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

Data as of Apr 24, 2:50 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953149312002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599111,0041998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5622000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,8061998IMAX
5Hubble 3D$52,522,904171,8392010Warner Bros.
6Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0842006Warner Bros.
7The Artist$44,671,682112,1602012The Weinstein Company
8Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,3511998IMAX
9Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,6102009Warner Bros.
10In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,6262002Miramax
11Shine$35,892,330112,6301997Fine Line Features
12The Favourite$34,366,783112,7302018Fox Searchlight Pictures
13The Reader$34,194,407122,7402009The Weinstein Company
14Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,7412005IMAX
15Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,7922019Fox Searchlight Pictures
16The Pianist$32,572,577112,8432003Focus Features
17Psycho$32,181,230312,8761960Paramount Pictures
18Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,9502002Lionsgate
19The Great Debaters$30,236,407113,0222007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
20The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783123,046198420th Century Fox
21I, Tonya$30,014,539123,0482018Neon
22Capote$28,750,530133,1152006Sony Pictures Classics
23Moonlight$27,854,932113,1702016A24
24Rear Window$26,963,316122,5261954Paramount Pictures
25Garden State$26,782,316113,2462004Fox Searchlight Pictures
26The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2852009Fox Searchlight Pictures
27Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,3032011Warner Bros.
28Howards End$25,966,555123,2901992Sony Pictures Classics
29Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190142112002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
30Boyhood$25,352,281113,3632014IFC Films
31Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,4211998Fox Searchlight Pictures
32Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,4942007National Geographic Entertainment
33Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,5132005United Artists
34Match Point$23,151,529133,5422005DreamWorks Distribution
35Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,5622009Paramount Vantage
36Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,5921993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
37Adaptation.$22,498,520143,6002003Sony Pictures Releasing
38The Postman$21,848,932133,6541995Miramax
39Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,6741993Miramax
40NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,6832004Warner Bros.
41Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,6852002United Artists
42The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,6912013Fox Searchlight Pictures
43Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,7362018Focus Features
44A Room with a View$20,966,644143,7701986Cinecom Pictures
45Whale Rider$20,779,666133,7882003Newmarket Films
46Sudden Death$20,350,171113,8341995Universal Pictures
47The Pledge$19,733,089113,9122001Warner Bros.
48The Producers$19,398,532123,9462005Universal Pictures
49Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,9482015Lionsgate
50Mother$19,145,198113,9701997Paramount Pictures
51Bugs!$19,063,544223,9802003SK Films
52The Impossible$19,019,882143,9842013Lionsgate
53Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590434,0061997Sony Pictures Classics
54Becoming Jane$18,670,946114,0192007Miramax
55Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521144,0222000IMAX
56Galapagos$18,630,372324,0271999IMAX
57Frost/Nixon$18,622,031164,0292009Universal Pictures
58Quartet$18,390,117134,0502013The Weinstein Company
59Into the Wild$18,354,356134,0522007Paramount Vantage
60127 Hours$18,335,230114,0562011Fox Searchlight Pictures
61Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701144,0802018Sony Pictures Classics
62Nebraska$17,654,912134,1292014Paramount Pictures
63The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,1382006Fox Searchlight Pictures
64Free Solo$17,541,090124,1502018National Geographic Entertainment
65Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,1582007Fox Searchlight Pictures
66The Mission$17,218,023114,2061987Warner Bros.
67Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,218198420th Century Fox
68Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,2302003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
69The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,2332009Summit Entertainment
70Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,2822005nWave Pictures
71Trainspotting$16,491,080134,2941996Miramax
7221 Grams$16,290,476144,3192003Focus Features
73Black Christmas$16,273,581134,3242006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
74Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,3342005Dimension Films
75Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,3611995Sony Pictures Classics
76Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,3762002Focus Features
77Gorky Park$15,856,028114,3791983Orion Pictures
78The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,3822008Paramount Vantage
79The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,3991990Warner Bros.
80The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516372002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
81A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,4062016IMAX
82Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,4092000Sony Pictures Classics
83Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,4182001WGBH Giant-Screen Films
84The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,4232010Summit Entertainment
85All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,4242000Miramax
86In America$15,539,656154,4252003Fox Searchlight Pictures
87The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,4621994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
88Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,4831984TriStar Pictures
89Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,4921995Sony Pictures Classics
90If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,5172019Annapurna Pictures
91Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,5232009Overture Films
92Room$14,677,654144,5542016A24
93The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,5571982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
94My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,5622011The Weinstein Company
95To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,5692012Warner Bros.
96School Daze$14,545,844114,5731988Columbia Pictures
97Big Eyes$14,482,031144,5832014The Weinstein Company
98America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,5912014Lionsgate
99The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,6121986Warner Bros.
