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 Release Gross** Year^ 150
3,855
Island of the Sharks (IMAX)
Imax
32
$10,658,505
1999
149
3,850
Deconstructing Harry
FL
16
$10,686,841
1997
147
3,718
Winged Migration
SPC
17
$10,764,402
2003^
146
3,841
Gettysburg
NL
13
$10,769,960
1993
145
3,835
The End of the Affair
Sony
16
$10,827,816
1999
143
3,755
Das Boot
Col.
-
$10,915,250
1982^
142
3,825
What the #$*! Do We Know?!
CLD
17
$10,942,306
2004
141
3,819
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk (IMAX)
GSF
25
$10,994,028
2002
140
3,813
The Young Victoria
App.
15
$11,001,272
2009
139
3,808
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Wein.
17
$11,036,366
2005
138
3,807
House of Flying Daggers
SPC
15
$11,050,094
2004
137
3,799
Big Trouble in Little China
Fox
12
$11,100,000
1986
136
3,796
V.I. Warshawski
BV
11
$11,128,309
1991
135
3,788
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Gram.
20
$11,220,670
1994
134
3,786
Jane Eyre
Focus
13
$11,242,660
2011
133
3,784
Cyberworld 3-D (IMAX)
Imax
18
$11,253,900
2000
132
3,783
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Uni.
16
$11,260,096
2002
131
3,779
The Lives of Others
SPC
15
$11,286,112
2007
130
3,777
Ready to Wear
Mira.
13
$11,300,653
1994
129
3,775
Casanova
BV
12
$11,304,403
2005
128
3,773
Antitrust
MGM
12
$11,328,094
2001
127
3,772
Manhattan Murder Mystery
TriS
13
$11,330,911
1993
126
3,770
Balto
Uni.
13
$11,348,324
1995
125
3,762
The Shipping News
Mira.
16
$11,434,216
2001
124
3,743
The Conspirator
RAtt.
11
$11,538,204
2011
123
3,741
Boys Don't Cry
FoxS
16
$11,540,607
1999
122
3,740
Pump Up the Volume
NL
12
$11,541,758
1990
121
3,732
So I Married an Axe Murderer
TriS
12
$11,585,483
1993
120
3,721
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Lions
17
$11,670,971
2003
119
3,713
Strictly Ballroom
Mira.
13
$11,738,022
1993
118
3,707
Bloodsport
Can.
16
$11,806,119
1988
117
3,701
Glee The 3D Concert Movie
Fox
11
$11,862,398
2011
116
3,698
The Darjeeling Limited
FoxS
13
$11,902,715
2007
115
3,696
Deathstalker
NW
12
$11,919,250
1983
114
3,640
Cinema Paradiso
Mira.
11
$11,990,401
1990^
113
3,684
The Gift
ParC
13
$12,008,642
2000
112
3,683
In Dreams
DW
11
$12,017,369
1999
111
3,666
Saving Grace
FL
12
$12,178,602
2000
110
3,661
Barney's Great Adventure
Poly
11
$12,218,638
1998
109
3,648
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Focus
11
$12,313,694
2008
108
3,638
Lone Star
SPC
12
$12,408,986
1996
107
3,635
People Like Us
BV
11
$12,434,778
2012
106
3,630
Extreme (IMAX)
Imax
26
$12,475,172
1999
105
3,623
Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away
Par.
11
$12,512,862
2012
104
3,616
To the Arctic (IMAX)
WB
18
$12,536,199
2012
103
3,613
An Education
SPC
14
$12,574,914
2009
102
3,603
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
All.
15
$12,665,721
2006
101
3,601
The New World
NL
11
$12,712,093
2005
100
3,591
Beasts of the Southern Wild
FoxS
12
$12,795,746
2012
99
3,590
Rachel Getting Married
SPC
14
$12,796,841
2008
98
3,586
Anna Karenina
Focus
12
$12,816,367
2012
97
3,576
Volver
SPC
19
$12,899,867
2006
96
3,568
The Quiet American
Mira.
17
$12,988,801
2002
95
3,559
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
UA
12
$13,030,057
1988
94
3,558
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Fox
11
$13,030,214
1983
93
3,557
House of Sand and Fog
DW
13
$13,040,288
2003
92
3,556
How to Eat Fried Worms
NL
11
$13,040,527
2006
91
3,551
25th Hour
BV
11
$13,084,595
2002
90
3,518
The Tree of Life
FoxS
11
$13,303,319
2011
89
3,510
Bullets Over Broadway
Mira.
11
$13,383,747
1994
88
3,507
Solarmax
Hel.
56
$13,400,161
2000
87
3,504
Secrets & Lies
Oct.
20
$13,417,292
1996
86
3,499
De-Lovely
UA
13
$13,456,633
2004
85
3,498
Africa's Elephant Kingdom (IMAX)
Imax
31
$13,485,455
1998
84
3,492
The Namesake
FoxS
12
$13,569,248
2007
83
3,484
Haunted Castle (IMAX)
NWav
30
$13,651,656
2001
82
3,478
Nixon
BV
13
$13,681,765
1995
81
3,475
The Wings of the Dove
Mira.
13
$13,692,848
1997
80
3,470
Broken Flowers
Focus
12
$13,744,960
2005
79
3,468
Letters from Iwo Jima
WB
14
$13,756,082
2006
78
3,465
Fly Me to the Moon
Sum.
12
$13,816,982
2008
77
3,462
Y Tu Mama Tambien
IFC
13
$13,839,658
2002
76
3,456
Monsoon Wedding
USA
16
$13,885,966
2002
75
3,448
Stand and Deliver
WB
13
$13,994,920
1988
74
3,428
Diner
MGM
14
$14,099,953
1982
73
3,400
The Mosquito Coast
WB
11
$14,302,779
1986
72
3,361
My Week with Marilyn
Wein.
