Domestic Box Office For 1992
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scent of a Woman | $63,095,253 | 1,252 | $357,468 | 0.6% | 20 | Dec 23 | Aug 12 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Crying Game | $62,548,947 | 1,097 | $101,107 | 0.2% | 6 | Nov 27 | - | Miramax |
| 3 | Howards End | $25,966,555 | 547 | $52,568 | 0.2% | 1 | Mar 13 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | The Player | $21,706,101 | 452 | $302,216 | 1.4% | 23 | Apr 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | Used People | $17,957,265 | 915 | $51,955 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Enchanted April | $13,200,170 | 324 | $73,041 | 0.6% | 5 | Jul 31 | Apr 8 | Miramax |
| 7 | Glengarry Glen Ross | $10,725,228 | 417 | $2,104,402 | 19.6% | 416 | Oct 2 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | Chaplin | $9,493,259 | 1,080 | $84,669 | 0.9% | 5 | Dec 25 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 9 | Damage | $7,532,911 | 255 | $101,707 | 1.4% | 4 | Dec 25 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Mississippi Masala | $7,308,786 | 335 | $45,831 | 0.6% | 2 | Feb 5 | May 21 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 11 | The Mambo Kings | $6,742,168 | 185 | $319,793 | 4.7% | 32 | Feb 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Of Mice and Men | $5,471,088 | 398 | $97,851 | 1.8% | 13 | Oct 2 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 13 | The Playboys | $4,906,900 | 68 | $32,525 | 0.7% | 2 | Apr 24 | Oct 8 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 14 | The Lover | $4,899,194 | 103 | $181,147 | 3.7% | 8 | Oct 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 15 | Passion Fish | $4,814,619 | 191 | $14,385 | 0.3% | 2 | Dec 9 | May 20 | Miramax |
| 16 | Bob Roberts | $4,479,470 | 306 | $314,275 | 7% | 8 | Sep 4 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Peter's Friends | $4,058,564 | 140 | $353,610 | 8.7% | 45 | Dec 25 | Apr 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 18 | Passed Away | $4,030,793 | 582 | $1,506,887 | 37.4% | 582 | Apr 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | Blade Runner The Final Cut | $3,740,330 | 94 | $618,586 | 16.5% | 58 | Sep 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 20 | Traces of Red | $3,206,714 | 422 | $804,336 | 25.1% | 387 | Nov 13 | Jan 14 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 21 | K2 | $3,106,559 | 350 | $930,655 | 30% | 350 | May 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 22 | Blame It on the Bellboy | $3,104,545 | 462 | $1,326,472 | 42.7% | 462 | Mar 6 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Tous les matins du monde | $3,089,497 | 33 | $39,277 | 1.3% | 1 | Nov 13 | Jun 17 | October Films |
| 24 | CrissCross | $3,052,738 | 449 | $1,041,264 | 34.1% | 449 | May 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | This Is My Life | $2,922,094 | 326 | $72,440 | 2.5% | 2 | Feb 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 26 | Reservoir Dogs | $2,832,029 | 61 | $147,839 | 5.2% | 19 | Oct 23 | - | Miramax |
| 27 | The Power of One | $2,827,107 | 143 | $684,358 | 24.2% | 143 | Mar 27 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Shadows and Fog | $2,735,731 | 288 | $1,111,314 | 40.6% | 288 | Mar 20 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 29 | Raise the Red Lantern | $2,603,061 | 40 | $22,554 | 0.9% | 1 | Mar 13 | Oct 22 | Orion Classics |
