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

Data as of Dec 19, 2:06 PST
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
401Shot Caller$35,932113,1392017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
402Downsizing$35,853143,1412018United International Pictures
403Mahavatar Narsimha$35,840313,1422025-
404Gone Baby Gone$35,791133,1442008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
405'n Saak van Geloof$35,790163,1452011Indigenous Film Distribution
406Sarkar Raj$35,715173,1462008NuMetro Distribution
407The Outcasts$35,598143,1472017Times Media Films
408Haute Cuisine$35,503113,1482014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
409Milenge Milenge$35,482133,1502010-
410The Purge$35,439143,1512013United International Pictures
411A Monster Calls$35,411113,1522017M-Net
412Verskietende Ster$35,384133,1542016-
413Hillsong: Let Hope Rise$35,340133,1552016Crystal Brook Distrbution
414Hysteria$35,297133,1562012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
415Scar$35,248133,1572008NuMetro Distribution
416Pain and Glory$35,225143,1592019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
41710 Years$35,181133,1602013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
418Blindspotting$35,134143,1612019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
419First Kill$35,100113,1632017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
420Bhai's Cafe$35,089113,1642020African Entertainment Distributors
421Break Ke Baad$35,021133,1662010NuMetro Distribution
422Tulip Fever$34,998183,1672017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
423Shortbus$34,736123,1742007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
4242:22$34,720133,1752017Times Media Films
425Igor$34,710183,1762009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
426Killing Season$34,631143,1772013Crystal Brook Distrbution
427Ready or Not$34,537153,1782019Times Media Films
428Alles Wat Mal Is$34,323113,1802014Times Media Films
429Hell or High Water$34,164113,1822016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
430Toy Story 2
2009 Re-release
$34,088133,1832010-
431U Me Aur Hum$34,060113,1842008NuMetro Distribution
432The Brutalist$33,914133,1862025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
433The First Purge$33,552133,1942018United International Pictures
434Phantom Thread$33,254183,1962018United International Pictures
435Vaya$33,246133,1972017Times Media Films
4365 to 7$33,210213,1982015-
437Rise: Blood Hunter$32,971193,2022007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
438Being Flynn$32,937143,2032012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
439My Cousin Rachel$32,895143,2052017Times Media Films
440Cell$32,868113,2062016United International Pictures
441Suurlemoen!$32,805133,2072014Times Media Films
442Actually Quite a Lot$32,659123,2092016Times Media Films
443Evil Dead$32,620123,2102013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
444The Infiltrator$32,496133,2142016Times Media Films
445True Story$32,198193,2152015-
446Felix$32,194123,2162013Crystal Brook Distrbution
447Promised Land$32,015153,2172013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
448Grace Is Gone$31,984193,2192008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
449Biutiful$31,938173,2212011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
450Dying of the Light$31,894153,2222015-
451The Grand Seduction$31,867113,2232014-
452Scoop$31,849133,2242008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
453Lust, Caution$31,615193,2282008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
454Capernaum$31,578243,2292019Sony Pictures Releasing
455The Strangers: Prey at Night$31,522153,2322018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
456Katy Perry: Part of Me$31,315123,2342012United International Pictures
457J. Edgar$31,244133,2372012NuMetro Distribution
458The Enforcer$31,122133,2412022United International Pictures
459Eyes Wide Open$30,933203,2442010United International Pictures
460Underwater$30,879113,2452020Times Media Films
461The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest$30,809113,2472010NuMetro Distribution
462The Mist$30,721163,2482008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
463Danny Collins$30,709163,2492015Times Media Films
464The Song of Sparrows$30,597163,2512009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
465The Prodigy$30,586153,2522019Times Media Films
466All Saints$30,453113,2552017Sony Pictures Releasing
467The Invisible Woman$30,429133,2562014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
468Child's Play$30,363143,2572019Times Media Films
469This Is the End$30,351173,2582013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
470All the Boys Love Mandy Lane$30,271133,2602008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
471Lee$30,198133,2612024Empire Entertainment
472Elegy$30,131153,2632008NuMetro Distribution
473The Flowers of War$30,036163,2672012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
474Get Low$29,882173,2702011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
475What If$29,881123,2712014-
476American Animals$29,866153,2732018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
477Cut Bank$29,825133,2742015-
478Polaroid$29,713143,2772019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
479Footskating 101 - The Movie$29,612183,2792007United International Pictures
480Genius$29,464123,2822016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
481Izulu lami$29,453133,2832009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
482Win Win$29,347173,2842011-
483The Quiet Ones$29,310133,2852014Times Media Films
48420th Century Women$29,275113,2862017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
485Elsa & Fred$29,189173,2892015-
48650/50$29,111153,2912011NuMetro Distribution
487Her$29,020153,2922014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
488Emperor$28,994143,2932013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
489Behaving Badly$28,952143,2942014Crystal Brook Distrbution
490Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle
2019 Re-release
$28,822143,2952019Gravel Road Distribution Group
491Won't Back Down$28,772133,2962013NuMetro Distribution
492Adam$28,745163,2972009NuMetro Distribution
493Late Night$28,664163,2982019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
494The Immigrant$28,550173,2992014United International Pictures
495Shame$28,451133,3012012NuMetro Distribution
496The Bling Ring$28,430123,3042013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
497Rampart$28,417173,3052012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
498Pandorum$28,415143,306--
499Locke$28,272143,3102014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
500Passengers$28,222163,3112009NuMetro Distribution
