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

Data as of Sep 13, 2:06 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953149182002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599119911998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3The Muppet Movie$65,847,930141,3941979Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
4Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5402000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,7841998IMAX
6Hubble$52,522,904171,8152010Warner Bros.
7Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0592006Warner Bros.
8The Artist$44,671,682112,1352012The Weinstein Company
9Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,3241998IMAX
10Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,5792009Warner Bros.
11In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,5952002Miramax
12Shine$35,892,330112,5991997Fine Line Features
13The Favourite$34,366,783112,6972018Fox Searchlight Pictures
14The Reader$34,194,407122,7082009The Weinstein Company
15Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,7092005IMAX
16Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,7592019Fox Searchlight Pictures
17The Pianist$32,572,577112,8102003Focus Features
18Psycho$32,181,230322,8431960Paramount Pictures
19Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,9162002Lionsgate
20The Great Debaters$30,236,407112,9882007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783123,0121984Twentieth Century Fox
22I, Tonya$30,014,539123,0142018Neon
23Capote$28,750,530133,0812006Sony Pictures Classics
24Moonlight$27,854,932113,1352016A24
25Rear Window$26,963,316122,4961954Paramount Pictures
26Garden State$26,782,316113,2112004Fox Searchlight Pictures
27The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2502009Fox Searchlight Pictures
28Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,2682011Warner Bros.
29Howards End$25,966,555123,2551992Sony Pictures Classics
30Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190142052002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
31Boyhood$25,352,281113,3262014IFC Films
32Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,3821998Fox Searchlight Pictures
33Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,4522007National Geographic Entertainment
34Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,4712005United Artists
35Match Point$23,151,529133,5002005DreamWorks Distribution
36Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,5202009Paramount Vantage
37Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,5471993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
38Adaptation.$22,498,520143,5552003Sony Pictures Releasing
39The Postman$21,848,932133,6091995Miramax
40Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,6291993Miramax
41NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,6372004Warner Bros.
42Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,6392002United Artists
43The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,6462013Fox Searchlight Pictures
44Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,6912018Focus Features
45A Room with a View$20,966,644143,7251986Cinecom Pictures
46Whale Rider$20,779,666133,7432003Newmarket Films
47Sudden Death$20,350,171113,7891995Universal Pictures
48The Pledge$19,733,089113,8672001Warner Bros.
49The Producers$19,398,532123,9002005Universal Pictures
50Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,9022015Lionsgate
51Mother$19,145,198113,9241997Paramount Pictures
52Bugs!$19,063,544223,9342003SK Films
53The Impossible$19,019,882143,9382013Lionsgate
54Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590433,9591997Sony Pictures Classics
55Becoming Jane$18,670,946113,9722007Miramax
56Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521143,9752000IMAX
57Galapagos$18,630,372323,9801999IMAX
58Frost/Nixon$18,622,031163,9822009Universal Pictures
59Quartet$18,390,117134,0022013The Weinstein Company
60Into the Wild$18,354,356134,0042007Paramount Vantage
61127 Hours$18,335,230114,0082011Fox Searchlight Pictures
62Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701144,0322018Sony Pictures Classics
63Nebraska$17,654,912134,0802014Paramount Pictures
64The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,0892006Fox Searchlight Pictures
65Free Solo$17,541,090124,1002018National Geographic Entertainment
66Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,1082007Fox Searchlight Pictures
67The Mission$17,218,023114,1561987Warner Bros.
68Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,1681984Twentieth Century Fox
69Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,1792003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,1822009Summit Entertainment
71Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,2302005nWave Pictures
72Trainspotting$16,491,080134,2411996Miramax
7321 Grams$16,290,476144,2652003Focus Features
74Black Christmas$16,273,581134,2702006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
75Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,2792005Dimension Films
76Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,3061995Sony Pictures Classics
77Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,3212002Focus Features
78Gorky Park$15,856,028114,3231983Orion Pictures
79The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,3262008Paramount Vantage
80The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,3431990Warner Bros.
81The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516362002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
82A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,3502016IMAX
83Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,3532000Sony Pictures Classics
84Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,3622001WGBH Giant-Screen Films
85The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,3672010Summit Entertainment
86All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,3682000Miramax
87In America$15,539,656154,3692003Fox Searchlight Pictures
88The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,4051994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
89Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,4261984TriStar Pictures
90Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,4351995Sony Pictures Classics
91If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,4602019Annapurna Pictures
92Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,4662009Overture Films
93Room$14,677,654144,4962016A24
94The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,4991982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
95My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,5042011The Weinstein Company
96To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,5112012Warner Bros.
97School Daze$14,545,844114,5151988Columbia Pictures
98Big Eyes$14,482,031144,5242014The Weinstein Company
99America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,5322014Lionsgate
100The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,5531986Warner Bros.
