| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Truman Show | $125,618,201 | 2,911 | $31,542,121 | 2,315 | Jun 5, 1998 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | $119,194,771 | 2,011 | $23,920,637 | 868 | Jun 23, 2004 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | The Campaign | $86,907,746 | 3,302 | $26,588,460 | 3,205 | Aug 10, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Dave | $63,270,710 | 1,916 | $7,306,755 | 1,155 | May 7, 1993 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Three Kings | $60,652,036 | 2,942 | $15,847,636 | 2,942 | Oct 1, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | The Dictator | $59,650,222 | 3,014 | $17,435,092 | 3,008 | May 16, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | The Stepford Wives | $59,484,742 | 3,057 | $21,406,781 | 3,057 | Jun 11, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Starship Troopers | $54,814,377 | 2,971 | $22,058,773 | 2,971 | Nov 7, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | RoboCop | $53,424,681 | 1,601 | $8,008,721 | 1,580 | Jul 17, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | $52,037,603 | 2,128 | $11,335,889 | 2,128 | Jun 30, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | RoboCop 2 | $45,681,173 | 1,806 | $14,145,411 | 1,768 | Jun 22, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 12 | Wag the Dog | $43,061,945 | 1,752 | $92,079 | 3 | Dec 25, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | Primary Colors | $39,001,187 | 1,976 | $12,045,395 | 1,965 | Mar 20, 1998 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Head of State | $38,125,247 | 2,256 | $13,503,484 | 2,151 | Mar 28, 2003 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 15 | Mars Attacks! | $37,771,017 | 1,955 | $9,384,272 | 1,955 | Dec 13, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Man of the Year | $37,327,390 | 2,626 | $12,299,380 | 2,515 | Oct 13, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Team America: World Police | $32,786,074 | 2,620 | $12,120,358 | 2,539 | Oct 15, 2004 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Being There | $30,177,511 | - | - | - | Dec 21, 1979 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 19 | A Clockwork Orange | $26,589,355 | - | - | - | Feb 2, 1972 | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Bulworth | $26,528,185 | 2,051 | $141,816 | 2 | May 15, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Thank You for Smoking | $24,793,509 | 1,020 | $262,923 | 5 | Mar 17, 2006 | - |
| 22 | Bowling for Columbine | $21,576,018 | 248 | $209,148 | 8 | Oct 11, 2002 | United Artists |
| 23 | Swing Vote | $16,289,867 | 2,213 | $6,230,669 | 2,213 | Aug 1, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Election | $14,902,041 | 827 | $119,080 | 6 | Apr 23, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | The Tailor of Panama | $13,729,742 | 441 | $1,837,068 | 199 | Mar 30, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | They Live | $13,447,978 | 1,463 | $4,827,903 | 1,463 | Nov 4, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | Moon Over Parador | $11,444,204 | 1,145 | $3,268,975 | 1,145 | Sep 9, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
| 28 | Brazil | $9,929,135 | 173 | $30,099 | 1 | Dec 18, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | S1m0ne | $9,688,676 | 1,920 | $3,813,463 | 1,920 | Aug 23, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 30 | 1984 | $8,430,492 | 295 | $29,897 | 1 | Dec 14, 1984 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 31 | The Death of Stalin | $8,047,856 | 548 | $184,805 | 4 | Mar 9, 2018 | IFC Films |
| 32 | American Dreamz | $7,191,830 | 1,500 | $3,667,420 | 1,500 | Apr 21, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 33 | Dick | $6,262,878 | 1,522 | $2,210,267 | 1,522 | Aug 3, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | Bob Roberts | $4,479,470 | 306 | $314,275 | 8 | Sep 4, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 35 | Power | $3,800,000 | 770 | $1,854,200 | 770 | Jan 31, 1986 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | In the Loop | $2,388,804 | 92 | $191,866 | 8 | Jul 24, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 37 | Videodrome | $2,120,439 | 600 | $1,194,175 | 600 | Feb 4, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 38 | Casino Jack | $1,042,959 | 60 | $34,528 | 7 | Dec 17, 2010 | ATO Pictures |
| 39 | Silver City | $1,020,656 | 162 | $337,484 | 114 | Sep 17, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 40 | Children of the Revolution | $838,368 | 59 | $31,562 | 6 | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
| 41 | Citizen Ruth | $285,112 | 23 | $26,709 | 6 | Dec 13, 1996 | Miramax |
| 42 | Radioactive Dreams | $220,038 | 90 | $141,055 | 90 | Sep 19, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 43 | Underground | $171,082 | - | - | - | Jun 20, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
| 44 | Canadian Bacon | $163,971 | 14 | $53,349 | 14 | Sep 22, 1995 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 45 | The Obama Effect | $110,904 | 25 | $83,896 | 25 | Jul 13, 2012 | Arc Entertainment |
| 46 | Butter | $105,018 | 90 | $70,931 | 90 | Oct 5, 2012 | RADiUS-TWC |
