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

Data as of Jul 13, 1:59 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953149142002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599119861998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3The Muppet Movie$65,847,930141,3861979Associated Film Distribution (AFD)
4Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,5342000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,7791998IMAX
6Hubble$52,522,904171,8102010Warner Bros.
7Deep Sea$46,412,757162,0522006Warner Bros.
8The Artist$44,671,682112,1292012The Weinstein Company
9Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,3181998IMAX
10Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,5722009Warner Bros.
11In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,5882002Miramax
12Shine$35,892,330112,5921997Fine Line Features
13The Favourite$34,366,783112,6912018Fox Searchlight Pictures
14The Reader$34,194,407122,7022009The Weinstein Company
15Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,7032005IMAX
16Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,7532019Fox Searchlight Pictures
17The Pianist$32,572,577112,8042003Focus Features
18Psycho$32,181,230322,8371960Paramount Pictures
19Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,9092002Lionsgate
20The Great Debaters$30,236,407112,9802007Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
21The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783123,0041984Twentieth Century Fox
22I, Tonya$30,014,539123,0062018Neon
23Capote$28,750,530133,0732006Sony Pictures Classics
24Moonlight$27,854,932113,1272016A24
25Rear Window$26,963,316122,4901954Paramount Pictures
26Garden State$26,782,316113,2032004Fox Searchlight Pictures
27The Wrestler$26,238,243143,2422009Fox Searchlight Pictures
28Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,2602011Warner Bros.
29Howards End$25,966,555123,2471992Sony Pictures Classics
30Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190142022002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
31Boyhood$25,352,281113,3182014IFC Films
32Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,3741998Fox Searchlight Pictures
33Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,4432007National Geographic Entertainment
34Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,4622005United Artists
35Match Point$23,151,529133,4902005DreamWorks Distribution
36Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,5102009Paramount Vantage
37Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,5371993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
38Adaptation.$22,498,520143,5452003Sony Pictures Releasing
39The Postman$21,848,932133,5991995Miramax
40Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,6191993Miramax
41NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,6272004Warner Bros.
42Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,6292002United Artists
43The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,6352013Fox Searchlight Pictures
44Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,6802018Focus Features
45A Room with a View$20,966,644143,7141986Cinecom Pictures
46Whale Rider$20,779,666133,7332003Newmarket Films
47Sudden Death$20,350,171113,7791995Universal Pictures
48The Pledge$19,733,089113,8572001Warner Bros.
49The Producers$19,398,532123,8892005Universal Pictures
50Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,8912015Lionsgate
51Mother$19,145,198113,9131997Paramount Pictures
52Bugs!$19,063,544223,9232003SK Films
53The Impossible$19,019,882143,9272013Lionsgate
54Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590433,9491997Sony Pictures Classics
55Becoming Jane$18,670,946113,9622007Miramax
56Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521143,9652000IMAX
57Galapagos$18,630,372323,9701999IMAX
58Frost/Nixon$18,622,031163,9722009Universal Pictures
59Quartet$18,390,117133,9922013The Weinstein Company
60Into the Wild$18,354,356133,9942007Paramount Vantage
61127 Hours$18,335,230113,9982011Fox Searchlight Pictures
62Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701144,0222018Sony Pictures Classics
63Nebraska$17,654,912134,0692014Paramount Pictures
64The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684174,0782006Fox Searchlight Pictures
65Free Solo$17,541,090124,0892018National Geographic Entertainment
66Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118134,0972007Fox Searchlight Pictures
67The Mission$17,218,023114,1451987Warner Bros.
68Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395114,1571984Twentieth Century Fox
69Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,1682003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,1712009Summit Entertainment
71Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,2192005nWave Pictures
72Trainspotting$16,491,080134,2291996Miramax
7321 Grams$16,290,476144,2532003Focus Features
74Black Christmas$16,273,581134,2582006Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
75Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,2672005Dimension Films
76Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,2941995Sony Pictures Classics
77Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,3092002Focus Features
78Gorky Park$15,856,028114,3111983Orion Pictures
79The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,3142008Paramount Vantage
80The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,3311990Warner Bros.
81The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516362002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
82A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,3382016IMAX
83Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,3412000Sony Pictures Classics
84Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,3502001WGBH Giant-Screen Films
85The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,3552010Summit Entertainment
86All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,3562000Miramax
87In America$15,539,656154,3572003Fox Searchlight Pictures
88The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,3931994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
89Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,4141984TriStar Pictures
90Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,4231995Sony Pictures Classics
91If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,4482019Annapurna Pictures
92Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,4542009Overture Films
93Room$14,677,654144,4842016A24
94The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,4871982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
95My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,4922011The Weinstein Company
96To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,4992012Warner Bros.
97School Daze$14,545,844114,5031988Columbia Pictures
98Big Eyes$14,482,031144,5122014The Weinstein Company
99America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,5202014Lionsgate
100The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,5411986Warner Bros.
