If I told you that Movies with an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association of America might have earned Oscar nominations, they do not perform well in theaters. Just three of the top 50 grossing films in American history are R-rated, and all three are in the bottom ten. And, despite a slew of films passing the $1 billion mark over the years, no R-rated film has ever made more than $1 billion at the global box office? Here are the R-rated films that have made the most money in American theaters as of June 17, 2019, according to Box Office Mojo reports. All of them will certainly catch you off guard.
These Movies Were The Most Successful R-Rated Of All Time
‘Air Force One’ (1997)
Domestic Gross: $173 million
“Titanic” was the undisputed king of the cinematic universe in 1997, but “Air Force One” has made many profits. When terrorists hijacked the world’s most famous aircraft, this Harrison Ford vehicle was set aboard, causing the president himself to kick some butt. As a result, “Air Force One” outperformed critical darlings like “As Good as It Gets” and “Good Will Hunting” to become the highest-grossing R-rated film of 1997. It went on to gross more than $315 million worldwide.
‘Air Force One’ (1997)