| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 45 | S.O.B. | $14,867,086 | - | - | - | Jul 1, 1981 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | Mommie Dearest | $19,032,261 | - | - | - | Sep 18, 1981 | Paramount Pictures |
| 57 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | $6,968,359 | 662 | $2,170,397 | 662 | Mar 26, 1982 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 59 | Star 80 | $6,472,990 | 502 | - | - | Nov 11, 1983 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Sweet Liberty | $14,205,021 | 1,238 | $3,160,891 | 1,234 | May 16, 1986 | Universal Pictures |
| 66 | Hollywood Shuffle | $5,228,617 | 81 | $95,667 | 15 | Mar 20, 1987 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 1 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | $156,452,370 | 1,598 | $11,226,239 | 1,045 | Jun 24, 1988 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 106 | The Big Picture | $117,463 | 8 | $33,071 | 3 | Sep 15, 1989 | Columbia Pictures |
| 23 | Postcards from the Edge | $39,071,603 | 1,323 | $7,871,856 | 1,013 | Sep 14, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
| 74 | White Hunter Black Heart | $2,319,124 | 78 | $165,450 | 24 | Sep 14, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 62 | Barton Fink | $6,153,939 | 189 | $268,561 | 11 | Aug 23, 1991 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 82 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | $1,318,449 | 28 | $42,992 | 4 | Nov 27, 1991 | Triton Pictures |
| 18 | Bugsy | $49,114,016 | 1,253 | $140,358 | 4 | Dec 13, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 37 | The Player | $21,706,101 | 452 | $302,216 | 23 | Apr 10, 1992 | New Line Cinema |
| 87 | Mistress | $1,102,469 | 33 | $34,146 | 2 | Aug 7, 1992 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 101 | In the Soup | $256,249 | 4 | $13,922 | 2 | Oct 23, 1992 | Triton Pictures |
| 53 | Chaplin | $9,493,259 | 1,080 | $84,669 | 5 | Dec 25, 1992 | TriStar Pictures |
| 52 | Matinee | $9,532,895 | 1,144 | $3,601,015 | 1,143 | Jan 29, 1993 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | $35,113,743 | 1,985 | $10,019,970 | 1,887 | May 7, 1993 | Universal Pictures |
| 123 | Dangerous Game | $23,671 | 1 | $16,995 | 1 | Nov 19, 1993 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 50 | I'll Do Anything | $10,424,645 | 1,205 | $4,702,625 | 1,205 | Feb 4, 1994 | Columbia Pictures |
| 69 | Jimmy Hollywood | $3,783,003 | 944 | $1,451,000 | 944 | Apr 1, 1994 | Paramount Pictures |
| 99 | That's Entertainment! III | $280,163 | 6 | $36,220 | 2 | May 6, 1994 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 105 | My Life's in Turnaround | $163,383 | - | - | - | Jun 17, 1994 | Arrow Releasing |
| 112 | The Making of '...and God Spoke' | $58,484 | 6 | $18,886 | 6 | Sep 23, 1994 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 64 | Ed Wood | $5,887,457 | 623 | $71,566 | 2 | Sep 30, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | New Nightmare | $18,090,181 | 1,873 | $6,667,118 | 1,850 | Oct 14, 1994 | New Line Cinema |
| 95 | Swimming with Sharks | $382,928 | 13 | $34,703 | 4 | Apr 21, 1995 | Trimark Pictures |
