Environmentalist
Movies concerned with the cause or promoting it.
1980-Present
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Opening | % of
Total | Theaters / Avg. | Total
Gross | Release
Date | | 42 |
Food Beware |
FRun |
$595 |
50.4% |
1 |
$595 |
$1,181 |
10/16/09 |
| 41 |
Earth Days |
Zeit. |
$2,408 |
9.0% |
1 |
$2,408 |
$26,748 |
8/14/09 |
| 40 |
The Unforeseen |
CGld |
$2,496 |
2.8% |
1 |
$2,496 |
$90,287 |
2/29/08 |
| 39 |
The City Dark |
Argo. |
$2,983 |
32.2% |
1 |
$2,983 |
$9,269 |
1/18/12 |
| 38 |
FLOW: For Love of Water |
Osci. |
$3,644 |
2.6% |
1 |
$3,644 |
$142,569 |
3/21/08 |
| 37 |
Manufactured Landscapes |
Zeit. |
$9,129 |
3.8% |
1 |
$9,129 |
$240,239 |
6/20/07 |
| 36 |
Naqoyqatsi |
Mira. |
$17,154 |
12.9% |
2 |
$8,577 |
$133,058 |
10/18/02 |
| 35 |
The Last Mountain |
Da. |
$17,570 |
14.3% |
2 |
$8,785 |
$122,961 |
6/3/11 |
| 34 |
Baraka |
Gold. |
$26,812 |
2.1% |
2 |
$13,406 |
$1,254,237 |
9/24/93 |
| 33 |
Powaqqatsi |
Can. |
$27,899 |
4.7% |
1 |
$27,899 |
$589,244 |
4/29/88 |
| 32 |
Greedy Lying Bastards |
LR |
$45,000 |
100.0% |
50 |
$900 |
$45,000 |
3/8/13 |
| 31 |
Who Killed the Electric Car? |
SPC |
$45,138 |
2.7% |
8 |
$5,642 |
$1,678,874 |
6/28/06 |
| 30 |
The 11th Hour |
WIP |
$60,853 |
8.6% |
4 |
$15,213 |
$707,343 |
8/17/07 |
| 29 |
Taffin |
MGM |
$107,303 |
67.1% |
204 |
$525 |
$159,969 |
2/26/88 |
| 28 |
Princess Mononoke |
Mira. |
$144,446 |
6.1% |
8 |
$18,055 |
$2,375,308 |
10/29/99 |
| 27 |
Grey Owl |
Mira. |
$162,360 |
25.7% |
70 |
$2,319 |
$632,617 |
10/1/99 |
| 26 |
An Inconvenient Truth |
ParC |
$281,330 |
1.2% |
4 |
$70,332 |
$24,146,161 |
5/24/06 |
| 25 |
Battle for Terra |
LGF |
$1,082,064 |
65.7% |
1,159 |
$934 |
$1,647,083 |
5/1/09 |
| 24 |
Never Cry Wolf |
BV |
$1,116,437 |
3.8% |
88 |
$12,686 |
$29,600,000 |
10/7/83 |
| 23 |
Hoot |
NL |
$3,368,197 |
41.5% |
3,018 |
$1,116 |
$8,117,637 |
5/5/06 |
| 22 |
The Rescuers Down Under |
BV |
$3,499,819 |
12.5% |
1,230 |
$2,845 |
$27,931,461 |
11/16/90 |
| 21 |
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest |
Fox |
$3,549,338 |
14.4% |
1,400 |
$2,535 |
$24,650,296 |
4/10/92 |
| 20 |
Gorillas in the Mist |
Uni. |
$4,042,940 |
16.4% |
1,081 |
$3,740 |
$24,720,479 |
10/7/88 |
| 19 |
The Emerald Forest |
Emb |
$4,345,150 |
17.8% |
1,110 |
$3,914 |
$24,468,550 |
7/5/85 |
| 18 |
Fly Away Home |
Sony |
$4,708,044 |
18.7% |
1,320 |
$3,566 |
$25,143,818 |
9/13/96 |
| 17 |
Bio-Dome |
MGM |
$4,999,979 |
37.2% |
1,510 |
$3,311 |
$13,427,615 |
1/12/96 |
| 16 |
Fire Down Below |
WB |
$6,073,094 |
37.4% |
2,336 |
$2,599 |
$16,228,448 |
9/5/97 |
| 15 |
Furry Vengeance |
Sum. |
$6,627,564 |
37.6% |
2,997 |
$2,211 |
$17,630,465 |
4/30/10 |
| 14 |
Chain Reaction |
Fox |
$7,545,944 |
35.6% |
2,255 |
$3,346 |
$21,226,204 |
8/2/96 |
| 13 |
Big Miracle |
Uni. |
$7,760,205 |
38.5% |
2,129 |
$3,645 |
$20,157,300 |
2/3/12 |
| 12 |
Instinct |
BV |
$10,390,387 |
30.5% |
2,059 |
$5,046 |
$34,105,207 |
6/4/99 |
| 11 |
Mighty Joe Young |
BV |
$10,602,042 |
20.9% |
2,502 |
$4,237 |
$50,632,037 |
12/25/98 |
| 10 |
On Deadly Ground |
WB |
$12,679,573 |
32.9% |
2,010 |
$6,308 |
$38,590,458 |
2/18/94 |
| 9 |
A Civil Action |
BV |
$15,163,484 |
26.7% |
1,802 |
$8,414 |
$56,709,981 |
1/8/99 |
| 8 |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
Par. |
$16,881,888 |
15.4% |
1,349 |
$12,514 |
$109,713,132 |
11/26/86 |
| 7 |
Waterworld |
Uni. |
$21,171,780 |
24.0% |
2,268 |
$9,335 |
$88,246,220 |
7/28/95 |
| 6 |
Erin Brockovich |
Uni. |
$28,138,465 |
22.4% |
2,848 |
$9,880 |
$125,595,205 |
3/17/00 |
| 5 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
Fox |
$30,480,153 |
38.4% |
3,560 |
$8,562 |
$79,366,978 |
12/12/08 |
| 4 |
WALL-E |
BV |
$63,087,526 |
28.2% |
3,992 |
$15,803 |
$223,808,164 |
6/27/08 |
| 3 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Fox |
$68,743,584 |
36.8% |
3,425 |
$20,071 |
$186,740,799 |
5/28/04 |
| 2 |
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax |
Uni. |
$70,217,070 |
32.8% |
3,729 |
$18,830 |
$214,030,500 |
3/2/12 |
| 1 |
Avatar |
Fox |
$77,025,481 |
10.3% |
3,452 |
$22,313 |
$749,766,139 |
12/18/09 |
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only, 24 titles): | $20,090,990 | 22.1% | 2,273 | $8,839 | $90,943,924 | - |
Note: Only movies with opening weekend grosses are listed on this chart.
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