12
$14,600,347
2011
71
3,357
The Secret of NIMH
MGM
13
$14,665,733
1982
70
3,331
Last Chance Harvey
Over.
13
$14,889,042
2008
69
3,308
Wings of Courage (IMAX)
SPC
59
$15,054,636
1995
68
3,284
The Madness of King George
Gold.
11
$15,238,689
1994
67
3,257
In America
FoxS
15
$15,539,656
2003
66
3,255
The Ghost Writer
Sum.
11
$15,541,549
2010
65
3,250
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure (IMAX)
WGB.
22
$15,553,324
2001
64
3,242
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (IMAX)
SPC
19
$15,627,434
2000
62
3,222
The Kite Runner
ParV
13
$15,800,078
2007
61
3,220
Gorky Park
Orion
11
$15,856,028
1983
60
3,219
Far From Heaven
Focus
11
$15,901,849
2002
59
3,206
Across the Sea of Time (IMAX)
SPC
54
$16,015,639
1995
58
3,184
Wolf Creek
W/Dim.
11
$16,188,180
2005
57
3,176
Black Christmas (2006)
MGM/W
13
$16,273,581
2006
56
3,172
21 Grams
Focus
14
$16,290,476
2003
55
3,152
Trainspotting
Mira.
13
$16,491,080
1996
54
3,143
Wild Safari 3D (IMAX)
NWav
27
$16,621,530
2005
53
3,103
The Hurt Locker
Sum.
13
$17,017,811
2009
52
3,100
Ghosts of the Abyss (IMAX & 35mm)
BV
13
$17,040,871
2003
51
3,080
The Mission
WB
11
$17,218,023
1986
50
3,048
Notes on a Scandal
FoxS
13
$17,510,118
2006
49
3,035
The Last King of Scotland
FoxS
17
$17,606,684
2006
48
2,994
Galapagos (IMAX)
Imax
32
$18,113,916
1999
47
2,986
Quartet
Wein.
13
$18,202,387
2013
46
2,972
127 Hours
FoxS
11
$18,335,230
2010
45
2,969
Into the Wild
ParV
14
$18,354,356
2007
44
2,952
Frost/Nixon
Uni.
16
$18,622,031
2008
43
2,946
Michael Jordan to the Max (IMAX)
Imax
14
$18,650,521
2000
42
2,943
Becoming Jane
Mira.
11
$18,670,946
2007
41
2,934
Thrill Ride (IMAX)
SPC
43
$18,798,590
1997
40
2,915
The Impossible
LG/S
14
$19,019,882
2012
39
2,912
Bugs! (IMAX)
SK
22
$19,063,544
2003
38
2,904
Mother (1996)
Par.
11
$19,145,198
1996
37
2,884
The Producers
Uni.
12
$19,398,532
2005
36
2,855
The Pledge
WB
11
$19,733,089
2001
35
2,759
Whale Rider
NM
13
$20,779,666
2003
34
2,748
A Room with a View
Cinc
-
$20,966,644
1986
33
2,682
Bowling for Columbine
UA
11
$21,576,018
2002
32
2,680
NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience (IMAX)
WB
11
$21,583,831
2004
31
2,674
Like Water for Chocolate
Mira.
-
$21,665,468
1993
30
2,657
Il Postino
Mira.
17
$21,848,932
1995
29
2,617
Adaptation.
Sony
14
$22,498,520
2002
28
2,609
Much Ado About Nothing
Gold.
11
$22,549,338
1993
27
2,605
Born to Be Wild (IMAX)
WB
18
$22,651,521
2011
26
2,586
Revolutionary Road
ParV
12
$22,911,480
2008
25
2,571
Match Point
DW
13
$23,151,529
2005
24
2,546
Hotel Rwanda
UA
14
$23,530,892
2004
23
2,529
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (IMAX)
NGE
17
$23,746,066
2007
22
2,473
Waking Ned Devine
FoxS
12
$24,792,251
1998
20
2,379
Howards End
SPC
13
$25,966,555
1992
19
2,367
The Wrestler
FoxS
14
$26,238,243
2008
18
2,337
Garden State
FoxS
11
$26,782,316
2004
17
2,235
Capote
SPC
13
$28,750,530
2005
16
2,185
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Fox
12
$30,031,783
1984
15
2,164
The Great Debaters
MGM/W
11
$30,236,407
2007
14
2,108
Monster's Ball
Lions
12
$31,273,922
2001
13
2,096
Under the Sea 3D
WB
18
$31,516,429
2009
12
2,030
The Pianist
Focus
11
$32,572,577
2002
11
1,947
Magnificent Desolation (IMAX)
Imax
19
$34,126,126
2005
10
1,945
The Reader
Wein.
12
$34,194,407
2008
9
1,858
In the Bedroom
Mira.
12
$35,930,604
2001
8
1,770
Hubble 3D
WB
17
$37,733,996
2010
7
1,628
Mysteries of Egypt (IMAX)
Imax
13
$40,593,486
1998
6
1,487
The Artist
Wein.
11
$44,671,682
2011
5
1,459
Deep Sea 3D (IMAX)
WB
16
$45,562,927
2006
4
1,228
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX)
Imax
16
$53,324,129
1998
3
1,048
Fantasia 2000 (35mm & IMAX)
BV
11
$60,655,420
2000^
2
634
Everest (IMAX)
MFF
11
$87,178,599
1998
1
629
Space Station 3-D (IMAX)
Imax
13
$87,751,357
2002
CHART NOTES
* Movies that never hit the top 10 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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