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

Data as of Aug 23, 12:04 PDT
Rank Release Total Gross Top Rank Overall Rank Year Distributor
401'n Saak van Geloof$35,790163,1222011Indigenous Film Distribution
402Sarkar Raj$35,715173,1232008NuMetro Distribution
403The Outcasts$35,598143,1242017Times Media Films
404Haute Cuisine$35,503113,1252014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
405Milenge Milenge$35,482133,1272010-
406The Purge$35,439143,1282013United International Pictures
407A Monster Calls$35,411113,1292017M-Net
408Verskietende Ster$35,384133,1312016-
409Hillsong: Let Hope Rise$35,340133,1322016Crystal Brook Distrbution
410Hysteria$35,297133,1342012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
411Scar$35,248133,1352008NuMetro Distribution
412Pain and Glory$35,225143,1372019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
41310 Years$35,181133,1382013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
414Blindspotting$35,134143,1392019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
415First Kill$35,100113,1412017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
416Bhai's Cafe$35,089113,1422020African Entertainment Distributors
417Break Ke Baad$35,021133,1442010NuMetro Distribution
418Tulip Fever$34,998183,1452017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
419Shortbus$34,736123,1522007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
4202:22$34,720133,1532017Times Media Films
421Igor$34,710183,1542009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
422Killing Season$34,631143,1552013Crystal Brook Distrbution
423Ready or Not$34,537153,1562019Times Media Films
424Alles Wat Mal Is$34,323113,1582014Times Media Films
425Hell or High Water$34,164113,1602016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
426Toy Story 2
2009 Re-release
$34,088133,1612010-
427U Me Aur Hum$34,060113,1622008NuMetro Distribution
428The Brutalist$33,914133,1642025Universal Pictures International (UPI)
429The First Purge$33,552133,1722018United International Pictures
430Phantom Thread$33,254183,1742018United International Pictures
431Vaya$33,246133,1752017Times Media Films
4325 to 7$33,210213,1762015-
433Rise: Blood Hunter$32,971193,1802007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
434Being Flynn$32,937143,1812012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
435My Cousin Rachel$32,895143,1832017Times Media Films
436Cell$32,868113,1842016United International Pictures
437Suurlemoen!$32,805133,1852014Times Media Films
438Actually Quite a Lot$32,659123,1872016Times Media Films
439Evil Dead$32,620123,1882013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
440The Infiltrator$32,496133,1912016Times Media Films
441True Story$32,198193,1922015-
442Felix$32,194123,1932013Crystal Brook Distrbution
443Promised Land$32,015153,1942013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
444Grace Is Gone$31,984193,1962008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
445Biutiful$31,938173,1982011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
446Dying of the Light$31,894153,1992015-
447The Grand Seduction$31,867113,2002014-
448Scoop$31,849133,2012008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
449Lust, Caution$31,615193,2052008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
450Capernaum$31,578243,2062019Sony Pictures Releasing
451The Strangers: Prey at Night$31,522153,2092018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
452Katy Perry: Part of Me$31,315123,2112012United International Pictures
453J. Edgar$31,244133,2142012NuMetro Distribution
454The Enforcer$31,122133,2182022United International Pictures
455Eyes Wide Open$30,933203,2212010United International Pictures
456Underwater$30,879113,2222020Times Media Films
457The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest$30,809113,2242010NuMetro Distribution
458The Mist$30,721163,2252008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
459Danny Collins$30,709163,2262015Times Media Films
460The Song of Sparrows$30,597163,2282009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
461The Prodigy$30,586153,2292019Times Media Films
462All Saints$30,453113,2322017Sony Pictures Releasing
463The Invisible Woman$30,429133,2332014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
464Child's Play$30,363143,2342019Times Media Films
465This Is the End$30,351173,2352013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
