Genre · 37 films
Rap / Rapper
| # | Film | Studio | Lifetime gross | Opening | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straight Outta Compton | Uni. | $161,197,785 | $60,200,180 | 2015 |
| 2 | 8 Mile | Uni. | $116,750,901 | $51,240,555 | 2002 |
| 3 | All Eyez on Me | LG/S | $44,922,302 | $26,435,354 | 2017 |
| 4 | Notorious (2009) | FoxS | $36,843,682 | $20,497,596 | 2009 |
| 5 | Malibu's Most Wanted | WB | $34,432,201 | $12,618,159 | 2003 |
| 6 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Par. | $30,985,352 | $12,020,807 | 2005 |
| 7 | Brown Sugar | FoxS | $27,363,891 | $10,738,882 | 2002 |
| 8 | Bulworth | Fox | $26,528,185 | $141,816 | 1998 |
| 9 | House Party | NL | $26,385,627 | $4,611,024 | 1990 |
| 10 | Hustle and Flow | ParC | $22,202,809 | $8,017,808 | 2005 |
| 11 | House Party 2 | NL | $19,438,638 | $6,027,105 | 1991 |
| 12 | House Party 3 | NL | $19,281,235 | $6,850,010 | 1994 |
| 13 | CB4 | Uni. | $17,953,778 | $6,122,450 | 1993 |
| 14 | Beat Street | Orion | $16,595,791 | $5,218,040 | 1984 |
| 15 | Spring Breakers | A24 | $14,124,284 | $263,002 | 2013 |
| 16 | Idlewild | Uni. | $12,571,185 | $5,745,780 | 2006 |
| 17 | Who's the Man? | NL | $11,299,730 | $4,533,392 | 1993 |
| 18 | Krush Groove | WB | $11,052,713 | $2,905,293 | 1985 |
| 19 | Tupac: Resurrection | Par. | $7,718,961 | $4,632,847 | 2003 |
| 20 | Ride | Mira. | $5,485,295 | $2,513,334 | 1998 |
| 21 | Black and White | Sony | $5,277,299 | $2,212,535 | 2000 |
| 22 | Tougher Than Leather | NL | $3,582,760 | $748,193 | 1988 |
| 23 | Rappin' | Can. | $2,864,844 | $1,802,204 | 1985 |
| 24 | The Show | Sav. | $2,702,578 | $1,482,892 | 1995 |
| 25 | Marci X | Par. | $1,648,818 | $872,950 | 2003 |
| 26 | Rhyme & Reason | Mira. | $1,608,277 | $853,589 | 1997 |
| 27 | Turn It Up | NL | $1,247,949 | $576,820 | 2000 |
| 28 | Cool as Ice | Uni. | $1,193,062 | $638,625 | 1991 |
| 29 | Fade to Black | ParC | $728,921 | $449,331 | 2004 |
| 30 | Knights of the City | NW | $601,451 | – | 1986 |
| 31 | Scratch | Palm | $289,885 | $29,677 | 2002 |
| 32 | Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap | IM | $288,312 | $150,337 | 2012 |
| 33 | Fear of a Black Hat | IDP | $233,824 | $15,191 | 1994 |
| 34 | Biggie and Tupac | Roxie | $94,874 | $5,728 | 2002 |
| 35 | Death of a Dynasty | TLA | $42,108 | $28,107 | 2005 |
| 36 | Whiteboyz | FoxS | $38,738 | $23,149 | 1999 |
| 37 | Rock the Bells | 7Art | $5,347 | $1,325 | 2007 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.