DANCE
1977-Present
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
Saturday Night Fever |
Par. |
$94,213,184 |
726 |
$3,878,099 |
504 |
12/16/77 |
| 2 |
Flashdance |
Par. |
$92,921,203 |
1,140 |
$4,076,124 |
1,140 |
4/15/83 |
| 3 |
Save the Last Dance |
Par. |
$91,057,006 |
2,570 |
$23,444,930 |
2,230 |
1/12/01 |
| 4 |
Footloose |
Par. |
$80,035,402 |
1,384 |
$8,556,935 |
1,384 |
2/17/84 |
| 5 |
Step Up |
BV |
$65,328,121 |
2,647 |
$20,659,573 |
2,467 |
8/11/06 |
| 6 |
Staying Alive |
Par. |
$64,892,670 |
1,747 |
$12,146,143 |
1,660 |
7/15/83 |
| 7 |
Dirty Dancing |
Vest |
$63,954,274 |
1,012 |
$3,900,000 |
975 |
8/21/87 |
| 8 |
Stomp the Yard |
SGem |
$61,356,221 |
2,169 |
$21,833,312 |
2,051 |
1/12/07 |
| 9 |
Coyote Ugly |
BV |
$60,786,269 |
2,664 |
$17,319,282 |
2,653 |
8/4/00 |
| 10 |
Step Up 2 the Streets |
BV |
$58,017,783 |
2,528 |
$18,908,826 |
2,470 |
2/14/08 |
| 11 |
Shall We Dance |
Mira. |
$57,890,460 |
2,542 |
$11,783,467 |
1,772 |
10/15/04 |
| 12 |
The Full Monty |
FoxS |
$45,950,122 |
783 |
$176,585 |
6 |
8/15/97 |
| 13 |
White Nights |
Col. |
$42,160,849 |
1,064 |
$477,539 |
21 |
11/22/85 |
| 14 |
You Got Served |
SGem |
$40,363,810 |
1,943 |
$16,123,105 |
1,933 |
1/30/04 |
| 15 |
Breakin' |
Can. |
$38,682,707 |
1,121 |
$6,047,686 |
1,069 |
5/4/84 |
| 16 |
All That Jazz |
Fox |
$37,823,676 |
- |
$86,229 |
5 |
12/20/79 |
| 17 |
Take the Lead |
NL |
$34,742,066 |
3,009 |
$12,051,277 |
3,009 |
4/7/06 |
| 18 |
Honey |
Uni. |
$30,308,417 |
1,972 |
$12,856,040 |
1,942 |
12/5/03 |
| 19 |
The Turning Point |
Fox |
$25,933,445 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/14/77 |
| 20 |
Dance Flick |
Par. |
$25,662,155 |
2,459 |
$10,643,536 |
2,450 |
5/22/09 |
| 21 |
Fame (2009) |
MGM |
$22,372,000 |
3,133 |
$10,011,682 |
3,096 |
9/25/09 |
| 22 |
Billy Elliot |
Focus |
$21,995,263 |
510 |
$215,681 |
10 |
10/13/00 |
| 23 |
Fame (1980) |
MGM |
$21,202,829 |
- |
$118,160 |
3 |
5/16/80 |
| 24 |
Showgirls |
MGM |
$20,350,754 |
1,388 |
$8,112,627 |
1,388 |
9/22/95 |
| 25 |
Roll Bounce |
FoxS |
$17,380,866 |
1,661 |
$7,570,366 |
1,625 |
9/23/05 |
| 26 |
Center Stage |
Sony |
$17,200,925 |
1,506 |
$4,604,621 |
1,506 |
5/12/00 |
| 27 |
Dance with Me |
Sony |
$15,923,122 |
1,467 |
$4,507,663 |
1,467 |
8/21/98 |
| 28 |
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo |
TriS |
$15,101,131 |
908 |
$2,921,030 |
707 |
12/21/84 |
| 29 |
A Chorus Line |
Col. |
$14,202,899 |
680 |
$222,919 |
19 |
12/13/85 |
| 30 |
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights |
Lions |
$14,161,590 |
2,042 |
$5,811,325 |
2,042 |
2/27/04 |
| 31 |
Strictly Ballroom |
