| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Mamma Mia! | $144,290,968 | 3,194 | $27,751,240 | 2,976 | Jul 18, 2008 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Bad Moms | $113,257,297 | 3,215 | $23,817,340 | 3,215 | Jul 29, 2016 | STX Entertainment |
| 3 | Freaky Friday | $110,230,332 | 3,067 | $22,203,007 | 2,954 | Aug 6, 2003 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Terms of Endearment | $108,423,489 | 1,259 | $3,498,813 | 260 | Nov 23, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Stepmom | $91,137,662 | 2,503 | $19,142,440 | 2,358 | Dec 25, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Monster-in-Law | $82,931,301 | 3,424 | $24,000,000 | 3,424 | May 13, 2005 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | A Bad Moms Christmas | $72,110,659 | 3,615 | $16,759,161 | 3,615 | Nov 1, 2017 | STX Entertainment |
| 8 | Mama | $71,628,180 | 2,781 | $28,402,310 | 2,647 | Jan 18, 2013 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Throw Momma from the Train | $57,915,972 | 1,623 | $7,318,878 | 1,477 | Dec 11, 1987 | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | Mask | $48,230,162 | 1,024 | $135,499 | 4 | Mar 8, 1985 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | The Guilt Trip | $37,134,215 | 2,431 | $5,290,629 | 2,431 | Dec 19, 2012 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | Where the Heart Is | $33,772,838 | 2,439 | $8,292,939 | 2,437 | Apr 28, 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | Mother's Day | $32,492,859 | 3,291 | $8,369,184 | 3,035 | Apr 29, 2016 | Open Road Films (II) |
| 14 | Psycho | $32,000,000 | - | - | - | Jun 16, 1960 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Riding in Cars with Boys | $30,165,536 | 2,770 | $10,404,652 | 2,770 | Oct 19, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | $28,411,210 | 1,958 | $7,058,590 | 1,958 | Feb 21, 1992 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Baby Boom | $26,712,476 | 892 | $1,357,413 | 195 | Oct 9, 1987 | United Artists |
| 18 | Little Man Tate | $25,010,896 | 1,012 | $230,106 | 7 | Oct 11, 1991 | Orion Pictures |
| 19 | Beloved | $22,852,487 | 1,571 | $8,165,551 | 1,501 | Oct 16, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Only the Lonely | $21,830,957 | 1,553 | $5,997,993 | 1,521 | May 24, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 21 | Mother | $19,145,198 | 735 | $137,701 | 6 | Dec 27, 1996 | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Mommie Dearest | $19,032,261 | - | - | - | Sep 18, 1981 | Paramount Pictures |
| 23 | Anywhere But Here | $18,670,401 | 1,686 | $5,607,137 | 1,672 | Nov 12, 1999 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 24 | The Single Moms Club | $15,973,881 | 1,896 | $8,075,111 | 1,896 | Mar 14, 2014 | Lionsgate |
| 25 | Devil's Due | $15,821,461 | 2,544 | $8,308,220 | 2,544 | Jan 17, 2014 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Secrets & Lies | $13,417,292 | 296 | $60,813 | 4 | Sep 28, 1996 | October Films |
| 27 | Labor Day | $13,371,528 | 2,584 | $5,175,282 | 2,584 | Jan 31, 2014 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | Moms' Night Out | $10,429,707 | 1,046 | $4,311,083 | 1,044 | May 9, 2014 | TriStar Pictures |
| 29 | The Deep End | $8,823,109 | 412 | $141,852 | 6 | Aug 10, 2001 | - |
| 30 | All About My Mother | $8,272,296 | 145 | $50,362 | 4 | Nov 5, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Serial Mom | $7,820,688 | 560 | $2,040,450 | 502 | Apr 13, 1994 | - |
| 32 | Losing Isaiah | $7,603,766 | 912 | $2,520,972 | 912 | Mar 17, 1995 | Paramount Pictures |
| 33 | Men Don't Leave | $6,070,725 | 802 | $62,419 | 3 | Feb 2, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 34 | The Good Mother | $4,764,606 | 670 | $1,804,288 | 667 | Nov 4, 1988 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 35 | Antonia's Line | $4,228,275 | 73 | $45,051 | 7 | Feb 2, 1996 | First Look International |
| 36 | Mommy | $3,494,070 | 83 | $473,882 | 62 | Sep 19, 2014 | Roadside Attractions |
| 37 | Mom and Dad Save the World | $2,034,470 | 904 | $984,627 | 904 | Jul 24, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Safe Passage | $1,618,282 | 263 | - | - | Dec 25, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 39 | My Mother's Castle | $1,477,071 | - | - | - | Jul 26, 1991 | Orion Classics |
| 40 | Spanking the Monkey | $1,359,736 | 37 | $35,396 | 3 | Jul 15, 1994 | Fine Line Features |
| 41 | The Mother | $1,063,163 | 44 | $61,913 | 7 | May 28, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 42 | The Babadook | $964,413 | 80 | $30,007 | 3 | Nov 28, 2014 | IFC Films |
| 43 | Mother's Boys | $737,548 | 140 | $318,332 | 140 | Mar 18, 1994 | Miramax |
| 44 | Some Mother's Son | $671,437 | 35 | $88,515 | 14 | Dec 27, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 45 | 'night, Mother | $441,863 | 35 | $49,164 | 3 | Sep 12, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 46 | Die, Mommie, Die! | $320,092 | 17 | $54,129 | 10 | Oct 31, 2003 | Sundance Film Series |
| 47 | Trading Mom | $319,123 | 40 | $68,570 | 40 | May 13, 1994 | Trimark Pictures |
| 48 | Agnes Browne | $148,853 | 21 | $6,322 | 2 | Dec 3, 1999 | USA Films |
| 49 | Life, Above All | $134,461 | 18 | $13,788 | 5 | Jul 15, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 50 | My Mother Likes Women | $82,916 | 6 | $9,780 | 1 | May 21, 2004 | Norador Productions |
| 51 | Ma mère | $71,616 | 4 | $10,334 | 2 | May 13, 2005 | TLA Releasing |
| 52 | My Mother's Smile | $41,432 | 2 | $9,167 | 1 | Feb 11, 2005 | New Yorker Films |
