TOP GROSSING MOVIES THAT NEVER HIT #1, THE TOP 5 OR TOP 10*
1982Present
Note: This chart shows the top 150 movies regardless of sorting. Rank OR^ Title (click to view) Studio Top Rank Adjusted Gross** Year^ 1
237
Gremlins
WB
2
$350,136,200
1984^
2
152
Dances with Wolves
Orion
2
$346,972,400
1990
3
81
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
IFC
2
$328,870,700
2002
4
102
Beauty and the Beast
BV
2
$277,627,800
1991^
5
286
Sister Act
BV
2
$267,100,000
1992
6
328
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
BV
2
$261,448,300
1989
7
246
As Good as It Gets
Sony
3
$251,499,100
1997
8
109
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Fox
2
$245,749,700
2007
9
352
Sleepless in Seattle
TriS
2
$242,958,000
1993
10
149
The Day After Tomorrow
Fox
2
$238,763,600
2004
11
294
Good Will Hunting
Mira.
2
$234,362,800
1997
12
193
A Beautiful Mind
Uni.
2
$233,552,900
2001
13
378
The Bodyguard
WB
2
$233,508,800
1992^
14
616
Trading Places
Par.
2
$227,877,500
1983
15
194
Chicago
Mira.
3
$224,752,700
2002
16
100
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Fox
3
$224,733,100
2009
17
425
Big
Fox
2
$222,105,100
1988
18
348
My Best Friend's Wedding
Sony
2
$219,898,300
1997
19
279
The Blair Witch Project
Art.
2
$219,661,500
1999
20
206
Catch Me If You Can
DW
2
$217,684,300
2002
21
606
The Karate Kid
Col.
4
$214,605,800
1984
22
362
Tomorrow Never Dies
MGM
2
$213,674,800
1997
23
123
Sherlock Holmes
WB
2
$213,321,800
2009
24
138
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Fox
2
$209,191,100
2009
25
156
The Polar Express
WB
2
$207,592,300
2004^
26
298
The Green Mile
WB
2
$207,356,500
1999
27
769
Poltergeist
MGM
3
$206,889,100
1982
28
384
Mulan
BV
2
$204,205,700
1998
29
745
48 HRS.
Par.
2
$202,438,300
1982
30
200
Casino Royale
Sony
2
$201,903,700
2006
31
740
WarGames
MGM
3
$200,561,100
1983
32
256
Lilo & Stitch
BV
2
$199,243,900
2002
33
333
American Beauty
DW
3
$197,984,300
1999
34
510
In the Line of Fire
Col.
2
$196,227,000
1993
35
221
The Longest Yard
Par.
2
$195,860,900
2005
36
565
Dead Poets Society
BV
3
$191,720,200
1989
37
489
Phenomenon
BV
2
$187,966,700
1996
38
231
Over the Hedge
P/DW
2
$187,916,600
2006
39
444
Enemy of the State
BV
2
$186,312,500
1998
40
594
When Harry Met Sally...
Col.
3
$185,647,100
1989
41
564
Schindler's List
Uni.
4
$182,562,300
1993
42
487
George of the Jungle
BV
2
$182,089,400
1997
43
417
Notting Hill
Uni.
2
$181,447,300
1999
44
771
Romancing the Stone
Fox
2
$180,947,500
1984
45
161
Lincoln
BV
3
$180,506,300
2012
46
340
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
SPC
4
$180,299,600
2000
47
544
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
BV
2
$179,887,400
1996
48
502
Scream
Dim.
3
$179,065,200
1996
49
290
Cheaper by the Dozen
Fox
2
$177,529,400
2003
50
596
The Client
WB
3
$174,974,800
1994
51
528
Contact
WB
2
$174,576,800
1997
52
369
Traffic
USA
2
$174,121,400
2000
53
407
Big Momma's House
Fox
2
$173,176,600
2000
54
599
Kindergarten Cop
Uni.
2
$172,344,000
1990
55
245
Knocked Up
Uni.
2
$171,689,700
2007
56
550
Hercules
BV
2
$171,448,800
1997
57
911
Octopussy
MGM
2
$171,135,000
1983
58
621
Father of the Bride
BV
2
$170,508,900
1991
59
432
The Patriot
Sony
2
$166,946,700
2000
60
196
Bridesmaids
Uni.
2
$166,882,800
2011
61
380
The Bourne Identity
Uni.
2
$166,264,000
2002
62
519
The Prince of Egypt
DW
2
$165,670,300
1998
63
783
The Jewel of the Nile
Fox
2
$164,483,700
1985
64
445
The Little Mermaid
BV
3
$163,279,400
1989^
65
204
Kung Fu Panda 2
P/DW
2
$162,938,500
2011
66
212
Django Unchained
Wein.
2
$162,350,100
2012
67
672
Steel Magnolias
TriS
4
$161,935,900
1989
68
214
Grown Ups
Sony
2
$161,797,400
2010
69
504
The General's Daughter
Par.
3
$160,528,400
1999
70
683
Die Hard
Fox
2
$160,362,600
1988
71
1,003
Risky Business
WB
2
$160,165,600
1983
72
267
Juno
FoxS
2
$159,425,900
2007
73
265
Mamma Mia!
Uni.
2
$159,386,200
2008
74
435
Dr. Dolittle 2
Fox
2
$158,453,400
2001
75
386
Seabiscuit
Uni.
4
$158,373,300
2003
76
693
Fried Green Tomatoes
Uni.
2
$157,687,400
1991
77
540
Shakespeare in Love
Mira.
5
$157,479,500
1998
78
475
Chicken Run
DW
2
$157,377,800
2000
79
526
Sleepy Hollow
Par.
2
$157,094,100
1999
80
276
Slumdog Millionaire
FoxS
3
$156,278,600
2008
81
717
Moonstruck
MGM
3
$155,847,200
1987
82
309
Live Free or Die Hard
Fox
2
$155,256,300
2007
83
776
The Untouchables
Par.
2
$154,881,700
1987
84
1,144
Annie
Col.
5
$154,098,100
1982
85
846
Ruthless People
BV
2
$153,288,800
1986
86
557
Inspector Gadget
BV
2
$152,240,300
1999
87
465
The Princess Diaries
BV
3
$151,849,900
2001
88
476
Miss Congeniality
WB
3
$151,744,400
2000
89
367
The Devil Wears Prada
Fox
2
$151,212,100
2006
90
882
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Par.
2
$150,103,200
1986
91
759
Free Willy
WB
4
$149,016,200
1993
92
310
Wanted
Uni.
2
$148,746,200
2008
93
392
Walk the Line
Fox
2
$147,241,500
2005
94
603
Stepmom
Sony
2
$147,053,100
1998
95
244
Les Miserables (2012)
Uni.
3
$146,776,300
2012
96
452
Freaky Friday
BV
2
$145,135,800
2003
97
807
The Prince of Tides
Col.
3
$143,087,600
1991
98
269
The Smurfs
Sony
2
$142,672,400
2011
99
344
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Par.
3
$141,006,100
2008
100
281
The Great Gatsby (2013)
WB
2
$140,229,100
2013
101
482
The Italian Job
Par.
3
$139,744,800
2003
102
573
Unbreakable
BV
2
$139,464,600
2000
103
770
Father of the Bride Part II
BV
2
$138,745,200
1995
104
1,214
The Verdict
Fox
3
$138,157,600
1982
105
791
Braveheart
Par.
3
$137,761,400
1995
106
748
The English Patient
Mira.
7
$137,435,400
1996
107
494
Daddy Day Care
SonR
2
$137,333,100
2003
108
1,038
The Goonies
WB
2
$137,305,400
1985
109
400
Hairspray (2007)
NL
3
$137,186,400
2007
110
289
The King's Speech
Wein.
4
$136,545,100
2010^
111
724
The Wedding Singer
NL
2
$135,853,100
1998
112
561
The Others
Mira.
2
$135,404,600
2001
113
451
Fun with Dick and Jane
Sony
3
$134,900,700
2005
114
847
Three Men and a Little Lady
BV
2
$134,636,800
1990
115
873
JFK
WB
5
$134,425,900
1991
116
317
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Fox
2
$134,302,900
2011
117
886
Boomerang
Par.
3
$134,028,000
1992
118
880
Grumpy Old Men
WB
3
$133,468,200
1993
119
360
Terminator Salvation
WB
2
$133,386,100
2009
120
614
Space Cowboys
WB
2
$133,222,100
2000
121
1,252
Gandhi
Col.
2
$133,060,000
1982
122
902
Cool Runnings
BV
2
$131,908,600
1993
123
321
Silver Linings Playbook
Wein.
3
$131,775,200
2012
124
639
Everest (IMAX)
MFF
11
$131,619,500
1998
125
325
The Last Airbender
Par.
2
$131,606,400
2010
126
586
America's Sweethearts
SonR
2
$131,315,400
2001
127
1,066
Spies Like Us
WB
2
$131,161,000
1985
128
852
The Bridges of Madison County
WB
2
$130,538,400
1995
129
851
Grumpier Old Men
WB
2
$128,932,200
1995
130
983
Field of Dreams
Uni.
2
$128,863,300
1989
131
505
The Aviator
Mira.
3
$127,907,300
2004
132
622
The Emperor's New Groove
BV
4
$127,816,200
2000
133
991
Dirty Dancing
Vest
2
$127,670,400
1987^
134
798
The Horse Whisperer
BV
2
$127,621,600
1998
135
895
Nine Months
Fox
3
$127,194,300
1995
136
997
Working Girl
Fox
4
$126,922,000
1988
137
1,434
Firefox
WB
2
$126,144,100
1982
138
428
Bolt
BV
2
$126,126,100
2008
139
810
Six Days, Seven Nights
BV
2
$125,853,700
1998
140
938
The Godfather Part III
Par.
2
$125,606,200
1990
141
534
Million Dollar Baby
WB
3
$124,509,500
2004
142
590
Two Weeks Notice
WB
2
$124,297,400
2002
143
365
Life of Pi
Fox
5
$123,848,800
2012
144
354
Prometheus
Fox
2
$123,673,400
2012
145
582
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Fox
2
$123,129,900
2003
146
568
Cold Mountain
Mira.
3
$122,451,200
2003
147
706
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Par.
2
$122,222,000
1999
148
917
Heat
WB
3
$121,899,500
1995
149
453
Bedtime Stories
BV
2
$121,756,200
2008
150
572
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
BV
2
$121,683,400
2004
CHART NOTES
* Movies that never hit #1 on the weekend charts in a single release.
# Overall all time rank (rank includes multple releases, if any).
** Additional releases, if any, are not included in the gross total.
^ Indicates the movie has multiple theatrical releases.
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