Cross Dressing / Gender Bending
1982-Present
(Movies where it's at the forefront, excluding animation and documentaries.
Crying Game excluded as well because it wasn't promoted as such.)
| Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
Fox |
$219,195,243 |
2,354 |
$20,468,847 |
1,605 |
11/24/93 |
| 2 |
Tootsie |
Col. |
$177,200,000 |
1,222 |
$5,540,470 |
943 |
12/17/82 |
| 3 |
The Birdcage |
MGM |
$124,060,553 |
2,285 |
$18,275,828 |
1,950 |
3/8/96 |
| 4 |
Big Momma's House |
Fox |
$117,559,438 |
2,854 |
$25,661,041 |
2,802 |
6/2/00 |
| 5 |
White Chicks |
Sony |
$70,831,760 |
2,800 |
$19,676,748 |
2,726 |
6/23/04 |
| 6 |
Big Momma's House 2 |
Fox |
$70,165,972 |
3,261 |
$27,736,056 |
3,261 |
1/27/06 |
| 7 |
Yentl |
MGM |
$40,218,899 |
747 |
$3,050,219 |
501 |
11/18/83 |
| 8 |
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son |
Fox |
$37,915,414 |
2,821 |
$16,300,803 |
2,821 |
2/18/11 |
| 9 |
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar |
Uni. |
$36,474,193 |
1,489 |
$9,019,180 |
1,294 |
9/8/95 |
| 10 |
She's the Man |
P/DW |
$33,741,133 |
2,631 |
$10,730,372 |
2,623 |
3/17/06 |
| 11 |
Victor/Victoria |
MGM |
$28,215,453 |
615 |
$139,634 |
3 |
3/19/82 |
| 12 |
Switch |
WB |
$15,545,943 |
1,013 |
$3,770,991 |
1,013 |
5/10/91 |
| 13 |
Ladybugs |
Par. |
$14,796,494 |
1,528 |
$5,180,414 |
1,528 |
3/27/92 |
| 14 |
Juwanna Mann |
WB |
$13,670,733 |
1,325 |
$5,474,270 |
1,325 |
6/21/02 |
| 15 |
The Associate |
BV |
$12,844,057 |
1,781 |
$4,261,304 |
1,781 |
10/25/96 |
| 16 |
Boys Don't Cry |
FoxS |
$11,540,607 |
365 |
$73,720 |
2 |
10/8/99 |
| 17 |
Just One of the Guys |
Col. |
$11,528,900 |
1,215 |
$3,307,171 |
1,215 |
4/26/85 |
| 18 |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
Gram. |
$11,220,670 |
192 |
$219,433 |
7 |
8/10/94 |
| 19 |
The Danish Girl |
Focus |
$11,114,018 |
794 |
$187,318 |
4 |
11/27/15 |
| 20 |
Nuns on the Run |
Fox |
$10,959,015 |
702 |
$658,835 |
76 |
3/16/90 |
| 21 |
Sorority Boys |
BV |
$10,200,032 |
1,801 |
$4,127,903 |
1,801 |
3/22/02 |
| 22 |
Transamerica |
Wein. |
$9,015,303 |
656 |
$46,908 |
2 |
12/2/05 |
| 23 |
Connie and Carla |
Uni. |
$8,085,771 |
1,016 |
$3,254,940 |
1,014 |
4/16/04 |
| 24 |
Ed Wood |
BV |
$5,887,457 |
623 |
$71,566 |
2 |
9/30/94 |
| 25 |
Orlando |
SPC |
$5,377,643 |
78 |
$107,030 |
3 |
6/9/93 |
| 26 |
Flawless (1999) |
MGM |
$4,488,529 |
483 |
$1,590,155 |
478 |
11/26/99 |
| 27 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
FL |
$3,067,312 |
101 |
$156,724 |
9 |
7/20/01 |
| 28 |
Albert Nobbs |
RAtt. |
$3,014,696 |
245 |
$696,088 |
245 |
1/27/12 |
| 29 |
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde |
Sav. |
$2,763,020 |
514 |
$900,782 |
350 |
8/25/95 |
| 30 |
Ma Vie En Rose |
SPC |
$2,162,043 |
63 |
$76,212 |
14 |
12/26/97 |
| 31 |
Kinky Boots |
Mira. |
$1,822,428 |
127 |
$77,529 |
9 |
4/14/06 |
| 32 |
M. Butterfly |
WB |
$1,498,795 |
120 |
$57,280 |
3 |
10/1/93 |
| 33 |
Breakfast on Pluto |
SPC |
$828,699 |
125 |
$33,279 |
3 |
11/16/05 |
| 34 |
The Ballad of Little Jo |
FL |
$543,091 |
40 |
$20,773 |
3 |
8/20/93 |
| 35 |
The Triumph of Love |
ParC |
$447,267 |
51 |
$60,507 |
18 |
4/17/02 |
| 36 |
Masti |
Eros |
$308,566 |
29 |
$162,687 |
27 |
4/9/04 |
| 37 |
Different for Girls |
First |
$300,645 |
16 |
$52,816 |
14 |
9/12/97 |
| 38 |
Wasabi Tuna |
Cafe |
$58,667 |
1 |
$7,631 |
1 |
5/7/04 |
| 39 |
All the Queen's Men |
Strand |
$23,662 |
17 |
$15,026 |
17 |
10/25/02 |
| 40 |
Cut Sleeve Boys |
Reg. |
$13,875 |
4 |
$1,982 |
1 |
8/10/07 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,128,705,996 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $28,217,650 | 953 | $4,781,262 | 787 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $1,079,225,781 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $49,055,717 | 1,615 | $11,424,146 | 1,856 | - |
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