466All the Boys Love Mandy Lane$30,271133,2372008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
467Lee$30,198133,2382024Empire Entertainment
468Elegy$30,131153,2402008NuMetro Distribution
469The Flowers of War$30,036163,2442012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
470Get Low$29,882173,2472011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
471What If$29,881123,2482014-
472American Animals$29,866153,2502018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
473Cut Bank$29,825133,2512015-
474Polaroid$29,713143,2542019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
475Footskating 101 - The Movie$29,612183,2562007United International Pictures
476Genius$29,464123,2592016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
477Izulu lami$29,453133,2602009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
478Win Win$29,347173,2612011-
479The Quiet Ones$29,310133,2622014Times Media Films
48020th Century Women$29,275113,2632017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
481Elsa & Fred$29,189173,2662015-
48250/50$29,111153,2682011NuMetro Distribution
483Her$29,020153,2692014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
484Emperor$28,994143,2702013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
485Behaving Badly$28,952143,2712014Crystal Brook Distrbution
486Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle
2019 Re-release
$28,822143,2722019Gravel Road Distribution Group
487Won't Back Down$28,772133,2732013NuMetro Distribution
488Adam$28,745163,2742009NuMetro Distribution
489Late Night$28,664163,2752019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
490The Immigrant$28,550173,2762014United International Pictures
491Shame$28,451133,2782012NuMetro Distribution
492The Bling Ring$28,430123,2812013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
493Rampart$28,417173,2822012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
494Pandorum$28,415143,283--
495Locke$28,272143,2862014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
496Passengers$28,222163,2872009NuMetro Distribution
497Out of the Furnace$28,201153,2882014Crystal Brook Distrbution
498Perfume: The Story of a Murderer$28,199163,2892007NuMetro Distribution
499Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool$28,195153,2902018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
500Sing Street$28,091133,2912016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
501Before I Fall$28,016123,2922017Times Media Films
502Never Let Me Go$28,012163,2932011NuMetro Distribution
503Wonder Wheel$27,959153,2942017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
504Devil's Knot$27,841123,2952014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
505Macbeth$27,781153,2972016-
506Past Lives$27,722143,2982023Empire Entertainment
507102 Not Out$27,658133,3002018Sony Pictures Releasing
508Of Gods and Men$27,544183,3022011United International Pictures
509Chappaquiddick$27,379153,3032018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
510The Boy$27,365153,3042016Times Media Films
511Elelwani$27,292203,3052014Indigenous Film Distribution
512Hell Fest$27,285113,3062018Times Media Films
513Seraphine$27,256183,3072010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
514Blue Valentine$27,214153,3082011NuMetro Distribution
515Bullet to the Head$27,171163,3112013NuMetro Distribution
516Rabbit Hole$26,903153,3132011NuMetro Distribution
517Everything Must Go$26,862163,3162011-
518Race$26,779113,3172016Times Media Films
519The Good Lie$26,778143,3182014Times Media Films
520Girl Most Likely$26,733143,3202013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
521Mosley$26,662113,3222020Ster-Kinekor Pictures
522Reno 911!: Miami$26,644153,3232007United International Pictures
523Arthur Newman$26,534133,3242013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
524Little One$26,497133,3252013United International Pictures
525The Whale$26,323113,3262023Times Media Films
526Roman J. Israel, Esq.$26,309153,3272018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
527I.T.$26,295163,3292016Crystal Brook Distrbution
528Detroit$26,257133,3302017United International Pictures
529On Chesil Beach$26,196123,3312018Ster-Kinekor Pictures
530Jimmy in Pienk$26,113113,3332013Indigenous Film Distribution
531Outrageous$26,069123,3342010-
532Otelo Burning$25,956163,3372012-
533This Beautiful Fantastic$25,956163,3382017Times Media Films
