| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Bohemian Rhapsody | $216,428,042 | 4,000 | $51,061,119 | 4,000 | Nov 2, 2018 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | The Birdcage | $124,060,553 | 2,285 | $18,275,828 | 1,950 | Mar 8, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 3 | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | $105,264,608 | 2,604 | $36,389,705 | 2,604 | Nov 11, 1994 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Rocketman | $96,368,160 | 3,610 | $25,725,722 | 3,610 | May 31, 2019 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | The Imitation Game | $91,125,683 | 2,402 | $479,352 | 4 | Nov 28, 2014 | The Weinstein Company |
| 6 | Brokeback Mountain | $83,043,761 | 2,089 | $547,425 | 5 | Dec 9, 2005 | Focus Features |
| 7 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | $81,298,265 | 2,369 | $12,738,237 | 2,307 | Dec 25, 1999 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Philadelphia | $77,446,440 | 1,604 | $143,433 | 4 | Dec 24, 1993 | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | In & Out | $63,856,929 | 2,452 | $15,019,821 | 1,992 | Sep 19, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | The Crying Game | $62,548,947 | 1,097 | $101,107 | 6 | Nov 27, 1992 | Miramax |
| 11 | Brüno | $60,054,530 | 2,759 | $30,619,130 | 2,756 | Jul 10, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | The Hours | $41,675,994 | 1,010 | $338,622 | 11 | Dec 27, 2002 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Love, Simon | $40,826,341 | 2,434 | $11,756,244 | 2,402 | Mar 16, 2018 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | $36,474,193 | 1,489 | $9,019,180 | 1,294 | Sep 8, 1995 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Monster | $34,469,210 | 1,093 | $86,831 | 4 | Dec 24, 2003 | Newmarket Films |
| 16 | The Favourite | $34,366,783 | 1,554 | $422,410 | 4 | Nov 23, 2018 | - |
| 17 | Alexander | $34,297,191 | 2,445 | $13,687,087 | 2,445 | Nov 24, 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 18 | Milk | $31,841,299 | 882 | $1,453,844 | 36 | Nov 26, 2008 | Focus Features |
| 19 | The Object of My Affection | $29,187,243 | 1,990 | $9,725,855 | 1,890 | Apr 17, 1998 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | Rent | $29,077,547 | 2,437 | $10,016,021 | 2,433 | Nov 23, 2005 | Revolution Studios |
| 21 | Capote | $28,750,530 | 1,239 | $324,857 | 12 | Sep 30, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | Victor/Victoria | $28,215,453 | 615 | $139,634 | 3 | Mar 19, 1982 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | Moonlight | $27,854,932 | 1,564 | $402,075 | 4 | Oct 21, 2016 | A24 |
| 24 | Dallas Buyers Club | $27,298,285 | 1,110 | $260,865 | 9 | Nov 1, 2013 | Focus Features |
| 25 | Frida | $25,885,000 | 794 | $205,996 | 5 | Oct 25, 2002 | Miramax |
| 26 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $25,105,255 | 1,312 | $5,233,658 | 824 | Nov 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | The Kids Are All Right | $20,811,365 | 994 | $491,971 | 7 | Jul 9, 2010 | Focus Features |
| 28 | La Cage aux Folles | $20,424,259 | 5 | $18,709 | 5 | Mar 30, 1979 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 29 | Cruising | $19,784,223 | - | - | - | Feb 15, 1980 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Call Me by Your Name | $18,095,701 | 914 | $412,932 | 4 | Nov 24, 2017 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | $17,005,229 | 204 | $55,962 | 1 | Jul 26, 1985 | Island Alive |
| 32 | Far from Heaven | $15,901,849 | 291 | $211,279 | 6 | Nov 8, 2002 | Focus Features |
| 33 | The Next Best Thing | $14,990,582 | 2,035 | $5,870,387 | 2,007 | Mar 3, 2000 | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | Threesome | $14,815,317 | 1,218 | $4,001,024 | 1,212 | Apr 8, 1994 | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | And Your Mother Too | $13,839,658 | 286 | $408,091 | 40 | Mar 15, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 36 | Carol | $12,711,491 | 790 | $253,510 | 4 | Nov 20, 2015 | The Weinstein Company |
| 37 | Battle of the Sexes | $12,638,526 | 1,822 | $518,332 | 21 | Sep 22, 2017 | - |
| 38 | Chasing Amy | $12,021,272 | 553 | $52,446 | 3 | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
| 39 | Making Love | $11,897,978 | 380 | $3,015,497 | 363 | Feb 12, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 40 | Boys Don't Cry | $11,540,607 | 365 | $73,720 | 2 | Oct 8, 1999 | - |
| 41 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | $11,220,670 | 192 | $219,433 | 7 | Aug 10, 1994 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 42 | The Danish Girl | $11,114,018 | 794 | $187,318 | 4 | Nov 27, 2015 | Focus Features |
| 43 | Kinsey | $10,254,979 | 588 | $169,038 | 5 | Nov 12, 2004 | - |
| 44 | A Single Man | $9,176,000 | 354 | $217,332 | 9 | Dec 11, 2009 | The Weinstein Company |
| 45 | Transamerica | $9,015,303 | 656 | $46,908 | 2 | Dec 2, 2005 | The Weinstein Company |
| 46 | The Deep End | $8,823,109 | 412 | $141,852 | 6 | Aug 10, 2001 | - |
| 47 | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | $8,803,865 | 555 | $161,510 | 5 | Oct 19, 2018 | - |
| 48 | Boat Trip | $8,600,126 | 1,803 | $3,700,000 | 1,714 | Mar 21, 2003 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 49 | Mulholland Drive | $7,220,243 | 247 | $587,591 | 66 | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Kissing Jessica Stein | $7,025,722 | 319 | $346,999 | 26 | Mar 13, 2002 | - |
| 51 | La Cage aux Folles II | $6,950,125 | - | - | - | Feb 15, 1981 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 52 | The Wedding Banquet | $6,933,459 | 113 | $134,870 | 7 | Aug 6, 1993 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 53 | Boy Erased | $6,788,692 | 672 | $207,057 | 5 | Nov 2, 2018 | Focus Features |
| 54 | The Closet | $6,678,894 | 145 | - | - | Jun 6, 2001 | Miramax |
| 55 | The Rules of Attraction | $6,532,619 | 1,437 | $2,532,410 | 1,437 | Oct 11, 2002 | Lionsgate Films |
| 56 | Gods and Monsters | $6,451,628 | 149 | $75,508 | 6 | Nov 6, 1998 | Lionsgate Films |
| 57 | Six Degrees of Separation | $6,405,918 | 201 | $53,058 | 2 | Dec 10, 1993 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 58 | My Own Private Idaho | $6,401,336 | 98 | - | - | Sep 27, 1991 | Fine Line Features |
| 59 | Partners | $6,062,898 | 877 | $2,318,801 | 877 | Apr 30, 1982 | Paramount Pictures |
| 60 | The Hunger | $5,979,292 | 775 | $1,832,898 | 775 | Apr 29, 1983 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 61 | The Opposite of Sex | $5,881,367 | 165 | $102,385 | 5 | May 22, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 62 | Beginners | $5,790,894 | 170 | $141,340 | 5 | Jun 3, 2011 | Focus Features |
| 63 | Personal Best | $5,672,311 | 236 | - | - | Feb 5, 1982 | Warner Bros. |
| 64 | Three of Hearts | $5,495,507 | 793 | $1,928,076 | 792 | Apr 30, 1993 | New Line Cinema |
| 65 | Farewell My Concubine | $5,216,888 | 3 | $69,408 | 3 | Oct 15, 1993 | Miramax |
