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

Data as of Nov 1, 12:42 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One$1,718,390122262023Paramount Pictures International
2Music and Lyrics$1,145,784124432007Warner Bros.
3The Pursuit of Happyness$1,040,577155062007Sony Pictures Releasing
4Doubt$772,288146882009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
5Barnyard$738,751217172007United International Pictures
6Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves$714,397197422023Paramount Pictures International
7Dreamgirls$483,565201,0332007United International Pictures
8Pay the Ghost$335,603141,3362015-
9Tashan$314,584181,3832008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
10August Rush$309,373141,3952007NuMetro Distribution
11Babel$307,274161,4022007United International Pictures
12Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem$270,065241,5052023Universal Pictures International (UPI)
13Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj$267,286211,5172007United International Pictures
14Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem$264,562131,5302008NuMetro Distribution
15It's a Boy Girl Thing$255,495131,5572007NuMetro Distribution
16Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days$251,654121,5692012NuMetro Distribution
17The Concert$228,835121,6412011United International Pictures
18Overdrive$227,371111,6442017African Entertainment Distributors
19This Christmas$200,685211,7512007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
20True Grit$200,198121,7532011United International Pictures
21Daddy Day Camp$196,873111,7742007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
22The Jane Austen Book Club$192,946161,7962008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
23Smokin' Aces$191,528181,8012007United International Pictures
24First Sunday$189,960111,8062008United International Pictures
25The Ides of March$185,619111,8252011-
26Bridge to Terabithia$177,946111,8512007NuMetro Distribution
27Courageous$176,398141,8632012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
28All Good Things
2010 Re-release
$166,782111,9122011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
29La Vie En Rose$161,011111,9482007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
30In Bruges$154,120111,9762008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
31Split$153,263111,9822017Universal Pictures International (UPI)
32The Last Station
2010 Re-release
$151,078141,9902010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
33Paris Can Wait$150,361111,9932017Times Media Films
34Hard to Get$148,383111,9972014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
35The Girl Who Played with Fire$148,095121,9992010NuMetro Distribution
36Breakthrough$146,959112,0052019Times Media Films
37Skin$145,154112,0152010-
38The Naked Gun$143,822222,0242025Paramount Pictures International
39Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)$140,176122,0502015Times Media Films
40Still Alice$140,058112,0512015-
41The Big Year$132,303112,0892012NuMetro Distribution
42The Roommate$130,932122,0952011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
43Mama$129,977142,0972013United International Pictures
44Not Easily Broken$129,504112,1012009NuMetro Distribution
45The Shape of Water$127,371112,109201820th Century Fox International
46The Muppets$127,167112,1112012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
47Brooklyn$119,241122,1572015-
48Made in Dagenham$117,007122,1692011United International Pictures
497 Days in Entebbe$115,640112,1782018Times Media Films
50Anna Karenina$113,968122,1922013United International Pictures
51The Good Liar$113,615112,1952019Times Media Films
52The Accidental Husband$112,042132,2042010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
53The Young Victoria$111,940112,2052009NuMetro Distribution
54The Perfect Wave$111,486112,2102014Indigenous Film Distribution
55Elliot the Littlest Reindeer$110,288112,2222018Times Media Films
56Novocaine$108,883152,2302025Paramount Pictures International
57Heidi$108,416112,2352016Times Media Films
58The Devil Inside$108,099122,2402012United International Pictures
59Eastern Promises$107,380112,2432008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
60A Serious Man$105,268122,2562010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
61Young Adult$105,160132,2572012United International Pictures
62Always and Forever$104,871112,2592019African Entertainment Distributors
63Ben Is Back$104,099112,2642018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
64The Lady in the Van$103,537112,2662015-
65The Intouchables$103,315132,2672013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
66Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$102,850112,2712012NuMetro Distribution
67Pavarotti$101,665142,2822019Gravel Road Distribution Group
68Marie Antoinette$100,326172,2912007Sony Pictures Releasing
69Stuur groete aan Mannetjies Roux$99,037112,3022013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
70Kanarie$98,665112,3052018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
71Married Life$98,578122,3072008NuMetro Distribution
72Arbitrage$96,613132,3242013NuMetro Distribution
73Sunshine Cleaning$95,721112,3362009United International Pictures
74Vice$94,821122,3412019United International Pictures
75Reasonable Doubt$94,772132,3432014-
76Magic in the Moonlight$93,800122,3512014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
77The Burning Plain$93,234112,3532009United International Pictures
78Lawless$92,775112,3582013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
79Bright Star$92,375132,3622010-
80Jackie$91,543122,3702017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
81You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger$90,333142,3802010United International Pictures
82Die Windpomp$90,000132,3832014Times Media Films
83Race$89,307172,3862008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
84Superhelde$89,012122,3892011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
85The Way Back$87,083162,4052011-
86Scott Pilgrim vs. the World$86,677122,4092010United International Pictures
87Enough Said$86,630112,4102013NuMetro Distribution
88Saving Mr. Banks$86,243112,4142014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
89Paul, Apostle of Christ$86,084112,4152018Sony Pictures Releasing
90Haywire$85,761112,4172012NuMetro Distribution
91The Edge of Seventeen$84,812112,4252016Times Media Films
92The Favourite$84,678142,4272019Times Media Films
93Broken Embraces$83,834152,4372010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
94Moonrise Kingdom$82,958132,4432012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
95First Man$82,913112,4442018United International Pictures
96Chéri$82,543142,448--
97How She Move$82,206132,4512008United International Pictures
98The First Grader$81,908122,4532011United International Pictures
99All About Steve$81,767112,4542010-
100Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension$81,323112,4582015-
101Dance Flick$81,286122,4602009United International Pictures
102Saw VI$81,182122,4612010-
103Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life$80,760122,4672016Times Media Films
104The Counterfeiters$80,122142,4752008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
105Like Stars on Earth$79,506202,4802007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
106Defiance$79,475122,4812009United International Pictures
107The Bookshop$78,758132,4872019Gravel Road Distribution Group
108My Old Lady$78,582122,4892014Times Media Films
109On the Basis of Sex$78,148152,4912019Times Media Films
110Friday the 13th$78,023122,4922009United International Pictures
111Tomorrow, When the War Began$77,996162,4942011United International Pictures
112The Crazies$77,597132,4962010United International Pictures
113Your Highness$77,355132,4982011-
1143:10 to Yuma$77,264132,5002007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
115Crossing Over$77,151112,5052009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
116Into the Wild$76,891142,5082008United International Pictures
117Evening$76,723172,5112008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
118Paris, Je T'aime$76,700132,5122008NuMetro Distribution
119Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic$76,601112,5132008NuMetro Distribution
120Babylon$76,233192,5152023Paramount Pictures International
121Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House$76,171112,5162018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
122Don't Be Afraid of the Dark$75,692112,5232011NuMetro Distribution
123The Namesake$75,532152,525200720th Century Fox International
124Whatever Works$75,369132,527--
125Insidious$74,988122,5282011NuMetro Distribution
126Beirut$74,891122,5302018Times Media Films
127Loving Vincent$74,866142,5312018Indigenous Film Distribution
128Before I Go to Sleep$74,718112,5322014Crystal Brook Distrbution
129The Conspirator$74,626122,5332011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
130Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog$74,050122,5372025Ster-Kinekor Pictures
131Chasing Mavericks$74,040142,5382013NuMetro Distribution
132Sunshine$73,719142,540200720th Century Fox International
133The Guilt Trip$73,692162,5412013United International Pictures
134Great Expectations$72,673122,5582013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
135Love in the Time of Cholera$72,593122,5592008United International Pictures
136Creation$72,239152,5642010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
137Behind the Candelabra$72,213122,5652013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
138Foxcatcher$72,119112,5662015Ster-Kinekor Pictures
139The Men Who Stare at Goats$71,929152,5672010NuMetro Distribution
140Miss Potter$71,602142,5712007NuMetro Distribution
141Skeem$71,505122,5722011United International Pictures
142The Unborn$71,395112,5752009United International Pictures
143Joyful Noise$71,295122,5772012NuMetro Distribution
144Sink$70,857112,5832016Times Media Films
145Le Week-End$70,279112,5872014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
146Churchill$69,759122,5912017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
147Insidious: Chapter 2$69,734112,5922013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
148Seven Psychopaths$69,483112,5972013United International Pictures
149Hyde Park on Hudson$69,404142,5992013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
150Chloe$68,929142,6052010-
151Disgrace$68,924112,6072009United International Pictures
152The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus$68,911142,6082010NuMetro Distribution
153Peace, Love & Misunderstanding$68,375112,6152012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
154Postman Pat: The Movie$68,345112,6162014-
155The Warrior's Way$68,143132,6202011NuMetro Distribution
156Café Society$67,779142,6222016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
157Finding Your Feet$67,474122,6282018Times Media Films
158Dil Bole Hadippa$67,330122,6302009NuMetro Distribution
159The Other End of the Line$66,558122,6372009NuMetro Distribution
160A Summer in Genoa$66,544142,6382009United International Pictures
161The Ghost Writer$65,716112,6482010NuMetro Distribution
162Belle$65,677112,6492014Times Media Films
163Nightcrawler$65,599122,6522015Ster-Kinekor Pictures
164While We're Young$65,582112,6532015-
165Dumplin'$65,518122,6542019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
166London Boulevard$65,483152,6552011NuMetro Distribution
167The Light Between Oceans$65,389152,6562016NuMetro Distribution
168Unbroken$65,353142,6572015United International Pictures
169The Possession$65,043122,6592012NuMetro Distribution
170Anonymous$64,968142,6602011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
171Across the Universe$64,484182,6662007Sony Pictures Releasing
172Brideshead Revisited$64,419112,6682008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
173Luis and the Aliens$64,395112,6692019African Entertainment Distributors
174Boyhood$64,189142,6722014United International Pictures
175Caramel$63,955152,6752008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
176Hampstead$63,805122,6762018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
177I Love You, Beth Cooper$63,420112,6802009NuMetro Distribution
178Blair Witch$62,792112,6862016NuMetro Distribution
179Youth$62,487122,6882016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
180The Bye Bye Man$62,472122,6892017Times Media Films
181Get the Gringo$62,308152,6922012NuMetro Distribution
182Another Year$62,237212,6932011-
183The Wrestler$61,962122,6952009United International Pictures
184Once Upon a Time in Venice$61,310122,7012017Crystal Brook Distrbution
185A Most Wanted Man$61,231112,7032014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
186The Fourth Kind$60,775112,7052010NuMetro Distribution
187Meerkat Maantuig$60,232112,7122018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
188Conviction
2010 Re-release
$60,130132,7132011United International Pictures
189The Brothers Bloom$60,080142,7162009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
190Racetime$59,976142,7172019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
191Replicas$59,383122,7222019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
192Vehicle 19$59,051112,7252013United International Pictures
193A Walk in the Woods$58,975112,7262015-
194Curse of the Golden Flower$58,931122,7272007United International Pictures
195The Railway Man$58,902142,7282014Times Media Films
196Underdog$58,734192,7302008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
197Love, Simon$58,688122,731201820th Century Fox International
198The Perks of Being a Wallflower$58,666122,7322013NuMetro Distribution
199The Kids Are All Right$58,624192,7332010United International Pictures
200Labor Day$58,405112,7352014United International Pictures