True Crime
1980-Present Movies based on real crimes or criminals.
Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | 1 |
23 |
Alpha Dog |
Uni. |
$15,309,602 |
1,292 |
$6,412,775 |
1,289 |
1/12/07 |
2 |
50 |
The Alphabet Killer |
Anch. |
$29,784 |
2 |
$11,000 |
1 |
11/7/08 |
3 |
2 |
American Gangster |
Uni. |
$130,164,645 |
3,110 |
$43,565,135 |
3,054 |
11/2/07 |
4 |
31 |
The Assassination of Richard Nixon |
Think |
$708,776 |
59 |
$37,547 |
5 |
12/29/04 |
5 |
20 |
The Black Dahlia |
Uni. |
$22,545,080 |
2,236 |
$10,005,895 |
2,226 |
9/15/06 |
6 |
5 |
Black Mass |
WB |
$62,575,678 |
3,188 |
$22,635,037 |
3,188 |
9/18/15 |
7 |
6 |
Blow |
NL |
$52,990,775 |
2,249 |
$12,443,461 |
2,249 |
4/6/01 |
8 |
42 |
Blue Caprice |
IFC |
$93,995 |
36 |
$13,400 |
1 |
9/13/13 |
9 |
32 |
Bully |
Lions |
$480,811 |
20 |
$47,502 |
6 |
7/13/01 |
10 |
17 |
Capote |
SPC |
$28,750,530 |
1,239 |
$324,857 |
12 |
9/30/05 |
11 |
1 |
Catch Me If You Can |
DW |
$164,615,351 |
3,225 |
$30,053,627 |
3,156 |
12/25/02 |
12 |
12 |
Changeling |
Uni. |
$35,739,802 |
1,896 |
$489,015 |
15 |
10/24/08 |
13 |
56 |
Citizen Gangster |
IFC |
$625 |
1 |
$625 |
1 |
4/27/12 |
14 |
21 |
City by the Sea |
WB |
$22,448,879 |
2,575 |
$8,935,426 |
2,575 |
9/6/02 |
15 |
36 |
Compliance |
Magn. |
$319,285 |
21 |
$16,427 |
1 |
8/17/12 |
16 |
10 |
Donnie Brasco |
Sony |
$41,909,762 |
1,593 |
$11,660,216 |
1,503 |
2/28/97 |
17 |
48 |
Down for Life |
BDF |
$41,914 |
5 |
$23,176 |
5 |
1/14/11 |
18 |
39 |
El Clan |
FIP |
$201,227 |
19 |
$12,519 |
3 |
3/18/16 |
19 |
40 |
Escobar: Paradise Lost |
RTWC |
$195,792 |
105 |
$106,869 |
105 |
6/26/15 |
20 |
16 |
From Hell |
Fox |
$31,602,566 |
2,334 |
$11,014,818 |
2,305 |
10/19/01 |
21 |
9 |
Gangster Squad |
WB |
$46,000,903 |
3,103 |
$17,070,347 |
3,103 |
1/11/13 |
22 |
25 |
Ghosts of Mississippi |
Sony |
$13,323,144 |
1,268 |
$168,012 |
21 |
12/20/96 |
23 |
8 |
Goodfellas |
WB |
$46,836,214 |
1,328 |
$6,368,901 |
1,070 |
9/19/90 |
24 |
27 |
Heavenly Creatures |
Mira. |
$3,049,135 |
57 |
$31,592 |
2 |
11/16/94 |
25 |
55 |
The Hillside Strangler |
Tar. |
$4,143 |
1 |
$306 |
1 |
9/24/04 |
26 |
24 |
Hollywoodland |
Focus |
$14,426,251 |
1,551 |
$5,926,177 |
1,548 |
9/8/06 |
27 |
29 |
Kill the Irishman |
Anch. |
$1,188,194 |
56 |
$145,430 |
5 |
3/11/11 |
28 |
11 |
Lawless |
Wein. |
$37,400,127 |
3,138 |
$10,001,982 |
2,888 |
8/29/12 |
29 |
28 |
Legend |
Uni. |
$1,872,994 |
107 |
$86,836 |
4 |
11/20/15 |
30 |
43 |
Let Him Have It |
FL |
$88,686 |
