Irish
Movies About the Irish and Irish-Americans for St. Patrick's Day 1980-Present
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
1 |
The Departed |
WB |
$132,384,315 |
3,017 |
$26,887,467 |
3,017 |
10/6/06 |
| 2 |
9 |
Leap Year |
Uni. |
$25,918,920 |
2,512 |
$9,202,815 |
2,511 |
1/8/10 |
| 3 |
7 |
The Devil's Own |
Sony |
$42,868,348 |
2,504 |
$14,274,503 |
2,504 |
3/28/97 |
| 4 |
3 |
Patriot Games |
Par. |
$83,351,587 |
2,396 |
$18,511,191 |
2,365 |
6/5/92 |
| 5 |
4 |
Gangs of New York |
Mira. |
$77,812,000 |
2,340 |
$9,496,870 |
1,504 |
12/20/02 |
| 6 |
2 |
Road to Perdition |
DW |
$104,454,762 |
2,332 |
$22,079,481 |
1,797 |
7/12/02 |
| 7 |
6 |
Far and Away |
Uni. |
$58,883,840 |
1,885 |
$10,194,520 |
1,583 |
5/22/92 |
| 8 |
8 |
Blown Away |
MGM |
$30,156,002 |
1,862 |
$10,424,873 |
1,862 |
7/1/94 |
| 9 |
5 |
The Crying Game |
Mira. |
$62,548,947 |
1,097 |
$101,107 |
6 |
11/27/92 |
| 10 |
12 |
Circle of Friends |
Sav. |
$23,389,975 |
902 |
$125,587 |
4 |
3/17/95 |
| 11 |
17 |
Michael Collins |
WB |
$11,092,559 |
878 |
$182,221 |
6 |
10/11/96 |
| 12 |
29 |
The Matchmaker |
Gram. |
$3,392,080 |
705 |
$1,378,930 |
705 |
10/3/97 |
| 13 |
10 |
In the Name of the Father |
Uni. |
$25,096,862 |
688 |
$109,805 |
4 |
12/31/93 |
| 14 |
19 |
Leprechaun |
Trim. |
$8,556,940 |
620 |
$2,493,020 |
620 |
1/8/93 |
| 15 |
16 |
Angela's Ashes |
Par. |
$13,042,112 |
614 |
$54,628 |
6 |
12/25/99 |
| 16 |
14 |
The Commitments |
Fox |
$14,919,570 |
588 |
$271,333 |
8 |
8/16/91 |
| 17 |
26 |
Into the West |
Mira. |
$4,790,801 |
550 |
$1,410,414 |
550 |
9/17/93 |
| 18 |
11 |
Waking Ned Devine |
FoxS |
$24,792,251 |
540 |
$148,971 |
9 |
11/20/98 |
| 19 |
22 |
The Boxer |
Uni. |
$5,980,578 |
523 |
$86,097 |
3 |
12/31/97 |
| 20 |
15 |
My Left Foot |
Mira. |
$14,743,391 |
510 |
$41,165 |
2 |
11/10/89 |
| 21 |
35 |
Veronica Guerin |
BV |
$1,571,504 |
472 |
$611,276 |
472 |
10/17/03 |
| 22 |
13 |
In America |
FoxS |
$15,539,656 |
403 |
$205,229 |
11 |
11/26/03 |
| 23 |
18 |
The Brothers McMullen |
FoxS |
$10,426,506 |
367 |
$167,815 |
7 |
8/11/95 |
| 24 |
34 |
State of Grace |
Orion |
$1,911,542 |
335 |
$179,927 |
14 |
9/14/90 |
| 25 |
25 |
The Magdalene Sisters |
Mira. |
$4,890,878 |
295 |
$84,553 |
5 |
8/1/03 |
| 26 |
23 |
Miller's Crossing |
Fox |
$5,080,409 |
289 |
$28,202 |
1 |
9/21/90 |
| 27 |
32 |
Leprechaun 2 |
Trim. |
$2,260,622 |
252 |
$672,775 |
252 |
4/8/94 |
| 28 |
28 |
Hear My Song |
Mira. |
$4,313,473 |
214 |
$12,965 |
1 |
12/27/91 |
| 29 |
20 |
Widows' Peak |
FL |
$6,243,722 |
193 |
$133,084 |
40 |
5/13/94 |
| 30 |
37 |
Evelyn |
MGM |
$1,487,645 |
137 |
$65,344 |
15 |
12/13/02 |
| 31 |
41 |
Hidden Agenda |
Hemd |
$1,030,938 |
114 |
$49,827 |
3 |
11/21/90 |
| 32 |
21 |
The Secret of Roan Inish |
First |
$6,159,269 |
104 |
$82,601 |
7 |
2/3/95 |
| 33 |
31 |
Dancing at Lughnasa |
SPC |
$2,287,818 |
93 |
$83,759 |
4 |
11/13/98 |
| 34 |
33 |
The Butcher Boy |
