List of highest-grossing independent films

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The following page lists the highest-grossing films that were distributed by independent, arthouse, and mini-major studios. The Passion of the Christ is the highest-grossing independent film of all time. [1] Independent films that were co-distributed by major film studios, such as Inglourious Basterds and Paranormal Activity , are not included.

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Highest-grossing films

  † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 20 December 2024 in theaters around the world.
RankTitleDateWorldwide grossCountriesFilm distributorRef/s
1 The Passion of the Christ February 25, 2004$611,486,736United States Newmarket Films [2]
2 The Intouchables September 23, 2010$484,630,908France Gaumont [3]
3 Dances with Wolves November 9, 1990$424,208,805North America Orion Pictures [4]
4 The King's Speech September 6, 2010$423,999,102Australia
United Kingdom		 Momentum Pictures [2]
5 My Big Fat Greek Wedding April 19, 2002$368,744,044North America IFC Films [2]
6 American Beauty September 8, 1999$356,258,047North America DreamWorks Pictures [1]
7 Se7en September 15, 1995$328,125,643North America New Line Cinema [5]
8 The Silence of the Lambs February 14, 1991$275,726,716North America Orion Pictures [6]
9 Parasite May 21, 2019$262,857,186South Korea CJ Entertainment [7]
10 Sound of Freedom July 4, 2023$250,570,396North America Angel Studios [8]
11 The Blair Witch Project January 23, 1999$248,639,099North America Artisan Entertainment [2]
12 Silver Linings Playbook November 16, 2012$236,412,453North America The Weinstein Company [9]
13 Fahrenheit 9/11 May 17, 2004$222,446,882North America Lionsgate [2]
14 Good Will Hunting December 2, 1997$225,925,989North America Miramax [2]
15 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets July 21, 2017$225,874,228France
United States
China
Germany
Belgium
United Arab Emirates		 STX Entertainment [10]
16 Pulp Fiction May 21, 1994$212,894,343North America Miramax [11]
17 Traffic December 27, 2000$207,515,725North America USA Films [12]
18 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles March 30, 1990$202,084,756North America New Line Cinema [13]
19 Kill Bill: Volume 1 October 10, 2003$180,899,045North America Miramax [14]
20 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest November 19, 1975$163,281,275North America United Artists [1]
21 The Hateful Eight December 25, 2015$156,480,177North America The Weinstein Company [15]
22 Kill Bill: Volume 2 April 16, 2004$154,116,796North America Miramax [16]
23 Everything Everywhere All at Once March 25, 2022$141,054,397North America A24 [17]
24 Longlegs †July 12, 2024$126,867,598United States Neon [18]
25 Civil War April 12, 2024$122,533,193United States
United Kingdom		 A24 (United States)
Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)		 [19]
26 Crash May 6, 2005$101,173,038North America Lionsgate [20]
27 Terrifier 3 †October 11, 2024$94,436,616United States Cineverse [21]
28 Fritz the Cat April 12, 1972$90,000,000North America Cinemation Industries [22]
29 The Amityville Horror July 27, 1979$86,432,000North America American International Pictures [23]
30 Hereditary June 7, 2018$82,729,816United States A24 [24]
31 Moonlight October 21, 2016$65,172,611 [25]
32 The Whale December 9, 2022$54,883,206 [26]
33 Midsommar July 3, 2019$48,059,189United States
Sweden		 A24 (North America)
Nordisk Film (Sweden)		 [27]
34 The Witch February 19, 2016$40,423,945United States
Canada		 A24 (United States)
Elevation Pictures (Canada)		 [28]
35 The Iron Claw December 22, 2023$40,667,158United Kingdom
United States		 A24 (North America)
Lionsgate (United Kingdom)		 [29]

Highest-grossing independent films by year

YearTitleWorldwide grossBudgetRef
2024 Civil War $122,533,193$50 million [30]
2023 Sound of Freedom $250,570,396$14.5 million [8]
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once $141,054,397$14.3–25 million [31] [32] [33]
1978 Halloween $70 million$300,000–325,000 Halloween (1978 film)
1976 Grizzly $39 million$750,000 Grizzly (film)
1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre $30.9 million$80,000–140,000 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1968 Night of the Living Dead $30,236,452$114,000–$125,000 Night of the Living Dead

Timeline of highest-grossing independent film

FilmEstablishedRecord-setting grossRef
Dances with Wolves 1990$424,208,805 [34]
The Passion of the Christ 2004$611,486,736 [35]
2005$612,054,506

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