BEST RANKING MOVIES
by Weekend Rank, 1982-Present
Note: Movies must have 5 top 5 consecutive weekends to qualify. Row Rank* Title (click to view) Studio Consc. Top 5 Wknds Total Top 5 Wknds Total Gross^ Date** 1
159
The Money Pit
Uni.
7
7
$37,499,651
3/28/86
2
158
Colors
Orion
7
7
$46,616,067
4/15/88
3
157
The Terminator
Orion
7
7
$38,371,200
10/26/84
4
156
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
WB
7
7
$43,579,163
3/21/86
5
155
The Mighty Ducks
BV
7
7
$50,752,337
10/02/92
6
154
The Dark Crystal
Uni.
7
7
$40,577,001
12/17/82
7
153
Mask
Uni.
7
7
$48,230,162
3/08/85
8
152
Beethoven
Uni.
7
7
$57,114,049
4/03/92
9
151
Stand by Me
Col.
7
7
$52,287,414
8/08/86
10
150
The Color of Money
BV
7
7
$52,293,982
10/17/86
11
149
Sea of Love
Uni.
7
7
$58,571,513
9/15/89
12
148
Tango & Cash
WB
7
7
$63,408,614
12/22/89
13
147
First Blood
Orion
7
7
$47,212,904
10/22/82
14
146
Hot Shots!
Fox
7
7
$69,467,617
8/02/91
15
145
Cool Runnings
BV
7
7
$68,856,263
10/01/93
16
144
Lethal Weapon
WB
7
7
$65,207,127
3/06/87
17
143
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
BV
7
7
$62,134,225
1/31/86
18
142
Space Cowboys
WB
7
7
$90,464,773
8/04/00
19
141
Groundhog Day
Col.
7
7
$70,906,973
2/12/93
20
140
Antz
DW
7
7
$90,757,863
10/02/98
21
139
Dangerous Minds
BV
7
7
$84,919,401
8/11/95
22
137
Taken
Fox
7
7
$145,000,989
1/30/09
23
136
The Jewel of the Nile
Fox
7
7
$75,973,200
12/13/85
24
135
Sudden Impact
WB
7
7
$67,642,693
12/09/83
25
134
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
BV
7
7
$88,036,683
1/10/92
26
133
Father of the Bride
BV
7
7
$89,325,780
12/20/91
27
131
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Uni.
7
7
$69,701,637
7/23/82
28
130
Footloose
Par.
7
7
$80,035,402
2/17/84
29
129
Sleeping with the Enemy
Fox
7
7
$101,599,005
2/08/91
30
127
A Time to Kill
WB
7
7
$108,766,007
7/26/96
31
124
A League of Their Own
Sony
7
7
$107,533,928
7/01/92
32
122
Patch Adams
Uni.
7
7
$135,026,902
12/25/98
33
120
Big
Fox
7
7
$114,968,774
6/03/88
34
119
The Birdcage
MGM
7
7
$124,060,553
3/08/96
35
118
Hook
TriS
7
7
$119,654,823
12/11/91
36
117
Wayne's World
Par.
7
7
$121,697,323
2/14/92
37
116
The Bodyguard
WB
7
7
$121,945,720
11/25/92
38
115
Flashdance
Par.
7
7
$92,921,203
4/15/83
39
114
Runaway Bride
Par.
7
7
$152,257,509
7/30/99
40
112
The Blind Side
WB
7
7
$255,959,475
11/20/09
41
111
The Santa Clause
BV
7
7
$144,833,357
11/11/94
42
110
Look Who's Talking
TriS
7
7
$140,088,813
10/13/89
43
108
Lethal Weapon 2
WB
7
7
$147,253,986
7/07/89
44
107
Air Force One
Sony
7
7
$172,956,409
7/25/97
45
106
Beverly Hills Cop II
Par.
7
7
$153,665,036
5/20/87
46
104
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Fox
7
7
$173,585,516
11/20/92
47
100
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Par.
7
7
$197,171,806
5/24/89
48
98
Twister
WB
7
7
$241,721,524
5/10/96
49
97
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
WB
7
7
$317,575,550
11/16/01
50
96
Finding Nemo
BV
7
7
$339,714,978
5/30/03
51
95
The Passion of the Christ
NM
7
7
$370,274,604
2/25/04
52
94
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
NL
7
7
$377,027,325
12/17/03
53
93
Batman
WB
7
7
$251,188,924
6/23/89
54
92
Independence Day
Fox
7
7
$306,169,268
7/03/96
55
91
The Lion King
BV
7
7
$312,855,561
6/15/94
56
132
The Croods
Fox
7
8
$178,023,288
3/22/13
57
128
Police Academy
WB
7
8
$81,198,894
3/23/84
58
121
Twins
Uni.
7
8
$111,938,388
12/09/88
59
113
As Good as It Gets
Sony
7
8
$148,478,011
12/23/97
60
109
Night at the Museum
Fox
7
8
$250,863,268
12/22/06
61
105
Liar Liar
Uni.
7
8
$181,410,615
3/21/97
62
103
Cast Away
Fox
7
8
$233,632,142
12/22/00
63
102
Toy Story
BV
7
8
$191,796,233
11/22/95
64
99
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
BV
7
8
$305,413,918
7/09/03
65
90
Blind Date
TriS
8
8
$39,321,715
3/27/87
66
89
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
WB
8
8
$40,940,662
8/09/85
67
88
Uncle Buck
Uni.
8
8
$66,758,538
8/18/89
68
87
The Others
Mira.
8
8
$96,522,687
8/10/01
69
86
White Men Can't Jump
Fox
8
8
$76,253,806
3/27/92
70
85
Presumed Innocent
WB
8
8
$86,303,188
7/27/90
71
84
Splash
BV
8
8
$69,821,334
3/09/84
72
83
The Golden Child
Par.
8
8
$79,817,937
12/12/86
73
82
The War of the Roses
Fox
8
8
$86,888,546
12/08/89
74
81
The Green Mile
WB
8
8
$136,801,374
12/10/99
75
80
Stuart Little
Sony
8
8
$140,035,367
12/17/99
76
79
How to Train Your Dragon
P/DW
8
8
$217,581,231
3/26/10
77
77
The Mask
NL
8
8
$119,938,730
7/29/94
78
76
Clear and Present Danger
Par.
8
8
$122,187,717
8/05/94
79
74
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
NL
8
8
$135,265,915
3/30/90
80
73
The Matrix
WB
8
8
$171,479,930
3/31/99
81
72
Rocky IV
UA
8
8
$127,873,716
11/27/85
82
70
Rocky III
UA
8
8
$124,146,897
5/28/82
83
69
Rambo: First Blood Part II
TriS
8
8
$150,415,432
5/22/85
84
68
The Fugitive
WB
8
8
$183,875,760
8/06/93
85
66
The Hunger Games
LGF
8
8
$408,010,692
3/23/12
86
65
The Dark Knight
WB
8
8
$533,345,358
7/18/08
87
126
Driving Miss Daisy
WB
7
9
$106,593,296
12/15/89
88
78
Chicago
Mira.
8
9
$170,687,518
12/27/02
89
75
Good Will Hunting
Mira.
8
9
$138,433,435
12/05/97
90
67
Saving Private Ryan
DW
8
9
$216,540,909
7/24/98
91
64
Jagged Edge
Col.
9
9
$40,491,165
10/04/85
92
63
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
WB
9
9
$55,600,000
3/29/85
93
62
Born on the Fourth of July
Uni.
9
9
$70,001,698
12/22/89
94
60
Stakeout
BV
9
9
$65,673,233
8/07/87
95
59
The Secret of My Success
Uni.
9
9
$66,995,879
4/10/87
96
58
Never Say Never Again
WB
9
9
$55,432,841
10/07/83
97
57
Beetlejuice
WB
9
9
$73,707,461
4/01/88
98
56
National Lampoon's Vacation
WB
9
9
$61,399,552
7/29/83
99
55
Moonstruck
MGM
9
9
$80,640,528
12/18/87
100
54
Fried Green Tomatoes
Uni.
9
9
$82,418,501
12/27/91
101
53
Purple Rain
WB
9
9
$68,392,977
7/27/84
102
52
Analyze This
WB
9
9
$106,885,658
3/05/99
103
51
Romancing the Stone
Fox
9
9
$76,572,238
3/30/84
104
50
Aliens
Fox
9
9
$85,160,248
7/18/86
105
49
Out of Africa
Uni.
9
9
$87,071,205
12/20/85
106
47
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Par.
9
9
$109,713,132
11/26/86
107
46
Dumb and Dumber
NL
9
9
$127,175,374
12/16/94
108
44
Sister Act
BV
9
9
$139,605,150
5/29/92
109
43
Jerry Maguire
Sony
9
9
$153,952,592
12/13/96
110
42
A Few Good Men
Col.
