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

Data as of Oct 16, 16:15 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953149202002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599119921998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3The Muppet Movie$65,847,930141,3951979Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
4Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5412000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,7861998IMAX
6Hubble$52,522,904171,8182010Warner Bros.
7Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0612006Warner Bros.
8The Artist$44,671,682112,1372012The Weinstein Company
9Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,3281998IMAX
10Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,5832009Warner Bros.
11In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,5992002Miramax
12Shine$35,892,330112,6031997Fine Line Features
13The Favourite$34,366,783112,7012018Fox Searchlight Pictures
14The Reader$34,194,407122,7132009The Weinstein Company
15Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,7142005IMAX
16Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,7652019Fox Searchlight Pictures
17The Pianist$32,572,577112,8162003Focus Features
18Psycho$32,181,230322,8491960Paramount Pictures
19Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,9222002Lionsgate
20The Great Debaters$30,236,407112,9942007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783123,0181984Twentieth Century Fox
22I, Tonya$30,014,539123,0202018Neon
23Capote$28,750,530133,0872006Sony Pictures Classics
24Moonlight$27,854,932113,1422016A24
25Rear Window$26,963,316122,5001954Paramount Pictures
26Garden State$26,782,316113,2182004Fox Searchlight Pictures
27The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2572009Fox Searchlight Pictures
28Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,2752011Warner Bros.
29Howards End$25,966,555123,2621992Sony Pictures Classics
30Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190142052002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
31Boyhood$25,352,281113,3332014IFC Films
32Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,3891998Fox Searchlight Pictures
33Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,4602007National Geographic Entertainment
34Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,4792005United Artists
35Match Point$23,151,529133,5082005DreamWorks Distribution
36Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,5282009Paramount Vantage
37Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,5551993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
38Adaptation.$22,498,520143,5632003Sony Pictures Releasing
39The Postman$21,848,932133,6171995Miramax
40Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,6371993Miramax
41NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,6462004Warner Bros.
42Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,6482002United Artists
43The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,6542013Fox Searchlight Pictures
44Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,6992018Focus Features
45A Room with a View$20,966,644143,7331986Cinecom Pictures
46Whale Rider$20,779,666133,7512003Newmarket Films
47Sudden Death$20,350,171113,7971995Universal Pictures
48The Pledge$19,733,089113,8752001Warner Bros.
49The Producers$19,398,532123,9082005Universal Pictures
50Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,9102015Lionsgate
51Mother$19,145,198113,9321997Paramount Pictures
52Bugs!$19,063,544223,9422003SK Films
53The Impossible$19,019,882143,9462013Lionsgate
54Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590433,9681997Sony Pictures Classics
55Becoming Jane$18,670,946113,9812007Miramax
56Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521143,9842000IMAX
57Galapagos$18,630,372323,9891999IMAX
58Frost/Nixon$18,622,031163,9912009Universal Pictures
59Quartet$18,390,117134,0112013The Weinstein Company
60Into the Wild$18,354,356134,0132007Paramount Vantage
61127 Hours$18,335,230114,0172011Fox Searchlight Pictures
62Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701144,0412018Sony Pictures Classics
63Nebraska$17,654,912134,0892014Paramount Pictures
64The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,0982006Fox Searchlight Pictures
65Free Solo$17,541,090124,1092018National Geographic Entertainment
66Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,1172007Fox Searchlight Pictures
67The Mission$17,218,023114,1651987Warner Bros.
68Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,1771984Twentieth Century Fox
69Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,1882003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,1912009Summit Entertainment
71Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,2402005nWave Pictures
72Trainspotting$16,491,080134,2501996Miramax
7321 Grams$16,290,476144,2742003Focus Features
74Black Christmas$16,273,581134,2792006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
75Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,2882005Dimension Films
76Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,3151995Sony Pictures Classics
77Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,3302002Focus Features
78Gorky Park$15,856,028114,3321983Orion Pictures
79The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,3352008Paramount Vantage
80The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,3521990Warner Bros.
81The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516362002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
82A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,3592016IMAX
83Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,3622000Sony Pictures Classics
84Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,3712001WGBH Giant-Screen Films
85The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,3762010Summit Entertainment
86All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,3772000Miramax
87In America$15,539,656154,3782003Fox Searchlight Pictures
88The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,4151994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
89Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,4351984TriStar Pictures
90Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,4441995Sony Pictures Classics
91If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,4692019Annapurna Pictures
92Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,4752009Overture Films
93Room$14,677,654144,5052016A24
94The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,5081982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
95My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,5132011The Weinstein Company
96To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,5202012Warner Bros.
97School Daze$14,545,844114,5241988Columbia Pictures
98Big Eyes$14,482,031144,5332014The Weinstein Company
99America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,5412014Lionsgate
100The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,5621986Warner Bros.
