| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Sin City | $74,103,820 | 3,230 | $28,100,000 | 3,230 | Apr 1, 2005 | Dimension Films |
| 2 | L.A. Confidential | $64,616,940 | 1,625 | $5,211,198 | 769 | Sep 19, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Wild Things | $30,147,739 | 2,177 | $9,622,444 | 2,177 | Mar 20, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Blade Runner | $27,580,111 | 1,325 | $6,150,002 | 1,295 | Jun 25, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Memento | $25,544,867 | 531 | $235,488 | 11 | Mar 16, 2001 | Newmarket Films |
| 6 | Fargo | $24,611,975 | 716 | $730,265 | 36 | Mar 8, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 7 | Body Heat | $24,058,838 | 34 | $564,593 | 34 | Aug 28, 1981 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | The Black Dahlia | $22,545,080 | 2,236 | $10,005,895 | 2,226 | Sep 15, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Against All Odds | $21,689,062 | 979 | $3,766,128 | 976 | Mar 2, 1984 | Columbia Pictures |
| 10 | Deep Cover | $16,639,799 | 902 | $3,451,356 | 901 | Apr 17, 1992 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | Devil in a Blue Dress | $16,140,822 | 1,432 | $5,422,385 | 1,432 | Sep 29, 1995 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Twilight | $15,055,091 | 1,354 | $5,866,411 | 1,351 | Mar 6, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Kiss of Death | $14,942,422 | 1,627 | $5,317,066 | 1,623 | Apr 21, 1995 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Hollywoodland | $14,426,251 | 1,551 | $6,008,000 | 1,548 | Sep 8, 2006 | Focus Features |
| 15 | Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | $13,757,804 | 2,894 | $6,317,683 | 2,894 | Aug 22, 2014 | - |
| 16 | The Grifters | $13,446,769 | 780 | $71,034 | 2 | Dec 7, 1990 | Miramax |
| 17 | True Confessions | $12,850,276 | - | - | - | Sep 25, 1981 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | D.O.A. | $12,706,478 | 908 | $3,751,432 | 875 | Mar 18, 1988 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | $12,376,625 | - | - | - | Mar 20, 1981 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Mulholland Falls | $11,526,099 | 1,625 | $4,306,221 | 1,625 | Apr 26, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 21 | Thief | $11,492,915 | - | - | - | Mar 27, 1981 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 22 | Someone to Watch Over Me | $10,278,549 | 894 | $2,908,796 | 892 | Oct 9, 1987 | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | The Two Jakes | $10,005,969 | 1,206 | $3,729,149 | 1,206 | Aug 10, 1990 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | The Man Who Wasn't There | $7,504,257 | 259 | $664,404 | 39 | Nov 2, 2001 | USA Films |
| 25 | Mulholland Drive | $7,220,243 | 247 | $587,591 | 66 | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | U Turn | $6,682,098 | 1,311 | $2,730,440 | 1,230 | Oct 3, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | Night and the City | $6,202,756 | 1,100 | $43,036 | 1 | Oct 16, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | Palmetto | $5,878,911 | 1,505 | $2,876,753 | 1,505 | Feb 20, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | The Last Seduction | $5,842,603 | 151 | $45,058 | 5 | Oct 26, 1994 | October Films |
| 30 | 52 Pick-Up | $5,186,646 | 730 | $1,654,835 | 730 | Nov 7, 1986 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 31 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | $4,243,756 | 226 | $180,660 | 8 | Oct 21, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Playing God | $4,166,918 | 1,479 | $1,937,374 | 1,479 | Oct 17, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 33 | Bound | $3,802,260 | 262 | $900,902 | 261 | Oct 4, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 34 | Lost Highway | $3,675,201 | 337 | $212,710 | 12 | Feb 21, 1997 | October Films |
