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

Data as of Sep 2, 2:55 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953149172002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599119891998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3The Muppet Movie$65,847,930141,3931979Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
4Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5392000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,7831998IMAX
6Hubble$52,522,904171,8142010Warner Bros.
7Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0572006Warner Bros.
8The Artist$44,671,682112,1342012The Weinstein Company
9Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,3231998IMAX
10Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,5782009Warner Bros.
11In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,5942002Miramax
12Shine$35,892,330112,5981997Fine Line Features
13The Favourite$34,366,783112,6962018Fox Searchlight Pictures
14The Reader$34,194,407122,7072009The Weinstein Company
15Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,7082005IMAX
16Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,7582019Fox Searchlight Pictures
17The Pianist$32,572,577112,8092003Focus Features
18Psycho$32,181,230322,8421960Paramount Pictures
19Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,9152002Lionsgate
20The Great Debaters$30,236,407112,9872007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783123,0111984Twentieth Century Fox
22I, Tonya$30,014,539123,0132018Neon
23Capote$28,750,530133,0802006Sony Pictures Classics
24Moonlight$27,854,932113,1342016A24
25Rear Window$26,963,316122,4951954Paramount Pictures
26Garden State$26,782,316113,2102004Fox Searchlight Pictures
27The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2492009Fox Searchlight Pictures
28Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,2672011Warner Bros.
29Howards End$25,966,555123,2541992Sony Pictures Classics
30Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190142052002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
31Boyhood$25,352,281113,3252014IFC Films
32Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,3811998Fox Searchlight Pictures
33Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,4512007National Geographic Entertainment
34Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,4702005United Artists
35Match Point$23,151,529133,4992005DreamWorks Distribution
36Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,5192009Paramount Vantage
37Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,5461993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
38Adaptation.$22,498,520143,5542003Sony Pictures Releasing
39The Postman$21,848,932133,6081995Miramax
40Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,6281993Miramax
41NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,6362004Warner Bros.
42Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,6382002United Artists
43The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,6442013Fox Searchlight Pictures
44Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,6882018Focus Features
45A Room with a View$20,966,644143,7231986Cinecom Pictures
46Whale Rider$20,779,666133,7412003Newmarket Films
47Sudden Death$20,350,171113,7881995Universal Pictures
48The Pledge$19,733,089113,8662001Warner Bros.
49The Producers$19,398,532123,8992005Universal Pictures
50Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,9012015Lionsgate
51Mother$19,145,198113,9231997Paramount Pictures
52Bugs!$19,063,544223,9332003SK Films
53The Impossible$19,019,882143,9372013Lionsgate
54Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590433,9581997Sony Pictures Classics
55Becoming Jane$18,670,946113,9712007Miramax
56Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521143,9742000IMAX
57Galapagos$18,630,372323,9791999IMAX
58Frost/Nixon$18,622,031163,9812009Universal Pictures
59Quartet$18,390,117134,0012013The Weinstein Company
60Into the Wild$18,354,356134,0032007Paramount Vantage
61127 Hours$18,335,230114,0072011Fox Searchlight Pictures
62Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701144,0312018Sony Pictures Classics
63Nebraska$17,654,912134,0792014Paramount Pictures
64The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,0882006Fox Searchlight Pictures
65Free Solo$17,541,090124,0992018National Geographic Entertainment
66Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,1072007Fox Searchlight Pictures
67The Mission$17,218,023114,1551987Warner Bros.
68Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,1671984Twentieth Century Fox
69Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,1782003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,1812009Summit Entertainment
71Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,2292005nWave Pictures
72Trainspotting$16,491,080134,2391996Miramax
7321 Grams$16,290,476144,2632003Focus Features
74Black Christmas$16,273,581134,2682006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
75Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,2772005Dimension Films
76Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,3041995Sony Pictures Classics
77Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,3192002Focus Features
78Gorky Park$15,856,028114,3211983Orion Pictures
79The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,3242008Paramount Vantage
80The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,3411990Warner Bros.
81The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516362002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
82A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,3482016IMAX
83Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,3512000Sony Pictures Classics
84Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,3602001WGBH Giant-Screen Films
85The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,3652010Summit Entertainment
86All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,3662000Miramax
87In America$15,539,656154,3672003Fox Searchlight Pictures
88The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,4031994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
89Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,4241984TriStar Pictures
90Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,4331995Sony Pictures Classics
91If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,4582019Annapurna Pictures
92Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,4642009Overture Films
93Room$14,677,654144,4942016A24
94The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,4971982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
95My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,5022011The Weinstein Company
96To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,5092012Warner Bros.
97School Daze$14,545,844114,5131988Columbia Pictures
98Big Eyes$14,482,031144,5222014The Weinstein Company
99America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,5302014Lionsgate
100The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,5511986Warner Bros.
