| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | $424,668,047 | 4,163 | $158,074,286 | 4,163 | Nov 22, 2013 | Lionsgate |
| 2 | The Hunger Games | $408,010,692 | 4,137 | $152,535,747 | 4,137 | Mar 23, 2012 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | $337,135,885 | 4,151 | $121,897,634 | 4,151 | Nov 21, 2014 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | $281,723,902 | 4,175 | $102,665,981 | 4,175 | Nov 20, 2015 | Lionsgate |
| 5 | The Matrix Reloaded | $281,576,461 | 3,603 | $91,774,413 | 3,603 | May 15, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | I Am Legend | $256,393,010 | 3,648 | $77,211,321 | 3,606 | Dec 14, 2007 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | $208,545,589 | 3,969 | $72,611,427 | 3,967 | Jul 11, 2014 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | World War Z | $202,359,711 | 3,607 | $66,411,834 | 3,607 | Jun 21, 2013 | Paramount Pictures |
| 9 | The Matrix | $171,479,930 | 2,903 | $27,788,331 | 2,849 | Mar 31, 1999 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Mad Max: Fury Road | $153,636,354 | 3,722 | $45,428,128 | 3,702 | May 15, 2015 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | War for the Planet of the Apes | $146,880,162 | 4,100 | $56,262,929 | 4,022 | Jul 14, 2017 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | The Matrix Revolutions | $139,313,948 | 3,502 | $48,475,154 | 3,502 | Nov 5, 2003 | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Terminator Salvation | $125,322,469 | 3,602 | $42,558,390 | 3,530 | May 21, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | This Is the End | $101,470,202 | 3,055 | $20,719,162 | 3,055 | Jun 12, 2013 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | The Book of Eli | $94,835,059 | 3,111 | $32,789,494 | 3,111 | Jan 15, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Oblivion | $89,107,235 | 3,792 | $37,054,485 | 3,783 | Apr 19, 2013 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Waterworld | $88,246,220 | 2,420 | $21,171,780 | 2,268 | Jul 28, 1995 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Alita: Battle Angel | $85,838,210 | 3,802 | $28,525,613 | 3,790 | Feb 14, 2019 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | $81,697,192 | 3,792 | $30,316,510 | 3,791 | Sep 18, 2015 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Zombieland | $75,590,286 | 3,171 | $24,733,155 | 3,036 | Oct 2, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | Warm Bodies | $66,380,662 | 3,009 | $20,353,967 | 3,009 | Feb 1, 2013 | Lionsgate |
| 22 | Dawn of the Dead | $59,020,957 | 2,748 | $26,722,575 | 2,745 | Mar 19, 2004 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | Maze Runner: The Death Cure | $58,032,443 | 3,793 | $24,167,011 | 3,787 | Jan 26, 2018 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | 28 Days Later | $45,064,915 | 1,407 | $10,061,858 | 1,260 | Jun 27, 2003 | - |
| 25 | Reign of Fire | $43,061,982 | 2,629 | $15,632,281 | 2,629 | Jul 12, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | $36,230,219 | 1,475 | $7,283,714 | 1,474 | Jul 12, 1985 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | 28 Weeks Later | $28,638,916 | 2,305 | $9,807,292 | 2,303 | May 11, 2007 | Fox Atomic |
| 28 | Escape from L.A. | $25,477,365 | 2,312 | $8,912,557 | 2,312 | Aug 9, 1996 | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | Escape from New York | $25,244,626 | - | - | - | Jul 10, 1981 | Embassy Pictures |
| 30 | The Road Warrior | $23,667,907 | 708 | $2,527,864 | 704 | May 21, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | The Postman | $17,626,234 | 2,207 | $5,260,324 | 2,207 | Dec 25, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | Left Behind | $14,019,924 | 1,887 | $6,300,147 | 1,825 | Oct 3, 2014 | Freestyle Releasing |
| 33 | Doomsday | $11,008,770 | 1,938 | $4,926,565 | 1,936 | Mar 14, 2008 | Rogue Pictures |
| 34 | Mad Max | $8,750,000 | - | - | - | Mar 21, 1980 | - |
| 35 | The Road | $8,117,000 | 396 | $1,502,231 | 111 | Nov 25, 2009 | - |
| 36 | Night of the Living Dead | $5,835,247 | 1,544 | $2,884,679 | 1,544 | Oct 19, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | Hardware | $5,728,953 | 695 | $2,381,285 | 695 | Sep 14, 1990 | Miramax |
| 38 | Screamers | $5,711,695 | 1,560 | $2,904,140 | 1,560 | Jan 26, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 39 | Day of the Dead | $5,000,000 | 168 | $1,700,000 | 168 | Jul 19, 1985 | - |
| 40 | Snowpiercer | $4,563,650 | 356 | $171,187 | 8 | Jun 27, 2014 | RADiUS-TWC |
| 41 | Tank Girl | $4,064,495 | 1,363 | $2,018,183 | 1,341 | Mar 31, 1995 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 42 | Testament | $2,044,892 | 41 | $317,996 | 41 | Nov 4, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 43 | Delicatessen | $1,794,187 | 32 | $4,733 | 1 | Apr 3, 1992 | Miramax |
| 44 | Stryker | $1,723,487 | - | - | - | Sep 2, 1983 | New World Pictures |
| 45 | Solarbabies | $1,579,260 | 692 | $704,692 | 692 | Nov 26, 1986 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 46 | Love and Monsters | $1,070,714 | 387 | $270,302 | 387 | Oct 16, 2020 | Paramount Pictures |
| 47 | The Terror Within | $858,591 | - | - | - | Jan 20, 1989 | Concorde Pictures |
| 48 | Steel Dawn | $562,187 | 290 | $311,892 | 290 | Nov 6, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 49 | Radioactive Dreams | $220,038 | 90 | $141,055 | 90 | Sep 19, 1986 | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
| 50 | Six-String Samurai | $146,125 | 16 | $36,896 | 16 | Sep 18, 1998 | Palm Pictures |
| 51 | Final: The Rapture | $124,561 | 4 | $31,900 | 2 | Sep 13, 2013 | - |
| 52 | Returner | $73,060 | 13 | $29,214 | 13 | Oct 17, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 53 | The FP | $40,557 | 28 | $15,465 | 28 | Mar 16, 2012 | Drafthouse Films |
| 54 | The Day | $20,984 | 12 | $10,121 | 12 | Aug 29, 2012 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 55 | Dead or Alive: Final | $2,591 | 1 | $1,841 | 1 | Nov 29, 2002 | Kino International |
| 56 | Dystopia: 2013 | $1,708 | 1 | $1,011 | 1 | Jan 13, 2012 | - |
