| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Campaign | $86,907,746 | 3,302 | $26,588,460 | 3,205 | Aug 10, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | The Manchurian Candidate | $65,955,630 | 2,867 | $20,018,620 | 2,867 | Jul 30, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Dave | $63,270,710 | 1,916 | $7,306,755 | 1,155 | May 7, 1993 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | The Adjustment Bureau | $62,495,645 | 2,847 | $21,157,730 | 2,840 | Mar 4, 2011 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | The American President | $60,079,496 | 1,508 | $10,014,558 | 1,508 | Nov 17, 1995 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | The Distinguished Gentleman | $46,666,502 | 1,984 | $10,611,040 | 1,933 | Dec 4, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Wag the Dog | $43,061,945 | 1,752 | $92,079 | 3 | Dec 25, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | The Ides of March | $40,962,534 | 2,199 | $10,470,143 | 2,199 | Oct 7, 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Primary Colors | $39,001,187 | 1,976 | $12,045,395 | 1,965 | Mar 20, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Head of State | $38,125,247 | 2,256 | $13,503,484 | 2,151 | Mar 28, 2003 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 11 | Man of the Year | $37,327,390 | 2,626 | $12,299,380 | 2,515 | Oct 13, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Black Sheep | $32,417,995 | 2,092 | $10,593,609 | 2,045 | Feb 2, 1996 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Bulworth | $26,528,185 | 2,051 | $141,816 | 2 | May 15, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Speechless | $20,667,959 | 1,404 | $3,969,048 | 1,404 | Dec 16, 1994 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan | $19,595,168 | - | - | - | Aug 17, 1979 | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | The Contender | $17,872,723 | 1,639 | $5,363,900 | 1,516 | Oct 13, 2000 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 17 | Swing Vote | $16,289,867 | 2,213 | $6,230,669 | 2,213 | Aug 1, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Election | $14,902,041 | 827 | $119,080 | 6 | Apr 23, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | Welcome to Mooseport | $14,470,947 | 2,868 | $6,775,132 | 2,868 | Feb 20, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Nixon | $13,681,765 | 977 | $2,206,506 | 514 | Dec 22, 1995 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | All the King's Men | $7,221,458 | 1,520 | $3,672,366 | 1,514 | Sep 22, 2006 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | Bob Roberts | $4,479,470 | 306 | $314,275 | 8 | Sep 4, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Power | $3,800,000 | 770 | $1,854,200 | 770 | Jan 31, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | No | $2,343,664 | 99 | $71,742 | 4 | Feb 15, 2013 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | Silver City | $1,020,656 | 162 | $337,484 | 114 | Sep 17, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 26 | The War Room | $901,668 | 21 | $15,264 | 1 | Nov 3, 1993 | October Films |
| 27 | Storyville | $422,503 | 19 | $101,383 | 19 | Aug 26, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 28 | A Perfect Candidate | $134,485 | 8 | $11,448 | 1 | Jun 19, 1996 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 29 | The Obama Effect | $110,904 | 25 | $83,896 | 25 | Jul 13, 2012 | Arc Entertainment |
| 30 | Feed | $45,488 | 1 | $11,448 | 1 | Oct 7, 1992 | Original Cinema |
| 31 | Grassroots | $12,356 | 2 | $6,497 | 1 | Jun 22, 2012 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 32 | The Last Party | $11,156 | 1 | $4,088 | 1 | Aug 27, 1993 | Triton Pictures |
| 33 | Caucus | $10,645 | 2 | - | - | Oct 25, 2013 | Bonfire Films of America |
| 34 | Choose Connor | $5,788 | 2 | $1,441 | 1 | Oct 10, 2008 | Strand Releasing |
