| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $749,766,139 | 3,461 | $77,025,481 | 3,452 | Dec 18, 2009 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | WALL·E | $223,808,164 | 3,992 | $63,087,526 | 3,992 | Jun 27, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | The Lorax | $214,151,550 | 3,769 | $70,217,070 | 3,729 | Mar 2, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | The Day After Tomorrow | $186,740,799 | 3,444 | $68,743,584 | 3,425 | May 28, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Erin Brockovich | $125,595,205 | 3,070 | $28,138,465 | 2,848 | Mar 17, 2000 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | $109,713,132 | 1,956 | $16,881,888 | 1,349 | Nov 26, 1986 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Waterworld | $88,246,220 | 2,420 | $21,171,780 | 2,268 | Jul 28, 1995 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $79,366,978 | 3,560 | $30,480,153 | 3,560 | Dec 12, 2008 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | A Civil Action | $56,709,981 | 2,319 | $70,079 | 2 | Dec 25, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Mighty Joe Young | $50,632,037 | 2,559 | $10,602,042 | 2,502 | Dec 25, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | On Deadly Ground | $38,590,458 | 2,010 | $12,679,573 | 2,010 | Feb 18, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Instinct | $34,105,207 | 2,129 | $10,390,387 | 2,059 | Jun 4, 1999 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Never Cry Wolf | $29,600,000 | 540 | - | - | Oct 7, 1983 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | The Rescuers Down Under | $27,931,461 | 1,487 | $3,499,819 | 1,230 | Nov 16, 1990 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Fly Away Home | $25,143,818 | 1,401 | $4,708,044 | 1,320 | Sep 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Gorillas in the Mist | $24,720,479 | 1,085 | $366,925 | 15 | Sep 23, 1988 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | $24,650,296 | 1,663 | $3,549,338 | 1,400 | Apr 10, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | The Emerald Forest | $24,468,550 | 1,110 | $4,345,150 | 1,110 | Jul 5, 1985 | Embassy Pictures |
| 19 | An Inconvenient Truth | $24,146,161 | 587 | $281,330 | 4 | May 24, 2006 | Paramount Classics |
| 20 | Chain Reaction | $21,226,204 | 2,256 | $7,545,944 | 2,255 | Aug 2, 1996 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Big Miracle | $20,157,300 | 2,133 | $7,760,205 | 2,129 | Feb 3, 2012 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Prophecy | $18,389,402 | - | - | - | Jun 15, 1979 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Furry Vengeance | $17,630,465 | 3,002 | $6,627,564 | 2,997 | Apr 30, 2010 | Summit Entertainment |
| 24 | Fire Down Below | $16,228,448 | 2,350 | $6,073,094 | 2,336 | Sep 5, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Bio-Dome | $13,427,615 | 1,510 | $4,999,979 | 1,510 | Jan 12, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 26 | Hoot | $8,117,637 | 3,018 | $3,400,000 | 3,018 | May 5, 2006 | New Line Cinema |
| 27 | An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power | $3,496,795 | 556 | $124,823 | 4 | Jul 28, 2017 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | Princess Mononoke | $2,375,308 | 129 | $144,446 | 8 | Oct 29, 1999 | Miramax |
| 29 | Koyaanisqatsi | $1,723,872 | - | - | - | Apr 27, 1983 | Island Alive |
| 30 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | $1,678,874 | 74 | $45,138 | 8 | Jun 28, 2006 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Battle for Terra | $1,647,083 | 1,159 | $1,082,064 | 1,159 | May 1, 2009 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | Baraka | $1,254,237 | 15 | $26,812 | 2 | Sep 24, 1993 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 33 | The 11th Hour | $707,343 | 111 | $60,853 | 4 | Aug 17, 2007 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 34 | Grey Owl | $632,617 | 70 | $162,360 | 70 | Oct 1, 1999 | Miramax |
| 35 | Powaqqatsi | $589,244 | 22 | $27,899 | 1 | Apr 29, 1988 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 36 | Night Moves | $271,755 | 56 | $21,488 | 2 | May 30, 2014 | Cinedigm Entertainment Group |
| 37 | Manufactured Landscapes | $240,239 | 12 | $9,129 | 1 | Jun 20, 2007 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 38 | Taffin | $159,969 | 204 | $107,303 | 204 | Feb 26, 1988 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | Flow: For Love of Water | $142,569 | 11 | $3,644 | 1 | Mar 21, 2008 | Oscilloscope |
| 40 | Naqoyqatsi | $133,058 | 9 | $17,154 | 2 | Oct 18, 2002 | Miramax |
| 41 | The Last Mountain | $122,961 | 7 | $17,570 | 2 | Jun 3, 2011 | Dada Films |
| 42 | The Unforeseen | $90,287 | 3 | $2,496 | 1 | Feb 29, 2008 | The Cinema Guild |
| 43 | Greedy Lying Bastards | $45,000 | 50 | $45,000 | 50 | Mar 8, 2013 | - |
| 44 | A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for A Living Planet | $29,817 | 11 | - | - | Feb 22, 2013 | First Run |
| 45 | Earth Days | $26,748 | 5 | $2,408 | 1 | Aug 14, 2009 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 46 | Antarctica: Ice and Sky | $14,475 | 5 | - | - | Jan 20, 2017 | Music Box Films |
| 47 | The Great Invisible | $11,428 | 5 | $2,348 | 3 | Oct 29, 2014 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 48 | Elemental | $10,358 | 3 | - | - | May 17, 2013 | The Film Collaborative |
| 49 | The City Dark | $9,269 | 2 | $2,983 | 1 | Jan 18, 2012 | Argot Pictures |
| 50 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | $1,181 | 1 | $595 | 1 | Oct 16, 2009 | First Run |
