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

Data as of Dec 13, 3:07 PST
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953149222002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599119951998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3The Muppet Movie$65,847,930141,4021979Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
4Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5482000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,7931998IMAX
6Hubble$52,522,904171,8252010Warner Bros.
7Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0692006Warner Bros.
8The Artist$44,671,682112,1462012The Weinstein Company
9Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,3361998IMAX
10Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,5922009Warner Bros.
11In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,6082002Miramax
12Shine$35,892,330112,6121997Fine Line Features
13The Favourite$34,366,783112,7112018Fox Searchlight Pictures
14The Reader$34,194,407122,7222009The Weinstein Company
15Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,7232005IMAX
16Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,7742019Fox Searchlight Pictures
17The Pianist$32,572,577112,8252003Focus Features
18Psycho$32,181,230322,8581960Paramount Pictures
19Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,9322002Lionsgate
20The Great Debaters$30,236,407113,0042007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783123,0281984Twentieth Century Fox
22I, Tonya$30,014,539123,0302018Neon
23Capote$28,750,530133,0972006Sony Pictures Classics
24Moonlight$27,854,932113,1512016A24
25Rear Window$26,963,316122,5081954Paramount Pictures
26Garden State$26,782,316113,2272004Fox Searchlight Pictures
27The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2662009Fox Searchlight Pictures
28Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,2842011Warner Bros.
29Howards End$25,966,555123,2711992Sony Pictures Classics
30Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190142082002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
31Boyhood$25,352,281113,3422014IFC Films
32Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,3991998Fox Searchlight Pictures
33Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,4702007National Geographic Entertainment
34Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,4892005United Artists
35Match Point$23,151,529133,5182005DreamWorks Distribution
36Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,5382009Paramount Vantage
37Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,5671993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
38Adaptation.$22,498,520143,5752003Sony Pictures Releasing
39The Postman$21,848,932133,6291995Miramax
40Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,6491993Miramax
41NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,6582004Warner Bros.
42Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,6602002United Artists
43The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,6662013Fox Searchlight Pictures
44Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,7112018Focus Features
45A Room with a View$20,966,644143,7451986Cinecom Pictures
46Whale Rider$20,779,666133,7632003Newmarket Films
47Sudden Death$20,350,171113,8091995Universal Pictures
48The Pledge$19,733,089113,8872001Warner Bros.
49The Producers$19,398,532123,9202005Universal Pictures
50Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,9222015Lionsgate
51Mother$19,145,198113,9441997Paramount Pictures
52Bugs!$19,063,544223,9542003SK Films
53The Impossible$19,019,882143,9582013Lionsgate
54Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590433,9801997Sony Pictures Classics
55Becoming Jane$18,670,946113,9932007Miramax
56Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521143,9962000IMAX
57Galapagos$18,630,372324,0011999IMAX
58Frost/Nixon$18,622,031164,0032009Universal Pictures
59Quartet$18,390,117134,0232013The Weinstein Company
60Into the Wild$18,354,356134,0252007Paramount Vantage
61127 Hours$18,335,230114,0292011Fox Searchlight Pictures
62Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701144,0532018Sony Pictures Classics
63Nebraska$17,654,912134,1002014Paramount Pictures
64The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,1102006Fox Searchlight Pictures
65Free Solo$17,541,090124,1212018National Geographic Entertainment
66Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,1292007Fox Searchlight Pictures
67The Mission$17,218,023114,1771987Warner Bros.
68Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,1891984Twentieth Century Fox
69Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,2002003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,2032009Summit Entertainment
71Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,2522005nWave Pictures
72Trainspotting$16,491,080134,2631996Miramax
7321 Grams$16,290,476144,2872003Focus Features
74Black Christmas$16,273,581134,2922006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
75Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,3012005Dimension Films
76Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,3281995Sony Pictures Classics
77Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,3432002Focus Features
78Gorky Park$15,856,028114,3451983Orion Pictures
79The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,3482008Paramount Vantage
80The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,3651990Warner Bros.
81The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516362002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
82A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,3722016IMAX
83Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,3752000Sony Pictures Classics
84Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,3842001WGBH Giant-Screen Films
85The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,3892010Summit Entertainment
86All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,3902000Miramax
87In America$15,539,656154,3912003Fox Searchlight Pictures
88The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,4281994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
89Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,4491984TriStar Pictures
90Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,4581995Sony Pictures Classics
91If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,4832019Annapurna Pictures
92Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,4892009Overture Films
93Room$14,677,654144,5202016A24
94The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,5231982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
95My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,5282011The Weinstein Company
96To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,5352012Warner Bros.
97School Daze$14,545,844114,5391988Columbia Pictures
98Big Eyes$14,482,031144,5482014The Weinstein Company
99America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,5562014Lionsgate
100The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,5771986Warner Bros.
