| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Basic Instinct | - | - | - | $79,562,504 | 1,884 | $117,727,224 | 67.6% | Mar 20, 1992 | TriStar Pictures |
| 2 | Wayne's World | - | - | - | $58,163,180 | 1,878 | $121,697,323 | 47.8% | Feb 14, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | White Men Can't Jump | - | - | - | $55,815,399 | 1,929 | $76,253,806 | 73.2% | Mar 27, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | My Cousin Vinny | - | - | - | $41,546,637 | 1,506 | $52,929,168 | 78.5% | Mar 13, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Beethoven | - | - | - | $32,691,565 | 1,938 | $57,114,049 | 57.2% | Apr 3, 1992 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | The Lawnmower Man | - | - | - | $32,100,816 | 1,318 | $32,100,816 | 100% | Mar 6, 1992 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | Sleepwalkers | - | - | - | $22,862,542 | 1,914 | $30,524,763 | 74.9% | Apr 10, 1992 | Columbia Pictures |
| 8 | Fried Green Tomatoes | - | - | - | $21,761,115 | 1,331 | $82,418,501 | 26.4% | Dec 27, 1991 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | The Cutting Edge | - | - | - | $18,615,730 | 1,121 | $25,105,517 | 74.1% | Mar 27, 1992 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle | - | - | - | $17,345,231 | 1,759 | $88,036,683 | 19.7% | Jan 10, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Thunderheart | - | - | - | $15,635,185 | 1,101 | $22,660,758 | 69% | Apr 3, 1992 | TriStar Pictures |
| 12 | Straight Talk | - | - | - | $15,385,660 | 1,477 | $21,202,099 | 72.6% | Apr 3, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Ladybugs | - | - | - | $14,796,494 | 1,528 | $14,796,494 | 100% | Mar 27, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | - | - | - | $14,318,405 | 1,958 | $28,411,210 | 50.4% | Feb 21, 1992 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | FernGully: The Last Rainforest | - | - | - | $13,824,970 | 1,663 | $24,650,296 | 56.1% | Apr 10, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Medicine Man | - | - | - | $13,690,096 | 1,370 | $45,500,797 | 30.1% | Feb 7, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | American Me | - | - | - | $13,086,430 | 830 | $13,086,430 | 100% | Mar 13, 1992 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Beauty and the Beast | - | - | - | $12,101,118 | 1,960 | $145,863,363 | 8.3% | Nov 15, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Rock-A-Doodle | - | - | - | $11,657,385 | 1,289 | $11,657,385 | 100% | Apr 3, 1992 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 20 | The Babe | - | - | - | $10,230,505 | 1,568 | $17,530,973 | 58.4% | Apr 17, 1992 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Gladiator | - | - | - | $9,223,441 | 1,356 | $9,223,441 | 100% | Mar 6, 1992 | Columbia Pictures |
| 22 | Father of the Bride | - | - | - | $8,848,159 | 1,712 | $89,325,780 | 9.9% | Dec 20, 1991 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Once Upon a Crime... | - | - | - | $8,669,847 | 1,101 | $8,669,847 | 100% | Mar 6, 1992 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 24 | Deep Cover | - | - | - | $8,645,572 | 902 | $16,639,799 | 52% | Apr 17, 1992 | New Line Cinema |
| 25 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | - | - | - | $8,419,702 | 1,753 | $14,358,033 | 58.6% | Feb 28, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | The Prince of Tides | - | - | - | $7,955,675 | 1,546 | $74,787,599 | 10.6% | Dec 27, 1991 | Columbia Pictures |
| 27 | City of Joy | - | - | - | $7,585,841 | 919 | $14,683,921 | 51.7% | Apr 17, 1992 | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | Article 99 | - | - | - | $6,375,979 | 1,263 | $6,375,979 | 100% | Mar 13, 1992 | Orion Pictures |
| 29 | The Mambo Kings | - | - | - | $6,286,912 | 185 | $6,742,168 | 93.2% | Feb 28, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 30 | Europa Europa | - | - | - | $5,509,496 | 34 | $5,575,738 | 98.8% | Jun 28, 1991 | Orion Classics |
| 31 | Final Analysis | - | - | - | $5,057,935 | 1,599 | $28,590,665 | 17.7% | Feb 7, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 32 | JFK | - | - | - | $5,048,785 | 1,395 | $70,405,498 | 7.2% | Dec 20, 1991 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | The Great Mouse Detective 1992 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,306,087 | 1,420 | $13,288,756 | 32.4% | Feb 14, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Hear My Song | - | - | - | $4,288,690 | 214 | $4,313,473 | 99.4% | Dec 27, 1991 | Miramax |
