| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Surf's Up | $58,867,694 | 3,531 | $17,640,249 | 3,528 | Jun 8, 2007 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Soul Surfer | $43,853,424 | 2,240 | $10,601,862 | 2,214 | Apr 8, 2011 | TriStar Pictures |
| 3 | Point Break | $43,218,387 | 1,625 | $8,514,616 | 1,615 | Jul 12, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Blue Crush | $40,390,647 | 3,015 | $14,169,455 | 3,002 | Aug 16, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Back to the Beach | $13,110,903 | 1,080 | $3,265,660 | 1,080 | Aug 7, 1987 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Chasing Mavericks | $6,002,756 | 2,030 | $2,268,274 | 2,002 | Oct 26, 2012 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | North Shore | $3,832,228 | 802 | $1,319,290 | 802 | Aug 14, 1987 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Step Into Liquid | $3,681,803 | 91 | $135,985 | 5 | Aug 8, 2003 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 9 | Riding Giants | $2,276,368 | 64 | $134,400 | 26 | Jul 9, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 10 | The Endless Summer 2 | $2,155,385 | 302 | $657,292 | 302 | Jun 3, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | The Legend of Johnny Lingo | $1,690,767 | 63 | $109,868 | 63 | Aug 29, 2003 | Innovation Film Group (IFG) |
| 12 | In God's Hands | $1,546,414 | 109 | $555,342 | 109 | Apr 24, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable | $590,671 | 205 | $241,740 | 205 | Jul 12, 2019 | Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Aloha Summer | $418,379 | 123 | $259,867 | 123 | Feb 26, 1988 | - |
| 15 | Surfwise | $269,994 | 13 | $10,304 | 1 | May 9, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 16 | Psycho Beach Party | $268,117 | 11 | $21,359 | 7 | Aug 4, 2000 | Strand Releasing |
| 17 | Puberty Blues | $237,000 | 1 | $7,381 | 1 | Jul 15, 1983 | Universal Classics |
| 18 | Bra Boys | $155,056 | 23 | $45,589 | 23 | Apr 11, 2008 | Slowhand Cinema Releasing |
| 19 | Under the Boardwalk | $147,542 | 65 | $73,406 | 65 | Apr 14, 1989 | New World Pictures |
| 20 | Storm Surfers 3D | $117,090 | 7 | $7,299 | 2 | Apr 26, 2013 | XLrator Media |
| 21 | Bustin' Down the Door | $109,427 | 17 | $17,317 | 5 | Jul 25, 2008 | Screen Media Films |
| 22 | Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story | $101,074 | 2 | $26,840 | 2 | Mar 7, 2014 | - |
| 23 | Surfer, Dude | $52,132 | 69 | $5,971 | 1 | Sep 5, 2008 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 24 | Windrider | $19,367 | 26 | $8,121 | 26 | Jun 5, 1987 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | Off the Lip | $15,217 | 31 | $10,608 | 31 | May 7, 2004 | Hannover House |
| 26 | Red Surf | $13,136 | 6 | $8,630 | 6 | Jun 1, 1990 | Academy Entertainment |
| 27 | Blue Juice | $4,535 | 2 | $2,750 | 2 | Nov 13, 1996 | - |
