Top-Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1, the Top 5, or Top 10

Data as of Aug 16, 2:06 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
1The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$36,550,9192824-Roadshow Entertainment
2Shrek 2$35,456,4634730-United International Pictures
3The Dark Knight Rises
2024 Re-release
$29,640,706176-Warner Bros.
4Finding Nemo$26,820,4315372-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
5The Greatest Showman
2023 Re-release
$23,332,82962125-Big Bull Productions
6Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban$23,184,48838133-Warner Bros.
7Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$21,915,560561482023Sony Pictures Releasing
8Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone$21,404,39213154-Warner Bros.
9Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets$20,857,53571166-Warner Bros.
10The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2020 Re-release
$18,846,4602721-Lionsgate
11Gladiator$18,466,91415206-United International Pictures
12Bridesmaids
2024 Re-release
$18,398,7121249-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
13Bridesmaids
2021 Re-release
$18,058,5621159-Universal Pictures
14Spider-Man 2$17,818,025172202004Madman Entertainment
15Gravity$17,256,1106945-Warner Bros.
16Spider-Man$17,233,598112262002-
17The Boss Baby$16,387,6506244201720th Century Fox International
18How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2024 Re-release
$15,406,96710151-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
19My Big Fat Greek Wedding$15,168,2431192822002Roadshow Films
20The Wolf of Wall Street
2022 Re-release
$14,877,5399022-Roadshow Films
21Gravity
2024 Re-release
$14,801,6865745-Warner Bros.
22Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2024 Re-release
$14,487,4786565-Sony Pictures Releasing
23Interstellar
2024 Re-release
$13,857,2081664-Warner Bros.
24La La Land
2024 Re-release
$13,753,2843186-Entertainment One
25The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2020 Re-release
$13,665,65381338-Big Bull Productions
26Clifford the Big Red Dog$13,525,43511346-Paramount Pictures
27Aladdin$13,067,79316360-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28Monsters, Inc.$12,989,36142358-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
29Mary Poppins Returns
2024 Re-release
$12,982,96414080-Walt Disney Pictures
30Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2021 Re-release
$12,920,83410582-Sony Pictures Releasing
31Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle$12,517,4831123812003Madman Entertainment
32The Grinch
2022 Re-release
$12,237,5145526-Big Bull Productions
33Ocean's Twelve$12,061,073154022004Roadshow Films
34The Passion of the Christ$11,712,18841417-Icon Film Distribution Australia
35The Grinch
2023 Re-release
$11,407,3533126-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
36Parental Guidance$11,385,8836438201220th Century Fox International
37Ice Age$10,869,472112474200220th Century Fox International
38The Iron Lady$10,627,25484952011Icon Film Distribution Australia
39Die Another Day$10,520,5931315012002Big Bull Productions
40Austin Powers in Goldmember$10,511,9611665022002Roadshow Films
41The Matrix$10,467,58530503-Roadshow Entertainment
42Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World$10,396,176845072003Park Circus
43Lucy
2022 Re-release
$10,194,974135121-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
44Philomena$10,175,23875242013Entertainment One
45Little Women$10,164,33639526-Sony Pictures Releasing
46The Dish$9,583,3916559-Roadshow Films
47Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri$9,394,3966574201820th Century Fox International
48Ready Player One
2021 Re-release
$9,322,87974179-Roadshow Films
49Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2024 Re-release
$9,303,69910684-Sony Pictures Releasing
502 Fast 2 Furious$9,123,9611595922003Universal Pictures International (UPI)
51Wonder
2021 Re-release
$8,919,08279228-Roadshow Entertainment
52Blade Runner 2049
2024 Re-release
$8,914,74812788-Sony Pictures Releasing
53Quartet$8,747,22086252012Paramount Pictures International
54Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2022 Re-release
$8,716,0996884-Sony Pictures Releasing
55Transformers: Rise of the Beasts$8,612,2121686442023Paramount Pictures International
56Blade Runner 2049
2020 Re-release
$8,513,5343488-Sony Pictures Releasing
57Ladies in Black
2023 Re-release
$7,990,63874239-Sony Pictures Releasing
58The Queen$7,943,09376962006Icon Film Distribution Australia
59The Lego Batman Movie$7,768,48787172017Warner Bros.
60We Bought a Zoo$7,755,9846719201120th Century Fox International
61Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves$7,669,370917312023Paramount Pictures International
62Epic$7,597,2156735201320th Century Fox International
63The Polar Express$7,533,11919710-Warner Bros.
64Paddington
2024 Re-release
$7,419,317164301-StudioCanal
65How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days$7,287,449357742003United International Pictures
66A Series of Unfortunate Events$7,218,652127842004United International Pictures
67Bend It Like Beckham$7,150,65142788-Icon Film Distribution Australia
68The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2021 Re-release
$7,146,91266302-Warner Bros.
69Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem$6,756,132128362023Paramount Pictures International
70Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore$6,655,28968522010Roadshow Films
71The Muppets
2021 Re-release
$6,618,761102350-Buena Vista International
72Paddington 2
2024 Re-release
$6,476,00599352-StudioCanal
73Finding Neverland$6,279,96488932005Buena Vista International
74School of Rock$6,274,33766895-Big Bull Productions
75The Railway Man$6,272,87998962013Paramount Pictures International
76The Pirates! Band of Misfits$6,254,13679002012Sony Pictures Releasing
77Collateral$6,199,325879062004United International Pictures
78Elf$6,122,56917907-Roadshow Films
79The Fighter$6,120,83669182011Roadshow Films
80Mirror Mirror$6,097,14769212012Roadshow Films
81Mean Girls$6,015,72444930-Park Circus
82Darkest Hour$5,995,57969352018Universal Pictures International (UPI)
83The Post
2020 Re-release
$5,969,40296413-Hopscotch Films
84Air$5,951,744124944-Warner Bros.
85The Princess and the Frog$5,830,32269602009Walt Disney Pictures
86P.S. I Love You$5,628,47579922007Hoyts Distribution
87No Country for Old Men$5,625,87099952007Paramount Pictures International
88The Peanuts Movie$5,566,41871,004201520th Century Fox International
89Arrival
2021 Re-release
$5,556,62145461-Roadshow Films
90Babel$5,489,02481,0162006United International Pictures
91The Hateful Eight
2021 Re-release
$5,429,98869473-Roadshow Films
92Ghosts of the Abyss
2010 Re-release
$5,428,537196882010IMAX
93The Others$5,407,8451271,028-Hoyts Distribution
94The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie$5,389,45061,030-Paramount Pictures
95The Phantom of the Opera$5,374,535111,0332004United International Pictures
96Blade: Trinity$5,285,142181,0532004Roadshow Films
97Sherlock Gnomes$5,226,39261,0682018Paramount Pictures International
98National Treasure$5,198,452421,0782004Buena Vista International
99Free Birds$5,196,96661,0792014Roadshow Films
100The Help
2024 Re-release
$5,163,05484361-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
101Smurfs: The Lost Village$5,047,49591,1022017Sony Pictures Releasing
102Bran Nue Dae$4,979,72761,111-Roadshow Films
103Red Dog: True Blue$4,960,29581,064-Roadshow Films
104The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo$4,849,54061,1272010Rialto Distribution
105The Big Short$4,774,54161,1432016Paramount Pictures International
106Lost in Translation$4,682,460481,159-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
10713 Going on 30$4,675,724751,160-Park Circus
108Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul$4,660,92161,165201720th Century Fox International
109What Lies Beneath$4,651,38571,1692000-
110Just Like Heaven$4,616,01761,1762005United International Pictures
111Freaky Friday$4,570,622761,187-Walt Disney Pictures
112Ladder 49$4,558,27991,1922005Buena Vista International
113Days of Thunder$4,492,81261,213-United International Pictures
114Salmon Fishing in the Yemen$4,438,46871,2262012Roadshow Films
115Ghost in the Shell$4,407,533161,2182017Paramount Pictures International
116The Notebook$4,400,951101,234-Roadshow Films
117Shaun the Sheep Movie$4,390,36366302015StudioCanal
118The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D$4,385,17361,2382005Sony Pictures Releasing
119Mrs. Henderson Presents$4,375,49561,2412005Hoyts Distribution
120Encanto
2024 Re-release
$4,365,747122648-Walt Disney Pictures
121Scream$4,351,42271,2472022Paramount Pictures
122Marmaduke$4,339,72371,250201020th Century Fox International
123Shaun the Sheep Movie
2024 Re-release
$4,333,83849630--
124Halloween
2022 Re-release
$4,324,894147633-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
125Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World$4,304,37761,2552011Roadshow Films
126No Hard Feelings$4,259,650901,264-Sony Pictures Releasing
127Stardust$4,128,47061,2932007Paramount Pictures International
128Mysteries of Egypt$4,110,245471,2951999IMAX
129Mental$4,097,70361,2972012Universal Pictures International (UPI)
130Get Out
2025 Re-release
$4,095,78592613-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
131Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)$4,079,22461,3002015Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
132Antarctica$4,075,362201,3021991IMAX
