Gay / Lesbian
1980-Present Movies that primarily deal with homosexual themes or where the main characters are gay.
Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-280| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening | % of Total | Theaters / Avg. | Total Gross | Release Date | | 1 |
Interview with the Vampire |
WB |
$36,389,705 |
34.6% |
2,604 |
$13,975 |
$105,264,608 |
11/11/94 |
| 2 |
Bruno |
Uni. |
$30,619,130 |
51.0% |
2,756 |
$11,110 |
$60,054,530 |
7/10/09 |
| 3 |
The Birdcage |
MGM |
$18,275,828 |
14.7% |
1,950 |
$9,372 |
$124,060,553 |
3/8/96 |
| 4 |
In & Out |
Par. |
$15,019,821 |
23.5% |
1,992 |
$7,540 |
$63,856,929 |
9/19/97 |
| 5 |
Philadelphia |
TriS |
$13,817,010 |
17.8% |
1,245 |
$11,098 |
$77,446,440 |
1/14/94 |
| 6 |
Alexander |
WB |
$13,687,087 |
39.9% |
2,445 |
$5,597 |
$34,297,191 |
11/24/04 |
| 7 |
The Talented Mr. Ripley |
Par. |
$12,738,237 |
15.7% |
2,307 |
$5,521 |
$81,298,265 |
12/25/99 |
| 8 |
Rent |
SonR |
$10,016,021 |
34.4% |
2,433 |
$4,116 |
$29,077,547 |
11/23/05 |
| 9 |
The Object of My Affection |
Fox |
$9,725,855 |
33.3% |
1,890 |
$5,146 |
$29,187,243 |
4/17/98 |
| 10 |
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar |
Uni. |
$9,019,180 |
24.7% |
1,294 |
$6,970 |
$36,474,193 |
9/8/95 |
| 11 |
The Next Best Thing |
Par. |
$5,870,387 |
39.2% |
2,007 |
$2,924 |
$14,990,582 |
3/3/00 |
| 12 |
Brokeback Mountain |
Focus |
$5,805,082 |
7.0% |
683 |
$8,499 |
$83,043,761 |
1/13/06 |
| 13 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil |
WB |
$5,233,658 |
20.8% |
824 |
$6,351 |
$25,105,255 |
11/21/97 |
| 14 |
The Crying Game |
Mira. |
$5,210,415 |
8.3% |
735 |
$7,089 |
$62,548,947 |
2/19/93 |
| 15 |
Threesome |
TriS |
$4,001,024 |
27.0% |
1,212 |
$3,301 |
$14,815,317 |
4/8/94 |
| 16 |
Boat Trip |
Art. |
$3,815,075 |
44.4% |
1,714 |
$2,225 |
$8,600,126 |
3/21/03 |
| 17 |
The Kids Are All Right |
Focus |
$3,525,585 |
16.9% |
847 |
$4,162 |
$20,811,365 |
7/30/10 |
| 18 |
Monster |
NM |
$3,397,404 |
9.9% |
668 |
$5,085 |
$34,469,210 |
1/30/04 |
| 19 |
The Hours |
Par. |
$3,363,908 |
8.1% |
1,003 |
$3,353 |
$41,675,994 |
2/14/03 |
| 20 |
Making Love |
Fox |
$3,015,497 |
25.3% |
363 |
$8,307 |
$11,897,978 |
2/12/82 |
| 21 |
The Rules of Attraction |
Lions |
$2,532,410 |
38.8% |
1,437 |
$1,762 |
$6,532,619 |
10/11/02 |
| 22 |
Frida |
Mira. |
$2,369,554 |
9.2% |
794 |
$2,984 |
