Genre Keyword: Educator

Rank Title Lifetime GrossMax TheatersOpeningOpen ThRelease DateDistributor
1The Karate Kid$176,591,6183,740$55,665,8053,663Jun 11, 2010Sony Pictures Releasing
2Bad Teacher$100,292,8563,049$31,603,1063,049Jun 24, 2011Sony Pictures Releasing
3Dead Poets Society$95,860,1161,109$340,4568Jun 2, 1989Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4The Karate Kid$90,815,5581,111$5,031,753931Jun 22, 1984Columbia Pictures
5Dangerous Minds$84,919,4011,783$14,931,5031,348Aug 11, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6Mr. Holland's Opus$82,569,9711,659$14,4661Dec 29, 1995Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
7School of Rock$81,261,1772,951$19,622,7142,614Oct 3, 2003Paramount Pictures
8Coach Carter$67,264,8772,574$24,182,9612,524Jan 14, 2005Paramount Pictures
9Mona Lisa Smile$63,860,9422,714$11,528,4982,677Dec 19, 2003Revolution Studios
10In & Out$63,856,9292,452$15,019,8211,992Sep 19, 1997Paramount Pictures
11Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit$57,319,0292,178$7,569,2192,132Dec 10, 1993Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12Finding Forrester$51,804,7142,002$701,207200Dec 22, 2000Sony Pictures Releasing
13Here Comes the Boom$45,290,3183,014$11,816,5963,014Oct 12, 2012Sony Pictures Releasing
14The Faculty$40,283,3212,365$11,633,4952,365Dec 25, 1998Miramax
15Anna and the King$39,263,4202,132$5,223,4162,132Dec 17, 1999Twentieth Century Fox
16That's My Boy$36,931,0893,030$13,453,7143,030Jun 15, 2012Sony Pictures Releasing
17Freedom Writers$36,605,6022,286$9,405,5821,360Jan 5, 2007Paramount Pictures
18Summer School$35,659,0981,366$6,012,2741,366Jul 24, 1987Paramount Pictures
19Take the Lead$34,742,0663,009$12,775,0003,009Apr 7, 2006New Line Cinema
20Pay It Forward$33,519,6282,130$9,631,3592,130Oct 20, 2000Warner Bros.
21October Sky$32,570,6851,702$5,905,2501,495Feb 19, 1999Universal Pictures
22Fist Fight$32,187,0173,185$12,201,8733,185Feb 17, 2017Warner Bros.
23Lean on Me$31,906,4541,107$5,032,605894Mar 3, 1989Warner Bros.
24Children of a Lesser God$31,853,080544$1,909,084215Oct 3, 1986Paramount Pictures
25The Great Debaters$30,236,4071,290$6,005,1801,171Dec 25, 2007-
26Major Payne$29,412,0501,991$7,011,2251,895Mar 24, 1995Universal Pictures
27Teachers$27,774,2371,721$7,013,3661,721Oct 5, 1984Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
28The Man Without a Face$24,760,3381,332$4,026,775865Aug 27, 1993Warner Bros.
29Renaissance Man$24,332,3241,788$5,557,5901,764Jun 3, 1994Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
30Billy Elliot$21,995,263510$215,68110Oct 13, 2000Focus Features
31High School High$21,302,1212,146$6,311,7862,146Oct 25, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
32The Principal$19,734,9401,196$4,297,7101,196Sep 18, 1987TriStar Pictures
33Wonder Boys$19,393,5571,509$5,808,9191,253Feb 23, 2000Paramount Pictures
34Akeelah and the Bee$18,848,4302,195$6,011,5852,195Apr 28, 2006Lionsgate
35Election$14,902,041827$119,0806Apr 23, 1999Paramount Pictures
36Music of the Heart$14,859,3941,353$3,653,2811,349Oct 29, 1999Miramax
37The Substitute$14,818,1761,762$6,096,8331,742Apr 19, 1996Orion Pictures
38Educating Rita$14,648,076407$73,5183Sep 23, 1983Columbia Pictures
39The Emperor's Club$14,118,751811$3,846,780809Nov 22, 2002Universal Pictures
40Stand and Deliver$13,994,920472$411,88430Mar 11, 1988Warner Bros.
41Whiplash$13,092,000567$135,3886Oct 10, 2014Sony Pictures Classics
42An Education$12,574,914763$159,0174Oct 9, 2009Sony Pictures Classics
43Teaching Mrs. Tingle$8,951,9351,710$3,326,8701,710Aug 20, 1999Miramax
44One Eight Seven$5,727,1301,121$2,222,9841,121Jul 30, 1997Warner Bros.
45Won't Back Down$5,310,5542,517$2,603,3702,515Sep 28, 2012Twentieth Century Fox
46Hamlet 2$4,886,2161,597$439,925103Aug 22, 2008Focus Features
47Madame Sousatzka$3,548,238123$172,74020Oct 14, 1988Universal Pictures
48Only the Strong$3,283,371668$1,286,889668Aug 27, 1993Twentieth Century Fox
49Half Nelson$2,697,938106$53,9832Aug 11, 2006THINKFilm
50Class of 1999$2,459,895320$767,620320May 11, 1990Taurus Entertainment Company
51Words and Pictures$2,171,257216$87,87910May 23, 2014Roadside Attractions
52Footnote$2,007,758101$47,5282Mar 9, 2012Sony Pictures Classics
53The Hunt$613,30847$43,0454Jul 12, 2013Magnolia Pictures
54The Browning Version$487,39124$48,71912Oct 12, 1994Paramount Pictures
55Blue Car$465,31028$30,0876May 2, 2003Miramax
56Beloved$137,5157$25,8255Aug 17, 2012IFC Films
57The English Teacher$104,8107$6,0012May 17, 2013Cinedigm Entertainment Group
58Breathe In$89,66141$15,32418Mar 28, 2014Cohen Media Group
59Mga munting tinig$69,7396$15,1666Oct 10, 2003Small Island Films
60American Teacher$33,1442$6,0362Sep 30, 2011First Run
61Hunky Dory$20,29611$7,44311Mar 22, 2013Variance Films
62Sophomore$18,9451$13,0971Jan 13, 2012-
63A Teacher$8,3486$4,6842Sep 6, 2013Oscilloscope
64Aliyah$8,2532$1,6271Jun 14, 2013Film Movement
65Miss Stevens$4,6112$2,4512Sep 16, 2016The Orchard