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DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
12/4/15 Chi-Raq RAtt. $2,653,032 305 $1,198,453 305 17
11/27/13 Oldboy (2013) FD $2,193,658 583 $885,382 583 19
8/10/12 Red Hook Summer Vari. $338,803 41 $40,070 4 21
9/26/08 Miracle at St. Anna BV $7,919,117 1,185 $3,477,996 1,185 13
3/24/06 Inside Man Uni. $88,513,495 2,867 $28,954,945 2,818 1
7/28/04 She Hate Me SPC $366,037 28 $55,016 11 20
12/19/02 25th Hour BV $13,084,595 495 $108,865 5 11
10/6/00 Bamboozled NL $2,274,979 243 $190,720 17 18
8/18/00 The Original Kings of Comedy Par. $38,182,790 1,082 $11,053,832 847 3
7/2/99 Summer of Sam BV $19,288,130 1,536 $5,952,452 1,536 7
5/1/98 He Got Game BV $21,567,853 1,414 $7,610,663 1,319 6
10/18/96 Get on the Bus Sony $5,754,249 1,207 $2,156,409 1,207 15
3/22/96 Girl 6 FoxS $4,939,939 1,077 $2,485,764 1,077 16
9/15/95 Clockers Uni. $13,071,518 1,234 $4,463,560 1,208 12
5/13/94 Crooklyn Uni. $13,642,861 1,035 $4,209,475 1,033 10
11/20/92 Malcolm X WB $48,169,910 1,249 $9,871,125 1,124 2
6/7/91 Jungle Fever Uni. $32,482,682 844 $5,332,860 636 4
8/3/90 Mo' Better Blues Uni. $16,153,593 572 $4,387,360 544 8
6/30/89 Do the Right Thing Uni. $27,545,445 534 $3,563,535 353 5
2/12/88 School Daze Col. $14,545,844 224 $1,802,656 220 9
8/8/86 She's Gotta Have It Isld $7,137,502 1 $28,473 1 14
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (21): $379,826,032
Average: $18,086,954
Opening Gross Average (11): $7,779,007 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Inside Man Uni. $116,891,900 $88,513,495 3/24/06
2 Malcolm X WB $100,429,800 $48,169,910 11/20/92
3 Jungle Fever Uni. $66,739,900 $32,482,682 6/7/91
4 The Original Kings of Comedy Par. $61,276,600 $38,182,790 8/18/00
5 Do the Right Thing Uni. $60,017,200 $27,545,445 6/30/89
6 He Got Game BV $39,778,700 $21,567,853 5/1/98
7 Mo' Better Blues Uni. $33,032,800 $16,153,593 8/3/90
8 Summer of Sam BV $32,843,000 $19,288,130 7/2/99
9 School Daze Col. $30,613,500 $14,545,844 2/12/88
10 Crooklyn Uni. $28,232,200 $13,642,861 5/13/94
11 Clockers Uni. $25,992,800 $13,071,518 9/15/95
12 25th Hour BV $18,782,800 $13,084,595 12/19/02
13 She's Gotta Have It Isld $16,641,300 $7,137,502 8/8/86
14 Get on the Bus Sony $11,261,100 $5,754,249 10/18/96
15 Girl 6 FoxS $9,667,500 $4,939,939 3/22/96
16 Miracle at St. Anna BV $9,540,400 $7,919,117 9/26/08
17 Bamboozled NL $3,650,900 $2,274,979 10/6/00
18 Chi-Raq RAtt. $2,638,900 $2,653,032 12/4/15
19 Oldboy (2013) FD $2,273,000 $2,193,658 11/27/13
20 She Hate Me SPC $509,900 $366,037 7/28/04
21 Red Hook Summer Vari. $376,300 $338,803 8/10/12
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $671,190,600
Average: $31,961,500

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Inside Man Uni. $184.4 $88.5 48% $95.9 52% 2006
Jungle Fever Uni. $43.9 $32.5 74% $11.4 26% 1991
Do the Right Thing Uni. $37.3 $27.5 73.9% $9.8 26.1% 1989
25th Hour BV $23.9 $13.1 54.7% $10.8 45.3% 2002
Miracle at St. Anna BV $9.3 $7.9 84.9% $1.4 15.1% 2008
Oldboy (2013) FD $4.9 $2.2 45.1% $2.7 54.9% 2013
Chi-Raq RAtt. $2.7 $2.7 100% n/a 0% 2015
Bamboozled NL $2.5 $2.3 92.3% $189k 7.7% 2000
She Hate Me SPC $1.5 $366k 24% $1.2 76% 2004
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $310.3 million




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