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
2,457
The Wood
Par.
6
$25,059,640
1999
149
2,456
Moscow on the Hudson
Col.
6
$25,068,724
1984
148
2,454
In the Name of the Father
Uni.
10
$25,096,862
1993
147
2,451
Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
WB
6
$25,105,255
1997
146
2,450
The Cutting Edge
MGM
6
$25,105,517
1992
145
2,431
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Par.
8
$25,326,071
2012
144
1,716
The Great Mouse Detective
BV
9
$25,336,794
1986^
143
2,428
The International
Sony
7
$25,450,527
2009
141
2,415
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Uni.
6
$25,543,895
2001
140
2,414
Memento
NM
8
$25,544,867
2001
139
2,413
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
Art.
6
$25,581,229
2002
138
2,411
The Mist
MGM/W
8
$25,594,957
2007
137
2,409
Nancy Drew
WB
7
$25,612,520
2007
136
2,394
Shadowlands
Sav.
6
$25,842,377
1993
135
2,390
Frida
Mira.
9
$25,885,000
2002
134
2,385
Leap Year
Uni.
6
$25,918,920
2010
133
2,382
The Nanny Diaries
MGM/W
6
$25,930,652
2007
132
2,379
Howards End
SPC
13
$25,966,555
1992
131
2,370
Ramona and Beezus
Fox
6
$26,167,002
2010
130
2,367
The Wrestler
FoxS
14
$26,238,243
2008
129
2,365
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
NL
6
$26,276,465
2003
128
2,361
I.Q.
Par.
7
$26,381,221
1994
127
2,353
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
DW
6
$26,483,452
2003
126
2,347
An American Werewolf in Paris
BV
7
$26,570,463
1997
125
2,346
The Host (2013)
ORF
6
$26,574,597
2013
124
2,341
Winnie the Pooh
BV
6
$26,692,846
2011
123
2,339
Overboard
MGM
7
$26,713,187
1987
122
2,337
Garden State
FoxS
11
$26,782,316
2004
121
2,334
Glory
TriS
8
$26,828,365
1989
120
2,321
The Missing
SonR
7
$27,011,180
2003
119
2,305
The Muppet Christmas Carol
BV
6
$27,281,507
1992
118
2,294
Do the Right Thing
Uni.
8
$27,545,445
1989
117
2,286
The Switch
Mira.
7
$27,779,426
2010
116
2,284
The Majestic
WB
7
$27,807,266
2001
115
2,278
Menace II Society
NL
6
$27,912,072
1993
114
2,266
The Prince and Me
Par.
6
$28,176,497
2004
113
2,260
The Shawshank Redemption
Col.
8
$28,341,469
1994^
112
2,258
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Fox
7
$28,426,747
2006
111
2,257
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
MGM
6
$28,442,574
2002
110
2,242
Defiance
ParV
8
$28,644,813
2008
109
2,236
Starman
Col.
6
$28,744,356
1984
108
2,235
Capote
SPC
13
$28,750,530
2005
107
2,232
In the Army Now
BV
6
$28,881,266
1994
106
2,224
Nanny McPhee Returns
Uni.
8
$29,011,215
2010
105
2,223
Out to Sea
Fox
6
$29,022,252
1997
104
2,206
Bless the Child
Par.
7
$29,381,494
2000
103
2,194
Mystery Men
Uni.
6
$29,762,011
1999
102
2,190
Green Card
BV
6
$29,888,235
1990
101
2,188
Madeline
Sony
6
$29,967,750
1998
100
2,186
The Iron Lady
Wein.
10
$30,017,992
2011
99
2,185
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Fox
12
$30,031,783
1984
98
2,179
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
WB
6
$30,077,111
1995
97
2,178
Elizabeth
Gram.
8
$30,082,699
1998
96
2,174
Space Chimps
Fox
7
$30,105,968
2008
95
2,166
How Do You Know
Sony
8
$30,212,620
2010
94
2,165
Weekend at Bernie's
Fox
8
$30,218,387
1989
93
2,164
The Great Debaters
MGM/W
11
$30,236,407
2007
92
2,124
Calendar Girls
BV
9
$31,041,759
2003
91
2,109
Monster's Ball
Lions
12
$31,273,922
2001
90
2,096
Under the Sea 3D
WB
18
$31,516,429
2009
89
2,094
Good Night, and Good Luck.
WIP
7
$31,558,003
2005
88
2,086
August Rush
WB
7
$31,664,162
2007
87
2,083
Transporter 3
LGF
7
$31,715,062
2008
86
2,075
Push
Sum.
6
$31,811,527
2009
85
2,074
Milk
Focus
9
$31,841,299
2008
84
2,040
(500) Days of Summer
FoxS
9
$32,391,374
2009
83
2,033
Bend It Like Beckham
FoxS
9
$32,543,449
2003
82
2,030
The Pianist
Focus
11
$32,572,577
2002
81
2,006
The Joy Luck Club
BV
6
$32,901,136
1993
80
2,001
Dracula 2000
Mira.
7
$33,022,767
2000
79
1,993
Amelie
Mira.
9
$33,225,499
2001
78
1,992
Breach
Uni.
6
$33,231,264
2007
77
1,981
Doubt
Mira.