| 35 | Veronica Mars | $3,322,127 | 347 | $1,988,351 | 291 | Mar 14, 2014 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | Romeo Is Bleeding | $3,275,585 | 247 | $1,225,737 | 247 | Feb 4, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 37 | China Moon | $3,038,499 | 377 | $1,183,843 | 377 | Mar 4, 1994 | Orion Pictures |
| 38 | After Dark, My Sweet | $2,678,414 | 153 | $244,919 | 30 | Aug 24, 1990 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 39 | Red Rock West | $2,502,551 | 22 | $11,562 | 1 | Jan 28, 1994 | Roxie Releasing |
| 40 | Transsiberian | $2,206,405 | 154 | $34,615 | 2 | Jul 18, 2008 | First Look International |
| 41 | Blood Simple | $2,150,000 | - | - | - | Jan 18, 1985 | Circle Films |
| 42 | Brick | $2,075,743 | 45 | $83,574 | 2 | Mar 31, 2006 | Focus Features |
| 43 | Novocaine | $2,036,682 | 189 | $418,098 | 105 | Nov 16, 2001 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 44 | Goodbye Lover | $1,940,299 | 865 | $1,011,175 | 865 | Apr 16, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Stormy Monday | $1,791,328 | 49 | $44,734 | 2 | Apr 22, 1988 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
| 46 | The Gingerbread Man | $1,677,131 | 30 | $118,278 | 8 | Jan 23, 1998 | PolyGram |
| 47 | City of Industry | $1,568,258 | 441 | $803,811 | 441 | Mar 14, 1997 | Orion Pictures |
| 48 | One False Move | $1,543,112 | 32 | $44,545 | 5 | May 8, 1992 | IRS Media |
| 49 | The Hot Spot | $1,293,976 | 365 | $112,188 | 23 | Oct 12, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 50 | Blood and Wine | $1,094,668 | 166 | $420,993 | 166 | Feb 21, 1997 | - |
| 51 | Mike's Murder | $1,059,966 | 80 | $234,438 | 80 | Mar 9, 1984 | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | The Salton Sea | $764,554 | 30 | $166,309 | 15 | Apr 26, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | Deceiver | $572,433 | 211 | $279,103 | 211 | Jan 30, 1998 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 54 | The Underneath | $536,023 | 21 | $141,345 | 21 | Apr 28, 1995 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 55 | The Singing Detective | $337,174 | 46 | $28,324 | 5 | Oct 24, 2003 | Paramount Classics |
| 56 | Kill Me Again | $283,694 | 221 | $66,013 | 221 | Oct 27, 1989 | - |
| 57 | Under Suspicion | $221,295 | 7 | $47,349 | 2 | Feb 28, 1992 | Columbia Pictures |
| 58 | Man Bites Dog | $205,569 | 4 | $15,176 | 1 | Jan 15, 1993 | Roxie Releasing |
| 59 | The Double | $200,406 | 16 | $14,646 | 2 | May 9, 2014 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 60 | No Good Deed | $181,600 | 402 | $127,000 | 402 | Sep 12, 2003 | MAC Releasing |
| 61 | Keys to Tulsa | $57,252 | 24 | $28,318 | 24 | Apr 11, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 62 | This World, Then the Fireworks | $51,618 | 5 | $19,906 | 5 | Jul 11, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 63 | Following | $48,482 | 2 | - | - | Apr 2, 1999 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 64 | Love the Hard Way | $44,391 | 6 | $10,721 | 6 | Jun 6, 2003 | Kino International |
| 65 | Hammett | $42,914 | - | - | - | Sep 17, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Death of the Virgin | $25,247 | 3 | $8,628 | 3 | Feb 10, 2012 | Indican Pictures |
| 67 | Trouble in Mind | $19,632 | 1 | $16,029 | 1 | Dec 11, 1985 | Alive Films |
| 68 | The Missing Person | $17,896 | 3 | $2,715 | 1 | Nov 20, 2009 | Strand Releasing |
| 69 | Dark Streets | $16,815 | 18 | $10,958 | 18 | Dec 12, 2008 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 70 | Welcome to the Punch | $9,747 | 9 | $2,736 | 2 | Mar 27, 2013 | IFC Films |
| 71 | Apart | $3,161 | 2 | $3,161 | 2 | Mar 9, 2012 | Truly Indie |
| 72 | The Girl on the Train | $3,124 | 2 | $211 | 1 | Jul 4, 2014 | Monterey Media |
