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

Data as of Jun 3, 10:22 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1Space Station 3D$93,383,953148582002IMAX
2Everest$87,178,599119261998MacGillivray Freeman Films
3Fantasia 2000$60,655,420111,4562000Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous$53,354,743161,6911998IMAX
5Hubble$52,522,904171,7202010Warner Bros.
6Deep Sea$46,412,757161,9572006Warner Bros.
7The Artist$44,671,682112,0292012The Weinstein Company
8Mysteries of Egypt$40,593,486132,2121998IMAX
9Under the Sea 3D$36,262,926182,4632009Warner Bros.
10In the Bedroom$35,930,604122,4782002Miramax
11Shine$35,892,330112,4821997Fine Line Features
12The Favourite$34,366,783112,5782018-
13The Reader$34,194,407122,5892009The Weinstein Company
14Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon$34,137,524182,5902005IMAX
15Jojo Rabbit$33,370,906112,6372019-
16The Pianist$32,572,577112,6912003Focus Features
17Monster's Ball$31,273,922122,7902002Lionsgate
18The Great Debaters$30,236,407112,8622007-
19The Gods Must Be Crazy$30,031,783122,8851984Twentieth Century Fox
20I, Tonya$30,014,539122,8872018Neon
21Capote$28,750,530132,9512006Sony Pictures Classics
22Moonlight$27,854,932113,0002016A24
23Garden State$26,782,316113,0762004-
24The Wrestler$26,238,243143,1152009-
25Born to Be Wild$25,978,556183,1322011Warner Bros.
26Howards End$25,966,555123,1201992Sony Pictures Classics
27Beauty and the Beast
2000 IMAX Release
$25,487,190141842002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28Boyhood$25,352,281113,1892014IFC Films
29Waking Ned Devine$24,792,251123,2421998-
30Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure$23,746,066173,3092007National Geographic Entertainment
31Hotel Rwanda$23,530,892143,3282005United Artists
32Match Point$23,151,529133,3562005DreamWorks Distribution
33Revolutionary Road$22,911,480123,3752009Paramount Vantage
34Much Ado About Nothing$22,549,338123,4021993The Samuel Goldwyn Company
35Adaptation.$22,498,520143,4102003Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
36The Postman$21,848,932133,4631995Miramax
37Like Water for Chocolate$21,665,468163,4821993Miramax
38NASCAR: The IMAX Experience$21,583,831113,4902004Warner Bros.
39Bowling for Columbine$21,576,018113,4922002United Artists
40The Way Way Back$21,506,546113,4982013-
41Phantom Thread$21,198,205123,5412018Focus Features
42A Room with a View$20,966,644143,5731986Cinecom Pictures
43Whale Rider$20,779,666133,5882003Newmarket Films
44Sudden Death$20,350,171113,6281995Universal Pictures
45The Pledge$19,733,089113,7022001Warner Bros.
46The Producers$19,398,532123,7332005Universal Pictures
47Shaun the Sheep Movie$19,375,982113,7352015Lionsgate
48Mother$19,145,198113,7551997Paramount Pictures
49Bugs!$19,063,544223,7642003SK Films
50The Impossible$19,019,882143,7682013Lionsgate
51Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,590433,7891997Sony Pictures Classics
52Becoming Jane$18,670,946113,8012007Miramax
53Michael Jordan to the Max$18,650,521143,8042000IMAX
54Galapagos$18,630,372323,8091999IMAX
55Frost/Nixon$18,622,031163,8112009Universal Pictures
56Quartet$18,390,117133,8302013The Weinstein Company
57Into the Wild$18,354,356133,8322007Paramount Vantage
58127 Hours$18,335,230113,8362011-
59Call Me by Your Name$18,095,701143,8602018Sony Pictures Classics
60Nebraska$17,654,912133,9052014Paramount Pictures
61The Last King of Scotland$17,606,684173,9132006-
62Free Solo$17,541,090123,9222018National Geographic Entertainment
63Notes on a Scandal$17,510,118133,9302007-
64The Mission$17,218,023113,9761987Warner Bros.
