Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10

Data as of Jun 8, 2:09 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953149362002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599111,0091998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5682000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,8141998IMAX
5Hubble 3D$52,522,904171,8472010Warner Bros.
6Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0932006Warner Bros.
7The Artist$44,671,682112,1692012The Weinstein Company
8Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,3601998IMAX
9Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,6182009Warner Bros.
10In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,6342002Miramax
11Shine$35,892,330112,6381997Fine Line Features
12The Favourite$34,366,783112,7382018Fox Searchlight Pictures
13The Reader$34,194,407122,7482009The Weinstein Company
14Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,7492005IMAX
15Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,8002019Fox Searchlight Pictures
16The Pianist$32,572,577112,8512003Focus Features
17Psycho$32,181,230312,8841960Paramount Pictures
18Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,9582002Lionsgate
19The Great Debaters$30,236,407113,0302007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
20The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783123,054198420th Century Fox
21I, Tonya$30,014,539123,0562018Neon
22Capote$28,750,530133,1252006Sony Pictures Classics
23Moonlight$27,854,932113,1802016A24
24Rear Window$26,963,316122,5351954Paramount Pictures
25Garden State$26,782,316113,2562004Fox Searchlight Pictures
26The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2952009Fox Searchlight Pictures
27Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,3132011Warner Bros.
28Howards End$25,966,555123,3001992Sony Pictures Classics
29Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190142122002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
30Boyhood$25,352,281113,3732014IFC Films
31Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,4311998Fox Searchlight Pictures
32Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,5042007National Geographic Entertainment
33Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,5232005United Artists
34Match Point$23,151,529133,5522005DreamWorks Distribution
35Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,5732009Paramount Vantage
36Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,6021993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
37Adaptation.$22,498,520143,6102003Sony Pictures Releasing
38The Postman$21,848,932133,6641995Miramax
39Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,6841993Miramax
40NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,6932004Warner Bros.
41Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,6952002United Artists
42The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,7012013Fox Searchlight Pictures
43Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,7462018Focus Features
44A Room with a View$20,966,644143,7801986Cinecom Pictures
45Whale Rider$20,779,666133,7982003Newmarket Films
46Sudden Death$20,350,171113,8441995Universal Pictures
47The Pledge$19,733,089113,9242001Warner Bros.
48The Producers$19,398,532123,9582005Universal Pictures
49Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,9602015Lionsgate
50Mother$19,145,198113,9821997Paramount Pictures
51Bugs!$19,063,544223,9922003SK Films
52The Impossible$19,019,882143,9962013Lionsgate
53Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590434,0181997Sony Pictures Classics
54Becoming Jane$18,670,946114,0322007Miramax
55Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521144,0352000IMAX
56Galapagos$18,630,372324,0401999IMAX
57Frost/Nixon$18,622,031164,0422009Universal Pictures
58Quartet$18,390,117134,0632013The Weinstein Company
59Into the Wild$18,354,356134,0652007Paramount Vantage
60127 Hours$18,335,230114,0692011Fox Searchlight Pictures
61Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701144,0932018Sony Pictures Classics
62Nebraska$17,654,912134,1422014Paramount Pictures
63The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,1512006Fox Searchlight Pictures
64Free Solo$17,541,090124,1622018National Geographic Entertainment
65Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,1702007Fox Searchlight Pictures
66The Mission$17,218,023114,2191987Warner Bros.
67Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,231198420th Century Fox
68Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,2422003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
69The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,2452009Summit Entertainment
70Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,2962005nWave Pictures
71Trainspotting$16,491,080134,2791996Miramax
7221 Grams$16,290,476144,3322003Focus Features
73Black Christmas$16,273,581134,3372006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
74Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,3472005Dimension Films
75Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,3741995Sony Pictures Classics
76Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,3892002Focus Features
77Gorky Park$15,856,028114,3911983Orion Pictures
78The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,3942008Paramount Vantage
79The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,4111990Warner Bros.
80The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516382002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
81A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,4182016IMAX
82Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,4212000Sony Pictures Classics
83Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,4302001WGBH Giant-Screen Films
84The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,4352010Summit Entertainment
85All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,4362000Miramax
86In America$15,539,656154,4372003Fox Searchlight Pictures
87The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,4741994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
88Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,4951984TriStar Pictures
89Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,5041995Sony Pictures Classics
90If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,5292019Annapurna Pictures
91Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,5352009Overture Films
92Room$14,677,654144,5662016A24
93The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,5691982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
94My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,5742011The Weinstein Company
95To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,5812012Warner Bros.
96School Daze$14,545,844114,5851988Columbia Pictures
97Big Eyes$14,482,031144,5952014The Weinstein Company
98America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,6032014Lionsgate
99The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,6241986Warner Bros.
