| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Top Gun: Maverick | $718,732,821 | 4,751 | $126,707,459 | 4,735 | May 27, 2022 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Pearl Harbor | $198,542,554 | 3,255 | $59,078,912 | 3,214 | May 25, 2001 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Top Gun | $176,781,728 | 1,531 | $8,193,052 | 1,028 | May 16, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Air Force One | $172,956,409 | 2,981 | $37,132,505 | 2,919 | Jul 25, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Sully | $125,070,033 | 3,955 | $35,028,301 | 3,525 | Sep 9, 2016 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Black Hawk Down | $108,638,745 | 3,143 | $179,823 | 4 | Dec 28, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 7 | The Aviator | $102,610,330 | 2,530 | $858,021 | 40 | Dec 17, 2004 | Miramax |
| 8 | Flight | $93,772,375 | 2,638 | $24,900,566 | 1,884 | Nov 2, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | Non-Stop | $92,168,600 | 3,183 | $28,875,635 | 3,090 | Feb 28, 2014 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Planes | $90,288,712 | 3,716 | $22,232,291 | 3,702 | Aug 9, 2013 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Flightplan | $89,707,299 | 3,424 | $24,629,938 | 3,424 | Sep 23, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Airplane! | $83,453,539 | - | - | - | Jun 27, 1980 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Six Days Seven Nights | $74,339,294 | 2,606 | $16,485,276 | 2,550 | Jun 12, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Hot Shots! | $69,467,617 | 1,999 | $10,848,182 | 1,929 | Jul 31, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | $59,165,787 | 3,839 | $17,509,407 | 3,826 | Jul 18, 2014 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Behind Enemy Lines | $58,856,790 | 2,844 | $18,736,133 | 2,770 | Nov 30, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Red Eye | $57,891,803 | 3,134 | $16,167,662 | 3,079 | Aug 19, 2005 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 18 | Executive Decision | $56,569,216 | 2,289 | $12,069,780 | 2,232 | Mar 15, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Forever Young | $55,956,187 | 1,710 | $5,609,875 | 1,710 | Dec 18, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Red Tails | $49,876,377 | 2,573 | $18,782,154 | 2,512 | Jan 20, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Firefox | $46,708,276 | 1,304 | $8,152,948 | 881 | Jun 18, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | The Rocketeer | $46,704,056 | 1,903 | $9,600,754 | 1,616 | Jun 21, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Passenger 57 | $44,065,653 | 1,974 | $10,513,925 | 1,734 | Nov 6, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Always | $43,858,790 | 1,206 | $3,713,480 | 1,016 | Dec 22, 1989 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | Blue Thunder | $42,313,354 | 1,555 | $8,258,149 | 1,539 | May 13, 1983 | Columbia Pictures |
| 26 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | $37,762,677 | 3,170 | $15,580,278 | 3,170 | Sep 17, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Snakes on a Plane | $34,020,814 | 3,555 | $13,850,000 | 3,555 | Aug 18, 2006 | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | Stealth | $32,116,746 | 3,495 | $13,251,545 | 3,495 | Jul 29, 2005 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | United 93 | $31,483,450 | 1,871 | $11,478,360 | 1,795 | Apr 28, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | Air America | $31,053,601 | 1,902 | $8,064,480 | 1,902 | Aug 10, 1990 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | Memphis Belle | $27,441,977 | 1,368 | $5,026,846 | 1,087 | Oct 12, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Airplane II: The Sequel | $27,150,534 | 1,300 | $5,329,208 | 1,150 | Dec 10, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | Iron Eagle | $24,159,872 | 1,129 | $6,104,754 | 1,080 | Jan 17, 1986 | TriStar Pictures |
| 34 | The Right Stuff | $21,192,102 | 627 | $1,601,167 | 229 | Oct 21, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | Flight of the Phoenix | $21,009,180 | 2,604 | $5,019,430 | 2,604 | Dec 17, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | Fire Birds | $14,760,451 | 2,006 | $6,358,761 | 2,006 | May 25, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 37 | Flight of the Intruder | $14,587,732 | 1,489 | $5,725,133 | 1,489 | Jan 18, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | Amelia | $14,246,488 | 1,070 | $3,904,047 | 820 | Oct 23, 2009 | - |
| 39 | Soul Plane | $14,190,750 | 1,566 | $5,648,486 | 1,566 | May 28, 2004 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Left Behind | $14,019,924 | 1,887 | $6,300,147 | 1,825 | Oct 3, 2014 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 41 | Flyboys | $13,090,630 | 2,033 | $6,004,219 | 2,033 | Sep 22, 2006 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | Turbulence | $11,538,235 | 2,094 | $4,464,008 | 2,094 | Jan 10, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 43 | Iron Eagle II | $10,497,324 | 878 | $3,530,016 | 874 | Nov 11, 1988 | TriStar Pictures |
| 44 | Pushing Tin | $8,408,835 | 1,284 | $3,555,032 | 1,283 | Apr 23, 1999 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Aces: Iron Eagle III | $2,517,600 | 1,051 | $942,814 | 1,051 | Jun 12, 1992 | New Line Cinema |
| 46 | The Aviator | $1,304,192 | 342 | - | - | Mar 1, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 47 | Love is in the Air | $8,425 | 6 | $4,937 | 6 | Jan 31, 2014 | Focus World |