65Johnny Dangerously$17,124,395113,9891984Twentieth Century Fox
66Ghosts of the Abyss$17,040,871134,0002003Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
67The Hurt Locker$17,017,811134,0032009Summit Entertainment
68Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$16,621,530274,0512005-
69Trainspotting$16,491,080134,0591996Miramax
7021 Grams$16,290,476144,0822003Focus Features
71Black Christmas$16,273,581134,0862006-
72Wolf Creek$16,188,180124,0952005-
73Across the Sea of Time$16,015,639934,1221995Sony Pictures Classics
74Far from Heaven$15,901,849114,1372002Focus Features
75Gorky Park$15,856,028114,1391983Orion Pictures
76The Kite Runner$15,800,078134,1422008Paramount Vantage
77The Bonfire of the Vanities$15,691,192114,1591990Warner Bros.
78The Lion King
2002 IMAX Release
$15,686,21516332002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
79A Beautiful Planet$15,650,615254,1632016IMAX
80Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man$15,627,434194,1662000Sony Pictures Classics
81Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$15,553,324224,1752001-
82The Ghost Writer$15,541,549114,1802010Summit Entertainment
83All the Pretty Horses$15,540,353124,1812000Miramax
84In America$15,539,656154,1822003-
85The Madness of King George$15,238,689114,2181994The Samuel Goldwyn Company
86Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo$15,101,131124,2371984TriStar Pictures
87Wings of Courage$15,054,636644,2451995Sony Pictures Classics
88If Beale Street Could Talk$14,915,773124,2692019Annapurna Pictures
89Last Chance Harvey$14,889,042134,2752009Overture Films
90Room$14,677,654144,3052016A24
91The Secret of NIMH$14,665,733134,3081982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
92My Week with Marilyn$14,600,347124,3132011The Weinstein Company
93To the Arctic 3D$14,560,838184,3202012Warner Bros.
94School Daze$14,545,844114,3241988Columbia Pictures
95Big Eyes$14,482,031144,3332014The Weinstein Company
96America: Imagine the World Without Her$14,444,502114,3402014Lionsgate
97The Mosquito Coast$14,302,779114,3611986Warner Bros.
98Diner$14,099,953154,3921982Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
99Virus$14,036,005114,4031999Universal Pictures
100Stand and Deliver$13,994,920134,4141988Warner Bros.
101Jackie$13,960,394144,4182016-
102Monsoon Wedding$13,885,966164,4242002USA Films
103And Your Mother Too$13,839,658134,4312002IFC Films
104Fly Me to the Moon 3D$13,816,982124,4342008Summit Entertainment
105Letters from Iwo Jima$13,756,082144,4382007Warner Bros.
106Broken Flowers$13,744,960124,4402005Focus Features
107The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848134,4471997Miramax
108Nixon$13,681,765134,4501996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
109Haunted Castle$13,651,656304,4572001-
110The Namesake$13,569,248124,4672007-
111Eighth Grade$13,539,709124,4722018A24
112Africa's Elephant Kingdom$13,485,455314,4741998IMAX
113De-Lovely$13,456,633134,4752004United Artists
114Secrets & Lies$13,417,292174,4801996October Films
115Solarmax$13,400,161564,4842000-
116Bullets Over Broadway$13,383,747114,4881994Miramax
117The Tree of Life$13,303,319114,4982011-
118Inside Llewyn Davis$13,235,319124,5162014CBS Films
119Enchanted April$13,200,170114,5181992Miramax
120Whiplash$13,092,000164,5322014Sony Pictures Classics
12125th Hour$13,084,595114,5362002Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
122How to Eat Fried Worms$13,040,527124,5412006New Line Cinema
123House of Sand and Fog$13,040,288134,5422003DreamWorks Distribution
124To Be or Not to Be$13,030,214134,5431983Twentieth Century Fox
125I'm Gonna Git You Sucka$13,030,057124,5441988United Artists
126The Quiet American$12,988,801174,5542002Miramax
127Volver$12,899,867194,5632007Sony Pictures Classics
128Anna Karenina$12,816,367124,5732012Focus Features
129Rachel Getting Married$12,796,841144,5772008Sony Pictures Classics
130Beasts of the Southern Wild$12,795,746124,5782012-
131The Founder$12,786,053114,5802017The Weinstein Company
132Carol$12,711,491154,5902016The Weinstein Company
133Bon Cop Bad Cop$12,665,721154,5942006Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
134An Education$12,574,914144,6082010Sony Pictures Classics
135Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away$12,512,862114,6202012Paramount Pictures
136Extreme$12,475,172264,6271999IMAX
137People Like Us$12,434,778114,6322012Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
138Lone Star$12,408,986124,6361996Sony Pictures Classics
139Dangal$12,391,761114,6412016UTV Motion Pictures
140Three Identical Strangers$12,320,845134,6472018Neon
141Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$12,313,694114,6492008Focus Features
142Little Big League$12,267,790114,6591994Columbia Pictures
143Barney's Great Adventure$12,218,638114,6671998PolyGram
144Saving Grace$12,178,602154,6732000Fine Line Features
145Foxcatcher$12,096,300134,6802015Sony Pictures Classics
146The Gift$12,008,642134,6942001Paramount Classics
147Cinema Paradiso$11,990,401114,6381990Miramax
148Deathstalker$11,919,250124,7081983New World Pictures
149The Darjeeling Limited$11,902,715134,7102007-
150Glee: The 3D Concert Movie$11,862,398114,7142011Twentieth Century Fox
151Bloodsport$11,806,119164,7211988Cannon Film Distributors
152Strictly Ballroom$11,738,022134,7281993Miramax
153Girl with a Pearl Earring$11,670,971184,7372003Lionsgate
154Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog$11,642,946114,7401995Twentieth Century Fox
155So I Married an Axe Murderer$11,585,483124,7481993TriStar Pictures
156Pump Up the Volume$11,541,758124,7561990New Line Cinema
157Boys Don't Cry$11,540,607164,7571999-
158The Conspirator$11,538,204114,7592011Roadside Attractions
159No manches Frida$11,528,613114,7652016Pantelion Films
160The Shipping News$11,434,216164,7802001Miramax
161Balto$11,348,324154,7891995Universal Pictures
162Manhattan Murder Mystery$11,330,911134,7921993TriStar Pictures
163Antitrust$11,328,094164,7942001Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
164Casanova$11,304,403124,7962006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
165Ready to Wear$11,300,653144,7981994Miramax
166The Lives of Others$11,286,112154,8002007Sony Pictures Classics
167Island of Lemurs: Madagascar$11,272,213254,8052014Warner Bros.
168Brotherhood of the Wolf$11,260,096164,8032002Universal Pictures
169CyberWorld$11,253,900184,8072000IMAX
170Jane Eyre$11,242,660134,8092011Focus Features
171The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert$11,220,670144,8111994Gramercy Pictures (I)
172V.I. Warshawski$11,128,309114,8201991Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
173The Danish Girl$11,114,018134,8222016Focus Features
174Café Society$11,103,205124,8252016Lionsgate
175Big Trouble in Little China$11,100,000124,8261986Twentieth Century Fox
176House of Flying Daggers$11,050,094154,8332005Sony Pictures Classics
177Mrs. Henderson Presents$11,036,366174,8342005The Weinstein Company
178The Young Victoria$11,001,272154,8392009Apparition
179Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk$10,994,028254,8452002Giant Screen Films
180What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?$10,942,306174,8512004-
181The Polar Express
2005 IMAX Release
$10,900,597122502005Warner Bros.
182The End of the Affair$10,827,816164,8642000Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
183Dracula: Dead and Loving It$10,772,144164,8691995Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
184Gettysburg$10,769,960134,8701993New Line Cinema
185Winged Migration
2003 Re-release
$10,764,402174,7332003Sony Pictures Classics
186Avatar
2010 Special Edition
$10,741,4861142010Twentieth Century Fox
187Belle$10,726,630114,8782014-
188Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841144,8861997Fine Line Features
189Island of the Sharks$10,658,505324,8931999IMAX
190The Purple Rose of Cairo$10,631,333134,8971985Orion Pictures
191The House on Sorority Row$10,604,986144,9041983-
192Drop Dead Gorgeous$10,571,408114,9111999New Line Cinema
193Magic in the Moonlight$10,539,326134,9172014Sony Pictures Classics
194Scoop$10,525,717134,9202006Focus Features
195Narc$10,465,659124,9312003Paramount Pictures
196The Brothers McMullen$10,426,506154,9391995-
197Roving Mars$10,407,978284,9442006Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
198Live by Night$10,378,555114,9502017Warner Bros.
199U2$10,363,341194,9532008National Geographic Entertainment
200La Vie En Rose$10,301,706124,9632007Picturehouse