, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | The Matrix | $171,479,930 | 2,903 | $27,788,331 | 2,849 | Mar 31, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Matrix Revolutions | $139,313,948 | 3,502 | $48,475,154 | 3,502 | Nov 5, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $119,194,771 | 2,011 | $23,920,637 | 868 | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | The Butler | $116,632,095 | 3,330 | $24,637,312 | 2,933 | Aug 16, 2013 | The Weinstein Company |
| 9 | Olympus Has Fallen | $98,925,640 | 3,106 | $30,373,794 | 3,098 | Mar 22, 2013 | FilmDistrict |
| 10 | The Golden Child | $79,817,937 | 1,714 | $11,549,711 | 1,667 | Dec 12, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | White House Down | $73,103,784 | 3,222 | $24,852,258 | 3,222 | Jun 28, 2013 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Vantage Point | $72,266,306 | 3,163 | $22,874,936 | 3,149 | Feb 22, 2008 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | JFK | $70,405,498 | 1,395 | $5,223,658 | 1,164 | Dec 20, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Angel Has Fallen | $69,030,436 | 3,336 | $21,380,987 | 3,286 | Aug 23, 2019 | Lionsgate |
| 15 | Dave | $63,270,710 | 1,916 | $7,306,755 | 1,155 | May 7, 1993 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | London Has Fallen | $62,524,260 | 3,492 | $21,635,601 | 3,490 | Mar 4, 2016 | Focus Features |
| 17 | The American President | $60,079,496 | 1,508 | $10,014,558 | 1,508 | Nov 17, 1995 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Selma | $52,076,908 | 2,235 | $571,450 | 19 | Dec 25, 2014 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Absolute Power | $50,068,310 | 2,568 | $14,678,016 | 2,568 | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Vice | $47,836,282 | 2,534 | $7,768,371 | 2,442 | Dec 25, 2018 | Annapurna Pictures |
| 21 | Mars Attacks! | $37,771,017 | 1,955 | $9,384,272 | 1,955 | Dec 13, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | $37,519,139 | 3,109 | $16,306,974 | 3,108 | Jun 22, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 23 | Man of the Year | $37,327,390 | 2,626 | $12,299,380 | 2,515 | Oct 13, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Thirteen Days | $34,592,089 | 2,034 | $46,668 | 8 | Dec 22, 2000 | New Line Cinema |
| 25 | W. | $25,534,493 | 2,050 | $10,505,668 | 2,030 | Oct 17, 2008 | Lionsgate |
| 26 | My Fellow Americans | $22,313,201 | 1,915 | $2,860,334 | 1,915 | Dec 20, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Frost/Nixon | $18,622,031 | 1,105 | $180,708 | 3 | Dec 5, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | The Contender | $17,872,723 | 1,639 | $5,363,900 | 1,516 | Oct 13, 2000 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 29 | Chappaquiddick | $17,395,520 | 1,645 | $5,765,854 | 1,560 | Apr 6, 2018 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | $16,624,456 | 1,981 | $4,515,541 | 1,959 | Jul 31, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 31 | First Family | $15,198,912 | 563 | $3,635,564 | 563 | Dec 25, 1980 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Welcome to Mooseport | $14,470,947 | 2,868 | $6,775,132 | 2,868 | Feb 20, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 33 | Nixon | $13,681,765 | 977 | $2,206,506 | 514 | Dec 22, 1995 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Chasing Liberty | $12,195,626 | 2,400 | $6,081,483 | 2,400 | Jan 9, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | First Daughter | $9,055,921 | 2,280 | $4,002,067 | 2,260 | Sep 24, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | American Dreamz | $7,191,830 | 1,500 | $3,667,420 | 1,500 | Apr 21, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | Hyde Park on Hudson | $6,376,145 | 246 | $81,362 | 4 | Dec 7, 2012 | Focus Features |
| 38 | Dick | $6,262,878 | 1,522 | $2,210,267 | 1,522 | Aug 3, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 39 | LBJ | $2,470,979 | 659 | $1,110,565 | 659 | Nov 3, 2017 | Electric Entertainment |
| 40 | Elvis & Nixon | $1,055,287 | 381 | $466,447 | 381 | Apr 22, 2016 | Bleecker Street Media |
| 41 | Parkland | $653,651 | 257 | $310,246 | 257 | Oct 4, 2013 | - |
| 42 | The Hunting of the President | $376,612 | 20 | $23,298 | 2 | Jun 18, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 43 | Uncovered: The War on Iraq | $238,924 | 22 | $31,481 | 7 | Aug 20, 2004 | Cinema Libre Studio |
| 44 | Bush's Brain | $177,485 | 9 | $11,927 | 4 | Aug 20, 2004 | Tartan |
| 45 | Deterrence | $145,071 | 17 | $23,318 | 7 | Mar 10, 2000 | Paramount Classics |
| 46 | In the Face of Evil: Reagan's War in Word and Deed | $110,577 | 15 | $46,975 | 6 | Oct 1, 2004 | - |
| 47 | First Lady | $93,298 | 68 | $56,747 | 68 | Feb 14, 2020 | ArtAffects Entertainment |
| 48 | An American Affair | $28,044 | 2 | $11,700 | 2 | Feb 27, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 49 | Our Nixon | $20,584 | 5 | $6,090 | 3 | Aug 30, 2013 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