$25,885,000 |
11/22/02 |
| 23 |
Partners |
Par. |
$2,318,801 |
38.2% |
877 |
$2,644 |
$6,062,898 |
4/30/82 |
| 24 |
Capote |
SPC |
$2,291,075 |
8.0% |
1,239 |
$1,849 |
$28,750,530 |
2/3/06 |
| 25 |
Victor/Victoria |
MGM |
$2,102,208 |
7.5% |
611 |
$3,440 |
$28,215,453 |
4/2/82 |
| 26 |
Three of Hearts |
NL |
$1,928,076 |
35.1% |
792 |
$2,434 |
$5,495,507 |
4/30/93 |
| 27 |
The Hunger |
MGM |
$1,832,898 |
30.7% |
775 |
$2,365 |
$5,979,292 |
4/29/83 |
| 28 |
Flawless (1999) |
MGM |
$1,590,155 |
35.4% |
478 |
$3,326 |
$4,488,529 |
11/26/99 |
| 29 |
Milk |
Focus |
$1,481,155 |
4.7% |
882 |
$1,679 |
$31,841,299 |
1/30/09 |
| 30 |
Transamerica |
Wein. |
$1,452,303 |
16.1% |
656 |
$2,213 |
$9,015,303 |
3/3/06 |
| 31 |
Bound |
Gram. |
$900,902 |
23.7% |
261 |
$3,451 |
$3,802,260 |
10/4/96 |
| 32 |
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues |
FL |
$676,978 |
39.6% |
533 |
$1,270 |
$1,708,873 |
5/20/94 |
| 33 |
Mulholland Drive |
Uni. |
$587,591 |
8.1% |
66 |
$8,902 |
$7,220,243 |
10/8/01 |
| 34 |
Personal Best |
WB |
$549,878 |
9.7% |
142 |
$3,872 |
$5,672,311 |
2/5/82 |
| 35 |
Y Tu Mama Tambien |
IFC |
$408,091 |
2.9% |
40 |
$10,202 |
$13,839,658 |
3/15/02 |
| 36 |
Kissing Jessica Stein |
FoxS |
$346,999 |
4.9% |
26 |
$13,346 |
$7,025,722 |
3/13/02 |
| 37 |
Paris is Burning |
Mira. |
$310,127 |
8.2% |
23 |
$13,483 |
$3,779,620 |
8/9/91 |
| 38 |
Velvet Goldmine |
Mira. |
$301,787 |
28.6% |
85 |
$3,550 |
$1,053,788 |
11/6/98 |
| 39 |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
Gram. |
$219,433 |
2.0% |
7 |
$31,347 |
$11,220,670 |
8/10/94 |
| 40 |
A Single Man |
Wein. |
$217,332 |
2.4% |
9 |
$24,148 |
$9,176,000 |
12/11/09 |
| 41 |
Far From Heaven |
Focus |
$211,279 |
1.3% |
6 |
$35,213 |
$15,901,849 |
11/8/02 |
| 42 |
La Cage aux Folles 3 |
TriS |
$196,894 |
57.0% |
49 |
$4,018 |
$345,280 |
2/14/86 |
| 43 |
Jeffrey |
OrionC |
$185,909 |
5.3% |
10 |
$18,590 |
$3,487,767 |
8/4/95 |
| 44 |
Kinsey |
FoxS |
$169,038 |
1.6% |
5 |
$33,807 |
$10,254,979 |
11/12/04 |
| 45 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
FL |
$156,724 |
5.1% |
9 |
$17,413 |
$3,067,312 |
7/20/01 |
| 46 |
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom |
Logo |
$151,337 |
28.4% |
5 |
$30,267 |
$532,878 |
10/24/08 |
| 47 |
It's My Party |
MGM |
$148,532 |
23.9% |
28 |
$5,304 |
$622,503 |
3/22/96 |
| 48 |
Bad Education |
SPC |
