| Rank
| Title
| Lifetime Gross | Max Theaters | Opening | Open Th | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Magic Mike | $113,721,571 | 3,120 | $39,127,170 | 2,930 | Jun 29, 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Black Swan | $106,954,678 | 2,407 | $1,443,809 | 18 | Dec 3, 2010 | - |
| 3 | Saturday Night Fever | $94,213,184 | 726 | $3,878,099 | 504 | Dec 16, 1977 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Flashdance | $92,921,203 | 1,140 | $4,076,124 | 1,140 | Apr 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Save the Last Dance | $91,057,006 | 2,570 | $23,444,930 | 2,230 | Jan 12, 2001 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Footloose | $80,035,402 | 1,384 | $8,556,935 | 1,384 | Feb 17, 1984 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | Magic Mike XXL | $66,013,057 | 3,376 | $12,857,184 | 3,355 | Jul 1, 2015 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Step Up | $65,328,121 | 2,647 | $20,659,573 | 2,467 | Aug 11, 2006 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Staying Alive | $64,892,670 | 1,747 | $12,146,143 | 1,660 | Jul 15, 1983 | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Dirty Dancing | $63,446,382 | 1,012 | $3,900,000 | 975 | Aug 21, 1987 | Vestron Pictures |
| 11 | Stomp the Yard | $61,356,221 | 2,169 | $21,833,312 | 2,051 | Jan 12, 2007 | Screen Gems |
| 12 | Coyote Ugly | $60,786,269 | 2,664 | $17,319,282 | 2,653 | Aug 4, 2000 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Step Up 2: The Streets | $58,017,783 | 2,528 | $18,908,826 | 2,470 | Feb 14, 2008 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Shall We Dance? | $57,890,460 | 2,542 | $11,600,000 | 1,772 | Oct 15, 2004 | Miramax |
| 15 | Footloose | $51,802,742 | 3,555 | $15,556,113 | 3,549 | Oct 14, 2011 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | The Full Monty | $45,950,122 | 783 | $176,585 | 6 | Aug 15, 1997 | - |
| 17 | Step Up 3D | $42,400,223 | 2,439 | $15,812,311 | 2,435 | Aug 6, 2010 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | White Nights | $42,160,849 | 1,064 | $477,539 | 21 | Nov 22, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 19 | You Got Served | $40,363,810 | 1,943 | $16,123,105 | 1,933 | Jan 30, 2004 | Screen Gems |
| 20 | Breakin' | $38,682,707 | 1,121 | $6,047,686 | 1,069 | May 4, 1984 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 21 | All That Jazz | $37,823,676 | 5 | $86,229 | 5 | Dec 20, 1979 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 22 | Step Up Revolution | $35,074,677 | 2,606 | $11,731,708 | 2,567 | Jul 27, 2012 | Lionsgate Films |
| 23 | Take the Lead | $34,742,066 | 3,009 | $12,775,000 | 3,009 | Apr 7, 2006 | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | Honey | $30,308,417 | 1,972 | $12,856,040 | 1,942 | Dec 5, 2003 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | The Turning Point | $25,933,445 | 5 | - | - | Nov 14, 1977 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Dance Flick | $25,662,155 | 2,459 | $10,643,536 | 2,450 | May 22, 2009 | Paramount Pictures |
| 27 | Fame | $22,455,510 | 3,133 | $10,011,682 | 3,096 | Sep 25, 2009 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 28 | Billy Elliot | $21,995,263 | 510 | $215,681 | 10 | Oct 13, 2000 | Focus Features |