100Diner$14,099,953154,6431982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
101Virus$14,036,005114,6541999Universal Pictures
102Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,6661988Warner Bros.
103Jackie$13,960,394144,6702016Fox Searchlight Pictures
104Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,6772002USA Films
105Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,6842002IFC Films
106Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,6872008Summit Entertainment
107Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,6912007Warner Bros.
108Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,6932005Focus Features
109The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,7001997Miramax
110Nixon$13,681,765134,7031996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
111Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,7102001nWave Pictures
112The Namesake$13,569,248124,7222007Fox Searchlight Pictures
113Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,7262018A24
114Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,7281998IMAX
115De-Lovely$13,456,633134,7292004United Artists
116Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,7351996October Films
117Solarmax$13,400,161564,7392000Heliograph Productions
118Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,7431994Miramax
119The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,7532011Fox Searchlight Pictures
120Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,7712014CBS Films
121Enchanted April$13,200,170114,7731992Miramax
122Whiplash$13,092,000164,6612014Sony Pictures Classics
12325th Hour$13,084,595114,7902002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
124How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,7962006New Line Cinema
125House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,7972003DreamWorks Distribution
126To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,798198320th Century Fox
127I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,7991988United Artists
128The Quiet American$12,988,801174,8092002Miramax
129Volver$12,899,867194,8182007Sony Pictures Classics
130Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,8302012Focus Features
131Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,8352008Sony Pictures Classics
132Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,8362012Fox Searchlight Pictures
133The Founder$12,786,053114,8382017The Weinstein Company
134Carol$12,711,491154,8492016The Weinstein Company
135Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,8532006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
136An Education$12,574,914144,8672010Sony Pictures Classics
137Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,8792012Paramount Pictures
138Extreme$12,475,172264,8861999IMAX
139People Like Us$12,434,778114,8912012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
140Lone Star$12,408,986124,8951996Sony Pictures Classics
141Dangal$12,391,761114,9012016UTV Motion Pictures
142Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,9072018Neon
143Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,9092008Focus Features
144Little Big League$12,267,790114,9201994Columbia Pictures
145Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,9301998PolyGram
146Saving Grace$12,178,602154,9362000Fine Line Features
147Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,9442015Sony Pictures Classics
148The Gift$12,008,642134,9592001Paramount Classics
149Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,8971990Miramax
150Deathstalker$11,919,250124,9731983New World Pictures
151The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,9752007Fox Searchlight Pictures
152Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,979201120th Century Fox
153Bloodsport$11,806,119164,9861988Cannon Film Distributors
154Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,9931993Miramax
155Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971185,0042003Lionsgate
156Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946115,008199520th Century Fox
157So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483125,0161993TriStar Pictures
158Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758125,0241990New Line Cinema
159Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607165,0251999Fox Searchlight Pictures
160The Conspirator$11,538,204115,0272011Roadside Attractions
161No Manches Frida$11,528,613115,0332016Pantelion Films
162The Shipping News$11,434,216165,0492001Miramax
163Balto$11,348,324155,0601995Universal Pictures
164Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911135,0641993TriStar Pictures
165Antitrust$11,328,094165,0662001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
166Casanova$11,304,403125,0682006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
167Ready to Wear$11,300,653145,0701994Miramax
168The Lives of Others$11,286,112155,0722007Sony Pictures Classics
169Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213255,0772014Warner Bros.
170Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096165,0752002Universal Pictures
171CyberWorld$11,253,900185,0792000IMAX
172Jane Eyre$11,242,660135,0812011Focus Features
173The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670145,0831994Gramercy Pictures (I)
174V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309115,0921991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
175The Danish Girl$11,114,018135,0942016Focus Features
176Café Society$11,103,205125,0972016Lionsgate
177Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000125,098198620th Century Fox
178House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094155,1052005Sony Pictures Classics
179Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366175,1062005The Weinstein Company
180The Young Victoria$11,001,272155,1112009Apparition
181Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028255,1172002Giant Screen Films
182What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306175,1242004Captured Light
183The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122792005Warner Bros.
184The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,1392000Sony Pictures Releasing
185Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,1441995Sony Pictures Releasing
186Gettysburg$10,769,960135,1451993New Line Cinema
187Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,9992003Sony Pictures Classics
188Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,486114201020th Century Fox
189Belle$10,726,630115,1522014Fox Searchlight Pictures
190Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,1601997Fine Line Features
191Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,1671999IMAX
192The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,1701985Orion Pictures
193The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,1771983Film Ventures International (FVI)
194Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,1841999New Line Cinema
195Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,1902014Sony Pictures Classics
196Scoop$10,525,717135,1932006Focus Features
197Narc$10,465,659125,2042003Paramount Pictures
198The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,2131995Fox Searchlight Pictures
199Roving Mars$10,407,978285,2182006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
200Live by Night$10,378,555115,2252017Warner Bros.