Mira. |
$11,738,022 |
401 |
$145,977 |
9 |
2/12/93 |
| 32 |
Shall We Dance? |
Mira. |
$9,499,091 |
- |
n/a |
- |
7/11/97 |
| 33 |
Tap |
TriS |
$9,114,702 |
587 |
$2,217,150 |
585 |
2/10/89 |
| 34 |
Salsa - The Motion Picture |
Can. |
$8,892,589 |
1,125 |
$2,627,533 |
1,125 |
5/6/88 |
| 35 |
Mad Hot Ballroom |
ParC |
$8,117,961 |
202 |
$45,348 |
2 |
5/13/05 |
| 36 |
How She Move |
ParV |
$7,070,641 |
1,531 |
$3,957,471 |
1,531 |
1/25/08 |
| 37 |
Shag: The Movie |
Hemd |
$6,957,975 |
850 |
$2,029,496 |
850 |
7/21/89 |
| 38 |
Girls Just Want to Have Fun |
NW |
$6,326,051 |
613 |
$1,650,078 |
613 |
4/12/85 |
| 39 |
Swing Kids |
BV |
$5,632,086 |
544 |
$1,967,957 |
542 |
3/5/93 |
| 40 |
A Night in Heaven |
Fox |
$5,563,663 |
901 |
$1,835,421 |
901 |
11/18/83 |
| 41 |
Lambada |
WB |
$4,263,112 |
1,117 |
$2,031,181 |
1,117 |
3/16/90 |
| 42 |
That's Dancing! |
MGM |
$4,210,938 |
906 |
$1,506,802 |
906 |
1/18/85 |
| 43 |
Rize |
Lions |
$3,336,391 |
352 |
$1,574,787 |
352 |
6/24/05 |
| 44 |
Fast Forward |
Col. |
$2,791,350 |
1,162 |
$1,571,394 |
1,162 |
2/15/85 |
| 45 |
Tango |
SPC |
$1,897,948 |
63 |
$78,315 |
5 |
1/22/99 |
| 46 |
Heavenly Bodies |
MGM |
$1,839,623 |
1,504 |
$1,114,635 |
1,504 |
2/1/85 |
| 47 |
Bossa Nova |
Sony |
$1,823,297 |
59 |
$48,011 |
9 |
4/28/00 |
| 48 |
The Forbidden Dance |
Col. |
$1,823,154 |
637 |
$720,864 |
637 |
3/16/90 |
| 49 |
Body Rock |
NW |
$1,689,501 |
240 |
$631,849 |
240 |
9/28/84 |
| 50 |
Dancers |
Can. |
$1,190,416 |
12 |
$36,112 |
12 |
10/9/87 |
| 51 |
The Tango Lesson |
SPC |
$1,080,192 |
2 |
$19,752 |
2 |
11/14/97 |
| 52 |
Flamenco |
NYer |
$480,941 |
6 |
$22,106 |
2 |
4/25/97 |
| 53 |
Danzon |
SPC |
$450,501 |
1 |
$9,096 |
1 |
9/25/92 |
| 54 |
Planet B-Boy |
Elep. |
$273,870 |
14 |
$27,777 |
2 |
3/21/08 |
| 55 |
Dancemaker |
AL |
$256,780 |
6 |
$10,594 |
3 |
3/3/99 |
| 56 |
Stepping Out |
Par. |
$246,000 |
9 |
$94,492 |
7 |
10/4/91 |
| 57 |
The In Crowd (1988) |
Orion |
$136,567 |
37 |
n/a |
- |
2/5/88 |
| 58 |
Love N Dancing |
Scre. |
$47,812 |
35 |
$26,632 |
35 |
5/8/09 |
| 59 |
Do You Wanna Dance? |
Ell. |
$3,210 |
1 |
$1,723 |
1 |
4/16/99 |
| 60 |
Swing |
RMH |
$2,509 |
1 |
$2,509 |
1 |
6/18/04 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,398,728,112 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $23,312,135 | 995 | $4,584,497 | 943 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $1,234,755,102 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $34,298,753 | 1,573 | $8,216,701 | 1,606 | - |
TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS
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