| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | $317,575,550 | 3,672 | $90,294,621 | 3,672 | Nov 16, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $301,959,197 | 4,455 | $77,835,727 | 4,325 | Jul 15, 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | $292,004,738 | 4,285 | $77,108,414 | 4,285 | Jul 11, 2007 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | $290,013,036 | 3,858 | $102,685,961 | 3,858 | Nov 18, 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | $261,988,482 | 3,682 | $88,357,488 | 3,682 | Nov 15, 2002 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | $249,541,069 | 3,855 | $93,687,367 | 3,855 | Jun 4, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Dead Poets Society | $95,860,116 | 1,109 | $340,456 | 8 | Jun 2, 1989 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Sky High | $63,946,815 | 2,912 | $14,631,784 | 2,905 | Jul 29, 2005 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Mona Lisa Smile | $63,860,942 | 2,714 | $11,528,498 | 2,677 | Dec 19, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 10 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | $55,041,738 | 2,669 | $16,187,724 | 2,607 | Aug 7, 1998 | Dimension Films |
| 11 | Finding Forrester | $51,804,714 | 2,002 | $701,207 | 200 | Dec 22, 2000 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Cruel Intentions | $38,328,567 | 2,312 | $13,020,565 | 2,312 | Mar 5, 1999 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Madeline | $29,967,750 | 1,863 | $6,414,668 | 1,863 | Jul 10, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | Class | $21,667,789 | 844 | $4,553,233 | 839 | Jul 22, 1983 | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | Young Sherlock Holmes | $19,739,575 | 1,502 | $2,538,234 | 920 | Dec 6, 1985 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | Rushmore | $17,105,219 | 830 | $43,666 | 2 | Dec 11, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Toy Soldiers | $15,073,942 | 1,358 | $4,182,300 | 1,350 | Apr 26, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 18 | School Ties | $14,715,067 | 806 | $3,020,071 | 595 | Sep 18, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | The Emperor's Club | $14,118,751 | 811 | $3,846,780 | 809 | Nov 22, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Private School | $14,049,540 | 1,024 | $4,411,861 | 1,024 | Jul 29, 1983 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | A Little Princess | $10,015,449 | 1,342 | $28,612 | 3 | May 12, 1995 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Saved! | $8,940,582 | 592 | $345,136 | 20 | May 28, 2004 | United Artists |
| 23 | Outside Providence | $7,302,522 | 1,052 | $2,631,411 | 1,050 | Sep 1, 1999 | Miramax |
| 24 | Heaven Help Us | $6,070,794 | 1,003 | $2,235,687 | 1,003 | Feb 8, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | The Magdalene Sisters | $4,583,889 | 295 | $84,553 | 5 | Aug 1, 2003 | Miramax |
| 26 | Flirting | $2,415,396 | 33 | $10,125 | 1 | Nov 6, 1992 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 27 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | $1,815,864 | 125 | $55,000 | 9 | Jun 14, 2002 | THINKFilm |
| 28 | Strike! | $907,996 | 133 | $307,763 | 133 | Aug 21, 1998 | Miramax |
| 29 | Boys | $516,349 | 328 | $270,107 | 328 | May 10, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | The Browning Version | $487,391 | 24 | $48,719 | 12 | Oct 12, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 31 | Lost and Delirious | $307,233 | 20 | $41,215 | 7 | Jul 6, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 32 | The Chocolate War | $303,624 | 11 | $14,351 | 2 | Nov 18, 1988 | - |
| 33 | Wide Awake | $282,175 | 43 | $95,875 | 29 | Mar 20, 1998 | Miramax |
| 34 | Little Men | $104,255 | 111 | $77,924 | 111 | May 8, 1998 | - |
| 35 | Mga munting tinig | $69,739 | 6 | $15,166 | 6 | Oct 10, 2003 | Small Island Films |
| 36 | Zombie High | $21,905 | 25 | $12,165 | 25 | Oct 2, 1987 | - |
| 37 | December | $5,868 | 2 | $4,529 | 2 | Dec 6, 1991 | IRS Media |
| 38 | Eden | $4,210 | 1 | $1,564 | 1 | Mar 27, 1998 | - |