| 86 | Living in Oblivion | $1,111,790 | 2 | $47,965 | 2 | Jul 14, 1995 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 85 | Mute Witness | $1,125,910 | 284 | $560,048 | 284 | Sep 15, 1995 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 13 | Get Shorty | $72,101,622 | 2,103 | $12,700,007 | 1,612 | Oct 20, 1995 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 81 | The Celluloid Closet | $1,400,591 | 38 | $95,047 | 9 | Mar 15, 1996 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 49 | Mulholland Falls | $11,526,099 | 1,625 | $4,306,221 | 1,625 | Apr 26, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 98 | Irma Vep | $282,310 | 6 | $11,852 | 1 | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 94 | The End of Violence | $386,673 | - | - | - | Sep 12, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | L.A. Confidential | $64,616,940 | 1,625 | $5,211,198 | 769 | Sep 19, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 121 | Forgotten Silver | $26,459 | 1 | $1,740 | 1 | Oct 3, 1997 | First Run |
| 33 | Boogie Nights | $26,400,640 | 1,003 | $50,168 | 2 | Oct 10, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | Wag the Dog | $43,061,945 | 1,752 | $92,079 | 3 | Dec 25, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 114 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | $45,779 | 19 | $28,992 | 19 | Feb 27, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 117 | A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | $39,075 | 1 | $10,350 | 1 | Mar 6, 1998 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 75 | Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss | $2,070,399 | - | - | - | Jul 24, 1998 | Trimark Pictures |
| 91 | Orgazmo | $602,302 | 94 | $210,073 | 94 | Oct 23, 1998 | October Films |
| 60 | Gods and Monsters | $6,451,628 | 149 | $75,508 | 6 | Nov 6, 1998 | Lionsgate Films |
| 67 | Celebrity | $5,078,660 | 493 | $1,588,013 | 493 | Nov 20, 1998 | Miramax |
| 77 | Hurlyburly | $1,798,862 | 84 | $164,826 | 16 | Dec 25, 1998 | Fine Line Features |
| 5 | Notting Hill | $116,089,678 | 2,786 | $21,811,180 | 2,747 | May 28, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 14 | Bowfinger | $66,384,775 | 2,746 | $18,062,550 | 2,706 | Aug 13, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | The Muse | $11,614,954 | 1,263 | $3,926,825 | 1,263 | Aug 27, 1999 | USA Films |
| 84 | American Movie | $1,165,795 | 29 | $20,260 | 2 | Nov 5, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | Man on the Moon | $34,607,430 | 2,079 | $7,515,585 | 2,079 | Dec 22, 1999 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Scream 3 | $89,143,175 | 3,467 | $34,713,342 | 3,467 | Feb 4, 2000 | Dimension Films |
| 83 | Cecil B. Demented | $1,284,646 | 82 | $127,141 | 9 | Aug 11, 2000 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 58 | State and Main | $6,944,471 | 462 | $580,163 | 72 | Dec 22, 2000 | Fine Line Features |
| 54 | Shadow of the Vampire | $8,293,784 | 513 | $150,171 | 6 | Dec 29, 2000 | Lionsgate Films |
| 9 | America's Sweethearts | $93,607,673 | 3,011 | $30,181,877 | 3,011 | Jul 20, 2001 | Revolution Studios |
| 31 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | $30,085,147 | 2,765 | $11,018,543 | 2,765 | Aug 24, 2001 | Miramax |
| 56 | Mulholland Drive | $7,220,243 | 247 | $587,591 | 66 | Oct 8, 2001 | Universal Pictures |
| 102 | The Independent | $238,431 | 11 | - | - | Nov 30, 2001 | Arrow Releasing |
| 32 | The Majestic | $27,807,266 | 2,361 | $4,904,339 | 2,361 | Dec 21, 2001 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Big Fat Liar | $48,360,547 | 2,534 | $11,554,015 | 2,531 | Feb 8, 2002 | Universal Pictures |
| 70 | The Cat's Meow | $3,209,481 | 153 | $111,037 | 11 | Apr 12, 2002 | Lionsgate Films |
| 68 | Hollywood Ending | $4,850,753 | 772 | $2,017,981 | 765 | May 3, 2002 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 93 | CQ | $414,358 | 19 | $54,942 | 7 | May 24, 2002 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 80 | The Kid Stays in the Picture | $1,439,232 | 56 | $89,087 | 4 | Jul 26, 2002 | Focus Features |