| 30 | Flirting | $2,415,396 | 33 | $10,125 | 0.4% | 1 | Nov 6 | Apr 22 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 31 | Noises Off... | $2,280,148 | 451 | $981,452 | 43% | 451 | Mar 20 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 32 | A Brief History of Time | $2,279,692 | 45 | $84,025 | 3.7% | 5 | Aug 21 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 33 | Gate 2: The Trespassers | $2,032,973 | 350 | $1,053,175 | 51.8% | 350 | Feb 28 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 34 | Night on Earth | $2,015,810 | 40 | $34,039 | 1.7% | 2 | May 1 | Sep 24 | Fine Line Features |
| 35 | Bad Lieutenant | $2,000,022 | 2 | $47,454 | 2.4% | 2 | Nov 20 | Jun 10 | Aries Films |
| 36 | Poison Ivy | $1,829,804 | 20 | $119,840 | 6.5% | 20 | May 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 37 | Delicatessen | $1,794,187 | 32 | $4,733 | 0.3% | 1 | Apr 3 | Aug 27 | Miramax |
| 38 | The Waterdance | $1,723,319 | 60 | $138,313 | 8% | 33 | May 15 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 39 | Casablanca 1992 Re-release | $1,719,913 | 11 | $181,494 | 10.6% | 11 | Apr 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 40 | Zebrahead | $1,557,771 | 251 | $609,041 | 39.1% | 251 | Oct 23 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 41 | One False Move | $1,543,112 | 32 | $44,545 | 2.9% | 5 | May 8 | Oct 1 | IRS Media |
| 42 | A Midnight Clear | $1,526,697 | 7 | $46,938 | 3.1% | 7 | Apr 24 | - | InterStar Releasing |
| 43 | Leaving Normal | $1,514,114 | 362 | $474,220 | 31.3% | 362 | May 1 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 44 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | $1,403,033 | 35 | $42,404 | 3% | 2 | Feb 28 | Aug 13 | Fine Line Features |
| 45 | South Central | $1,373,196 | 37 | $147,629 | 10.8% | 37 | Sep 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | $1,368,000 | 579 | $407,695 | 29.8% | 579 | Aug 21 | - | Hemdale |
| 47 | Brother's Keeper | $1,305,915 | 15 | $10,758 | 0.8% | 1 | Sep 9 | - | Creative Thinking International Ltd. |
| 48 | The Best Intentions | $1,253,106 | 47 | $15,186 | 1.2% | 2 | Jul 10 | Nov 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 49 | Mistress | $1,102,469 | 33 | $34,146 | 3.1% | 2 | Aug 7 | - | Rainbow Releasing |
| 50 | Light Sleeper | $1,050,861 | 37 | $46,302 | 4.4% | 3 | Aug 21 | Dec 10 | Fine Line Features |
| 51 | Europa | $1,007,001 | 1 | $21,447 | 2.1% | 1 | May 22 | - | Miramax |
| 52 | 35 Up | $922,872 | 21 | $13,690 | 1.5% | 1 | Jan 15 | Jun 11 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 53 | Brain Donors | $918,239 | 525 | $504,057 | 54.9% | 525 | Apr 17 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 54 | Rampage | $796,368 | 172 | $322,500 | 40.5% | 172 | Oct 30 | Dec 17 | Miramax |
| 55 | Cabeza de Vaca | $789,127 | 11 | $5,960 | 0.8% | 1 | May 15 | - | Concorde Pictures |
| 56 | Love Potion No. 9 | $754,935 | 278 | $416,641 | 55.2% | 278 | Nov 13 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 57 | Edward II | $694,438 | 16 | $28,318 | 4.1% | 2 | Mar 20 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 58 | The Living End | $692,585 | 17 | $43,715 | 6.3% | 2 | Aug 14 | Oct 29 | October Films |
| 59 | Johnny Stecchino | $626,057 | 18 | $15,508 | 2.5% | 1 | Oct 9 | Feb 25 | New Line Cinema |
| 60 | Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue | $573,904 | 266 | $323,288 | 56.3% | 266 | May 8 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 61 | Incident at Oglala | $536,848 | 12 | $19,070 | 3.6% | 3 | May 8 | - | Miramax |
| 62 | Proof | $524,668 | 19 | - | - | - | Mar 20 | Aug 6 | Fine Line Features |
| 63 | Voyager | $516,517 | 9 | $19,807 | 3.8% | 1 | Jan 31 | Jun 25 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 64 | Crossing the Bridge | $479,676 | 235 | $243,695 | 50.8% | 235 | Sep 11 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 65 | Danzón | $450,501 | 1 | $9,096 | 2% | 1 | Sep 25 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 66 | Storyville | $422,503 | 19 | $101,383 | 24% | 19 | Aug 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 67 | The Adjuster | $396,573 | 18 | $10,686 | 2.7% | 1 | May 29 | Sep 10 | Orion Classics |
| 68 | Where the Day Takes You | $390,152 | 93 | $190,961 | 48.9% | 93 | Sep 11 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 69 | The Panama Deception | $309,596 | 11 | $6,563 | 2.1% | 1 | Jul 31 | - | Empowerment Project |
| 70 | Becoming Colette | $272,931 | 16 | $12,692 | 4.7% | 1 | Nov 6 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
| 71 | American Dream | $269,823 | 7 | $9,291 | 3.4% | 2 | Mar 18 | - | Miramax |
| 72 | In the Soup | $256,249 | 4 | $13,922 | 5.4% | 2 | Oct 23 | - | Triton Pictures |
| 73 | Falling from Grace | $231,826 | 22 | $49,708 | 21.4% | 22 | Feb 21 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 74 | Under Suspicion | $221,295 | 7 | $47,349 | 21.4% | 2 | Feb 28 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 75 | Terminal Bliss | $215,500 | 356 | $215,500 | 100% | 356 | Mar 6 | - | Cannon Film Distributors |
| 76 | ANIMATION CELEBRATION VOL. 4 | $181,273 | 4 | $35,216 | 19.4% | 4 | Apr 1 | May 7 | Expanded Entertainment |
| 77 | The Efficiency Expert | $179,469 | 24 | $52,776 | 29.4% | 24 | Nov 6 | - | Miramax |
| 78 | London Kills Me | $170,667 | 10 | $16,209 | 9.5% | 2 | Aug 7 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 79 | Roadside Prophets | $147,724 | 17 | $11,066 | 7.5% | 1 | Mar 27 | May 7 | Fine Line Features |
| 80 | Shakes the Clown | $115,103 | 9 | $35,589 | 30.9% | 9 | Mar 13 | - | IRS Media |
| 81 | Johnny Suede | $90,091 | 1 | $8,535 | 9.5% | 1 | Aug 14 | - | Miramax |
| 82 | Brenda Starr | $67,878 | 48 | $30,035 | 44.2% | 48 | Apr 17 | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 83 | Breaking the Rules | $52,285 | 75 | $23,175 | 44.3% | 75 | Oct 9 | - | Miramax |
| 84 | Feed | $45,488 | 1 | $11,448 | 25.2% | 1 | Oct 7 | - | Original Cinema |
| 85 | Bed & Breakfast | $44,947 | 2 | $4,767 | 10.6% | 1 | Aug 7 | - | Hemdale |
| 86 | Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight | $35,154 | 18 | $35,154 | 100% | 18 | Jan 3 | - | Concorde Pictures |
| 87 | Diary of a Hitman | $31,815 | 18 | $17,388 | 54.7% | 18 | May 1 | May 7 | Vision International |
| 88 | Highway to Hell | $26,055 | 14 | $12,273 | 47.1% | 14 | Mar 13 | Mar 26 | Hemdale |
| 89 | A Fine Romance | $16,497 | 8 | $10,064 | 61% | 8 | Sep 11 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
| 90 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard | $15,706 | 3 | $5,875 | 37.4% | 3 | Sep 18 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 91 | Rubin and Ed | $15,675 | 2 | $4,131 | 26.4% | 1 | May 15 | - | IRS Media |
| 92 | Drive | $15,084 | 1 | $4,715 | 31.3% | 1 | Aug 7 | Aug 20 | MEI |
| 93 | The Ox | $14,513 | 2 | $4,285 | 29.5% | 2 | Aug 21 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
| 94 | Night and Day | $6,397 | 1 | $4,754 | 74.3% | 1 | Dec 11 | - | International Film Circuit |
| 95 | The Vagrant | $5,900 | 8 | $4,300 | 72.9% | 8 | May 15 | May 21 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 96 | Who Shot Pat? | $2,343 | 1 | $2,343 | 100% | 1 | May 1 | May 3 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 97 | High Strung | $904 | 1 | $718 | 79.4% | 1 | Dec 4 | Dec 10 | Greycat Films |
