Con Artist / Hustler
Movies About People Faking Reality and/or Playing People 1978-Present
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
22 |
Used Cars |
Col. |
$11,715,321 |
- |
n/a |
- |
7/18/80 |
| 2 |
52 |
Yonkers Joe |
Magn. |
$8,286 |
2 |
$2,073 |
2 |
1/9/09 |
| 3 |
49 |
Deadfall |
Trim. |
$18,369 |
2 |
$9,183 |
2 |
10/8/93 |
| 4 |
50 |
Milwaukee, Minnesota |
Tar. |
$17,528 |
3 |
$7,517 |
3 |
6/3/05 |
| 5 |
47 |
Welcome to Woop Woop |
MGM |
$37,621 |
5 |
$19,812 |
5 |
11/13/98 |
| 6 |
48 |
Shade |
RKO |
$25,032 |
6 |
$10,696 |
1 |
4/9/04 |
| 7 |
40 |
Traveller |
Oct. |
$534,010 |
6 |
$30,855 |
6 |
4/18/97 |
| 8 |
46 |
Imaginary Crimes |
WB |
$89,611 |
7 |
$21,748 |
7 |
10/14/94 |
| 9 |
51 |
Circus |
Sony |
$14,693 |
8 |
$8,406 |
8 |
9/15/00 |
| 10 |
36 |
House of Games |
Orion |
$2,585,639 |
9 |
$116,677 |
9 |
10/16/87 |
| 11 |
45 |
Crying Ladies |
Unit. |
$132,920 |
10 |
$65,664 |
10 |
2/20/04 |
| 12 |
42 |
Shooting Fish |
FoxS |
$375,261 |
23 |
$56,240 |
23 |
5/1/98 |
| 13 |
37 |
Nine Queens |
SPC |
$1,222,889 |
36 |
$40,724 |
5 |
4/19/02 |
| 14 |
38 |
Casino Jack |
ATO |
$1,042,959 |
60 |
$34,528 |
7 |
12/17/10 |
| 15 |
43 |
Rascals |
Eros |
$273,829 |
61 |
$168,082 |
61 |
10/7/11 |
| 16 |
44 |
Still Breathing |
Oct. |
$228,455 |
67 |
$86,659 |
67 |
5/1/98 |
| 17 |
41 |
Just the Ticket |
MGM |
$430,404 |
82 |
$247,585 |
82 |
2/26/99 |
| 18 |
39 |
Criminal |
WIP |
$929,233 |
90 |
$283,209 |
77 |
9/10/04 |
| 19 |
30 |
Six Degrees of Separation |
MGM |
$6,405,918 |
201 |
$53,058 |
2 |
12/10/93 |
| 20 |
34 |
The Brothers Bloom |
Sum. |
$3,531,756 |
209 |
$90,400 |
4 |
5/15/09 |
| 21 |
27 |
The Spanish Prisoner |
SPC |
$9,584,314 |
296 |
$124,011 |
7 |
4/3/98 |
| 22 |
35 |
The Big Kahuna |
Lions |
$3,165,544 |
309 |
$80,957 |
8 |
4/28/00 |
| 23 |
26 |
Glengarry Glen Ross |
NL |
$10,725,228 |
417 |
$2,104,402 |
416 |
10/2/92 |
| 24 |
33 |
Diggstown |
MGM |
$4,836,637 |
733 |
$1,504,099 |
733 |
8/14/92 |
| 25 |
20 |
The Grifters |
Mira. |
$13,446,769 |
780 |
$71,034 |
2 |
12/7/90 |
| 26 |
15 |
Tin Men |
BV |
$25,411,386 |
798 |
$187,381 |
9 |
3/6/87 |
| 27 |
32 |
Birthday Girl |
Mira. |
$5,142,576 |
1,000 |
$2,370,809 |
1,000 |
2/1/02 |
| 28 |
28 |
The Hoax |
Mira. |
$7,164,995 |
1,069 |
$1,449,320 |
235 |
4/6/07 |
| 29 |
7 |
The Color of Money |
BV |
$52,293,982 |
1,205 |
$6,357,877 |
635 |
10/17/86 |
| 30 |
24 |
Opportunity Knocks |
Uni. |
