Find below a breakdown of all First Run Features movies by year and first letter.
The table below lists the top-grossing First Run Features movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the First Run Features films released that year.
The "Domestic Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for First Run Features movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on
the movie name to see information on the individual film.
| Year | Domestic Stats | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
| 2025 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
|
|
| 2024 |
Domestic Stats |
3 |
|
$21,365 |
E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea |
| 2023 |
Domestic Stats |
4 |
|
|
|
| 2022 |
Domestic Stats |
5 |
|
|
|
| 2021 |
Domestic Stats |
4 |
|
|
|
| 2020 |
Domestic Stats |
9 |
|
$99 |
A Chef’s Voyage |
| 2019 |
Domestic Stats |
5 |
|
$36,903 |
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People |
| 2018 |
Domestic Stats |
15 |
$650,000 |
$86,692 |
Moynihan |
| 2017 |
Domestic Stats |
12 |
|
$114,824 |
Quest |
| 2016 |
Domestic Stats |
14 |
|
$1,526,396 |
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe |
| 2015 |
Domestic Stats |
17 |
$200,000 |
$5,680,865 |
Last Cab to Darwin |
| 2014 |
Domestic Stats |
16 |
|
$221,357 |
Through a Lens Darkly |
| 2013 |
Domestic Stats |
19 |
|
$1,020,295 |
56 Up |
| 2012 |
Domestic Stats |
20 |
$1,200,000 |
$768,437 |
How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr. Foster? |
| 2011 |
Domestic Stats |
16 |
|
$14,548,362 |
Plastic Planet |
| 2010 |
Domestic Stats |
15 |
|
$1,256,614 |
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers |
| 2009 |
Domestic Stats |
11 |
|
$467,704 |
Crude |
| 2008 |
Domestic Stats |
10 |
|
$528,066 |
Constantine's Sword |
| 2007 |
Domestic Stats |
9 |
|
$422,487 |
For the Bible Tells Me So |
| 2006 |
Domestic Stats |
8 |
|
$505,893 |
49 Up |
| 2005 |
Domestic Stats |
11 |
|
$2,627,194 |
Torremolinos 73 |
| 2004 |
Domestic Stats |
10 |
|
$585,569 |
Secret Things |
| 2003 |
Domestic Stats |
2 |
|
$350,575 |
Bonhoeffer |
| 2002 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
$515,678 |
The Trials of Henry Kissinger |
| 2001 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
$6,500,000 |
$64,148 |
Aberdeen |
| 2000 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
$3,350 |
The Quarry |
| 1999 |
Domestic Stats |
6 |
|
$497,573 |
42 Up |
| 1998 |
Domestic Stats |
4 |
|
$373,685 |
Insomnia |
| 1997 |
Domestic Stats |
3 |
$300,000 |
$280,073 |
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America |
| 1996 |
Domestic Stats |
1 |
|
$4,440 |
Pusher |
| 1990 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 1981 |
|
1 |
|
$12,232 |
The Wobblies |
| Total |
255 |
$1,321,429 |
$32,520,876 |
Plastic Planet |
The table below shows the highest-grossing First Run Features movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film
to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the First Run Features movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
| 4 |
2 |
|
$542,452 |
42 Up |
| 5 |
1 |
|
$701,278 |
56 Up |
| A |
22 |
$3,325,000 |
$283,255 |
Aberdeen |
| B |
15 |
|
$854,082 |
Bonhoeffer |
| C |
12 |
|
$498,204 |
Crude |
| D |
13 |
|
$344,168 |
La Demoiselle d'honneur |
| E |
6 |
|
$259,801 |
Eames: The Architect and the Painter |
| F |
11 |
|
$448,099 |
For the Bible Tells Me So |
| G |
11 |
|
$247,638 |
Go For Zucker |
| H |
13 |
|
$675,480 |
How Much Does Your Building Weigh Mr. Foster? |
| I |
9 |
|
$287,926 |
Insomnia |
| J |
3 |
|
$149,875 |
A Jihad for Love |
| K |
5 |
|
$361,339 |
Kings of Pastry |
| L |
10 |
$300,000 |
$5,788,458 |
Last Cab to Darwin |
| M |
22 |
|
$929,271 |
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers |
| N |
7 |
|
$125,857 |
Never Stand Still |
| O |
9 |
|
$171,132 |
Orgasm Inc. |
| P |
20 |
$1,200,000 |
$14,294,266 |
Plastic Planet |
| Q |
4 |
|
$53,368 |
Quest |
| R |
4 |
|
$62,344 |
Rising From Ashes |
| S |
19 |
|
$1,968,201 |
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe |
| T |
13 |
$400,000 |
$3,066,488 |
Torremolinos 73 |
| U |
4 |
|
$38,362 |
Unlocking the Cage |
| V |
3 |
|
$87,121 |
Venus Boyz |
| W |
13 |
$300,000 |
$227,816 |
Wagner & Me |
| Y |
4 |
|
$54,595 |
Yalom’s Cure |