101Diner$14,099,953154,5721982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
102Virus$14,036,005114,5831999Universal Pictures
103Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,5951988Warner Bros.
104Jackie$13,960,394144,5992016Fox Searchlight Pictures
105Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,6062002USA Films
106Y tu mamá también$13,839,658134,6132002IFC Films
107Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,6162008Summit Entertainment
108Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,6202007Warner Bros.
109Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,6222005Focus Features
110The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,6291997Miramax
111Nixon$13,681,765134,6321996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
112Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,6392001nWave Pictures
113The Namesake$13,569,248124,6502007Fox Searchlight Pictures
114Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,6542018A24
115Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,6561998IMAX
116De-Lovely$13,456,633134,6572004United Artists
117Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,6631996October Films
118Solarmax$13,400,161564,6672000Heliograph Productions
119Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,6711994Miramax
120The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,6812011Fox Searchlight Pictures
121Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,6992014CBS Films
122Enchanted April$13,200,170114,7011992Miramax
123Whiplash$13,092,000164,5902014Sony Pictures Classics
12425th Hour$13,084,595114,7182002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
125How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,7232006New Line Cinema
126House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,7242003DreamWorks Distribution
127To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,7251983Twentieth Century Fox
128I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,7261988United Artists
129The Quiet American$12,988,801174,7362002Miramax
130Volver$12,899,867194,7452007Sony Pictures Classics
131Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,7572012Focus Features
132Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,7612008Sony Pictures Classics
133Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,7622012Fox Searchlight Pictures
134The Founder$12,786,053114,7642017The Weinstein Company
135Carol$12,711,491154,7742016The Weinstein Company
136Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,7782006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
137An Education$12,574,914144,7922010Sony Pictures Classics
138Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,8042012Paramount Pictures
139Extreme$12,475,172264,8111999IMAX
140People Like Us$12,434,778114,8162012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
141Lone Star$12,408,986124,8201996Sony Pictures Classics
142Dangal$12,391,761114,8262016UTV Motion Pictures
143Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,8322018Neon
144Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,8342008Focus Features
145Little Big League$12,267,790114,8451994Columbia Pictures
146Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,8551998PolyGram
147Saving Grace$12,178,602154,8612000Fine Line Features
148Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,8692015Sony Pictures Classics
149The Gift$12,008,642134,8842001Paramount Classics
150Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,8221990Miramax
151Deathstalker$11,919,250124,8981983New World Pictures
152The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,9002007Fox Searchlight Pictures
153Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,9042011Twentieth Century Fox
154Bloodsport$11,806,119164,9111988Cannon Film Distributors
155Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,9181993Miramax
156Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971184,9282003Lionsgate
157Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946114,9321995Twentieth Century Fox
158So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483124,9401993TriStar Pictures
159Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758124,9481990New Line Cinema
160Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607164,9491999Fox Searchlight Pictures
161The Conspirator$11,538,204114,9512011Roadside Attractions
162No Manches Frida$11,528,613114,9572016Pantelion Films
163The Shipping News$11,434,216164,9732001Miramax
164Balto$11,348,324154,9831995Universal Pictures
165Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911134,9871993TriStar Pictures
166Antitrust$11,328,094164,9892001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
167Casanova$11,304,403124,9912006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
168Ready to Wear$11,300,653144,9931994Miramax
169The Lives of Others$11,286,112154,9952007Sony Pictures Classics
170Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213255,0002014Warner Bros.
171Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096164,9982002Universal Pictures
172CyberWorld$11,253,900185,0022000IMAX
173Jane Eyre$11,242,660135,0042011Focus Features
174The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670145,0061994Gramercy Pictures (I)
175V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309115,0151991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
176The Danish Girl$11,114,018135,0172016Focus Features
177Café Society$11,103,205125,0202016Lionsgate
178Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000125,0211986Twentieth Century Fox
179House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094155,0282005Sony Pictures Classics
180Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366175,0292005The Weinstein Company
181The Young Victoria$11,001,272155,0342009Apparition
182Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028255,0402002Giant Screen Films
183What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306175,0472004Captured Light
184The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122772005Warner Bros.
185The End of the Affair$10,827,816165,0612000Sony Pictures Releasing
186Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144165,0661995Sony Pictures Releasing
187Gettysburg$10,769,960135,0671993New Line Cinema
188Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,9242003Sony Pictures Classics
189Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,4861142010Twentieth Century Fox
190Belle$10,726,630115,0742014Fox Searchlight Pictures
191Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841145,0821997Fine Line Features
192Island of the Sharks$10,658,505325,0891999IMAX
193The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333135,0921985Orion Pictures
194The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986145,0991983Film Ventures International (FVI)
195Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408115,1061999New Line Cinema
196Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326135,1122014Sony Pictures Classics
197Scoop$10,525,717135,1152006Focus Features
198Narc$10,465,659125,1262003Paramount Pictures
199The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506155,1351995Fox Searchlight Pictures
200Roving Mars$10,407,978285,1402006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures