| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $128,078,872 | 2,027 | $663,205 | 16 | Dec 8, 2000 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 2 | Life Is Beautiful | $57,247,384 | 1,136 | $118,920 | 6 | Oct 23, 1998 | Miramax |
| 3 | Hero | $53,710,019 | 2,175 | $17,800,000 | 2,031 | Aug 27, 2004 | Miramax |
| 4 | Parasite | $53,369,749 | 2,001 | $393,216 | 3 | Oct 11, 2019 | Neon |
| 5 | Instructions Not Included | $44,467,206 | 978 | $7,846,426 | 348 | Aug 30, 2013 | Lionsgate |
| 6 | Pan's Labyrinth | $37,634,615 | 1,143 | $568,641 | 17 | Dec 29, 2006 | Picturehouse |
| 7 | Amélie | $33,225,499 | 303 | $136,470 | 3 | Nov 2, 2001 | Miramax |
| 8 | Fearless | $24,633,730 | 1,810 | $10,564,000 | 1,806 | Sep 22, 2006 | Rogue Pictures |
| 9 | The Postman | $21,848,932 | 430 | $95,310 | 10 | Jun 16, 1995 | Miramax |
| 10 | Like Water for Chocolate | $21,665,468 | 64 | $23,600 | 2 | Feb 19, 1993 | Miramax |
| 11 | La Cage aux Folles | $20,424,259 | 5 | $18,709 | 5 | Mar 30, 1979 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | $20,186,659 | 425 | $10,430,497 | 425 | Apr 28, 2017 | Great India Films |
| 13 | Kung Fu Hustle | $17,108,591 | 2,503 | $269,225 | 7 | Apr 8, 2005 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $16,781,387 | 272 | $159,819 | 3 | Sep 24, 2004 | Focus Features |
| 15 | Iron Monkey | $14,694,904 | 1,235 | $6,014,653 | 1,225 | Oct 12, 2001 | Miramax |
| 16 | Monsoon Wedding | $13,885,966 | 254 | $68,546 | 2 | Feb 22, 2002 | USA Films |
| 17 | And Your Mother Too | $13,839,658 | 286 | $408,091 | 40 | Mar 15, 2002 | IFC Films |
| 18 | Volver | $12,899,867 | 689 | $202,000 | 5 | Nov 3, 2006 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | Under the Same Moon | $12,590,147 | 454 | $2,769,655 | 266 | Mar 19, 2008 | The Weinstein Company |
| 20 | Dangal | $12,391,761 | 338 | $3,248,481 | 331 | Dec 21, 2016 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 21 | The Protector | $12,044,087 | 1,541 | $5,034,180 | 1,541 | Sep 8, 2006 | Dragon Dynasty |
| 22 | Cinema Paradiso | $11,990,401 | 124 | $16,552 | 1 | Feb 2, 1990 | Miramax |
| 23 | Padmaavat | $11,846,060 | 354 | $4,493,384 | 326 | Jan 25, 2018 | Viva Pictures |
| 24 | No manches Frida | $11,528,613 | 465 | $3,676,235 | 362 | Sep 2, 2016 | Pantelion Films |
| 25 | The Lives of Others | $11,286,112 | 259 | $223,000 | 9 | Feb 9, 2007 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | $11,260,096 | 405 | $475,181 | 21 | Jan 11, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | House of Flying Daggers | $11,050,094 | 1,189 | $397,472 | 15 | Dec 3, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 28 | Das Boot | $10,915,250 | 2 | $26,994 | 2 | Feb 10, 1982 | Columbia Pictures |
| 29 | PK | $10,616,104 | 272 | $3,565,258 | 272 | Dec 19, 2014 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 30 | La Vie En Rose | $10,301,706 | 178 | $179,848 | 8 | Jun 8, 2007 | Picturehouse |
| 31 | The Intouchables | $10,198,820 | 194 | $103,507 | 4 | May 25, 2012 | The Weinstein Company |
| 32 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | $10,095,170 | 202 | $335,502 | 34 | Mar 19, 2010 | Music Box Films |
| 33 | Spirited Away | $10,055,859 | 714 | $449,839 | 26 | Sep 20, 2002 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Shall We Dance? | $9,499,091 | - | - | - | Jul 11, 1997 | Miramax |
