Gay love story Brokeback Mountain was the highest-grossing LGBT-themed film at the box office in all the 2000s, beating the comedic Bruno by US$23 million, reports movie fan website IndieWire. Love story earns big money: a scene from Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain earned US$83 million, while Bruno attracted $60 million. In third place was Virginia Woolf drama in The Hours, and Charlize Theron's starring role as bi serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster came in fourth. Seven of the top grossing LGBT-related films received Oscar nods for their cast or crew, including for lead actor Sean Penn the recent Milk biopic, which was placed fifth. Top grossing LGBT-related films of the 2000s (in US dollars) 1. Brokeback Mountain, 2005 $83,043,761 2. Bruno, 2009 $60,054,530 3. The Hours, 2002 $41,675,994 4. Monster, 2003 $34,469,210 5. Milk, 2008 $31,841,299 6. Rent, 2005 $29,077,547 7. Capote, 2005 $28,750,530 8. Frida, 2002 $25,885,000 9. Notes on a Scandal 2006 $17,510,118 10. Far From Heaven, 2002 $15,901,849 11. The Next Best Thing, 2000 $14,990,582 12. Y Tu Mama Tambien, 2002 $13,839,658 13. Kinsey, 2004 $10,254,979 14. Transamerica, 2005 $9,015,303 15. The Deep End, 2001 $8,823,109 16. Taking Woodstock, 2009 $7,460,204 17. Mulholland Drive, 2001 $7,220,243 18. Kissing Jessica Stein, 2002 $7,025,722 19. The Closet, 2001 $6,678,894 20. The Rules of Attraction, 2002 $6,532,619
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First published: Monday, 21st December 2009 - 10:10am