Disaster
1979-Present
| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
27 |
Meteor |
American International Pictures |
$8,400,000 |
575 |
$2,250,000 |
575 |
10/19/79 |
| 2 |
33 |
City on Fire |
AVCO Embassy |
$784,181 |
- |
n/a |
- |
9/14/79 |
| 3 |
- |
The Cassandra Crossing |
AVCO Embassy |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
2/9/77 |
| 4 |
5 |
Armageddon |
Buena Vista |
$201,578,182 |
3,184 |
$36,089,972 |
3,127 |
7/1/98 |
| 5 |
19 |
Alive |
Buena Vista |
$36,733,909 |
1,337 |
$8,624,292 |
1,132 |
1/15/93 |
| 6 |
26 |
White Squall |
Buena Vista |
$10,292,300 |
1,524 |
$3,908,514 |
1,524 |
2/2/96 |
| 7 |
34 |
Aftershock (Tangshan Dadizhen) |
China Lion |
$62,962 |
25 |
$19,329 |
25 |
10/29/10 |
| 8 |
29 |
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World |
Focus Features |
$7,078,738 |
1,625 |
$3,822,803 |
1,625 |
6/22/12 |
| 9 |
2 |
Independence Day |
Fox |
$306,169,268 |
2,977 |
$50,228,264 |
2,882 |
7/3/96 |
| 10 |
6 |
The Day After Tomorrow |
Fox |
$186,740,799 |
3,444 |
$68,743,584 |
3,425 |
5/28/04 |
| 11 |
18 |
Volcano |
Fox |
$49,323,468 |
2,777 |
$14,581,740 |
2,774 |
4/25/97 |
| 12 |
22 |
Flight of the Phoenix |
Fox |
$21,009,180 |
2,604 |
$5,019,430 |
2,604 |
12/17/04 |
| 13 |
28 |
Firestorm |
Fox |
$8,165,212 |
2,057 |
$3,849,308 |
2,037 |
1/9/98 |
| 14 |
31 |
The Trigger Effect |
Gramercy |
$3,622,979 |
524 |
$1,887,791 |
524 |
8/30/96 |
| 15 |
24 |
The Impossible |
Lionsgate/Summit |
$19,019,882 |
886 |
$143,818 |
15 |
12/21/12 |
| 16 |
17 |
The Grey |
Open Road Films |
$51,580,236 |
3,208 |
$19,665,101 |
3,185 |
1/27/12 |
| 17 |
35 |
It's a Disaster |
Oscilloscope Pictures |
$60,818 |
13 |
$15,305 |
3 |
4/12/13 |
| 18 |
1 |
Titanic |
Paramount |
$658,672,302 |
3,265 |
$28,638,131 |
2,674 |
12/19/97 |
| 19 |
4 |
War of the Worlds |
Paramount |
$234,280,354 |
3,910 |
$64,878,725 |
3,908 |
6/29/05 |
| 20 |
10 |
Deep Impact |
Paramount |
$140,464,664 |
3,280 |
$41,152,375 |
3,156 |
5/8/98 |
| 21 |
21 |
The Core |
Paramount |
$31,186,896 |
3,019 |
$12,053,131 |
3,017 |
3/28/03 |
| 22 |
23 |
Hard Rain |
Paramount |
$19,870,567 |
2,132 |
$8,009,024 |
2,107 |
1/16/98 |
| 23 |
32 |
Testament |
Paramount |
$2,044,892 |
41 |
$317,996 |
41 |
11/4/83 |
| 24 |
36 |
Aftershock |
Radius-TWC |
$58,510 |
110 |
$40,179 |
110 |
5/10/13 |
| 25 |
9 |
2012 |
Sony / Columbia |
$166,112,167 |
3,444 |
$65,237,614 |
3,404 |
11/13/09 |
| 26 |
11 |
Godzilla |
Sony / Columbia |
$136,314,294 |
3,310 |
$44,047,541 |
3,310 |
5/20/98 |
| 27 |
14 |
Vertical Limit |
Sony / Columbia |
$69,243,859 |
2,602 |
$15,507,845 |
2,307 |
12/8/00 |
| 28 |
12 |
Knowing |
Summit Entertainment |
$79,957,634 |
3,337 |
$24,604,751 |
3,332 |
3/20/09 |
| 29 |
8 |
Apollo 13 |
Universal |
$173,837,933 |
2,347 |
$25,353,380 |
2,197 |
6/30/95 |
| 30 |
15 |
Dante's Peak |
Universal |
$67,127,760 |
2,761 |
$18,479,435 |
2,657 |
2/7/97 |
| 31 |
20 |
Daylight |
Universal |
$33,023,469 |
2,189 |
$10,015,875 |
2,175 |
12/6/96 |
| 32 |
25 |
The Concorde: Airport '79 |
Universal |
$13,015,688 |
- |
n/a |
- |
8/3/79 |
| 33 |
- |
The Hindenburg |
Universal |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
12/25/75 |
| 34 |
3 |
Twister |
Warner Bros. |
$241,721,524 |
2,808 |
$41,059,405 |
2,414 |
5/10/96 |
| 35 |
7 |
The Perfect Storm |
Warner Bros. |
$182,618,434 |
3,407 |
$41,325,042 |
3,407 |
6/30/00 |
| 36 |
13 |
Contagion |
Warner Bros. |
$75,658,097 |
3,222 |
$22,403,596 |
3,222 |
9/9/11 |
| 37 |
16 |
Poseidon |
Warner Bros. |
$60,674,817 |
3,555 |
$22,155,410 |
3,555 |
5/12/06 |
| 38 |
30 |
When Time Ran Out |
Warner Bros. |
$3,763,988 |
677 |
$1,400,994 |
677 |
3/28/80 |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $3,300,269,963 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $91,674,166 | 2,116 | $19,598,047 | 2,151 | - | TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only): | $3,272,219,933 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only): | $116,864,998 | 2,675 | $25,957,603 | 2,661 | - |
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