WB |
$1,995,911 |
90 |
$135,606 |
9 |
4/3/98 |
| 35 |
43 |
Intermission |
IFC |
$896,993 |
69 |
$39,936 |
10 |
3/19/04 |
| 36 |
24 |
The Playboys |
Gold. |
$4,906,900 |
68 |
$32,525 |
2 |
4/24/92 |
| 37 |
39 |
Kill the Irishman |
Anch. |
$1,188,194 |
56 |
$145,430 |
5 |
3/11/11 |
| 38 |
45 |
Bloody Sunday |
ParC |
$773,228 |
54 |
$29,419 |
2 |
10/4/02 |
| 39 |
51 |
One Man's Hero |
MGM |
$240,067 |
52 |
$108,567 |
52 |
9/24/99 |
| 40 |
40 |
This Is My Father |
SPC |
$1,083,975 |
51 |
$54,876 |
9 |
5/7/99 |
| 41 |
59 |
Mad About Mambo |
USA |
$65,283 |
51 |
$32,432 |
51 |
8/4/00 |
| 42 |
38 |
The General (1998) |
SPC |
$1,214,198 |
41 |
$26,771 |
2 |
12/18/98 |
| 43 |
44 |
The Miracle |
Mira. |
$835,519 |
41 |
$12,076 |
1 |
7/3/91 |
| 44 |
36 |
The Field |
Ave |
$1,494,399 |
40 |
$27,948 |
2 |
12/22/90 |
| 45 |
47 |
Some Mother's Son |
Sony |
$671,437 |
35 |
$88,515 |
14 |
12/27/96 |
| 46 |
48 |
The Opportunists |
First |
$584,054 |
31 |
$46,967 |
5 |
8/11/00 |
| 47 |
46 |
The Van |
FoxS |
$712,095 |
25 |
$23,366 |
3 |
5/16/97 |
| 48 |
50 |
Monument Ave. |
Lions |
$333,760 |
24 |
$41,556 |
10 |
9/25/98 |
| 49 |
42 |
A Man of No Importance |
SPC |
$920,916 |
23 |
$36,606 |
5 |
12/22/94 |
| 50 |
53 |
Agnes Browne |
USA |
$148,853 |
21 |
$6,322 |
2 |
12/3/99 |
| 51 |
55 |
When Brendan Met Trudy |
TSG |
$133,376 |
14 |
$42,055 |
14 |
3/9/01 |
| 52 |
52 |
About Adam |
Mira. |
$159,668 |
11 |
$33,300 |
5 |
5/11/01 |
| 53 |
54 |
The Boys and Girl from County Clare |
First |
$142,872 |
9 |
$20,856 |
7 |
3/11/05 |
| 54 |
58 |
An Everlasting Piece |
DW |
$75,228 |
8 |
$9,128 |
8 |
12/22/00 |
| 55 |
63 |
Rory O'Shea Was Here |
Focus |
$23,844 |
7 |
$6,079 |
3 |
2/4/05 |
| 56 |
27 |
The Dead |
Vest |
$4,370,078 |
6 |
$69,074 |
6 |
12/18/87 |
| 57 |
49 |
Traveller |
Oct. |
$534,010 |
6 |
$30,855 |
6 |
4/18/97 |
| 58 |
56 |
Frankie Starlight |
FL |
$103,365 |
5 |
$12,694 |
5 |
11/22/95 |
| 59 |
61 |
White Irish Drinkers |
Scre. |
$31,056 |
5 |
$16,836 |
5 |
3/25/11 |
| 60 |
62 |
The Boondock Saints |
Indic. |
$30,471 |
5 |
$19,930 |
5 |
1/21/00 |
| 61 |
66 |
Black Irish |
ReelD |
$6,900 |
5 |
$6,900 |
5 |
10/26/07 |
| 62 |
65 |
The Last of the High Kings |
Mira. |
$7,682 |
3 |
$5,569 |
3 |
4/10/98 |
| 63 |
57 |
Borstal Boy |
Strand |
$87,400 |
2 |
$11,164 |
2 |
3/1/02 |
| 64 |
64 |
War of the Buttons |
WB |
$12,712 |
2 |
$4,930 |
2 |
9/29/95 |
| 65 |
30 |
The Snapper |
Mira. |
$3,323,524 |
1 |
$21,802 |
1 |
11/24/93 |
| 66 |
60 |
Nothing Personal |
Trim. |
$40,374 |
1 |
$5,563 |
1 |
4/25/97 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $858,528,164 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $13,008,002 | 473 | $1,985,727 | 305 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $702,949,249 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $46,863,283 | 1,623 | $12,494,367 | 1,847 | - |
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