101Diner$14,099,953154,5821982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
102Virus$14,036,005114,5931999Universal Pictures
103Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,6051988Warner Bros.
104Jackie$13,960,394144,6092016Fox Searchlight Pictures
105Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,6162002USA Films
106Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,6232002IFC Films
107Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,6262008Summit Entertainment
108Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,6302007Warner Bros.
109Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,6322005Focus Features
110The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,6391997Miramax
111Nixon$13,681,765134,6421996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
112Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,6492001nWave Pictures
113The Namesake$13,569,248124,6602007Fox Searchlight Pictures
114Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,6642018A24
115Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,6661998IMAX
116De-Lovely$13,456,633134,6672004United Artists
117Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,6731996October Films
118Solarmax$13,400,161564,6772000Heliograph Productions
119Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,6811994Miramax
120The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,6912011Fox Searchlight Pictures
121Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,7092014CBS Films
122Enchanted April$13,200,170114,7111992Miramax
123Whiplash$13,092,000164,6002014Sony Pictures Classics
12425th Hour$13,084,595114,7282002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
125How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,7332006New Line Cinema
126House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,7342003DreamWorks Distribution
127To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,7351983Twentieth Century Fox
128I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,7361988United Artists
129The Quiet American$12,988,801174,7462002Miramax
130Volver$12,899,867194,7552007Sony Pictures Classics
131Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,7672012Focus Features
132Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,7712008Sony Pictures Classics
133Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,7722012Fox Searchlight Pictures
134The Founder$12,786,053114,7742017The Weinstein Company
135Carol$12,711,491154,7842016The Weinstein Company
136Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,7882006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
137An Education$12,574,914144,8022010Sony Pictures Classics
138Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,8142012Paramount Pictures
139Extreme$12,475,172264,8211999IMAX
140People Like Us$12,434,778114,8262012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
141Lone Star$12,408,986124,8301996Sony Pictures Classics
142Dangal$12,391,761114,8362016UTV Motion Pictures
143Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,8422018Neon
144Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,8442008Focus Features
145Little Big League$12,267,790114,8551994Columbia Pictures
146Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,8651998PolyGram
147Saving Grace$12,178,602154,8712000Fine Line Features
148Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,8792015Sony Pictures Classics
149The Gift$12,008,642134,8942001Paramount Classics
150Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,8321990Miramax
151Deathstalker$11,919,250124,9081983New World Pictures
152The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,9102007Fox Searchlight Pictures
153Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,9142011Twentieth Century Fox
154Bloodsport$11,806,119164,9211988Cannon Film Distributors
155Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,9281993Miramax
156Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971184,9382003Lionsgate
157Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946114,9421995Twentieth Century Fox
158So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483124,9501993TriStar Pictures
159Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758124,9581990New Line Cinema
160Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607164,9591999Fox Searchlight Pictures
161The Conspirator$11,538,204114,9612011Roadside Attractions
162No Manches Frida$11,528,613114,9672016Pantelion Films
163The Shipping News$11,434,216164,9832001Miramax
164Balto$11,348,324154,9931995Universal Pictures
165Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911134,9971993TriStar Pictures
166Antitrust$11,328,094164,9992001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
167Casanova$11,304,403125,0012006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
168Ready to Wear$11,300,653145,0031994Miramax
169The Lives of Others$11,286,112155,0052007Sony Pictures Classics
170Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213255,0102014Warner Bros.
171Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096165,0082002Universal Pictures
172CyberWorld$11,253,900185,0122000IMAX
173Jane Eyre$11,242,660135,0142011Focus Features
174The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670145,0161994Gramercy Pictures (I)
175V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309115,0251991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
176The Danish Girl$11,114,018135,0272016Focus Features
177Café Society$11,103,205125,0302016Lionsgate
178Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000125,0311986Twentieth Century Fox
179House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094155,0382005Sony Pictures Classics
180Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366175,0392005The Weinstein Company
181The Young Victoria$11,001,272155,0442009Apparition
182Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028255,0502002Giant Screen Films
183What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306175,0572004Captured Light
184The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122792005Warner Bros.
185The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,0712000Sony Pictures Releasing
186Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,0761995Sony Pictures Releasing
187Gettysburg$10,769,960135,0771993New Line Cinema
188Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,9342003Sony Pictures Classics
189Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,4861142010Twentieth Century Fox
190Belle$10,726,630115,0842014Fox Searchlight Pictures
191Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,0921997Fine Line Features
192Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,0991999IMAX
193The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,1021985Orion Pictures
194The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,1091983Film Ventures International (FVI)
195Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,1161999New Line Cinema
196Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,1222014Sony Pictures Classics
197Scoop$10,525,717135,1252006Focus Features
198Narc$10,465,659125,1362003Paramount Pictures
199The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,1451995Fox Searchlight Pictures
200Roving Mars$10,407,978285,1502006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures