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

Data as of Nov 24, 11:52 PST
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
201Little$692,70737442019United International Pictures
202Spud 2: The Madness Continues$691,34227462013NuMetro Distribution
203Anyone But You$690,10327472023-
204Shutter Island$686,84637512010United International Pictures
205Here Comes the Boom$685,64357522012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
206The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$685,51327532009NuMetro Distribution
20710,000 BC$682,61637562008NuMetro Distribution
208Pacific Rim: Uprising$679,81237602018United International Pictures
209The Lego Batman Movie$678,96637612017Times Media Films
210Red Riding Hood$674,90437632011NuMetro Distribution
211Murder on the Orient Express$673,1405767201720th Century Fox International
212The Fault in Our Stars$672,85837682014Times Media Films
213Kingsman: The Secret Service$670,95937702015Times Media Films
214Independence Day: Resurgence$669,10637722016Times Media Films
215She's Out of My League$668,82057732010United International Pictures
216Magic Mike$668,80327742012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
217The A-Team$665,7952775201020th Century Fox International
218Argo$665,01347762013NuMetro Distribution
219Thunder and the House of Magic$661,58557772014Times Media Films
220Duplicity$660,58427782009United International Pictures
221Elysium$659,98627792013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
222The Mechanic$658,26877812011-
223Paddington 2$658,17557822017-
224Faan se trein$656,66127842014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
225Looking for Jacques$654,71427862015Ster-Kinekor Pictures
226Something Borrowed$653,36937872011NuMetro Distribution
227The Final Destination$653,2782788--
228My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2$653,09037892016United International Pictures
229Non-Stop$652,45637902014Times Media Films
230We're the Millers$651,93627922013NuMetro Distribution
231Why Did I Get Married?$651,35027932008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
232Perfect Stranger$651,22637942007Sony Pictures Releasing
23321 Jump Street$649,61347952012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
234The Next Three Days$648,78727972011NuMetro Distribution
235The Spy Next Door
2010 Re-release
$648,49537982010-
236Leading Lady$647,84737992014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
237The Lion King
2011 3D Release
$646,64926072011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
238The Day the Earth Stood Still$643,02538022008NuMetro Distribution
239A Madea Christmas$642,63148032013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
240Last Vegas$641,72868042013NuMetro Distribution
241The Wedding Ringer$641,68248052015Ster-Kinekor Pictures
242College Road Trip$641,09028062008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
243The Best Man Holiday$638,68828072014United International Pictures
244The Perfect Guy$636,57538082015-
245For the Birds$633,95928102016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
246Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows$633,61138112016Paramount Pictures International
247Because I Said So$632,172108142007NuMetro Distribution
248We Bought a Zoo$628,37528162012NuMetro Distribution
249Office Christmas Party$622,54238202016Times Media Films
250Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World$620,54528232011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
251The Pirates! Band of Misfits$619,81338242012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
252Journey to the Center of the Earth$619,50748252008NuMetro Distribution
253White Wedding$617,45538272009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
254The Island$616,80028282005-
255A Cinderella Story$616,69788292004-
256Love & Other Drugs$615,95438302011NuMetro Distribution
257Pitch Perfect$615,91548312012United International Pictures
258Die Wonderwerker$612,75538352012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
259Migration$612,14238362023Universal Pictures International (UPI)
260Ready Player One$610,66048382018Times Media Films
261Fame$609,9283839--
262Ted 2$606,70648472015-
263The Accountant$606,51328482016Times Media Films
264Ghost in the Shell$606,10638492017United International Pictures
265Fracture$603,93728522007NuMetro Distribution
266Planet 51$603,85528542010-
267Shotgun Wedding$603,82538552022Ster-Kinekor Pictures
268La La Land$602,26228572017-
269A Madea Family Funeral$602,16838582019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
270Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children$598,11728622016Times Media Films
271Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story$597,31638632004-
272Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore$595,37648642010Warner Bros.