$147,370 |
2.8% |
3 |
$49,123 |
$5,211,842 |
11/19/04 |
| 49 |
The Dreamers |
FoxS |
$142,632 |
5.6% |
5 |
$28,526 |
$2,532,228 |
2/6/04 |
| 50 |
The Deep End |
FoxS |
$141,852 |
1.6% |
6 |
$23,642 |
$8,823,109 |
8/10/01 |
| 51 |
Beginners |
Focus |
$141,340 |
2.4% |
5 |
$28,268 |
$5,790,894 |
6/3/11 |
| 52 |
The Wedding Banquet |
Gold. |
$134,870 |
1.9% |
7 |
$19,267 |
$6,933,459 |
8/6/93 |
| 53 |
Total Eclipse |
FL |
$131,269 |
38.6% |
52 |
$2,524 |
$340,139 |
11/3/95 |
| 54 |
Trick |
FL |
$118,594 |
5.7% |
6 |
$19,765 |
$2,087,228 |
7/23/99 |
| 55 |
Priest (1995) |
Mira. |
$113,430 |
2.7% |
8 |
$14,178 |
$4,165,845 |
3/24/95 |
| 56 |
I Love You, Phillip Morris |
RAtt. |
$112,520 |
5.5% |
6 |
$18,753 |
$2,037,459 |
12/3/10 |
| 57 |
The Broken Hearts Club |
SPC |
$109,694 |
6.3% |
7 |
$15,670 |
$1,746,585 |
9/29/00 |
| 58 |
Bent |
Gold. |
$109,243 |
22.0% |
12 |
$9,103 |
$496,059 |
11/26/97 |
| 59 |
The Opposite of Sex |
SPC |
$102,385 |
1.7% |
5 |
$20,477 |
$5,881,367 |
5/22/98 |
| 60 |
The Celluloid Closet |
SPC |
$95,047 |
6.8% |
9 |
$10,560 |
$1,400,591 |
3/15/96 |
| 61 |
My Summer of Love |
Focus |
$90,022 |
9.0% |
17 |
$5,295 |
$1,000,915 |
6/17/05 |
| 62 |
Before Night Falls |
FL |
$85,230 |
2.0% |
8 |
$10,653 |
$4,242,892 |
12/22/00 |
| 63 |
Better Than Chocolate |
Trim. |
$84,584 |
4.2% |
15 |
$5,638 |
$2,015,406 |
8/13/99 |
| 64 |
L.I.E. |
Lot47 |
$82,530 |
7.2% |
12 |
$6,877 |
$1,138,836 |
9/7/01 |
| 65 |
Touch of Pink |
SPC |
$79,883 |
14.2% |
16 |
$4,992 |
$564,535 |
7/16/04 |
| 66 |
Ma Vie En Rose |
SPC |
$76,212 |
3.5% |
14 |
$5,444 |
$2,162,043 |
12/26/97 |
| 67 |
Gods and Monsters |
Lions |
$75,508 |
1.2% |
6 |
$12,584 |
$6,451,628 |
11/6/98 |
| 68 |
Saving Face |
SPC |
$75,104 |
6.3% |
6 |
$12,517 |
$1,187,266 |
5/27/05 |
| 69 |
Stonewall |
Strand |
$74,052 |
10.7% |
10 |
$7,405 |
$692,400 |
7/26/96 |
| 70 |
Boys Don't Cry |
FoxS |
$73,720 |
0.6% |
2 |
$36,860 |
$11,540,607 |
10/8/99 |
| 71 |
Little Ashes |
Reg. |
$73,394 |
15.2% |
12 |
$6,116 |
$481,586 |
5/8/09 |
| 72 |
Chuck & Buck |
Art. |
$72,831 |
6.9% |
7 |
$10,404 |
$1,055,671 |
7/14/00 |
| 73 |
Farewell My Queen |
Cohen |
$72,100 |
5.3% |
4 |
$18,025 |
$1,347,990 |
7/13/12 |
| 74 |
Happy, Texas |
Mira. |
$72,056 |
3.7% |
8 |
$9,007 |
$1,955,933 |
10/1/99 |
| 75 |
Torch Song Trilogy |
NL |
$70,022 |
1.4% |
6 |
$11,670 |
$4,865,997 |
12/16/88 |
| 76 |
Wilde |