101Diner$14,099,953154,5941982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
102Virus$14,036,005114,6051999Universal Pictures
103Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,6171988Warner Bros.
104Jackie$13,960,394144,6212016Fox Searchlight Pictures
105Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,6282002USA Films
106Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,6352002IFC Films
107Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,6382008Summit Entertainment
108Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,6422007Warner Bros.
109Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,6452005Focus Features
110The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,6521997Miramax
111Nixon$13,681,765134,6551996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
112Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,6622001nWave Pictures
113The Namesake$13,569,248124,6732007Fox Searchlight Pictures
114Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,6772018A24
115Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,6791998IMAX
116De-Lovely$13,456,633134,6802004United Artists
117Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,6861996October Films
118Solarmax$13,400,161564,6902000Heliograph Productions
119Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,6941994Miramax
120The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,7042011Fox Searchlight Pictures
121Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,7222014CBS Films
122Enchanted April$13,200,170114,7241992Miramax
123Whiplash$13,092,000164,6122014Sony Pictures Classics
12425th Hour$13,084,595114,7412002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
125How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,7462006New Line Cinema
126House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,7472003DreamWorks Distribution
127To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,7481983Twentieth Century Fox
128I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,7491988United Artists
129The Quiet American$12,988,801174,7592002Miramax
130Volver$12,899,867194,7682007Sony Pictures Classics
131Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,7802012Focus Features
132Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,7842008Sony Pictures Classics
133Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,7852012Fox Searchlight Pictures
134The Founder$12,786,053114,7872017The Weinstein Company
135Carol$12,711,491154,7972016The Weinstein Company
136Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,8012006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
137An Education$12,574,914144,8152010Sony Pictures Classics
138Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,8272012Paramount Pictures
139Extreme$12,475,172264,8341999IMAX
140People Like Us$12,434,778114,8392012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
141Lone Star$12,408,986124,8431996Sony Pictures Classics
142Dangal$12,391,761114,8492016UTV Motion Pictures
143Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,8552018Neon
144Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,8572008Focus Features
145Little Big League$12,267,790114,8681994Columbia Pictures
146Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,8781998PolyGram
147Saving Grace$12,178,602154,8842000Fine Line Features
148Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,8922015Sony Pictures Classics
149The Gift$12,008,642134,9072001Paramount Classics
150Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,8451990Miramax
151Deathstalker$11,919,250124,9211983New World Pictures
152The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,9232007Fox Searchlight Pictures
153Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,9272011Twentieth Century Fox
154Bloodsport$11,806,119164,9341988Cannon Film Distributors
155Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,9411993Miramax
156Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971184,9512003Lionsgate
157Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946114,9551995Twentieth Century Fox
158So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483124,9631993TriStar Pictures
159Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758124,9711990New Line Cinema
160Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607164,9721999Fox Searchlight Pictures
161The Conspirator$11,538,204114,9742011Roadside Attractions
162No Manches Frida$11,528,613114,9802016Pantelion Films
163The Shipping News$11,434,216164,9962001Miramax
164Balto$11,348,324155,0061995Universal Pictures
165Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911135,0101993TriStar Pictures
166Antitrust$11,328,094165,0122001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
167Casanova$11,304,403125,0142006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
168Ready to Wear$11,300,653145,0161994Miramax
169The Lives of Others$11,286,112155,0182007Sony Pictures Classics
170Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213255,0232014Warner Bros.
171Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096165,0212002Universal Pictures
172CyberWorld$11,253,900185,0252000IMAX
173Jane Eyre$11,242,660135,0282011Focus Features
174The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670145,0301994Gramercy Pictures (I)
175V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309115,0391991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
176The Danish Girl$11,114,018135,0412016Focus Features
177Café Society$11,103,205125,0442016Lionsgate
178Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000125,0451986Twentieth Century Fox
179House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094155,0522005Sony Pictures Classics
180Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366175,0532005The Weinstein Company
181The Young Victoria$11,001,272155,0582009Apparition
182Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028255,0642002Giant Screen Films
183What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306175,0712004Captured Light
184The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122792005Warner Bros.
185The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,0852000Sony Pictures Releasing
186Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,0901995Sony Pictures Releasing
187Gettysburg$10,769,960135,0911993New Line Cinema
188Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,9472003Sony Pictures Classics
189Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,4861142010Twentieth Century Fox
190Belle$10,726,630115,0982014Fox Searchlight Pictures
191Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,1061997Fine Line Features
192Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,1131999IMAX
193The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,1161985Orion Pictures
194The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,1231983Film Ventures International (FVI)
195Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,1301999New Line Cinema
196Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,1362014Sony Pictures Classics
197Scoop$10,525,717135,1392006Focus Features
198Narc$10,465,659125,1502003Paramount Pictures
199The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,1591995Fox Searchlight Pictures
200Roving Mars$10,407,978285,1642006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures