| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Departed | $132,384,315 | 3,017 | $26,887,467 | 3,017 | Oct 6, 2006 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Road to Perdition | $104,454,762 | 2,332 | $22,079,481 | 1,797 | Jul 12, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 3 | Patriot Games | $83,351,587 | 2,396 | $18,511,191 | 2,365 | Jun 5, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Gangs of New York | $77,812,000 | 2,340 | $9,100,000 | 1,504 | Dec 20, 2002 | Miramax |
| 5 | The Crying Game | $62,548,947 | 1,097 | $101,107 | 6 | Nov 27, 1992 | Miramax |
| 6 | Far and Away | $58,883,840 | 1,885 | $10,194,520 | 1,583 | May 22, 1992 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | The Devil's Own | $42,868,348 | 2,504 | $14,274,503 | 2,504 | Mar 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Brooklyn | $38,322,743 | 962 | $187,281 | 5 | Nov 4, 2015 | - |
| 9 | Blown Away | $30,156,002 | 1,862 | $10,424,873 | 1,862 | Jul 1, 1994 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | Leap Year | $25,918,920 | 2,512 | $9,202,815 | 2,511 | Jan 8, 2010 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | In the Name of the Father | $25,096,862 | 688 | $109,805 | 4 | Dec 31, 1993 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Waking Ned Devine | $24,792,251 | 540 | $148,971 | 9 | Nov 20, 1998 | - |
| 13 | Circle of Friends | $23,389,975 | 902 | $125,587 | 4 | Mar 17, 1995 | - |
| 14 | In America | $15,539,656 | 403 | $205,229 | 11 | Nov 26, 2003 | - |
| 15 | The Commitments | $14,919,570 | 588 | $271,333 | 8 | Aug 16, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | My Left Foot | $14,743,391 | 510 | $41,165 | 2 | Nov 10, 1989 | Miramax |
| 17 | Angela's Ashes | $13,042,112 | 614 | $54,628 | 6 | Dec 25, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Michael Collins | $11,092,559 | 878 | $182,221 | 6 | Oct 11, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | The Brothers McMullen | $10,426,506 | 367 | $167,815 | 7 | Aug 11, 1995 | - |
| 20 | Leprechaun | $8,556,940 | 620 | $2,493,020 | 620 | Jan 8, 1993 | Trimark Pictures |
| 21 | Widows' Peak | $6,243,722 | 193 | $133,084 | 40 | May 13, 1994 | Fine Line Features |
| 22 | The Secret of Roan Inish | $6,159,269 | 104 | $82,601 | 7 | Feb 3, 1995 | First Look International |
| 23 | The Boxer | $5,980,578 | 523 | $86,097 | 3 | Dec 31, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | The Guard | $5,360,274 | 203 | $76,834 | 4 | Jul 29, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 25 | Miller's Crossing | $5,080,409 | 289 | $28,202 | 1 | Sep 21, 1990 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | The Playboys | $4,906,900 | 68 | $32,525 | 2 | Apr 24, 1992 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 27 | Into the West | $4,790,801 | 550 | $1,410,414 | 550 | Sep 17, 1993 | Miramax |
| 28 | The Magdalene Sisters | $4,583,889 | 295 | $84,553 | 5 | Aug 1, 2003 | Miramax |
| 29 | The Dead | $4,370,078 | 6 | $69,074 | 6 | Dec 18, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 30 | Hear My Song | $4,313,473 | 214 | $12,965 | 1 | Dec 27, 1991 | Miramax |
| 31 | Calvary | $3,600,006 | 322 | $74,149 | 4 | Aug 1, 2014 | - |
| 32 | The MatchMaker | $3,392,080 | 705 | $1,378,930 | 705 | Oct 3, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 33 | The Snapper | $3,323,524 | 1 | $21,802 | 1 | Nov 24, 1993 | Miramax |
