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. Rank OR^ Title (click to view) Studio Top Rank Release Gross** Year^ 1
634
Space Station 3-D (IMAX)
Imax
13
$88,031,952
2002
2
639
Everest (IMAX)
MFF
11
$87,178,599
1998
3
1,053
Fantasia 2000 (35mm & IMAX)
BV
11
$60,655,420
2000^
4
1,234
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX)
Imax
16
$53,324,129
1998
5
1,464
Deep Sea 3D (IMAX)
WB
16
$45,631,390
2006
6
1,494
The Artist
Wein.
11
$44,671,682
2011
7
1,635
Mysteries of Egypt (IMAX)
Imax
13
$40,593,486
1998
8
1,730
Hubble 3D
WB
17
$38,451,861
2010
9
1,866
In the Bedroom
Mira.
12
$35,930,604
2001
10
1,953
The Reader
Wein.
12
$34,194,407
2008
11
1,955
Magnificent Desolation (IMAX)
Imax
19
$34,128,076
2005
12
2,038
The Pianist
Focus
11
$32,572,577
2002
13
2,095
Under the Sea 3D
WB
18
$31,668,025
2009
14
2,118
Monster's Ball
Lions
12
$31,273,922
2001
15
2,173
The Great Debaters
MGM/W
11
$30,236,407
2007
16
2,194
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Fox
12
$30,031,783
1984
17
2,244
Capote
SPC
13
$28,750,530
2005
18
2,346
Garden State
FoxS
11
$26,782,316
2004
19
2,376
The Wrestler
FoxS
14
$26,238,243
2008
20
2,388
Howards End
SPC
13
$25,966,555
1992
22
2,482
Waking Ned Devine
FoxS
12
$24,792,251
1998
23
2,538
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (IMAX)
NGE
17
$23,746,066
2007
24
2,555
Hotel Rwanda
UA
14
$23,530,892
2004
25
2,580
Match Point
DW
13
$23,151,529
2005
26
2,595
Revolutionary Road
ParV
12
$22,911,480
2008
27
2,603
Born to Be Wild (IMAX)
WB
18
$22,800,080
2011
28
2,618
Much Ado About Nothing
Gold.
11
$22,549,338
1993
29
2,626
Adaptation.
Sony
14
$22,498,520
2002
30
2,666
Il Postino
Mira.
17
$21,848,932
1995
31
2,683
Like Water for Chocolate
Mira.
-
$21,665,468
1993
32
2,689
NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience (IMAX)
WB
11
$21,583,831
2004
33
2,691
Bowling for Columbine
UA
11
$21,576,018
2002
34
2,759
A Room with a View
Cinc
-
$20,966,644
1986
35
2,770
Whale Rider
NM
13
$20,779,666
2003
36
2,864
The Pledge
WB
11
$19,733,089
2001
37
2,894
The Producers
Uni.
12
$19,398,532
2005
38
2,914
Mother (1996)
Par.
11
$19,145,198
1996
39
2,922
Bugs! (IMAX)
SK
22
$19,063,544
2003
40
2,925
The Impossible
LG/S
14
$19,019,882
2012
41
2,944
Thrill Ride (IMAX)
SPC
43
$18,798,590
1997
42
2,953
Becoming Jane
Mira.
11
$18,670,946
2007
43
2,956
Michael Jordan to the Max (IMAX)
Imax
14
$18,650,521
2000
44
2,962
Frost/Nixon
Uni.
16
$18,622,031
2008
45
2,979
Quartet
Wein.
13
$18,362,385
2013
46
2,980
Into the Wild
ParV
14
$18,354,356
2007
47
2,983
127 Hours
FoxS
11
$18,335,230
2010
48
2,999
Galapagos (IMAX)
Imax
32
$18,138,952
1999
49
3,045
The Last King of Scotland
FoxS
17
$17,606,684
2006
50
3,058
Notes on a Scandal
FoxS
13
$17,510,118
2006
51
3,090
The Mission
WB
11
$17,218,023
1986
52
3,110
Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm)
BV
13
$17,040,871
2003
53
3,113
The Hurt Locker
Sum.
13
$17,017,811
2009
54
3,153
Wild Safari 3D (IMAX)
NWav
27
$16,621,530
2005
55
3,162
Trainspotting
Mira.
13
$16,491,080
1996
56
3,182
21 Grams
Focus
14
$16,290,476
2003
57
3,186
Black Christmas (2006)
MGM/W
13
$16,273,581
2006
58
3,194
Wolf Creek
W/Dim.
11
$16,188,180
2005
59
3,216
Across the Sea of Time (IMAX)
SPC
54
$16,015,639
1995
60
3,229
Far From Heaven
Focus
11
$15,901,849
2002
61
3,230
Gorky Park
Orion
11
$15,856,028
1983
62
3,232
The Kite Runner
ParV
13
$15,800,078
2007
64
3,252
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (IMAX)
SPC
19
$15,627,434
2000
65
3,260
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (IMAX)
WGB.
22
$15,553,324
2001
66
3,265
The Ghost Writer
Sum.
11
$15,541,549
2010
67
3,267
In America
FoxS
15
$15,539,656
2003
68
3,294
The Madness of King George
Gold.
11
$15,238,689
1994
69
3,318
Wings of Courage (IMAX)
SPC
59
$15,054,636
1995
70
3,341
Last Chance Harvey
Over.
13
$14,889,042
2008
71
3,367
The Secret of NIMH
MGM
13
$14,665,733
1982
72
3,371
My Week with Marilyn
Wein.