273Power Rangers$594,65828652017Times Media Films
274Abduction$593,50538662011NuMetro Distribution
275Pixels$591,54828702015-
276As Jy Sing$591,01828712013Indigenous Film Distribution
277Oblivion$589,65628732013United International Pictures
278Dolphin Tale 2$587,48128752014Times Media Films
279Glass$587,06928762019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
280The Heat$586,77528772013NuMetro Distribution
281Imagine That$586,2964878--
282Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief$584,8373880201020th Century Fox International
283Olympus Has Fallen$584,01248822013-
284Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets$581,02838852017Times Media Films
285The Bucket List$579,52628872008NuMetro Distribution
286Boo! A Madea Halloween$577,38938882016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
287Burlesque$577,11038892011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
288Pacific Rim$574,69128922013NuMetro Distribution
289How to Be Single$574,21538942016Times Media Films
290The Spy Who Dumped Me$573,96228952018Times Media Films
291Fahrenheit 9/11$573,62698962004-
292Total Recall$572,19528972012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
293The Revenant$568,30329002016Times Media Films
294Race to Witch Mountain$567,21729022009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
295Frank & Fearless$562,37529052018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
296The Foreigner$562,25259062017Times Media Films
297Jersey Girl$561,99739072004-
298Nanny McPhee Returns$561,89869082010United International Pictures
299Den of Thieves$561,00039092018Times Media Films
300Annabelle Comes Home$559,77759102019Times Media Films
301Why Did I Get Married Too?$558,75439122010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
302The Conjuring 2$557,36949162016Times Media Films
303DC League of Super-Pets$556,84349172022Times Media Films
304Magic Mike XXL$555,42949182015-
305Into the Blue$554,01179192005-
30621 Bridges$553,55229212019Times Media Films
307Klein Karoo$553,11929232013Indigenous Film Distribution
308Silver Linings Playbook$551,90089262012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
309Star Trek Into Darkness$549,31939302013United International Pictures
310How Do You Know$546,91429312011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
311The Brothers Grimm$546,86089322006-
312Creed II$546,83549332018Times Media Films
313Leap!$545,99639352017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
314The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D$545,75929362005-
315Meet the Robinsons$545,46439372007Buena Vista International
316Hoofmeisie$545,32879382011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
317Good Deeds$544,86549392012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
318The Switch$541,35839452010NuMetro Distribution
319The Peanuts Movie$539,01239472015-
320Jupiter Ascending$539,00129482015Times Media Films
321Gnome Alone$537,26939492018African Entertainment Distributors
322The Martian$536,96739502015-
323Elvis$536,50539522022Universal Pictures
324The Wolfman$535,52539532010-
325Turning Red$532,78739552022Ster-Kinekor Pictures
326Lion$530,60569582017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
327Footloose
2011 Re-release
$528,89569592012United International Pictures
328The Change-Up$528,66339612011United International Pictures
329Wish$526,86329622023-
330Now You See Me$525,53449632013NuMetro Distribution
3312 Guns$522,51629652013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
332The Intern$521,07029662015-
333Australia$520,58549682008NuMetro Distribution
334Meg 2: The Trench$520,33239692023Times Media Films
335Body of Lies$520,15529712008NuMetro Distribution
336Rise of the Planet of the Apes$519,09649722011NuMetro Distribution
337Arthur$517,67039742011NuMetro Distribution
338Vrou soek boer$517,58639752014Times Media Films
339Crazy Rich Asians$516,81339772018Times Media Films
340X-Men: Dark Phoenix$515,35029782019Times Media Films
341Dumbo$508,24829842019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
342The Big Wedding$507,99239852013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
343The Lucky One$506,76849862012NuMetro Distribution
344Jackass 3D$506,59649872010United International Pictures
345A Quiet Place: Day One$504,38649882024Paramount Pictures International
346Free Birds$501,79149932013NuMetro Distribution
347Julie & Julia$501,73259942009-
348Stroomop$501,59749952018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
349Faster$499,34749972010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
350Snitch$499,04539982013NuMetro Distribution
351Honey 2$497,70551,0002011United International Pictures
352I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry$497,07531,0012007United International Pictures
353Deepwater Horizon$496,72231,0022016-
354Arthur Christmas$494,31351,0062011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
355Bewitched$494,30131,007--
356The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel$490,17431,0092015Times Media Films
3571917$489,86531,0112020Times Media Films
358The Last Witch Hunter$488,98131,0122015-
359Sherlock Gnomes$485,23021,0132018United International Pictures
360Titanic
2012 3D Release
$484,51648982012NuMetro Distribution
361King Arthur: Legend of the Sword$484,02031,0152017Times Media Films
362Dreamgirls$483,565201,0162007United International Pictures
363Django Unchained$482,80331,0172013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
364Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie$482,73441,018201720th Century Fox International
365I Don't Know How She Does It$481,12241,0212011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
366Letters to Juliet$477,25951,0232010NuMetro Distribution
367A Lot Like Love$476,91551,0242005-
368Alice Through the Looking Glass$476,15131,0252016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
369Mooirivier$474,70051,0272015Times Media Films
370Morning Glory$472,41231,0282011United International Pictures
371Walk the Line$471,28991,0292006-
372Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole$470,98241,0302010Warner Bros.
373RED 2$469,69921,0312013NuMetro Distribution
374Daddy's Home$467,74931,0332016United International Pictures
375Walking with Dinosaurs 3D$467,14451,0342013NuMetro Distribution
376We Own the Night$466,83871,0352008United International Pictures
377RoboCop$466,20521,0362014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
378When the Bough Breaks$465,00931,0382016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
379American Assassin$464,82531,0392017Times Media Films
380Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit$464,49321,0402014United International Pictures
381Wizard$463,38041,0412019United International Pictures
382The Pirate Fairy$461,52331,0442014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
383Wolwedans in die Skemer$461,24521,0452012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
384Alita: Battle Angel$460,39721,0462019Times Media Films
385Watchmen$460,22921,0472009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
386Takers
2010 Re-release
$460,07651,0482010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
387Alien vs. Predator$460,06221,0492004-
388Public Enemies$459,96321,0512009United International Pictures
389The Host$459,92021,0522013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
390The Girl on the Train$459,77421,0532016Times Media Films
391Escape from Planet Earth$459,64731,0542013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
392Wild Child$459,54231,0552008United International Pictures
393The Lincoln Lawyer$458,64251,0562011NuMetro Distribution
394The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature$458,42551,0572018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
395The Descendants$458,35431,0582012NuMetro Distribution
396Keeping Up with the Joneses$457,90651,0592016Times Media Films
397Snow Dogs$455,24021,0612002-
398Contraband$455,07231,0622012United International Pictures
399Taken$454,65321,0632008NuMetro Distribution
400The Secret of the Gods$453,21561,0652012Ster-Kinekor Pictures