534Irrational Man$25,879153,3392016Ster-Kinekor Pictures
535Youth in Revolt$25,872163,3402010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
536Happy-Go-Lucky$25,866173,3412009United International Pictures
537The White Crow$25,857133,3422019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
538Next Goal Wins$25,836133,3432023Filmfinity
539Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage$25,811183,3442008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
540The Baader Meinhof Complex$25,775203,3452009United International Pictures
541The Zone of Interest$25,762133,3462024Empire Entertainment
542Charlie Bartlett$25,753143,3472008NuMetro Distribution
543The Willow Tree$25,747183,3482007Ster-Kinekor Pictures
544Life of a King$25,700123,3492014Crystal Brook Distrbution
545Maudie$25,579183,3512017Sony Pictures Releasing
546The Runaways$25,560143,3522010NuMetro Distribution
547Looking for Eric$25,523163,353--
548The Man with the Iron Heart$25,407133,3542017Ster-Kinekor Pictures
549All Is Lost$25,402163,3552014United International Pictures
550Wild$25,372173,3562015Times Media Films
551The 15:17 to Paris$25,324133,3572018Times Media Films
552Fathers & Daughters$25,261113,3582016-
553Tolkien$24,952163,3622019Times Media Films
554Kick-Ass 2$24,949133,3632013United International Pictures
555Wish I Was Here$24,938153,3652014United International Pictures
556Booksmart$24,885143,3662019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
557Cake$24,883133,3672015Crystal Brook Distrbution
558Americanizing Shelley
2008 Re-release
$24,826173,3702008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
559The Seagull$24,768143,3722019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
560A Hologram for the King$24,684123,3762016African Entertainment Distributors
561Killing Them Softly$24,487163,3782013NuMetro Distribution
562Gloria Bell$24,477133,3792019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
563Brahms: The Boy II$24,470133,3802020Times Media Films
564The Infidel$24,392183,3812010United International Pictures
565Religulous$24,343153,3822008NuMetro Distribution
566Wonder Boy for President$24,341143,3832016Indigenous Film Distribution
567Mr. Pip$24,226113,3852014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
568Sicario: Day of the Soldado$24,220173,3862018Korea Screen
569Down a Dark Hall$24,203153,3872018Times Media Films
570Death Proof$24,091173,3892008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
571Take Shelter$24,081183,3902012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
572Goddess$24,072163,3922014NuMetro Distribution
573Bad Times at the El Royale$24,029143,3932018Times Media Films
574Muppets Most Wanted$23,955183,3942014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
575The Current War$23,936143,3952019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
576Back of the Moon$23,918113,3962019United International Pictures
577Get a Job$23,910143,3972016-
57810 Days in Sun City$23,894153,3982017Times Media Films
579Straw Dogs$23,715133,4002011Ster-Kinekor Pictures
580Sunshine on Leith$23,681163,4012014Ster-Kinekor Pictures
581A Cure for Wellness$23,479163,404201720th Century Fox International
582Seeking a Friend for the End of the World$23,460143,4052012NuMetro Distribution
583Night Drive$23,458203,4062011Indigenous Film Distribution
584Black Snake Moan$23,279173,4082007United International Pictures
585Celeste & Jesse Forever$23,174113,4122012Ster-Kinekor Pictures
586To the Wonder$23,133133,4132013Ster-Kinekor Pictures
587Fugitive Pieces$23,048223,4152008United International Pictures
588Mother!$23,014153,4162017United International Pictures
589Abraham$22,929113,4182015-
590Stonehearst Asylum$22,842143,4192014Crystal Brook Distrbution
591Adventureland$22,712163,4222009Ster-Kinekor Pictures
592I Am Wrath$22,639113,4252016Crystal Brook Distrbution
593Away We Go$22,429153,4292010NuMetro Distribution
594Whiplash$22,386163,4312015Ster-Kinekor Pictures
595Greta$22,316143,4322019Ster-Kinekor Pictures
596American Masters: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens$22,251163,4352008Ster-Kinekor Pictures
597The Forgotten Kingdom$22,193153,4362014Indigenous Film Distribution
598The Descent: Part 2$22,056143,4392010Ster-Kinekor Pictures
599Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street$22,038133,4402008Warner Bros.
600Wish Upon$22,026153,4432017Times Media Films