501Out of the Furnace$28,201153,3122014Crystal Brook Distrbution
502Perfume: The Story of a Murderer$28,199163,3132007NuMetro Distribution
503Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool$28,195153,3142018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
504Sing Street$28,091133,3152016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
505Before I Fall$28,016123,3162017Times Media Films
506Never Let Me Go$28,012163,3172011NuMetro Distribution
507Wonder Wheel$27,959153,3182017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
508Devil's Knot$27,841123,3192014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
509Macbeth$27,781153,3212016-
510Past Lives$27,722143,3222023Empire Entertainment
511102 Not Out$27,658133,3242018Sony Pictures Releasing
512Of Gods and Men$27,544183,3262011United International Pictures
513Chappaquiddick$27,379153,3272018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
514The Boy$27,365153,3282016Times Media Films
515Elelwani$27,292203,3292014Indigenous Film Distribution
516Hell Fest$27,285113,3302018Times Media Films
517Seraphine$27,256183,3312010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
518Blue Valentine$27,214153,3322011NuMetro Distribution
519Bullet to the Head$27,171163,3352013NuMetro Distribution
520Rabbit Hole$26,903153,3372011NuMetro Distribution
521Everything Must Go$26,862163,3402011-
522Race$26,779113,3412016Times Media Films
523The Good Lie$26,778143,3422014Times Media Films
524Girl Most Likely$26,733143,3442013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
525Mosley$26,662113,3462020Ster-Kinekor Pictures
526Reno 911!: Miami$26,644153,3472007United International Pictures
527Arthur Newman$26,534133,3482013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
528Little One$26,497133,3492013United International Pictures
529The Whale$26,323113,3502023Times Media Films
530Roman J. Israel, Esq.$26,309153,3512018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
531I.T.$26,295163,3532016Crystal Brook Distrbution
532Detroit$26,257133,3542017United International Pictures
533On Chesil Beach$26,196123,3552018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
534Jimmy in Pienk$26,113113,3572013Indigenous Film Distribution
535Outrageous$26,069123,3582010-
536Otelo Burning$25,956163,3612012-
537This Beautiful Fantastic$25,956163,3622017Times Media Films
538Irrational Man$25,879153,3632016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
539Youth in Revolt$25,872163,3642010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
540Happy-Go-Lucky$25,866173,3652009United International Pictures
541The White Crow$25,857133,3662019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
542Next Goal Wins$25,836133,3672023Filmfinity
543Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage$25,811183,3682008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
544The Baader Meinhof Complex$25,775203,3692009United International Pictures
545The Zone of Interest$25,762133,3702024Empire Entertainment
546Charlie Bartlett$25,753143,3712008NuMetro Distribution
547The Willow Tree$25,747183,3722007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
548Life of a King$25,700123,3732014Crystal Brook Distrbution
549Maudie$25,579183,3752017Sony Pictures Releasing
550The Runaways$25,560143,3762010NuMetro Distribution
551Looking for Eric$25,523163,377--
552The Man with the Iron Heart$25,407133,3792017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
553All Is Lost$25,402163,3802014United International Pictures
554Wild$25,372173,3812015Times Media Films
555The 15:17 to Paris$25,324133,3822018Times Media Films
556Fathers & Daughters$25,261113,3832016-
557Tolkien$24,952163,3872019Times Media Films
558Kick-Ass 2$24,949133,3882013United International Pictures
559Wish I Was Here$24,938153,3902014United International Pictures
560Booksmart$24,885143,3912019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
561Cake$24,883133,3922015Crystal Brook Distrbution
562Americanizing Shelley
2008 Re-release
$24,826173,3952008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
563The Seagull$24,768143,3972019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
564A Hologram for the King$24,684123,4012016African Entertainment Distributors
565Killing Them Softly$24,487163,4032013NuMetro Distribution
566Gloria Bell$24,477133,4042019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
567Brahms: The Boy II$24,470133,4052020Times Media Films
568The Infidel$24,392183,4062010United International Pictures
569Religulous$24,343153,4072008NuMetro Distribution
570Wonder Boy for President$24,341143,4082016Indigenous Film Distribution
571Mr. Pip$24,226113,4102014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
572Sicario: Day of the Soldado$24,220173,4112018Korea Screen
573Down a Dark Hall$24,203153,4122018Times Media Films
574Death Proof$24,091173,4142008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
575Take Shelter$24,081183,4152012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
576Goddess$24,072163,4172014NuMetro Distribution
577Bad Times at the El Royale$24,029143,4182018Times Media Films
578Muppets Most Wanted$23,955183,4192014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
579The Current War$23,936143,4202019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
580Back of the Moon$23,918113,4212019United International Pictures
581Get a Job$23,910143,4222016-
58210 Days in Sun City$23,894153,4232017Times Media Films
583Straw Dogs$23,715133,4252011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
584Sunshine on Leith$23,681163,4262014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
585A Cure for Wellness$23,479163,429201720th Century Fox International
586Seeking a Friend for the End of the World$23,460143,4302012NuMetro Distribution
587Night Drive$23,458203,4312011Indigenous Film Distribution
588Black Snake Moan$23,279173,4332007United International Pictures
589Celeste & Jesse Forever$23,174113,4372012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
590To the Wonder$23,133133,4382013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
591Fugitive Pieces$23,048223,4402008United International Pictures
592Mother!$23,014153,4412017United International Pictures
593Abraham$22,929113,4432015-
594Stonehearst Asylum$22,842143,4442014Crystal Brook Distrbution
595Adventureland$22,712163,4472009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
596I Am Wrath$22,639113,4502016Crystal Brook Distrbution
597Away We Go$22,429153,4542010NuMetro Distribution
598Whiplash$22,386163,4562015Ster-Kinekor Pictures
599Greta$22,316143,4572019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
600American Masters: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens$22,251163,4602008Ster-Kinekor Pictures