Find below a breakdown of all NC-17 movies by year and first letter.
The table below lists the top-grossing NC-17 movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the NC-17 films released that year.
The "Annual Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for NC-17 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 | Annual Stats | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
2023 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
|
$5,411,740 |
Infinity Pool |
2022 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
|
|
|
2019 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
|
$13,688 |
This One’s For The Ladies |
2016 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
|
$2,491 |
Homeland: Iraq Year Zero |
2014 |
Annual Stats |
2 |
|
|
|
2013 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
$5,250,000 |
$22,895,151 |
La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 |
2012 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
|
$1,318,150 |
Elles |
2011 |
Annual Stats |
2 |
$6,500,000 |
$20,414,391 |
Shame |
2010 |
Annual Stats |
2 |
$1,000,000 |
$23,270,113 |
Blue Valentine |
2009 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
|
$1,553,198 |
El Búfalo de la Noche |
2008 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
|
$9,913 |
Frontière(s) |
2007 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
$15,000,000 |
$65,167,430 |
Se jie |
2005 |
Annual Stats |
2 |
$2,000,000 |
$762,275 |
Inside Deep Throat |
2004 |
Annual Stats |
4 |
$5,000,000 |
$57,816,598 |
La mala educación |
2000 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
$200,000 |
$1,161,843 |
Trois |
1998 |
Annual Stats |
1 |
$1,000,000 |
$627,287 |
Orgazmo |
1997 |
Annual Stats |
2 |
$12,000 |
$819,211 |
Pink Flamingos |
1995 |
Annual Stats |
2 |
$40,000,000 |
$37,973,928 |
Showgirls |
1991 |
|
2 |
|
$1,645,731 |
Whore |
1990 |
|
3 |
|
$34,908,512 |
Henry & June |
1989 |
|
1 |
|
$333,811 |
Dark Obsession |
1987 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1986 |
|
1 |
|
$206,952 |
Matador |
1983 |
|
1 |
$375,000 |
$29,400,000 |
The Evil Dead |
1976 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1974 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1972 |
|
2 |
$25,000 |
$81,147,711 |
Deep Throat |
1970 |
|
2 |
$1,000,000 |
$9,038,403 |
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls |
1969 |
|
1 |
|
$20,200,000 |
Jag ar Nyfiken - en film i gult |
Total |
43 |
$5,950,923 |
$416,098,527 |
Se jie |
The table below shows the highest-grossing NC-17 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 NC-17 movies beginning with that letter.
Index | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
A |
1 |
|
$4,087,779 |
¡Átame! |
B |
5 |
$1,000,000 |
$27,524,847 |
Blue Valentine |
C |
2 |
|
$7,408,830 |
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover |
D |
6 |
$25,000 |
$62,841,093 |
Deep Throat |
E |
2 |
$375,000 |
$30,718,150 |
The Evil Dead |
F |
1 |
|
$9,913 |
Frontière(s) |
H |
2 |
|
$23,414,394 |
Henry & June |
I |
3 |
$2,000,000 |
$12,807,493 |
El Infierno |
J |
1 |
|
$20,200,000 |
Jag ar Nyfiken - en film i gult |
L |
3 |
|
$36,147,711 |
Last Tango in Paris |
M |
4 |
$5,000,000 |
$40,627,592 |
La mala educación |
O |
1 |
$1,000,000 |
$627,287 |
Orgazmo |
P |
1 |
$12,000 |
$413,802 |
Pink Flamingos |
S |
6 |
$20,500,000 |
$123,332,575 |
Se jie |
T |
2 |
$200,000 |
$1,175,531 |
Trois |
V |
1 |
$5,250,000 |
$22,895,151 |
La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2 |
W |
1 |
|
$1,008,404 |
Whore |
Y |
1 |
|
$857,975 |
Young Adam |