| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Catch Me If You Can | $164,615,351 | 3,225 | $30,053,627 | 3,156 | Dec 25, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 2 | American Gangster | $130,164,645 | 3,110 | $43,565,135 | 3,054 | Nov 2, 2007 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Wolf of Wall Street | $116,900,694 | 2,557 | $18,361,578 | 2,537 | Dec 25, 2013 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Public Enemies | $97,104,620 | 3,336 | $25,271,675 | 3,334 | Jul 1, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Black Mass | $62,575,678 | 3,188 | $22,635,037 | 3,188 | Sep 18, 2015 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Blow | $52,990,775 | 2,249 | $12,443,461 | 2,249 | Apr 6, 2001 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | Pain & Gain | $49,875,291 | 3,303 | $20,244,505 | 3,277 | Apr 26, 2013 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Goodfellas | $46,836,214 | 1,328 | $6,368,901 | 1,070 | Sep 19, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Gangster Squad | $46,000,903 | 3,103 | $17,070,347 | 3,103 | Jan 11, 2013 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Donnie Brasco | $41,909,762 | 1,593 | $11,660,216 | 1,503 | Feb 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Lawless | $37,400,127 | 3,138 | $10,001,982 | 2,888 | Aug 29, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 12 | Changeling | $35,739,802 | 1,896 | $489,015 | 15 | Oct 24, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | Mississippi Burning | $34,603,943 | 1,134 | $225,034 | 9 | Dec 9, 1988 | Orion Pictures |
| 14 | Monster | $34,469,210 | 1,093 | $86,831 | 4 | Dec 24, 2003 | Newmarket Films |
| 15 | Zodiac | $33,080,084 | 2,379 | $13,395,610 | 2,362 | Mar 2, 2007 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | From Hell | $31,602,566 | 2,334 | $11,014,818 | 2,305 | Oct 19, 2001 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | Capote | $28,750,530 | 1,239 | $324,857 | 12 | Sep 30, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 18 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $25,105,255 | 1,312 | $5,233,658 | 824 | Nov 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Thunderheart | $22,660,758 | 1,101 | $4,507,425 | 1,035 | Apr 3, 1992 | TriStar Pictures |
| 20 | The Black Dahlia | $22,545,080 | 2,236 | $10,005,895 | 2,226 | Sep 15, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | City by the Sea | $22,449,000 | 2,575 | $8,935,426 | 2,575 | Sep 6, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Summer of Sam | $19,288,130 | 1,536 | $5,952,452 | 1,536 | Jul 2, 1999 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Alpha Dog | $15,309,602 | 1,292 | $6,412,775 | 1,289 | Jan 12, 2007 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Hollywoodland | $14,426,251 | 1,551 | $6,008,000 | 1,548 | Sep 8, 2006 | Focus Features |
| 25 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $13,323,144 | 1,268 | $168,012 | 21 | Dec 20, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | The Newton Boys | $10,452,012 | 1,969 | $4,010,245 | 1,965 | Mar 27, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Heavenly Creatures | $3,049,135 | 57 | $31,592 | 2 | Nov 16, 1994 | Miramax |
| 28 | Legend | $1,872,994 | 107 | $86,836 | 4 | Nov 20, 2015 | Universal Pictures |
| 29 | Kill the Irishman | $1,188,194 | 56 | $145,430 | 5 | Mar 11, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 30 | Wonderland | $1,060,512 | 195 | $91,798 | 5 | Oct 3, 2003 | Lionsgate |
| 31 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | $708,776 | 59 | $37,547 | 5 | Dec 29, 2004 | THINKFilm |
| 32 | Bully | $480,811 | 20 | $47,502 | 6 | Jul 13, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 33 | No One Killed Jessica | $440,525 | 48 | $227,473 | 48 | Jan 7, 2011 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Savage Grace | $435,746 | 22 | $22,311 | 2 | May 28, 2008 | IFC Films |
| 35 | Shootout at Wadala | $369,573 | 89 | $212,346 | 89 | May 3, 2013 | Eros Worldwide |
| 36 | Compliance | $319,285 | 21 | $16,427 | 1 | Aug 17, 2012 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 37 | Secuestro express | $307,208 | 34 | $45,928 | 8 | Aug 5, 2005 | Miramax |
| 38 | Murderous Maids | $225,390 | 5 | $19,992 | 2 | Apr 19, 2002 | Rialto Pictures |
| 39 | The Clan | $201,227 | 19 | $12,519 | 3 | Mar 18, 2016 | FIP |
| 40 | Escobar: Paradise Lost | $195,792 | 105 | $106,869 | 105 | Jun 26, 2015 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 41 | Lonely Hearts | $188,565 | 24 | $80,423 | 23 | Apr 13, 2007 | IDP Distribution |
| 42 | Blue Caprice | $93,995 | 36 | $13,400 | 1 | Sep 13, 2013 | IFC Films |
| 43 | Let Him Have It | $88,686 | 10 | $5,088 | 1 | Dec 6, 1991 | Fine Line Features |
| 44 | Ned Kelly | $86,959 | 22 | $43,704 | 22 | Mar 26, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 45 | The Robber | $83,451 | 6 | $2,169 | 1 | Feb 3, 2011 | Kino International |
| 46 | Texas Killing Fields | $45,469 | 10 | $8,772 | 3 | Oct 14, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 47 | The Zodiac | $45,148 | 10 | $20,578 | 10 | Mar 17, 2006 | THINKFilm |
| 48 | Down for Life | $41,914 | 5 | $23,176 | 5 | Jan 14, 2011 | B.D. Fox Independent |
| 49 | Stander | $31,651 | 7 | $19,067 | 7 | Aug 6, 2004 | Newmarket Films |
| 50 | The Alphabet Killer | $29,784 | 2 | $11,000 | 1 | Nov 7, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 51 | The Manson Family | $19,140 | 6 | $11,647 | 4 | Oct 22, 2004 | - |
| 52 | The Snowtown Murders | $8,452 | 3 | $1,273 | 1 | Mar 2, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 53 | Winter of Frozen Dreams | $8,321 | 1 | $3,606 | 1 | Apr 10, 2009 | Monterey Media |
| 54 | King of Thieves | $7,518 | 11 | $3,502 | 11 | Jan 25, 2019 | Saban Films |
| 55 | Ted Bundy | $6,073 | 2 | $1,710 | 1 | Sep 13, 2002 | Tartan |
| 56 | The Hillside Strangler | $4,143 | 1 | $306 | 1 | Sep 24, 2004 | Tartan |
| 57 | Citizen Gangster | $625 | 1 | $625 | 1 | Apr 27, 2012 | IFC Films |
