| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Air Force One | $172,956,409 | 2,981 | $37,132,505 | 2,919 | Jul 25, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Argo | $136,025,503 | 3,247 | $19,458,109 | 3,232 | Oct 12, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Speed | $121,248,145 | 2,169 | $14,456,194 | 2,138 | Jun 10, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Captain Phillips | $107,100,855 | 3,143 | $25,718,314 | 3,020 | Oct 11, 2013 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Collateral | $101,005,703 | 3,205 | $24,701,458 | 3,188 | Aug 6, 2004 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 6 | Olympus Has Fallen | $98,925,640 | 3,106 | $30,373,794 | 3,098 | Mar 22, 2013 | FilmDistrict |
| 7 | Non-Stop | $92,168,600 | 3,183 | $28,875,635 | 3,090 | Feb 28, 2014 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Die Hard | $83,008,852 | 1,713 | $601,851 | 21 | Jul 15, 1988 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | White House Down | $73,103,784 | 3,222 | $24,852,258 | 3,222 | Jun 28, 2013 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | John Q | $71,756,802 | 2,505 | $20,275,194 | 2,466 | Feb 15, 2002 | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | $65,452,312 | 3,077 | $23,373,102 | 3,074 | Jun 12, 2009 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | Misery | $61,276,872 | 1,370 | $10,076,834 | 1,244 | Nov 30, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
| 13 | Prisoners | $61,002,302 | 3,290 | $20,817,053 | 3,260 | Sep 20, 2013 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | The River Wild | $46,816,343 | 2,153 | $10,214,450 | 2,074 | Sep 30, 1994 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | Phone Booth | $46,566,212 | 2,489 | $15,021,088 | 2,481 | Apr 4, 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | The Negotiator | $44,547,681 | 2,436 | $10,218,831 | 2,436 | Jul 31, 1998 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Nothing to Lose | $44,480,039 | 1,888 | $11,617,767 | 1,862 | Jul 18, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | Money Monster | $41,012,075 | 3,104 | $14,788,157 | 3,104 | May 13, 2016 | TriStar Pictures |
| 19 | Hostage | $34,639,939 | 2,183 | $9,800,000 | 2,123 | Mar 11, 2005 | Miramax |
| 20 | Cadillac Man | $27,627,310 | 1,878 | $6,712,079 | 1,826 | May 18, 1990 | Orion Pictures |
| 21 | From Dusk Till Dawn | $25,836,616 | 2,007 | $10,240,805 | 2,004 | Jan 19, 1996 | Miramax |
| 22 | Saving Silverman | $19,402,030 | 2,467 | $7,411,852 | 2,467 | Feb 9, 2001 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Toy Soldiers | $15,073,942 | 1,358 | $4,182,300 | 1,350 | Apr 26, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 24 | Excess Baggage | $14,515,490 | 2,211 | $6,309,583 | 2,211 | Aug 29, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | Lockout | $14,326,864 | 2,335 | $6,231,836 | 2,308 | Apr 13, 2012 | FilmDistrict |
| 26 | The Ref | $11,439,193 | 861 | $3,044,097 | 701 | Mar 9, 1994 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 27 | Mad City | $10,541,523 | 2,194 | $4,649,742 | 2,194 | Nov 7, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Getaway | $10,501,938 | 2,135 | $4,503,892 | 2,130 | Aug 30, 2013 | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Celtic Pride | $9,255,027 | 1,836 | $3,809,248 | 1,832 | Apr 19, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Runaway Train | $7,683,620 | 965 | - | - | Dec 6, 1985 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 31 | House Arrest | $7,032,782 | 1,623 | $2,275,808 | 1,623 | Aug 16, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 32 | The Clearing | $5,763,875 | 449 | $472,781 | 56 | Jul 2, 2004 | - |
| 33 | Airheads | $5,751,882 | 1,229 | $1,911,739 | 1,228 | Aug 5, 1994 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | Birthday Girl | $5,142,576 | 1,000 | $2,370,809 | 1,000 | Feb 1, 2002 | Miramax |
| 35 | Held Up | $4,705,631 | 688 | $1,911,007 | 688 | May 12, 2000 | Trimark Pictures |
| 36 | A Life Less Ordinary | $4,366,722 | 1,208 | $2,007,279 | 1,207 | Oct 24, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 37 | Desperate Hours | $2,742,912 | 1,033 | $1,367,657 | 1,033 | Oct 5, 1990 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 38 | Faithful | $2,104,439 | 803 | $967,956 | 803 | Apr 5, 1996 | New Line Cinema |
| 39 | Suicide Kings | $1,740,156 | 152 | $558,081 | 135 | Apr 17, 1998 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 40 | Swimming with Sharks | $382,928 | 13 | $34,703 | 4 | Apr 21, 1995 | Trimark Pictures |
| 41 | Albino Alligator | $339,379 | 12 | $101,176 | 12 | Jan 17, 1997 | Miramax |
| 42 | Secuestro express | $307,208 | 34 | $45,928 | 8 | Aug 5, 2005 | Miramax |
| 43 | Malevolence | $127,287 | 10 | $13,445 | 2 | Sep 10, 2004 | - |
| 44 | S.F.W. | $63,513 | 44 | $44,227 | 44 | Jan 20, 1995 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 45 | Trespass | $24,094 | 10 | $16,816 | 10 | Oct 14, 2011 | Millennium Entertainment |
| 46 | Cold Comes the Night | $16,971 | 21 | $11,603 | 21 | Jan 10, 2014 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 47 | The 24th Day | $14,460 | 1 | $2,001 | 1 | May 14, 2004 | Screen Media Films |
| 48 | ATM | $3,010 | 2 | $2,034 | 2 | Apr 6, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 49 | The Dark Hours | $423 | 1 | $338 | 1 | Oct 13, 2005 | - |