| 66 | Bad Education | $5,211,842 | 106 | $147,370 | 3 | Nov 19, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 67 | Torch Song Trilogy | $4,865,997 | 135 | $70,022 | 6 | Dec 16, 1988 | New Line Cinema |
| 68 | Longtime Companion | $4,609,953 | 85 | $50,525 | 2 | May 11, 1990 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 69 | Flawless | $4,488,529 | 483 | $1,590,155 | 478 | Nov 26, 1999 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 70 | Before Night Falls | $4,242,892 | 127 | $85,230 | 8 | Dec 22, 2000 | Fine Line Features |
| 71 | Priest | $4,165,845 | 154 | $113,430 | 8 | Mar 24, 1995 | Miramax |
| 72 | Bound | $3,802,260 | 262 | $900,902 | 261 | Oct 4, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 73 | Paris Is Burning | $3,779,620 | 91 | $310,127 | 23 | Aug 9, 1991 | Miramax |
| 74 | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | $3,759,854 | 334 | $67,344 | 2 | Dec 6, 2019 | Neon |
| 75 | Jeffrey | $3,487,767 | 63 | $185,909 | 10 | Aug 4, 1995 | Orion Classics |
| 76 | Mambo Italiano | $3,205,730 | 183 | $734,570 | 178 | Sep 19, 2003 | IDP Distribution |
| 77 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | $3,067,312 | 101 | $156,724 | 9 | Jul 20, 2001 | Fine Line Features |
| 78 | Heavenly Creatures | $3,049,135 | 57 | $31,592 | 2 | Nov 16, 1994 | Miramax |
| 79 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $2,977,807 | - | - | - | May 16, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
| 80 | Walk on Water | $2,713,932 | 47 | $60,465 | 10 | Mar 4, 2005 | IDP Distribution |
| 81 | Naked Lunch | $2,641,357 | 102 | $64,491 | 5 | Dec 27, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 82 | The Dreamers | $2,532,228 | 116 | $142,632 | 5 | Feb 6, 2004 | - |
| 83 | Desert Hearts | $2,492,088 | - | - | - | Mar 7, 1986 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 84 | My Beautiful Laundrette | $2,451,545 | - | - | - | Mar 7, 1986 | Orion Classics |
| 85 | Maurice | $2,438,304 | 1 | $49,278 | 1 | Sep 18, 1987 | Cinecom Pictures |
| 86 | Love Is Strange | $2,262,223 | 138 | $117,276 | 5 | Aug 22, 2014 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 87 | The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love | $2,210,408 | - | - | - | Jun 16, 1995 | Fine Line Features |
| 88 | But I'm a Cheerleader | $2,205,627 | 115 | $60,410 | 4 | Jul 7, 2000 | Lionsgate Films |
| 89 | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | $2,199,787 | 142 | $100,316 | 4 | Oct 25, 2013 | IFC Films |
| 90 | Ma vie en rose | $2,162,043 | 63 | $76,212 | 14 | Dec 26, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 91 | Wilde | $2,158,775 | 7 | $69,424 | 7 | May 1, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 92 | Trick | $2,087,228 | 94 | $118,594 | 6 | Jul 23, 1999 | Fine Line Features |
| 93 | Strawberry & Chocolate | $2,080,805 | - | - | - | Jan 20, 1995 | Miramax |
| 94 | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | $2,070,399 | - | - | - | Jul 24, 1998 | Trimark Pictures |
| 95 | I Love You Phillip Morris | $2,037,459 | 100 | $112,520 | 6 | Dec 3, 2010 | Roadside Attractions |
| 96 | Better Than Chocolate | $2,015,406 | 130 | $84,584 | 15 | Aug 13, 1999 | Trimark Pictures |
| 97 | High Art | $1,960,216 | 4 | $47,499 | 4 | Jun 12, 1998 | October Films |
| 98 | Happy, Texas | $1,955,933 | 146 | $72,056 | 8 | Oct 1, 1999 | Miramax |
| 99 | Kiss Me, Guido | $1,918,497 | - | - | - | Jul 18, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 100 | I Shot Andy Warhol | $1,875,527 | 58 | $57,053 | 3 | May 1, 1996 | Orion Pictures |