| 35 | Seducing Doctor Lewis | $9,354,342 | 80 | $895,699 | 78 | Jul 11, 2003 | Odeon |
| 36 | Talk to Her | $9,285,469 | 255 | $104,396 | 2 | Nov 22, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | No Manches Frida 2 | $9,270,920 | 472 | $3,831,401 | 472 | Mar 15, 2019 | Pantelion Films |
| 38 | Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure | $9,080,818 | 616 | $3,424,702 | 395 | Sep 4, 2015 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | My Life as a Dog | $8,345,266 | 1 | $11,667 | 1 | May 1, 1987 | Skouras Pictures |
| 40 | All About My Mother | $8,272,296 | 145 | $50,362 | 4 | Nov 5, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | Dhoom 3 | $8,031,955 | 239 | $3,423,508 | 239 | Dec 20, 2013 | Yash Raj Films |
| 42 | Sanju | $7,909,317 | 359 | $2,723,349 | 356 | Jun 29, 2018 | FIP |
| 43 | Elle s'appelait Sarah | $7,693,187 | 319 | $115,708 | 5 | Jul 22, 2011 | The Weinstein Company |
| 44 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | $7,638,241 | 185 | $904,998 | 108 | Jul 9, 2010 | Music Box Films |
| 45 | City of God | $7,564,459 | 242 | $88,292 | 5 | Jan 17, 2003 | Miramax |
| 46 | Eat Drink Man Woman | $7,294,403 | 217 | $155,512 | 14 | Aug 3, 1994 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 47 | Run Lola Run | $7,267,585 | 172 | $123,643 | 12 | Jun 18, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | $7,179,298 | - | - | - | Nov 11, 1988 | Orion Classics |
| 49 | The Orphanage | $7,161,284 | 707 | $233,323 | 19 | Dec 28, 2007 | Picturehouse |
| 50 | A Separation | $7,099,055 | 282 | $59,481 | 3 | Dec 30, 2011 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 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 | Fanny and Alexander | $6,783,304 | - | - | - | Jun 17, 1983 | Embassy Pictures |
| 54 | Séraphin: Heart of Stone | $6,749,187 | 123 | $880,723 | 123 | Nov 29, 2002 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 55 | Amour | $6,739,492 | 333 | $68,266 | 3 | Dec 19, 2012 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | The Closet | $6,678,894 | 145 | - | - | Jun 6, 2001 | Miramax |
| 57 | The Grandmaster | $6,594,959 | 804 | $132,617 | 7 | Aug 23, 2013 | The Weinstein Company |
| 58 | Curse of the Golden Flower | $6,566,773 | 1,234 | $184,000 | 60 | Dec 21, 2006 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 59 | 3 Idiots | $6,532,874 | 156 | $1,645,502 | 119 | Dec 23, 2009 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 60 | Maria Full of Grace | $6,529,624 | 127 | $139,066 | 7 | Jul 16, 2004 | Fine Line Features |
| 61 | A Very Long Engagement | $6,524,389 | 219 | $101,749 | 4 | Nov 26, 2004 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 62 | The Secret in Their Eyes | $6,391,436 | 166 | $167,866 | 10 | Apr 16, 2010 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | Cantinflas | $6,382,924 | 429 | $2,661,253 | 382 | Aug 29, 2014 | Lionsgate |
| 64 | Sultan | $6,200,000 | 283 | $2,371,100 | 282 | Jul 6, 2016 | Yash Raj Films |
| 65 | Nowhere in Africa | $6,180,200 | 78 | $22,070 | 2 | Mar 7, 2003 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 66 | Tell No One | $6,177,192 | 112 | $169,707 | 8 | Jul 2, 2008 | Music Box Films |
| 67 | Coco Before Chanel | $6,113,834 | 307 | $406,768 | 43 | Sep 25, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 68 | The Wandering Earth | $5,971,413 | 129 | $1,685,287 | 64 | Feb 5, 2019 | - |
