a few shockers in here.....


Rank Title (click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date
1 Austin Powers in Goldmember
(Beyonce Knowles) NL $213,307,889 3,613 $73,071,188 3,613 7/26/02
2 The Bodyguard
(Whitney Houston) WB $121,945,720 1,806 $16,611,793 1,717 11/25/92
3 8 Mile
(Eminem) Uni. $116,750,901 2,585 $51,240,555 2,470 11/8/02
4 9 to 5
(Dolly Parton) Fox $103,290,500 - $3,966,832 910 12/19/80
5 Purple Rain
(Prince) WB $68,392,977 1,022 $7,766,201 917 7/27/84
6 Boyz N the Hood
(Ice Cube) Col. $57,504,069 931 $10,023,462 829 7/12/91
7 The Dukes of Hazzard
(Jessica Simpson) WB $57,459,025 3,785 $30,675,314 3,785 8/5/05
8 Romeo Must Die
(Aaliyah) WB $55,973,336 2,641 $18,014,503 2,641 3/22/00
9 Crash
(Ludacris) Lions $52,772,342 1,905 $9,107,071 1,864 5/6/05
10 Like Mike
(Lil' Bow Wow) Fox $51,432,760 2,436 $12,179,420 2,410 7/3/02 11 New Jack City
(Ice-T) WB $47,624,353 905 $7,039,622 862 3/8/91
12 A Walk to Remember
(Mandy Moore) WB $41,281,092 2,420 $12,177,488 2,411 1/25/02
13 Crossroads
(Britney Spears) Par. $37,191,304 2,713 $14,527,187 2,380 2/15/02
14 Set It Off
(Queen Latifah) NL $36,461,139 1,016 $8,812,105 1,014 11/8/96
15 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
(Tina Turner) WB $36,230,219 1,475 $7,283,714 1,474 7/12/85
16 How High
(Method Man, Redman) Uni. $31,178,740 1,273 $7,102,260 1,266 12/21/01
17 Spice World
(Spice Girls) Sony $29,342,592 2,339 $10,527,222 2,339 1/23/98
18 Poetic Justice
(Janet Jackson) Col. $27,515,786 1,285 $11,728,455 1,273 7/23/93
19 Desperately Seeking Susan
(Madonna) Orion $27,398,584 1,108 $1,526,098 268 3/29/85
20 House Party
(Kid 'n' Play) NL $26,385,627 700 $4,611,024 520 3/9/90 21 Fear
(Marky Mark) Uni. $20,831,000 1,615 $6,312,240 1,584 4/12/96
22 The People Vs. Larry Flynt
(Courtney Love) Sony $20,300,385 1,233 $523,295 16 12/27/96
23 Juice
(Tupac Shakur) Par. $20,146,880 1,100 $8,085,915 1,089 1/17/92
24 Pure Country
(George Strait) WB $15,164,458 1,103 $2,739,680 993 10/23/92
25 In Too Deep
(LL Cool J) Mira. $14,011,454 674 $4,220,297 667 8/27/99
26 Hard to Hold
(Rick Springfield) Uni. $11,113,806 1,017 $3,410,001 1,017 4/6/84
27 Light of Day
(Joan Jett) TriS $10,489,617 1,041 $3,536,309 1,041 2/6/87
28 Disorderlies
(Fat Boys) WB $10,348,437 544 $2,707,980 544 8/14/87
29 I Got the Hook-Up!
(Master P) Mira. $10,317,779 655 $3,310,349 655 5/29/98
30 The Wash
(Dr. Dre) Lions $10,097,538 749 $2,875,067 749 11/16/01
31 Belly
(DMX, Nas) Art. $9,639,390 630 $3,454,776 600 11/6/98
32 Bones
(Snoop Dogg) NL $7,316,658 847 $2,823,548 847 10/26/01
33 Six Degrees of Separation
(Will Smith) MGM $6,405,918 201 $53,058 2 12/10/93 34 UHF
('Weird Al' Yankovic) Orion $6,157,157 1,295 $2,251,831 1,295 7/21/89
35 From Justin to Kelly
(American Idols) Fox $4,928,883 2,001 $2,715,848 2,001 6/20/03
36 On the Line
(*N Sync) Mira. $4,365,455 901 $2,307,063 900 10/26/01
37 Glitter
(Mariah Carey) Fox $4,274,407 1,225 $2,414,596 1,202 9/21/01 38 Dancer in the Dark
(Bjork) FL $4,184,036 126 $91,612 3 9/22/00
39 Tougher Than Leather
(Run DMC) NL $3,582,760 130 $748,193 130 9/16/88
40 The Bride
(Sting) Col. $3,558,669 980 $1,763,277 955 8/16/85
41 The Allnighter
(Susanna Hoffs) Uni. $2,700,000 977 $1,419,581 977 5/1/87
42 Vibes
(Cyndi Lauper) Col. $1,883,811 1,003 $916,482 1,003 8/5/88
43 Turn It Up
(Pras, Ja Rule) NL $1,247,949 661 $576,820 661 9/8/00
44 Cool as Ice
(Vanilla Ice) Uni. $1,193,062 393 $638,625 393 10/18/91 45 Ride with the Devil
(Jewel) USA $635,096 60 $64,159 11 11/26/99
46 Falling From Grace
(John Mellencamp) Col. $231,826 22 $49,708 22 2/21/92
47 The Leading Man
(John Bon Jovi) N.Arts $18,012 3 $2,483 2 3/6/98

Lifetime Gross Total (47): $1,444,583,398
Average: $30,735,817
Opening Gross Average (36): $10,194,113 (Wide Releases Only)
[Edited 8/15/05 13:21pm]