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The top 100 LGBT films...financially speaking...

 21 years and Robin Williams is still at the top...!

 

Rank

Title (click to view)

Studio

Lifetime Gross / Theaters

Opening / Theaters

Date

1

The Birdcage

MGM

$124,060,553

2,285

$18,275,828

1,950

3/8/96

2

Interview with the Vampire

WB

$105,264,608

2,604

$36,389,705

2,604

11/11/94

3

The Imitation Game

Wein.

$91,125,683

2,402

$479,352

4

11/28/14

4

Brokeback Mountain

Focus

$83,043,761

2,089

$547,425

5

12/9/05

5

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Par.

$81,298,265

2,369

$12,738,237

2,307

12/25/99

6

Philadelphia

TriS

$77,446,440

1,604

$143,433

4

12/24/93

7

In & Out

Par.

$63,856,929

2,452

$15,019,821

1,992

9/19/97

8

The Crying Game

Mira.

$62,548,947

1,097

$101,107

6

11/27/92

9

Bruno

Uni.

$60,054,530

2,759

$30,619,130

2,756

7/10/09

10

The Hours

Par.

$41,675,994

1,010

$338,622

11

12/27/02

11

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar

Uni.

$36,474,193

1,489

$9,019,180

1,294

9/8/95

12

Monster

NM

$34,469,210

1,093

$86,831

4

12/24/03

13

Alexander

WB

$34,297,191

2,445

$13,687,087

2,445

11/24/04

14

Milk

Focus

$31,841,299

882

$1,453,844

36

11/26/08

15

The Object of My Affection

Fox

$29,187,243

1,990

$9,725,855

1,890

4/17/98

16

Rent

SonR

$29,077,547

2,437

$10,016,021

2,433

11/23/05

17

Capote

SPC

$28,750,530

1,239

$324,857

12

9/30/05

18

Victor/Victoria

MGM

$28,215,453

615

$139,634

3

3/19/82

19

Dallas Buyers Club

Focus

$27,298,285

1,110

$260,865

9

11/1/13

20

Frida

Mira.

$25,885,000

794

$205,996

5

10/25/02

21

Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil

WB

$25,105,255

1,312

$5,233,658

824

11/21/97

22

Moonlight (2016)

A24

$22,111,528

1,104

$402,075

4

10/21/16

23

The Kids Are All Right

Focus

$20,811,365

994

$491,971

7

7/9/10

24

La Cage aux Folles

MGM

$20,424,259

-

$18,709

5

3/30/79

25

Cruising

MGM

$19,798,718

-

n/a

-

2/15/80

26

Kiss of the Spider Woman

IsAl

$17,005,229

204

$55,962

1

7/26/85

27

Far From Heaven

Focus

$15,901,849

291

$211,279

6

11/8/02

28

The Next Best Thing

Par.

$14,990,582

2,035

$5,870,387

2,007

3/3/00

29

Threesome

TriS

$14,815,317

1,218

$4,001,024

1,212

4/8/94

30

Y Tu Mama Tambien

IFC

$13,839,658

286

$408,091

40

3/15/02

31

Carol

Wein.

$12,711,491

790

$253,510

4

11/20/15

32

Chasing Amy

Mira.

$12,021,272

553

$52,446

3

4/4/97

33

Making Love

Fox

$11,897,978

380

$3,015,497

363

2/12/82

34

Boys Don't Cry

FoxS

$11,540,607

365

$73,720

2

10/8/99

35

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Gram.

$11,220,670

192

$219,433

7

8/10/94

36

The Danish Girl

Focus

$11,114,018

794

$187,318

4

11/27/15

37

Kinsey

FoxS

$10,254,979

588

$169,038

5

11/12/04

38

A Single Man

Wein.

$9,176,000

354

$217,332

9

12/11/09

39

Transamerica

Wein.

$9,015,303

656

$46,908

2

12/2/05

40

The Deep End

FoxS

$8,823,109

412

$141,852

6

8/10/01

41

Boat Trip

Art.

$8,600,126

1,803

$3,815,075

1,714

3/21/03

42

Mulholland Drive

Uni.

$7,220,243

247

$587,591

66

10/8/01

43

Kissing Jessica Stein

FoxS

$7,025,722

319

$346,999

26

3/13/02

44

La Cage aux Folles 2

MGM

$6,950,125

-

n/a

-

2/15/81

45

The Wedding Banquet

Gold.

$6,933,459

113

$134,870

7

8/6/93

46

The Closet (Le Placard)

Mira.

$6,678,894

145

$311,022

44

6/6/01

47

The Rules of Attraction

Lions

$6,532,619

1,437

$2,532,410

1,437

10/11/02

48

Gods and Monsters

Lions

$6,451,628

149

$75,508

6

11/6/98

49

Six Degrees of Separation

MGM

$6,405,918

201

$53,058

2

12/10/93

50

My Own Private Idaho

FL

$6,401,336

98

$68,452

3

9/27/91

51

Mambo Italiano

IDP

$6,253,026

183

$734,570

178

9/19/03

52

Partners

Par.

$6,062,898

877

$2,318,801

877

4/30/82

53

The Hunger

MGM

$5,979,292

775

$1,832,898

775

4/29/83

54

The Opposite of Sex

SPC

$5,881,367

165

$102,385

5

5/22/98

55

Beginners

Focus

$5,790,894

170

$141,340

5

6/3/11

56

Personal Best

WB

$5,672,311

236

$549,878

142

2/5/82

57

Three of Hearts

NL

$5,495,507

793

$1,928,076

792

4/30/93

58

Farewell My Concubine

Mira.

$5,216,888

3

$69,408

3

10/15/93

59

Bad Education

SPC

$5,211,842

106

$147,370

3

11/19/04

60

Torch Song Trilogy

NL

$4,865,997

135

$70,022

6

12/16/88

61

Longtime Companion

Gold.

$4,609,953

85

$50,525

2

5/11/90

62

Flawless (1999)

MGM

$4,488,529

483

$1,590,155

478

11/26/99

63

Before Night Falls

FL

$4,242,892

127

$85,230

8

12/22/00

64

Priest (1995)

Mira.

$4,165,845

154

$113,430

8

3/24/95

65

Bound

Gram.

$3,802,260

262

$900,902

261

10/4/96

66

Paris is Burning

Mira.

$3,779,620

91

$310,127

23

8/9/91

67

Jeffrey

OrionC

$3,487,767

63

$185,909

10

8/4/95

68

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

FL

$3,067,312

101

$156,724

9

7/20/01

69

Heavenly Creatures

Mira.

$3,049,135

57

$31,592

2

11/16/94

70

Love! Valour! Compassion!

FL

$2,977,807

-

n/a

-

5/16/97

71

Walk on Water

IDP

$2,713,932

47

$60,465

10

3/4/05

72

Naked Lunch

Fox

$2,641,357

102

$64,491

5

12/27/91

73

The Dreamers

FoxS

$2,532,228

116

$142,632

5

2/6/04

74

Desert Hearts

Gold.

$2,492,088

-

n/a

-

3/7/86

75

My Beautiful Laundrette

OrionC

$2,451,545

-

n/a

-

3/7/86

76

Maurice

Cinc

$2,438,304

1

$49,278

1

9/18/87

77

Go Fish

Gold.

$2,405,285

-

n/a

-

Jul 1994

78

Love is Strange

SPC

$2,262,223

138

$117,276

5

8/22/14

79

Two Girls in Love

FL

$2,210,408

-

n/a

-

6/16/95

80

But I'm a Cheerleader

Lions

$2,205,627

115

$60,410

4

7/7/00

81

Blue Is the Warmest Color

IFC

$2,199,787

142

$100,316

4

10/25/13

82

Ma Vie En Rose

SPC

$2,162,043

63

$76,212

14

12/26/97

83

Wilde

SPC

$2,158,775

7

$69,424

7

5/1/98

84

Trick

FL

$2,087,228

94

$118,594

6

7/23/99

85

Strawberry and Chocolate

Mira.

$2,080,805

-

n/a

-

1/20/95

86

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

Trim.

$2,070,399

-

n/a

-

7/24/98

87

I Love You, Phillip Morris

RAtt.

$2,037,459

100

$112,520

6

12/3/10

88

Better Than Chocolate

Trim.

$2,015,406

130

$84,584

15

8/13/99

89

High Art

Oct.

$1,960,216

4

$47,499

4

6/12/98

90

Happy, Texas

Mira.

$1,955,933

146

$72,056

8

10/1/99

91

Kiss Me Guido

Par.

$1,918,497

-

n/a

-

7/18/97

92

I Shot Andy Warhol

Orion

$1,875,527

58

$57,053

3

5/1/96

93

The Broken Hearts Club

SPC

$1,746,585

62

$109,694

7

9/29/00

94

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

FL

$1,708,873

533

$676,978

533

5/20/94

95

Prick Up Your Ears

Gold.

$1,654,743

36

$38,643

1

4/17/87

96

Camp

IFC

$1,629,862

116

$54,294

3

7/25/03

97

Farewell My Queen

Cohen

$1,597,998

64

$72,100

4

7/13/12

98

Beautiful Thing

Sony

$1,548,120

2

$33,931

2

10/9/96

99

Pride (2014)

CBS

$1,446,634

124

$100,040

10

9/26/14

100

The Celluloid Closet

SPC

$1,400,591

38

$95,047

9

3/15/96

TOTAL (All Movies):

$1,664,180,144

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE (All Movies):

$4,938,220

184

$614,439

103

-

TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only):

$1,259,216,962

-

-

-

-

AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only):

$38,158,090

1,496

$10,766,070

1,724

-

 

Source: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?view=main&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=1&id=gay.htm

Updated: 28 Feb 2017