TOP GROSSING MOVIES THAT NEVER HIT #1, THE TOP 5 OR TOP 10*
1982Present
Note: This chart shows the top 150 movies regardless of sorting. Row Rank OR^ Title (click to view) Studio Top Rank Adjusted Gross** Year^ 1
19
276
The Blair Witch Project
Artisan
2
$220,214,800
1999
2
4
101
Beauty and the Beast
Buena Vista
2
$278,327,100
1991^
3
5
282
Sister Act
Buena Vista
2
$267,772,800
1992
4
6
324
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Buena Vista
2
$262,106,900
1989
5
28
379
Mulan
Buena Vista
2
$204,720,100
1998
6
32
254
Lilo & Stitch
Buena Vista
2
$199,745,800
2002
7
36
559
Dead Poets Society
Buena Vista
3
$192,203,100
1989
8
37
484
Phenomenon
Buena Vista
2
$188,440,200
1996
9
39
440
Enemy of the State
Buena Vista
2
$186,781,800
1998
10
42
482
George of the Jungle
Buena Vista
2
$182,548,000
1997
11
45
158
Lincoln
Buena Vista
3
$180,961,000
2012
12
47
539
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Buena Vista
2
$180,340,600
1996
13
56
545
Hercules
Buena Vista
2
$171,880,700
1997
14
58
615
Father of the Bride
Buena Vista
2
$170,938,400
1991
15
64
441
The Little Mermaid
Buena Vista
3
$163,690,700
1989^
16
85
841
Ruthless People
Buena Vista
2
$153,674,900
1986
17
86
551
Inspector Gadget
Buena Vista
2
$152,623,800
1999
18
87
460
The Princess Diaries
Buena Vista
3
$152,232,400
2001
19
96
448
Freaky Friday
Buena Vista
2
$145,501,400
2003
20
101
567
Unbreakable
Buena Vista
2
$139,815,900
2000
21
102
765
Father of the Bride Part II
Buena Vista
2
$139,094,700
1995
22
113
842
Three Men and a Little Lady
Buena Vista
2
$134,976,000
1990
23
121
897
Cool Runnings
Buena Vista
2
$132,240,800
1993
24
131
616
The Emperor's New Groove
Buena Vista
4
$128,138,200
2000
25
133
793
The Horse Whisperer
Buena Vista
2
$127,943,100
1998
26
137
424
Bolt
Buena Vista
2
$126,443,800
2008
27
138
805
Six Days, Seven Nights
Buena Vista
2
$126,170,700
1998
28
148
449
Bedtime Stories
Buena Vista
2
$122,062,900
2008
29
149
566
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Buena Vista
2
$121,989,900
2004
30
21
599
The Karate Kid
Columbia
4
$215,146,400
1984
31
34
505
In the Line of Fire
Columbia
2
$196,721,300
1993
32
40
587
When Harry Met Sally...
Columbia
3
$186,114,700
1989
33
84
1,139
Annie
Columbia
5
$154,486,300
1982
34
97
802
The Prince of Tides
Columbia
3
$143,448,000
1991
35
120
1,245
Gandhi
Columbia
2
$133,395,200
1982
36
48
497
Scream
Dimension Films
3
$179,516,300
1996
37
20
204
Catch Me If You Can
DreamWorks
2
$218,232,600
2002
38
33
329
American Beauty
DreamWorks
3
$198,483,000
1999
39
62
514
The Prince of Egypt
DreamWorks
2
$166,087,600
1998
40
78
470
Chicken Run
DreamWorks
2
$157,774,200
2000
41
8
108
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Fox
2
$246,368,700
2007
42
10
147
The Day After Tomorrow
Fox
2
$239,365,000
2004
43
16
99
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Fox
3
$225,299,200
2009
44
17
421
Big
Fox
2
$222,664,600
1988
45
24
136
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Fox
2
$209,718,000
2009
46
44
766
Romancing the Stone
Fox
2
$181,403,300
1984
47
49
286
Cheaper by the Dozen
Fox
2
$177,976,600
2003
48
53
403
Big Momma's House
Fox
2
$173,612,800
2000
49
63
778
The Jewel of the Nile
Fox
2
$164,898,000
1985
50
70
679
Die Hard
Fox
2
$160,766,500
1988
51
74
431
Dr. Dolittle 2
Fox
2
$158,852,500
2001
52
82
305
Live Free or Die Hard
Fox
2
$155,647,400
2007
53
89
363
The Devil Wears Prada
Fox
2
$151,593,000
2006
54
93
388
Walk the Line
Fox
2
$147,612,400
2005
55
103
1,207
The Verdict
Fox
3
$138,505,600
1982
56
115
313
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Fox
2
$134,641,200
2011
57
134
890
Nine Months
Fox