| 35 | Mississippi Masala | - | - | - | $4,263,170 | 335 | $7,308,786 | 58.3% | Feb 5, 1992 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 36 | Bugsy | - | - | - | $4,262,410 | 1,253 | $49,114,016 | 8.7% | Dec 13, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 37 | White Sands | - | - | - | $4,130,806 | 1,276 | $9,011,574 | 45.8% | Apr 24, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Hook | - | - | - | $3,713,718 | 2,254 | $119,654,823 | 3.1% | Dec 11, 1991 | TriStar Pictures |
| 39 | Blame It on the Bellboy | - | - | - | $3,104,545 | 462 | $3,104,545 | 100% | Mar 6, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | The Player | - | - | - | $2,948,229 | 452 | $21,706,101 | 13.6% | Apr 10, 1992 | New Line Cinema |
| 41 | The Power of One | - | - | - | $2,827,107 | 143 | $2,827,107 | 100% | Mar 27, 1992 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Newsies | - | - | - | $2,819,485 | 1,259 | $2,819,485 | 100% | Apr 10, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 43 | Shadows and Fog | - | - | - | $2,735,731 | 288 | $2,735,731 | 100% | Mar 20, 1992 | Orion Pictures |
| 44 | This Is My Life | - | - | - | $2,414,563 | 326 | $2,922,094 | 82.6% | Feb 21, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Noises Off... | - | - | - | $2,280,148 | 451 | $2,280,148 | 100% | Mar 20, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 46 | Passed Away | - | - | - | $1,889,422 | 582 | $4,030,793 | 46.9% | Apr 24, 1992 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | Shining Through | - | - | - | $1,746,393 | 1,433 | $21,633,781 | 8.1% | Jan 31, 1992 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 48 | Casablanca 1992 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,719,913 | 11 | $1,719,913 | 100% | Apr 10, 1992 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 49 | Year of the Comet | - | - | - | $1,711,511 | 1,006 | $2,791,515 | 61.3% | Apr 24, 1992 | Columbia Pictures |
| 50 | A Midnight Clear | - | - | - | $1,526,697 | 7 | $1,526,697 | 100% | Apr 24, 1992 | InterStar Releasing |
| 51 | Life Is Sweet | - | - | - | $1,498,102 | 27 | $1,516,414 | 98.8% | Oct 25, 1991 | October Films |
| 52 | Howards End | - | - | - | $1,342,489 | 547 | $25,966,555 | 5.2% | Mar 13, 1992 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 53 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | - | - | - | $1,339,038 | 35 | $1,403,033 | 95.4% | Feb 28, 1992 | Fine Line Features |
| 54 | Radio Flyer | - | - | - | $987,376 | 941 | $4,651,977 | 21.2% | Feb 21, 1992 | Columbia Pictures |
| 55 | Ruby | - | - | - | $919,286 | 764 | $919,286 | 100% | Mar 27, 1992 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 56 | Brain Donors | - | - | - | $918,239 | 525 | $918,239 | 100% | Apr 17, 1992 | Paramount Pictures |
| 57 | 35 Up | - | - | - | $900,554 | 21 | $922,872 | 97.6% | Jan 15, 1992 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 58 | Gate 2: The Trespassers | - | - | - | $763,281 | 350 | $2,032,973 | 37.5% | Feb 28, 1992 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 59 | Edward II | - | - | - | $362,486 | 16 | $694,438 | 52.2% | Mar 20, 1992 | Fine Line Features |
| 60 | Terminal Bliss | - | - | - | $215,500 | 356 | $215,500 | 100% | Mar 6, 1992 | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 61 | ANIMATION CELEBRATION VOL. 4 | - | - | - | $181,273 | 4 | $181,273 | 100% | Apr 1, 1992 | Expanded Entertainment |
| 62 | Under Suspicion | - | - | - | $159,346 | 7 | $221,295 | 72% | Feb 28, 1992 | Columbia Pictures |
| 63 | Roadside Prophets | - | - | - | $147,724 | 17 | $147,724 | 100% | Mar 27, 1992 | Fine Line Features |
| 64 | Close My Eyes | - | - | - | $129,543 | 1 | $135,893 | 95.3% | Nov 8, 1991 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 65 | Shakes the Clown | - | - | - | $115,103 | 9 | $115,103 | 100% | Mar 13, 1992 | IRS Media |
| 66 | Delicatessen | - | - | - | $95,231 | 32 | $1,794,187 | 5.3% | Apr 3, 1992 | Miramax |
| 67 | Brenda Starr | - | - | - | $67,878 | 48 | $67,878 | 100% | Apr 17, 1992 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 68 | The Playboys | - | - | - | $61,001 | 68 | $4,906,900 | 1.2% | Apr 24, 1992 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 69 | Proof | - | - | - | $29,954 | 19 | $524,668 | 5.7% | Mar 20, 1992 | Fine Line Features |
| 70 | Raise the Red Lantern | - | - | - | $28,943 | 40 | $2,603,061 | 1.1% | Mar 13, 1992 | Orion Classics |
| 71 | Highway to Hell | - | - | - | $26,055 | 14 | $26,055 | 100% | Mar 13, 1992 | Hemdale |
| 72 | American Dream | - | - | - | $16,147 | 7 | $269,823 | 6% | Mar 18, 1992 | Miramax |