| 69 | Central Station | $5,969,553 | 144 | $35,708 | 2 | Nov 20, 1998 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | Cyrano de Bergerac | $5,820,020 | - | - | - | Nov 16, 1990 | Orion Classics |
| 71 | Kolya | $5,770,254 | 128 | - | - | Jan 17, 1997 | Miramax |
| 72 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | $5,717,044 | 137 | $504,681 | 43 | Nov 15, 2002 | IDP Distribution |
| 73 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $5,705,761 | 253 | $135,326 | 5 | Jun 6, 2008 | Picturehouse |
| 74 | Outlaws | $5,672,846 | 757 | $1,885,608 | 757 | Jun 1, 2012 | Arc Entertainment |
| 75 | Indochine | $5,603,158 | - | - | - | Dec 23, 1992 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 76 | Europa Europa | $5,575,738 | 34 | $31,433 | 2 | Jun 28, 1991 | Orion Classics |
| 77 | Tiger Lives | $5,560,921 | 299 | $1,787,108 | 299 | Dec 22, 2017 | Yash Raj Films |
| 78 | Downfall | $5,509,040 | 174 | $18,195 | 1 | Feb 18, 2005 | Newmarket Films |
| 79 | The Counterfeiters | $5,488,570 | 170 | $87,514 | 8 | Feb 22, 2008 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 80 | Belle Epoque | $5,418,216 | - | - | - | Feb 25, 1994 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 81 | Amores Perros | $5,408,467 | 187 | $61,047 | 2 | Mar 30, 2001 | Lionsgate |
| 82 | Bread and Tulips | $5,318,679 | 84 | $32,933 | 1 | Jul 27, 2001 | First Look International |
| 83 | Chennai Express | $5,307,960 | 196 | $2,220,497 | 196 | Aug 8, 2013 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 84 | Farewell My Concubine | $5,216,888 | 3 | $69,408 | 3 | Oct 15, 1993 | Miramax |
| 85 | Bad Education | $5,211,842 | 106 | $147,370 | 3 | Nov 19, 2004 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 86 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest | $5,190,196 | 208 | $881,737 | 154 | Oct 29, 2010 | Music Box Films |
| 87 | The Barbarian Invasions | $5,109,226 | 134 | $461,363 | 134 | May 9, 2003 | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
| 88 | Simmba | $5,102,129 | 301 | $1,758,576 | 301 | Dec 28, 2018 | Reliance Big Pictures |
| 89 | Biutiful | $5,101,237 | 191 | $457,206 | 59 | Jan 28, 2011 | Roadside Attractions |
| 90 | Nikita | $5,017,971 | 118 | $44,047 | 2 | Mar 8, 1991 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 91 | Your Name. | $5,017,246 | 311 | $1,813,781 | 311 | Apr 7, 2017 | FUNimation Entertainment |
| 92 | Broken Embraces | $5,014,305 | 202 | $107,111 | 2 | Nov 20, 2009 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 93 | I Am Love | $5,005,465 | 166 | $121,504 | 8 | Jun 18, 2010 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 94 | Jean de Florette | $4,940,939 | - | - | - | Jun 26, 1987 | Orion Classics |
| 95 | War | $4,654,000 | 305 | $1,607,627 | 305 | Oct 2, 2019 | Yash Raj Films |
| 96 | Lust, Caution | $4,604,982 | 143 | $63,918 | 1 | Sep 28, 2007 | Focus Features |
| 97 | Cold War | $4,580,048 | 270 | $54,353 | 3 | Dec 21, 2018 | Amazon Studios |
| 98 | Pain and Glory | $4,567,338 | 266 | $152,636 | 4 | Oct 4, 2019 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 99 | Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior | $4,563,167 | 387 | $1,334,869 | 387 | Feb 11, 2005 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 100 | Italian for Beginners | $4,544,753 | 99 | $66,047 | 3 | Jan 18, 2002 | Miramax |