$11,359,129 |
1,275 |
$3,512,625 |
1,275 |
3/30/90 |
| 31 |
31 |
The Sting II |
Uni. |
$6,347,072 |
1,294 |
$3,106,108 |
1,294 |
2/18/83 |
| 32 |
19 |
Boiler Room |
NL |
$16,970,581 |
1,335 |
$5,742,129 |
1,335 |
2/18/00 |
| 33 |
9 |
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
Orion |
$42,039,085 |
1,515 |
$3,840,498 |
1,466 |
12/16/88 |
| 34 |
12 |
Jackie Brown |
Mira. |
$39,673,162 |
1,642 |
$9,292,248 |
1,370 |
12/25/97 |
| 35 |
25 |
For Love or Money |
Uni. |
$11,146,270 |
1,644 |
$4,016,220 |
1,626 |
10/1/93 |
| 36 |
11 |
Mo' Money |
Col. |
$40,227,006 |
1,705 |
$12,385,415 |
1,689 |
7/24/92 |
| 37 |
21 |
Confidence |
Lions |
$12,251,640 |
1,871 |
$4,563,588 |
1,871 |
4/25/03 |
| 38 |
16 |
Heist |
WB |
$23,510,841 |
1,891 |
$7,823,521 |
1,891 |
11/9/01 |
| 39 |
5 |
White Men Can't Jump |
Fox |
$76,253,806 |
1,929 |
$14,711,124 |
1,923 |
3/27/92 |
| 40 |
8 |
The Distinguished Gentleman |
BV |
$46,666,502 |
1,984 |
$10,611,040 |
1,933 |
12/4/92 |
| 41 |
18 |
Rounders |
Mira. |
$22,912,409 |
2,191 |
$8,459,126 |
2,176 |
9/11/98 |
| 42 |
29 |
The Big Bounce |
WB |
$6,489,476 |
2,304 |
$3,336,374 |
2,304 |
1/30/04 |
| 43 |
17 |
Two for the Money |
Uni. |
$22,991,379 |
2,397 |
$8,703,240 |
2,391 |
10/7/05 |
| 44 |
3 |
Maverick |
WB |
$101,631,272 |
2,537 |
$17,248,545 |
2,537 |
5/20/94 |
| 45 |
14 |
Intolerable Cruelty |
Uni. |
$35,327,628 |
2,570 |
$12,525,075 |
2,564 |
10/10/03 |
| 46 |
13 |
Matchstick Men |
WB |
$36,906,460 |
2,711 |
$13,087,307 |
2,711 |
9/12/03 |
| 47 |
6 |
Bowfinger |
Uni. |
$66,384,775 |
2,746 |
$18,062,550 |
2,706 |
8/13/99 |
| 48 |
10 |
Heartbreakers |
MGM |
$40,336,607 |
2,751 |
$11,801,323 |
2,750 |
3/23/01 |
| 49 |
23 |
The Words |
CBS |
$11,494,838 |
2,801 |
$4,750,894 |
2,801 |
9/7/12 |
| 50 |
4 |
21 |
Sony |
$81,159,365 |
2,952 |
$24,105,943 |
2,648 |
3/28/08 |
| 51 |
1 |
Catch Me If You Can |
DW |
$164,615,351 |
3,225 |
$30,053,627 |
3,156 |
12/25/02 |
| 52 |
2 |
Identity Thief |
Uni. |
$134,506,920 |
3,230 |
$34,551,025 |
3,141 |
2/8/13 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,212,592,739 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $23,319,091 | 1,115 | $5,421,011 | 1,039 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $1,159,497,919 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $39,982,687 | 1,934 | $10,635,474 | 1,997 | - |
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