3
$127,514,700
1995
58
135
992
Working Girl
Fox
4
$127,241,700
1988
59
142
362
Life of Pi
Fox
5
$124,040,000
2012
60
143
350
Prometheus
Fox
2
$123,984,900
2012
61
144
576
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Fox
2
$123,440,100
2003
62
72
265
Juno
Fox Searchlight
2
$159,827,400
2007
63
80
274
Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight
3
$156,672,200
2008
64
3
81
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
IFC
2
$329,699,000
2002
65
123
633
Everest (IMAX)
MacGillivray Freeman Films
11
$131,951,000
1998
66
22
358
Tomorrow Never Dies
MGM
2
$214,213,000
1997
67
27
764
Poltergeist
MGM
3
$207,410,200
1982
68
31
735
WarGames
MGM
3
$201,066,300
1983
69
57
906
Octopussy
MGM
2
$171,566,100
1983
70
81
712
Moonstruck
MGM
3
$156,239,800
1987
71
11
290
Good Will Hunting
Miramax
2
$234,953,100
1997
72
15
192
Chicago
Miramax
3
$225,318,800
2002
73
77
535
Shakespeare in Love
Miramax
5
$157,876,200
1998
74
105
743
The English Patient
Miramax
7
$137,781,600
1996
75
111
555
The Others
Miramax
2
$135,745,700
2001
76
130
500
The Aviator
Miramax
3
$128,229,500
2004
77
145
562
Cold Mountain
Miramax
3
$122,759,600
2003
78
108
396
Hairspray (2007)
New Line
3
$137,532,000
2007
79
110
719
The Wedding Singer
New Line
2
$136,195,300
1998
80
2
150
Dances with Wolves
Orion Pictures
2
$347,846,400
1990
81
14
609
Trading Places
Paramount
2
$228,451,500
1983
82
29
740
48 HRS.
Paramount
2
$202,948,200
1982
83
35
219
The Longest Yard
Paramount
2
$196,354,300
2005
84
69
499
The General's Daughter
Paramount
3
$160,932,800
1999
85
79
521
Sleepy Hollow
Paramount
2
$157,489,800
1999
86
83
771
The Untouchables
Paramount
2
$155,271,800
1987
87
90
877
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Paramount
2
$150,481,300
1986
88
99
340
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Paramount
3
$141,361,300
2008
89
100
477
The Italian Job
Paramount
3
$140,096,800
2003
90
104
786
Braveheart
Paramount
3
$138,108,400
1995
91
116
881
Boomerang
Paramount
3
$134,365,700
1992
92
124
321
The Last Airbender
Paramount
2
$131,937,900
2010
93
139
933
The Godfather Part III
Paramount
2
$125,922,600
1990
94
146
701
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Paramount
2
$122,529,900
1999
95
38
229
Over the Hedge
Paramount (DreamWorks)
2
$188,389,900
2006
96
65
202
Kung Fu Panda 2
Paramount (DreamWorks)
2
$163,348,900
2011
97
106
489
Daddy Day Care
Sony (Revolution)
2
$137,679,000
2003
98
125
579
America's Sweethearts
Sony (Revolution)
2
$131,646,100
2001
99
7
244
As Good as It Gets
Sony / Columbia
3
$252,132,600
1997
100
18
344
My Best Friend's Wedding
Sony / Columbia
2
$220,452,200
1997
101
30
198
Casino Royale
Sony / Columbia
2
$202,412,300
2006
102
59
428
The Patriot
Sony / Columbia
2
$167,367,300
2000
103
68
212
Grown Ups
Sony / Columbia
2
$162,205,000
2010
104
94
596
Stepmom
Sony / Columbia
2
$147,423,500
1998
105
98
267
The Smurfs
Sony / Columbia
2
$143,031,700
2011
106
112
447
Fun with Dick and Jane
Sony / Columbia
3
$135,240,500
2005
107
46
336
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Sony Classics
4
$180,753,700
2000
108
9
348
Sleepless in Seattle
TriStar
2
$243,570,000
1993
109
67
668
Steel Magnolias
TriStar
4
$162,343,800
1989
110
12
191
A Beautiful Mind
Universal
2
$234,141,200
2001
111
41
558
Schindler's List
Universal
4
$183,022,100
1993
112
43
413
Notting Hill
Universal
2
$181,904,300
1999
113
54
592
Kindergarten Cop
Universal
2
$172,778,100
1990
114
55
243
Knocked Up
Universal
2
$172,122,200
2007
115
60
194
Bridesmaids
Universal
2
$167,303,200
2011
116
61
375
The Bourne Identity
Universal
2
$166,682,800
2002
117
73
263
Mamma Mia!