| 29 | Fame | $21,202,829 | 3 | $118,160 | 3 | May 16, 1980 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Showgirls | $20,350,754 | 1,388 | $8,112,627 | 1,388 | Sep 22, 1995 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 31 | Roll Bounce | $17,380,866 | 1,661 | $7,570,366 | 1,625 | Sep 23, 2005 | - |
| 32 | Center Stage | $17,200,925 | 1,506 | $4,604,621 | 1,506 | May 12, 2000 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 33 | Dance with Me | $15,923,122 | 1,467 | $4,507,663 | 1,467 | Aug 21, 1998 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo | $15,101,131 | 908 | $2,921,030 | 707 | Dec 21, 1984 | TriStar Pictures |
| 35 | Step Up All In | $14,904,384 | 2,072 | $6,469,857 | 2,072 | Aug 8, 2014 | Lionsgate Films |
| 36 | A Chorus Line | $14,202,899 | 680 | $222,919 | 19 | Dec 13, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 37 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | $14,161,590 | 2,042 | $5,900,000 | 2,042 | Feb 27, 2004 | Lionsgate Films |
| 38 | Strictly Ballroom | $11,738,022 | 401 | $145,977 | 9 | Feb 12, 1993 | Miramax |
| 39 | Shall We Dance? | $9,499,091 | - | - | - | Jul 11, 1997 | Miramax |
| 40 | Tap | $9,114,702 | 587 | $2,217,150 | 585 | Feb 10, 1989 | TriStar Pictures |
| 41 | Salsa | $8,892,589 | 1,125 | $2,627,533 | 1,125 | May 6, 1988 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 42 | Battle of the Year | $8,888,355 | 2,008 | $4,603,177 | 2,008 | Sep 20, 2013 | Screen Gems |
| 43 | Mad Hot Ballroom | $8,117,961 | 202 | $45,348 | 2 | May 13, 2005 | Paramount Classics |
| 44 | How She Move | $7,070,641 | 1,531 | $3,957,471 | 1,531 | Jan 25, 2008 | Paramount Vantage |
| 45 | Shag | $6,957,975 | 850 | $2,029,496 | 850 | Jul 21, 1989 | Hemdale |
| 46 | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | $6,326,051 | 613 | $1,650,078 | 613 | Apr 12, 1985 | New World Pictures |
| 47 | Swing Kids | $5,632,086 | 544 | $1,967,957 | 542 | Mar 5, 1993 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | A Night in Heaven | $5,563,663 | 901 | $1,835,421 | 901 | Nov 18, 1983 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 49 | Mao's Last Dancer | $4,817,770 | 137 | $199,657 | 33 | Aug 20, 2010 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 50 | Lambada | $4,263,112 | 1,117 | $2,031,181 | 1,117 | Mar 16, 1990 | Warner Bros. |
| 51 | That's Dancing! | $4,210,938 | 906 | $1,506,802 | 906 | Jan 18, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 52 | Pina | $3,524,826 | 84 | $68,012 | 3 | Dec 23, 2011 | IFC Films |
| 53 | Rize | $3,336,391 | 352 | $1,574,787 | 352 | Jun 24, 2005 | Lionsgate Films |
| 54 | Fast Forward | $2,791,350 | 1,162 | $1,571,394 | 1,162 | Feb 15, 1985 | Columbia Pictures |
| 55 | Tango | $1,897,948 | 63 | - | - | Jan 22, 1999 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | Heavenly Bodies | $1,839,623 | 1,504 | $1,114,635 | 1,504 | Feb 1, 1985 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 57 | Bossa Nova | $1,823,297 | 59 | - | - | Apr 28, 2000 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | The Forbidden Dance | $1,823,154 | 637 | $720,864 | 637 | Mar 16, 1990 | Columbia Pictures |
| 59 | Body Rock | $1,689,501 | 240 | $631,849 | 240 | Sep 28, 1984 | New World Pictures |
| 60 | Dancers | $1,190,416 | 12 | $36,112 | 12 | Oct 9, 1987 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 61 | Step | $1,146,292 | 306 | $146,488 | 29 | Aug 4, 2017 | - |
| 62 | The Tango Lesson | $1,080,192 | 2 | $19,752 | 2 | Nov 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 63 | First Position | $1,014,071 | 58 | $48,024 | 5 | May 4, 2012 | IFC Films |