9
9
$141,340,178
12/11/92
111
41
Gremlins
WB
9
9
$148,168,459
6/08/84
112
40
The Sixth Sense
BV
9
9
$293,506,292
8/06/99
113
123
The Karate Kid
Col.
7
10
$90,815,558
6/22/84
114
48
The Hunt for Red October
Par.
9
10
$122,012,643
3/02/90
115
38
A Fish Called Wanda
MGM
10
10
$62,493,712
7/15/88
116
37
The Big Chill
Col.
10
10
$56,342,711
9/30/83
117
36
Mr. Mom
Fox
10
10
$64,783,827
7/22/83
118
35
When Harry Met Sally...
Col.
10
10
$92,823,546
7/14/89
119
34
Parenthood
Uni.
10
10
$100,047,830
8/02/89
120
33
Basic Instinct
TriS
10
10
$117,727,224
3/20/92
121
31
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
IFC
10
10
$241,438,208
4/19/02
122
71
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
BV
8
11
$156,452,370
6/24/88
123
61
Gandhi
Col.
9
11
$52,767,889
12/10/82
124
39
Jurassic Park
Uni.
9
11
$357,067,947
6/11/93
125
32
The Silence of the Lambs
Orion
10
11
$130,742,922
2/14/91
126
30
Risky Business
WB
11
11
$63,541,777
8/05/83
127
29
Die Hard
Fox
11
11
$83,008,852
7/15/88
128
27
Good Morning, Vietnam
BV
11
11
$123,922,370
12/25/87
129
26
Porky's
Fox
11
11
$105,492,483
3/19/82
130
25
There's Something About Mary
Fox
11
11
$176,484,651
7/15/98
131
23
Mrs. Doubtfire
Fox
11
11
$219,195,243
11/24/93
132
138
Chariots of Fire
Col.
7
12
$58,972,904
9/25/81
133
125
48 HRS.
Par.
7
12
$78,868,508
12/10/82
134
28
The Color Purple
WB
11
12
$94,175,854
12/20/85
135
22
Platoon
Orion
12
12
$138,530,565
12/19/86
136
21
Pretty Woman
BV
12
12
$178,406,268
3/23/90
137
17
Avatar
Fox
12
12
$749,766,139
12/18/09
138
19
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
TriS
12
13
$204,843,345
7/03/91
139
18
Return of the Jedi
Fox
12
13
$252,583,617
5/25/83
140
16
Fatal Attraction
Par.
13
13
$156,645,693
9/18/87
141
15
On Golden Pond
Uni.
13
13
$119,285,432
12/04/81
142
14
Aladdin
BV
13
13
$217,350,219
11/13/92
143
45
The Karate Kid Part II
Col.
9
14
$115,103,979
6/20/86
144
13
Terms of Endearment
Par.
14
14
$108,423,489
11/23/83
145
11
Forrest Gump
Par.
14
15
$329,694,499
7/06/94
146
10
Three Men and a Baby
BV
15
15
$167,780,960
11/25/87
147
8
Home Alone
Fox
16
16
$285,761,243
11/16/90
148
24
Crocodile Dundee
Par.
11
17
$174,803,506
9/26/86
149
101
Top Gun
Par.
7
18
$176,781,728
5/16/86
150
20
Rain Man
MGM
12
18
$172,825,435
12/16/88
151
12
Dances with Wolves
Orion
14
18
$184,208,848
11/09/90
152
7
Ghostbusters
Col.
17
18
$229,242,989
6/08/84
153
9
Beverly Hills Cop
Par.
15
19
$234,760,478
12/05/84
154
5
Ghost
Par.
19
19
$217,631,306
7/13/90
155
6
Back to the Future
Uni.
18
20
$210,609,762
7/03/85
156
4
Titanic
Par.
19
20
$600,788,188
12/19/97
157
3
An Officer and a Gentleman
Par.
20
20
$129,795,554
7/30/82
158
2
Tootsie
Col.
21
21
$177,200,000
12/17/82
159
1
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Uni.
27
27
$359,197,037
6/11/82
CHART NOTES
Movies must have been release in 1982 or later to qualify.
* Ties are broken by estimated number of ticket sales, in favor of the movie with more total tickets sold.
^ Total Gross does not include additional releases, if any.
** Release date.
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