101Diner$14,099,953154,5841982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
102Virus$14,036,005114,5951999Universal Pictures
103Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,6071988Warner Bros.
104Jackie$13,960,394144,6112016Fox Searchlight Pictures
105Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,6182002USA Films
106Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,6252002IFC Films
107Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,6282008Summit Entertainment
108Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,6322007Warner Bros.
109Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,6342005Focus Features
110The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,6411997Miramax
111Nixon$13,681,765134,6441996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
112Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,6512001nWave Pictures
113The Namesake$13,569,248124,6622007Fox Searchlight Pictures
114Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,6662018A24
115Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,6691998IMAX
116De-Lovely$13,456,633134,6702004United Artists
117Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,6761996October Films
118Solarmax$13,400,161564,6802000Heliograph Productions
119Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,6841994Miramax
120The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,6942011Fox Searchlight Pictures
121Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,7122014CBS Films
122Enchanted April$13,200,170114,7141992Miramax
123Whiplash$13,092,000164,6022014Sony Pictures Classics
12425th Hour$13,084,595114,7312002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
125How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,7362006New Line Cinema
126House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,7372003DreamWorks Distribution
127To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,7381983Twentieth Century Fox
128I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,7391988United Artists
129The Quiet American$12,988,801174,7492002Miramax
130Volver$12,899,867194,7582007Sony Pictures Classics
131Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,7702012Focus Features
132Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,7742008Sony Pictures Classics
133Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,7752012Fox Searchlight Pictures
134The Founder$12,786,053114,7772017The Weinstein Company
135Carol$12,711,491154,7882016The Weinstein Company
136Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,7922006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
137An Education$12,574,914144,8062010Sony Pictures Classics
138Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,8182012Paramount Pictures
139Extreme$12,475,172264,8251999IMAX
140People Like Us$12,434,778114,8302012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
141Lone Star$12,408,986124,8341996Sony Pictures Classics
142Dangal$12,391,761114,8402016UTV Motion Pictures
143Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,8462018Neon
144Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,8482008Focus Features
145Little Big League$12,267,790114,8591994Columbia Pictures
146Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,8691998PolyGram
147Saving Grace$12,178,602154,8752000Fine Line Features
148Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,8832015Sony Pictures Classics
149The Gift$12,008,642134,8982001Paramount Classics
150Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,8361990Miramax
151Deathstalker$11,919,250124,9121983New World Pictures
152The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,9142007Fox Searchlight Pictures
153Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,9182011Twentieth Century Fox
154Bloodsport$11,806,119164,9251988Cannon Film Distributors
155Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,9321993Miramax
156Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971184,9422003Lionsgate
157Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946114,9461995Twentieth Century Fox
158So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483124,9541993TriStar Pictures
159Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758124,9621990New Line Cinema
160Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607164,9631999Fox Searchlight Pictures
161The Conspirator$11,538,204114,9652011Roadside Attractions
162No Manches Frida$11,528,613114,9712016Pantelion Films
163The Shipping News$11,434,216164,9872001Miramax
164Balto$11,348,324154,9971995Universal Pictures
165Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911135,0011993TriStar Pictures
166Antitrust$11,328,094165,0032001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
167Casanova$11,304,403125,0052006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
168Ready to Wear$11,300,653145,0071994Miramax
169The Lives of Others$11,286,112155,0092007Sony Pictures Classics
170Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213255,0142014Warner Bros.
171Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096165,0122002Universal Pictures
172CyberWorld$11,253,900185,0162000IMAX
173Jane Eyre$11,242,660135,0182011Focus Features
174The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670145,0201994Gramercy Pictures (I)
175V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309115,0291991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
176The Danish Girl$11,114,018135,0312016Focus Features
177Café Society$11,103,205125,0342016Lionsgate
178Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000125,0351986Twentieth Century Fox
179House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094155,0422005Sony Pictures Classics
180Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366175,0432005The Weinstein Company
181The Young Victoria$11,001,272155,0482009Apparition
182Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028255,0542002Giant Screen Films
183What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306175,0612004Captured Light
184The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122792005Warner Bros.
185The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,0752000Sony Pictures Releasing
186Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,0801995Sony Pictures Releasing
187Gettysburg$10,769,960135,0811993New Line Cinema
188Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,9382003Sony Pictures Classics
189Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,4861142010Twentieth Century Fox
190Belle$10,726,630115,0882014Fox Searchlight Pictures
191Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,0961997Fine Line Features
192Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,1031999IMAX
193The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,1061985Orion Pictures
194The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,1131983Film Ventures International (FVI)
195Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,1201999New Line Cinema
196Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,1262014Sony Pictures Classics
197Scoop$10,525,717135,1292006Focus Features
198Narc$10,465,659125,1402003Paramount Pictures
199The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,1491995Fox Searchlight Pictures
200Roving Mars$10,407,978285,1542006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures