Genre · 36 films
Political Satire
| # | Film | Studio | Lifetime gross | Opening | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Lions | $119,194,771 | $23,920,637 | 2004 |
| 2 | The Campaign | WB | $86,907,746 | $26,588,460 | 2012 |
| 3 | Dave | WB | $63,270,710 | $7,306,755 | 1993 |
| 4 | Three Kings | WB | $60,652,036 | $15,847,636 | 1999 |
| 5 | The Dictator | Par. | $59,650,222 | $17,435,092 | 2012 |
| 6 | South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut | Par. | $52,037,603 | $11,335,889 | 1999 |
| 7 | Wag the Dog | NL | $43,061,945 | $92,079 | 1997 |
| 8 | Primary Colors | Uni. | $39,001,187 | $12,045,395 | 1998 |
| 9 | Head of State | DW | $38,125,247 | $13,503,484 | 2003 |
| 10 | Man of the Year | Uni. | $37,327,390 | $12,299,380 | 2006 |
| 11 | Team America: World Police | Par. | $32,786,074 | $12,120,358 | 2004 |
| 12 | Being There | MGM | $30,177,511 | – | 1979 |
| 13 | Bulworth | Fox | $26,528,185 | $141,816 | 1998 |
| 14 | Thank You for Smoking | FoxS | $24,793,509 | $262,923 | 2006 |
| 15 | Bowling for Columbine | UA | $21,576,018 | $209,148 | 2002 |
| 16 | Swing Vote | BV | $16,289,867 | $6,230,669 | 2008 |
| 17 | Election | Par. | $14,902,041 | $119,080 | 1999 |
| 18 | The Tailor of Panama | Sony | $13,729,742 | $1,837,068 | 2001 |
| 19 | They Live | Uni. | $13,008,928 | $4,827,903 | 1988 |
| 20 | Moon Over Parador | Uni. | $11,444,204 | $3,268,975 | 1988 |
| 21 | Brazil | Uni. | $9,929,135 | $30,099 | 1985 |
| 22 | 1984 | Gold. | $8,430,492 | $29,897 | 1984 |
| 23 | The Death of Stalin | IFC | $8,047,856 | $184,805 | 2018 |
| 24 | American Dreamz | Uni. | $7,191,830 | $3,667,420 | 2006 |
| 25 | Dick | Sony | $6,262,878 | $2,210,267 | 1999 |
| 26 | Bob Roberts | Par. | $4,479,470 | $314,275 | 1992 |
| 27 | Power | Fox | $3,800,000 | $1,854,200 | 1986 |
| 28 | In the Loop | IFC | $2,388,804 | $191,866 | 2009 |
| 29 | Casino Jack | ATO | $1,042,959 | $34,528 | 2010 |
| 30 | Silver City | NM | $1,020,656 | $337,484 | 2004 |
| 31 | Children of the Revolution | Mira. | $838,368 | $31,562 | 1997 |
| 32 | Citizen Ruth | Mira. | $285,112 | $26,709 | 1996 |
| 33 | Underground | NYer | $171,082 | – | 1997 |
| 34 | Canadian Bacon | Gram. | $163,971 | $53,349 | 1995 |
| 35 | The Obama Effect | ArcEnt | $110,904 | $83,896 | 2012 |
| 36 | Butter | RTWC | $105,018 | $70,931 | 2012 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.