9
$33,446,470
2008
76
1,979
2016 Obama's America
RM
7
$33,449,086
2012
75
1,969
Marmaduke
Fox
6
$33,644,788
2010
73
1,947
Magnificent Desolation (IMAX)
Imax
19
$34,126,126
2005
72
1,945
The Reader
Wein.
12
$34,194,407
2008
71
1,942
Alexander
WB
6
$34,297,191
2004
70
1,941
Babel
ParV
6
$34,302,837
2006
69
1,935
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Focus
7
$34,400,301
2004
68
1,932
Monster
NM
9
$34,469,210
2003
67
1,926
Man on the Moon
Uni.
6
$34,607,430
1999
66
1,882
Mermaids
Orion
6
$35,419,397
1990
65
1,881
The Ringer
FoxS
7
$35,428,675
2005
64
1,872
The Indian in the Cupboard
Par.
6
$35,656,131
1995
63
1,869
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Fox
6
$35,739,755
1993
62
1,867
The Mothman Prophecies
SGem
6
$35,746,370
2002
61
1,861
Shine
FL
9
$35,892,330
1996
60
1,858
In the Bedroom
Mira.
12
$35,930,604
2001
59
1,836
Son-in-Law
BV
6
$36,448,400
1993
58
1,797
The Guilt Trip
Par.
6
$37,134,215
2012
57
1,775
Pan's Labyrinth
PicH
7
$37,634,615
2006
56
1,770
Hubble 3D
WB
17
$37,733,996
2010
55
1,756
It Could Happen to You
TriS
6
$37,939,757
1994
54
1,744
Ninja Assassin
WB
6
$38,122,883
2009
53
1,726
Pride and Prejudice
Focus
7
$38,405,088
2005
52
1,713
About Last Night...
TriS
6
$38,702,310
1986
51
1,692
Anna and the King
Fox
6
$39,263,420
1999
50
1,689
Dead Man Walking
Gram.
6
$39,363,635
1995
49
1,684
Crazy Heart
FoxS
8
$39,464,306
2009
48
1,657
The Wild Thornberrys
Par.
6
$40,108,697
2002
47
1,654
The Piano
Mira.
7
$40,157,856
1993
46
1,650
There Will Be Blood
ParV
9
$40,222,514
2007
45
1,644
I Am Sam
NL
7
$40,311,852
2001
44
1,628
Mysteries of Egypt (IMAX)
Imax
13
$40,593,486
1998
43
1,615
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
SonR
6
$40,946,255
2007
42
1,598
Gosford Park
USA
9
$41,308,615
2001
41
1,587
The Hours
Par.
9
$41,675,994
2002
40
1,584
Aliens Vs. Predator - Requiem
Fox
6
$41,797,066
2007
39
1,548
Gulliver's Travels
Fox
8
$42,779,261
2010
38
1,534
Sense and Sensibility
Sony
8
$43,182,776
1995
37
1,525
We Are Marshall
WB
7
$43,545,364
2006
36
1,523
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
WB
6
$43,585,753
2010
35
1,491
Napoleon Dynamite
FoxS
8
$44,540,956
2004
34
1,489
Lost in Translation
Focus
7
$44,585,453
2003
33
1,487
The Artist
Wein.
11
$44,671,682
2011
32
1,482
Red Dawn (2012)
FD
7
$44,806,783
2012
31
1,463
Moonrise Kingdom
Focus
7
$45,512,466
2012
30
1,462
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
BV
9
$45,512,588
2000
29
1,459
Deep Sea 3D (IMAX)
WB
16
$45,562,927
2006
28
1,437
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
FoxS
6
$46,412,041
2012
27
1,413
Kate and Leopold
Mira.
7
$47,121,859
2001
26
1,406
Munich
Uni.
6
$47,403,685
2005
25
1,370
Peter Pan
Uni.
6
$48,462,608
2003
24
1,358
Bugsy
TriS
7
$49,114,016
1991
23
1,315
Mighty Joe Young
BV
6
$50,632,037
1998
22
1,301
Atonement
Focus
9
$50,927,067
2007
21
1,290
The Phantom of the Opera
WB
9
$51,268,815
2004
20
1,265
Amadeus
Orion
6
$51,564,280
1984^
19
1,278
Finding Neverland
Mira.
8
$51,680,613
2004
18
1,271
Finding Forrester
Sony
6
$51,804,714
2000
17
1,270
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
BV
6
$51,854,875
2012
16
1,228
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous (IMAX)
Imax
16
$53,324,129
1998
15
1,216
P.S. I Love You
WB
6
$53,695,808
2007
14
1,155
The Queen
Mira.
9
$56,441,711
2006
13
1,146
Midnight in Paris
SPC
7
$56,817,045
2011
12
1,120
Life Is Beautiful
Mira.
8
$57,247,384
1998^
11
1,121
The Cider House Rules
Mira.
6
$57,545,092
1999
10
1,048
Fantasia 2000 (35mm & IMAX)
BV
11
$60,655,420
2000^
9
849
Sideways
FoxS
8
$71,503,593
2004
8
848
Chocolat
Mira.
7
$71,509,363
2000
7
785
We Bought a Zoo
Fox
6
$75,624,550
2011
6
757
March of the Penguins
WIP
6
$77,437,223
2005
5
743
The English Patient
Mira.
7
$78,676,425
1996
4
685
The Descendants
FoxS
7
$82,584,160
2011
3
667
Up in the Air
Par.
6
$83,823,381
2009
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 5 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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