133Parasite$4,066,2186695-Madman Entertainment
134Muppets Most Wanted$4,045,14371,3102014Walt Disney Pictures
135Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure$4,030,122451,3162001-
136ParaNorman$3,989,20191,3232013Universal Pictures International (UPI)
137Annie$3,979,0941341,324-Roadshow Entertainment
138Monster Trucks$3,974,48761,3262017Paramount Pictures International
139Smurfs$3,951,86661,3332025Paramount Pictures International
140The Favourite$3,951,34881,335201820th Century Fox International
141Parasite
Black & White
$3,879,13844695-Madman Entertainment
142The Family Stone$3,876,35461,352200620th Century Fox International
143Oranges and Sunshine$3,860,92661,3582011Icon Film Distribution Australia
144The Shape of Water$3,844,46971,363201820th Century Fox International
145Haunted Castle$3,786,22091,3762001IMAX
146Elektra$3,780,36871,379200520th Century Fox International
147Hitchcock$3,776,75071,380201320th Century Fox International
148Team America: World Police$3,772,921841,382-United International Pictures
149Rabbit-Proof Fence$3,756,418691,384-Icon Film Distribution Australia
150Sicario$3,709,02861,3652015Village Roadshow Pictures
151Deep Sea$3,696,215121,3992006IMAX
152The Three Stooges$3,666,29061,404201220th Century Fox International
153The Butterfly Effect$3,650,0751391,4072004-
154Fantastic Mr. Fox$3,494,00781,433200920th Century Fox International
155Arthur Christmas
2020 Re-release
$3,486,35535783-Sony Pictures Releasing
156Moneyball
2025 Re-release
$3,461,910133634-Sony Pictures Releasing
157Leap!
2017 Re-release
$3,446,233941,172-StudioCanal
158Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy$3,437,72861,4462014Walt Disney Pictures
159Space Station 3D$3,436,855431,447-IMAX
160The Reader$3,436,11471,4482009Roadshow Films
161August: Osage County$3,431,56961,4502014Roadshow Films
162A Cinderella Story$3,418,229401,4542004Warner Bros.
163Billy Elliot$3,384,42381,4622000United International Pictures
164Underdog$3,339,64381,4722007Buena Vista International
165Amélie$3,336,919271,473-Icon Film Distribution Australia
166Jane Eyre$3,303,17871,4832011Universal Pictures International (UPI)
167Sound of Freedom$3,253,52791,4942023Icon Film Distribution Australia
168The Lizzie McGuire Movie$3,212,4341161,5012003Walt Disney Pictures
169The Artist$3,181,99871,5102012Roadshow Films
170My Spy$3,172,42961,5132020Roadshow Films
171A Wrinkle in Time$3,171,20961,5142018Walt Disney Pictures
172Runner Runner$3,147,06261,520201320th Century Fox International
173Life$3,144,651271,5212017Sony Pictures Releasing
174Storm Boy$3,141,14971,523-Sony Pictures Releasing
175The Edge of Seventeen$3,123,62561,5242017Roadshow Films
176March of the Penguins$3,099,36861,5322006Roadshow Films
177Escape from Planet Earth$3,094,27181,5342013Roadshow Films
178Charlie Wilson's War$3,071,38361,5422008Universal Pictures International (UPI)
179As It Is in Heaven$3,065,532101,5432006Rialto Distribution
180Blue Beetle$3,063,368611,5442023Warner Bros.
181Anna Karenina$3,058,24271,5452013Universal Pictures International (UPI)
182Katy Perry: Part of Me$3,037,26261,5542012Paramount Pictures International
183Mary Queen of Scots$2,989,71461,5572019Universal Pictures International (UPI)
184Wild Safari - A South African Adventure$2,987,134131,5582005IMAX
185Thunder and the House of Magic$2,963,52061,5642014StudioCanal
186Vice$2,954,84171,5672018Entertainment One
187The Girl Who Played with Fire$2,949,123101,5692010Rialto Distribution
188Suffragette$2,910,61561,5802015-
189Power Rangers$2,900,769321,5852017Roadshow Films
190Monte Carlo$2,900,18591,586201120th Century Fox International
191A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood$2,853,14861,5992020Sony Pictures Releasing
192Shaft$2,848,689171,6022000-
193Snatch$2,838,62091,6052000-
194The Legend of Zorro$2,830,33871,6092005Roadshow Films
195Ladies in Lavender$2,824,57791,6132005Icon Film Distribution Australia
196Babylon$2,813,564111,6172023Paramount Pictures International
197John Wick: Chapter 2
2023 Re-release
$2,800,83067941-Hoyts Distribution
198Bad Santa$2,799,300721,622-Park Circus
199Cats
2025 Re-release
$2,792,28696994-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
200Arbitrage$2,788,17061,6252012Madman Entertainment