| 34 | Dancing at Lughnasa | $2,287,818 | 93 | $83,759 | 4 | Nov 13, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | Leprechaun 2 | $2,260,622 | 252 | $672,775 | 252 | Apr 8, 1994 | Trimark Pictures |
| 36 | The Butcher Boy | $1,995,911 | 90 | $135,606 | 9 | Apr 3, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | State of Grace | $1,911,542 | 335 | $179,927 | 14 | Sep 14, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 38 | Veronica Guerin | $1,571,504 | 472 | $611,276 | 472 | Oct 17, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | The Field | $1,494,399 | 40 | $27,948 | 2 | Dec 22, 1990 | Avenue Pictures Productions |
| 40 | Evelyn | $1,487,645 | 137 | $65,344 | 15 | Dec 13, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 41 | The General | $1,214,198 | 41 | $26,771 | 2 | Dec 18, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | Kill the Irishman | $1,188,194 | 56 | $145,430 | 5 | Mar 11, 2011 | Anchor Bay Films |
| 43 | This Is My Father | $1,083,975 | 51 | $54,876 | 9 | May 7, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 44 | Hidden Agenda | $1,030,938 | 114 | $49,827 | 3 | Nov 21, 1990 | Hemdale |
| 45 | A Man of No Importance | $920,916 | 23 | $36,606 | 5 | Dec 22, 1994 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | Intermission | $896,993 | 69 | $39,936 | 10 | Mar 19, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 47 | The Miracle | $835,519 | 41 | $12,076 | 1 | Jul 3, 1991 | Miramax |
| 48 | Bloody Sunday | $773,228 | 54 | $29,419 | 2 | Oct 4, 2002 | Paramount Classics |
| 49 | The Van | $712,095 | 25 | $23,366 | 3 | May 16, 1997 | - |
| 50 | Some Mother's Son | $671,437 | 35 | $88,515 | 14 | Dec 27, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 51 | The Opportunists | $584,054 | 31 | $46,967 | 5 | Aug 11, 2000 | First Look International |
| 52 | Traveller | $534,010 | 6 | $30,855 | 6 | Apr 18, 1997 | October Films |
| 53 | Monument Ave. | $333,760 | 24 | $41,556 | 10 | Sep 25, 1998 | Lionsgate |
| 54 | One Man's Hero | $240,067 | 52 | $108,567 | 52 | Sep 24, 1999 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 55 | About Adam | $159,668 | 11 | $33,300 | 5 | May 11, 2001 | Miramax |
| 56 | Agnes Browne | $148,853 | 21 | $6,322 | 2 | Dec 3, 1999 | USA Films |
| 57 | The Boys & Girl from County Clare | $142,872 | 9 | $20,856 | 7 | Mar 11, 2005 | First Look International |
| 58 | When Brendan Met Trudy | $133,376 | 14 | $42,055 | 14 | Mar 9, 2001 | - |
| 59 | Frankie Starlight | $103,365 | 5 | $12,694 | 5 | Nov 22, 1995 | Fine Line Features |
| 60 | Borstal Boy | $87,400 | 2 | $11,164 | 2 | Mar 1, 2002 | Strand Releasing |
| 61 | An Everlasting Piece | $75,228 | 8 | $9,128 | 8 | Dec 22, 2000 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 62 | Mad About Mambo | $65,283 | 51 | $32,432 | 51 | Aug 4, 2000 | USA Films |
| 63 | Nothing Personal | $40,374 | 1 | $5,563 | 1 | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 64 | White Irish Drinkers | $31,056 | 5 | $16,836 | 5 | Mar 25, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 65 | The Boondock Saints | $30,471 | 5 | $19,930 | 5 | Jan 21, 2000 | Indican Pictures |
| 66 | Rory O'Shea Was Here | $23,844 | 7 | $6,079 | 3 | Feb 4, 2005 | Focus Features |
| 67 | War of the Buttons | $12,712 | 2 | $4,930 | 2 | Sep 29, 1995 | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | The Last of the High Kings | $7,682 | 3 | $5,569 | 3 | Apr 10, 1998 | Miramax |
| 69 | Black Irish | $6,900 | 5 | $6,900 | 5 | Oct 26, 2007 | - |
