Top Dance Movies of All Time as of Nov 1, 2008

DANCE
1977-Present

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	Saturday Night Fever	Par.	$94,213,184	726	$3,878,099	504	12/16/77
2	Flashdance	Par.	$92,921,203	1,140	$4,076,124	1,140	4/15/83
3	Save the Last Dance	Par.	$91,057,006	2,570	$23,444,930	2,230	1/12/01
4	Footloose	Par.	$80,035,402	1,384	$8,556,935	1,384	2/17/84
5	Step Up	BV	$65,328,121	2,647	$20,659,573	2,467	8/11/06
6	Staying Alive	Par.	$64,892,670	1,747	$12,146,143	1,660	7/15/83
7	Dirty Dancing	Vest	$63,954,274	1,012	$3,900,000	975	8/21/87
8	Stomp the Yard	SGem	$61,356,221	2,169	$21,833,312	2,051	1/12/07
9	Coyote Ugly	BV	$60,786,269	2,664	$17,319,282	2,653	8/4/00
10	Step Up 2 the Streets	BV	$58,017,783	2,528	$18,908,826	2,470	2/14/08
11	Shall We Dance	Mira.	$57,890,460	2,542	$11,783,467	1,772	10/15/04
12	The Full Monty	FoxS	$45,950,122	783	$176,585	6	8/15/97
13	White Nights	Col.	$42,160,849	1,064	$477,539	21	11/22/85
14	You Got Served	SGem	$40,363,810	1,943	$16,123,105	1,933	1/30/04
15	Breakin'	Can.	$38,682,707	1,121	$6,047,686	1,069	5/4/84
16	All That Jazz	Fox	$37,823,676	-	$86,229	5	12/20/79
17	Take the Lead	NL	$34,742,066	3,009	$12,051,277	3,009	4/7/06
18	Honey	Uni.	$30,308,417	1,972	$12,856,040	1,942	12/5/03
19	The Turning Point	Fox	$25,933,445	-	n/a	-	11/14/77
20	Billy Elliot	Focus	$21,995,263	510	$215,681	10	10/13/00
21	Fame (1980)	MGM	$21,202,829	-	$118,160	3	5/16/80
22	Showgirls	MGM	$20,350,754	1,388	$8,112,627	1,388	9/22/95
23	Roll Bounce	FoxS	$17,380,866	1,661	$7,570,366	1,625	9/23/05
24	Center Stage	Sony	$17,200,925	1,506	$4,604,621	1,506	5/12/00
25	Dance with Me	Sony	$15,923,122	1,467	$4,507,663	1,467	8/21/98
26	Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo	TriS	$15,101,131	908	$2,921,030	707	12/21/84
27	A Chorus Line	Col.	$14,202,899	680	$222,919	19	12/13/85
28	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	Lions	$14,161,590	2,042	$5,811,325	2,042	2/27/04
29	Strictly Ballroom	Mira.	$11,738,022	401	$145,977	9	2/12/93
30	Shall We Dance?	Mira.	$9,499,091	-	n/a	-	7/11/97
31	Tap	TriS	$9,114,702	587	$2,217,150	585	2/10/89
32	Salsa - The Motion Picture	Can.	$8,892,589	1,125	$2,627,533	1,125	5/6/88
33	Mad Hot Ballroom	ParC	$8,117,961	202	$45,348	2	5/13/05
34	How She Move	ParV	$7,070,641	1,531	$3,957,471	1,531	1/25/08
35	Shag: The Movie	Hemd	$6,957,975	850	$2,029,496	850	7/21/89
36	Girls Just Want to Have Fun	NW	$6,326,051	613	$1,650,078	613	4/12/85
37	Swing Kids	BV	$5,632,086	544	$1,967,957	542	3/5/93
38	A Night in Heaven	Fox	$5,563,663	901	$1,835,421	901	11/18/83
39	Lambada	WB	$4,263,112	1,117	$2,031,181	1,117	3/16/90
40	That's Dancing!	MGM	$4,210,938	906	$1,506,802	906	1/18/85
41	Rize	Lions	$3,336,391	352	$1,574,787	352	6/24/05
42	Fast Forward	Col.	$2,791,350	1,162	$1,571,394	1,162	2/15/85
43	Tango	SPC	$1,897,948	63	$78,315	5	1/22/99
44	Heavenly Bodies	MGM	$1,839,623	1,504	$1,114,635	1,504	2/1/85
45	Bossa Nova	Sony	$1,823,297	59	$48,011	9	4/28/00
46	The Forbidden Dance	Col.	$1,823,154	637	$720,864	637	3/16/90
47	Body Rock	NW	$1,689,501	240	$631,849	240	9/28/84
48	Dancers	Can.	$1,190,416	12	$36,112	12	10/9/87
49	The Tango Lesson	SPC	$1,080,192	2	$19,752	2	11/14/97
50	Flamenco	NYer	$480,941	6	$22,106	2	4/25/97
51	Danzon	SPC	$450,501	1	$9,096	1	9/25/92
52	Planet B-Boy	Elep.	$273,870	14	$27,777	2	3/21/08
53	Dancemaker	AL	$256,780	6	$10,594	3	3/3/99
54	Stepping Out	Par.	$246,000	9	$94,492	7	10/4/91
55	The In Crowd (1988)	Orion	$136,567	37	n/a	-	2/5/88
56	Do You Wanna Dance?	Ell.	$3,210	1	$1,723	1	4/16/99
57	Swing	RMH	$2,509	1	$2,509	1	6/18/04

Lifetime Gross Total (57): $1,350,646,145
Average: $23,695,546
Opening Gross Average (30): $8,075,974 (Wide Releases Only)

source:http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=dance.htm