100Diner$14,099,953154,6551982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
101Virus$14,036,005114,6661999Universal Pictures
102Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,6781988Warner Bros.
103Jackie$13,960,394144,6822016Fox Searchlight Pictures
104Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,6892002USA Films
105Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,6962002IFC Films
106Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,7002008Summit Entertainment
107Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,7042007Warner Bros.
108Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,7062005Focus Features
109The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,7131997Miramax
110Nixon$13,681,765134,7161996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
111Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,7232001nWave Pictures
112The Namesake$13,569,248124,7352007Fox Searchlight Pictures
113Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,7392018A24
114Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,7411998IMAX
115De-Lovely$13,456,633134,7422004United Artists
116Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,7481996October Films
117Solarmax$13,400,161564,7522000Heliograph Productions
118Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,7561994Miramax
119The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,7662011Fox Searchlight Pictures
120Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,7842014CBS Films
121Enchanted April$13,200,170114,7861992Miramax
122Whiplash$13,092,000164,6732014Sony Pictures Classics
12325th Hour$13,084,595114,8032002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
124How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,8092006New Line Cinema
125House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,8102003DreamWorks Distribution
126To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,811198320th Century Fox
127I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,8121988United Artists
128The Quiet American$12,988,801174,8222002Miramax
129Volver$12,899,867194,8312007Sony Pictures Classics
130Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,8432012Focus Features
131Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,8482008Sony Pictures Classics
132Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,8492012Fox Searchlight Pictures
133The Founder$12,786,053114,8512017The Weinstein Company
134Carol$12,711,491154,8622016The Weinstein Company
135Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,8662006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
136An Education$12,574,914144,8802010Sony Pictures Classics
137Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,8922012Paramount Pictures
138Extreme$12,475,172264,8991999IMAX
139People Like Us$12,434,778114,9042012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
140Lone Star$12,408,986124,9081996Sony Pictures Classics
141Dangal$12,391,761114,9142016UTV Motion Pictures
142Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,9202018Neon
143Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,9222008Focus Features
144Little Big League$12,267,790114,9331994Columbia Pictures
145Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,9431998PolyGram
146Saving Grace$12,178,602154,9492000Fine Line Features
147Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,9572015Sony Pictures Classics
148The Gift$12,008,642134,9722001Paramount Classics
149Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,9101990Miramax
150Deathstalker$11,919,250124,9861983New World Pictures
151The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,9882007Fox Searchlight Pictures
152Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,992201120th Century Fox
153Bloodsport$11,806,119164,9991988Cannon Film Distributors
154Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022135,0061993Miramax
155Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971185,0172003Lionsgate
156Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946115,021199520th Century Fox
157So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483125,0291993TriStar Pictures
158Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758125,0371990New Line Cinema
159Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607165,0381999Fox Searchlight Pictures
160The Conspirator$11,538,204115,0402011Roadside Attractions
161No Manches Frida$11,528,613115,0462016Pantelion Films
162The Shipping News$11,434,216165,0622001Miramax
163Balto$11,348,324155,0731995Universal Pictures
164Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911135,0771993TriStar Pictures
165Antitrust$11,328,094165,0792001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
166Casanova$11,304,403125,0812006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
167Ready to Wear$11,300,653145,0831994Miramax
168The Lives of Others$11,286,112155,0852007Sony Pictures Classics
169Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213255,0902014Warner Bros.
170Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096165,0882002Universal Pictures
171CyberWorld$11,253,900185,0922000IMAX
172Jane Eyre$11,242,660135,0942011Focus Features
173The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670145,0961994Gramercy Pictures (I)
174V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309115,1061991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
175The Danish Girl$11,114,018135,1082016Focus Features
176Café Society$11,103,205125,1112016Lionsgate
177Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000125,112198620th Century Fox
178House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094155,1192005Sony Pictures Classics
179Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366175,1202005The Weinstein Company
180The Young Victoria$11,001,272155,1252009Apparition
181Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028255,1312002Giant Screen Films
182What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306175,1382004Captured Light
183The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122812005Warner Bros.
184The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,1532000Sony Pictures Releasing
185Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,1581995Sony Pictures Releasing
186Gettysburg$10,769,960135,1591993New Line Cinema
187Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402175,0122003Sony Pictures Classics
188Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,486114201020th Century Fox
189Belle$10,726,630115,1662014Fox Searchlight Pictures
190Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,1741997Fine Line Features
191Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,1811999IMAX
192The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,1841985Orion Pictures
193The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,1911983Film Ventures International (FVI)
194Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,1981999New Line Cinema
195Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,2042014Sony Pictures Classics
196Scoop$10,525,717135,2072006Focus Features
197Narc$10,465,659125,2182003Paramount Pictures
198The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,2271995Fox Searchlight Pictures
199Roving Mars$10,407,978285,2322006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
200Live by Night$10,378,555115,2392017Warner Bros.