| 73 | Full Frontal | $2,512,846 | 214 | $739,834 | 208 | Aug 2, 2002 | Miramax |
| 51 | S1m0ne | $9,688,676 | 1,920 | $3,813,463 | 1,920 | Aug 23, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 76 | Auto Focus | $2,063,196 | 461 | $123,761 | 11 | Oct 18, 2002 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 79 | Ararat | $1,555,959 | 42 | $211,130 | 6 | Nov 15, 2002 | Miramax |
| 36 | Adaptation. | $22,498,520 | 672 | $384,478 | 7 | Dec 6, 2002 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 108 | Fellini: I'm a Born Liar | $106,686 | 5 | $8,981 | 1 | Apr 2, 2003 | First Look International |
| 110 | New Suit | $71,743 | 7 | $13,239 | 7 | May 2, 2003 | - |
| 29 | Hollywood Homicide | $30,940,691 | 2,840 | $11,112,632 | 2,840 | Jun 13, 2003 | Revolution Studios |
| 27 | Stuck on You | $33,832,741 | 3,007 | $9,411,055 | 3,003 | Dec 12, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 42 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | $17,071,962 | 2,808 | $7,320,066 | 2,711 | Jan 23, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 43 | Paparazzi | $15,714,234 | 2,153 | $6,146,262 | 2,115 | Sep 3, 2004 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 92 | The Last Shot | $464,275 | 40 | $164,801 | 35 | Sep 24, 2004 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 116 | Sex Is Comedy | $40,470 | 4 | $3,370 | 1 | Oct 20, 2004 | IFC Films |
| 115 | Straight-Jacket | $45,497 | 4 | $5,377 | 3 | Nov 26, 2004 | Regent Releasing |
| 7 | The Aviator | $102,610,330 | 2,530 | $858,021 | 40 | Dec 17, 2004 | Miramax |
| 16 | Be Cool | $56,046,979 | 3,216 | $23,450,212 | 3,216 | Mar 4, 2005 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 118 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | $36,039 | 24 | $25,660 | 24 | May 6, 2005 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 131 | I Love Your Work | $3,264 | 1 | $2,580 | 1 | Nov 4, 2005 | THINKFilm |
| 119 | Ellie Parker | $34,410 | 6 | $10,299 | 6 | Nov 11, 2005 | Strand Releasing |
| 96 | This Film Is Not Yet Rated | $306,845 | 18 | $30,664 | 2 | Sep 1, 2006 | IFC Films |
| 46 | Hollywoodland | $14,426,251 | 1,551 | $6,008,000 | 1,548 | Sep 8, 2006 | Focus Features |
| 35 | The Black Dahlia | $22,545,080 | 2,236 | $10,005,895 | 2,226 | Sep 15, 2006 | Universal Pictures |
| 65 | For Your Consideration | $5,549,923 | 625 | $372,012 | 23 | Nov 17, 2006 | Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) |
| 100 | The TV Set | $265,198 | 19 | $34,531 | 8 | Apr 6, 2007 | THINKFilm |
| 104 | Hollywood Dreams | $171,255 | 6 | $3,960 | 4 | May 18, 2007 | Rainbow Releasing |
| 120 | Controlled Chaos | $32,740 | 1 | $3,969 | 1 | Oct 19, 2007 | - |
| 6 | Tropic Thunder | $110,515,313 | 3,473 | $25,812,796 | 3,319 | Aug 13, 2008 | DreamWorks |
| 88 | What Just Happened | $1,090,947 | 88 | $192,508 | 36 | Oct 17, 2008 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 125 | Live Fast, Die Young | $18,335 | 1 | $9,841 | 1 | Oct 24, 2008 | - |
| 17 | Funny People | $51,855,045 | 3,008 | $22,657,780 | 3,007 | Jul 31, 2009 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | Nine | $19,676,965 | 1,412 | $257,232 | 4 | Dec 18, 2009 | The Weinstein Company |
| 109 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | $80,741 | 5 | $33,115 | 5 | Mar 26, 2010 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 107 | Best Worst Movie | $109,895 | 2 | $5,503 | 1 | Apr 23, 2010 | Abramorama |
| 78 | Somewhere | $1,785,645 | 83 | $119,086 | 7 | Dec 22, 2010 | Focus Features |
| 122 | Waiting for Forever | $25,517 | 14 | $8,917 | 3 | Feb 4, 2011 | Freestyle Releasing |