12
$14,600,347
2011
73
3,410
The Mosquito Coast
WB
11
$14,302,779
1986
74
3,439
Diner
MGM
14
$14,099,953
1982
75
3,458
Stand and Deliver
WB
13
$13,994,920
1988
76
3,466
Monsoon Wedding
USA
16
$13,885,966
2002
77
3,472
Y Tu Mama Tambien
IFC
13
$13,839,658
2002
78
3,475
Fly Me to the Moon
Sum.
12
$13,816,982
2008
79
3,478
Letters from Iwo Jima
WB
14
$13,756,082
2006
80
3,480
Broken Flowers
Focus
12
$13,744,960
2005
81
3,485
The Wings of the Dove
Mira.
13
$13,692,848
1997
82
3,488
Nixon
BV
13
$13,681,765
1995
83
3,494
Haunted Castle (IMAX)
NWav
30
$13,651,656
2001
84
3,502
The Namesake
FoxS
12
$13,569,248
2007
85
3,508
Africa's Elephant Kingdom (IMAX)
Imax
31
$13,485,455
1998
86
3,509
De-Lovely
UA
13
$13,456,633
2004
87
3,514
Secrets & Lies
Oct.
20
$13,417,292
1996
88
3,517
Solarmax
Hel.
56
$13,400,161
2000
89
3,520
Bullets Over Broadway
Mira.
11
$13,383,747
1994
90
3,528
The Tree of Life
FoxS
11
$13,303,319
2011
91
3,561
25th Hour
BV
11
$13,084,595
2002
92
3,566
How to Eat Fried Worms
NL
11
$13,040,527
2006
93
3,567
House of Sand and Fog
DW
13
$13,040,288
2003
94
3,568
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Fox
11
$13,030,214
1983
95
3,569
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
UA
12
$13,030,057
1988
96
3,578
The Quiet American
Mira.
17
$12,988,801
2002
97
3,586
Volver
SPC
19
$12,899,867
2006
98
3,596
Anna Karenina
Focus
12
$12,816,367
2012
99
3,599
To the Arctic (IMAX)
WB
18
$12,806,247
2012
100
3,601
Rachel Getting Married
SPC
14
$12,796,841
2008
101
3,602
Beasts of the Southern Wild
FoxS
12
$12,795,746
2012
102
3,612
The New World
NL
11
$12,712,093
2005
103
3,614
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
All.
15
$12,665,721
2006
104
3,624
An Education
SPC
14
$12,574,914
2009
105
3,633
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away
Par.
11
$12,512,862
2012
106
3,640
Extreme (IMAX)
Imax
26
$12,475,172
1999
107
3,645
People Like Us
BV
11
$12,434,778
2012
108
3,648
Lone Star
SPC
12
$12,408,986
1996
109
3,658
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Focus
11
$12,313,694
2008
110
3,671
Barney's Great Adventure
Poly
11
$12,218,638
1998
111
3,676
Saving Grace
FL
12
$12,178,602
2000
112
3,693
In Dreams
DW
11
$12,017,369
1999
113
3,694
The Gift
ParC
13
$12,008,642
2000
114
3,650
Cinema Paradiso
Mira.
11
$11,990,401
1990^
115
3,706
Deathstalker
NW
12
$11,919,250
1983
116
3,708
The Darjeeling Limited
FoxS
13
$11,902,715
2007
117
3,711
Glee The 3D Concert Movie
Fox
11
$11,862,398
2011
118
3,717
Bloodsport
Can.
16
$11,806,119
1988
119
3,723
Strictly Ballroom
Mira.
13
$11,738,022
1993
120
3,731
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Lions
17
$11,670,971
2003
121
3,741
So I Married an Axe Murderer
TriS
12
$11,585,483
1993
122
3,749
Pump Up the Volume
NL
12
$11,541,758
1990
123
3,750
Boys Don't Cry
FoxS
16
$11,540,607
1999
124
3,752
The Conspirator
RAtt.
11
$11,538,204
2011
125
3,771
The Shipping News
Mira.
16
$11,434,216
2001
126
3,779
Balto
Uni.
13
$11,348,324
1995
127
3,781
Manhattan Murder Mystery
TriS
13
$11,330,911
1993
128
3,782
Antitrust
MGM
12
$11,328,094
2001
129
3,784
Casanova
BV
12
$11,304,403
2005
130
3,786
Ready to Wear
Mira.
13
$11,300,653
1994
131
3,788
The Lives of Others
SPC
15
$11,286,112
2007
132
3,792
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Uni.
16
$11,260,096
2002
133
3,793
Cyberworld 3-D (IMAX)
Imax
18
$11,253,900
2000
134
3,795
Jane Eyre
Focus
13
$11,242,660
2011
135
3,797
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Gram.
20
$11,220,670
1994
136
3,805
V.I. Warshawski
BV
11
$11,128,309
1991
137
3,808
Big Trouble in Little China
Fox
12
$11,100,000
1986
138
3,816
House of Flying Daggers
SPC
15
$11,050,094
2004
139
3,817
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Wein.
17
$11,036,366
2005
140
3,822
The Young Victoria
App.
15
$11,001,272
2009
141
3,828
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (IMAX)
GSF
25
$10,994,028
2002
142
3,834
What the #$*! Do We Know?!
CLD
17
$10,942,306
2004
143
3,764
Das Boot
Col.
-
$10,915,250
1982^
145
3,844
The End of the Affair
Sony
16
$10,827,816
1999
146
3,850
Gettysburg
NL
13
$10,769,960
1993
147
3,728
Winged Migration
SPC
17
$10,764,402
2003^
149
3,859
Deconstructing Harry
FL
16
$10,686,841
1997
150
3,864
Island of the Sharks (IMAX)
Imax
32
$10,658,505
1999
CHART NOTES
* Movies that never hit the top 10 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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