Political Satire
1979-Present
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
22 |
1984 |
Gold. |
$8,430,492 |
295 |
$29,897 |
1 |
12/14/84 |
| 2 |
23 |
American Dreamz |
Uni. |
$7,191,830 |
1,500 |
$3,667,420 |
1,500 |
4/21/06 |
| 3 |
12 |
Being There |
MGM |
$30,177,511 |
- |
n/a |
- |
12/21/79 |
| 4 |
25 |
Bob Roberts |
Par. |
$4,479,470 |
306 |
$314,275 |
8 |
9/4/92 |
| 5 |
15 |
Bowling for Columbine |
UA |
$21,576,018 |
248 |
$209,148 |
8 |
10/11/02 |
| 6 |
21 |
Brazil |
Uni. |
$9,929,135 |
173 |
$30,099 |
1 |
12/18/85 |
| 7 |
13 |
Bulworth |
Fox |
$26,528,185 |
2,051 |
$141,816 |
2 |
5/15/98 |
| 8 |
34 |
Butter |
RTWC |
$105,018 |
90 |
$70,931 |
90 |
10/5/12 |
| 9 |
2 |
The Campaign |
WB |
$86,907,746 |
3,302 |
$26,588,460 |
3,205 |
8/10/12 |
| 10 |
32 |
Canadian Bacon |
Gram. |
$163,971 |
14 |
$53,349 |
14 |
9/22/95 |
| 11 |
27 |
Casino Jack |
ATO |
$1,042,959 |
60 |
$34,528 |
7 |
12/17/10 |
| 12 |
29 |
Children of the Revolution |
Mira. |
$838,368 |
59 |
$31,562 |
6 |
5/1/97 |
| 13 |
30 |
Citizen Ruth |
Mira. |
$285,112 |
23 |
$26,709 |
6 |
12/13/96 |
| 14 |
3 |
Dave |
WB |
$63,270,710 |
1,916 |
$7,306,755 |
1,155 |
5/7/93 |
| 15 |
24 |
Dick |
Sony |
$6,262,878 |
1,522 |
$2,210,267 |
1,522 |
8/3/99 |
| 16 |
5 |
The Dictator |
Par. |
$59,650,222 |
3,014 |
$17,435,092 |
3,008 |
5/16/12 |
| 17 |
17 |
Election |
Par. |
$14,902,041 |
827 |
$119,080 |
6 |
4/23/99 |
| 18 |
1 |
Fahrenheit 9/11 |
Lions |
$119,194,771 |
2,011 |
$23,920,637 |
868 |
6/23/04 |
| 19 |
9 |
Head of State |
DW |
$38,125,247 |
2,256 |
$13,503,484 |
2,151 |
3/28/03 |
| 20 |
10 |
Man of the Year |
Uni. |
$37,327,390 |
2,626 |
$12,299,380 |
2,515 |
10/13/06 |
| 21 |
20 |
Moon Over Parador |
Uni. |
$11,444,204 |
1,145 |
$3,268,975 |
1,145 |
9/9/88 |
| 22 |
33 |
The Obama Effect |
ArcEnt |
$110,904 |
25 |
$83,896 |
25 |
7/13/12 |
| 23 |
26 |
Power |
Fox |
$3,800,000 |
770 |
$1,854,200 |
770 |
1/31/86 |
| 24 |
8 |
Primary Colors |
Uni. |
$39,001,187 |
1,976 |
$12,045,395 |
1,965 |
3/20/98 |
| 25 |
28 |
Silver City |
NM |
$1,020,656 |
162 |
$337,484 |
114 |
9/17/04 |
| 26 |
6 |
South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut |
Par. |
$52,037,603 |
2,128 |
$11,335,889 |
2,128 |
6/30/99 |
| 27 |
16 |
Swing Vote |
BV |
$16,289,867 |
2,213 |
$6,230,669 |
2,213 |
8/1/08 |
| 28 |
18 |
The Tailor of Panama |
Sony |
$13,729,742 |
441 |
$1,837,068 |
199 |
3/30/01 |
| 29 |
11 |
Team America: World Police |
Par. |
$32,786,074 |
2,620 |
$12,120,358 |
2,539 |
10/15/04 |
| 30 |
14 |
Thank You for Smoking |
FoxS |
$24,793,509 |
1,020 |
$262,923 |
5 |
3/17/06 |
| 31 |
19 |
They Live |
Uni. |
$13,008,928 |
1,463 |
$4,827,903 |
1,463 |
11/4/88 |
| 32 |
4 |
Three Kings |
WB |
$60,652,036 |
2,942 |
$15,847,636 |
2,942 |
10/1/99 |
| 33 |
31 |
Underground |
NYer |
$171,082 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/20/97 |
| 34 |
7 |
Wag the Dog |
NL |
$43,061,945 |
1,752 |
$92,079 |
3 |
12/25/97 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $848,296,811 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $24,949,906 | 1,204 | $5,239,334 | 987 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $756,236,373 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $37,811,819 | 1,953 | $10,903,908 | 1,943 | - |
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