| 64 | Paris | $1,010,194 | 34 | $46,518 | 6 | Sep 18, 2009 | IFC Films |
| 65 | Any Body Can Dance 2 | $892,133 | 146 | $444,195 | 146 | Jun 19, 2015 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 66 | Climax | $817,339 | 217 | $119,423 | 5 | Mar 1, 2019 | A24 |
| 67 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | $567,493 | 25 | $14,000 | 1 | Nov 4, 2009 | Zipporah Films |
| 68 | Flamenco | $480,941 | 6 | $22,106 | 2 | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
| 69 | Danzón | $450,501 | 1 | $9,096 | 1 | Sep 25, 1992 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 70 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | $349,132 | 46 | $92,668 | 38 | Mar 31, 2006 | IDP Distribution |
| 71 | Ballet 422 | $333,554 | 27 | $27,653 | 2 | Feb 6, 2015 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 72 | Planet B-Boy | $273,870 | 14 | $27,777 | 2 | Mar 21, 2008 | Elephant Eye Films |
| 73 | Dancemaker | $256,780 | 6 | $10,594 | 3 | Mar 3, 1999 | Artistic License |
| 74 | Stepping Out | $246,000 | 9 | $94,492 | 7 | Oct 4, 1991 | Paramount Pictures |
| 75 | ABCD (Any Body Can Dance) | $222,098 | 25 | $95,236 | 25 | Feb 8, 2013 | UTV Motion Pictures |
| 76 | Under the Electric Sky | $207,584 | 25 | - | - | May 29, 2014 | Focus Features |
| 77 | Jig | $183,790 | 5 | $70,432 | 5 | Jun 17, 2011 | Screen Media Films |
| 78 | Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq | $172,450 | 11 | $15,292 | 2 | Feb 5, 2014 | Kino Lorber |
| 79 | Battlefield America | $172,000 | 188 | $113,882 | 188 | Jun 1, 2012 | - |
| 80 | Crazy Horse | $157,782 | 14 | $7,963 | 1 | Jan 18, 2012 | Zipporah Films |
| 81 | Desert Dancer | $155,271 | 36 | $40,763 | 23 | Apr 10, 2015 | Relativity Media |
| 82 | Dancing in Jaffa | $151,098 | 23 | $10,564 | 2 | Apr 11, 2014 | IFC Films |
| 83 | The in Crowd | $136,567 | 37 | - | - | Feb 5, 1988 | Orion Pictures |
| 84 | Make Your Move | $125,106 | 142 | $81,172 | 142 | Apr 18, 2014 | High Top Releasing |
| 85 | Ballerina | $114,507 | 5 | $2,656 | 1 | Jan 16, 2009 | First Run |
| 86 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | $106,323 | 13 | $12,542 | 7 | Dec 12, 2014 | Dada Films |
| 87 | Our Last Tango | $100,086 | 6 | $6,550 | 1 | Apr 15, 2016 | Strand Releasing |
| 88 | Cuban Fury | $92,384 | 79 | $57,105 | 79 | Apr 11, 2014 | Entertainment One |
| 89 | Love N' Dancing | $47,812 | 35 | $26,632 | 35 | May 8, 2009 | Screen Media Films |
| 90 | The FP | $40,557 | 28 | $15,465 | 28 | Mar 16, 2012 | Drafthouse Films |
| 91 | Musical Chairs | $31,478 | 12 | $9,092 | 9 | Mar 23, 2012 | Paladin |
| 92 | American Swing | $30,156 | 2 | $10,174 | 1 | Mar 27, 2009 | Magnolia Pictures |
| 93 | Tap World | $26,747 | 3 | $8,714 | 3 | Jul 10, 2015 | Vitagraph Films |
| 94 | Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity | $24,630 | 3 | $8,406 | 1 | Sep 10, 2014 | The Film Collaborative |
| 95 | Never Stand Still | $14,272 | 2 | $1,951 | 1 | May 18, 2012 | First Run |
| 96 | Just Like a Woman | $11,403 | - | - | - | Jul 5, 2013 | Cohen Media Group |
| 97 | Five Dances | $5,788 | 1 | $5,788 | 1 | Oct 4, 2013 | Paladin |
| 98 | Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter | $4,706 | 1 | $2,560 | 1 | Jan 23, 2015 | First Run |
| 99 | Do You Wanna Dance? | $3,210 | 1 | $1,723 | 1 | Apr 16, 1999 | - |
| 100 | Swing | $2,509 | 1 | $2,509 | 1 | Jun 18, 2004 | - |