10 |
$5,088 |
1 |
12/6/91 |
31 |
41 |
Lonely Hearts |
IDP |
$188,565 |
24 |
$80,423 |
23 |
4/13/07 |
32 |
51 |
The Manson Family |
Zion |
$19,140 |
6 |
$11,647 |
4 |
10/22/04 |
33 |
18 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil |
WB |
$25,105,255 |
1,312 |
$5,233,658 |
824 |
11/21/97 |
34 |
13 |
Mississippi Burning |
Orion |
$34,603,943 |
1,134 |
$225,034 |
9 |
12/9/88 |
35 |
14 |
Monster |
NM |
$34,469,210 |
1,093 |
$86,831 |
4 |
12/24/03 |
36 |
38 |
Murderous Maids |
Rialto |
$225,390 |
5 |
$19,992 |
2 |
4/19/02 |
37 |
44 |
Ned Kelly |
Focus |
$86,959 |
22 |
$43,704 |
22 |
3/26/04 |
38 |
26 |
The Newton Boys |
Fox |
$10,452,012 |
1,969 |
$4,010,245 |
1,965 |
3/27/98 |
39 |
33 |
No One Killed Jessica |
UTV |
$440,525 |
48 |
$227,473 |
48 |
1/7/11 |
40 |
7 |
Pain and Gain |
Par. |
$49,875,291 |
3,303 |
$20,244,505 |
3,277 |
4/26/13 |
41 |
4 |
Public Enemies |
Uni. |
$97,104,620 |
3,336 |
$25,271,675 |
3,334 |
7/1/09 |
42 |
45 |
The Robber |
Kino |
$83,451 |
6 |
$2,169 |
1 |
2/3/11 |
43 |
34 |
Savage Grace |
IFC |
$435,746 |
22 |
$22,311 |
2 |
5/28/08 |
44 |
37 |
Secuestro Express |
Mira. |
$307,208 |
34 |
$45,928 |
8 |
8/5/05 |
45 |
35 |
Shootout at Wadala |
Eros |
$369,573 |
89 |
$212,346 |
89 |
5/3/13 |
46 |
52 |
The Snowtown Murders |
IFC |
$8,452 |
3 |
$1,273 |
1 |
3/2/12 |
47 |
49 |
Stander |
NM |
$31,651 |
7 |
$19,067 |
7 |
8/6/04 |
48 |
22 |
Summer of Sam |
BV |
$19,288,130 |
1,536 |
$5,952,452 |
1,536 |
7/2/99 |
49 |
54 |
Ted Bundy |
Tar. |
$6,073 |
2 |
$1,710 |
1 |
9/13/02 |
50 |
46 |
Texas Killing Fields |
Anch. |
$45,469 |
10 |
$8,772 |
3 |
10/14/11 |
51 |
19 |
Thunderheart |
TriS |
$22,660,758 |
1,101 |
$4,507,425 |
1,035 |
4/3/92 |
52 |
53 |
Winter of Frozen Dreams |
Mont. |
$8,321 |
1 |
$3,606 |
1 |
4/10/09 |
53 |
3 |
The Wolf of Wall Street |
Par. |
$116,900,694 |
2,557 |
$18,361,578 |
2,537 |
12/25/13 |
54 |
30 |
Wonderland (2003) |
Lions |
$1,060,512 |
195 |
$91,798 |
5 |
10/3/03 |
55 |
15 |
Zodiac |
Par. |
$33,080,084 |
2,379 |
$13,395,610 |
2,362 |
3/2/07 |
56 |
47 |
The Zodiac |
Think |
$45,148 |
10 |
$20,578 |
10 |
3/17/06 |
TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,221,816,850 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $21,818,158 | 1,001 | $5,280,639 | 847 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $1,210,179,306 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $46,545,358 | 2,117 | $13,955,759 | 2,239 | - |
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