SPC |
$69,424 |
3.2% |
7 |
$9,918 |
$2,158,775 |
5/1/98 |
| 77 |
Farewell My Concubine |
Mira. |
$69,408 |
1.3% |
3 |
$23,136 |
$5,216,888 |
10/15/93 |
| 78 |
Adam & Steve |
TLA |
$66,429 |
21.5% |
17 |
$3,907 |
$309,404 |
3/31/06 |
| 79 |
A Home at the End of the World |
WIP |
$64,728 |
6.3% |
5 |
$12,945 |
$1,029,872 |
7/23/04 |
| 80 |
Naked Lunch |
Fox |
$64,491 |
2.4% |
5 |
$12,898 |
$2,641,357 |
12/27/91 |
| 81 |
Walk on Water |
IDP |
$60,465 |
2.2% |
10 |
$6,046 |
$2,713,932 |
3/4/05 |
| 82 |
But I'm a Cheerleader |
Lions |
$60,410 |
2.7% |
4 |
$15,102 |
$2,205,627 |
7/7/00 |
| 83 |
Latter Days |
TLA |
$57,242 |
6.9% |
4 |
$14,310 |
$834,685 |
1/30/04 |
| 84 |
I Shot Andy Warhol |
Orion |
$57,053 |
3.0% |
3 |
$19,017 |
$1,875,527 |
5/1/96 |
| 85 |
D.E.B.S. |
IDP |
$56,448 |
57.9% |
45 |
$1,254 |
$97,446 |
3/25/05 |
| 86 |
Boys Life 2 |
Strand |
$56,224 |
10.6% |
4 |
$14,056 |
$532,654 |
3/7/97 |
| 87 |
Keep the Lights On |
MBox |
$55,574 |
22.6% |
5 |
$11,115 |
$246,112 |
9/7/12 |
| 88 |
She Hate Me |
SPC |
$55,016 |
15.0% |
11 |
$5,001 |
$366,037 |
7/28/04 |
| 89 |
Camp |
IFC |
$54,294 |
3.3% |
3 |
$18,098 |
$1,629,862 |
7/25/03 |
| 90 |
Get Real |
ParC |
$54,254 |
4.7% |
6 |
$9,042 |
$1,152,979 |
4/30/99 |
| 91 |
Die Mommie Die! |
Sun. |
$54,129 |
16.9% |
10 |
$5,412 |
$320,092 |
10/31/03 |
| 92 |
The Dying Gaul |
Hole. |
$53,944 |
15.7% |
11 |
$4,904 |
$342,747 |
11/4/05 |
| 93 |
Six Degrees of Separation |
MGM |
$53,058 |
0.8% |
2 |
$26,529 |
$6,405,918 |
12/10/93 |
| 94 |
Chasing Amy |
Mira. |
$52,446 |
0.4% |
3 |
$17,482 |
$12,021,272 |
4/4/97 |
| 95 |
Imagine Me and You |
FoxS |
$51,907 |
7.7% |
8 |
$6,488 |
$672,243 |
1/27/06 |
| 96 |
Longtime Companion |
Gold. |
$50,525 |
1.1% |
2 |
$25,262 |
$4,609,953 |
5/11/90 |
| 97 |
Maurice |
Cinc |
$49,278 |
2.0% |
1 |
$49,278 |
$2,438,304 |
9/18/87 |
| 98 |
Pariah |
Focus |
$48,579 |
6.3% |
4 |
$12,145 |
$769,552 |
12/28/11 |
| 99 |
High Art |
Oct. |
$47,499 |
2.4% |
4 |
$11,875 |
$1,960,216 |
6/12/98 |
| 100 |
Hellbent |
Reg. |
$45,047 |
24.6% |
10 |
$4,504 |
$183,066 |
9/16/05 |
AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only, 28 titles): | $8,137,103 | 20.8% | 1,381 | $5,892 | $39,101,998 | - | Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-280Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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