Universal
2
$159,787,700
2008
118
75
382
Seabiscuit
Universal
4
$158,772,200
2003
119
76
689
Fried Green Tomatoes
Universal
2
$158,084,600
1991
120
92
306
Wanted
Universal
2
$149,120,900
2008
121
95
242
Les Miserables (2012)
Universal
3
$147,146,100
2012
122
129
978
Field of Dreams
Universal
2
$129,187,900
1989
123
150
1,014
Scent of a Woman
Universal
3
$121,309,700
1992
124
52
365
Traffic
USA Films
2
$174,560,000
2000
125
132
986
Dirty Dancing
Vestron
2
$127,992,000
1987^
126
1
235
Gremlins
Warner Bros.
2
$351,018,100
1984^
127
13
373
The Bodyguard
Warner Bros.
2
$234,097,000
1992^
128
23
121
Sherlock Holmes
Warner Bros.
2
$213,859,100
2009
129
25
154
The Polar Express
Warner Bros.
2
$208,115,200
2004^
130
26
294
The Green Mile
Warner Bros.
2
$207,878,800
1999
131
50
589
The Client
Warner Bros.
3
$175,415,600
1994
132
51
523
Contact
Warner Bros.
2
$175,016,500
1997
133
71
998
Risky Business
Warner Bros.
2
$160,569,100
1983
134
88
471
Miss Congeniality
Warner Bros.
3
$152,126,700
2000
135
91
754
Free Willy
Warner Bros.
4
$149,391,500
1993
136
107
1,033
The Goonies
Warner Bros.
2
$137,651,200
1985
137
114
868
JFK
Warner Bros.
5
$134,764,500
1991
138
117
875
Grumpy Old Men
Warner Bros.
3
$133,804,400
1993
139
118
356
Terminator Salvation
Warner Bros.
2
$133,722,100
2009
140
119
607
Space Cowboys
Warner Bros.
2
$133,557,700
2000
141
126
1,061
Spies Like Us
Warner Bros.
2
$131,491,300
1985
142
127
847
The Bridges of Madison County
Warner Bros.
2
$130,867,200
1995
143
128
846
Grumpier Old Men
Warner Bros.
2
$129,257,000
1995
144
136
1,426
Firefox
Warner Bros.
2
$126,461,900
1982
145
140
529
Million Dollar Baby
Warner Bros.
3
$124,823,100
2004
146
141
583
Two Weeks Notice
Warner Bros.
2
$124,610,500
2002
147
147
912
Heat
Warner Bros.
3
$122,206,600
1995
148
66
210
Django Unchained
Weinstein Company
2
$162,759,000
2012
149
109
285
The King's Speech
Weinstein Company
4
$136,889,000
2010^
150
122
319
Silver Linings Playbook
Weinstein Company
3
$132,045,600
2012
CHART NOTES
* Movies that never hit #1 on the weekend charts in a single release.
# Overall all time rank (rank includes multple releases, if any).
** Additional releases, if any, are not included in the gross total.
^ Indicates the movie has multiple theatrical releases.
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