101Diner$14,099,953154,6081982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
102Virus$14,036,005114,6191999Universal Pictures
103Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,6311988Warner Bros.
104Jackie$13,960,394144,6352016Fox Searchlight Pictures
105Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,6422002USA Films
106Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,6492002IFC Films
107Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,6522008Summit Entertainment
108Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,6562007Warner Bros.
109Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,6582005Focus Features
110The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,6651997Miramax
111Nixon$13,681,765134,6681996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
112Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,6752001nWave Pictures
113The Namesake$13,569,248124,6862007Fox Searchlight Pictures
114Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,6902018A24
115Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,6921998IMAX
116De-Lovely$13,456,633134,6932004United Artists
117Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,7001996October Films
118Solarmax$13,400,161564,7042000Heliograph Productions
119Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,7081994Miramax
120The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,7182011Fox Searchlight Pictures
121Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,7362014CBS Films
122Enchanted April$13,200,170114,7381992Miramax
123Whiplash$13,092,000164,6262014Sony Pictures Classics
12425th Hour$13,084,595114,7552002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
125How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,7602006New Line Cinema
126House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,7612003DreamWorks Distribution
127To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,7621983Twentieth Century Fox
128I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,7631988United Artists
129The Quiet American$12,988,801174,7732002Miramax
130Volver$12,899,867194,7822007Sony Pictures Classics
131Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,7942012Focus Features
132Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,7982008Sony Pictures Classics
133Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,7992012Fox Searchlight Pictures
134The Founder$12,786,053114,8012017The Weinstein Company
135Carol$12,711,491154,8112016The Weinstein Company
136Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,8152006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
137An Education$12,574,914144,8292010Sony Pictures Classics
138Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,8412012Paramount Pictures
139Extreme$12,475,172264,8481999IMAX
140People Like Us$12,434,778114,8532012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
141Lone Star$12,408,986124,8581996Sony Pictures Classics
142Dangal$12,391,761114,8642016UTV Motion Pictures
143Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,8702018Neon
144Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,8722008Focus Features
145Little Big League$12,267,790114,8831994Columbia Pictures
146Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,8931998PolyGram
147Saving Grace$12,178,602154,8992000Fine Line Features
148Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,9072015Sony Pictures Classics
149The Gift$12,008,642134,9222001Paramount Classics
150Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,8601990Miramax
151Deathstalker$11,919,250124,9361983New World Pictures
152The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,9382007Fox Searchlight Pictures
153Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,9422011Twentieth Century Fox
154Bloodsport$11,806,119164,9491988Cannon Film Distributors
155Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,9561993Miramax
156Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971184,9662003Lionsgate
157Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946114,9701995Twentieth Century Fox
158So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483124,9781993TriStar Pictures
159Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758124,9861990New Line Cinema
160Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607164,9871999Fox Searchlight Pictures
161The Conspirator$11,538,204114,9892011Roadside Attractions
162No Manches Frida$11,528,613114,9952016Pantelion Films
163The Shipping News$11,434,216165,0112001Miramax
164Balto$11,348,324155,0231995Universal Pictures
165Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911135,0271993TriStar Pictures
166Antitrust$11,328,094165,0292001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
167Casanova$11,304,403125,0312006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
168Ready to Wear$11,300,653145,0331994Miramax
169The Lives of Others$11,286,112155,0352007Sony Pictures Classics
170Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213255,0402014Warner Bros.
171Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096165,0382002Universal Pictures
172CyberWorld$11,253,900185,0422000IMAX
173Jane Eyre$11,242,660135,0442011Focus Features
174The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670145,0471994Gramercy Pictures (I)
175V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309115,0561991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
176The Danish Girl$11,114,018135,0582016Focus Features
177Café Society$11,103,205125,0612016Lionsgate
178Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000125,0621986Twentieth Century Fox
179House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094155,0692005Sony Pictures Classics
180Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366175,0702005The Weinstein Company
181The Young Victoria$11,001,272155,0752009Apparition
182Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028255,0812002Giant Screen Films
183What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306175,0882004Captured Light
184The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122812005Warner Bros.
185The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,1022000Sony Pictures Releasing
186Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,1071995Sony Pictures Releasing
187Gettysburg$10,769,960135,1081993New Line Cinema
188Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,9622003Sony Pictures Classics
189Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,4861142010Twentieth Century Fox
190Belle$10,726,630115,1152014Fox Searchlight Pictures
191Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,1231997Fine Line Features
192Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,1301999IMAX
193The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,1331985Orion Pictures
194The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,1401983Film Ventures International (FVI)
195Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,1471999New Line Cinema
196Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,1532014Sony Pictures Classics
197Scoop$10,525,717135,1562006Focus Features
198Narc$10,465,659125,1672003Paramount Pictures
199The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,1761995Fox Searchlight Pictures
200Roving Mars$10,407,978285,1812006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures