Environmentalist
Movies concerned with the cause or promoting it. 1980-Present
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
Avatar |
Fox |
$760,507,625 |
3,461 |
$77,025,481 |
3,452 |
12/18/09 |
| 2 |
WALL-E |
BV |
$223,808,164 |
3,992 |
$63,087,526 |
3,992 |
6/27/08 |
| 3 |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
Uni. |
$214,030,500 |
3,769 |
$70,217,070 |
3,729 |
3/2/12 |
| 4 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Fox |
$186,740,799 |
3,444 |
$68,743,584 |
3,425 |
5/28/04 |
| 5 |
Erin Brockovich |
Uni. |
$125,595,205 |
3,070 |
$28,138,465 |
2,848 |
3/17/00 |
| 6 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Par. |
$109,713,132 |
1,956 |
$16,881,888 |
1,349 |
11/26/86 |
| 7 |
Waterworld |
Uni. |
$88,246,220 |
2,420 |
$21,171,780 |
2,268 |
7/28/95 |
| 8 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
Fox |
$79,366,978 |
3,560 |
$30,480,153 |
3,560 |
12/12/08 |
| 9 |
A Civil Action |
BV |
$56,709,981 |
2,319 |
$70,079 |
2 |
12/25/98 |
| 10 |
Mighty Joe Young |
BV |
$50,632,037 |
2,559 |
$10,602,042 |
2,502 |
12/25/98 |
| 11 |
On Deadly Ground |
WB |
$38,590,458 |
2,010 |
$12,679,573 |
2,010 |
2/18/94 |
| 12 |
Instinct |
BV |
$34,105,207 |
2,129 |
$10,390,387 |
2,059 |
6/4/99 |
| 13 |
Never Cry Wolf |
BV |
$29,600,000 |
540 |
$1,116,437 |
88 |
10/7/83 |
| 14 |
The Rescuers Down Under |
BV |
$27,931,461 |
1,487 |
$3,499,819 |
1,230 |
11/16/90 |
| 15 |
Fly Away Home |
Sony |
$25,143,818 |
1,401 |
$4,708,044 |
1,320 |
9/13/96 |
| 16 |
Gorillas in the Mist |
Uni. |
$24,720,479 |
1,085 |
$366,925 |
15 |
9/23/88 |
| 17 |
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest |
Fox |
$24,650,296 |
1,663 |
$3,549,338 |
1,400 |
4/10/92 |
| 18 |
The Emerald Forest |
Emb |
$24,468,550 |
1,110 |
$4,345,150 |
1,110 |
7/5/85 |
| 19 |
An Inconvenient Truth |
ParC |
$24,146,161 |
587 |
$281,330 |
4 |
5/24/06 |
| 20 |
Chain Reaction |
Fox |
$21,226,204 |
2,256 |
$7,545,944 |
2,255 |
8/2/96 |
| 21 |
Big Miracle |
Uni. |
$20,157,300 |
2,133 |
$7,760,205 |
2,129 |
2/3/12 |
| 22 |
Prophecy |
Par. |
$18,389,402 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/15/79 |
| 23 |
Furry Vengeance |
Sum. |
$17,630,465 |
3,002 |
$6,627,564 |
2,997 |
4/30/10 |
| 24 |
Fire Down Below |
WB |
$16,228,448 |
2,350 |
$6,073,094 |
2,336 |
9/5/97 |
| 25 |
Bio-Dome |
MGM |
$13,427,615 |
1,510 |
$4,999,979 |
1,510 |
1/12/96 |
| 26 |
Hoot |
NL |
$8,117,637 |
3,018 |
$3,368,197 |
3,018 |
5/5/06 |
| 27 |
Princess Mononoke |
Mira. |
$2,375,308 |
129 |
$144,446 |
8 |
10/29/99 |
| 28 |
Koyaanisqatsi |
IsAl |
$1,723,872 |
- |
n/a |
- |
4/27/83 |
| 29 |
Who Killed the Electric Car? |
SPC |
$1,678,874 |
74 |
$45,138 |
8 |
6/28/06 |
| 30 |
Battle for Terra |
LGF |
$1,647,083 |
1,159 |
$1,082,064 |
1,159 |
5/1/09 |
| 31 |
Baraka |
Gold. |
$1,332,110 |
15 |
$26,812 |
2 |
9/24/93 |
| 32 |
The 11th Hour |
WIP |
$707,343 |
111 |
$60,853 |
4 |
8/17/07 |
| 33 |
Grey Owl |
Mira. |
$632,617 |
70 |
$162,360 |
70 |
10/1/99 |
| 34 |
Powaqqatsi |
Can. |
$589,244 |
22 |
$27,899 |
1 |
4/29/88 |
| 35 |
Manufactured Landscapes |
Zeit. |
$240,239 |
12 |
$9,129 |
1 |
6/20/07 |
| 36 |
Taffin |
MGM |
$159,969 |
204 |
$107,303 |
204 |
2/26/88 |
| 37 |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Osci. |
$142,569 |
11 |
$3,644 |
1 |
3/21/08 |
| 38 |
Naqoyqatsi |
Mira. |
$133,058 |
9 |
$17,154 |
2 |
10/18/02 |
| 39 |
The Last Mountain |
Da. |
$122,961 |
7 |
$17,570 |
2 |
6/3/11 |
| 40 |
The Unforeseen |
CGld |
$90,287 |
3 |
$2,496 |
1 |
2/29/08 |
| 41 |
Greedy Lying Bastards |
LR |
$45,000 |
50 |
$45,000 |
50 |
3/8/13 |
| 42 |
A Fierce Green Fire |
FRun |
$29,817 |
11 |
n/a |
- |
2/22/13 |
| 43 |
Earth Days |
Zeit. |
$26,748 |
5 |
$2,408 |
1 |
8/14/09 |
| 44 |
Elemental |
TFC |
$9,426 |
3 |
n/a |
1 |
5/17/13 |
| 45 |
The City Dark |
Argo. |
$9,269 |
2 |
$2,983 |
1 |
1/18/12 |
| 46 |
Food Beware |
FRun |
$1,181 |
1 |
$595 |
1 |
10/16/09 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $2,275,581,117 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $49,469,155 | 1,277 | $10,119,302 | 1,241 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $2,193,395,662 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $91,391,486 | 2,369 | $21,044,425 | 2,348 | - |
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